thank you. ukraine's president vladimir to lansky says his army has inflicted serious damage on russia's armed forces, even though the city of marty you pull has fallen. the last remaining fighters there have surrendered after a siege lasting nearly 3 months. to lansky also says only a diplomatic breakthrough can end the war. brushing tv broadcast images of what they say are the last soldiers leaving the as of style steel plant. these fighters have become a symbol of ukraine's resistance against russia's invasion. their fate now is unclear. russia has branded them nazis and threatened to put them on trial for war crimes. ukraine is called for the capture soldiers to be swapped for russian prisoners of war. ukraine's president has not addressed russia's claim to have taken the as of style planet and membership. but he says, victory will not come on. the battlefield is only through diplomacy r e. but a more hobbled dog. victory will be difficult. you get a while will be bloody and in battle. aleki, but its end will be in diplomacy. yes. even if she was she, i am very convinced of this the

well, in his daily address, ukrainian, president vladimir, to lansky, talked about the human cost of war. how bad is the situation for the civilians stuck in the areas under bombardment? as we know, civilians are always pay the highest cost in these situations in these was the people living in that area. as you heard from some of them, you know, the situation is really die of the civilians. i mean, similarly to what we saw in places like maddie loophole that were being completely bombarded, full weeks, months, and people have to live completely almost under ground. they, they don't have access to fresh water, they run out of food, you know, they're living in darkness. most of the time they're being completely pounded by russian and, and also ukrainian, a bombs in defense of the regions as well. so you know, these situations, i just die for the civilians on the ground and it doesn't look like it's getting better anytime soon. rebecca ritter's in cave. thank you. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin has again spoken to german chancellor, olaf schultz. i'm french president emmanu

days . germany's opposition leader frederick mertz, has paid a visit to keith to meet with ukraine's president vladimir lansky. he made the trip to discuss sending heavy weapons to ukraine, but back home his visit caused some controversy. germany, as chancellor has sidestepped a visit to keith since the war broke out, after an apparent snub from the ukrainian government critic se met his visit has undermined german leadership. when germany's opposition leader, frederick met smith's, not only with keith mer vitale, clinico and his brother. but also with ukraine's presence lensky behind closed doors. it sends 2 messages. germany support is welcome. and in principle is politicians are to elizabeth is on to the side in these unusual times. it's very important. and symbolic to have visits from friends who support ukraine, so deeply fantasy bullish of his warrior. we're also protecting our democracy, our freedom, and our way of life in germany as well. in dodge le mounts began the day by visiting epin, a suburb of keith. here as the man told him when the fighting was fierce as to do before, it's also way cranium. f

she also plans to meet president vladimir lansky and president the landscape has travelled outside of kias to hurricane for the 1st time since rushes invasion. same before the reports of despite the secrecy, despite heavy security, a surprise visit a car key ukraine. second largest city is for a leader who was at the very top of russia's kill list at the start of the war. at the very least, a calculated risk president vladimir zelinski personally surveying the damage made it clear. it's never too soon to begin rebuilding when it's 90 d chain show or she could eat mean we have to find some money and credit lines and the state must provide guarantees. and cities must find super projects in find the money. because in the cities, governors and mayors are more likely to find one or another european program for housing construction, some state programs, and some local programs. this is a chance, a chance to give a new look to such districts just son he even went to the front line to inspect ukrainian positions, and met with soldiers stationed in and around the city, handing out awards and s

welcome to the program. ukrainian president vladimir lansky says his country's forces are making gains against russian troops. every taken several villages around the country. second biggest citicard, even the east ukrainian troops that are calling for more anti tank weapons to continue their progress. but u. s. intelligent services, say russia is ready for a protracted war. ukrainian forces taking back control and villages on the outskirts of talk. he s units crest forward, they encountered trail of wreckage from russia's invasion. ukrainian soldiers say russian forces fired on civilian convoys as they were trying to flee to fighting in frontline areas like here. destruction to by ukrainian fighters. this russian tank, one of many blown up by state of the art weapons delivered by nato countries, goes along the per mile. but the weapons are helping us a lot, especially the anti tank ones. l'm. i wish we could get more of dental and vision to sanction. we use the weapons for specific targets before wickersham, and here you see the results of let them see if we had more weapons citizens,

to bring the blaze under control. the war in ukraine has taken center stage of the opening of the can film festival and france. president vladimir lansky urged movie makers not to stay silent while he says, hundreds, keep dying in the largest european conflict since world war 2. charlie angela is that the festival lights cameras, action can a 2 week celebration of cinema after a bruising 2 years for the big screen. 35000 film buyers and sellers, critics and celebrities, a gathering to do business and promote old genres a film. the festival is opening, but the french comedy final cut a love letter to filmmaking and budget zombie movies from the teen behind the oscar winner, the artist, the films causing cri, walked the red copper earlier to the flash of both, and the cheers from fans. but it's actually ukraine, that's going to be pulling focus this year. every door has been opened for their delegations. and there's lots of discussion here about how filmmakers can help you . crane's film industry rebuild itself, host war. meanwhile, official russian delegations have been banned from attending the fuss to appear on the screen was actually

good to have you with us ukraine sir. president vladimir lansky has told the world economic forum and dab was that wealth. institutions need to introduce maximum sanctions against russia, including an oil embargo and cutting off trade with russia completely in a wide ranging speech that referenced the historic martial plan that rebuild europe after the 2nd world war. he also proposed various measures to counter poverty, hunger despair, and chaos, as well as the conflict with russia. now, zalinski said ukraine is grateful for sanctions imposed on russia by the international community. but he said they should have come sooner and treats of millions of citizens in democratic countries. we are putting posher would have on government marcy and companies merciful to make sure they would limit restraining their relations with the aggressor state with russia not old lake. and instead, to help the people who i think it was under attack, but this is happening only now. levy nerve wrote, even though russia started its war against ukraine back in 2014 days. we are grateful for this support. but y

