[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is the w news coming to live from berlin. moscow sends thousands of troops to attack ukraine's industrial harp plant has part of its new with pensive in eastern ukraine. the kremlin says capturing don boss is now its main objective. also coming up russia's seizure of the chair noble nuclear power plant at the start of its ukraine invasion, had the world fearing an atomic disaster weeks after their withdrawal. war of rushes, dangerous actions there are coming to light. and germany is foreign minister kicks

off her tour of the baltic states with a clear message for moscow. bowing nato will protect every corner of its territory to defend freedom plus growing peers in lithuania, over russian aggression. as many worry, their country could be moscow's next target. some are preparing for the worst case scenario. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. world leaders have condemned russia's latest offensive and eastern ukraine. the kremlin is seeking to make up for recent military losses, round the capital kid by seizing control of ukraine's industrial heartland. the city of maria pole is also under heavy siege with military commanders warning the city could fall within days. if not, ours. efforts are underway to open

a humanitarian corridor, allowing civilians to leave. i should warn you, our next report contains images you may find distressing. awe on ukraine's eastern front soldiers begin for the fight ahead. in that direction, russia has re launched his offensive, hoping to take full control of the dumbass region. in the besieged port city of mario pole. the fight may be almost over let the voting of a few bases are appeal to the world news, whether this could be our last appeal of our lives. we may be facing our last days if not hours, the enemy out numbers as $10.00 to $1.00. while a sense of normal life returns to the capital, keep in cities to the east. the wall rages on

infancy. the intensity of fire by russian troops in the hockey direction in dunbar on, in the dimly per regional, has increased significantly. only basically consider ordinary housing infrastructure, normal targets for them anymore. we came in this wall. the russian army will for ever inscribe itself in world history, as perhaps the most barbaric and inhuman and the world. she may be a, shall our school e mailing school out of miss ot these hospital in chrome, a task. the injured continue to arrive wounded by the 2nd russian offensive. yeah. as you should, i should know. now it seems. yesterday russia started a large scale advance in the area. they use artillery systems, heavy artillery drones and g r a d systems, products in hockey. families say they're lucko by to

those who we killed in the fight. rushes invasion may have entered a so called new phase. but the pain of loss is a constant. in a wall that's far from over all civilians are trying to leave maria, all ukrainian troops. there are determined to stay put their asking for international support, but what kind of help can they expect? at this point, i put that question to helena valleys, jenko a member of the ukrainian parliament. thank you for invitation. first of all us course to at least desert seat of my opal ukraine need have is open and, and this is our appeal to different governments of european union and overs world

that we really need help. we've had events and the 2nd sink where is different in international governments can how is it any com t can be like and maybe 8 or between ukraine and russia in is the process of humidity, humanitarian and skipping corridors, because russians are lying, cursed, say, and agree for these corridors and when civilians, women and children try to get out from money per say, i say i just kill him, sam, and say a just shall in all the cars are bosses. whereas this williams and a trying could to get out in this a humanitarian code. of course, i do want to ask you about the deploy diplomatic track in just a moment, but 1st a back to the what's happening in the east of your country. russia has launched

a major offensive there with the aim of controlling the entire east of your country . ukrainian forces were putting to the middle of course, to prevent that. but should russia succeed in don bass? what will that mean for the future of your country? we hogs in russia will never succeed in the east because you see how bravely all the armed forces are defending our country and how all our people in ukraine i united and everyone in the county is and doing ever seen he can he or she can to help our armed forces, everyone, both in the government and all people as a are working a part that is so difficult to see it. difficult sinks are not like in the east. in the days they are walking exam and they are works and it's

a nice building during they are helping to our armed forces piece talks between kevin, moscow are currently stalled. do you see any chance of reviving them off? of course, we are hoping, and we hope that as some piece talks will help. but as you see, all that russia is saying it all, all the times. they are lying. and it is difficult, for instance, for ukraine to adopt such things as they want in this piece. dogs, for instance, i would desire to become a member of nato and your p l. a member of european union in our constitution. and only you crank can tell, was that to be in a to or not to be to read if you want to be there on not, not any arctic. com to because it,

we are an independent state and it always choice it choice of follow people. do you think that this war can end with how to craig giving president putin of russia at least part of what he wants? and i think that 14 will never get what he wants from ukraine, because what he wants from ukraine, he just want to destroy all over the country and to you as more people, as soon as he will desire bought, all the world has seen. and what to be a have done as soon as is, and during this approximately 2 months and how bravely i will repeat again how bravely our armed forces are defending our country and all

civilized in civilized. bork. and is really in now helping us to defend our values and our democracy. helena russell jenko, a member of ukraine's parliament. thank you very much for talking with us. thank you. russian forces failed in their attempt to take the ukrainian capital care. are they doing any better in the eastern on bus region? there's an assessment from frank lead, which a former u. k. military intelligence officer. well, terry, the 1st thing they said is, this is an additional battle where russia may make small gains and indeed we're seeing marks and nibbling away your credit lines in one or 2 able vulnerable areas . are you currently in the credit position that they're going to, to lose this battle? they have started this operation to early, no competent military force would have taken 2 weeks to try and research from a major defeated or the russians,

