oh this is d, w use lie from berlin, more russian atrocities come to light outside. keith, ukrainian, authority say they've recovered over 900 bodies following the withdrawal of occupying forces. most victims were civilians, shot dead by russian troops. does russia threatens a further escalation of the war? more civilians are among the casualties of renewed shelling in the 2nd city hockey . ah,

on pablo foliage, welcome to the program. the scale of russian atrocities in liberated areas around the ukrainian capital, keith is coming to light authority, say they've recovered the bodies of more than $900.00 civilians following the withdrawal of russian forces. please say most victims were shocked at more bodies are being found every day under rubble and a mass graves. these men should be preparing for the jewish holiday of passover, but instead of celebrating freedom from slavery their morning one of their own. the rabbi overseeing this funeral on friday, said russian force his gun, the man down in boucher, a suburb of ukraine's capital keith. they killed him. the key of the shut him. no, let him. at least 900 civilian bodies had been recovered from the cave region. according to police there. more than a 3rd had been found in boucher,

the scene of some of the wars worst brutality. investigators are looking into possible war crimes. alexander memory of lost his entire family along with much of his leg when russian troops and boucher shelled the car they were driving. ne blanket. they fired at an ordinary car that yeah, they weren't interested in where we were going and why. the shelling just started. they didn't care what and god is their judge. yeah, he will punish them for this. over night, russian forces killed at least 2 more civilians and attacks across the country, according to ukrainian officials. that follows a strike on a factory near keith, which may have produced the missiles that both ukrainian and u. s. defense officials say we're responsible for sinking rushes mosque for warship on thursday. russia says it will keep up at the tax and the key area,

as it warns against western arms shipments. but fighting is mostly moving east. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski said his troops were trying to break the siege of maria pole where thousands of civilians have likely died from weeks of russian bombardment. more humanitarian corridors had been announced to try to get people out of maria, pole, and other areas under heavy shelling. 52 days since rushes invasion. zalinski gave cnn ukraine's casualty list. 3000 soldiers killed. another 10000 wounded. he put russian troop fatalities at 20000. the numbers are impossible to confirm, but scenes of death around ukraine look only to multiply as this unpredictable conflict presses on. dw correspondent yon phillips schulte says, in liz, e's in western ukraine, and i asked him earlier at that reports of renewed air strikes there. yes, indeed,

there have been a new air strikes only the from the past 24 hours and we had to go to shelter several times. but to my knowledge, the, the air defense has been successful and no major damage was caused here. really no comparison to what is happening in other parts of the country. most ukrainians say it's some kind of retaliation for the thinking of the russian flexor must cra the thinking really it can't be other. the significance of this highly symbolic thinking really can't be over estimated, and russians are very angry about it, obviously. and this is one of the reasons most ukrainian say that they have intensified attacks. yan phillip or a, you mentioned that there, but russia has intensified attacks across other parts of the country as well. what and where are the recent targets most major

ukrainian cities have been targeted, so they have been you asterix on a key f, as we heard. and also artillery strikes on the part 60 of me call i f, and also on the eastern city of how to keep many civilians died. many more were injured. and of course, her preparations are ongoing for a major attack in the don bass region. there are many reports of ongoing metals there, and most observers predict that the major attack will happen within the next 2 or 3 days. now, russia's black sea fleet continues to blockade the besieged port, city of my, you pull, you crane, say street fighting continues there. what more do we now yes, that's also what i hear. the russians have apparently made some advances, but they still haven't been able to take over. maria poll completely,

there are still battles going on and confront reports that some ukrainian soldiers have surrendered bad sir. others, especially the famous i saw for a regiment to this voluntary group, they keep fighting around to steal factory in the city. the good news is that sir, hundreds of residents have been able to to, to flee the city to day. and sir, but another very worrisome development is that you, cranium. officials, claim that russians have attacked aid workers again in the city will leave it there. and you know, you correspondent yan philip shall say, levine, thank you. ukrainian troops have been digging in across eastern regions and anticipation of a new russian offensive military experts are predicting the assault will be the biggest and most brutal so far. meanwhile,

more civilians have been killed and wounded by renewed shelling in the city of hot gave a note to our viewers. now some of the images are about to see our disturbing nina chef jenko is crying for her dead son. you presume that you haven't taken away? she begs him to open his eyes. i didn't. the boy's grandmother arrives. the paramedic tries to soothe the grief with it was the rock had like this when the killed the 15 year old and dozens more civilians and fried his attack. in signs of the shelling litter this residential area. the injured law in the streets where they fell with wouldn't let in cri, goon was also injured in the attack with cluster bombs exploded in the air about

