ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to live from berlin, putting claims victory in the besieged city of murray of pole, and again calls on ukrainian fighters there to surrender. the russian president holds off on plans to storm the cities as of stalls steal plants, instructing us forces to blockade it instead with ukrainian troops and civilians inside. also coming up, you kranick zooms, it's dead from mass graves gathering evidence of possible war crimes. has relatives

watch on, we hear from a mother whose son never came home. and in france, the 2 candidates and sundays presidential runoff hold their only face to face debate. the manual michael and his fall right challenger marina pen clash over her links to russian money. and his record as president. ah, hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. russian president vladimir putin has claimed victory and mary you poll saying his forces have successfully liberated the port city in southeastern ukraine. the as a stall steel plant is the last place in murray, a pole still in ukrainian hands. russia says more than 2000 ukranian troops or hold out in the heavily fortified plant. ukrainian officials say around a 1000 civilians are also seeking refuge. their keith is demanding that moscow

opened a humanitarian corridor to let them play. in a televised, mating, putin told his defense minister, sergey should go to blockade the as a stall steal plant with you training ukrainian troops and civilians inside political again, i consider the proposed storming of the industrial area, pointless. i all the to a bolt it, they see that a case where we must think, we must always think that it's even more so in this case about preserving the life and health of our soldiers and officers. there is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawled underground through these industrial facilities block off this industrial area so that not even a fly can get through the blanket route. you put a mission, isn't there? earlier i spoke to d. w, correspond rebecca readers who's in kia. i asked her about the situation in maria bull when he heard it there from the horses mouth president ploot potent and

claiming victory of mary paul for the russians. we haven't had confirmation all from the ukrainian side, but it's not unexpected. terry have been expecting mary paul to fall to russian control for some days now. but in reality, territorially, nothing really has shifted since prior to the statement by president potent that they have for some days actually held control of the city and of the port. but not all of that as of steel plant, as you just reported. and that remains the same, still thought to be 2000 or so defenders. and around about a 1000 civilians hiding in tunnels in the vast tunnel network under that as of steel plant. but there has been a shift taxi clear as you heard there, president putin calling for a c sing of the bombardment of that steel plant and instead to be blockaded. it's not exactly clear why that directive was given. whether or not, perhaps they want to keep that steel plant intact,

so that even when they do gay control of it, they can still use it. or perhaps they do indeed need to save some face there and change that tactically because they haven't been able to root out those remaining defenders. so what's going to become of those people in that steel plant? rebecca, both the soldiers and the civilians, and i understand they're also around a $100000.00 civilians lift elsewhere in mario poll. that's right. well the fate of the soldiers and those civilians at the steel plant, it really remains to be seen. a president, putin has said that he guarantees their safety should they surrender bad. those troops have ignored. previous m cease and desist orders by the russians to come out with their hands up pat, assuming that they don't trust president pohden and the russians that they will in fact be taken to safety. one of the battalion late is actually come out calling for

an extraction by international forces and that they be taken to neutral territory. and that looking very unlikely at this stage, so not entirely clear what's going to happen to them. but you heard of there from president potent no fly shall pass. so what's the situation elsewhere in eastern and southern ukraine? rebecca, what's the latest in the battle for don, boss? yes. well that to expected battle for don bass is entered. it's 3rd day terry. we've seen really an increasing of really large, increasing in bombardments in that area, particularly in the city of hard keith to day the mayor has come out and said it's been under almost constant bombardment. very worried for the some 1000000 people still living in that city or other areas. lou hands being a in the don bass region, being very badly shelled as well the mer. they're saying that the civilians have no power, no water and utilities won't be able to be restored until after the war. and it was

mc alive to the south, has also been a bombarded that's a, another city down south near the other key port city of odessa. so definitely seeing a huge optic in fighting in that region. but thank you very much, shar correspond rebecca rivers in chief for more of a spring in natalia paper. here she's a member of ukraine's parliament. thanks for being with this miss pepper. russia's president vladimir putin says his troops of, quote liberated murray. you poll, what do you have to say to that? the bread to tomorrow will yes. very interest them in intense, dismal group of it's really difficult sedation. the expect does is that the bottle for don love will be more cool. we'll is, and all others base in ukraine and for the really difficult integration because our bulk adult east are speaking about that can go like

