and starts april 16th on d, w ah ah, this is daily news line from berlin counter attack ukraine head back against russian forces near keith, ukraine's outgunned military report success. we taking some areas west of the capital that the country's population is paying a heavy price. also coming up us present, joe, by visits, nato allies. poland. to meet with you. american troops near the border with you. great. the trip comes after mister barton announced an energy deal with you to curb

europe's reliance on russian oil and gas. ah, hi everyone. i'm layla, iraq. thank you so much for joining us. we start this broadcast with the latest from the ground in ukraine, where there are signs of ukrainian forces retaking territory and pushing back russian forces. intelligence reports say ukraine has reclaimed areas west of cave and destroyed a ship in russian held territory. and i shall launched its invasion a month ago. it expected a quick route against all odds ukrainian forces continue to keep one of the world's biggest armies at bay. but that resistance has come at a terrible price. matter you full in eastern ukraine has come to symbolize the

devastation russian bombardment has wrought. most of the city has seen terrible destruction. people trapped here struggle to find food or water. ukrainian officials now believe some 300 people could have died in last week strike on a theater. their hundreds had been seeking shelter in the building when it was leveled by a russian bomb. here and michel live near the black sea. a rocket hit tatiana as building her neighbors were killed. her home is now wrecked. oh, but she is staying put your apple to re key will stay in the co live and will be here until the end. drifted on board. i will go back to work. yes, just my company is still operating clear with them not on board in the do, i hope to carry on working more or just not due to you. but while russia keeps bombing from afar,

it's advanced into ukraine's main cities has mostly stalled ukrainian forces are pushing back on the front line and need a pin just outside the capital. keep ukrainian forces have repelled the russians with a series of counter attacks. as this commander explains, he feel good with the russians don't have the combat power. my men are hitting their supplies, and in cubicle armed citizens would be shooting from every window and door possible to china when zoom, ukraine's defences are holding blood the me to put in hopes of a lightening quick war dashed. this battle comes at a high price, especially for human lives. it's hard to verify how many people have been killed in this war. in a crematorium, in keys, dozens of earns lay unclaimed. the relatives of the dead have fled and they had to leave their loved ones, remains behind on tracking development. so for you

were in ukraine is our corresponding funny for shar. she joins us from the western ukrainian city of levine, a terrible humanitarian toll. funny that this war has taken the so far, we understand also now 300 people were killed in the bombing of the more you pull theater last week. one more if you learned reported the 300 layla because we do not know what the exact number. in fact, last week we heard that at least 1000 people were hiding in that theater waiting to leave the humanitarian corridor. but that corey door never came. what came instead? what was the attack by russia, even though in big lattice, in russia, russia, it sat children in front of the theatre. now russia claims that the only interested in military infrastructure, the child, this clearly wasn't one. this was a place i shall, tough for people who or if you went through so much, we will not know at this point the exact number. it's really hard to verify what

along the fact that at least 300 people were killed in that really sent shock waves shock waves across ukraine. but even prior to that, when this attack happen, because people are asking themselves just whole fall, russia and the russia military is capable of going and wants to go in this war in ukraine. and funny, in another disturbing development, ukraine is accusing russia of abducting thousands of civilians evacuated from cities like murder you, paul, can you tell us more about these accusations that are being leveled by ukrainian leadership? just have you so much so many information that you've heard during this war, the claims and calling to claim. so yes, ukraine claims that about 400000 people have been forcibly removed from different parts of ukraine. russia again, claims that roughly 400000 people voluntarily wanted to come to russia,

mostly from the don't bus region. now at the i u, u. n or a human rights team of the united nation analysis. you're going to look into this allegation specifically into the allegation that about 6000 people have been forcibly removed from are you pull at this point? you do not know actually whether this is true or not. what we do know, however, that the humanitarian catastrophe, not only muddy poor, but also challenge here and other places, goes on and people would like to leave these places. the question read is how, when, and just how fast and funny in conclusion, the ukraine's army is reporting some major successes in re taking some areas west of the capital at a very heavy price of the population. what's the morale like around you? depends really which more all we refer to is it about ukranian civilians. then i can tell you for sure that hundreds of thousands of people here live if you that template stranded to say. so because they can't just simply decide to leave ukraine

