ah, ah, ah ah, this is dw news, the life from berlin mar, russia must not win the war in ukraine. that's the message from german chance olaf schultz. he says weston leaders agree on providing maxima, military, and financial support to ukraine, but we'll stop short of getting involved in the conflict. under attack in the east russia launch is a mass of new offensive aimed at securing ukraine's industrial part plant. the kremlin says capturing the dumbass, it's main objective, and our corresponding meets ukrainians, trying to we build their lives. russian soldiers may have left a pin,

but this is a city that's been left in ruins. there isn't a building we can say that doesn't at least bear some scars of the war and many a row and beyond repair residents find some comfort in cleaning up. i live in fear of the russians returning. ah hello everyone, i'm layla rock. thank you so much for joining us. we begin this broadcast with breaking developments moments ago german chancellor, olive schultz has delivered an unequivocal message of support for ukraine. but says western allies will stop short of any direct involvement in the war. speaking after talks with other leaders, mister schultz said germany and its allies would help to provide long range artillery. he said there was consensus that russia must not win the war,

but that nato can not be involved them. the bay club, clifton, our principles are clear. a line everyone agrees on them to be complied. ukraine continues to have our full solidarity and support at the same time as heads of state and government. it's our duty to prevent the war from spreading to other countries that hinder, therefore, nato does not want to and cannot intervene directly in the war. and that's how it will remain. everyone agrees on that. our policy is guided by these principles, our maximum support ukraine, but no need to involvement in the war, but kind of the tide. you do not want him to chance. i shall stare speaking just moments ago. let's take you now to a salmon young art political correspondent to find out more. simon, what else that the chancellor se? well, i know he made it very clear that he's very focused along with other western leaders on the situation in ukraine. he described the ne,

rushing offensive in the don bass in east of ukraine as a new phase in the war. and as you've said, he spoke of a solidarity, the solidarity of all germany with the ukraine, with the ukranian people. he talked about unity among the allies among the nato countries, and he said that they would continue to do all they could militarily and financially to support ukraine. nonetheless, i think there may will be some disappointment, a key and because he didn't offer either of the 2 big things that the government of ukraine has been asking for, namely, heavy military weapons and also a complete stop on the russian energy imports. let's talk a little bit about that, the kind of weapons that germany is delivering. what are they currently sending to ukraine? well, so far they say they've st. anti tank weapons and also anti aircraft weapons and

other things like, you know, nights, vision, equipment and other types of what you might describe as personal use military hardware. and what they haven't done is sent, you know, big pieces of artillery big tanks, helicopters, which is what, some of the nation's, for instance, the u. s. u. k. and poland, for instance. and now doing. that's what president lensky has been asking for. that's what he says will make the crucial difference. so when chancellor sholtes talks about making it possible for the ukrainian military to defend their country, well, he was asked to answer, which he hasn't done so far. how they can do that with just the support they're getting from germany, simon. so in summation support for ukraine, no change in security policy and no involvement of nato.

thus right, i think the non involvement of nato is a clearly continuing policy because there is the fear that nato became a warring party, the war could spread. and also potentially vladimir putin could be tempted to escalate it somehow. for instance, with a nuclear strike or something like that. so that policy continues, but i think there is an argument within nature within the g 7 of how quickly you know they can ramp pop and really back the ukrainian defense effort. i mean, i will have shouts himself, says it's a russian objective now to take control of the integrity of ukraine. that's what he said today. well, you know, more support is definitely going to be needed from outside ukraine. if that effort is going to be resisted. simon young d w follicle correspondence reporting. thank you very much, simon. meanwhile,

russia is stepping up its battle for control of ukraine's industrial heartland. officials on both sides are calling it a new phase of the 7 week war areas that are marked in blue. here behind me are already under russian control. after days of regrouping vladimir winds forces have launched a full scale offensive in the eastern dom bass region. and there you see a red line behind me if you trace that hundreds of kilometers long, that is now the new front line. our recent weeks have seen russia suffer humiliating set backs around the capital. keith. the kremlin says seizing down bass is the main goal of its so called special military operation. shots fired on the front line. ukraine says these are some of the opening salvoes in rushes, offensive in the east. in footage, released by the ukrainian defense ministry troops to say they are ready to defend the don bus w. hi,

