wines ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, ukraine warned that russia plans to expand its war across europe. president vladimir zalinski says neighboring: moldova is the next country in moscow. sites, after a senior commander hinted at extending rushes, military goal right across the southern ukraine. also, coming up with the threat of war, follows ukraine's internal refugees as they seek shelter in other cities. g, w, meet some of those who the skate to the western city. and the final countdown is

on to francis presidential election on sunday incumbent emanuel mac cole and his challenger, marine. the pen have made their final pitch to voters, but many are unhappy with both candidates. ah, next by sir, welcome to the program. ukraine has warned the russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war. that's after a russian commander said. the military aim to seize territory right across southern ukraine. the military officials said that would give russia access to trans nice drea, a break away pro russian region of neighboring moldova, returning president volota mir lensky, focused on the comments and his nightly address. sure, sticky. well, is only confirmed what i have said, man, he imus is the russian invasion of ukraine was intended only as

a starter. they then want to capture other countries. of course, we will defend ourselves as long as necessary, one against law. these ambitions of the russian federation, you know, but all nations that like us, believe in the victory of life over death, must fight with us. they have to help us because we are the 1st on this path and who is next steps. not to muslim. after done, although over has also reacted with concern it some in moscow's ambassador to demand russia respected neutrality. but even as russia discusses, capturing more territory, western analysts that it had failed to make significant gains in recent days. d w's correspond. mathias billing or joined a ukrainian press trip to regions where russian forces suffered defeats. this is what the russian army left behind you. the village of tetra isca about 70

kilometers northeast of cave is one of the places where the russian invasion came to a halt. bars as he calls himself, took part in the battle. to see army a leash, russia has a bigger army in terms of numbers and equipment. i'm not talking about the quality of the equipment, but it is a lot that means for us that we have to be better prepared and to plan more thoroughly. to senior answer on the line. expert say it wasn't just a clash of 2 armies, but also of military doctrines. heavy technology versus mobile equipment along the roads in this area. it is not unusual to find whole columns of burnt. i'd tanks taken out by modern western anti tank missiles, bottles, it says because you just get on a pickup with javelins and, and lowes and drive to the place where you expect them to come, hate them. and then you're able to leave the scene quickly. if they would as

a choice move, it's still flitted to right. oh, in the forest, the rhine ted reeves go, you can still see the bodies of russian soldiers. russian losses are believed to be an extremely high ukrainian soldiers describe their attacks as on coordinated but very destructive. this school was hit by a rocket. sybil, thank they were tanks. it was mirabelle artillery. it was a v, a sion, they sent everything they had over was all and that he no care that much of this did not land on target. it was chaotic fire shelling without any plan, hoping they were horn. miss, principally called fish newborn. ukraine accuses russia of systematic war crimes shelling of civilians. they say these villages lie behind the lines and were bombed from the air house after house destroyed, possibly to demoralize the ukrainians. but as the next big bottle begins in the

east, the commander of this unit thinks at russia's actions have made ukrainians even more determined to bama boy ali we're ready is up on me. and if the west acts and quickly gives us the military aid that we need more military equipment and technology than i think the victory will be ours and it might come soon already. we will move, but a more will do. so mommy, just just into the school, his optimism is not shared by most experts, most expect a long war of attrition. and d, w correspond emanuel. shes is in the vive. i asked her what she makes of zalinski warning that moscow has ambitious ambitions rather to invade other countries. following those comments made by russian commander on friday. well, the landscape made those comments which he had been making in fan since the beginning of the russian aggression in february against ukraine. thus ukraine was

only the 1st set in russia's imperialist to t g of the it's in here and indeed the comments made by the russian general on states to division are quite worrying for here. people in the region, people in you credible so people in moldova where they've read a breakaway state and and recognize back away state of trans nice trap, right? between ukraine and moldova, with progression the pepper at the end. if indeed, most schools goal was to extend its invasion up until then. indeed, these would be verified by what is going on right now with the army with the russian army cheese advancing towards the south. even key if confirmed us, many, a few dozen small towns had been taken into eastern regions. so

