ah ah ah, this dw news lie from berlin, a new front in putin's war. russia says that it has halted, gas applies to poland and bulgaria, ukraine. and you accuse moscow of blackmailing europe, also coming up explosions, destroyed radio towers in a break away region of moldova, backed by russia, feeling fears that the conflict in ukraine could spill over. and it's not known how many russians have been killed in the conflict, but families, there are also grieving as the casualties mount,

many though still accept hooton's explanation that he ordered the invasion to defend russia. ah, i'm nicole further. it's good to have you with us. russia state controlled energy company gas prom has announced is cutting gas deliveries to both poland and bulgaria. neither of the e. u nations have complied with the demand from russian president vladimir putin to start paying for deliveries and roubles. most new nations, including germany, hopes that they will not pay in the currency even though several are heavily reliant on russian gas. well, here is what polish prime minister mateo's morabe etzky, had to say about the cut off. in the act like a no patricia law. as i have emphasized many times, a poland has prepared to diversify its gas supplies and to obtain gas from various

sources. and even before the baltic gas pipeline enters service, we will be able to protect our economy of protect our households and poles, people against such a dramatic step by russia and cook him as is thrown at us. and i'm joined now by young pollock. he's a correspondent for the german broadcaster a r d, and he is based in warsaw. welcome young. so we just heard the polish prime minister, they said that poland will cold just fine without russian gauss. do you agree with that assessment? well, they have for good reasons to say so the 1st is reserves which are according to official data at around 2 thirds of their capacities. and the 2nd thing is that the heating season is almost done. and, and one of the main reason, prime minister just mentioned poland has invested quite a lot into a terminal,

a to import a liquid natural gas. ellen g, g s at the port in the baltic sea and they are in poland is about to start operating the so called baltic pie, which was already mentioned here, and which could starting from october, bring norwegian gas to poland. so before the new eating season stars, so m l n g and norwegian gas, of course, is quite more expensive than siberian gas. and this maybe could be the challenge more than the question of delivery here. and the question of maybe even higher inflation numbers. and we have already, problems was that he unfolded like in other countries as well. they and most european countries refused to pay in roubles for russian gas. what does this move mean for them? do they have to have to be afraid? now what might come next to my man,

this is exactly the point here. i think putting it tried to give a kind of warning signal to other countries that are less prepared. that is hungary, that is austria. and 1st of all, it is a germany. they don't have so many alternatives, their reserves are not so full, like in poland at poland was about am to anyway to stop gas air corp, a with russia and the contracts are about to exceed at the end of the year. so this is a process that has now been fastened and, but poland was any way ready to go away from russia. so they're hitting a client here that would not pay much money for them. and for the upcoming years, the long term goal is of course, to become more independent of all russian energy supplies, and germany and poland are trying to co operate more closely on that and tell us what's being discussed there are right now the oil sector in the focus especially

a refinery in st at the order river, which is the border there between poland and germany. and this is a crucial because the refinery in st is using russian oil is even possessed by a russian or a state oil company. and it is also delivering not only at the greater berlin region, it was all products but also parts of poland yesterday minister harvey of the comment. ready economy here in war, so, and said that germany would be ready to use its net national oil reserve if she'd would fail it, which would also then be delivered to poland. today be her here. different things that may be the part of rostock could be is substitute for. busy russian oil that comes the pipeline to street. so i think negotiations here are underway and it's delivered early to describe a solution. but solidarity is a word that i hear more often. the european market in the oil sector in gas sector is very much interconnected. as young pelican war cell corresponding for german broadcaster, air d. thank you so much. russia

says it has made significant territorial gains in the east and the south of ukraine, claiming it as captured the entire her san region. meanwhile, and the capital cave authorities, dismantled a soviet era monument once a symbol of friendship, between russia and ukraine, this monument is now merely a reminder of the betrayal. key of has decided to demolish the statue. 2 months of to russia invaded ukraine. freeform of the exam will resume this monument used to symbolized the friendship between ukraine and russia. but now we see what this friendship is. the destruction of ukrainian cities ruining the lives of ukrainians, killing tens of thousands of peaceful people, receptive pieces, whatever. where is going to, i am convinced

