that would be there protecting odessa . let me ask you a little bit about another port city and that is more your pulled up today. there were reports, allegations may that are chemical weapon may have been used in this city. what more do we know about that to not that's right. actually. those reports are coming in late last night that there was potential chemical weapons used. there are 3 soldiers of what's known as the as of battalion, the ukrainian battalion, that a defending that city at 3 soldiers were reportedly had reported they had symptoms of a chemical attack. those reports to night still remain unconfirmed. it would be a definite escalation in the war here in ukraine. now it's really difficult to get real time information out of that city of mary paul communication has been count there for more than 4 weeks. we do know that it's been under heavy bombardment since the beginning of this war. there a still more than a 100000 people trapped there without access to, to food, to electricity, to clean drinking water. mor

but this was in the heart of odessa on the streets. i can tell you, i just go walk up to the market. very few people are, i would say one 5th of the usual level of traffic you would see on or your day or their shops or traffic or what have you. so the implications are if nothing else to, to horizon. so william civilian population, and to scare them, you mentioned earlier about the importance of odessa right now being the only port city the ukraine has available. do you think that russia is actually trying to completely cut off ukraine from having access to the c? well, they were cut off to begin with from the c let. so make that very clear on they were closed because the russians have blockaded from the c d a support. so what we have our ships here in dry dock of the oil facilities and oil storage facilities which are known for me. um, of course are strategic, but it doesn't change the situation. ukraine was already blockaded from the see. the fact of the matter is that many people are talking about a possible land and vision from the

but this was in the heart of odessa, which has various connotations. ah, it's historically, if you go back to 1941, had a jewish priority and has great importance as a center of jewish culture in the world of judaism and in israel, obviously. so that's a big geopolitical factor as to how israel react will react to this on the streets . i can tell you, i just go walk up to the market. very few people are, i would say one 5th of the usual level of traffic you would see on or your day or their shops or traffic or what have you. so the implications are, if nothing else to terrorize and civilian civilian population and to scare them at the but do you think that there is a, maybe some strategic aim behind it? you mentioned earlier about the importance of odessa right now, being the only port city the ukraine has available. do you think that russia is actually trying to completely cut off ukraine from having access to the c? well, they were cut off to begin with from the c let. so make that very clear on they were closed because the russians a blockaded from

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman mazda and his friend, alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converging bit tunnels and to shelters almost every night dozen. so families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows shattering as to where his carry and her here children behaves. him very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941, the catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi and the nowadays, we also use this catacomb in this war is new war. and i th

but this was in the heart of odessa on the streets. i can tell you, i just took a walk up to the market. very few people. i would say one of the usual level of traffic you would see on or your day or their shops or traffic or what have you. so the implications are if nothing else to terrorize. so william civilian population and to secure them, you mentioned earlier about the importance of odessa right now being the only port city the ukraine has available. do you think that russia is actually trying to completely cut off ukraine from having access to the sea? well, they were cut off to begin with from the sea. so make that very clear on they were cut off because the russians have blockaded from the sea there to support. so what we have our ships here in dry dock of the oil facilities and oil storage facilities which are now in fire by me. um, of course are strategic. but um it doesn't change the situation that ukraine was already blockaded from the sea. the fact of the matter is that many people are talking about a possible land invasi

in odessa. yeah, i mean, it's support city is, is it is, it is strategic to the russians, obviously. yes. or tedious in sports. okay, sorry, just thinking of understand the question normally. no, that's okay. listen, the communication line is, is, is it is a bit iffy. thank you so much for your insight on what appears to be russian attack on the port city odessa, philip. so a doesn't a chunk of the red cross in odessa region. thank you. and stay safe labor. ukraine says russian troops have either withdrawn or been repelled from the entire region around keith. the defense ministry says its forces have re taken more than 30 towns and villages for weeks. battles north of the capitol region kept russian forces from advancing some of the true cost of that resistance is now becoming clear as ukrainian soldiers and members of the red cross enter these locations. a warning to our viewers. this next report contains images. some may find disturbing . as russian troops withdraw from northern districts of c

