[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin, a new attempt to evacuate. sylvie lyons, from the as of stall steel plant in mario pole, at least one bus load of people has been taken away from the besieged factory and taken to territory under the control of the russian military. possibly on the show, after a barrage of criticism for not sending heavy weapons to ukraine, germany announces it will supply 7 advanced. how would serve artillery systems

ah, lot via struggles to find its identity as russia celebrates its historic victory over nazi germany. many lafayette who grew up marking the victory day holiday now find themselves appalled at war. ah. hello and clare richardson, thanks so much for joining us. at least 25 civilians have been bust his safety after being evacuated from a besieged steel plant in mario bowl. ukraine, the survivors have been brought to russia, occupied territory, but they are accompanied by members of an international rescue effort. the un says around 500 civilians have been rescued from the acid stole plant. ukrainian soldiers and hundreds of civilians are still holding out there against an

overpowering russian assaults. displaced you aliens, q for 8. their fled from regions occupied by russian forces, including besieged, merrier pole. while they're made it out, others remain trapped in the as of styled steel plant ukraine's last stand in the port city. there is a risky over the lease currently, russian shelling of the assault of the us doll does not stop civilian, but civilians still need to be taken out. a women children, many children are still there. just imagine this held them more than 2 months of constant shelling, bombing constant death was you nearby born. this video released by the as of regiment shows heavy shelling of the steel plant. the remaining ukrainian soldiers have vowed to defend it until the end. russia says it's a grade to a ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridor out of the plant that ukrainian fighters

claim. otherwise isn't the rental boiled water for the 3rd day? the enemy has broken through the territory of the as a stall plant where heavy, bloody fighting continues. luciana pollution itself, once again, the russians violated the promise of a truce, did not allow the evacuation of civilians who continued to hide from shelling. and as a star plants basement the u. n and the red cross were able to evacuate hundreds of people during a brief ceasefire on wednesday. where we are accompanied by 11 buses, filled of civilians are women, children, and elderly who wants wives seeking. so if heaven a u. n. convoy is now attempting another evacuation efforts outside the steel plant. mary paul is largely under russian occupation and clean up efforts have begun in preparation for may night. when russia celebrates the soviet

union's victory day in world war 2. analysts say moscow is eager to gain full control of the strategic port city in time for one of russia's most important holidays. and for the latest, let's get across to our correspondent in that michel life mathias varner. i'm at his. what else do we know about the people trying to get out of the as of solstio plants? well, another 50 to day and estimated 200 who are still there. their efforts will continue to morrow, at least. that's the plan. it depends, of course, always on whether the ceasefire holds and the plan is to get every civilian out of this steel planned. as we expect that fighting there will only intensify in the next few days. and that's the fire was meant to go into effect starting thursday, a has it been holding for the evacuation to take place?

there have been over q ations these of occasions only possible if no heavy fighting is going on. but they have been interrupted, at least that's what the ukrainian side says several times. so they haven't really been holding this is why as should have been holding from 8 am to 6 pm. but often these evacuations had to be interrupted still. then there were periods went where people could get out. so no, they have not been holding, but there were some windows of opportunity. as we said before, this steel plant is the last holdout in mario paul, the strategic port city. does it look like russia is now getting ready to declare a complete victory in multiple well, it's hard to say whether they will be able to gain full control over the still works within the 2 days that remain before may, 9th. but it's also possible that there was just declare victory,

even if they haven't, they haven't gained full control yet. um, it's not really a problem for them. they have been saying a lot of things that were not exactly are matching their situation on the ground or that were completely opposite to the opposition or to the situation on the ground. and um, we would expect them to declare victory because it, it seems that this a victory or this, this or control over marie or paul is very important to them. it would be a major game for them and it would be a major achievement. and to have been very few achievements that they had so far. um, so speculation is that they will hold victory parade. and maria will pull whether this is true or not, we do not know, but we know that or put in has sent one of his most important aids there to clear or to to, to take control of the situation. i want to turn our attention to nikolai,