a russian army that weakened by the ongoing fight. but the russian army that is known to this advancing towards the south with those very wearing assessments from the russian general dots and move our company. and what more can you tell us about the fighting in the east where, where much of the fighting is taking place now? well they have be no so rushes. a russian, i summation dot dot to mar you pull had been see that there was a victory in mar, you pull. this has not been confirmed here in ukraine and even the us intelligence say that there is still very much an active resistance in more useful precisely in the other thought as you class. and i was reading a testimony yesterday from a, so there a ukraine has sold the ease in mario full truck. the team plan he planned, he was saying that people are still very much holding their positions. there is

a nose the render inside for the ukraine. and forces, but there's also up to a 1000 civilians to a truck to in the of the town and for whom there is no humanitarian. cory door evacuation inside so far and abuse of any size or was reporting with us for from rather the city of levine in the west of ukraine is a city that escaped much of the conflict. it's population is more than doubled as ukrainians flee the fighting while they may have found relative physical safety. their minds are still very much focused on the war life on the streets and in the cafes of living looks almost normal. residents are getting on with their everyday business as best as they can. dad determined not to let the world change. some are even thinking about the future. it's really important to continue to improve our

economic. and i think that is very, very important to work. now. it is short boot, but i was shocked. was 1st 2 weeks at the war. then i came back to normal life lucia, when you been asked me why i didn't use the bunker for protection, i say that i trust our army. levine has not been completely untouched. by the war and the daily ever sirens are a reminder of the threat of russian airstrikes that it has become a relative safe haven for millions of internally displaced ukrainians left a civil dorski. i villages cross gay in donetta was bombed the day before yesterday . if i was, i was to flee to the west. i don't know what else to say. hey, to lady on this live not only see the warning seem you don't have no family, only acquaintances. i came here from lou hands because of the escalation of the war

. it's a very hard situation to say the least are just luscious, like we escaped mid march. a week later, russia came in and they bombed everything. so we'll have nothing left soon that the ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, handed of locals are helping out. lucky, rena, who comes in the v station every day. she says the city now has 2 faces. l. this fashion. and for example, example, it's like 2 different planets, because in san francisco, it's the clyde l cut her work in the eldest in his fine pupil valk. and sir, no bye dear, don't knows that to the share of every day train in the last 2 months. these population has almost tripled with new arrivals that web, those locals,

and the internally displaced people say, is the experience of the war in their country. here's a look now at some of the other developments in the ukraine war, the united nations secretary general antonio gutierrez, is set to visit moscow on tuesday to meet russian president vladimir putin and then had to ukraine for talks with president vladimir zalinski terrace. will discuss steps to bring about peace following russia's invasion of ukraine. russia has confirmed the death of one of the crew members of the russian flag ship, miss, i'll care cruiser of moskva a week after it sank in the black sea. the defense ministry of defense said it nearly 400 crew members were evacuated, crumb and critic suspect a much higher number of dead missing saying the ship's crew was about 500 strong. according moscow has ordered a physician activists vladimir carry mercer to remain in pre trial detention for allegedly spreading fake news about russia's army. a criminal case has been opened

against the activist who was arrested earlier this month for avoiding police officers and from the french president emanuel mack on his far right challenger marine, the pen, have made their final push for votes before sundays. presidential run off, paul show the race is much tighter than 5 years ago when french voters faced the same joyce womack or is expected to when many people say they're 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 night. both the incumbent president, he and his far right opposition. marie le pen fair had been making a final push for votes entering the t. v. stations on friday morning. them. but they not speaking to their cold demographic instead vying for votes from supporters

of far left candidate shall new melon, sean, who, when 20 percent in the 1st round on the streets of paris. neither la penn nor mac. ron, are popular with this key group of voters that we haven't had a choice in the 2nd rounds ages. i'll go for the least worse choice. i went to voting for the right or the extreme right. 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 macaroni attacked la pen stance on russia. huh? she refuted the accusation. instead, trying to focus on the cost of living is good for 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 left to cushion bank objected at court martial my read on all the sanctions that was taken against the oligarchs against the bang us less. so the only sanction that i disagree with is the one blocking russian gap. isn't a coil in port zuka. why? because i think that's not the right method. this is not what will actually hurt russia mix and above all, it will hurt the french people along which she micron is expected to keep the keys to the elisa palace. or even though it was a to fight the many expected global boats with millions undecided and unhappy with both candidates, there is no clear win in sundays, deciding round of micron best as le pen you're watching. did of in use live from berlin next up, sports life joins. it's

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