which indicates 2 things. first into political pressure, and secondly, the trying to out race, nato supplies to ukraine, the heavy weapons helene that was talking about russia face is huge problems and 30 percent casualty. so full, not enough mass. they really haven't experienced this kind of operation. so my assessment is they remain in serious trouble. so you doubt that russia will ultimately take don barracks despite russia's military superiority because it does have more fire power. the new crane does it? not? that's all it. there are several aspects to military power. alina very capably outlined, one of the major ones, which is the moral component, and i won't repeat what she said about the moral element, the fact that the credit is defending its own country and so forth. but there's also the conceptual, which is the element of planning and material to conduct a successful attack of the size,

the russians or any size actually russians are trying to accomplish. you need to 3 to 13 to one overbearing, all 3 to one superiority russians haven't anywhere near that, but they do have those artillery that's heavily dependent on logistics credit for talking math. and the russians have demonstrate that very poor elements of what if anything, frank, do you think could change the game for the ukranian forces would more heavy weapons . more artillery be enough? yes, the russians say enough. i don't think it can never have enough firepower with the present to remember, but to answer question directly. well, the russians don't have his reserves. what the russians are trying to the ukrainians are trying to generate or exactly that. and with assistance, they've had considerable assistance. so far from the likes of poland from the u. s . less so from germany, from the u. k as well. they're trying to generate a will generate reinforcements in reserves. those reinforcements in reserves or what are likely to prevail if heavy weapons continue to flow that way likely to

prevail in this war of attrition. ok, just one quick big picture question for you. if you don't mind, what do you see as the broader implications of this war for security in europe because it looks rather bleak at the moment. yes, matters will stabilize and do cause i to i think ford is whether this war is going to go on for much of this year. but what it has achieved is extending nato's border with him from essentially a stone to the 1200 kilometers of finland who are likely to join nato will be far stronger at the tactical operation strategic levels and russia severely. militarily, i kind of speak to the military militarily, we can now for many years to come whatever the outcome in the dumbass. frank, thank you very much for talking with us. so that former intelligence, military intelligence officer, frank led, which in oxford early on in its invasion of ukraine,

russia seized control of the chernobyl nuclear power plant, the side of the world's worst nuclear accident. it was the 1st time the nation has occupied a nuclear plant as part of its war strategy. weeks after moscow's forces, left reports continue to emerge of the reckless and extremely dangerous actions they took there. this is one of the most radioactive places in the world. yet the more than a month, russian soldiers lived here, digging deep into the contaminated soil of the chernobyl exclusions own ukrainian officials say that bunking down in the zone so called red forest manned up costing some of the troops. their lives. horrible molly seed, their shoes, 3 little corporal in the red forest where russians dug trenches, ally, they lived here, only breathed in dust. here usual cooked their food and set fire as hare a hoodie le through awhile when the thought so gross was burnt,

and they inhaled burnt substances you with the holy, which hang a 3rd of course it will damage the health solution. it will kill some of them slowly, profoundly, and some of them will be, will die quickly. are dick, which with go move off, but rushes occupation of this site, but more than the lives of its soldiers endanger. for a time, the decommission plant was cut off from the power grid and forced to rely on diesel generators to keep critical safety systems running, sparking phase of a new nuclear disaster reaching well beyond ukraine. when russian troops hurt a left, at the end of march, they looted offices some report li even stole highly radioactive materials, possibly to sell ukrainian authorities still unable to monitor radiation levels at the site. after soldiers also stole the systems main server. chernobyl was never ready for a military occupation with the russians gone for now, and the anniversary of the 1996 disaster approaching. authorities are working to

make sure it will be more prepared in the future. in his look at a few other developments in this war, the un security council has met to consider the war, ukraine's ambassador urged members to address what he called russia's dubious presence in the chamber. russia's representative accused the un, using ukraine is a pawn in their geopolitical game against russia when the international monetary fund has cut its global forecast for growth this year to 3.6 percent. they say the war and western sanctions are putting pressure on the world economy, which is already seeing a slow recovery from the pandemic. in the 8 weeks since russia launched its invasion over 5000000 ukrainians have fled abroad. that's according to the un refugee agency, or than 200003rd country nationals have also escaped to neighboring nations. russia's aggression has triggered the fastest growing refugee movement in europe

since world war 2. ukrainians forced to leave their homeland often and your hardship in 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. sounds good blandon, 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 findings and to expand and include this area. it's a 530 kilometer journey from keith to east ukraine. after a small break down and at 12 hour drive, they arrive in lou silva,

things have to go quick and the 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 need them with the thought, but them sure you were going because the children are suffering and crying with the war. planes are flying overhead. their explosions said it's hopeless. i'm worried about my parents shoes and thousands of li, which give it's time to say goodbye 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 born. of course, i'm worried about him. what do you took on you? so as i knew, i voted on the people leaving can only take a few personal items and