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa, more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnel system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer rowman mazda and his friend, alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night doesn't. so families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering. the windows shattering is so very scary. and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs were used by partisans to fight against nazi and nowadays we also use this cat to comp in this war is new war. and i think i

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa, more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth, better than engineer rowman mouser and his friend, alexander, when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night. doesn't self families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering. the windows shattering is too very scary. and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs were used by partisans to fight against nazi and the nowadays, we also use this cat to comp in this war is new war. and

many military analysts believe putin is planning to cut ukraine off from the sea duck. odessa, odessa is a very important city. we call it the pearl of ukraine. it is also a port city. this is why it's so crucial for us. and of course, also for the enemy, for putting which in the best wishes roman mows are fierce defending odessa will involve many more nights bend under ground. he is even started to install an internet network in the tunnels, in preparation for a possible long bachelor at the presidents of poland and the baltic states are on their way to the ukrainian capital keys for talks with president zalinski, germany's head of state on for the stein maya had been planning to go with him, but was informed during a visit to poland that he was not welcome in keith's. that's because during stone, mass term is foreign minister. he pursued closer relations with russia. that's a policy which he recently admitted was a mistake. it was a conscious display of harmony when german president frank vall to shine maia was welcomed by his polish counterpart on j. duda. anti plans to travel to u

let's talk a little bit about the important city of odessa. what are you hearing from that city, particularly about it being possibly the next target over in a day sir, is a city that's been preparing for an attack since the very beginning of this war. so far though, it has largely escaped the worst of the fighting. as you've been reporting, we are seeing slight intensification. and definitely it is a key strategic key city that the russians want to take. as russia now moves it attention and focuses on that south eastern region, the re, to the dumbass and the southern regions where a desiree situated on the black sea. we can definitely expect odessa are expecting that those attacks will intensify on friday. for example, russian reported that it destroyed a center that was set up for farm and mercenaries there and, and, and other attacks as well. but ukraine said today that they haven't seen any preparations for a landing operation from the black sea as yet. although they also did say yesterday that they were worried about a potential attack co

i'm a joint now from odessa by lawrence sheets. he's a for my npr moscow bureau chief and head of consulting group you ration international analytics. he has also come to the soviet union and russia with 3 decades. and he is now from odessa, where he has been reporting on the military situation for the past 2 weeks. very good to have you with us, lawrence. just tell us what happened last night or rather early this morning over there. about $430.00 m. o. we received those of us in odessa text messages on our cell phones warming warning of an imminent irrate. basically, some general warning there was told by your read sirens and then its 6 am exactly on the route, extremely loud explosions, which would only be missiles and that has been confirmed why ukrainian military sources they landed about one kilometer for i'm sitting near the port in odessa, they're still black smoke, really you into the sky, even though it's been 8 and a half hours since will 8 hours since the missile struck. odessa is not just out or did or ukraine's biggest

also coming up, residents of odessa now via their city is pollutants next target pinning their hopes on the cities vast tom on at work to help them survive. india ah, i'm glad of as well come to the program. you as president joe biden has said that he believes russian president vladimir putin, warren ukraine, amounts to genocide, biden said, put in, was trying to quote of wipe out the idea of ukrainian nation out footed for his part, says russia's military campaign will continue until all its goals have been met, ukraine's president full of them is. lensky says, the word must act now to stop russia from committing further atrocities. russian troops on the streets of mar, you pull. russia has been accused of using band chemical weapons against the city. ukraine's president admitted it is difficult to verify the claim while the city is under siege. but he urged the world not to wait to act unless it hoge in new and that is given the repeated threats from russian propagandists of using chemical weapons against the defenders of murray. you poll even and given the repeated use of, for exa

