the innocent from what is left of maria hall, only we spoke her and asked her dw correspondent, nick connelly and keith, what more he can tell us about today's rescue attempts to bring people safely out of maria pole. it's all really difficult to look at what's exactly happening on the ground. and we've had news in the last hour of refugees reaching levine in the west . the country by train having initially got out by car and by bus am on the ground . they're closer to mary paul. there been lots of confusion, lots of disagreement between ukrainian or russian forces about how this is actually going to work. and you'll remember that in the past few weeks, they've been several failed attempts to get people out. or people ending up under fire, where temporary cease fires. we are not respected by the russian side. at least that's the ukraine side of the story. i've spoken to people who got out of my report in recent days and they say at that far from being a well organized slick operation, it's all pretty chaotic on the ground. people are passing checkpoints, then basically passing through no man'

i'm joined now by nick connelly in kiva . nick, a missile attack kills people, trying to get on trains to flee the fighting. yet russia is still insisting it does not target civilians. what do we make of this? well, it's kind of extraordinary. if you look at the russian state media, they are even saying that this was ukraine hitting ukraine. there are reports in russian media of a supposedly ukrainian missile divisions to the south west of this station in chrome at oscar, in don bass in the east of the country. and they're not quite sure in their message . if you look at them, if in their reports, whether this, they claim this is a mistake by the ukrainian forces or whether they were doing it on purpose. but certainly they are definitely saying repeatedly in different sources that this was the ukrainian side and then other rush media. i'll just trying not to talk about this at all. it's pretty extraordinary that this is even possible a time where it is well known by everyone that lot to civilians all get ahead of don bass. now

nick connelly. good evening to you, nick. so we understand that you actually spent the day in the north eastern key of region where ukrainian forces say they've retaken territory from retreating russian troops. can you tell us what you saw there and what you heard? so i saw a lot of burnt out russian tanks, russian military vehicles and craters seemingly in almost every yard where we were in the small town where the russians had been basically since the beginning this war they had moved in on the 27th of february. so 3 days of the been in the war and stayed there till last thursday. have most that time the people we spoke to said they barely there set a foot as footstep outside their doors. most time they were just hiding in doors, trying to keep away from those russian soldiers, often enough hiding in their sellers in their sheds. when the shooting began, when the artillery fire became between ukrainian or russian forces, lots of stories of russian forces, especially when they were leaving stealing people's televisions. ther

the us before that was d, w corresponded nick connelly reporting to us from ukraine. and here are some other headlines about the war in ukraine. russian forces continue to attack. the eastern city of hot keith defensive has caused considerable damage to civilian targets. more than 100 people were inside this building. when it was hit by fire to residents were injured and emergency workers rescued. more than a dozen more international donors have pledged more than 9000000000 euros to help ukrainian refugees at a conference in warsaw. the money is a mixture of donations and loans. funds are intended for projects run by the united nations and local aid organizations. we have pakistan's, parliament has voted prime minister in rome, con, out of office. more than half of law makers approved the opposition is no competence. motion con recently lost. his majority and former allies quit. his coalition could be the former cricket star, trying to stop no competence vote. why dissolving parliament a supreme court ruled, but that was unconstitutional. parliament will meet on monda

earlier i spoke to d, w correspondent, nick connelly in keith. he told us just how shocking the attack was. it's pretty extraordinary that this is even possible a time where it is well known by every one that lots of civilians. i'll get ahead of don bass. now regional governments in that part of the country are now calling on all civilians who can't get out before it's too late before it becomes too dangerous to leave. in recent weeks, the, the situation there in dumbass, which has been the scene of fighting since 2014, had been comparatively quiet, at least in that part of john bass, around crematory, had been less dangerous. now the pots, the country, but people now increasingly panic, increasingly convinced that this could be situation where the russian army will try to, in circle ukrainian forces from the north and the south and the east of us from those separatist l territories. there. so lots people try and get out in a hurry and basically for most people, the train, the rail road is the only way out. and now increasingly we've seen a tax o