they've been reporting there for us. he tell us how the conditions are there. yes, as you can see, i am in my hotel room because it's already past curfew. the curfew is rather early here compared to other cities. the city has been shelled constantly for the last few weeks, although the pressure has now eased a little bit. the ukrainians have been able to push the russian troops a little bit further from the boundaries and it's not within reach any more or many . most parts of the city are not as much as close to the front line anymore as they were, and that means that they're out of reach for most a tillery. but we've had, we've heard explosions here several times in the past few days, and there have been rockets hitting the city and the city is cut off from water supplies that. so people hear how queuing up during day time for in front of, for drugs that bring in water and they come there with their bottles and,

and, and buckets and get drinking water letters are putting a voice in the class, the say safe and thank you so much for waiting us bring you up to speed now with some of the other developments in the war on ukraine. a top, a kremlin official says russia plans to stay in southern ukraine. quote, for ever. andre tortuga was a senior lawmaker from the governing united russia party was speaking on a visit to the southern ukrainian city of her son. the city has seen protests by local residents against russia's occupation. amnesty international says it has documented extensive war crimes by russian forces in ukraine, including the torture and killing of civilians. the organisation has been collecting evidence of atrocities in areas around keith. amnesty chief who has been visiting ukraine,

said it was vital that all those responsible faced justice. after initially hesitating to send heavy weapons to ukraine, the german government has now changed course. the 1st delivery of one of the most advanced weapons available is in the works. ukraine says the additional support will be critical in defending the don bass region. the howitzer in action, according to the gem bundeswehr, it's one of the most modern artillery systems in the world. armed with $150.00 millimeter shells that have a range of up to 40 kilometers to how it so requires a crew of $3.00 to $5.00 soldiers. germany now wants to give 7 such how it says to the ukranian armed forces. as part of a german dutch deal, germany's defense minister announced the move during a visit to slovakia. this vehicle mines on together. we will now support ukraine even further by ensuring that yet it will be able to fight with howard sir,

to thousands in the future. and so con kemp and kung, as we can get us up next of a ha therefore out starting next week there will be training in germany on this weapons. upon campus howitzer went and afterwards a total of 12 o 5 deco systems to 7 german systems arch list, support ukraine and his courageous fight camp on justice. the specific howitzers have just been repaired and are therefore not currently being used by the german army. the bonus for normally estimates about 40 days for training. in this case, however, it could all go much faster and was get into this with a frank lead, where he is a lecturer in strategy and law at the university of portsmouth and a former military intelligence officer, a friend good to see you there. again, germany and the netherlands are set to deliver several self propelled howitzers. can you tell us what these are capable of?

o festival class teller is absolutely crucial to this, to this fight all along the line. these particular pieces of equipment are especially effective. they have very long range between 30 and 40 kilometers and some, some of the ammunition can go way beyond that. so that allows them to stay out of russian count to strike a russian artillery range, which is what you need to be doing in the artillery. they're extremely effective in that they allow no warnings for the enemy. so no time on target, they can put their shows down immediately. they're extremely quick to set up is also very important because these things move around. you have to move around to avoid counter strides from your and any of these things can do that. it's the accuracy and the range. it's important and they will make a difference. also, it's also worth remembering that 155 millimeter, which means they can use the american ammunition, which is being sent in huge quantities, nato ammunition over the last few weeks and will continue to be. now you said

earlier on this program that we are looking at a war of attrition, anywhere in the midst of one in ukraine. don't you think that more heavy weaponry will lead to a more protracted conflict? if we want we, the west want ukraine to succeed in this conflict, then a constant supply of weaponry will be needed. they, we don't hear about them because you kind of extremely careful about making their loss is for very good reasons. but they are taking huge losses and without western reinforcements in terms of equipment like this, which also constitute improvements on what they've already got. there's no way the credit could hold the line indefinitely. they would be overwhelmed. so the question perhaps, the answer your question directly as well. maybe, but the, the alternative is defeat for, for ukraine. and i think nobody in the west wants that. and this is the only way to do that, as russia focuses on the east of ukraine. now,

