the, the, you're watching dw, new who's coming to live from berlin, ukrainian army repels a fresh russian bed to process border. present for a lot of years. the lensky says there's been heavy fighting and you've brains north eastern har, keep regions as russian forces try to break defensive lines. there will take a closer look at glide, bonds, a deadly fret to your brain in for they have become rushed as a weapon of choice against your brains. frontline infantry dw is an economy we made for soldiers learning to deal with this devastating weapons. and the un, warren's aid to gauze, a quote of gainesville halls within days. it's as heavy fighting and rock that has

caused more than $100000.00 palestinians to flee the southern boston city. the i'm quite richardson. thank you very much for joining us. your training authorities say russia has launched a ground offensive and to the heart you border region advancing a kilometer inside ukraine. a local official said there was massive shelving in the town of buff chance ukrainian forces are evacuating residents and fighting to hold back moscow in advance, ukraine's president followed him as lensky said, the military had anticipated the attack. and 8 years battle is underway. bought his troops, he said, had stopped the enemy with artillery fire. let's get the very latest from a correspondent and economy in cuba. nick, what is the latest coming from the heart give region to play?

it's pretty difficult to get a handle on what exactly is going on. we have reports from villages along the russian border, basically directly north of katya. about 4th comes, notify the next that russian frontier and then some further east ramble chance. which about $0.60 comes ne, what kind of gets to that quite spread out. if we have reports from the of, of chance for some sources, say the russians adults one kilometer in from the border and other places. there's 2 of the small board of it is being taken by the russians. so we understand we're basically gray zone since the rest troops were kicked out of that part of hockey region infringements too. so basically there wasn't a lot see me in the way of civilian instructor and ukraine control that they were basically between the front lines. but it was something that you guys have been expecting the lower token, recent weeks about the russians planning to do something. if i could region other analyst saying that maybe they didn't have quite enough troops. and that it was more just that this kind of a tactic to try and strengthen ukrainians. but now as finally happens,

and we've had it for them is let's be saying, this is now the russian counter offensive. caesar. that is indeed what the lensky is saying. and what you're hearing based on this information, even though reports are still trickling in that this is in fact, that major russian offensive that ukraine has been bracing for. in the past weeks of the law. we see still remains to be really a proven that this is about taking kind of give say there are lots of other alternatives. some people have come out saying that this is about the russians trying to create some kind of buffalo to along the board because of the ukraine has the returning the to the refund that comes across that russian border being a town. so the rest and so i'd like to back in on that have now seen regulatory funds for the best part of it 2 years at. so there is that one theory there is dealt with here. this is just a short time thing to try and district you paying attention from. don't best with the main thrust of rushes offensive has been in recent months. this is just about kind of buying those ukraine results is grateful sir. panic, you know, kind of give you credit, the 2nd big city, try and get people to leave,

that sits in great kind of general people within ukrainian society with so called really, you know, get a handle that and understand where this is going. but certainly it does. it does feel very familiar and very threatening to look new friends. the side of, you know, the news of russian troops crossing those borders as ukraine's capital k of is only a 100 comes away from billers of sophie. are russians kind of stuff, a lot states, and also the russian border is not much further away from cuba. so this is the re awakening memories of february twins. that's too and it's not very welcome. and most importantly, that american health that was signed off recently still hasn't reached the paper lines in the kind of scale and the scale that the range if we need to, this is a moment of real deputy fingerprint. next. thank you so much. that is an economy for us in cuba. now, earlier, nick filed a report for us on a new threat that's been emerging for troops on the front line, russian glide bonds. he looked at how ukrainian fruits are learning to live with

this increasing threat person blood booms tearing through ukrainian hanger. the, the in 2024. at least that's according to russian ministry. blog is russian and ukrainian social media has been full of these kinds of images in recent months. but seeing it on the screen, but it doesn't quite prepare you for seeing the impact these weapons can have your own noise. this is the damage done by the smallest kind of like pump, currently used by russia to. lemme see, this is just a small part of the blog going through it. just this was a 250 kilogram. glad to give you a sense of scale. i'm to make this tool these regarding your soul, just know to well what it feels like to be of the receiving end of russian. glad bowman tax tell us they 1st came up against them about a year ago. recent months they've been getting bigger and more frequent on the card

problems, mike is using sound, did you hear that sound? and soon enough there is an explosion. you've got debris flying around and then the shockwave future. right now it's the russians go to weapon to force out infantry out of the dugouts. but i suppose that even you, it says i'm glad to flatten everything. it doesn't matter. how did you do your trenches at one help? this will is the 1st to seek lie booms, use a widely into such effect, but the technology behind them isn't completely new. this is a hybrid what the blood bombs, that just conventional dumb bombs. they have turned into precise smart bombs with the addition of special wing kits and satellite navigation systems. crucially, they can fly up to 70 kilometers. these are thank you. that means russian pilots can launch these go items out of range of most ukrainian ad defenses. and by repurposing soviet era bones from its false don't biles, russia can produce these weapons at speed of follow costs than any equivalent ms.

