[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news life from berlin, russia steps up it's offensive in northeastern new crane. here is what the situation in both chance is turning into at the very moment, try me here. this is a residential building. it was struck by a july drum just about 20 minutes ago. our correspondence witnesses, the devastation rush and force on these, and how ukrainian soldiers do what they can to bring residents to safety. also coming up vladimir prudent and she's in pink pledge, a new era of partnership between russia and china,

as they accuse us of selling k us around the world. the i'm, i'm in east with. welcome to the show. the mayor of har keeps, says the city has been hit by several russian drones, hockey busy cranes, 2nd biggest city, and lies just 30 kilometers from the russian border. which russia launched a surprise offensive in the region last week. thousands have been forced to flee the border area. grant and present a load of mirrors, the lensky went to harkey on thursday and visited wounded soldiers and the military hospital. lensky handed out national awards, and thank the troops for holding the line against russia's offensive. ukrainian soldiers have been scrambling to defend the border area and bring people to safety . dw max is in the reports from the town of charles,

which has seen some of the fiercest friday for the people of both chance. this is a nightmare repeating itself. the russians attacked and occupied the town at the start of the full scale invasion. booker pushed out. now they're back. and this here is what the situation involve. chance is turning into at the very moment, guy me here. this is a residential building. it was struck by a glide bomb from what we've been told on just about 20 minutes ago. 2 women were injured in taken to hospital. the russian forces are hitting the city and neighboring areas. we've ariel bonds like this one. when we were there, russians had entered the northern suburbs. these drag and teeth are supposed to

slow advancing tax and the ukrainians are rushing more troops to the region to prevent a russian break through what it's looking so grim that most people have left. and many of those who've remained so far are now following them. the police officers blood and you already are here to get some of the amount of all of the lives with his dog bottle right next to the new front line, but doesn't want to leave lod liens on a professional connection to persuade him to listen to me i am the commander of your daughter. i don't want her to sit there and cry over the okay. i'll probably know. many don't want to believe this is happening again. why didn't you evacuate earlier?

that's what i had hoped that all would be good. that nobody would force me out just as we're leaving the lie down there, glide bombs, coming. is that right now? i promise you, you come with me. this 2nd large scale attack is devastating for people here. officer of law tells us who the, which was. they're all in despair because everything they have gathered in their lives bit by bit faith in building their houses because of a range of their places for living within everything they had a lot of between. so the, the special below their most cares desire now is for it all to and it is that they want to return to those ruins that will remain for the country. what and restore everything, not people, you know, people, there's always that they say, you know,

within those of the danger cannot be underestimated to posted a flight briskly. this was a sniper, round and at the head of their driver to see the world, their luck. this vehicle for them provided by the americans, was armoured. further south and relative safety. some of the last directories wait for transport to hockey. the show is here with their family and their neighbors. they spend 6 days in the basement and then flight on 4 to one just because i can only get the car. when you send me the we did anything, anything would happen. and when we realized that everything was flying from all sides, everything was being bombed. we all hope that this and this is my house exclusive. we couldn't take out my shepherd dogs. unfortunately, no soccer. i left him. that's all. it is

sorry. we are all alive. thank god and have the whole family left alive and with love to be to sell it will definitely be made as also say we're united with his daughter something but he and his dog, but on are not home here. and while we're getting a lot has lost faith feel ever return. a russian president vladimir putin has arrived in harbin as he continues is to day visit to china earlier put in met with china's leader. she's in pain and beijing. the 2 leaders have reaffirmed they are no limits. partnership in the face of growing tensions with the west, she and prudent have signed an agreement on deepening ties. and so they're working towards ending the warranty crane. although they offered no details on their efforts. would you be to the shoot? yeah, i'm 10 but deep. i'll journalist probably and catch my eye is joining us from beijing

. hi fabia and thanks for being here with us. so russian and china seemed to be celebrating their partnership. but what does that actually mean in practical terms? us? yeah, i mean, it 1st means that they have on the rhetorical level upgraded the relationship. they have assigned almost it doesn't joint documents. that pledge deepening cooperation of that ranges from infrastructure projects, media cooperation, energy deals, etc. and they have a flourishing trade that has been booming since the stop and of the blind ukraine. and um, i would say that it's also concerning that uh today uh, when putting in how being in the north of china, he will make one particular stop. and that is at the harbor institute of technology . that is a, one of the universities that has the closest ties to the military here in china. so at least for on the symbolic level, that is quite concerning from the perception of the west. because it might indicate

that russia maybe gets more access to the defense industry here or to technology. and that is actually the part points. sorry that it's a call pointed at china right now. um is exporting a large part of what is called to a used products to russia. so things that are not weapons but are in directly used to for, to team to build up. it's military base where the war and ukraine did come up. but that was one put in think chief for a proposal to end the war there. so what is this chinese so called piece plan? looked like it was the people piece pan has been um circulating for quite a while. no. and if you look at it, it's a rather awake document, it's not a concrete action plan, and you always have to consider that. um, it comes uh when, when china, once negotiations into put a ticket solution, it does so on or basically you're rushing terms. i mean, they also all the efforts,

