report from the heart of brazil stuart's march 9th on d. w. ah ah ah. this is the w news live from berlin. russia stepping up its attacks on ukraine cities, buildings on fire, and hockey thought after it renews bombardment and russia. claims control of the city of san but ukraine says that fighting is still going on. dozens of residents have died in recent attacks. also coming up german chancellor will of shots makes his 1st official visit to israel. a country trying to support ukrainian jews while

keeping positive relations with the credit class. he was safe inside the e. u. now he's going home to fight with either young ukrainian willing to risk everything to defend his country. ah, i'm going to have elton's welcome to the program. russian forces are intensified their attacks on ukraine's main cities. as president vladimir putin war enters its 7th day. russian forces claim to have taken control of the port city of kraft, some in the ukraine south. that is close to crimea. ukrainian official disputed that claim saying fighting for the city is still going on. further to the east. the port city of mario pope is under heavy attack ukraine's 2nd city hockey is to

day, again being shelled and the mayor of chief metallic. let's go. once that russia is gathering troops closer and closer to the capital, ukraine says dozens of residents have been killed by russian air strikes in recent days. numb from shock, this woman sits just 2 meters away from a dead body. one of a number killed in rushes, sustained attacks on hockey, ukraine, 2nd largest city, nazaburundi refill. we've been shelved by russians. we're all scared. why us? why us regular people russia has continued to bomb both residential areas and administrative buildings in the city. a local hospital has also been damaged,

running late bloomer broder, we had injured people in the hospital. the basement served as a bomb shelter. people were hiding here from the shelling of the so called peacemakers. let's put it like that. ah, emergency services in the city of their high tamya spent the early hours of wednesday morning trying to control raging fires. local authorities say a russian air strike hit the city, which is west of the capital cave. in care of itself, people are desperately trying to leave. they continue to flock to the central station as they try to escape the capital on tuesday evening and miss, i'll hit the city's t v tower killing. at least 5 people tower

is close to pop in yar a memorial site to one of the biggest single massacres of jews during the holocaust . ah, this is a country under attack with no one really show when or how it blend body w as much as building a join. so now from levine in western ukraine for the latest, he has russian forces seem to slowly advance on the capital. keith, what more can you tell us? yeah, that's what we're seeing. what we can see for the past few days. of course, the key was the prime target for the russian invaders, and they were advancing towards a key from 2 directions from the north east and from the north west. but for days now they have been stalled in the, in the suburbs of keys and also along the,

along the route there. there awesome are things that do not go as planned as planned by the russians. of course, there are other cities west fighting is still going on on that way for from north east to key if we don't have a clear picture now of what exactly where is going on, where, but we have reports of fighting from several suburbs into the north of the city. but your current president, logan is lensky, sounded very defined in his latest address today. let's listening to what he had to say. do my dish. sanchez flow. just think about this figure. the almost 6000 russians died. russian service men within 6 days of war, a figure without the enemy's losses from the past night. 6000 to get what about their mother ukraine? it isn't possible. then it will not happen with rockets. it, it will not happen with bombs. net tanks or any strikes, we are on our land,

and they'll be an international tribunal to prosecute them for the war against us. mr. rodney, there will not occurrence president robins, lensky speaking van, he mentioned the ukrainian estimate of russia's death toll so far. how reliable is that? and how are these numbers affecting the mood on both sides? these numbers are given by the ukranian military. the ukrainian military does not really give numbers for ukrainian losses. and d and russia does not confirm any of these numbers. they do not communicate any losses or, or, or gains are so far. um, but um, or are they, they do report gains but they do not report losses and they do not uh, give numbers. um, so it's of course, something that is to be taken with caution. what we see, however, is that the picture that these numbers represent, even if they are exaggerated, is, or what we've been getting from other sources as well. the ukranian invasion seems

to be really badly prepared. people will you see reports of soldiers running out of food are running out of gasoline? her soldiers appear in ukraine and seem to have no idea where they are or why they are there are communication breaking down between the russian tanks and are very young soldiers often conscript sta in there. and there, and it is, it was, it seemed to be in their 1st or 2nd year. and it's, it's really unclear, clear what russia was hoping to do. the but best explanation is that i put in thought like once they all step over the border, ukraine would surrender is possible. he seems to be very ill informed about what's going on around him. but this is, of course, absolutely not. the mood that is here. now, and that has been here for the past few months, so severe miscalculation by the russian forces is very probable at the moment. so coming to the situation for the civilians where you are,