so see when the water, so you have reached the beach, these russian bombs cheaper than anything the us has endorsed. they use the simple list mechanics and a very primitive winkie, along with the whole thing cost less than $20000.00. and why do i say this is the lady was not only complex comparison, even the cheapest christmas owls russian as far didn't ukraine are estimated to cost around a $1000000.00 each to produce personal items, often failed to designate the ukranian troops. the challenge to better understand the weapon that they face showed they've put together crudely, but they're effective. i do know damage the knots, hillary, many grains of, of where the country doesn't try to build its own guide. bombs, producing these weapons isn't the problem the most most safely is rushes. s 400 defense systems down ukrainian planes up to 200 kilometers away gradient experts

and sold a degree. there's a new one. realistic onset to rush, just like problems. and that's matching rushes capacity to shoot down the planes that can carry these booms. ukraine has already proven that it's possible. you can, you're forced to say they shut down more than a dozen russian planes to february alone. most experts believe that was down to west and supplied patriot defense systems. that is until the much russian forces were able to destroy to ukrainian patriot launches. since then, ukraine has kept his handful of patriot systems away from the front lines preferring instead to protect the countries big cities. until you can get some more of these at defense systems. can again afford to take risks. russian planes kinda like bombs, will have little to fear. i'd like to bring in justin chrome, a military veteran and the ceo of the intelligence consultancy simple line. thank you for joining us. what does it reveal about russia strategy that 2 years into

this war? it's weapon of choice now seems to be retrofitted. soviet era buns is what you just uh doing. they are cheap. russian has lots of them, and they might be crude, but they look, they are very effective, more effective, as you heard that from the front lines and all tillery, i'm the closer will say the russians can load, sees and comparative safety with a rav 4. so it's neutral, and this code for the russian naturalists is that you never across the front lines into ukrainian church rates was preferred to stay in safety and live weapons and safety and not limited what it could do other than the comb paper. effectively, this topic is allowed them to use the rapid was a bit more loss keeping it largely safe and be able to deliver the sorts of very unfortunate impacts on the ukranian positions to the defense positions. so given these are relatively cheap and effective and allow these other advantages.

why haven't we seen russia use these live bonds more aggressively? until recently? i mean, even building up over the last year, but you have to remember that russia effectively found itself pointing the more didn't expect. so they thought this would be a quick war in ukraine. i think they felt that more more than the systems where the chief spectacular results and actually that more expensive systems are generally not home very well. certainly below expectations they've been counted. what they sought to find is the more basic tactics, more basic approaches, more improvise solutions are actually achieving results. i mean, there is no area for learning lessons like when you're fighting a war and it rushes love. the lessons in this environment adapt to improvise and go back to it using these sorts of weapons in conjunction with its ground forces. they have a lot of problems coordinating at ground earlier in the conflict. they're getting better at that. they're able to bring down far from guns and from across much more quickly on ukrainian positions. and they could before say the whole system has been

improving gradually. i'm just crude, but effective and available proof just on to work very well. and so it's become more and more popular as it's worked. so let's take a look at what ukraine's options are here. what is ukraine most in need of in order to be able to counter these kinds of attacks. i mean, the reason the rushing it across, i mean, goes to the front lines are the same as the reason you're running across up across the top, which is the defense environment miss. all the environment on both sides. i'm russia even was trying to operate and safety is lost. the macro offices we had in the report, well, behind the writing lines to pretty what aisha see printing and tactics but rushes to remove the account so that they, they found ways to push you currently in that different spot. they're still very wary of it. so the more a defense ukraine could equip and have the best that they can do. they also have some type of course around if they get the f 16 soon to the hoping for over the summer that are on the way these across to potentially help them adroit by crushing

nat croft a bit more. they seem to push them 2030 miles further back to make that a more unsafe area for the russians and they could achieve an effect because they're also going to be risk. doing that because the russians a 3rd defense is the thing you brains really pull them back on is that you're using the range drive and strikes to target the fields with these types of coming from to target. the deaf, those with the light bulbs are being held. that's one of the other ways that can reduce this, right. but at the moment, not only results, the temporary reduction, this rex russia has so many of these problems it can bring forward. so that's the 3 ways you kind can deal with it, but we're, they're not quite difficult. few crane at the moment that alone with the pressure on the citizens. and now haul caves, we had to explain the fact that many of your cranes allies have not delivered in the air defense systems like you have has been so vocally asking for. so there's probably 2 or 3 reasons. one of which is there's no point in giving people systems if they call support them, supply them have missiles to fall from the cruise to operate them. it's not just