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa, more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer rowman mazda and his friend, alexander, when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night. doesn't self families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts, we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering. the windows shattering is to very scary. and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs were used by parties as to fight against nazi and nowadays we also use this cat to comp in this war is new war. and i think

now, the residents of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman mazda and his friend, alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night doesn't. so families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows shattering the so where is carrie and her here? children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war. the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi and the nowadays, we also use this catacomb in this war is new war. and

as our correspondent yon phillip sholtes reports the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa. more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman moser and his friend alexander. when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows shattering as to where is kerry and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs for used by parties as to fight against nazi and the nowadays, we also use this cat, the comp in this war is new war. and i t

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman mazda and his friend, alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began, converging the tunnels. and to show terms almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows, shattering this to where is kerry and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941, the catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi. and nowadays, we also use this catacomb in this war is new war. and

many military analysts believed putin as planning to cut ukraine off from the sea duck. odessa, odessa is a very important city. we call that the pearl of ukraine. it is also a port city. this is why it's so crucial for us. and of course, also for the enemy, for pooty, which in the best wishes roman mows are fierce defending odessa will involve many more nights spent under ground. he is even started to install an internet network in the tunnels, in preparation for a possible long bachelor's head. a possible long battle ahead. let's go now to our correspondent rebecca, readers. she is in the western ukrainian city of levine to night is good to see you rebecca. let's talk a little bit about the port city of odessa. what are you hearing from that city, particularly about it being possibly the next target over in a day sir, is a city that's been preparing for an attack since the very beginning of this war. so far though, it has largely escaped the worst of the fighting. as you've been reporting, we are seeing slight intensification. and definitely it is a key strategic key city that the ru

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnels system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman mazda and just friend alexander. when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows shattering his to where his carry and her here children behaves. him very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941, this catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi and the nowadays, we also use this catacomb in this war is new war. and i think

a russian forces are clearly moving, closer and closer to odessa. what's the climate there right now? i hello everything i. i think this is the climate for calm. now. there is a strong and brave and so all of us, so united for a invasion to our country and so nearest cities out there. but we feel safe because a, something like border or russian and they protect us for the day. so that's why we can leave a leave work safe and tell all of our ukraine people to start school now in odessa. and so to help our army or as more as we can mission of if you've already been busy for weeks. of course. what are you doing right now for the hundreds, if not thousands of people who anticipate they might be the next ukrainians to be forced out of their homes? ah, our p po, tried to supports our economy. for example, me personally, i'm in talk to now i have a new company and all this it weighs them. we deepen working and do. ready our job at treats i'm, i'm a volunteer, i help our humanitarian stuff i held our armed forces so we have more than 24 hours. and so we, we

we're joined now from odessa by lawrence sheets. he is the former n p r. moscow bureau chief and head of consulting group duration, international analytics. he's covered the soviet union in russia for more than 3 decades, and has been reporting in the military situation in odessa for the past 2 weeks. welcome to w, can you just describe for us what happened in odessa earlier today? what did you experience about 40.

we're joined now from odessa by lawrence sheets. he is the former n p r. moscow bureau chief and head of consulting group, eurasian international analytics, is covered the soviet union in russia for more than 3 decades, and has been reporting in the military situation in odessa for the past 2 weeks. welcome to double you. can you just describe for us what happened in odessa earlier today? what did you experience about 4, 35 am we received text messages from the ukranian armed forces which go to anyone in the serial warning of well basically warning people in the area potential of batch. there were roots and uh, we seem to be having a bit of trouble with the audio. lawrence, are you still with? yes i am. okay. yeah we, we had a bit of a of trouble with the audio. so if you could just repeat what you just said a moment ago for a viewers, yes, there were extraordinary loud explosions at precisely 6 e. m. they were targeted to the oil depot facilities at the port area. i'm about one kilometer away. and those are the facilities about whi

go via odessa. so for sure that the city is very high. on 14th priority list daily correspondent yon full of shoulds there and i guess are short while ago . the city of shiny have in northern ukraine was besieged by russian forces for weeks following the russian withdrawal from the region. the horrors of what happened. there are now coming to light. our correspondent alexandra phenomena filed this report from jenny this city of journey here of 2 weeks of siege and having shelling by russian forces. we meet cit lana and valentino sipping coin and local hospital where they survived, but were both injured in a nurse strike that hit their house. the ballistic wounded some one logan took less than a 2nd. loosely, sweet. we just heard a whistle yet. greek boom shim, i screamed. get down and covered. my son seems like little savoy. he's in school. valentin still has surgeries ahead of him. sit lana is doing a little bit better. she shows me pictures of their house before and after the attack. this done up

