ah, ah ah, business dw news ly, from berlin, despite significant setbacks, vladimir putin vows, he'll win his war in ukraine. he says, peace talks out a day then. meanwhile, ukrainian official sigh investigating claims that poisonous substance was used by russia against the besieged city of mario. also coming up, residents of odessa now via their city is pollutants next target pinning their hopes on the cities vast tom on at work to help them survive. india

ah, i'm glad of as well come to the program. you as president joe biden has said that he believes russian president vladimir putin, warren ukraine, amounts to genocide, biden said, put in, was trying to quote of wipe out the idea of ukrainian nation out footed for his part, says russia's military campaign will continue until all its goals have been met, ukraine's president full of them is. lensky says, the word must act now to stop russia from committing further atrocities. russian troops on the streets of mar, you pull. russia has been accused of using band chemical weapons against the city. ukraine's president admitted it is difficult to verify the claim while the city is under siege. but he urged the world not to wait to act unless it hoge in new and

that is given the repeated threats from russian propagandists of using chemical weapons against the defenders of murray. you poll even and given the repeated use of, for example, he phosphorus munitions by the russian army. by single gonna, the world must react. now what must react preventively? i think a lot to put it on did not across eastern ukraine. people are fleeing ahead of an expected wide scale russian assault on the don best region. military analysts say the don bess with it's opened to rain and lack of natural barriers will be harder for defenders to hold on to as to the outcome. it's find the balance right now because if the russians learn the. busy lessons of the failure so far and could concentrate more force and could connect the raffles to the ground forces better and could so that it just sticks out. then they might start to overwhelm the ukrainian positions. eventually,

thanks. i got you. russian president vladimir putin who has i, the don, best region for years said piece was off the table to so many go on. ok. ukrainian side moved away from its agreement in istanbul. now the requirement for security guarantees is one thing that buses and the questions regarding settlement of relations with respect to crimea serv asked to pull and don best or to be taken outside the framework of those agreements. so we're back again in a dead end situation for all of us to do it as the russian army repositions for renewed assault on eastern ukraine as seen in these satellite images. there are fears the troops will leave many more destroyed cities like murder, you pull in their wake of a more. i'm not joined by a roman gunshot ranko from the w's, russia, ukraine, and eastern europe. department of roman putting insist that the russian offensive in ukraine will succeed. what a success mean for us? troops now following that withdrawal from large parts of the country?

well, in the short term success would mean and taking mario for the city in the south of ukraine, taking maybe some other cities in the east of ukraine, maybe the 2nd largest city hockey. and i would say, polluting will also try to take control of the hold on don't pass that is did that region in the east of ukraine, which was control through which was, was controlled by the separatist since 2014. so now they are trying to push through the west, but i don't think that the capital key of is out of danger. now roma there have been reports that hundreds of offices in russia secret service have been purged, due to military failures in ukraine. some even sent to prison. can you tell us more? what are you hearing? well, i've seen those reports, but we do not have a confirmation for that. it is, it is possible that things like that are happening,

which is normal, are in case of a war. so it's not everything is in developing according to the initial plan or initial racial president, putin, but we should have no doubt and it wasn't printed present, would insert it on tuesday, the war will continue. he's not going to back down. so i wouldn't, i wouldn't overestimate the meaning of those of those reports that sam officers from secret services, every mood under arrest. russia is going to continue just like before. roman ukrainian officials say that it's captured a fugitive pro russian politician victim adventure is a close associate of lottie may have put in and is the russian leaders most influential ally in ukraine. adventure had been on the house arrest, facing trees and charges, but ukrainian authorities say he escaped after russia's invasion. he was really arrested then in a special operation by ukraine's secret service. and we see pictures of him

on file. now. roman, how significant is the rest of my adventure? well, this is a very, very important development. i mean, i've seen, i've seen the reaction on that on social media in ukraine and people who are crying they were, they were some, some, some said it's worth living to see that man in handcuffs. you have to understand med, which is considered to be the closest ally of president who in, in ukraine has been seen as a kind of a dark figure in your kind of politics. for decades. someone who was trying to push your brain away from the west towards russia. and he had a lot of media influence. had a lot of political influence. he wasn't, it was in opposition party, which was trying to stop your crimes integration with the west. and so capturing him is

a very symbolic act for your crime. and president lensky also said that he's willing to exchange mister med, which work for ukraine and soldiers who are kept, or cap steel cap are taken by the russian army during this war. so it's a very huge asset. there is a feeling in ukraine, i think maybe voting will be next. so it's a very, very emotional issue for your convenience as roman gone to ranko that. thank you very much for that analysis. now that ukraine has recaptured the region around the capital cheese military analysts believe odessa is high on vladimir hooton's, new list of targets over the past few days. the strategically vital port city has been hit repeatedly by russian missiles. the situation is tense, but residents are ready to defend odessa, even on the ground as our corresponded. young philips shows reports the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa, more than 20 meters below the port city is