but showing date of the correspondent nick connelly, who was in boucher early a welcome. nick, what did you say? i saw a city in short steed that basically has been destroyed that even before it could be fully finished. this is a very young suburb of give lots of high rise new apartment blocks that had been basically a ruined it'll while still under construction. um, you see a lot of people on the shell shock, happy to see outside his they were cut off snouts. i'd was basically a month, but a mix of kind of hope relief and a very am shocked energy. people very keen to tell their stories to share what they've been through the last few months am and we were in at the main or grave site next to our church. am we believe based on what people there told us that about 100 people are lying there in several layers. those right at the bottom that you can see in parts have, which is buried in what they were walking in when, as the locals told us, they were shot on the streets and then collected by neighbors and other ukrainian or locals who brought them there to get them off the str

and we can cross over now to our correspondent nick connelly, he has made his way to the north eastern cave region. we're ukrainian forces say they've retaken territory from retreating. russian forces. and nick, where are you and what are you seeing now? time about 100 kilometers. ne, a gold key on the east bank of the new pro river. we just been literally 5 minutes ago in some ukrainian positions that were up to then last week where the front lines, the russians are about for coming to the way they've been digging in and preparing a longer fight to the end. they didn't even have jobs to finish building those trenches and those kind of protective areas. because in the end, the russians were treated now about 18 inches away, where we are. but there are lots of signs of destruction. huge craters where shelling happened was that someone exploded, broke it in the fields around us and cycle that performers are still trying to get out. and so their crops for the next season. so there's lots of dangers around worried about mines and of weapons and various kinds of explosives left on all event

w corresponded nick connelly reporting to us from ukraine. and here are some other headlines on the war in that country. russian forces continues to attack. the eastern city of hot keith defensive has caused considerable damage to civilian targets. more than 100 people were inside this building. when it was hit by artillery fire, 2 residents were injured and emergency workers rescued. more than a dozen more international donors have fledged, more than 9000000000 euros to help you craning refugees at a conference in warsaw. the money is a mixture of donations and loans. the funds are intended for projects run by the united nations and local aid organizations. we will that pressure is mounting on sri lankan government as it offers its worst economic crisis and decades. the dreadful monetary fun said on saturday. it was very concerned about the situation and pledge to discuss a loan program. tens of thousands of people have rallied in fresh anti government protest. oh, they're getting louder and angrier for months to lancaster have endured short

earlier we spoke to our correspondent nick connelly in the region north east of key if where ukrainian forces say they've, we taken territory from retreating russian troops. he is his assessments of the situation and bo ha, what issue with boucher and in those areas that journalists are not able to get in there yet. we expect to get in a few days time. so we're not able to, i didn't to verify those pictures independently. with our eyes, but definitely the situation is desperate and will be last week. so we be hearing from people who were there in those towns unable to get out, spoke to failed attempts to organize smith, car doors, and now people to get out in safety and studying cases, people are even using a lot of trying to get out those images you'll see shocking people across the crate and hadn't seen that kind of treatment of civilians documented with pictures in the week. so in a way for you creating civilians following this war from their homes, you know, being bombed on a daily basis. they are now seeing these images and being with reality verification and the cost to $90.00. n

nick connelly has more from hi keith. this is kind of give the grain 2nd big city, just 50 kilometers away from the rest of the border. and i like the capital k if there's no forgetting here. this is a country it will. in the background, you can hear artillery at most times of the day. and here in the center, you have to store government buildings like this one hit by russian missile. and the 1st they do, most of the time, people keep their flat, keep off the streets, and basically keeping a very low profile as high as ukraine. second big city is certainly a target that russia would be able to the rest of the nice. it will be able to sell its population of success if they are able to take it. that's been situation here, had kept funding a put in might be wanting to hold victory, prayed him in may anniversary of the end world war 2 for the certainly a lot of reasons to be. busy we have people are keeping on with a lot as much as possible. still internet hair, there's still electricity heating. all those kind of government