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman mazda and just friend alexander. when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows shattering the so where is carrie and her here? children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941, the catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi. and nowadays, we also use this cat to comp in this war is a new war. and i th

when the first rocket hit odessa, the pair began converting. the tunnels into shelters. almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here. during air raid alerts. -- seek refuge here during air raid alerts. >> shattering the windows, it is quite scary. children behave ryome. >> the tunnel system is an old quarry where stuff was mind years ago. during the second world war, the tunnels were used as a hideout for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the wall. >> fighting against the nazis and we are also using this catacomb in this war, the new war. i am thinking sometimes, we have to write new inscriptions here, 2022. >> aboveground, residents are finding it harder to maintain normality. this in was supposed to liberate the world war ii go big over the nazis last weekend but the events were canceled for security reasons. eight curfewas imposed. -- a curfew was imposed. people should be celebrating the anniversary of their liberation from the nazis, but they have to get repair for another possible attack. the people here are ready to defend their city to t

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer rowman mazda and his friend, alexander, when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night doesn't. so families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows shattering the so where is carrie and her here, children behaves them very calm. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs were used by partisans to fight against nazi and nowadays, we also use this cat to comp in this war is new war. and i

your in odessa at the moment, the situation is relatively calm. people are worried about a possible major attack by the russians, but they are not panicking between maria paul and odessa is still the part city of nikolai. and the russians would have to take over this city 1st, before they can start a major attack on odessa. odessa, of course, is a city of extremely high significance when it comes to the economy of the country when it comes to a military military. and also a culturally it's, it's, it's highly significant and it's probably very, very high on, on, put in the new list of priorities. but like i said, the people are not panicking here. i talked to a high ranking officer of the ukrainian military yesterday. and they say they feel very well prepared for a possible major attack by the russians didn't use young philip shots, they're reporting from odessa and ukraine. thank you very much for that. as russian forces regroup for more focused attack on southeastern ukraine, people there have been warned to get out while they still can. a mass m

many military analysts believe hootin is planning to cut ukraine off from the sea duck. odessa, odessa is a very important city. we call it the pearl of ukraine. it is also a port city. this is why it's so crucial for us. and of course, also for the enemy, for putting which in the best wish roman missouri fears defending odessa will involve many more nights spent. underground is even started to install an internet network in the tunnels. in preparation for a possible long bachelor, had a plan for german president frank alpha shy my to visit keith have been abandoned after he merged that he is not welcome in the ukrainian capital peasants shy my, whose role is largely ceremonial, encourage close relations with russia and he was german foreign minister, and last week admitted that had been a mistake. he commented on his canceled trip today during a visit to poland. my colleague on fonder bonus has not president my colleague and friend polish president. andre duda recently suggested that the 2 of us, together with the presidents of estonia, latvia and lithuania, travel to key of to send a

over the past few days, odessa has been repeatedly hit by russian missiles. the situation there is 10 spot residents are ready to defend their city even under ground. as our correspondent yon phillips sholtes reports the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa. more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunneled system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman moser and his friend alexander. when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering. the windows shattering is so very scary and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war. the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their message

