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the, the, this is the, the news life from the lin president. lansky wants to crane has only a quarter of the ad defense as it needs to hold the front lines. the president says, the latest russian force could be the 1st wave of a wider offensive as russia steps off. it's from bottom end of the eastern city of type chief, also coming up fighting erupts in northern gaza. again, as is rarely sold, just about to have most fighters in job by the just alice area is what else? i mean, we covered the bodies of 3 hostages, taken by him off. they were among those killed as a music festivals during the october 7th terror attacks. and heavy rain
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falls lamps, germany, south, west triggering flooding and salon slides. the re looks likely to ease but also reduce ones. rivers are still rising. the . i'm monica jones, welcome to the program. ukraine's president for a lot of mr. lansky has acknowledged a tense situation on the eastern front lines with troops suffering from battle fatigue and running low on weapons and equipment. the president estimates ukraine has only a quarter of the defense as it needs to count a russian missile attacks. he also lashed out at western allies warning the indecision is contributing to the critical situation. the waves, no one was stuck on the. we are in a non some situation fully where the west is afraid,
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the dresser will lose the war. and it doesn't one ukraine to lose it brought out because the cranes final victory will lead to rushes defeat. but as of a day and the final victory of russia will lead to ukraine's defeat, i see the pro, so green. and he, we are with you right now if you move in such a moment and such a challenge for everyone in the game look like. let's see, savanski has been visiting the eastern region of how teeth, which sits on the border with russia, and has faced intense bombardment by russian troops and recent weeks. the countries knew conscription loyal comes into effect today. lowering the age of conscription from 27 to 25 in a bit to boost mom. pop exhausted the troops on the front line. so hoping for a break and for more weapons to hold russia back along the
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border with russia. ukrainians, a fleeting for their lives. a tax on the town of chums kept escalation to shoot. the russian soldiers have arrived on some strange old constant shelling gob do a lot of missiles hit last night to watch and several rockets flew over the pool. it's dangerous to stay here. visa residents are advised to evacuation some of the them just yesterday. we have up to date was up to 15 wounded in russian. shelling preschool football is put on and they see the wheels i have with the town is around 75 kilometers from her keys. ukraine sticking, biggest fishing, which is being bombed by russia almost every day. president landscape is wasted and allies must drink some new friends and a must sound capabilities. unless you wouldn't see new mom says we need at least
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for 7 patriot ad defense systems. you have a lot lower, i'd say what we have in addition to those systems. but i believe that we have only about 25 percent of the defense is we need to shop at the admissions office to to create ukrainian truth for being freed. then along the front line, those in the donates region assures on mentality and a waiting for his help. if someone could disco, the situation is complicated, then you know, we work day and night. try to do more with shorts on the munition or trying to save as much as we can. look, someone presidents zalinski says russian troops advance between 5 and 10 kilometers inside ukraine's northeast and border before being stopped by defending forces. he ones rush is offensive. could come in civil waves and that the push for hockey is just the 1st. let's bring it in dw, as russia analysts, konstantin,
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a god's constant in. what has changed for the russians on the battlefield? well, nothing dramatic monica box. if you consider the fact that nothing else goes, of parties are only 26 kilometers from both. it was a russian, pretty much every single village, every single square columbus saw that the russian forces capture brings them closer to hockey, and all the points and has denied that he wants to store the city, which is the 2nd biggest any great and your brains form a capital in the light and to it is no one really can believe him because he made the time said one thing and then did another. it's another question whether the russians now have a, the, the, the, the forces, the much of you for a full frontal assault on the city. but it seems that this has at least a preparation for up as a possibility of such a storm. me that we just heard
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a little clip from an interview that's the lensky gay fund. we heard that he said to the west is quote, afraid of both russian and ukrainian to feed. what do you make of his remarks? monica fergus speaking up personally and having spoken quite a lot in the last few weeks with the experts. submitted the ribs, i was in the baltic states where i am and also elsewhere in europe. i take the same view. i think that there is huge descending opinion decision uh, in the west. uh and uh, the idea that to grade has to win against russia is still not accepted more than 2 years after the beginning of the a full scale invasion. yes, the overall definitely fence, that's a rush or we'll lose. and then as many, many a weston and the state, we don't know,
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it was going to happen in russia. if food channel loses the will. but this is no argument for ukrainians. what very short of personnel and who are very short or weapons, all those west from is the weapons of they're still not being delivered to live in the 60000000000 package that the u. s. congress has approved a few weeks ago. it'll take time before the weapons and uh, the spectrum of basically being transferred onto this page will arrive in ukraine and that creates a, well, i think it understandable feeling of a frustration in your brain. but as well as you mentioned me, this lack of equipment like of weapons, the fatigue, lack of morale, if you like. and how is all of that playing into the hands of russia as well? it does because of everything that for example, the ukraine authorities are now saying about mobilization,