what conditions do you think will be most defining for the course at this war? very good question. the ukrainians, according to president landscape today on, i think previously have set as a target the recovery of the land to a point before february 24th the present. so you said that today your hinted strongly up to it and that will require you create counter attack and retake land. now does down the certainly doing that now in the car. ok, very cock it now, the city of cock it is now out of russian artillery range. and i did the credit is a threatening russian supply lines. but of course, the key fight is in don't that ukraine is. i think it's fair to say, well taking some some losses in terms of land making some, some regains. but it's, it's a very hard fight down. right now, they're not in a position to, to counter rush and sent home to one division,

one battalion yesterday to talk to many losses according to the cravings. but to come back to your question, what do you kind of want realistically, is to return things as a starting point for negotiations to the point before february 24. that implies a long conflict. franklin with senior lecturer for strategy and lot university of course not. thanks as always for kind of i think, i mean, if thank you class. well, the european union is in the final stages of implementing a ban on imports of russian oil. it's a dramatic shift in policy for the block and it won't come without consequences. about 12 percent of germany's oil comes from russia and nearly all of it comes through one refinery on the german polish border. tito b reporter matthew more went to the refinery inch fate just north east of berlin to gauge reactions to the potential ban. another bessie d at the p. c. k oil refinery. but these are anxious times. the plant is the final

hurdle on the road to a german ban on russian oil. it could bring an end to decades of production, yen coop, and a local m p, who himself worked at the plant, says it would be an act of self harm. your muscle. we need to ask, what do i want to achieve by doing this? if i end up weakening myself and society as a whole because i'm from, that's what i'm doing richer than i can't help others either. no matter how bad the situation is, i have, but i can't just take action for the sake of high school. i have to look very carefully who do i want to target was guns going alshaun be released from the government is scrambling to find alternative oil sources to keep this plant and operation, including over real and ruled skeptic. see that is no match from moscow's black gold perhaps, nor plays better, encapsulates germany's energy predicament than the oil refinery behind me. every day. tens of thousands of tons of crude russian oil arrive and pipes that crude oil

is then refined and sent out to the wider regions, fueling gas stations, aeroplanes, and much more. the plant sustained 3000 jobs. and people here say that an oil embargo would devastate not just those jobs, but the wider economy. earlier this week, germany's energy minister said the refinery and shade would be safe slaughter. also going to be clear message of the government is that the site should be kept, that we will develop a future capable industry. so the embargo against russian oil is not causing the lights to go out in this region shasky. despite the concerns of economic upheaval, there are other local m. p. 's who see an embargo can be managed. yes, miss alice, everything must be done for the aggressor to stop the war or this war to end. and for that, we will all have to make sacrifices. i see it the same way. i know that on such an embargo also means making certain sacrifices. but knowing full well that we as the

federal republic, always try to balance things out or offer a solution. susan runs in the old town, locals fear the cities, fortunes will never die with the refinery. to her, it would be a catastrophe for sri i spent my life working in the refinery and many others are working there. now it's very important for sri. yes, we're gonna, everyone wants to help and everyone will help, but losing your job is not easy. was specified in this, the c i n ha. but it was, we don't know what our government wants to achieve because in the end it won't stop booted. as euro strives to win itself off, russian oil shreed, stunned as a reminder that punishing perching will almost certainly mean pain at home. now may, 9th is an important date in the russian calendar. it's known as victory day, celebrating the soviet union's pivotal role into feeding nazi germany in world war

2. traditionally, it's marked by a massive military parade in moscow. this year, the event is overshadowed by russia's war in ukraine, as well as the russian military sluggish campaign. there, still rehearsals in moscow are already under way, but in the former soviet bloc country lot fia, which has a large russian speaking community celebrations, have been banned because of russia's war in ukraine. and europe. rossetto went to a majority, russian speaking city in latvia, to find out how people are reacting to the decision. there are a few cities in the former soviet block which carry as many traces of it as of yet passed, as dull goth bills in latvia. with more than 90000 inhabitants, lottie, a 2nd largest city has been considered a russian strong old until to day. every 4th person living lot via is russian. this is the only city were russian speaking. people are even in the majority.