many military analysts believe putin is planning to cut ukraine off from the sea duck. odessa, odessa is a very important city. we call it the pearl of ukraine. it is also a port city. this is why it's so crucial for us. and of course, also for the enemy, for pooty, which in the best wishes roman mows are fierce defending odessa will involve many more nights spent under ground, is even started to install an internet network in the tunnels, in preparation for a possible long bachelor at the presence of poland and the baltic countries are on their way to the ukrainian capital key for talks with presidents landscape. germany is head of state franklin stein maya have been planning to go with him. but then he was informed during a visit to poland that he was not welcome in keefe, that's because to extend my ass term as foreign minister. he pursued closer relations with russia. that's a policy which he recently admitted was a mistake. it was a conscious display of harmony when german president frank vile to shine maya was welcomed by his polish counterpart on j. duda. anti plans to travel t

another ukrainian cdc is it's now pollutants next target president of odessa, pinning their hopes on the cities vast tunnel network to help them survive any future onslaught. and germany's president scraps planned to visit the ukrainian capital as a gesture of solidarity after he's told that he's not welcomed. ah, i'm jared ray. thank you very much for your company. russian troops this hour a pressing on with their siege all the southern ukrainian city of mario poll, russian president vladimir putin. these insisting that the kremlin bloody offensive in ukraine will succeed. he says that peace talks, we've keith are at a dead end. meantime civilians are fleeing east in ukraine ahead of an anticipated new onslaught by the russian army. he cranes, president, florida, mi zalinski says the world now needs to act. before putin's troops can meet more atrocities. russian troops on the streets of mar, you pole. russia has been accused of using band chemical weapons against the city. ukraine's president admitted it is difficult to verify the claim while the city is under siege. but he urged th

keith, military analysts believe odessa is higher. let me put in a new list of targets over the past few days. the strategically vital port city has been hit repeatedly by russian missiles. the situation is tense, but residents are ready to defend the desk even on the ground as our correspond, the junction of shots reports. now. the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa, more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnel system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth, better than engineer roman mouser and his friend, alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converting the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering. the windows shattering is too very scary. and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided

lawrence, thank you very much for that update that was lawrence sheets in odessa. thank you, sir. else catch up on some other stories, making headlines to day hungary as prime minister, victor or bon has won a 4th term and power after claiming victory in sundays. national elections is for this party is on forced to win more than 2 thirds of the seats in pharma or been so often challenge from an alliance of opposition. forties united against him. serbia's populace president alexander boucher, has won a 2nd term in office. securing around 60 percent of the boat, in his victory speech vouchers said serbia would retain its friendship with russia and remain neutral over the war in ukraine, which was our balkan country has not imposed any sanctions on russia. only for the school. shanghai is testing all of its 126000000 residents for covered 19 in one of china's largest ever public health responses. the city has been placed under restrict locked down to combat. rising toronto virus infections with some 9000 cases reported on sunday. you are watching d. w. news from berli

should have schultz, their reporting from odessa. and here are some of the other headlines related to the war and ukraine. nearly 2 thirds of ukrainian children have been forced to leave their home since russia invaded 6 weeks ago that according to the un, they also expressed concern of a human trafficking and the sexual abuse of minus 142 children are confirmed to have been killed since the start of the war, and for the 230 injured austria's chance. laconia ha. my has met with vladimir putin and moscow is the 1st you leader to do so. since the start of the war, the hammer said he told the russian president and the invasion but was pessimistic about the meeting. he warned, must come. he warned that moscow is preparing an offensive in easton ukraine on a massive scale european union. foreign ministers have been meeting in luxembourg to discuss ways to expand their support for ukraine. they approve additional weapons forgive, but the block still remains divided on the sanctions that would hurt moscow. the most. a boy cause of russian o

odessa would be quite a win for russia. it handles about 15% of the trade that comes out of ukraine, according to its -- not to mention the new potential trade for military lanes through to the south. this is just a sense of what was happening over the last 24 hours. russian missiles striking the core of odessa, but you'll notice when they are coming from the caspian sea. about 1000 miles, according to ukraine officials. typically the missiles are coming from here. not this far. this is uncommon. is there a reason why given the current russian military power on the black sea right now? again, this is where they normally launch. there are missiles. more for you at the moment, according to ukraine's southern air defense forces, it fired six missiles from this location, traveling back 1000 miles. ukrainian air defense taking down two of them along the way, but to successfully hitting one military target and two striking this presidential building where nbc was at earlier over the weekend. president zelenskyy saying a three mon

