[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is the w is life from berlin. moscow sent thousands of troops to attack ukraine's industrial heart land as part of its new offensive in easton ukraine crime and says capturing don bass is now it's main objective. also on the program, ukrainian marine commander in mario paul's besieged steel, planned to pleads for help for his troops as time runs out of the port city's last defenders.

ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. world leaders have condemned russia's latest offensive and ukraine's east. the kremlin is seeking to make up for recent military losses around the capital key, if by seizing control of ukraine's industrial heartland. the areas you see in blue are already under russian control. and you frontline, shown in red stretches nearly 500 kilometers. moscow says securing the dumbass region is now the main goal of its so called special military operation. and next report contains images that you might find distressing law more ukrainian with a 1000000000 killed by russian shelling in a residential apartment block in hockey. a man recognizes his neighbor,

a security near by little every day he went to get food every day in the shell and began and we fled as alice. when we came back, the old man was already dead. closer to the frontline in trauma dorski. more victims of russian bombardment. the increased 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 mario poor still remains in ukrainian hands. the odds of stole metal walks. the odds of battalion who are holding out against russian forces feed their protecting civilians. hiding from the bombs in a bunker below the metal walked. e, if the to those who are responsible for this war unleashed was war against lucian bush, i wish they would have to go through all this pain themselves and their children to

can you can devi, since the 2. 0, but this defense is on its last legs, do it in a positive, we appeal to the world, not it could be the last appeal of our lives. these could be our last days if not ours. so we appeal and plead to all whoa, lead us to help us with crush and state media are claimed that a 120 civilians from the us office altamont left on tuesday via humanity in corridors, but mighty opal city council said more than 2000 were taking refuge them, an advisor to ukraine. se precedent says russia have begun firing bunker, busting munitions at the shelter, which may still be hobbling children, or was accessed to mary or paul all but cut off our correspondence. rebecca richard is following the latest developments from keith. i asked her what she's hearing about the devastated port city. it's really coming down to the wire for

that besieged city as he just heard, fill that commander. they are pleading for their lives saying that there really only have days if not hours left. we know that the ukrainian soldiers are outnumbered at least one to 10, and the russians have been bought. bumper bombarding. excuse me, that city for week sir. they are, of course, hold up in that as of steel plan, sir, with ask network of warehouses and underground. no, there's believe to be around about a 1000 civilians also taking shelter down there. but as you heard in that report, russians now trying to use bunker, gusting bombs to try and get under ground to really be able to reach those soldiers remaining there under grounds. oh, we do think that mary paul will fall to the russians in the coming hours and days, but really the ukrainians will be hailed heroes regardless, or they've done what they set out to do. and that's really hold up the russian resources and soldiers from going elsewhere in this war. so definitely

a those soldiers looking to a lose that city shortly. but we'll be home hailed heroes nonetheless. another rush that offensive in don bass seems to be well underway. yes, that picked up really a that expected bombardment of the don bass and of the eastern region really picked up yesterday. more than 1200 targets hit by artillery and miss al fire by the russians. or the russians managed to take their 1st town camina or they, they were able to take that from the ukrainians their 1st when in the eastern assault, but the ukrainians are also managed to retake a town as very close to the city of done yet. so. so winds on both sides, there are the ukrainians, say that this is a very decisive phase, this 2nd phase of the war dead. so definitely picking up paste,

therefore as to how people were in the capital. reacting to these developments there's some frustration or you could say from the capital or out just how much support they're getting from the west. again, president zalinski in his nightly message calling for more weapons. he said, if they had the weapons they needed, they could have already won this war. so you know, some frustration there that not more is being done to support them as some planes are us planes and parts had started arriving from that $800000000.00 aid package that was agreed last week. and more is on the way it is, believed that another aid package will be agreed to by the us, but frustration that other european countries, for example, haven't done more than they're only starting to discuss. still knowing, having known for at least 2 weeks that this offensive was starting to, going to take place that they're only discussing, still may be what they will send. so really, some frustration there was the last piece that they could have already won this.

and that is a very decisive phase, not just for you, craig, but for the rest of europe as well. so feeling slightly alone in this battlefield. okay, thank you for that. rebecca rufus and keith frank led, which is a former military intelligence officer who now lectures in military capabilities and strategy at the university of portsmouth, england. he talked to me about the progress russian troops are making in this eastern assault. well they started what's called the artillery preparation and some initial probing attacks such as criminal which your correspondence mention . it's quite a small town actually has been fought over for a number of years or please contest it. they are not really set already for this operation. something of this size that really take several minutes to set up. they've had a few weeks. there needs to be logistics networks fully and fully protected and