do they have access to basic supplies quote, life is pretty much normal, almost normal here in, in, in the city center off leave m shops are open, not all of the shops, but many shops are open grocery stores are open, daily needs are catered to, but of course the city has seen a huge influx of refugees. and there are, of course, many people in tents or, or are trying to, to, to, to figure out what to do next. they're long queues at the border. people standing there for days in the cold before being admitted to the border book before being able to cross. so there is a huge humanitarian crisis here, but the infrastructure and the and, and, and all the functions that the city needs are still working. as tram ways boss is, taxes are running. there is fuel in, again, the gas station is not in all of them,

but, but there is. so this part of ukraine has not been hit very hard yet. did up his correspond mathias billing, or they're joining us from levin eastern you in western ukraine. thank you. very much let's bring in a, in a soft sun. she is a member of the ukrainian parliament and joins us from keith. welcome. you're originally from hockey, ukraine, 2nd largest city that has suffered heavily from a russian bombardment of the past as, as a what are you hearing from there? what, what's happening then? i am indeed from hurricane i'm seeing bombs blowing up in the city. they have bombarded the area way. i grew up the bumper though, the one that he reported about in the state of santa it's blown up. i just said, well tenant 10 minutes walk from my school, which i graduated from a 20 years ago. i am get in many messages from people, even in those who but i haven't been in touch with for years

a day old texting me and saying this, we want those fascists out of our city. we want to give to stay ukrainian. and that is a largely russian speaking city that is important to explain to the international audience would in, has been at claiming that he has come and he had to, ah, give freedom to the russian speak as well. now russian speakers in harkey are asking for him to leave their seat to so that they can leave in independence over any crane and state the situation in hard copies and it's terrible. they are at a ball minute from sky. but what gives me hope is that to after 3 days of a habeas bombardment of the city we have destroyed, i don't know how much of the infrastructure i had destroyed hospitals and authority buildings that they didn't manage to get into the city on tanks. so the city is very well protected by the ukrainian army on the ground. the only thing that we, it we have difficult to covering is the sky. that is why they use in this advantage

a, in order to comp, shall my native city. so you are a member of parliament for a party that is normally opposition to president zalinski, or are you supporting him in the situation? is ukraine really pulling together? i am a representative of the opposition party. we do have many disagreements with last key political party, but as of now we all still united. we all just want russians out of our country. and then we can continue our democratic criticism also of the government. but as if now, nothing we can argue about because the only thing we all want as of the time is corrections just to get out of our territory to get out of our land. now a few days ago, sitting in a bomb shelter, you wrote an article about how the russian president has, quote, fatally underestimated ukrainians. what do you mean by that? well, put in when, when suddenly his troops innovation into ukraine,

he will think that he will fight in ukraine an army which is the horse smaller than the russian army. but as a matter of fact, he is fighting the whole of the ukrainian people right now because everyone is getting involved. everyone is volunteering. everyone is ready to take the guns and seen more than 100000 people who signed up full entirely for terry told defense units including my dad and seen women for middle age. we don't know how they can be out there making food for the soldiers. i've seen people on the streets in the eastern towns where the russian come and they claimed that they take over control, proceeded with those people are doing. and that is just amazing. so i'm almost crying when, when we do they do the most ukrainian thing. you can imagine they go to the main street at the main square and protest against the russians in their city. and they actually managed to kick out several, in several cases. the russians on thanks chrome,

they're seated with their bare hands just by, by, by yelling at them, but by setting the molotov cocktails which do sat there tanks on fire. and i think that is something that we didn't did not take into account is that he is actually fight and not 2 115000 ukrainian soldiers. he's quite in 40000000 ukrainians now the united nation says it expect 4000000 ukrainians to flee the country. and that's 10 percent of the entire population as a member of parliament. do you encourage people to leave as long as it's possible or to stay? well i as a member of parliament, but also as a mother, i do understand the desire to make sure that your child is safe and from what i am seeing from the the report. so we're getting those who did leave mainly women with their children. and again, as a mother, i would say that after i heard the 1st bombs after 1st explosions in the 1st thing i did, i called my my son's father. and we had