apparently, mythos have hit ukraine's port city of odessa. the strategic city lies along ukraine, southern coastline, and has been largely spared from russian attacks. unlike the devastated port city of mary opal for the east ukrainian officials say miss, i'll fit one of her death says critical infrastructure facilities this morning. footed shows dark clouds of large billowing smoke filling the sky. on friday, ukraine's military said that its anti air defenses had blocked an attempted rushing to strike and rejoin now from odessa by laurence sheets, a former n t r. moscow bureau chief and head of the consulting group, the ration international analytics, is cover the soviet union and russia for over 3 days and is now in the port city where he's been reporting on the military situation for the past 2 weeks. lawrence, thanks for joining us. what happened overnight at about 4 30 am local, which would be 3 30 am further in time. we were open to alert on our cell phones throw to desa as to a warranty, which usually means an imminent strike of some s

this is, these are the news live from berlin ross a launches missiles strikes on the ukrainian port of odessa. at least 8 people are killed in the bombardment, which also destroys 2 ukrainian military targets. also coming up, the final count, dell to francis presidential election incumbent emanuel mccall and his challenge up marine, la penn, had made their final pitch to voters, but many are unhappy with both candidates. and they've done it again. foreign, munich, our german champions. once more, they landed the 10th when to speak, a title in a row with victory over there, perennial challenges document. we'll find out what this means for german, for, for ah, i'm really mohammed, thanks. the joining us. he crane has warned that russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war president, philadelphia, zalinski said neighboring. moldova should be concerned about russia's latest military strategy. while dover is home to trance, nice trio, a breakaway pro russian region, which borders ukraine. russia is in control of ukraine, se regions seen here in blue. a top russian commander says mosco

now, the residence of odessa are preparing for the worst of the road to safety, leads deep beneath odessa to more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnels system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman mazda and just friend alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night. doesn't self families seek refuge here during air ridge alerts. we're really deep on to ground and to we don't he as explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows, shattering this to where is kerry and her here children behave them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941, this catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi. and nowadays, we also use this catacomb in this war is new war. and i t

today is the commemoration of the liberation of the city of odessa, the odessa region from pro nazi groups in world war ii. so, a lot of people got the message that bombing of the city was imminent. things like this. i can't call it a panic, but there is a mass exodus of people from the city. roads were absolutely jam-packed, as you know, odessa is barred from two or three sides. many came last night, there was a barge in the -- unexpectedly high numbers, and i like the others around here, you can see the background, spent the night in a one room church on bug beds, and so on, because they naturally are on edge, and they took this martial law warning to mean that the city was in danger. >> what are your plans now? where are you heading, what are you planning on doing? >> i'll be around here for a bit, we decided to go with the flow, and see what was going on outside of the city. the port here, for the most part, where a lot of refugees have crossed through in the past weeks, the last month or so. they've let been relatively quiet the past few days, there is a three or five kilometer line o

what's the latest you're hearing from odessa? well the official word from the ukrainians is that critical infrastructure was hit a heard from the russian ministry of defense there that they've hit an oil depot. certainly the picture is coming out of there with large plumes of black smoke seemed to indicate that that is correct. this is a, the operating way that the russians have used here over the weeks, hitting fuel depos a in various parts of the country, the russians. they're saying that it was being used to resupply troops in the michel, i of area. and i make a lie of is around an hour and a half drive away from odessa. we were there just a couple of days ago when the russians hit the civil administration building. that city has managed to push russian troops back, hold them back for weeks. now it is the south western front line. it is the last port of coal. when it comes to troops being able to move on a desa desa is of major strategic importance. it is the largest port in ukraine, and they have been waiting for this, but ce