secure and so forth. all kinds of things they should have done haven't actually, of a lot of pressure on the russians to get things done. and i think that's going to backfire . so to answer your question directly, it's raining now. it's, it's warm, it's going to be a terrible day for the defenders. lot of people going to get killed that the russians are in some trouble, i think from, from the perspective preparation. all right, so when we look at these 2 sides, they do appear mismatched. is there any doubt that russia would will alternately take dumbass? yes, it was plenty of doubt. this is going to be like any battle of this kind of this nature. i'll tell her in armor, ground war. it's a war or a battle of attrition and the side which can sustain is logistics and supply will prevail in that battle. which is why president landscape quite rightly is so concerned about maintaining or increasing and then maintaining that stream of weaponry, particularly, as you said, heavy weaponry,

which needs to get there to be able to essentially slug it out with the russians that we're talking artillery. i'm a personal cause, things like that, as well as maintaining the differences in going back to what you're 1st answer that you say that this, this, if russia has not prepared this assault properly. and you said this speaks to pressure on russian forces. and it certainly sounds like a russian military commanders being taken by surprise, by their political leaders. yes, i think, i think, well, strategically speaking, that's certainly the case. perhaps take more by surprise, by their pulling routes in the north, and being forced to reallocate access to the main attack to the south. and you would expect really this preparation phase to take in a couple of months. and we've had it a couple of couple of weeks. so the russians going to run into run into difficulties. they are going to face an enemy, however,

which is very well prepared. and has to be prepared for a number of years for an attack like this. and of course, an enemy that's demonstrated itself to be operationally and tactically, far more efficient, if they've given the weapons to complete that task. just a moment is in the balance that this is your question of, of supply what? and if russia actually takes a part of the russian justification that this is dina, if occasion, and to deliberate people in the russian native speakers from the so called not says what sort of welcome will they get once they've given the ukrainian forces have been fighting russian proxies to a standstill for years. yes, very interesting question, phil. it's worth worth mentioning, i think that my uncle, which is now in flames, and much of it in rubble with many thousands of citizens that was traditionally

considered a very pro russian city. and many people i suspect, i don't know, maybe looking at i'm thinking i haven't been, haven't been backing the wrong wrong side. but who knows? the issue is now in the hands of artillery cruz time cruise. and of course, the excellent ukrainian light infantry with western supply miss who took it, you know, really? yeah. like so. all right, thank you so much for that full military officer. frank led, which couple of other developments and this story of the un security council has meant to consider the war. and you cranes, ambassador, urge members to address what he called russia's dubious presence in the chamber. russia's representative accused the un, using ukraine as a poet in that geo political game against russia. and the international monetary

fans has cut its forecast for global growth this year to 3.6 percent. they say the war and western sanction to putting pressure on the world economy, which is already a seen a slow recovery from the pandemic. ukrainians are forced to leave their homeland often endure hardship and danger before reaching safety in other countries . volunteers who bring in vital supplies and transport women and children away from the fighting can also face hazardous journeys. these volunteers and keys are loading this old city bus with supplies and food for the people of east ukraine. ralph coupon is from germany, he's the co founder of, i'm is an organization which transports people out of crisis zones. the blonde decide we're planning to evacuate this village. we have one contact person on location. it's very close to the fighting zone to come. so, and we expect the fighting zone to expand and include this area. it's

a 530 kilometer journey from keith to east ukraine. after a small breakdown and a 12 hour drive, they arrive in lou silva, things have to go quick and they immediately start unloading at any moment the fighting could flare up again. the russian troops aren't far. if kenya is leaving her home town with a heavy heart, her parents want to stay you'd them with the thought, but i'm sure you were going because the children are suffering and crying and with the war planes flying overhead, their explosions that you know, it's hopeless. i'm worried about my parents shoes. thousands as lee. what do you watch? it's time to say good bye to the last remaining men. many women are already on their own. their partner's gone to flight for the ukrainian army. wallace. i had my doubts because i didn't want to leave my husband behind, which he is in the territorial defense forces are borrowing. of course, i'm worried about him. what do you check on you?

so as i knew, i voted on my the people leaving can only take a few personal items and a small suitcase with them. their deeply traumatized the book and leaves a place like children and grandchildren have fled. they went to pull highly cologne . i was alone here. i am a school teacher, but now there are no more children to teach. so i am leaving till sheila will eat ralph coupon ready to head back. he says one reason he wants to help the people here is that he comes from art hall, an area in germany, which was recently heavily flooded. moleskin flu can go when you've experienced losing everything you have from one day to the next. you want to help others going through the same imposed stock. so under mentioning civil and he brings the bus to safety out of east ukraine. it's a long drive, but tomorrow they'll be in poland. or russian tennis players have reportedly been banned from this year's wimbledon tournament. because of their nation's invasion,

a bond would prevent a number of top ranked russian players from competing in june said grand slam event, including world number 2 daniel medford. f invasions already prompted tennis governing bodies to ban russian and bellowed lucien teams from international competition. terry martin will have more well news of the top of the hour have a good day it's just a thought they were great. mm