our corresponding to nick connelly there in keith. well, ukrainian present blood miss lansky has called for urgent action from the united nations over alleged russian war crimes. he addressed the un security council sharply criticizing its ability to take action to end russia's aggression. as a permanent member of the rest of the council, russia has the power to veto any binding resolution. only a day after returning from butcher ukrainian, president de lensky addressed the killings in front of the u. n. boy e. m. the russian military search for him purposely killed any one who served our country. they shot and killed women outside their houses. when they just tried to call some one who was alive, they killed entire families, adults and children. and they try to burn the bodies. smalley, the eula bull. so lensky said, russia must be held accountable for its actions in ukraine. he questioned dayton ability of the security council to punish russia due to must coast veto power. that roll yoga, but we are dealing with a state that is turn

our correspondent, nick connelly. they're in kia, german news, magazine dash beagle says more evidence has emerged of war crimes carried out by russian troops in the northern ukrainian town of boot shop. spiegel says, germany's foreign intelligence service to be andy has monitored russian military communications which troops can be heard discussing killings in boucher or more on this, i'm joined by our political correspond it. neither has it. if phyllis in here, what's in these intercepted communications from the russian military according to the speaker and the german intelligence service, b and d in full members of parliament here in berlin about those intercepted messages on wednesday. that's how they found out. so the b and d, apparently, according to those reports, intercepted radio messages from russian military personnel where they discussed the killings of civilians in butcher. now some of those radio messages are said to have a direct link to dead bodies that have been photographed in butcher to dead bodies f

and that's holding a whole lot of a lot of consternation among people who now 2nd to double use nick connelly. nick, thank you so much for your reporting. we can now speak to ashleen reedy, she's a senior senior, legal advisor at human rights watch. welcome to the w. so we just heard from our correspondent about the reports of civilian killings in boucher ukraine's president . let him is the lens. he has said that to russia's actions amount to genocide. is he right? i think it's far too early at this stage to to talk about genocide. it's obviously not off the table, but genocide is a very specific crime with a very high threshold about the intent to destroy in hold or parse a civilian population. and you know what your correspondent and what others are witnessing. i mean is this certainly will crime potential crimes against humanity where we're seeing, you know, civilians killed purity killed in summary, execution format, and the investigation. he's recently areas which at least just taken back on an official training courses. i'm hoping not accessible for a couple of days even though while t

nick nick connelly. well, nora love is emergency director, the international rescue committee and is currently leading the team in ukraine. welcome to d, w. m. have you i wanted to been hearing or had you been hearing rumors of the sorts of events as you went about your, your business? i hadn't been hearing that any iris is shocked in paul at this says is killing the conflict. ukraine has gone to long and the international community must step up its efforts to find a diplomatic solution. the civilian life must be protected and we can't afford to be a witness to another crisis like this. and i how of the people that you've been helping a very reacted to this news. i say we're focusing with our local partners on stabilizing the health systems in easton, ukraine. we're looking to support people with cash and basic needs and respond to the trauma. as a move out of some of these areas for the central and further west of ukraine to or even on to europe and countries. so, you know, we're focusing on that workin

our corresponding to nick connelly. they're in keith. the besieged, ukrainian city of murray. a pole has been under constant russian bombardment since the beginning of the war. more than half the population has fled while up to a 170000. others remain tramped without food, water or electricity. dw correspondent rebecca readers met one doctor who spent 25 days and nights helping the injured until she too took the chance to flee through almost full weeks of war and the most unspeakable conditions. anna, a neurologist worked and lived in the mary hugh paul city hospital. now in the relative safety of live. she tells me of her ordeal. it just my just show during the heaviest, bombardments we had around 50 patients in our arriving a day. the hospital was so overcrowded and the windows doors and roof wall destroyed stead. not long after it got even worse, the russians cut the water supply is, but alice knew we would gather snow, rain water, use the water from inside the boilers and disinfect it. so many patients were dying, she tells me they were forced to put the corpses outside in

