downloaded now i ah ah, business d w, news live from berlin moscow's plan to seize the southern ukraine. a russian commander says putin aims to extend russia's control hundreds of kilometers to the west, but ukrainian resistance is not going away in the city of maria poll, ukrainian troops are still holding out, refusing to surrender. also coming up, millions of ukrainians have fled their homes to seek shelter from the wall. we hear

from the people taking refuge underground class, the final hours of campaigning ahead of france as presidential election on sunday incumbent emanuel macro and his challenger marine le pen off focusing on undecided voters. poll shows they may very well decide who with lulu? i'm all alice, aka, a very warm welcome to the show. we begin this broadcast with what appears to be a widening of the war in ukraine. a senior russian military commander says vladimir putin's ambitions in ukraine include, sees in control of territory in the east and all the way across the south. if this is confirmed to be official criminal policy, it would add a completely new dimension to the conflict, which is so far broader, very broad,

heavy losses and few gains for russia. some of the last ukrainian resistance in the port of maria paul are holding out in a giant steel plant. fighters from the nationalist as a regiment are resisting russian troops. they're refusing to surrender, has a look at the vast as of style industrial complex that has become a symbol of ukrainian defiance. a steel plant from a dystopian nightmare smoke and fire as far as the i can see. outside the city, satellite photos show would appear to be mass graves. they could hold the remains of thousands of people while civilians are stuck here. ringback the remaining fighters are defiant, hold up under ground, in a network of tunnels. yet little, this is what am if i say that while we are here, mary or paul remains under the control of ukraine. mary paul was and always will

stay ukrainian, no matter what they say. russia claims to have liberated the city. they bombed for weeks with impunity and says they'll keep those in the steel plant trapped there will never succeed. us president joe biden said mary, a pull was still in ukrainian, hans, and urged russia to open humanitarian corridors to let more civilians leisure. we know bummer evacuees who made it to the city of zap arissa struggled to describe the devastation of their home city from threatening authority or thumb. hell is what's happening there. it's not possible them could just re tell it i read you. russians are killing people for nothing. if the world doesn't take measures, supervisor will be the same to what he or she, they put us on my head. i live we left yesterday

there was a whole left instead of a 9 floor building and we've been here for all the doorways are destroyed completely. all the windows are shattered. my mother martin in our backyard. we have a little cemetery. we buried 7 people there. for those stuck in the city supplies are reportedly running low. it's no telling how long they can still hold out. earlier i spoke to joe c. renzini, a national security analyst in washington, asked him what he thought of the reports that russia's ambitions now include capturing the south of ukraine all the way to more over the russians are now saying out loud, what many of us have long suspected that their intention is to capture at least the eastern and southern ports of ukraine, they tried and failed to do it all at once. the battle for key is over, they have lost with the battle for the dumbass region and the south stretching all

the way to were just it is now on. this is quite an ominous development. it's not clear they can do it, but their intention should be of concern to all of us. let's talk about with now you as president joe biden has announced another $800000000.00 military aid package is the and there was more to come. will this help stop motion troops? if washers offensive trust is to be defeated, this is what we'll do it. the steady supply of weapons equipment and economic assistance to ukraine. the u. s. a package is quite significant, not in the dollar amount. 800000000 is similar to what we just sent last week. but for the 1st time, the u. s. is sending large quantities of heavy combat equipment. heavy combat equipment means large scale artillery. it means armored personnel carrier. it means

helicopters, in this case, russian built helicopters that we acquired in afghanistan. all this is streaming in and it's matching this kind of equipment coming from other nato allies. the czech republic for example, announced they're going to send t $72.00 tanks and b and p infantry fighting vehicles. these are russian made equipment. this is what the ukranian forces know how to operate. this is a new stage of military aid for ukraine. and as you know, here in germany, chancellor salt is on the pressure for not delivering heavy weapons to ukraine, like other nato partners are doing. he says, the reason is he is such a move could be seen as germany taking part in the fighting and he wants to prevent nuclear war. if he wants to be cautious, he is right to be cautious. this is a concern. i mean, a point may come out of or put and might decide to use tactical nuclear weapons. this is why joe biden is moved very carefully and is kept the rhetoric low. but you can see that incrementally the u. s. been stepping up assistance and now it's clear

that u. s. and other countries can send heavy equipment without triggering that kind of nuclear response. that's why great britain is starting to do it. that's why france is starting to do it. i can speak for germany, but if you can't send heavy equipment, send more equipment of any kind. anti tank weapons, drones, things that can blunt the russian armored thrusts. national security analyst jo, syringe, yoni. thank you very much for your analysis. thank you for having me. the united nation says almost 8000000 people are now internally displaced in ukraine. age groups are trying to help those who fled their homes, as well as those still stuck in cities under bombardment. he will face a daily struggle in places like ukraine's 2nd largest city. her keith, it's been the targets of intense shelling for weeks. their homes are on

