starts may 3rd, and on d, w ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. russia's new offensive in eastern ukraine. moscow unleashes thousands of troops in an assault on ukraine's industrial hard land. the kremlin says capturing the dark bath is now its main objective. so coming up german chancellor lab shalt says western leaders are united in providing maximum support to ukraine, but they won't be nato boots on the ground class. our team meets ukrainians,

trying to rebuild their lives. russian soldiers may have left a pin, but this is a city that's been left in the 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. president find some come 1st and cleaning up, but live in fear of the russians returning. ah, i'm a healer. mohammed's thanks for joining us. ward leaders have condemned russia for lodging. a massive new offensive in ukraine's east. the kremlin wants to make up for recent military losses around the capital cave, by seizing control of ukraine's industrial hard land areas marked in blue on the map already under russian control. and you find klein locked in,

read such as along hundreds of columns is masika says securing the don bath region is now the main goal of its so called special military operation. a warning this report contains images that some viewers may find distressing. more ukrainian civilians killed by russians. shelling in a residential apartment block in har. keith. a man recognizes his neighbor with security nearby legal every day he went to get food every day, the shell and began and we fled on it. when we came back, the old man was already dead. closer to the front lines and crow matters. more victims of russian bombardment. d increase. shelling has not only added to the numbers of dead. it has also forced ukraine to suspend evacuation efforts for the living. to the south,

only one part of mar you poll still remains in ukrainian hands. the as of stall metal works. the hours of battalion who are holding out against russian forces say they're protecting civilians, hiding from the bombs in a bunker. below the metal works more to their accounts of life under siege. the woman instances fled to my youngest child cries that everything twitches in his leaves and he and the eldest are starting to get depressed to do. but as soon as they met their peaceful light, which it's been really frightening lately, the scene frightening even to go. i have to use the toilet border the if the due to those who are responsible for this war to unleash this war against bush and bush i, i wish they would have to go through all this pain themselves and their children to can deepen simply to, oh, the russian state media claim that

a $120.00 civilians from the us of stop plant left on tuesday via humanitarian corridors. but my, are you polls? city council said more than a 1000 were taking refuge here. an advisor to ukraine's president says russia has begun firing bunker, busting munitions at the shelter, which may still be harboring children. gemini, chancellor of schultz delivered a clear message of support for ukraine, but added that but added that western allies will stopped short of direct involvement in the wall. speaking off the top with other leaders, sholtes criticized rushes, latest offensive in ethan ukraine. he also blamed to president of vladimir putin for war crimes against civilians, from the by a closet config to our principles are clear alignment. 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 governments. it's our duty to prevent the war from

spreading to other countries or hinder, therefore nay too does not want to and cannot intervene directly in the wall. 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 or kind of the tide you there. now 2 of them, charles cut chan is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations in washington, d. c. i asked him what to nato's maximum supports will look like without sending troops to ukraine. well, so far, nato has said we're not going to go to war with russia over ukraine. we're not putting boots on the grounds. but beneath that red line, we do see very substantial armaments flowing into ukraine. we see very substantial economic and humanitarian support for the country. and it's not just to nato, whether it gets involved. there is a significant risk of spill over. if mr. brewton decides to take

a strike against arms convoys in, but say, poland or romania, he may make a deliberate decision to enlarge this war. i'm not expecting that, but nato, i think, is observing it's red lines to avoid escalation. it doesn't necessarily mean that putin will reciprocate in kind. now, another line is the fact that we will be seeing 7 planes carrying us weapons for ukraine, heading towards europe in the next 24 hours. is it a little too late to be making a difference when it comes to the battle for don bass? no, i don't think it is. it is too late. in the sense that there were the remarkable strength of the ukrainian military has surprised everybody. and the supply of weapons to the military has played a role, no question that the javelins, the anti tank, the anti missile systems,