w corresponded nick connelly spoke to residents about their ordeal under russian occupation, also coming up a bond hospital and mary, opal and ukraine on world health day and appeal from the united nations to stop a tax on health facilities. plus a rare admission from moscow about its true blossom in ukraine kremlin spokesperson dmitri pash. gov says russia acknowledges, quote, significant losses of russian soldiers calling their death at huge tragedy. ah, a magic robinson welcome to the program. world leaders have condemned the apparent war crimes committed by russian forces in ukraine. evidence is mounting of civilian killings, rape and torture. authorities are still trying to identify hundreds of victims of atrocities in the town of boucher outside the capital. keith, and as russian troops withdraw from the north of the country, locals are coming out of hiding and taking stock after nearly a month under russian occupation. dw nick connelly visited the small town of be keith, which found itself in the middle of intense fighting between russian and ukrainian forces. from late february,

w, correspond that nick connelly spoke to residents about their ordeal on the russian occupation. also coming off of almond hospital and mario poll ukraine on old health day and appeal from the united nations to stop attacks on health facilities and nato. foreign ministers gather for a 2nd day in brussels. ukraine's top diplomat is also there. he is very clear about what he expects from the alliance. janda is very simple. it has only 3 items on it . it's weapons, weapons, and weapons. and german all makers have been debating controversial legislation to make corona virus vaccinations. mandatory, the buddhist talk rejected or know, or to make coverage jobs mandatory for those over the age of 60. despite support for the plan from chandler bluff shots. ah, i'm good. how else has well come to the program? world leaders have condemned growing evidence of war. crimes committed by russian forces in ukraine. authorities are still trying to identify hundreds of victims of atrocities in the town of boucher just outside the capital. keith, as russian troops withdraw from the north of the cou

thank you for more, i'm joined now by nick connelly in key. if nick, you k prime minister bar is johnson there in t if to me, to, with the ukranian precedent. what should we make of this gesture? this is yet another show support for ukraine's democratically elected president pulled him zalinski yesterday. we had ursula from the line. the prisoners here been commissioned in town and i think definitely bristles will not be the last western leader here in kia, visiting. i think the example of a flimsy can not leaving here when he had an option to do so. basically telling the americans that he needed munitions alms and not a ride. i think that is something that has captured imaginations in lots of places and more specifically for boys johnson who was based grappling on for his political survival over scandals related to her violations of crook covered rules. basically the war here and ukraine has to factor saved his political career and his premise ship. so more than one reason to be grateful to a zalinski for her holding up the flag here in ukrain

by european commission president on friday. changes us get more now in keys with my colleague nick connelly, who's there for us, nick, good evening to you. let's start with all of these visits. european leader is top diplomats. they've been traveling to key if it's a sign of support. is there more than just symbolism to this though? well obviously this is 1st and foremost about the optics about showing that they basically trust ukraine to have the security here on the ground and to be able to provide conditions for people of this seniority to be in care of and to do so safely. uh, it's an arduous journey. they're coming in by train. not able to fly here right now . but sir, i think it's also a question of what they have in that bags. what kind of promises they have, the ukranian side, and also the u. k. has been providing a lot more weapons earlier and in larger are kind of scales than most other european countries. certainly maybe not quite as much as the u. s. sat certainly something that hasn't been missed here in ukraine, where there was a lot of anger and frustration with germany pre 2

nick connelly is in the ukrainian capital, kia nick, can you tell us why humanitarian convoys have not been allowed into mario poll? why, it's hard to really understand how that can even be possible. we've heard in recent days from ukraine's present believe mr. lenny can an interview to a turkish or media house. he suggested that the russian side just didn't have an interest in letting outsiders get close to my uncle to see those images of humanitarian catastrophe of huge civilian casualties of total destruction of residential areas. that was his take on this, but this a fortune has been the picture all the way through this war. am all those attempts to create magic cardoso most the time failing a lots of finger pointing lots of attempts, scratch and presses funds and then when it's meant to happen, the shelling starts again of what she that is not also not only restricted to miracle is something we've seen across the country a basically civilians often cut off from supplies while the fighting goes on. i went to small town not far from cave in recent days, or where people had been busy