equation because because no refund enrollment edge is head of administration of president. you can go to my to and how soon is quite people and this so this, this is a means that this bottle form, the boss, especially my, for at the moment can be on the russian side. and one of the biggest problems that today in my book have seen at 10 that reads this read as that means that this 10th and this also there were in that are really cruel soldiers as a to, to be the answer. and if it's a reason why we don't know what will be the market at wal mart and resend because it must be temporary,

but we really need help like re plan and humanitarian 8 and one. terry and corey doors for people in the sight of ukraine. now russia seems determined to take more territory in the south and east of your country. how are you cranium forces going to stop that from happening? yes, ukrainian forces already bought to the new to more people add more reaping. because people that like to date is 5 to 7, they is this war and of old good whole years. a lot of boots are moment killed, but not everything yet. every day. a lot people ukrainian are ready go to ukrainian army at the moment. our training to a training for ukrainian our meters, and there are

a lot of ukrainians for system kit both. it's not that she how, how make it very important. the cranium mission, now ukrainian people, especially on the east part of ukraine, our support, ukrainian army. and how's the premium army? and strategy is like to be to get them back to really renew the people for it and to be need a product for it. you know, is that the greek and when we're, when you have foot? so the morale within the ukrainian forces is very high. there. the territorial defense forces who are also backing up the regular army. what, what about help from outside? what does your country need most from its partners to win this war? for during the war, war would be you'd like to tell trust about war it's short. second

one is we want and can you the font and a terrain our soul dear to use it. so for example, her poor legs is when we, with her phone, as we can like our money. and john broke tech to read from the see as a 2nd, a store drawn. it is like food for ukraine. is that war in ukraine? it's every day, almost at to mean the green us costs it just really big money for ukraine to and this shark is forth and life is like, are, are action will befall. and this is this with these, my and theresa people default when we don't have money for it and be ask all

country to refuse embargo for oil and gas. not on the end of the year or end of the summer. but today, because this is especially jack, i need to really strong economy re in the sense that it's not so like simple to change everything in a few days, but to be ask for a week's not for months or years. just very briefly. miss pipper, do you have any hope for peace talks at this point? hope i ok speak it is that will be really difficult and about to be mosque. make it because every normal country it, most people want to trust and democracy in this world and the mosque took when she into this it continue. thank you so much. natalia pipper,

a member of the ukrainian parliament well ukrainian investigators are carrying out the painstaking work of zooming bodies from makeshift graves. it's part of an effort to gather evidence of alleged war crimes committed by russian troops. while forensic teams do their work. relatives of those killed weights nearby to claim their loved ones. our correspondent mathias bowling, a joint other journalist on a visit to the town of bora, the youngest, near keith. he spoke to one mother whose son never came home to the police. it has become a grim routine. dozens of moss graves have been opened here in the past few weeks. but for an addition, a boy called this is the day she has been waiting for. her son is being ex you today. you don't show them all. he was on his way back. he called to say he'd be home seen, but he never came. question to him boy call was shot on the street in the early

days of the war. his body was given a makeshift burial on the grounds of a hospital when the morgue had to close because it had no power. please say that here in the northern suburbs of keys, they have recovered more than 1000 bodies. deal with the town of what a young girl was heavily shelled and then occupied by russian forces. life is too far from normal supermarkets and shops looted and destroyed. people here depend on 8 deliveries to survive. at the hospital, police have zoomed 9 bodies to day. it was civilians were shocked in the streets or run over by times. some have yet to be identified. nazare pickup that i bought that through. unfortunately, we'll be doing this work for many more years already,

but we'll work as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. so we have sold evidence to hold the aggressor accountable in the international courts will, if not only those who did it, but also those who ordered it to get the more than that give more, you cannot the recovered bodies are being sent to the morgue for forensic examination will then be returned to their relatives, that it was the feeling i know that his soul is gone. i know this is just a body, but it's the body that i used to hug and love the way it's my child. i cry every day because of the blood my, there's no boy cause one small comfort. and soon she will be able to bury her son, properly. german foreign minister and alina