odessa. >> 18 or 20 people are wounded, i threw month old baby has died. they killed a three month old baby. >> but the attack brings an old russian military objective back into focus. that being the control of a dustup through to moldova. -- is that the board for. us richard, talk about what happened and how easy or challenging it would be to take odessa. >> you remember odessa. we were talking about that in the beginning of this conflict. right, alex? russia was targeting, potentially, a city that far west. by itself, odessa is a prize for russia. hence the battle for a desperation. now nearly half of ukraine's trade flows through this port city of al jazeera. not to mention the new potential trade of military lanes that could result from taking over odessa. that would be excessive. yesterday, russian missiles struck the core. the core of odessa. which is believed to be this strategic bomber. what's interesting about this is that the missiles were launched way over here from the caspian sea

next target residents of odessa opinion de hopes on the cities vast thomas network. to help them survive in the future onslaught. and germany's president abandons plans to visit the ukrainian capital as a gesture of solidarity. after he's told that he's not welcomed. ah, i'm jarrett ray, thank you for your company. russian troops are pressing on with a sage of this southern ukrainian city of mary. you're paul, russian president, vladimir putin has insisted that the kremlin is bloody offensive in ukraine will succeed. and he says, pace talks are at a dead end as fee as grow that moscow might be using chemical weapons. people are fleeing easton, ukraine ahead of unexpected new onslaught by the russian army. russian troops on the streets of mario pole. russia has been accused of using band chemical weapons against the city. ukraine's president admitted it is difficult to verify the claim while the city is under siege. but he urged the world not to wait to act unless it hoge in new and that is given the repeated threats from russian propagandists of using chemical weapon

how well prepared is the ukrainian military to protect this city odessa? i think it's very well prepared. so from what we hear, the road blocks are in place and a tank or barriers are in place. the air defense systems are operational and also the city is prepared for a possible blending attempt from the sea side as well. so people are prepared, they are willing to defend their city, and they have a very strong belief and the power of their military. oh, european commission president was the laugh on the line. has just been to keith, offering ukraine a fast track in to the european union. what does this mean for ukraine? it means a lot. a visit was highly appreciated, especially also the fact that she personally came to kia. also, of course her announcements to speed up the you application process a was very well received by the ukrainians, even though no concrete promises were mates. and of course the, the main issue, or one of the main issues for the ukrainian sites remain unsolved. and this is a europe's continuous import off of oil and gas from russia.

the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa. more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnel system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth, better than engineer roman mouser and his friend, alexander, when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began converging the tunnels and to shelters almost every night. dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground. and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering. the windows shattering is too very scary. and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was mind more than 100 years ago since then. they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war. the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi and nowadays we also use this cat to comp in this war is new war. and i think in so

apparently, reports are coming in of missile strikes on the city of odessa. the strategic port lies along ukraine, southern coastline, and has been largely spared from russian and tax. unlike the devastated port, city of mariel pal, further east ukrainian official se missiles had one of our dest, as critical infrastructure facilities. this morning, footage shows large clouds of dark smoke filling the sky. on friday, ukraine's military said that its anti air defenses had blocked and attempted russia missile strike and rejoined now from odessa by laurence sheets, a former n t r. moscow bureau chief and head of the consulting group. you're asian international analytics. he's covered the soviet union in russia for over 3 days, and is now in the port city where he's been reporting on the military situation for the past 2 weeks. lawrence, thanks for joining us. what happened overnight at about 4 30 am local, which would be 3 30 am burly in time. we were open to alert on our cell phones through desa as to a word which usually means an imminent strike of some sort. a

you al, as he all of a russian attack for the people of odessa. well, the military is incredibly sensitive in terms of giving information to media in terms of what we can and cannot film because they've been preparing for what they believe is an attack of when and not if. so the city is heavily fortified among throughout, you know, you've got sandbags, checkpoints, anti tank, the systems on the ground and they say that they're going to defend the city, the people that have remained the civilians. some of them have joined what's called a territorial army. others are working as volunteers, you know, cooking providing also other kinds of defences and back up the back line if you will, to the army and the territorial defense forces. but every one you speak to will say that they're simply not going to take a desa. desa is a special city that they've prepared and that it's simply not going to happen. i think if you speak to any military analysis, they will tell you that unless ground truth russian ground, he was managed to get much closer to odessa beca

