special ah, every thursday on d, w. mm. mm. ah ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin. moscow sends thousands of troops to attack ukraine's industrial harp land as part of its new of pensive in eastern ukraine. the kremlin says capturing don boss is now its main objective. also coming up german chancellor, all of schoultz is under fire for failing to supply heavy weapons to ukraine. critics say he's letting ukraine down as it asks the world for military support and

growing fears. in lithuania of a russian aggression, as many worry their country could be moscow's next target, some are now preparing for the worst case scenario. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. world leaders have condemned russia's latest defense had been eastern ukraine. the kremlin is seeking to make up for recent military losses around the capital, kia by seizing control of ukraine's industrial heart land. those areas in blue on that map are already under russian control. a new front line shown in red stretches along nearly 500 kilometers. moscow says securing the don bus region is now the main goal of its so called special military operation. i should warn you that our next report contains images you may find distressing. more ukrainian civilians

killed by russian shelly from one in a residential apartment block in her cave. a man recognizes his neighbor or the forgotten curity nearby ago. 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. close little the frontlines and commodore's 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 thought of mario pool still remains in ukrainian hands. the eyes of stole metal walks. the ass off battalion who are holding out against russian forces shed dis footage of civilians hiding from the bonds in a bunker below the metals

e. if the crew to those who are responsible for this war unleashed this war against us that lucian was. i wish they would have to go through all this pain themselves and their children to you this evening said 320, by this defense is on its last legs to dinner. we appeal to the world. it could be the last appeal of our lives. these could be our last days, if not ours. we appeal in plato all will lead us to help us lacuna moscow, and keith have now negotiated an escape caught a door out of marjorie upon. if the preliminary agreement hoist this time ukraine hopes to evacuate powers and sold women, children and elderly people out of the besieged city. mental shows is one of our correspondence reporting from ukraine. she's joining me now from leave in the west of the country. emma. another attempt to help civilians flee from mario, paul, what are the prospects of this attempt succeeding?

well, this is a preliminary agreement, terry, in the bid to evacuate a women elderly people and children. but the problem is not just to agree on a humanitarian corridor, due to monitoring corridor on the ukrainian side, hastily to another ukraine and city and not lead to russia as russia. ukraine doesn't want. now to preliminary agreement today, it would mean that people, hundreds of civilians still trapped in more. you paul could lead to city or for as aperture. oh, so in ukraine, but it is all but decided yet. and a mayor of mario paul has said that nothing was certain as of now, this is just a preliminary agreement, so it's very much still up in the air. over 6 and a half 1000000 people are displaced with in ukraine. irma, you spoke to some who come to the beef where you are, what are their main challenges that they're facing right now?

well, a terry yesterday i was at the station and i saw some people coming from the dentist region. they had waited up until now because well, mostly down elderly people. i talked to a few elderly people who thought they could hold on to their houses and just now with the new rush and no fancy that just realised that there's simply no hope to stay safe. in their own home, so they come here in the western part of the country. where did think they can be as safe for some of them have family, therefore the lucky ones are but others have no prospects there. do not know what comes next and they are just very much afraid dot destroy scanner. so i come all over here. all of them are told me with no exceptions or they have lost everything . then you am a thank you very much. are correspond, manuel charles, they're in leave. you cray german chancellor off shorts is facing growing

prostration over what his critics say is a lack of leadership on ukraine. some of that criticism is coming from his government's coalition partners who say his reluctance to send heavy weapons is leaving ukraine in the large the chancellor giving hints instead of answers. his government is sending money to ukraine, but still not supplying heavy weapons. yeah, i am the lord. we've asked german arms manufacturers to tell us what equipment they can supply in the near future. not think north of ukraine has now made it selections from this list. and we're giving ukraine the money it needs to buy them . well. it's unclear what sort of military hardware ukraine will actually get shalt suggests it would be german made tanks, the thought as good as for such equipment, it's about operational systems that are immediately available if those that can be put to use, especially if they're already used in ukraine, the chancellor stressed that supplying weapons from current vendors where stocks

would be virtually impossible because there would be limits to what could be delivered. and so the debate goes on among the coalition partners, the free democrats and the greens, the former, quick to respond on twitter, writing that everyone's doing what germany's doing is not correct. we're still lagging too far behind criticism to from the greens he up to the seems to me the chancellor is still hesitating, namely because germany is the largest economy in the european union. and so we have to do much more than we're doing both in terms of arms deliveries and sanctions. we have to as return praise though for schultz from the socialist last party is in the some i think it's at least right that we're no longer promoting this discussion about heavy weapons domestically. any one who believes that heavy weapons will end this war faster is wrong, and for 5, the debate over arms deliveries is becoming a bit of a stress test for germany's governing coalition. in the opposition cd,