the anti aircraft systems. these are making a big difference. will the ukrainian military be able to stop the russian military and from toppling mary a poll and perhaps building a land corridor that stretches from don boss to crimea? i think probably not. but we don't know whether putting would stop there. maybe he would consolidate his position in the far east of ukraine and then decide to push again for keith. and that's why it's important now to get defensive weapons into the hands of ukraine, to make sure that it doesn't decide to go to enlarge the offensive. and head back toward the deeper river and the rest of the country. and it was mentioned this that russia has said that it would attack any convoy that would bring weapons in to ukraine. kelly moscow is going to see this as further provocation. what would this

then mean on the ground? so, so far the russians in this is a kind of an interesting factor haven't taken out the railway network, the road network. they do not seem to be striking against convoys and definitely not striking against arms depots or air fields or other installations that are across the border in poland or romania. when we know there are large numbers of arms flowing in from there. and i think it's because boot knows that we're here to go down that road. we're talking about a full scale war between nato and russia. our sense is that that is not something that he at this point wants to open. but let's see, let's see where this goes. it looks like who is changing his military objectives. he's going back to the 2014 strategy of taking a bite out of the country. we just don't know whether it will stop there and that's

why it's so important to support ukraine and give it the arms that it needs to prevent further territorial conquest. so what would victory look like for, for russia? well, you know, this is a conversation that has not really seen the light of day, at least publicly. there is one scenario in which essentially connects don boss and maybe enlarge has gone boss to crimea. and he declares victory and says, i have enlarged, greater russia. i have brought russian speakers and ethic russians back to the fold and then we settle in to what will probably be a frozen conflict. because i doubt that mr. zalinski either wants to or has the political room for maneuver to strike a peace deal with russia having just taken

a big bite out of his country. the other possibility is that this is the beginning of a, of a, of an offensive that starts in eastern ukraine and then continues. we don't know. and i think behind closed doors, nato and the ukrainians are probably having just this discussion. what's the end game? what do we consider to be an acceptable outcome? thank you, charles captain speaking to us from washington. d. c. pleasure to have you with us . well, let's take a look at some of the other developments in the ukraine, russia conflict. courtney and president flooded me. it is lensky says, russia is loving quote, almost everyone and everything against his nation. he appealed to allies to deliver military aid to save thousands of ukrainian lives. the un security council held a meeting on the situation and ukraine, ukraine's ambassador edged members to address what he called brushes, dubious presence in the chamber brushes,

representative accused the un of using ukraine as a porn in a geopolitical game. let me begin by thanking the international monetary fund has caught its forecast for global growth this year to 3.6 percent. the i m f says, russia's war in ukraine and western sanctions are putting pressure on the world economy, and which is already seeing a, so recovery from the pandemic. now with russia focusing on the don bass region, some ukrainians are returning to their homes in the north where russian forces withdrew several weeks ago. d, w. 's rebecca written travel to a pin and found a city and people changed. one thing that strikes you when you enter a pain is the silence. these once bustling streets 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 full of the apartments. there is nothing but the blue sky above the postal singing ever ogre is the caretaker of these 82 flats and she lives in one of the top 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. no, not over. now, it is in this state, the house is uninhabitable until we rebuild it. we more next door to alga, another group with a similar story. they tell me this wasn't the 1st time they've had to flee. one of potent was, well, not usual to hear or maybe live here as a last resort. do you understand what you many of us are from done boss. we came here from war just to simply live and war came here after us. please love we are

peaceful people. we don't want anything bad. we just want to live what law, horror knew what you, what brought the human rubbish. 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 almost fine. no, this was my bedroom and there was a balcony behind it, larger and no, there is no balcony there at all or so from my things where they are like a little away, says elizabeth, but now it's gone. oh, butter on the wire. 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. i 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 shy one. yes, this is shad yard de la shortness i still get frightened by every loud noise which no, i don't know if it will ever go away. but for now. and that's how i am more than less your ordinance of talk. the not so silent trauma that may live on in their lives forever. what she did on the news. here's a reminder of our top story. world leaders have condemned russia as offensive in easton ukraine. moscow says its main objective now is to take control of the don

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