babcock, has stressed the commitment of the nato alliance to the principle of collective defense, means an attack on one member is an attack on all of its members. the book made the member the comments on a tour of the 3 baltic states. estonia, that the in lithuania were once part of the soviet union, but are now members of the european union and nato. russia's invasion of ukraine as thrust them on to the front line of the west's stand off with the kremlin, like ukraine. the baltic states also share borders with russia and its allied bubble ruse, and are fearful of russian aggression. fairbanks later stop on a tour of the region was brought her to the estonian capital tale there in a press conference with her estonian counterpart. burbock said germany and its allies have no taboos when it comes to delivering weapons to ukraine. hello to be safe for us was regards to a vehicle and i don't know what they are needing. that's why we're supporting other

partners. a soaker of exchange been telling german to see that those partners who are living right now out of best stocks. a because they can deliver a bit currently. germany's foreign minister, they're saying quote no taboos for berlin regarding weapons deliveries to ukraine. well, earlier asked our political correspond, husband, why germany isn't delivering what the ukrainians are asking for. the current answer is that germany simply does not have this equipment at the moment available to give away as it were. the fact is that the german army itself is in need of a large amount of equipment has been very little money spent on the german army in the last few decades. because one did not see the need for this. and all that the need is a urgent the german army itself is saying that the equipment that it has available,

it needs itself for spares and for its nato commitments and so on. so what the germans are doing, and they're saying that they have agreed on this in 2 weeks of discussions with partners, is that some of the nato partners from the east of europe, who have old russian or soviet equipment in their arsenals. and we're talking here mainly about slovenia, it appears they will be delivering tanks and other heavy equipment to ukraine, which the ukrainians will be able to use immediately. because it's the same kinds of equipment that they have themselves in any case. and germany will assist by providing maintenance for the material by providing ammunition and probe by providing some training that might be necessary. and at the same time, germany, we will recompense those countries that giving away their equipment with new german equipment. but that will be a much longer term process. so indirect military sport. it sounds like the german

foreign minister also said that germany noted that germany is weapons, stockpiles, or low. as he pointed out, that means if germany had weapons that it could deliver, would still take months. what can germany, what can ukraine rather realistically, expect from berlin in the short term hands? well, the short answer to that is money and germany is saying that it is going to spend another 1000000000 euros on military assistance to ukraine. and it is obviously an imprecise in recent weeks that it has already spent a lot of money on a financial and on humanitarian assistance to ukraine. so an extra 1000000000 now for the ukraine is to be able to purchase equipment not only in germany, but elsewhere. and germany will pay for that then, but germany will also provide things such as ammunition, for instance. but the heavy equipment that the ukraine is looking for, the tanks,

the artillery, the anti aircraft systems and so on. that is something germany cannot supply at the moment because it needs it itself. at the same time, there will be a longer term perspective to this. and this is something that the foreign minister has also been emphasizing, why the battle is going on. she says one needs to think also about the next few months and even years. and in that perspective, journey will be providing more modern equipment that might require quite a longer term delivery and would require more training on the side of the germans. more modern equipment. so there is a long term perspective that germany will enter into long term commitments to ukraine, as thank you very much, our political correspond, it has brought to catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world . today. at least 10 people are dead and dozens more wounded from an explosion at a mosque in afghanistan, the boss targeted she, i worshippers in the northern afghan city of missouri sharif,

the so called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack authorities in shanghai say the city will remain under tight cove at 19 lockdown that despite some districts reporting no new infections, millions of people are barred from leaving their homes in an attempt to contain the outbreak. the strict measures are part of china 0 coven policy. the united kingdom's queen elizabeth has turned 96 years old. palace officials released a photograph to mark the occasion, showing the monarch posing with 2 of her favorite ponies. the queen was also treated to her rendition of happy birthday by the guards at windsor castle to france down where the 2 candidates and next sunday's presidential election squared off. and they're only televised debate. the duel on wednesday was one of