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about dropping moments into the army. a definitely is a very public sign of a shortage of personnel. i wouldn't say desperation, but differently signs of a war. and this creates a momentum football team who can say, well, you know, you're still have to talk to me because on winning this war and this, i'm afraid we'll have an impact on both public opinion and the rest of the decision makers. and this is what i think is the landscape and in his interview process to be concerned about. right, dw russia analyst konstantin, a good that for us. thank you so much. konstantin, thank an old frontline has apparently reopened and the wall between is really focuses on how my sizes in gaza. witnesses describe heavy fighting in and around the town of dahlia in the north of the gaza strip. is way is ami. describe the class just as some of the fittest in 7, in the 7 months of the war, i was early at,
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the military has recovered. the bodies of 3 is right and the hostages in gaza. among them is german. is a shawnee look whose body was seen in the back of a pickup truck. in videos of the october 7th terror attack. she was declared dead later that 2 months off the fragments of his go were found. the army says she, along with him, it was kayla and it so i could come down and get that into where to, to buy from us to the nova i music festival and the bodies taking into gaza. they were celebrating life in the nova music festival. and they were murdered by homos robotics were transferred to medical profession out of the full forensic examination. and identification of the procedure was completed. we notified the families our hearts go out to them. meanwhile, more 8 has started arriving in gaza via tempo. very flows in pia built by the us
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military. it's helped as many as 150 trucks. a day will come a show of carrying food and other vital supplies. the united nations well come to the new entry point, but said the floating p equipment to be relied onto sol, gals, us hung up prices. there was no, we're left to go for either him and his family, but they're destroyed house. he's one of more than 600000 palestinians who have fled rafa due to the ongoing is really offensive. he's now back to what's left of his family's home. and her newness today ever him has to make food. hello from an a parcel. have a good how you look. well this is the kitchen. it's destroyed. what have thoughts on fit for us, but we are making it with god willing, perfect good. how can we pay this whole so the children don't full out. put the
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boxes usually contain, can meet the fava beans and chick piece the w f p. warren's, the 8 packages like these are running out. we've not been able to access all warehouse and wrap it for more than a week. we have very little food and fuel coming through the boat across things in the south. and we are always trying hard, but failing currently to bring in consistent volumes of food. what aid agencies want our new shipments and entry points for a delivery to guys? the fuel food and medical supplies have dwindled since the is really military took control of the gaza side of the rock of border crossing. last week to begin ground combat there. a trucks on friday arrived at a new loading pier built by the us off the coast of gaza as
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a temporary aid cora door. the number of trucks that arrived there could reach a maximum of $150.00 per day. the u. n. warrens that land routes are the most efficient a delivery method. we asked a u. n. a finalizing our operational plans to make sure that we are ready to handle a once the floating docks is properly functioning, while ensuring the safety of our stuff. however, getting a to people in need in to and across it guys, i cannot and should not depend on a floating duck far from where i need a most acute land roost on the most viable, effective and efficient aid delivery method. which is why we need all crossing parts to be opened. reaching people in need will be the next hurdle to overcome. even during many heavy rainfall has cost flooding on land
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slides in southwest, in germany, the regional government and the state of the island as read off funding to help people forced to leave their homes germantown. so that will f shows will visit the area to assess the extent of the damage, is trying to salvage a car while putting themselves in danger. straits inside, broken, submerged under water. residents feel for that homes using sand bags to protect the properties of that holds does nothing more we can do . we've already had water this time the house. some areas have already been evacuated. hundreds of firefighters and police have been called in pumping the straits clear and, and locking drains not sure, and this is great. i know that is working successful 30th,
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or volunteers feel sand bags to pass on to residents. but the emergency crews know it's going to be a long job. i don't end up. there's no end inside to the moment. even if it stops raining, the brands we move on from here to other areas. this and some of the problems were made of amazon revenue not only get was done putting me on solid and state premier says the local authorities doing everything they can to contain the situation to boys and thousands and roads as well as infrastructure. are things that we know this will be a concern, not just right now button for a long time to come for 50. the most important thing is they're helping no casualties. no one has been here. we wanted to stay that way and we'll do everything to make sure i'd done this home in the show for the so supplied on the list autonomy of the gentleman. whether service has lifted a stone morning,
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but sled levels of steel rising as or from us for now coming up next of a motoring show. risk looking at how spiraling cost to me in america's pulling out of love with its cost and pickup trucks. monica jones, thanks. the name is the calls back. saved loud. thank you so much for joining in. welcome to don't hold a bad. a lot of people do that. it's all about saying it aloud. next, would it be nosy bay? like good, everyone to kings. check out the award winning called called the new cars. this was one part of the americans,
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