now we turned to the issue of what's going on inside the head of ukrainian president vladimir zalinski these days. and we're fortunate be talking with a journalist who shadowed to lansky scheme for 2 weeks and interviewed him in his compound key of simon schuster is a corresponded for time magazine. and his cover story comes out this week. how zalinski leads, simon, it's an incredible bit of reporting. i had chills, reading what you were sharing about being with ukraine's president under extraordinary circumstances. you were there, i guess my 1st comment to you is, you know, getting it, share with our viewers right now at what the sense of that is. and i would also just ask you as a, you know, a fellow in this, how have, how, as you're reporting in this incredible, me put here, you know, anti magazine says that this incredible document not shared with the russians, his habits and where he's going so yes, as you said, i've spent about 2 weeks i basically with the president's team at the presidential compound, he hasn't made any secret of where he is. that's one thing that really surprised me from the beginning of the invasion. on day 2, he posted a video of himself sta

on the ground, the ukraine president vladimir lansky says the situation on the some frontline is extremely difficult. russian forces have advanced in their push to fully control the dumbass region. take a look at this graphic, the areas in red, helped by russia and it's separate this allies. the governor levant says ukrainian forces may have to withdraw from their loss, pocket of defense, to avoid being surrounded in the province of the city of savannah. don. yes. has seen some of the heaviest fighting russian forces are close to fully encircling it . rushes defense smith 3 says its forces now control and the man ukraine says fighting is still ongoing near the city the same, but probably isn't. kevin has more on the russian defensive in don bass. the russians of course, want to take over as much of done as possible to achieve the goal that the russian president vladimir putin has said he wants to achieve, which is to control the administrative boundaries of do not gonna have to take over the entire don bus region now, when it comes to leman in the last few hours, we've heard from the ukranian deputy defense minister who has refuted claims that l

in ukraine, where president vladimir lansky says around a 100 people have been evacuated from the besiege, still plants in marion home. he's tweeted that they're on their way to the cranium controlled territory to a ukrainian control cherry tree and should wage the city of separation. by monday, teams are working on evacuating. those who remain in the facility. previous attempts had failed. a russian forces had surrounded the as of styles, still works for weeks trapping. hundreds of civilians and ukrainian fighters inside alexia bryant begins al coverage flanked by you in officials and russian troops, basses carrying evacuation from your mother. your polls as of style steel plant arrived and the village outside the city. more than 70 buses were made available, but not many people were brought out. after weeks under siege, they were smiles of relief. i'd super niche for the report we 100 over 20 civilians who are able to be reclaimed from the rubble. they are women and children. and we hope that these people will go in the agreed directions, namely to suffer roger and territory under ukrainian control. one trapped beneath the steel works are said to be up to a

to be allocated for really addressing one of the growing needs. and that is a global food insecurity. the cranium president vladimir lansky says the situation em dom bath is extremely difficult, as russia is offensive, and soviet cancer varied on that continues. he's also thank us present, joe biden, for the latest support package. young, i am grateful to president biden for immediately signing the $40000000000.00 support package for ukraine approved by congress. yeah, this is a historic contribution to the protection of the freedom in europe. oh, with its focus now on eastern ukraine. russia's military is pushing to advance on several fronts. a st. bank reports from buck heave car. the calm before the storm. an eerie, quiet in buck mort as russian forces concentrate their fire power of the town of solar dark. yeah, movement is the mostly new book. i don't silly. how are we living bad? no, in a piece. what else is there to say? i will stay here to the last moment. i don't want to leave. i'm not young anymore. i have a cat. can you imagine that much leaving with a cat? his food, cat tray, a lot of stuff and the cat is heav

on saturday, ukrainian president vladimir lansky hosted us how speak and nancy pelosi in cave, in a major show of support. she's the highest ranking american leader to visit ukraine since the start of the war. committed either one. so when that will be, remains far from certain. russia has been intensifying its operation in the east and south with relentless rocket artillery and mortar attacks. these people are escaping the conflict zone and a new front line near the town of the man. they should have been enjoying a gentle retirement and stayed there contemplating a very different future. with the liberators, the russians have carmen her freedom from was our lives. and now i'm an elderly person and i have to run away from home. this war has uprooted, more than 12000000 people in the past 2 months. up below, ground and matter you poll hundreds more, a waiting for their chance to escape. alexia brian, al jazeera for a live now through had our val, hamid, who joins us from the parisha hodder. so just give us the latest. has anyone arrived yet or when might we expect civilians to get their well, according to the end, we are not expecting any civilians t

to vladimir putin. the united states is in this, for the long haul. can be how could lie 1st in washington d. c. for now. thank you. a precedent for him as lansky has thanked by and for the aid package, he's warning the fighting will only bring more cottage the longer it drags on. and he says he still open to talks, but believe russia isn't interested. but i'm a humbling daughter squad. the victory will be difficult, it will be bloody, but it's and will be in diplomacy. i'm very convinced of this. there are things that we can't bring to an end sitting at the negotiation table. that's how it is. because we would like to get everything back and russia doesn't want to give back anything. russia says it's destroy the large batch of a weapons, a miniature equipment delivered to ukraine, bytes western allies. it says it carried out to miss all strike. no railway station is mere west of the capital key of russia also, so that stroke of fuel storage facilities now desa in the south really, you are 50 of the armed forces of the russian federation, continued the special military operation in ukraine. high precision, long range, sea bass missiles near the