the last chances for incumbent men and manuel o'con and his paw. right challenger maureen le pen to sway voters and there were some fiery exchanges. it was the most anticipated moment in the french election campaign. the only tv debate between french president emanuel micron and the woman who wants his job fall right challenger marine le pen muso jonah to the school. so go home the bud. you. sivilton. under the glare of the studio lights the gloves were off. the cron attack le pen over her past dealings with russia. a map of this i can show as good who did on did you depend on russian power. you depend on mister putin as a few months after saying that madame le pen, that you took out a loan from a russian bank in 2015 for the 1st check russian bank, let self tick wish and bank. when you don't talk to other leaders, you talk to your banker when talking to russia, this is the problem that madam, that they ruined evil or pleasant on le pen insisted she was independent of moscow

up anymore and return to a key scene with her campaigns with default the rising cost of fuel them and essential legend left horse in. if horsey objected, i caught my shot. i agreed on all the sanctions that was taken against the oligarchs against the bang us last. so the only sanction that i disagree with is the one blocking russian gas is a coil in port zuka. why? because i think that's not the right method. this is not what will actually hurt russia in it. and above all, it will hurt the french people a lot. we see a ecos, she'll tucson, i feel i know him on multiple people said, well, she took the candidates, clashed of the climate change and microns economic track record in his 1st 5 year term mpg. the yasser, it's not again on immigration and the treatment of muslims in france. the candidates policies a far apart is issued ball. i one, these have been the hedge out in public spaces. i'll say it on the clearest

possible way. the fail is a uniform imposed by islamist was apology. said miss rosalie, you will create a civil war in the housing projects. madame la, hang on being honest, what you're saying is very serious is oscars could, would you think of it? i don't accept that because what you said is very serious. i got to thank you. an opinion poll from a french broadcaster found over half the viewers surveyed thought micron was more convincing in the debate. but french voters will have the last word in sundays run off election or correspond at least louis has been following the elections for us from paris. here's her take on last night's debate. well, i was watching it all the way through and i think that makes observers would agree that when it comes to the style, actually really pen improved as compared to what she did. 5 years ago when she was already facing a minor, my call and run a phase and in the tv debate ahead of that mode, at the time she was a performer,

unity badly seemed hysterical at times and this time round, she looked a lot calmer. she came across to someone who is more, more like a president when it came to the fax. so in my, my call was calling or out over and over again saying, you know, your figures. i don't write your program doesn't make sense and 80 percent of the measures that you're putting on the table would actually lead to france leaving the european union. marina pen denied again that she wanted to leave the european union saying that she wanted to reshape the union in cost that that is not going to cost to be possible with your program and its current state. well, we will see what kind of judgment voters will make of this debate. historically speaking in front of debate has never really turned around things, but it can change her intentions. a little bit by a few points, counted lee. and why my cause leading in the polls?

what about what about 10 percent ahead of marine the pen? it obviously st. louis there in paris. now over 5000000 people have now fled ukraine since the start of the russian invasion, 2 months ago. but for many who remain in the country, a new normal has emerged. one comedian getting back to work means finding a safe venue for his audience after theaters were forced to close and providing some laughter amongst the tragedy. making people laugh might be an unusual dog in times of war. with the felix red car. he's determined to see the funny side midway lead during the 1st week of the war. my fellow comedians and i were in shock . there was nothing we could do but scroll through the news every day. then initial shock passed and i started thinking about how i could be useful. and we decided

that like before the war, we could be useful by doing standup concerts. after russian troops besieged his home town, assume a he decided to take his talents to a soviet era. bomb shelter. the 1st bunker show drew a 100 people. felix said they were desperate to leave home and to laugh which they didn't wish it wasn't difficult for us comedians to perform because the audience were open to it. before that the people had to stay home for will use it. you and every day was like groundhog day, new berlin, you people will require all the router while he waits for the water end. and for venues to reopen, he's using social media to spread laughter and offer some relief in the dark you 3 times. was that if you're watching dw news coming up next in d, w, news, asia,

hong kong loosens some of the world's tightest coated restrictions. a look at how residents are reacting and why digital fortune tell it is finding a huge audience in tyler. those stories and more coming up next in news asia of course, and get all the latest news on our website at d. w dot com. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching with

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