a arrangement that in case something starts happening. he will be taken our son to the west as he crane, and that is what he did. and then i could proceed with him with my job here as a member of parliament. so i believe that the majority of those who left women with children and i do understand this, i very much hope that they will be able to return safely to their home city in town . so i kind of encourage or discourage that. i do understand the situation that in and i really really want all people to be safe, but particularly because we are seeing that put in is target and target. as of yesterday we had 17 confront death of children. after the shelling of the shootings on the street here in key, if so put in east killing our children. so making sure our children are safe is, is a huge priority. and again, i understand that not as a just as a member of it, as, as a mother myself. but i do hope that they were able to return back to your brain

after the victory. i'm afraid we have to live here in a sauce in there and member of the ukrainian parliament talking to us from keith. thank you very much for joining us here. thank you w. news tony's chance olaf shots is in israel for his 1st visit to the country. the trip is being overshadowed by the conflict in ukraine speaking alongside prime minister enough that he bennett shaw said both germany and israel would attempt to bring russia and ukraine together for negotiations on ending moscow's invasion. israel has been supporting ukrainian jews while also trying to keep positive relations with the kremlin and he has some off or to answer all of shows hard to say to day let me call on every body once again to stop fighting immediately, attacks against civil infrastructure and the civilian population need to be start was did, and obviously it is important to give diplomacy a great opportunity. i again am very grateful that both of us are going to

do what we can and what is possible to make sure that talks between ukraine and russia. were from soon along, continues germany strauser all of shows speaking there and only me now from jerusalem as the w. 2 political editor, mozilla cuteness, travelling with the chancellor, mozilla. what more did shore say? well, he said that this was a very dangerous situation. indeed, he is very concerned, he stress that to russia is a nuclear super power. and, and this is somebody who doesn't like to exaggerate the germans answer. he is deeply worried about this. in the dumb government, there seems to be an expectation that this could get a lot worse, and that's what everybody wants to prevent, wants to find a window for talks once again. and this became the overarching issue with all sorts of course dressing. yes, there is a crisis going on in europe,

but he absolutely wanted to make this trip here to highlight the close ties and to renew germany's promise that it will stand in for israel security and for jewish live everywhere in the world. but of course, when it came down to it, they were mostly talking about russia, but also about the potential for new iran nuclear deal at, during close doors. to talk to a bit more about the timing of this visit. you have touched on this, but why is all upshaw's flight is road time and europe's own house is on fire. while because now study bennett is someone who knows a lot about all partners involved and who is also seen as someone who could potentially mediate behind closed doors. but overall, it clearly shows he's still within the 1st 100 days of being german chance. and he wanted to make this very symbolic visit. he caught this visit down,

it was supposed to be 3 days now. it was just under one the half days, but he didn't caught the of time you spent at the yes him holocaust memorial. at the same time, both leaders announced that they would have a new strategic dialogue, were still to learn more details about what that means. but this comes under the impression of that conflict in ukraine and germany's turnaround over the past weekend when it comes to defense and security policy with a 100 extra 100000000000 euros extra put on the table by all are sold. so a lot of strategic talking going on with enough tally bennett. these are the prim med prime minister. still sitting firmly on the fence when it comes to potentially condemning russia. he simply won't do that as well. saying, guess this support on the way to support ukraine with medical and equipment? at the same time, he won't join sanctions, he won't condemn russia. now other security interests, namely in syria,

but potentially also a bit of vouching power. so all it is working the phones at the moment. well john, germany, q, look into it for how broke, broken an end to that conflict. but do you think eas road does really have a better chance of mediating effectively that by keeping the doors open, as you just explained? actually nobody can answer that right now. there seems to be an impression that it is very hard to 2nd guess what vladimir putin is thinking right now, whether him being militarily under pressure could potentially escalate the crisis further or help create a window for dialogue. and so it's a very unclear situation, but all leaders who could get through a to the phone on the phone to moscow are doing exactly that is well enough. tally bennett is an unusual physician there and he may well have possibilities. other