a monument like this has an entirely different meaning. now, ours whistle and me a few kilometers away. president zalinski visited children at a hospital. they had been evacuated from the devastated southern port city of mary paul hankey. there were many lost their parents in the fighting where you are, but it is of the landscape has warned that attacks on the south will intensify with showing today, russian troops kept launching missiles, strikes on our land, particularly in the odessa region, and they kept up their attacks in our troops near harkey, eve in don bass, fight shoots. and what does this give? russia only knew losses russians. defense ministry says they have now taken control of the entire southern region of carson. but earlier, ukraine's military said, russia was not able to break through. it's to fence line. meanwhile, fighting in the east and on bass region is ongoing. ukrainian forces say that

russia has continued to show villages. like here, an olive. sundry fca, the army was able to evacuate many civilians from the area while it stays behind to fight more, i'm joined now by d. w. corresponding rebecca rigorous, who is in keep rebecca conflicting reports or reaching us about the situation in her song. but even in keep, people are still on high alert. he yourself had to take cover in a shelter today after the air raid sirens went off. what's the situation on day 63 of the war? well i, you know, i mean, here in cave the city iis on high alert, their warnings of renewed attacks on the capital as russia has even said that they're willing to take out targets here in the capital again the, the battle for don basses as it's being cold, the sort of reduce 2nd phase of this war is rumbling on. you said there yourself

that there was conflicting reports about her song as true that the russians have taken most of that region, including the capital city of that region, her son itself, but it hasn't taken the entire region. the front line is moving very slowly. we are seeing a sort of inst, the russians try and, and circle ukrainian troops are coming from the north east region and from the east and also the south. but they are moving, advancing very, very slowly. the kinds able to kind of keep that frontline in position and definitely hoping that the munitions that they're now receiving from their allies will be able to help them actually push back russia to the 8th and south. but we are saying to renewed attempts to hit odessa, that poor city, an attempt to link up the entire solvent and eastern region. nicole, a lot of focus, of course, on another port city. the city of mario paula has been besieged for weeks. now russia claims and it has stopped fighting there to enable evacuation corridors.

have you been able to corroborate that? that is right, vitamin putin says fighting is no longer on going in. marry you, paul, but we haven't been able to corroborate that. the loss report that we were getting there is still fighting ongoing, as we know that city has been besieged almost since the beginning of this war. and it's created a terrible humanitarian catastrophe. down there, we know that there are some couple of 1000 soldiers. we believe still trapped in that as of steel plot. the last remaining defense of the ukrainian side by to me and announced that they had taken mary poll, but there is no conjecture there. but for all intents and purposes, the russians have taken that city. and now the focus is on those humanitarian corridors, which are incredibly hard and often fail to delete corresponding rebecca readers reporting from key there. thank you so much. affairs are now growing that the conflict could spill over into neighboring countries,

such as moldova, the un has called for com, there after a series of explosions, targeted radio mass used to broadcast russian programs in the break away territory of trans mystery of the area is backed by russia and has been under the control of separatist authorities since a war with mold over some 30 years ago. around 1500 russian troops are still based in the region. let's take a look now at more on the incidence that have been raising tensions there in the last few days to radio towers used to broadcast russian news. now scrap metal, the blast site in moldova is just 5 kilometers from the ukranian border. so far, no one has claimed responsibility on that. he's eleanor spread flat as the our analysis shows their attentions between various forces who are interested and destabilizing this region. this, that means that out c. glad yo as he flights in complex. huh. this is

a complex and tens situation, but we will arrange vigilant aside, and we'll take all necessary measures to prevent escalation, to strengthen our security and to protect our citizens. so you know, there was we must remain calm that he would stay informed using verified sources. and avoid distributing false information with you know the explosion of the radio towers was the 2nd unclaimed attack this week in the moldova separatist region of trans nestor. the 1st was on the state security ministry and to ross bull. tensions in the region have been high since russia invaded ukraine. moscow has suggested it wants to create a land corridor, a long southern ukraine between trans nestor and the russian controlled territories and eastern ukraine. it's believed russia keeps around $1500.00 troops and trans. mr. and analysts say the area could be used to launch an attack on ukraine. the

region remained pro rushing after the collapse of the soviet union, but the international community considers that part of mold over ukrainian president volunteer. the lensky said he believed the recent attacks were orchestrated by moscow and that his country is prepared for any offensive from that direction. just still solution change a class for the russian troops that have been constantly stationed in the temporarily occupied territories of mal dover in particular and trans, nice to her. we know that they are in constant combat readiness, waiting for an order of nameless show when they pushed me homeless. jude shook towards angel and we know their power and ukrainian armed forces are prepared for them and are not afraid of them. moldova authorities have raised the country's terror alert to its highest level there worried the war, and ukraine could still across the border into trans nice tor, and then to the rest of the country. and i can now speak to donna alexander shallow

