For the last three decades. Last week, azerbaijan seized this disputed region. Fears of Ethnic Cleansing and persecution have driven over 6,650 people to cross into armenia, according to the armenian government estimates. Roads leading towards the Armenian Border are jammed with traffic as people leave in search of shelter, safety, and humanitarian aid. Our reporter Natasha Zotova is on the ground at one of the aid tents in armenia where refugees have sought help. She sent in this update. We are in this village right on the border between armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. We can see the refugees coming through the border to armenia. Here in this tent, they are being registered. People are fleeing with their belongings because they are afraid, theyjust dont believe they can be safe in Nagorno Karabakh under azerbaijan rule. Some people told me they dont expect to get home ever. Azerbaijan is promising not to target civilians and to respect the rights of Ethnic Armenians living in the region. The problem is lack of trust. Armenians do not believe they can be safe under azerbaijan rule, thats why they are fleeing with all their possessions. Now to ukraine, where the countrys Special Forces claim a Missile Strike killed the commander of russias Black Sea Fleet on friday in occupied crimea. In a statement, a Military Spokesman said admiral Viktor Sokolov died in the attack, but wouldnt name him directly when approached by the bbc. The Navy Building in sevastopol suffered a direct hit by western supplied missiles. Our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has more. We have seen a lot of russian missiles land in ukrainian cities that moscow cant control. It was without doubt dramatic. The site of western supplied missiles directly hitting the building, it was also significant notjust for significant not just for ukraine in significant notjust for ukraine in terms of its attempts to try and we commercial� s control on a peninsula it has occupied so firmly for the past nine years but it was also significant for russia too because it is through its Black Sea Fleet that it has exerted such dominance in terms of how it launches continued Missile Strikes across ukraine from Areas Blockading Ukraine Imports but until now its been unclear what the operational significance of this strike was for russia. Today we had a flurry of claims from Ukrainian Special forces, flurry of claims from Ukrainian Specialforces, leading to have killed 3a Senior Officers who were having a meeting at the time including the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, admiral sokolov. We have got in touch with a Military Spokesman in ukraine who refused to name him directly but they stand by the reports, and a lot of pro ukrainian channels are taking a lot of delight from this. The kremlin has yet to comment on these latest planes and we dont expect them to. But i think we can expect a continuation of key of� s tactic, the targeted precise strikes inside crimea on Military Targets as a list of both weaken russias control in this area but also support its own counteroffensive further north. Meanwhile, the United Nations has found what it says is continuous evidence that Russian Armed forces are committing war crimes in ukraine. During a presentation to the Human Rights Council in geneva, the commission reported unlawful attacks with explosive weapons, attacks harming civilians, torture, sexual and gender based violence, and attacks on energy infrastructure. Un investigators have also claimed that some of the war rhetoric and propaganda appearing on Russian Media could amount to incitement to genocide. Investigators told the uns Human Rights Council that they were also looking into moscows Policy Of Deporting Ukrainian Children to russia. It comes as ukraine tries to pursue a case against russia at the world court, saying the kremlin tried to justify its invasion using on false claims of genocide in ukraine. Our correspondent at the hague, anna holligan, was inside the courtroom. This is where the case being heard, inside the peace palace, home to the International Court of and russia has been laying out its final arguments. Speaking in english, maria zabelinskaya, Russias Deputy permanent representative to the un, talked about the days preceding the invasion. She says russia was acting in self defence when it sent tanks the border. And though she acknowledged President Putin mentioned genocide when announcing the so called special military operation, that was not the justification for the invasion, therefore she argued ukraines case was invalidated because of course, ukraine brought this case to the icj under the genocide convention. Russias ambassador to the netherlands is under shogi and had the final word of the day, saying that the judges should find they do not have jurisdiction in the case should be dismissed. Ukraine will have a chance to respond on wednesday. Ukraine of course supported by an unprecedented 32 states intervening, and earlier this week, last week i spoke to the uks Attorney General who was here representing the uk, and she said the very fact that these two warring nations are sitting side by side in this courtroom should be a reason for optimism, a sign that ultimately, International Justice can prevail. Worth remembering, though, although this courts decisions are binding, it has no power to enforce them. In terms of next steps, thejudges have to decide whether or not they do have jurisdiction and that will determine whether or not this case continues, whether it continues, thejudges continue to hear the merits of the case brought by ukraine arguing that russia used fake claims of a genocide in order to justify the invasion. A day of mourning has been marked in kosovo following the death of a Police Officer in a deadly clash between ethnic serb gunmen and police belonging to the albanian led government. The Interior Minister of kosovo says at least six men suspected of participating in deadly clashes in Northern Kosovo On Sunday are now in serbia. Police are continuing to search for others involved in the ambush and subsequent stand off at a monastery. Kosovo is a small landlocked country in the balkans in southern eastern europe. It borders albania, north macedonia, montenegro and serbia. Many serbs consider it the birthplace of their nation. But of the 1. 