Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russian forces were preparing to bombard the major port city of Odesa on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast.
“They are preparing to bomb Odesa,” Zelenskyy said in a televised address on Sunday.
Russian forces have since made progress, overrunning the city of Kherson and besieging the port of Mariupol, but Odesa has so far been largely spared.
Al jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Lviv.
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#UkraineWar #Odesa #VolodymyrZelenskyy
Mr President, I hope you have realised that who is the greatest betrayer and cheater of this century.
This war is the result of president zelensky’s poor technical policy who is to blame for, Ukraine shouldn’t put on the table an issue that causes problems they don’t have solutions.
Qatar and Turkey are disappointed as they could not transfer Gas through Syria to bypass Russia… And for that reason they had let innocent ppl to kill and Qatar gave billions of Dollar to ISIS… Now here aljazeera is doing biased reporting as a revenge… Lol
Ukrane president is wrongly motivating people to fight and die
Let Americans and Europeans destroy each other Ukrainians must understand the only way to survive is being friends with Russia. .
please prime minster of ukraine dont destroy your country surrender now that is better for u and your country
Ukrainians are paying for electing a comedian with zero leadership skills
He is not civilian
He has machine gun
Odessa will be the next…😐
Zelensky needs to save the lives of his people by accepting defeat . Best solution
I don’t think the Ukraine soldiers knows what’s coming their way, as soon as the civilians leave the city. It’s going to go from military targets to Fire bombs. Just surrender
Ukraine you are inspirational people
💪💙💛👊
You are strong!
The world must make Pootin pay!!
What a comedy
i am thinking that how the people beside zelensky are tolerating his stinking smell. He has not changed his clothes from the day the war started. Maybe he just wear this cloth only when he comes to give a speech for getting sympathy.
If schools and hospitals had been attacked there would be lots of videos,where are they? Or put another way it’s bullshit.
Propaganda… all staged for the cameras
The president of Ukraine you are not good president in Ukraine you idiot why? you are artists is not politicians nothing experience in politics you are sacrifices Ukraine people pls wake Ukraine people
Sad to see people die. I saw this in siria libia serbia irak somalia bosna vietnam and 10 + countries for usa yhe sad god bless all hope you see past this propaganda bullshit and make peace
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Plz save poor india students🥺🥺🥺🥺
Ukrainian President is an idiot
Pretending he is smart,,,,whos gonna win clown or veteran spy assasin,,,,,,
Why is it taking so long to arm and send weapons to the Ukrainians…Get your act together Western Nations…FFS.
all lies
maybe Russia will win this war but it will lose in the future, it is creating an army of millions of people who hate Russia after this war. the Ukrainians will never forget these events and will certainly take revenge on Russia
What about Afghanistan in one day 2 1 hundreed people killed
Why did they keep letting this fool comedian talking in front of camera. Fukking fool, you only bring more devastation toward your people. Youre no hero..don’t even got any diplomatic skills, bloods are in your hand and in putins hand..
russia has many satellite and they have still not use a bomber ??
hope the trolleys are ok
Zelensky, you are an actor and definitely proven to be a comedian
@Nikolai Bernardo ,
Get some research & understanding.
America deceived both Ukrainian & Putin.
@Umro The Ayyar US/Israel are the ones bombing Syria. Get your facts boyo
@Djinghis Khan ,
US bombing or Russia. Uraian muula & Criminal dictatorof syria (Shia/Rafida) available to help them.
Zelensky is a puppet, now begging for help. He has no military or leadership experience, the people were fooled by his end corruption campaign, which he failed. This is what happens when you are not qualified for the job, you fail. Now, many have died because of his inadequacy.
Zelensky craves power. A coward and a liar.
Zelensky, you have not provided any basic food necessities and safety for your citizens
Zelensky, you only want fame and fortune. Send your mother and father put on the streets .
He falls before blast what a drama
Zelensky, you have received so much money!!!! Where is the money??? Why are the citizens buying one loaf of bread for USD $100 for one loaf ????? Stop your speeches and acting and comedian behaviour!!!!!!
Stop your provocative speeches towards Putin
What about plastin,kashmere peoples.