and other developments with nick connelly who is there for us in keith nick boris johnson. we just heard it. he's hailing the bravery of the ukrainian people during his visit. is there more to this kind of symbolism will definitely this visit was all about the optics about making that difficult journey to keep by train from poland getting here. and yet this was a visit that was like all these previous visits from top. a western officials has been trout in secrecy for safety reasons. but he came with a whole list of things that ukraine's had been expecting of him not only are money, financial guarantees for ukraine's economy, but also and he ship missiles that's on top of further anti tank and india croft, missiles. and the promise that defense cooperation between the u. k and ukraine would grow in future that you crank, rely on british intelligence and other major technology. so there really was a lot full volume events could be happy about and he has said that the u. k. is basing exemplar to other european countries who have be much more reluctant, much slow at supply the

our correspond nick connelly, they're in kia as russia, fulls troops away from ukraine's north, new explosions are being recorded in the strategic black sea port of odessa. this follows weekend air strikes that russia says targeted an oil plant and fuel depos used to supply ukrainian forces. residents fear this might be the beginning of a larger assault on the city. bombed strike cranes main port city of odessa. turning the dawn sky orange waking residence up to a new phase of rushes wore in ukraine and aid worker filmed the bombings on his phone. i woke up approximately at 4 or 4 30 am because our house was a bit shaking and legless animals was very big noise. also disrupt that rugged dogs and this guy was read the you know, and the small goals. adams, don't want to take explosion to be like if an airplane crash was pushed because i have never seen something like that. she knew through the co issue, and we need to close the sky because we don't want this to happen again. the be the critical renewable news now as local people watched plumes of smoke clim over the city, the authorities there sa

as nick connelly reporting from keith on sunday, russian all struck the strategic block c port of odessa home to ukraine's navy. until now, odessa had mostly avoided russian attacks. moscow says it's latest strikes, targeted an oil plant and fuel depos used to supply ukrainian forces. but residents fear that might only be the beginning of a larger assault on the city. bomb strike ukraine's main port city of odessa. turning the dawn sky orange waking residence up to a new phase of rushes wore in ukraine and aid worker filmed the bombing on his phone. i woke up approximately at 4 or 4 30 am because our house was a bit shaking and lately so animals was very big, nice. also disregard, but real good. that dogs and this guy was read the you know, and the small goals. adams, don't want a big explosion to be like if an airplane crash switch could go somewhere. i have never seen something like that news through with the call. we should and we need to close the sky because we don't want this to happen again. i'm not the be the critical financial news night shop. as local people watched plumes of s

did have you correspondence nick connelly, they're reporting from keith. thank eunice. now they have always been street musicians in the western hic, rainy and city of la viv. but now during the russian invasion there more than just entertainment residents of love. if say the music they play and songs they sang, bring comfort and remind them of better times. ah, for the 2nd time today, air raid sirens and leave, people rush off to find shelter. oh, oh no. when the all clear is given a different sound is heard, lou street musicians have always been a part of the city. but since the war began, a familiar song means something more. oh, yeah, was i sure i think street music is exactly what we need right now. because it takes us back to the time before the war, the time when we didn't have problems here, but there was no visually foisy. janna was i should separate i, one of them was shown and i think it's good because it helps people stay calm. i'd love for quiet, it's a tough situation right now and when you're walking the street and you see musicians still singing, gives y

we asked our correspondent nick connelly about the significance of forest johnston's visit to the ukrainian capital. well, definitely just as it was all about the optics, about making that difficult journey to keep by train from poland getting here. and here this was a visit that was like all these previous visits from top. a western officials has been trout in secrecy for safety reasons. but he came with a whole list of things that the cranes had been expecting of him, not only for money, financial guarantees for ukraine's economy, but also and to ship missiles that's on top of further anti tank and antiaircraft missiles. and the promised that defense cooperation between the u. k and ukraine would grow in future that you crank, rely on british intelligence and other miniature technology. so there really was a lot full volume is lensky to be happy about. and he has said that the u. k. is basing exemplar to other european countries who have be much more luck and much slow at supply the kind of weapon systems that ukraine has been out of the us before. here some other headlines now regarding

