stewart and d w ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. ukrainian troops are digging in across eastern regions as they prepare for a new russian offensive. meanwhile, russia has intensified shelling in ukraine's 2nd largest city car key thousands joined traditional easter peace marchers across germany. but the fighting in ukraine is leading some activists to rethink their long held anti war beliefs. class a dream about the bundis iga thought man, teenager tom, reuters triumphant as his thigh. meat vaults blow to qualify the next season's

champion seat. ah, i'm really mama's, thanks for joining us. ukrainian troops are digging in across the countries east in anticipation of a new russian offensive. pockets of defenders still hold out in the ruins of the besieged port city of mario paul and russia has renewed heavy shelling of ukraine, 2nd largest, the t car keep military experts fear. the next attack won't, will be much worse. more russian rockets falling on kind of keys. it's the latest strike to hit the city in a deadly week with many civilians among the dead and injured. at this time at least 2 people were killed with over

a dozen more wounded. ukrainian officials here the bombardment is just the prelude to a new assault on the strategically important city. just 40 kilometers from the russian border. far to the southeast. brushing forces gather for a new offensive on another key target. mother, you pull the port city has been besieged for weeks. now moscow says it's defenders have been forced back to hear the giant odds of style industrial district juggles go to diploma into urban areas. mariposa has been completely clear to the militants of the nazi formation. as obamacare, unicorn must reason ukrainian troops. i'll spell the remnants of the ukrainian group a blocked and the territory of the as of storm metallurgical plant. this whole thing, the only chance to save their lives is voluntarily lay down their arms and

surrender. the little world was we got over is thoughtful. ukrainian, president zalinski, warned that russia risks jeopardizing further peace talks as michigan. thus, she hopes if we do the elimination of our troops, the shipment of our men and mary, a pull, will put an end to any negotiations more robust. how to cut off going up. would you come up with money? polls last, defenders cut off and russian forces posed to strike ukrainian sphere. the city may well soon. finally fall of the w is yan philip charles has more on the fights for mario paul. the russians have apparently made some advances, but they still haven't been able to take over. mary, jo pal completely. there are still battles going on and confirmed reports

that some ukrainian soldiers have surrendered, but 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 hundreds of residents have been able to to, to flee the city today. and so, but another very worrisome development is that you, cranium officials, claim that russians have attacked aid workers again in the city. meanwhile, in liberated areas around the ukrainian capital, keep the scale of rational thought atrocities that are coming to light. their authority say they found the corpses of more than $900.00 civilians off to russian forces pulled back. please say most victims were shot dead. more bodies are being uncovered every day under rubble and in 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 forces gun, the man down in boucher, a suburb of ukraine's capital keith. they killed him. they killed 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, in the bank, they fired at an ordinary car. 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 were responsible for sinking rushes musk 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. well, let's take a look at saw via other developments in the war in ukraine. the russian navy held a ceremony in the crimean city of sylvester pole for the sunken flagship of its black sea fleet. the mosque of us sank after it was damaged by fire, and the crew was evacuated. a crane says it's also hit the vessel with his sauce francis called for peace and that the war ukraine during an easter vigil. in st. peter's basilica, the mayor of you occupied ukrainian city of melli topple, who was detained by russian forces last month and 3 ukrainian lawmakers also

attended the ceremony. are germany ascending ukraine, a 1000000000 euros to buy weapons. the funds a part of a substantial increase in german defense spending. meanwhile, thousands have been taking part in traditional east apiece much as nationwide. many a calling for an end to the war. but some activists are rethinking long, held pacifists and anti war beliefs. those marching for peace at this year's easter marches have to trade 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 all the normal fare. but what to do in the case of putin's war of aggression against ukraine. that question has forced some here to rethink their principles. one

she unhappy, sustained 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, and yet since i had seen the green quality has always been at the forefront of the pacifist movement in germany. but now in government, as part of chancellor schoultz, 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 harvick warned that the principle of pacifism must not lead to appeasement of letting me a putin. i talk in moments while you're with our motto, these to 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. and russia has warned the united states and its nato allies, they could face unpredictable consequences if they continue to send weapons to ukraine. gustavo wrestle is a russia analyst and military expert. he explains what this message could mean. it's usually the language of that point was a nuclear war, but that is certainly a bluster ah moscow itself as a supported all of our groups, including those who fight us the tale bond to be remembered about. also, father iran hosta in syria,

and they delivered a lot to barring middle eastern parties, vietnam, north korea, whatever. se, sending arms is neither eagle or something unusual and united states already made it clear that they will continue to pursue this part. however, especially in europe, of course, there's a news public opinion looking at russia, a lot of people just don't know the details behind what is allowed in on conflict and hold on for them. such wording of course means no, it wasn't t and they stopped back down to stop question hate, which is exactly what these kind of knows trying to achieve. and he is a wind around up of some other headlines taking place around the world. north korea says it's successfully tested, a new tactical guided weapon aint at boosting the country's nuclear capabilities. the announcement didn't specify where or when the test took place. but said leader

kim jong and was present tubs of the launch. south korea's military says it detected 2 projectiles. last from the north on saturday, authorities into nicea working to prevent an environmental disaster after ship carrying over 1000 tons of fuel sank of its coast. that's nicea, a navy has rescued all 7 crew members authorities and are preparing to float barriers to limit the sprite of fuel before attempting to suction the spinach. now in the been to seek up 3 points against bolts. burglar a must for bruce, he adored, went and only to maintain their grip on by ins, cocktails, but to secure qualification for next season's champions league, and they made light work of a woeful visiting sight. oh dornan's were depleted by injury, but backed by a feverish capacity crowed, they still destroyed a wretched vaults berg side. one of the stand and tom halter put them one miller

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