what can you tell us yet, we've spent almost 2 weeks in odessa just now. it has experienced a targeting from the black sea with its anti missile defenses at night to we've witnessed that happening to some rockets landed, but never actually managing a hit on critical infrastructure to let us happen. now, early this morning, a various missiles fired from it's believe the black sea hit, a fuel depot in oil depot in odessa black smoke billowing people in the center of the city describing a building shaking as to the impact of it. the russian defense ministry saying that it targeted those demos because ukrainians were using them to refuel their troops. in michel, i of michel, i of is a city around 2 hours drive from odessa. it's where the ukrainians have managed to hold back russian forces for weeks. we were there are just a couple of days ago when the russians hit the civil administration building and had been relatively quiet. residents were telling us in the days preceding to that because it's been heavily shelled before. and i think today we heard also from

go via odessa. so it's for sure that the city is very high on poor genes. priority list d, w corresponding an philip shoulds reporting from the ukranian city of odessa. thank you. thank you. the city of shiny, have a northern ukraine was besieged by russian forces for weeks following the russian withdrawal from the region. the horrors of what happened there are now coming to light. our correspondent alexandra phenomena filed this report from her near the city of chimney hill after weeks of siege and have a shelling by russian forces. we meet the atlanta and valentino sapient coin a local hospital. they survived, but were both injured in a nurse strike that hit their house. the ballistic wounded, someone took less than a 2nd. loosely, sweet. we just heard a whistle gloom. jim, i screamed, get down, wasn't covered. my son seemed like little savoy. even school valentin still has surgeries ahead of him. sit lana is doing a little bit better. she shows me pictures of their house before and after the atta

w correspondent, john phillips, shots reports the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa. more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnel system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman. moussa and his friend alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began, converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air. rage alerts were really deep under ground and to we don't he as explosions on the surface, the whole house is shattering the windows shattering his to where his carry and her here children behaves. him very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war, the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941, this catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi. and nowadays, we also use this get to comp in this war is new war. and i think

also coming up air strikes, rock, the strategic form of odessa. russia claims to target only critical infrastructure, but residents fear moscow will step up. it's bombardment of the city and hungary. nationalist prime minister wins reelection with a landslide victory. victor all hast explored a 4th term and office france president had condemned or bond failing to distance himself from russia. this ah, uncle, furnish walker. as the fog of war lifts an image of horror and mergers, russian forces are accused of committing mass atrocities before retreating from areas near the ukrainian capital cave footage of scores of dead civilians and the streets of the city of boucher have sparked world wide outreach several in your countries are pushing for tougher sanctions against russia, with some leaders calling the killings. war crimes. i want to warn you. this next report contains highly disturbing images. as ukrainian forces we capture territory to the north of keith. the horrors of what happened is britian. troops occupied aries around the capitol. continue to emerge. all civilians with their

also coming up air strikes. rock, the strategic port of odessa brush, our claims to target only critical infrastructure, but residents fear moscow will step up its bombardment of the city and hunger is nationalist prime minister. when's reelection? victor? all one has secured a 4th term with an overwhelming majority. ukraine's president had condemned all bon for failing to distance himself from russia despite the one. i don't recall foolish, it's good to have you with us. as the fog of war lifts, an image of horror emerges, russian forces seemed to have committed mass atrocities before they retreated from areas near the ukrainian capital. keep footage of scores of dead civilians and the streets have sparked world wide outreach. several you countries are pushing for tougher sanctions against russia in light of what appeared to be war. crimes rushes, prosecutor general, says the bodies of more than $400.00 civilians have been retrieved from areas around the capital, including the town of boucher, which had been occupied by russian forces. some corpses were reportedly found in mass graves,