livable after weeks of bombardment. now the people of ha, keep survive by collecting rain water and cooking on fires, fueled by debris. oh, nice thing. we don't have electricity, water, any communication at all, including gas in you, the garza, her doretha for what you can't really cook here because the water will be worth gold soon. it's hard to get it. if a garage has hit, you go and pick a panels. where else can we get it over it? re as it will pull it and cut it? there is no other option. with bombs still flying above many are now living below in hockey, metro stations. some have been camped here for weeks once and we brought several blankets with us. came here and now live next to the ticket machines. now i believe that was the best decision. they paced the platforms to stay active. doctors tried to help the many elderly with medical conditions,

parents distract their children from the realities of war. for many finding food has become a daily challenge. these hockey residency, gather what vegetables and can goods they can find to cook bosch sharing what little they have in crime. i talked neither frontline, public transport still operates, but medicine is running out walker. it's bad that there are no drugs in the pharmacies and that only a few pharmacies are still open to publish it. more pharmacies were open, it will be better. millions of ukrainians have fled to cities further west living and cramped shelters. like this one. in ne pro, remembering the comforts they used to have such good will known as will, i had a small piece of land value. we planted everything there, tomatoes, cucumbers, and greenery, or brittany. there was a flower bed in front of our house. the valenzuela me now many rely only on

donations aid groups worn. the humanitarian situation is worsening as the tide of internally displaced ukrainians grows. for every person they help, more are waiting has a look now at some other developments in the ukraine war. russia has confirmed the death of one of the crew members of russian flagship miss our cruiser, moskva, a week after it sank in the black sea. the ministry of defense said, nearly 400 crew members were evacuated. criminal critics suspect a much higher number of dead and missing thing. the ship's crew was about $500.00 strong ukrainian president viola. demo lensky says russia wants to hold an illegitimate referendum on independence in the south of ukraine. he told residence in the occupied regions of her son and southbridge, are not to give their personal information to russian forces. keith says the vote

is an attempt by moscow to legitimize it's occupation. a court in moscow has ordered opposition activists blood in a car mercer to remain in pre trial detention for allegedly spreading fake news about russia's army. a criminal case has been opened against the activists. he was declared a foreign agent. he was arrested earlier this month for criticizing the crane war on television. iraq obama reset. you have some breaking news not coming in from brussels. the european union countries have reached a deal over major changes to digital content laws. we took even leaders, 16 hours talking late into the night. but now the block will move ahead with drafting a law forcing companies like facebook, twitter, and google to police content for issues like hate speech and missed information for as president emmanuel macro and his father. i challenge emory and le pen are

making a final push for votes before sundays. presidential run of polls show the race is much tighter than 5 years ago. when french voters faced the same choice. though macro is expected to when many people say they are undecided or ambivalent, his campaign slogan might be all of us. but it's not clear enough. a france will be with emanuel micron at the ballot box on sunday. idaho spoke the incumbent president. he and his far right opposition, marina pen fair had been making a final push for votes entering the t. v. stations on friday morning them but they're not speaking to. they're called demographic. instead, mine for votes from supporters of fall, live confidential new maelin, sean, who went 20 percent in the 1st round on the streets of paris. neither pen nor micron are popular with this key group of voters. we haven't had

a choice in the 2nd round of ages. i'll give the least worse choice. i won't be voting for the right or the extreme right. you. it's become a campaign of style over substance micron attempting to shake off a reputation of arrogance and connect with work and class moses la penn, trying to betray herself as a serious states woman. in a tv debate earlier this week, let me micron a title, a pen stance on russia. huh. she refuted the accusation. instead, trying to focus on the cost of living. as good 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. that self tick wish and bank objected a car wash on my read on all the sanctions that was taken against the oligarchs

against the bang us lesson. the only sanction that i disagree with is the one blocking russian cat is a coil in port zuka. why? because i think that's not the right method. this is not what we'll actually hurt russia mix and above all, it will hurt the french people a lot. she micron is expected to keep the keys to the elisa palace. i think more though it was a tough fight, the many expected i would love, but with millions undecided and unhappy with both candidates. there is no clear window in sundays, deciding round of micron best as le pen. some other stories now making news around the world. the taliban say a bomb explosion at a mosque in the northern african city of condos has killed at least 33 people, dozens more were injured. it follows an explosion. and thereby mazar e sharif on thursday. which circle the slamming state. took responsibility for

europe. so it's hotter summer on record and 2021. temperatures were one degrees celsius above the 3 decade average. scientists say that could excessive bite extreme climate events such as deadly heat waves and the wildfires that have ravaged many parts of the continent. that's it from east h in for the business news, artificial freight i enjoying the view. sh. come take a look at this 3, the highlights every week in your inbox, subscribe now. oh, hello guys. this is the 77 percent. the platform for africa. you'd beat issues and share ideas you know, or this channel. we are not afraid to happen delicate the tub because we'll be late

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