so let them come. this soldier says they will stay here forever. there is enough land to bury them all ukraine's president confirmed the start of the new phase in the war. in zamora, we can now state that russian troops have begun the battle for the dawn of us law for which they hadn't been preparing for a long time. the next year, a significant part of the entire russian army is now concentrated on this offensive . no matter how many russian troops are driven there, and we will fight. we will defend ourselves and we will do it every day. so we won't give up any thing ukrainian green skull, navy, the more thousands of residents are now trapped in towns under constant shelling this woman lives in the remains of a village near the front line. she describes living in anew no man's land. mozilla is seldom when you buy. we don't even know where the shelling comes from. here we

wait for it from there. i'm thinking that the ukranian army will protect as yet and it comes from there. you know that there shelling from all directions that one humanitarian groups race to evacuate. sic, an elderly residence from the contested donates creegan, adding to the estimated 10000000 ukrainians, who now fled their homes by any means possible. or myrtle bas was the main difficulty, is that people who have problems moving, you had to be evacuated or change very old people who are living there final days or weeks or months. and that's why it was so difficult on you. you watch, and olga with him, with russian force is in control of much of the south and east. one pocket of resistance remains the as of style steel plant in mario paul, several 1000 ukrainian forces are entrenched here under heavy attack. on tuesday,

russia issued yet another deadline for them to give up their arms. but here as elsewhere, ukrainians are refusing to see any of their territory without a fight. with russia now focusing on the dumbass region, some ukrainians are able to return to what's left of their homes. you know, be a correspondence. rebecca ritter's travel to the city of airplane residence, residence there, have started to rebuild. despite their fears, the russians could return. one thing that strikes ye when you enter a pain is the silence. these once bustling straight, now scorched and deserted, then sometimes the silence is broken. by the sound of people trying to put their lives back together. i have nothing on my route. 300 square meters of roof is missing. above 4 of the apartments, there's nothing but the blue sky above the bubbles. the senior neighbor ogre is the

caretaker of these $82.00 flats. and she lives in one of the top from over there to my apartment is in this part of the building that was damaged by missiles. she stayed right through the occupation to try to save them from russian soldiers taking them over, but was helpless to stop. the missiles murmured over, now it is in this state. the house is uninhabitable until we rebuild it to you. more next door to olga, another group with a similar story. they tell me this wasn't the 1st time they've had to flee. one of putin's was on what you hold here. i made me live here as a last resort. do you understand why many of us are from done bass? we came here from war just to simply live and war came here after us. we are peaceful people. we don't want anything bad. we just want to live what law, horror, new hike you were pronounced. humor, rummaged the most important thing is that it doesn't happen again. person could

come back at any time even to morrow. there building was also badly damaged by rocket fire. one woman shows me where her flat used to be. several on mass fighting . yeah, this was my bedroom and there was a balcony behind it larger and no, there is no balcony there at all or so. um, my things were there like a little away says such a good, but i know its gone. oh, but i own a mile. russian soldiers may have left a pin, but this is a city that's been left in ruins. there isn't a building we can say that doesn't at least bear some scars of the war and many a ruined beyond repair. while the physical clean up is underway, the emotional scars will take a lot longer to heal. for many who fled when the war broke out, they have little left to come back to. but for those who stayed behind many will

have an even bigger recovery to contend with. you. if the wall comes again, i will survive in any case. i will always survive because i have a bear and he protects me. near sky vanessa shad yard de la shortness. i still get frightened by every loud noise which i don't know if it will ever go away, but for now, and that's how i am more than lesser ordinance a talk. but not so silent trauma that may live on in their lives forever. or many of the millions of refugees who fled the war in ukraine do not originally come from there among their number art students from other parts of the world, including africa, many have faced racism and discrimination as they flee the fighting wisdom. edward has lost his old way of life. the nigerian was studying in

hard keith ukraine than the war came. and he fled to germany. what a walk for would've gotten this video that just went away? thing on day wisdom found a home with a german couple. but it's unlikely that he will be allowed to stay a carina all ukrainians get residential rights to so that people from africa or other countries who have left or studied in ukraine. i did not this right quite. this is a great injustice destiny on dusty course on color. coding. ukrainian citizens can stay and work in germany for at least a year. that's not the case for every one fleeing. the war. wisdom might be sent back to his native nigeria walked from the hub to save of mine from

ghost on in ukraine. the no, no hopes of my future just gone. i may be safe, physically, no. here in calon, mcmann, donnie a month. so because of the sir, we are chorus of what next wisdom tries to keep himself busy. he's joined an organization that helps african students in the same situation. here with verbal signature, wisdom, and the other african students hope they can stay new. and i wish good german government could great of which in it is because we offers the same issue the same war, the same tragic situation. the bullet on the bomb doesn't know, minorities on doesn't no skin color. that's all for now we're stick with us. did we

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