the case of giving you credit a piece of equipment. we have to give them the capability to use it. so sometimes people to bring all of that together to achieve something on the ground. i think another thing here, particular missile defense, a defense. i'm particularly since we're on the attack on this well, i think a lot of countries across that, considering how they would repel an attack of this kind with a unfortunate enough to experience one. so the desire to help you cried is that, but if you haven't got many of these systems yourself, your own country, you're not sure where you're going to get another one from. are you willing to give the one you have to pry it or do you want to keep it just in case? well gets even worse, you need it. so i think these are now become quite high value assets for countries, and therefore typically that if it's less willing to hand them over just in case i need it so. so i do need the bigger initiative to support the source assistance, but you credit isn't gone need. they couldn't possibly have enough at defense for bucks. well,

thank you so much for joining us today to share your insights. that is military analyst, just didn't crump and we time to bring you up to speed with some other world news headlines. now. chad's military ruler, my how much w it's now has been declared the winner of this week's presidential election. the results have been contested by the opposition, the election in the north central african country. it has been long delayed after 3 years of military rule. india supreme court has granted temporary bell to a top off position leader to allow him to campaign in the ongoing national election . deli chief minister, our vend kendra hall was arrested nearly 7 weeks ago on corruption charges his party to cried the case as an attempt by prime minister and a wrench from moody to take out his rivals. ahead of the election to the united nations. hasn't heard a stark warning about the plight of palestinian civilians are trapped by the war and gaza, as is rarely, military forces conduct operations into the southern city of rafa. the un says 8

operations quoted grind to a halt in just days. vital border crossings remain closed and the air drops along the gaza strip. i've only brought limited relief. another attempt is now under way to bring supplies across the mediterranean. and us container ship carrying a left cypress on thursday of us as fighting has caused more than 100000 palestinians, to flee rasa. and it is not the 1st time that many of them have been displaced. playing the fighting and rough uh the can find a family is once again on the move that headed to con eunice for the north, but feel what they will find on the con eunice area. say there's no life there. they chose to go to con us almost. okay, so it's a safe place, but it doesn't have any water or any food or drink or 8 or anything. we don't know what to do with israel had previously labeled. rafa is

a safe story. more than a 1000000 people have been sheltering that israel has released this voltage of tanks entering the rafa area where explosions were reported early friday. these rel says the cc is a strong hold for him, off militants, and death strikes the escalating with children among the victims. when uh, in the israeli army struck us with 2 missiles without warning of them and this is the criminal act was made. people were murdered among them were little children who had nothing to do with any of this and see how you had you have further restrictions on age making life, even worse. israel, his shots, off the vice will roughly border crossing,

leaving supply warehouses virtually empty. and bringing hospitals to the brink of collapse. most importantly elements. what is the only human to issue fuel fuel fuel that of course also for you in your age that also saw moments and of that. so let us try to get rid of the few all the major a precious, including multiple ration. they come from the walls and saw our estimation is the goals only have fuel for $2.00 to $3.00 days in the united states has repeatedly warranty israel against a full scale offensive and rough uh and has halted some alms deliveries. israel the remains defiant and shows no signs of giving in to international pressure. i as sam rose from the un agency for posting and refugees

about 8 operations, possibly grinding to a halt. oh absolutely. no, we uh, when were running on nbc, essentially the board as close to suppliers the board as close to funeral and this will have really serious impacts on the population around for the population of the rest of god. so we've got over a 1000000 people stand in reference to 1000000 people. so what do you guys are off of those people are children in there already and that is suffering and injuring catastrophic conditions in relation to security, access to health care and water satisfaction, and shows a service. those supplies. bryant 2 holes in the they, they do, and people are on the move and suffering the impacts of another, bombardments, another operation of the drugs. i think what the conditions will be a, tell us a little bit about these evacuations from rough. i could you paint

a picture for us of how difficult it is for people a over a 1000000 people who've already been displaced and then tens of thousands of them to get up and move again. it to another part of the gaza strip. yeah, the situation is incredibly difficult. so for these people we were estimating us as the u. n. the last nights that around a 110000 people had to evacuate it outside my office i. i was more and more people leaving today talking of the things that belonging to one another so that they haven't done because bicycles, pickup trucks and just leaving for the safety so that people to evacuate and get those inside the evacuation. and those beyond that because the bombardments and the strikes have gone far beyond that decline of actuation zone. and people on the move is orderly where i am. but other parts of goes, i've of wrap i, it's quite,