leaders don't, but we what we know so far is that diplomacy clearly is not likely from being given a big chance anytime soon. he's been pretty close to the german chancellor in recent weeks, weeks traveling with him to here to moscow. now to jerusalem, what's your feeling? how is he affected by this? what's his take? he is deeply concerned and when he says that in his very subdued matter of fact kind of voice, that is all i've sold and it's basically raising the alarms at that this is a major crisis or with an unpredictable outcome in face of a nuclear power. these are the individual elements. he mentions when you put them all together, it really is very disconcerting. indeed. it is a major challenge and he is willing to do his part. he's also still adamant that he

feels despite having learned that vladimir putin, kitty was planning this for a very long time. that diplomacy still was the right avenue to try and exploit until the very last moment. and that's what he's adamant on. continuing to do, but tentatively a closing of ranks between germany and the united states, the entire west. with of course we could spend a lot of time defining what that exactly is. did i receive political edits? emsella keeps no there for us travelling with the german saucer in israel. thank you. the united nation says more than half a 1000000 people have now fled ukraine since the invasion began with a majority crossing over into poland. but some ukrainians aren't traveling in the other direction. men who were out of harm's way but are returning to defend their homeland state abuse. mcsaunder reports shamella train station is no place to stay. those who can keep on going inland and away from the border.

not these men, they are heading in the other direction. all it all it. i'm not risking anything month on the road. you need all just a mom. how could i live with myself and stay here? a switch to play? sergei has a wife and 2 daughters and ukraine, leaving his job in poland and returning home to ukraine to fight was not a hard choice for him. not all will. i was just in shock. mow my yard, you not so which us door more. my family was home, my wife called me when you and i could hear the bombings over the phone says, telephone or your girl. she's got on the ball with poachers. he has a bullet proof vest and 2 helmets organized by his friends. i ask him if he thinks they are going to keep him safe. let you know though not with the girl, i am going to put it on and i'm going to shoot russians until i find out my job watching you. tough talk to cope with the situation. sir. gazed scared. he tells us

who would be on the platform. the train to warsaw is expected. any minutes? here we meet katerina. she just arrived from ukraine in my city. i have mother and grandmother and they're, they're probably coming to here. my father trained to defend us. well, listen, proud of him and of course and worries like most ukrainian men, her father had to stay and fight. the 21 year old is moved by the volunteers returning to ukraine to join her father's wrecks. i admire their etiquette and courage, like us said, they're going from other countries to our country to defend it, and that's admirable. their time has come together with his comrades. sergei makes his way to the bus. he doesn't know if he will ever come back. but for now, there is only one thing on his mind defending the homeland from the russian

invasion since that russian invasion began, there has been an outpouring of support for the people of ukraine from across europe. over the weekend to team of german artists covered a 300 meter long bridge with a simple message. let us build bridges with symbols of peace in ukrainian colors. the group wants ukrainians to know that people in europe are with him and rushes warren ukraine is also shaken up the world of classical music, top conductor valeri go gay, if has been fired from his post as chief conductor of the munich philip manecke, for failing to criticize his longtime ally, lament booted across europe, and the u. s. russian artists with ties to the kremlin have been put on notice. speak out against putin, of face being canceled. 0,

one of the world's most visionary conductors, and a long time ally of russian president vladimir putin. for years concert houses in the west looked past conductor. valerie gar gibbs close ties to rushes, authoritarian leader. but after putin ordered the invasion of ukraine, many are finding that impossible, and are demanding the conductor distance himself from putin. new york's carnegie hall cancelled garr gives appearance. so has lascola opera house in milan. in germany, munich, mayor gave dare give an ultimatum, denounced putin's war against ukraine and against munich sister city, kiev, or lose his job as chief conductor of the munich philharmonic. dare give didn't respond. on tuesday the mayor fired him. 6 1 of the world's top opera singers on an a trip co has also been a long time putin supporter. in 2014, she made headlines posing with

a russian separatist leader and flag in eastern ukraine. last year, the russian soprano celebrated her 50th birthday with a gala, at the kremlin this past weekend under enormous pressure. no trip go posted on social media. i am opposed to this war. i want this war to end and for people to be able to live in peace. but she stopped short of criticizing, pu tim, saying artists shouldn't be forced to take political stances. that stance was not enough to save her high profile concerts in the us, and europe after increased pressure for her to sever ties with putin trap go, cancelled all performances in the west saying it was not the right time for her to perform. you will see the w news still to come a sanctions rip into the economy. vladimir putin evidently believes this one place . russia can still turn to what is china really willing to take the west place as

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