The ukrainian president needs to shut up. Nobody cares and nobody is going to help. So much for NATO
ZELENSKY is a liar!
oh come on everybody….that puppet president being honest??????NO! and you can prove the ukrainian militia aren’t bombing their own citizens and Russian citizens deliberately to prejudice Russia??????????????
destroy zalensky. open our eyes. we have to accept the fact. zalensky destroyed the people of Ukraine. don’t make ukraine suffer. we have to change a Ukrainian leader who is more intelligent and not stupid with own agenda
It is the Western World responsible for this war not Russia
Do not give up the fight against Putin ugly fat man Hitter ” God is with you free people of Ukraine 🇺🇦🇨🇦🙏👍
medic medic only in us movies . After first blast you wait for another one and stay put , or they knew it that second one is not coming, I dont say this is not happening , unfortunately Ukraine people will pay the biggest sacrifice because of Nato and Russia rivalry
Turn to Jesus Christ before its too late.
Fkn Zelensky dude, give it up already. Clown president that allowed clownish ultra nationalists be part of Ukraine’s army.
Give up, Ukraine will fare better without you
Zelensky is a psychopath just like Putin. Actively pushing for a no fly zone which equals world war 3/nuclear annihilation.
This is horrible. God be with Ukrainian. 🙏
It’s ukrine force that target its own people
Does Al Jazeera confirm who these shells are fired by, you say the Russians are shelling peoples houses but do you have actual evidence for that claim? Governments are not against killing their own citizens for political gain or propaganda purposes. The first casualty of war is the truth.
So Molotov cocktails are not working ? this Comedian have Ukrainians bloods on his hands !
Heartbreaking stop this war now stay strong oekraine 😪🇺🇦✊✊✊
germany did that for america constantly in afghanistan for 20 years but they was defeated by the people of afghanistan and kicked out with the usa
Please stop aggression.
Please maintain peace.
Zalensky has no qualification as a leader. You should step down right now, shame on u
I dont admire this puppet president, he shoukd dig his own grave
What I am also concerned about is every war has an reason for it that we the People don’t know know about and it is something that has nothing to do with the war.
Have you noticed anything happening in your area lately? Pay attention to it.. for example in mine, all the sudden we have a very visible about of military come in and in many cities around my area. We have never had this before and I have lived in my city for 45 years.
How far away is marshall law,in your opinion?
This comedian president shd step down n surrender…..he is not doing anything good to help the ukrainans people. What he do is to ask US n Europe to help……..what leader is tis . …..worst president I come across….
Good job Russia keep bombing flatten Ukraine blitzkrieg on the massive scale
The comedian is wearing a Naxi sign, why…???
We know Z..
Until you surrender, he will bomb everything..
Your decision
Just kill zelenzky. Dont kill civilian
They won’t if Mr Zelensky agrees to not join NATO and certainly if he agreed to a neutral Ukrainian federation. Why is a comedian being allowed to bring the world to a very precarious position?
Imagine if Castro had adopted his stance when Russia placed nuclear missiles facing the US in Cuba? Mr Zelensky has to realize he can’t fight the world’s second most lethally armed power in the history of the world. It take a great sense of false entitlement to think one can decide the likely annihilation of man if a nuclear war were to ensue, not to mention the millions of casualties in Ukraine if he continues his brinkmanship…! Don’t challenge with violence an armed man pointing a gun at your head. This is not a comedy skit! Even if he was offered millions by NATO he should renounce his defiant stance and walk away from the temptation.
there was not 1 drop of blood on the ground near that family , no smoke in the air , and look at all the leaves on the ground,this is propaganda , fake family fake deaths !!!!
USA is making war not peace
I’m wondering how many Ukrainian volunteers are Russian intelligence officers. I hope Zelensky is being careful who he lets around him right now….or he will not live long.
Many of these Russian trolls seem to forget Stalin and the way he defended his country. Are they completely ignorant? I did not think Russians were stupid until recently…
This reporter talks about how inhumane the Russians are. There is nothing humane in a war that’s why it should’ve being avoided. Ukraine should surrender and stop the bloodshed.
Funny how every single explosion or shot is Russian according to Al Jazeera too cowardly to get their own reporters on the ground.
Fanno bene i russi che bombardano Odessa e anche Kiev
A good piece of advice for NATO, if you can’t bite don’t bark, you encourage Ukraine and now common Ukrainian people are in trouble for that.. sit with Russia, address security concerns of all parties and end the war through peaceful and diplomatic solutions.