you see su. many conservatives are far the delivery of heavy weapons and they plan to put the issue to a vote in the been to stack. schultz still under pressure. and his coalition minister still waiting for clear commitments. germany is foreign minister, and alina burbock is in the lap in capital rieger to day to meet with her counterparts from the baltic states. she is currently giving a press conference alongside last year's foreign minister ed gars bring cabbage. these are live pictures you're seeing on your screen on her trip. burbock is expected to reaffirm germany's commitment to the security of the 3 former soviet republics, which are now all you and nato member states. will have more details on the meeting in our next show. at the top of the hour is free on these lay maggie or at the as that meeting is taking place in latvia, people next door in lithuania, fear their country could be moscow's next target. a particular concern is

a narrow stretch of land known as the so walkie gap bordering lithuania and the russian exclaim of colleen and grad. many lithuanians, fear moscow could some day attempt to cut this land bridge to its western nato partners. so some are trying to ensure they're prepared. oh, loosely scalouse, gus is straining for the worst case scenario. is a member of the lithuanian rifle, men's union estate backed barrow military group that has been growing ever since russia annexed. grant mia in 2014 i o sales propaganda old on russian state propaganda targeted lithuania for us. it meant we could be the next ones with especially if you live here in the saw called swanky gap, lethal any us only length connection with its western natal? pardon?

us, this stretch of land is crucial for the transport of goods and military equipment. these to walter gap is just 65 kilometers wide. it's located exactly here between the russian exclaim of colleen grat on the one site and thrush us l. a bela rose on the other side. in lithuania, man, if he has that russia might try to cut this land breached of the west. tensions with moscow has been rising. lithuania has been a member of nato since 2004. but since the start of the boy and ukraine, politicians and normal citizens have grown more determined. i would say we owe you more, but you're too, which is a defend your freedom and so on. it's like understanding of the fundamental things we have just few here of to prepare ourselves. that's why we need, ah, more natal presence in our region as a very credible that of deterrence against russia. this is also

the aim of an unusual art exhibition in the capital videos. this strain from moscow stops twice a day here on its way to the russian exclaim of calling and grat. russian passengers are not allowed to get off, but they are confronted with photos of war outside of their windows. when polio was least caused gus is not training for battle, he takes off his rifle, manny uniform to work as a lawyer. he believes that the kremlin and not ordinary russian citizens are responsible for the war in the ukraine. 3rd class. oh, so i have russian clients that i keep in touch with. i don't feel any personal hatred towards them, but rather towards the russian state. and russian state propaganda around was no

longer working for many here would agree with him. lithuanians have been called to between a constant state of vigilance and resilience. but with the onset all the goin ukraine, people living in the so while gap i looking to the future with even more concern sketchup on a few other stories away from the war. yemen has sworn in a new presidential council. the internationally recognized body was appointed. this month after former president hottie stepped aside, the move was meant to unify the fragmented anti who the cam, mid ongoing efforts to bring yelman's long running civil war to an end. authorities in brazil have arrested 7 people in connection with efforts to dismantle and international drug smuggling ring. they are suspected of transporting thousands of kilos. both of cocaine to portugal. police are looking for another 40 individuals in connection with the caesar's brazilian football legend pele has been

hospitalized. and so paolo, the 81 year old, is receiving treatment for colon cancer is clinical condition is being described as good and stable last year. and i spent a month in hospital, but this time doctors expect him to be discharged. in a matter of days now to south africa were catastrophic floods have left over $400.00 people dead and tens of thousands more homeless. the country's military is deployed 10000 troops to help with search and rescue and relief efforts. millions are still without water more than a week after deadly storms pounded the region. south africa's government is calling it the worst natural disaster and living memory. well, over 400 people have lost their lives in the floods. dozens are still missing. around 40000 people have been left homeless. the president says it's a humanitarian catastrophe and has declared

a state of emergency. it is going to take a massive effort. drawing on the resources and capabilities of the entire nation to recover from this disaster. as government, we will make financial resources available to meet this challenge. it is estimated that economic loss is caused by the flooding will run into the hundreds of millions of years. but that's only the financial cost. the human hall has been catastrophic . people continue to search for the loved ones in many places in the east and quite zulu natal province. la, if we're looking for our neighbor who has swept away by the river with sure that she was taught to re by the river because we found her son's body that we haven't found her from george. meanwhile, the heavy rainfalls have east, but the cleanup will probably take months. you're watching the,

the be news from berlin up next. chelsea delaney will be here with the latest business near. she'll be taking a look at skyrocketing inflation and how that's hitting producers. i'm terry margin . me and all of us here at the w. thanks. watch. guardians of truce? exile? turkish journalist, john dunn. darn. i have paid almost every price of being a journalist in a country like cookie and mexican investigative journalist, unavailable on this $1.00. i every day the government a thing mob.