8 Million People living in kosovo, 92 are albanian and only 6 serbian. The rest are bosniaks, gorans, turks and roma. Our balkans correspondent Guy De Launey has more. Weve had a reminder of the human cost of the ongoing tensions between kosovo and serbia and the issues with the ethnic serb minority in north kosovo. Thats because of the funeral of the Police Officer who was killed at the start of sundays shooting. Ambassadors and Government Ministers came to his funeral. But perhaps the words which will stick strongest in peoples minds, were delivered by his daughter. She said she didnt know how she was going to live without her father, but she thought that kosovo would be proud of his sacrifice and of his heroism. When it comes to the events of sunday, the initial shooting and what carried on throughout the day with at one point police saying that they had an armed group of 30 men surrounded near a monastery in north kosovo we still have more questions than answers. There are six people in custody at the moment. Only two of them are believed to have been shooters. And that leaves a question about where all the others have gone. Kosovo says that it believes six people are being treated at a hospital in serbia and it wants the authorities to hand them back to kosovo. Serbia, of course, has said that the killing of the Police Officer was reprehensible, but its blamed kosovo for stoking tensions, which led to the shooting. The european union, for its part, is reminding everybody that the facts need to be discovered before we can draw any firm conclusions about what actually happened. And its calling on both serbia and kosovo to de escalate tensions urgently. President biden has confirmed that the United States will establish diplomatic relations and recognise the independence of the cook islands and niue. Though self governing, the two small pacific nations are part of a Free Association with new zealand, which currently conducts most diplomatic relations for the islands. Mr biden� s announcement came ahead of a Washington Summit with Pacific Island leaders held on monday. The conference is widely viewed as part of an american Charm Offensive to counter growing chinese influence in the strategically important region. The white house says the talks will focus on key priorities including Climate Change, economic growth, sustainable development, Public Health and countering illegalfishing. Live now to retired us admiral Mark Montgomery from the foundation for defense of democracies. Thank you forjoining us. This is the second time President Biden has met Pacific Island leaders injust over a biden has met Pacific Island leaders in just over a year. Biden has met Pacific Island leaders injust over a year. Is it about a Charm Offensive, what value do you put on these partnerships . Partnerships . Thank you for havin partnerships . Thank you for having me partnerships . Thank you for having me. And partnerships . Thank you for having me. And yes, partnerships . Thank you for having me. And yes, this i partnerships . Thank you for having me. And yes, this is| having me. And yes, this is undeniably good that President Biden, Antony Blinken and their teens are meeting with 18 Pacific Island states, again, only a year after the last meeting. And look, we have often. There is a good package of assistance and diplomatic support on the table. I think it is aimed at trying to prevent chinese economic coercion and political and manipulation in the area. And i think 40 million as part of the floor of, the president accidentally said 40 billion but clearly it is more in the 40 million range. Ijust dont know if the totality of these efforts, if it is enough to counter the chinese efforts to displace the United States, australia and new zealand has the historical partner of choice in the region. Indeed, we heard choice in the region. Indeed, we heard President Choice in the region. Indeed, we heard President Biden. Choice in the region. Indeed, l we heard President Biden said last week at the United Nations that he wanted to responsibly manage competition, as he put it, between the us and china so it, between the us and china so it didnt dip into conflict. How important is summat like this in terms of building on preserving or improving the china relations . I preserving or improving the china relations . China relations . I think this summit is china relations . I think this summit is more china relations . I think this summit is more aimed china relations . I think this summit is more aimed at l china relations . I think this i summit is more aimed at our partners and in some cases allies and it is a broad swath of issues, Notjust Security Being dealt with, the fisheries issues, maritime domain awareness, consumer issues, certainly a lot of Climate Change issues associated with rising sea levels, that these countries experience at a much greater risk than the rest of the world. So i think its really focused on them but part of it is a competition with china and trying to show them that what we offer is part of a broader package and thats a bit different than what the chinese have on the table. find chinese have on the table. And on that, chinese have on the table. And on that. The chinese have on the table. And on that, the us chinese have on the table. And on that, the us confirmed today that it will recognise the independence of the cook islands and niue. What message does that send to china . I think were to make very clear that for these states, these two are with new zealand, there are three others with the United States, we have a deep level of support for them, these are countries we are going to invest in, but with all of them, trying to demonstrate that we are going to provide them with the diplomatic, economic and Security Support they need. find Security Support they need. And on that effort Security Support they need. And on that effort to Security Support they need. And on that effort to win hearts and minds, the Solomon Islands did not send its Prime Minister, something the Biden Administration said it was disappointing. What if anything should be read into that decision by the Prime Minister not to attend . I decision by the Prime Minister not to attend . Not to attend . I believe thats the impact not to attend . I believe thats the impact of not to attend . I believe thats the impact of chinese the impact of chinese investments in both economic investments in both economic investments and Political Investments and Political Investments in the Solomon Islands over the last few years, and the United States not being aggressively involved. It is to be expected, the chinese have made strong efforts there, so i think the United States should take that lesson is we need to be more gate engaged in this region, it has economic value to the United States, it has Security Value to the United States and that has a cultural legacy of us support throughout world war ii and since. Us support throughout world war ii and since ii and since. What is your assessment ii and since. What is your assessment of ii and since. What is your assessment of the ii and since. What is your i assessment of the stability ii and since. What is your assessment of the stability in the South China Seas . Was the philippines saying it had removed a floating barrier installed by china to block filipino Fishing Boats entering a contested area. I filipino Fishing Boats entering a contested area. A contested area. I think the chinese move a contested area. I think the chinese move to a contested area. I think the chinese move to place a contested area. I think the chinese move to place the l a contested area. I think the i chinese move to place the float in there was part of a Pressure Campaign on the philippines. Its very clearfrom campaign on the philippines. Its very clear from the tribunal� s ruling was that both countries have access to fishing rights. The chinese have a nine dash line, it was not a valid basis for sovereignty. The United States needs to be strong in this, we needs to be strong in this, we need to reinforce the 2020 statements that secretary pompeo had, making it clear we dont recognise these illegitimate moves by china in the South China Sea in the same way we dont recognise illegitimate moves by russia in crimea and eastern ukraine. United states needs to be clear about that, support our filipi