..yup you are right zelensky.. Putin will decimate your country.. you should have anticipated.. he is not a clown.. he does what he says..
the russian red army has never fought a war — Chechnya Georgia Aleppo are not wars — just destroying cities killing 1/2 the population = surrender.
This time after 7 decades the Red Army is facing a NORMAL ARMY and this is the problem because they can not fight so the go back to killing civilians and destroying cities –the same playbook.The russian Red Army as the same problems ad the refugees ….NO petrol NO water NO food.LET US ARMED THE UKRANIANS TO FINISHED THE JOB THEY HAVE BRAVELY STARTED….Crash the russian economy “”properly “” leave the 140 millions russian citizen & treir leaders IN A FAMINE STATE…..and…..if the russian citizens can not change their leadership LEAVE THEM IN FAMINE X DECADES.period
Pray for Palestinians, Syrians ,yemen kids , and Ukrainians 😥🙏
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We have to find a compromise! Ukraine can become independent, but is not allowed to unite with one of both (military and political) alliances..something like the neutral border zone between Europe and Russia – and so maybe really something like “the capital of humanity, spirituality and peace” (mayor of Kyiv). The Great Gate of Kiew always was the border between Europe and Russia, the Gate to Russia! Name “Ukraine” comes etymolocally from “border”..✌️
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Ps: Listen to “The Great Gate of Kiev” by Mussorgsky! You will understand a lot! 🎧🙏
He needs to quit being a crybaby !
Lol Ukraine will be a grim memory soon. A black spot in history. Best of luck to Russia ❤️ May the almighty protect your troops and give you victory.
a big fault of zelenskey..you should be neutral betwen NATO EU in RUSSIA..now what hapen to ur people they almost dead..u must face big consiiquense
Zelensky is the problem. A propagandist.
History always remember a comedian destroy his country without any reason.
Everytime I see this guy president of ukraine its clearly written on his forhead “manipulated joker”
hes part of that group we cannot talk about or question……
Ukraine became Afghanistan.
Stop crying you as….le, surrender and save your people or accept there condition
Had the Ukranian forces withdraw, the Russian forces would not bombed it
@S W to save civilian lives
@S W yeah that kind of “freedom” that killed millions of arabs in the middle east! When will you realise that Peace is more important than “freedom”????
Stay strong 💪🏻 Ukraine 🇺🇦
This is what happens when you elect a man, with no leadership experience, no military experience, and controlled by the corrupt rich. Stop begging for help and protect your own country.
What u did in Iraq, lybia And others ?
The ukraine volunteer is clearly an alcoholic. I wouldnt want him to defend my home…
how can’t you see that NATO is preparing to invade russia? every russian neighboring country who has american or NATO military bases on her soil can provoke ww3. USA are incercling russia. once the americans install military bases in russia’s neighboring country, their therritory becomes oficialy AMERICAN THERRITORY, and they can do anything they want . russia has a big nuclear arsenal, but that kind of weapon is a weapon for their last stand. if the americans can open a wide enough frontal line, russia can be easy invaded with conventional war. if ukraine joins NATO, russia will have a 5000km wide frontal line to secure. from the baltic to the black sea. she will fail, because their army is 1/4 of NATO’s army, and the 1/5 warfare of the NATO’s. so, sooner or later the russians will have to chose either to use the nukes and die together with the rest of the world, or, to surrender to the invaders, but to stay alive. NOW, russia is preventing such scenario by creating NEUTRAL states between them and NATO. that is a good thing for the world peace. belarus chosed neutrality, but the ukrainians want too much to bring the americans on their soil. the ukrainians are the bad ones, they want to make ww3 more possible
You are at war, what’s wrong with Bombing ??
Stop the war, that’s what you should do, not begging for helps to other countries.
Stay strong Ukraine!
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could have stop this if he would have only would want not be a part of NATO he is killing the people of Ukraine
Help now Odessa from evil putin now please air force emergency terror good bles heroers
Zelenskyy needs to be arrested ASAP! That man is the main responsible for the war. Unfortunately, I have the feeling he will not meet Saddam Hussein’s fate.
Zelensky knows he could stop this war in an instant!If he would simply declare Ukraine a neutral country those pesky Russians would stop the fighting right now!
Crocodile tears
A ukranian civilian with AK47 on his back is not a civilian but an armed civilian or soldier