. i'm going to go to work to start the new life, and of course, nearly 4000000 people have left ukraine already. so clearly they want to leave more people want to leave as well as more millions are internally displaced in this country when it comes to them are all at the front line. so just of course, both women and men who are at the frontline need some positive news, desperately. and this is what the ukrainian government is giving them, at least since yesterday, saying that they do make some progress there in key to the nose and to the east of the city. and also of course, reported that shape that russia ship was destroyed near murray pool in a close to about your pool. but in terms of them are all around. it's a mixed picture because we have to understand that this war is going to the 2nd month now. so really, the question is just how strong this resistance will be, as all of this continues here in ukraine, for shar reporting from the ukraine. any,

thank you very much. well, the u. s. and the you have announced a plan to reduce european countries dependence on russian gas at a joint news conference with the commission chief of underlying prison job and said that the u. s. would increase its deliveries of liquefied natural gas to europe by 15000000000 cubic meters this year, replacing 110th of russia's gas supply. he also said the current crisis is an opportunity to boost renewable energy sources. on his 1st trip to europe, since russia's invasion of ukraine, u. s. president joe biden is stepping up efforts to assist you allies announcing a task force to reduce europe's reliance on russian fossil fuels between european union. there we were going to work to ensure an additional 115-1515 1000000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas l n g. for europe this year. and as a year,

as you worked to discontinue it by russian gas well before 2030 and was, will also work to ensure additional you market demand for 50000000000 cubic meters . rowan g from united states annually by 2030 with almost half of the ears, natural gas coming from russia. the european commission president said it sends a clear message that europe won't help fuel russia's warren. mister president, the jo, this war will be a strategic failure for putting so we want as europeans to diversify away from russia towards suppliers that we trust that our friends and that are reliable. on thursday western powers gathered in brussels for back to back meetings of nato, the e u. n. g 7. dropping the agenda, confronting the unprecedented threat to europe, stability and the unpredictable aggression of russia's war against ukraine. nato's

chief reaffirmed his support for ukraine and a response if russia deployed a nuclear or biological attack, our top military commander, general walters house, activated naples, chemical, biological, or rather logical and nuclear. the fence elements on our laws are deploying additional chemical and biological and nuclear defenses to reinforce our existing on new vacuums. for moscow they promised more punishment and isolation, including new sanctions against hundreds of individuals and entities. g 7 leaders announced that they'll restrict the rational central banks use of gold, major wheat, producer of canada, and the u. s. that they'd increase exports to help combat the growing food security crisis caused by russia invasion of ukraine, known luckily, but ukraine's president appealed for more military support and called out the block for not taking action against russia fast enough. he has added with this to

philosophy. you've applied sanctions and we're grateful for building these are powerful steps could be but it was a little late. we civil war because of the was preventive. russia would not have gone to war. no one knows for sure. but at least time, there was a chess whitney, only 4000000 ukrainians having fled the war biden announced plans to welcome 100000 refugees before leaving for poland to us as the humanitarian situation on the border with ukraine. while the west or for the short answers by piling more pressure on russia and pivoting away from its energy supply, the fighting ranges on into its 2nd month urgency to find peace and stability has never been more pressing or just hours after agreeing on a new energy deal with the e u. u. s. president joe by and travel to poland, near the border with ukraine,

where he met with polish president on j do down in the south eastern city of joshua . it's a home to a u. s. air base where the u. s. military serves alongside polish troops, as part of nato. mister vine will next travel on to the polish capital. warsaw for more talks on the west, military humanitarian and economic response to russia's war on ukraine. and speaking at that very meeting with president duda and military officials, mister bind was clear about what he thinks was the way forward, and what he thinks of latin reputed take lesson. the single most important thing that we can do is keep the democracies united in our opposition, our effort, tokyo devastation occurring in quite frankly, because walk legal definition. well,

he was present job i and they're speaking a little while ago now, a ukrainian runner who fled her country last month to day one, the jerusalem marathon and anti nebraska left ukraine with her 11 year old daughter . our husband, whose incidentally also her coach, stayed behind. she told the w said fans back home had urged her to run for a piece. just a few weeks ago, valentine of the red skirt was fleeing for her life. now the ukrainian marathon runner is trying to promote peace around the world, starting with the jerusalem marathon before the race, she told d w about the support she still has back home. and i kept a lot of for message from my grand kids, you know, from your grand osler's, from a lot of people from again, law in i was a research piece and

a very nice i stick here about it was unusually wet and cold for the start of the jerusalem race, but after the journey she has been on, she just felt relieved to be running again. the race was a mixed event. so she cleverly used male runners as pace setters in a bit to be the 1st woman to cross the line. she achieved her goal and celebrated with the israeli and ukrainian flags. she hopes to soon be reunited with her husband, who is all a coach which has remained in ukraine after the russian invasion. she vowed to do even better in the race next year. did you go the rather the day the rather than spend with and i'm from the next year when i really got his my husband here, craig, the 2nd of and that using a it is

a metal that mean so much after a terrible mom, her family, she's yet another ukrainian sport start doing incredible things in the face of adversity. you're watching it over your news from brielle and lots more coming up at the top of the hour. for now, i'd like to thank you for making us part of your day and until next time to care. and we're interested in the global economy. our portfolio g w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project. our mission to analyze the fight for market dominance, get us to the head with d w business beyond ah.