. she's the head of de delays romanian service. welcome. no one has claimed responsibility for the recent blast in transit history. what are the different signs saying? transistor even claims, the chance have been hired from ukraine and yesterday, the leader of the separatists. the government interests in this dress suggested that traces of the lotion, also lethal ukraine and that ukraine wanted to the stabilize the region. and i asked you crate to investigate all this, but the official position of the model when government of president my assigned to is that true or force is inside friends. nice throughout are behind these attacks and that they want to stabilize the situation in the region. you great accused rush out, trying to create unrest in trans nice dra ends. the lensky ukraine's president also said that ukrainian forces were prepared for a possible attack from the friends nice young. and the situation becomes more and more tense. today,

our correspondence from idaho so reported about gunshots near one of the largest ammunition peoples in eastern europe, which is located in trans nice drought in the village near the village of po box. now. and this is only a few kilometers from ukrainian border. it is like of in the lyn explosive inheritance in every way from the soviet era. and there are about giving them more on towns that situation there on that, that explosive inheritance as you are calling it. what is the separatist movement they're aiming to achieve? and what's trans mystery of status within moldova? at this point, the situation is very complicated because of these pro russian sentra. this actually split from the republic often went over 30 years ago after a brief war, when they were also supported by russia. and the problem is that the center of this region does not recognize the government in case you know,

the authority of the government in case you know. and what does this mean this conflict possibly shifting to trans mystery. what does it mean for moldova is difficult position, trying to balance its relationship between russia and the west. and of course, fearing that after a ukraine they might be next. well, the situation has been difficult for him of the mold ohio for a very long time, actually because they have this frozen conflict with friends, this jam. but it becomes more and more tense. now, after the, after the start of the invasion in ukraine, actually our correspondence talk to many people in want to talk about. for example, it was said that they feared the russian war spilling over to one of the ha, oh, well, already at the end of february, for example, one teacher from a small village close to trans. nice. dea. a said that she was afraid that some days or some morning russian tanks could be in her back yard,

actually. and also experts, security, the experts and intellectuals who we spoke to also said that the risk is very high of the worry, extending, of course. and oh, your military official. a said that sorry, no, i almost got you off there. i wanted to let you finish. okay. okay. so a senior military official from russia also, a said last week that the russians in transistor were, were being or press. so which of course causes alarm because it reminds everyone above what russia said concerning russians in the separatist republics of eastern ukraine. thank you so much. and alexander shell as she's the head of d w's romanian service. western and ukrainian sources to estimate that well over 10000 russian soldiers have been

killed in the conflict and ukraine. but moscow has admitted to the deaths of only around $1500.00 troops as families across russia, burry, they're dead. the kremlin is telling russians the war or special operation as they call it, is needed to protect the country's borders. we report now from the city once known as stalingrad, now called bogo grat. dimitri was just 19 years old. ivan 21. every week, more remote grades have been dug in miss cemetery in fall garad mostly for young soldiers who died in the president's so called special military operation. when i think the melinda did that the, these young people should be able to enjoy their lives. they still had their whole lives ahead of them where no one needs or especially not ordinary people who do not hate the ukrainians. a tall young lives to crane from one of the even though still

do it. he. pl. are dying on both sides. but what can you do? look here had a per man lies there. what don't lead give they had a big me every day. families grieving in russia usually in place is far from moscow. laquia invited kept house in the foothills of the caucus mountains. in the city of vall, garad, along with the cries of grief, justification for the wall can also be heard. oh, it's usually it is very painful, but it's necessary. the has to be victims. god is with us will. we will triumph of eugene vic to shuttle fulton the battle of stalingrad in the 2nd world wal mart. he's where russia is again, seen fallen soldiers, but nevertheless supports president vladimir putin's actions are sure,