i mean, he w, corresponding to connelly was in butch on monday and is now back in kid. nick, good morning. tell us what you saw in boucher i saw a city that spacey had been destroyed before. it could be finished to a very young suburb of kia, full of new high rise apartments, most of which are basically left without any windows, half blown up and destroyed. burnt out, russian tanks on the streets, ammunition crates, kind of just everywhere, bits of shrapnel, you get a sense of quite how intensive that fighting was over basically a month. a locals telling you that they basically were too scared to leave their homes, was sitting either home or in their cell as for most of that time and then stories . i wouldn't accounts of those who did go out to did venture out of him to try look for food and seeing basic the st. strewn with bodies. and they were telling me that basically the russian soldiers were so that they met, at least were so shocked by the level of resistance they had faced in ukraine. something they hadn't expected that they basically saw all the civilians around them

nick connelly visited the small town of wick if which saw intense fighting between late or in late february. this is, we give a small town that's just emerging from a month and a russian occupation month in which it was on the front lines between russian and ukrainian forces. toys was sometimes just the words people were children is as much as many residents of this ukrainian town could think of a plea to the russian troops to leave them and their families alone, as they hid in their homes of the figure. but the thing new people in this village spent 27 days without water on the 27 days without bread. we grew up by a demon his wife held out for 3 weeks until the shelling became too much to bear. and they were finally able to leave for a neighbouring village of them up when they got back of the cranium. military had re taken the town, their home would be ransacked by retreating russian troops. elizabeth, they've got it. everything carried everything out. all that laughter, the walls and the sofa d, unless you, they've taken all the electronics. i don't even know where they put it all over th

or you crank, corresponding nick connelly spoke by phone to a resident of her son, a 30 year old, told him about everyday life since the russian take over and we won't be disclosing his name to protect his identity. i've heard the explosion a couple of minutes later, my friend called me up and he told me doors on nothing's been delivered. neither food, lord liddy, saying so which do you walker ticket bicycle for a trade in search of money, food and medicine. most of the coffee shop so so no potatoes and cabbage instead of marshmallows and the case at 1st it was quite overwhelming in the greatness expressed all the emotions that they felt about the invasion by looking to the eyes of garages, they kept doing this every day for the 1st 3 weeks, you've seen them some point, did the news pushing that to russian lloyd and on the same team, we've received a report from us on that the general order. the police force is interesting to suppress demonstrations. think station movement across some lines. we've made the farmers and officials where we hear the floors and become hotter louder. and yes

here's nick connelly on what he witnessed there. this is boucher or all that's left of it. essentially that was destroyed before people. he could finish building it for weeks. we were stuck in downtown key of listening to the artillery fire, listening to other explosions, hearing stories from people who managed to get out. and now we're here, the very 1st time, few days after ukrainian forces rita, which of the russians was sitting now thrown me. ah, it's a shrapnel, wooden ammunition cases, animals, dogs running around without their owners. lots of people who, the one hand, a very happy to see the ukrainian army here and relieved that the fighting around them is over. but still can't quite believe what's happened to them. people who want to talk and surprising of enough can talk about the extraordinary shocking things they've gone through. but people who still quite haven't understood what's happened. we spoke to a lady who told us she spent, essentially weeks stuck at home, afraid to leave her house. how her son in law, when he finally did leave the house in search of som

our correspondent nick connelly there in keith. here's about the stories related to the ukraine. warm ukrainian president vladimir savanski has called for urgent action from the united nations over ledge, or russian war crimes. as a permanent member of the council, russia has the power to veto any binding resolution, making the body powerless to act against the gremlins war on ukraine. u. s. secretary of state antony blank and says, washington will provide an additional $100000000.00 and assistance to ukraine, including anti armor systems as lincoln made the announcement ahead of wednesdays, meeting of native and g 7, ministers in brussels, where they'll be discussing the conflict. meanwhile, western leaders are set to impose tough new sanctions on moscow over the atrocities in boucher, the e. u is expected to include a ban on russian coal in ports with commission president or slip on their line warning. oil could be next and u. s. says it'll target members of hooton's inner circle and banned all new investments in russia. the besi