a 2500 kilometer long tunnel system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman. moussa and his friend alexander, when the 1st to rocket said odessa, the pair began, converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering the windows, shattering his 2 very scary and her here children behaves him very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was minds more than 100 years ago. since then, they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war. the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day

dated 1941, the catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi and the nowadays, we also use this catacomb in this war is new war. and i think in, sometimes in sometime further, we have to write new inscription here, 2022 above the ground. odessa, residents are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain some kind of normality . the city was supposed to celebrate its world war to victory over the nazis last weekend, but the events were cancelled for security reasons. instead of 36, our curfew was imposed. it's a very bitter irony at a time when people in odessa should be celebrating the anniversary of deliberation from the nazis. they have to get prepared for another possible attack. but just like more than 80 years ago, the people here are ready to defend their city, to the last. the security forces in odessa,

looking with concern towards other black sea cities where the fighting has been intensifying. many military analysts believed putin as planning to cut ukraine off from the c taco deserts. odessa is a very important city. we call that the pearl of ukraine. it is also a port city. this is why it's so crucial for us. and of course, also for the enemy for pooty, which in the best wishes roman mows are fierce defending odessa will involve many more nights spent under ground. he is even started to install an internet network in the tunnels, in preparation for a possible long bachelor's head. and for more we are now joined by our correspondent rebecca richard, who's now the west of ukraine in city of levine. rebecca maria pull has been on a constant attack and there are reports that it's defenders fear that soon they will fight their last battle. what more can you tell us?

that's right, get ha, the ukrainian military a his saying now that it's looking likely that russia will, in fact, succeed in mary you poll. they believe that russia planning a strike of one of the last 3 cranium held areas. the as of steel plant where thousands of remaining, a ukrainian soldiers from the as of battalion now famous as of battalion are holding out. i mean, they have been fighting for this city since the very beginning of this war. it's a key strategic part that would link out rushes eastern and southern france and create a much needed land border between russian held areas in crimea. and the don bassett would release a russian troops to be able to be re deployed and definitely would be seen as a victory for vladimir potent in what has otherwise been a rather shambolic start to this invasion. the ukrainian troops have been holding out. i posted

a video on their facebook page yesterday saying that they will fight until the very end, but they are running out of ammunition. so just if and when exactly are married, pull might full still remains unclear, but is looking likely and definitely would be same as a victory for the russian side. rebecca, there were reports yesterday that chemicals. well, chemical weapons has been used in mario bo, and now volume is it. and he says that he is still not sure when will we know that's right. actually was in late monday night or so that we were 1st getting those reports of a potential chemical attack in mary paul they were met. those reports remain on on, on, clarified unconfirmed. 3 of those, as of battalion soldiers were reporting to have a signs of a chemical warfare attack. and obviously that has outraged the ukrainian side articles international with since i what governments as well and that, that,

that venues remains unconfirmed at this stage. it is the u. s and the u. k. are of course, looking into this, they're trying to, to work out to firm up those reports. and i came across a chemical attack would certainly be an escalation in this. a fight said so far. chemical weapons haven't been used and it isn't clear how i ukraine would react or in fact, how other western governments might react to such news. rebecca, is there in levine? thank you very much of it. and here's roundup of some of the other world news headlines in the u. s. police are hunting for the gunman who said of smoke bombs and injured 10 people on a new york subway train. the attack took place during tuesday. morning commute in brooklyn. authorities have found an abundant rented van and are seeking a person of interest. oklahoma governor, kevin stewart, has signed

a bill making it illegal to perform abortions, except in medical emergencies in the state. those who do could be imprisoned for up to 10 years. this is the latest in a string of measures that limit abortion access across the united states. dozens of people have died and floods and mud slides off the days of heavy rain in and around the south african city of durban. local authorities expect the death toll to rise. germany is foreign minister. on a lena bear bulk visited molly, where more than $1300.00 german troops stations berlin has yet to decide whether to extent the peacekeeping mission. after france announcer was pulling its troops out . you're watching t w c. as a reminder of our top story, u. s. president joe biden as cold russian president bottom of hooton's war and ukraine, genocide, by the said,

the kremlin just trying to wipe out the idea of ukrainian nation notes. booting has vowed to continue the operations until russia has achieved all of its that's it from me for this hour. don't go away. robots will be next. with the latest business headlines, i've got office in the berlin from me. the news team, thanks for watching. i people and trucks injured when trying to free the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. families on the reason for the credit on it is we let administrative people lean, extreme ross getting 200 people around.