right, know, going on this a plan peace conference in switzerland. but um, china has not endorsed. it has not yet confirmed whether they will send a delegation to switzerland or not. and the distance or the position of china to what's the one ukraine has not changed. it does not called us of what it calls it. the ukraine cries, it's only criticizes to us. it's adding the fire to the, to it and criticizes the west for sending weapons to um, ukraine. while the other hand, it has not to criticize russia with one syllable yet and is always maintains that russia has legitimate security concern. so i think it will be hard for ukraine, for example, to accept china is indeed true negotiate. i think china describes russia as a close partner. now at the same time is trying to maintain close relationships, particularly economic relationships with western countries. um, so how is being handling this balancing act the way it becomes difficult,

but i think it was successful so far because of the price of a badging had to pay was rather little. so um, when you know your penalty does come here, they also ask the agent to stop it support with a rush as defense industry, but i think the message was not taken so serious. but for example, in the u. s. foreign minister, entity blinking was here and he issued a warning. i think after that you could see that the chinese export. deresa indeed went down because the, the threat that the u. s. pauses buy, possibly, for example, the sanctioning a chinese bank, it cetera is much bigger. so i think this really has a heading and effect, but right now a to china and russia are working on making the trade sanctions prove. and one way to do that is to, um, basically do the trait only in domestic currency. so already now it, at least according to poor team, he said that the trait is 90 percent done, either in rouble or redmond b. and i think that is also one way of, you know,

making it syncs improved from the west journalist from you and customer and vision . thank you. authorities in brazil, south and say they are planning to build 10 cities to house, some of the people displaced by historic flooding. the state of rio run. it also has been devastated by heavy rain since april, forcing half of a 1000000 people to flee their homes. scientists are warning that it may take a month for the floods to subside. the ws gustavo boss o has this report from the flooded region 5, personally in the army boats are now the only connection in this part of the rio candidate. those who are to his parents are finally ready to travel for 3 days. they slept in an office, they didn't want to risk a boat crossing with their baby during the latest ground flooding in southern brazil or so. so i, so i think we can go now to our city,

maybe if the car is still there. so you can go back. we work here in ohio to mile. so we came, but there was nothing left. the floods destroyed the house and our company there used to be a regular ferry here. but now everything depends on the military. soldiers also bring donations for the more than $11000.00 displaced people. they're facing. i left at 530 this morning and arrived at the school at 8. it is quite complicated because i work at a school in the other in the morning and in the afternoon here it is. certainly the school director said i could leave. so i left 5 minutes earlier. the iron and concrete bridges in this region have collapsed, and many houses have been left in ruins. marco says, neighborhood has disappeared. yet he had his life here. cry efficient, but his key. it's unbelievable. so in the lab is it looks like a bad dream. i can defend you, come here and you see that it's true. you know,

when i got here, i looked around and i saw there was nothing left to my eyes. navigation i facing my house, stood here. there were trees. here in the front. there was a big, beautiful tree, a strong tree. it broke you can see what's left of it. so i knew 6 or 8 people. this was the mister orlando's family who lived here toward orlando silver who i used to buy from it the market. we got along very well. a neighbor of mine also lived here. you with them with the army and the mother of another friend of mine. 2 couples to see all the acquaintances, all people i spend many years with. well, this is i'm still depleted. the water is in the 6th of the 11 rivers monitored in rio grande. those who are still above the dangerous levels. the construction of new bridges won't be finished before july. there are almost 80000 people who still have no where to go,

except for the 770 shelters scattered across the region. for now, all they can do is hope that they will be able to rebuild their lives as soon as possible. and a quick look at some of the other headlines from around the world. south africa has asked the top united nations court to halt israel's operations. and rafa and southern gaza, south africa q. this is real of stepping up what it calls the genocide israel will present its case in a 2nd day of hearings at the court in the hague. on friday to repeat in trusted with the us coast guard is working to contain an oil spill off the coast of texas. up to 2000 gallons of fuel is estimated to have spilled after barge crashing to a bridge near galveston. officials are investigating how the barge became detached from the boat, which was guiding the number of countries affected by coral. bleaching is growing. mid record ocean temperatures. bleaching has been recorded in 62 countries

and territory since february 2023. scientists say that in the past year, around 60 percent of the world's reeves, i've experienced temperatures which can cause bleaching. it's up next to w documentary on the state of this and baldwin economy. people who are forced to live on remittances from family members to work abroad. i'm almeni's that stay with us the they burst into our is whenever they feel like doing the 1000 kind of for design of fashion and most abusive in the sky. many including the office of how do they do in the secret lives. the dogs may 22nd on dw

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