a small suitcase with them. they're deeply traumatized. the book and leaves a plea, collect, children, and grandchildren have fled. they went to pull high near cologne. i was alone here when i am a school teacher, but now there are no more children to teach. so i'm leaving to show of what you could ralph co vaughn ready to head back. he says one reason he wants to help the people here is that he comes from our tall, an area in germany, which was recently heavily flooded. feminist good food can go when you've experienced losing everything you have from one day to the next on you want to help others going through the same. and school employee took swan dimension notes and civil and he brings the bus to safety out of east ukraine. it's a long drive, but tomorrow they'll be in poland. during foreign minister on the lead about bach is in the left in capital riga today to meet with her counterparts from the baltic states in a press conference alongside let be as foreign minister at garza and cabbage. she reaffirm germany's commitment to the security of the 3 former soviet republics,

which are now all members of nato and e. you mind them then the ohio to hear god all to day. the 4 of us are sending a clear message to moscow. we will defend peace, i sovereignty and freedom owns de nato. nato will collectively defendants territory and protect every corner of a minds. i'm sure baltic states have been among the most vocal critics of germany's ukraine policy. our correspondent, your re, re chateau, was covering the german foreign ministers meeting in riga. we asked him how it went . walter's atmosphere is vill, very friendly. it's a meeting, let's say, under allies on the german foreign minister babel and aligned to the importance of the bowl to countries for the security, for all of you. ah, he, as the press conference has she said to been russia, invaded ukraine. everybody a walk to and you reality and the gemini will face this,

your ality with all its consequences, as it means every inch of ne to territory will be protected. and babcock, sad to article 5 of the need to a treaty, is undisputable. article 5 states that if one they to country is attacked only to members will respond. also misses babcock defended that the few of the german government entered german chancellor sholtes who decided to give you crane more than 1000000000 euro instead of arming its military with heavy weapons. critic, see this as a general reluctance to act against russia, however, is the lat, van foreign minister encouraged, added to how important and reliable gemini is as a native pot. i. he further underlined to the importance of german villa to present in their brain latanya. now the baltic states have been warning or their allies about the threat russia poses for a long time. how big is the fear there yury that they could be put into next target? well as if he is there,

because russia and the president putin has become an unpredicted and an unpredictable neighbor for all countries along its board. us, it doesn't matter if it's ukraine. gyla, gentle dormer, or in the baltic states are the baltic countries in particular, at cher, painful history with russia. they were part of the soviet union foremost, 45 years after multiple too. and many people here call it and the capacious after the soviet in sil they've was, is sourced to declare their independence again in 1990. and they definitely don't want to lose this independence, especially people. in lithuania, this bolted country board us, russia, exclaimed, of cunning and grat, which has been massively armed in recent years. and this is exactly where we went. last week we met to lithuanians who are worried and arming themselves against a potential russian attack. let's have a look. oh bollywood slash couse gas is straining for the worst

case scenario. is a member of the lithuanian rifleman union, a state backed paramilitary group that has been growing ever since russia annexed grand nea in 2014. 0, oh, so propaganda, old born russian stayed 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 land connection with its western. they to pardon us. this stretch of land is crucial for the transport of goods and military equipment. these sir walter gap is just 65 kilometers wide. it's located exactly here, between the russian exclaim of callian grot on the one site, and thrush us l. i bel, arose on the other side. in lithuania, man, if he has at russia, might try to cut of 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 void, ukraine, politicians and normal citizens have grown more determined, i would say we owe you more about your order, which you should defend your freedom and so on. it's like understanding of is a 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 she turns 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 is leash, kolscott 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 along the way again. 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 avoid ukraine, people living in the so wildly gap i looking to the future. with even more concern, yuri, you've been traveling through the baltic stage quite

a bit in recent weeks. those countries her home to lot of ethnic russians. how do they view this war? well, terry, there are many russians in the baltics, especially here in latvia. every 4th person living in lighter is actually a russian. and there are some latin media outlets are going to ride from broadcast in russia. that's obviously not the problem most to russian speaking people in the baltics come down the war and sympathize with the grain. you can also see the ukraine and flag on many, many building see in lakeville, estonia and lithuania, and that protests in front of the russian embassy. so the problem here is in prussian language or culture, but at least until recently there was a problem with russian stayed propaganda that many here have been consuming through russian television. ah, now all russian channels are banned, at least he unlocked there. although there are of course, still available on the internet for beach the all the people in particular get

a completely different view of what is currently happening in ukraine area. thank you very much. our correspondent you are a chateau in the latvian capital rica. russian tennis players have reportedly been banned from this year's wimbleton tournament because of their nation's invasion of ukraine. a band would prevent a number of top ranked russian players from competing in june's grand slam event, including world number 2 done, you met better? the invasion has already prompted tennis governing bodies to ban russia from and bell rose from international t competitions. you're watching t w news up next we got d, w news, asia for you. i've got a stands poppy dilemma. the taliban have found it but not really. why and alone in the dark. why single mothers in china feel abandoned by the states. it's all coming up in news asia,

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