i also get it in ways with this. many people on the move is very desperate. situation right now have a sam rose from the u. n. 8 agency for palestinians and the united nations general assembly votes today on giving palestinians greater representation in the us largest body. it would mean more participation, but no regular voting rights. adoption of the resolution could also paved the way for full membership. our admission to the u. n. is long overdue, long overdue. it has been 75 years in the making. nothing exemplifies the u as wrapped in values more than the advancement of a palestinian statehood. 2 visions that are mutually exclusive, palestinians have long argued that they have the right to their own state. while many is rarely governments, including the current one, have said that such

a state would be a threat. after israel's founding, in 1948 palestinians were forced to live on a sliver of the land they had formerly occupied. many move to refugee camps that have since become cities. whole new generations grew up there while militants carried out terrorist attacks on his release. in 1974, the leader of the palestinian liberation organization, or p. a low yasser arafat spoke at the red and the body passed a resolution affirming the rights of the palestinian people to national independence. then in 1988, the p l. o renounced terrorism and recognized israel's right to exist while declaring the state of palestine to consist of the internationally recognized palestinian territories. the west bank which includes east jerusalem and the gaza strip. this was already more complicated than it looked for decades. israel has been building illegal settlements in the west bank and considers them part of

israel proper. the road towards palestinian statehood has had many ups and downs since then. in 1993, there were high hopes after peace talks known as we cause low accords created the palestinian national authority meant to provide limited self government. the piano became an official partner in negotiations over an eventual state. but after a string of terror attacks negotiations over the adventure status of palestine installed for years, then beginning in 2009, the administration of us president brock obama under pressure at both sides to negotiate. and after that stalled, in 2011, the palestinian authority applied to the you and to be recognized as a member states as in 2012 the assembly granted palestine the status of a non member observer. but the move did little to move israel's position since then negotiations have stalled again with is really politics taking a hard turn to the right and with gaza under the hard line regime of

a mouse which calls for israel's destruction. the palestinian authority is widely considered to be corrupt and weak. after her mazda is terror attacks of october 7th, the notion of a sovereign palestinian state became extremely unpopular and is real yet as insoluble as the conflict between the 2 sides themes, palestinian representatives are still pushing the international community for statehood. the question as it has been for decades, is when or whether that will come and let's put that question straight to our correspondent benjamin address group. are in washington. benjamin, how likely are the palestinians to be successful in their push for full un membership? it is really likely that 2 days of resolution will easily achieve the necessary 2 thirds majority in the general assembly. also due to the fact that there is no beat to ride in the 193 member body. and that's different to the un security council

with the us with washington. and that pro, vetoed a proposal recommending the admission of the state of palestine to full membership in the united nations. in april 12 security council members voted in favor that you pay in switzerland, abstained in only the us voted against it, even with countries that don't recognize the public opinion states backing the resolution. so 2 days for a solution that is expected to be approved by a large majority, it will then recommend to the security council to reconsider is requesting save. and this resolution up for a vote with also a grant, a new rights and privileges. could you tell us a little bit about what they entail? the diplomats have told us media that the original draft of the assembly resolution was changed significantly to address concerns not only by the us, it is still expected to vote against it, but also by russia and china. because, well, both countries are strong supporters of policy funds un membership. there are concerned

quoting it to the soldiers that granting a certain type of rights and privileges could set a president for other which it'd be un members with russia being concerned about kosovo and china about taiwan. so coming back to this latest draft proposal, it would did indeed pull this thing into the right to participate in the united nations international conferences convened also by the un having the right to make statements submit proposals, amendments co sponsor and proposal as well. but the state of palestine would not have a right to vote and looking outside of un institutions. benjamin, we're also seeing several e u members preparing to recognize a palestinian state. that's right, spain island, slovenia, and mel to apply and to recognize the publicity and stay there. what's the use of foreign policy? chief yusef burrell said he applauded european countries to move to recognize that posting in stage and said that the idea is rooted in the principles of defending

a human rights. and well, burrell say that this might happen for some countries on may 21st is this being a foreign minister. jose manuel of virus has not given a date. and, and that's also quite interesting because madrid's top diplomat is in washington. and we can expect the disposition of the move by measure it will also take center stage during his thoughts with a just us counterpart on sna blinking here in the us. thank you so much for that update that has our correspondent benjamin others gruber. and just before we let you go, let's get you a quick reminder of our top story. at this hour. ukraine says russia has launched a ground defensive into the har q border region advancing a kilometer in to you, right? a local officials that there was massive showing in the town of love tons ukraine's president to let them hear zalinski has that the military had anticipated the attack. and that's a fierce battle is underway. and it is our news update at this

hour. i'm sorry. richardson in berlin for me and the whole team here working behind the scenes. thank you so much for joining us. the

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