and it's very painful that they are dying. but russia has to defend its bald is and keep ukraine out of nato. up this cemetery, friends, and relatives of 26 year old andre, have gathered to say a final farewell. he was also killed fighting in ukraine. as the kremlin continues to champion fallen soldiers. as a price worth paying for putin's wall, and he w, russia corresponded emily, sherwin is here in the studio with me. emily huge discrepancies, and the numbers of the fallen on the russian side, depending on who you ask. right, how is russia handling the? the numbers coming out of this conflict with the kremlin is tightly controlling these numbers. we've only had ministry of defense in russia, publish numbers of fallen soldiers on the russian side, twice the last time at the end of march. when they said, just over 1300 soldiers were killed and an example for that tight control is you

might remember it. the sinking of the mosque, la flagler in the, the ship, which is the fragment of the, of the russian fleet in the black sea. there was a lot of mystery around that. so initially, russia said that the crew was fully evacuated. there was though, a wreath at the ceremony for the ship, which said to the crew and the ship, which journalists noted an investigative journalists also did a lot of digging. they found posts from parents who were talking about their children being missing. and they put the number of dead or dried around 37 or 40 people. and only last week there was an official statement saying that one a crew member died and that 27 are missing. so it's unclear. even just on that example, whether that's the full picture, and it's also common for mothers or relatives of soldiers to be kind of silence, put pressure on and, and apparently rushes also using mo bile cream atoria and ukraine, including for their own. we heard in the report about 2 fallen soldiers on the russian side. what more do we know about the people fighting foods we're we know

that are, there are some reports of conscripts being involved, even though the russian side is denied that many are on contracts and military experts have been saying that actually many of the people who have been dying are from regions far away from moscow. so poor regions including variety, which is near lake by call in siberia. and also the dog is done in the caucasus, and many of the people there are from non russian ethnic groups. so that means they look very different from ukrainians. that could be a factor. and some experts actually, ex, estimate that about half of the people who have died are from brianne here. that region that i mentioned, one of the poorest regions in russia and journalists, there have been saying that people are actively signing up in order to have kind of a purpose for their lives in some ways. but also, you know, for economic reasons, reasons as well. and the kremlin, of course, tries to crush any sign of descend, especially when it comes to this. or do you expect criticism to grow as more russians die in the work? well, it's hard to know. you know,

we have these surveys saying that there's widespread support. so she ologist point out that surveys during war time are difficult. anyway, i'm very surprised to see in that report that people were so openly critical because you know, even before the war, people were very afraid to talk about their criticism of the kremlin or food. and especially when it comes to speaking to western journalists. and there's been this crackdown on civil society, which is of course, going to make it difficult for any kind of movement to consolidate. for example, there is a committee of soldiers, mothers, that works in russia. and they've had trouble working, including, because of a new law where you're not allowed to spread so called fakes about the war. and of course that means that even calling the war a war is a fake. people use emily? sure. when thank you so much for those insights and in a show of solidarity for us, our dot ones, one of germany's biggest football clubs, hosting, ukrainian club enamel keep an, a charity football match on tuesday. it raised $400000.00 euros for humanitarian causes. any ukraine and among the crowd of fans were ukrainians as well. 19 year

old victoria and her brother, the 8 year old taurus, the 2 couldn't have fled the war stricken nation months ago, without an invaluable assessed. ah smiles come easy when one does things de la for 19 year old victoria and her younger brother terry's, it's no different watching their favorite football club. dynamo key player door man is in escape. was born help so and for me to think about thompson now sir. 2, maybe 2 and do my favorite scene. yes sir, to watch football. play football had always been a family affair. victoria here at a match with her father years ago. but when war broke out with

russia invaded ukraine, things changed both her mother and father joined the war effort. and victoria and terrace were forced to leave ukraine river beds. i knew said sir, if something happens said, i'll take the gas into our goal. ah, but it was hot, it was hard to. i cried. i had to be honest her, but i understood her and i can do an anal sir. it's on no way to escape is my grandson. escaping wouldn't have been possible without the help of a lord in football clubs in western germany and exchange program between the club and victoria school set the plan in motion after a week of traveling on the road and in the air. victoria and terrace arrived in

germany to follow to safe. so i hope i had to do what to it's and i am going to head there. and a sad scene said, sir, i'm this my badge and sir my browser is safe and say to spec, inputted for me, and seeing their chief from key play, well, juice, victoria hope for the situation back home. me and my browser, everyone was here bit answer though, so obeyed a war is, is it the same way as a to so great now is it is the same feed into halves. it's yeah, head visits, we are proud of our content. so it's, i think it's of you. so for every ukrainian after the game, victoria and her brother send a quick message to mom and dad watching

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