a 100 meters above our heads. we just felt a little push to spill alina, and her daughter's also just narrowly escaped death. to die, i knew there was an explosion. i tried to run by then it fell near me. i ran shot. it fell near me again. this but shrapnel is flying and cracking. some woman god bless her, covered me with her body. oh, it's okay. don't cry. it's fine. don't cry, my little one. ah, no dish to alexandrovna also lost her son. sergey when shrapnel from a russian rocket sprayed through a window in her apartment. then as the body count rises, shock and sorrow turned to frustration and anger. story the point is yelling what, what did this guide you to the russians up? it'll do love to do and what did a 12 year old boy do? a story he was brought away dead. did he do anything bad to them like

a what about the children who were injured here and women do couple. what about my friend who his killed? what did they did good with whom should we make peace with these monsters stored in it? but as hearty was located just 40 kilometers from russia and 160 kilometers from the separatist regions in the east, the prospect of peace for the strategically import, it looks highly unlikely. what do you want to do with here? some other developments in the war and you cry. the russian navy has held a ceremony in the crimea city of sylvester pole for the sunken flagship of its black sea fleet. the mosque of us sank after it was heavily damaged by fire and the crew was evacuated. ukraine says its forces hit the vessel with me. sales people in cave have lined up at the main post office to buy a new postage stamp. it depicts a ukrainian soldier making

a crude gesture to the mosque of it references and tories incident early in the war when a unit of ukrainian border guards refused to surrender to an order from the ship. here in germany, thousands have taken part in traditional easter peace marches many called for an end to the war in ukraine, but long held to pacifist. and the anti war principles also came up against the reality of the conflict. some activists have had to rethink their beliefs, those marching for peace at this year's easter march. his have to tread a thin line. traditionally, the demonstrations are a chance for people who believe passionately and pacifism to make their voices heard. calls for all arm sales to stop and all war and aggression to end are the normal fare. but what to do in the case of putins war of aggression against ukraine . that question has forced some here to rethink their principles. one

she unhappy sustain with a heavy heart. i think now we probably have to supply weapons. as i said, i'm actually absolutely against it and all weapons should be destroyed except in the current situation. however, in the absence that i had soon, the green party has always been at the forefront of the pacifist movement in germany. but now in government, as part of chancellor schultz, his social democrat led coalition. they have become one of the voices calling for weapons support for ukraine, even as schoultz himself wavers speaking at one of the easter marches, leading green and now economy minister, robert ha, back wound that the principle of pacifism must not lead to appeasement of vladimir putin. i talked in moments ago, there was a matter the easter marches are meaningful and good if they call for peace. and the call for peace can only be directed against putin. in this regard, we must now be very careful that we don't call on ukraine to stop fighting. i know

for if we did that, then i would no longer be with the easter marches. miss read, i read in aust, i'm out. while president zalinski says the quickest way to restore peace to his country is to send weapons. the debate continues in germany over weather and how to supply heavy weaponry to ukraine. members of a band from ukraine has been given st. still permission to leave the country to take part in next month's eurovision song contest. the musicians want to use the high profile of them to draw attention to their plight, to the plight of their home out, ah, for ukrainian ban collusion, orchestra. it's a very special concert. the musicians have taken to the stage for the 1st time since war broke out in tel aviv they play the song with which they hoped to win the upcoming eurovision song contest

with. but for the band members, this is about more than just euro vision. they want to use the concert to raise funds for ukrainian refugees upon the market every other day. somebody bought it in tomorrow while traveling in israel, the musicians worry about what's happening back home during a stroll through jerusalem's own city, they spread the news about the situation. there are others. she was late. i'm happy to be able to help you craniums grading. these activities are another chance for us to be a mouthpiece, to remind people everywhere about the situation that was, that's really important these days are, you know, upsized let us do drug dwight, unable to remember, the musicians had to get special permission to travel to israel in the 1st place, all males of fighting age are barred from leaving ukraine, but there are exceptions. now the troop has been allowed to travel in representatives of their country. expectations of them are high,

and the war has made preparing for euro vision even harder. regional way though she char, you'll live in different towns throughout ukraine. shaw and we didn't have a chance to rehearse in person, but it isn't that about africa instead, we practice on line lol is on line all is out of glom. now the with finally together, but we rehearse all the time, but it was sure are your vision performance loser? ball will run smoothly done. it will blow i a knock and i live as wisdom. ah, stephanie is the name of the song that collusion orchestra will perform at the eurovision song contest. they had originally dedicated it to their mothers, but now they say they wanted to become an anthem for ukraine, according to book makers, they're the favorites to win. ah, you're watching dw news. here's a reminder of our main stores. ukrainian authorities have recovered the bodies of more than 900 civilians following the withdrawal of russian troops from around the

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