most russians came to dog of bills during the soviet era. afterwards were too many residents. he continued to feel culturally drawn to russia. some criticized that the latvian government because it requires them to speak latvian, the official language even though many russians can't speak it, the doctor brucely in his it does have a city other chilly language needs a linguistic environment to live in moore's misty. a person must be able to speak if he can to creates problems. furthermore, we want to latvia for every one. he did not say that life remains calm, here will as for coin, the divide here between russians and black vents is evident every year on may, 9th victor, a day of a nazi germany. but while it russian celebrate the day for many lottery ansible to a to also represents the beginning of soviet occupation this year or so, it is finally decided to cancel events because of russia's war of aggression in ukraine and move some criticize on you got new c as in charlie of his celebration

isn't meant to humiliate the latvian nation, but we russians learned to celebrate this in childhood. we have it in our blood urine, it shouldn't be taken away. that was recently in the capital, riga, hundreds of people from like the us, russian speaking community protested against the russian invasion and held rally insularity with ukraine. b o. u. oh, in the center of the latin capital russian speakers leading here wanted to show that they do not support that the policies of vladimir putin. oh, but not every one think so notes russian language, journalist in up lavaca a big part of russians believe the russian propaganda and stand behind put in. she

says she thought i still am i. e society is divided right now. i can feel that our communities are not united, and that scares me. this is a big problem for the security of our country as the system blocker says the linguistic divisions in lot further separate people. and she believes that the responsibility lies with russians who want integrate, but she suspects rushes of orange. ukraine could now change event. yet the little fortune youngster, but just thought i thought only found very clearly that i am a part of this country at this time. it's a difficult admission the course, but i don't want to be part of russia anymore. arguably, even though it's the country whose language i speak and i got my apostasy, english from sierra's go at one models committee. in any case, the eternal flame, as is soviet memorial in dog aff bill cycle gone on victoria. even

without the officials, celebrations, and 4 crew members from the international space station have returned safely to earth. their caps all splashed down off the coast of florida. almost a day after it left the orbiting lab, germany's mightiest marrow was among the returning astronauts who were part of a 6 month nasa science experiment. after $175.00 days in orbit, it was a watery return to us among those floating in the gulf of mexico, the 12th german to make it into space. almost 24 hours earlier, mathias maha bid farewell to the i. s s. it's been like 6 outstanding months up here in the space station. thanks to the my crew. my it's, it's been so beautiful. thanks to all the people on the ground that supported us. it serve the end of

a 6 months mission. but i think the space stream lives on morrow spent his time in space, like all the astronauts aboard, carrying out scientific experiments and maintaining the decades old station. he also became only the 4th german to leave the i assess and conduct a space, walk the very last of his that way and back on earth. mara and his nasa kali's capsule was dragged to board. a space ex recovery ship outside for those inside. it was the end of an almost day long journey. yet the astronauts made their exits with smiles and waves. if not on their feet. after so long without gravity, it was stretches for every one. let's bring up the speed now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world's holes in northern ireland suggested the nationalist shin fein is set to become the largest party positioning leader michele

o'neill to head the next government. it would be the 1st time since the partition of ireland that the government would be led by a party, which advocates for re unification and cuban authority say at least 8 people are dead and dozens injured. after an explosion ripped through a hotel in the capitol, havana rescue operations are underway. authority say preliminary information suggests a gas leak. the 5 star hotel was under renovation when the blast hits and returning to our main story, rushes invasion of ukraine. author, tanya will jar chuck is one of the most prolific and audacious ukrainian writers of her generation. and she's won many literary awards and her work keeps drawing recognition. but like many ukrainians, the war at home has turned her life upside down the island of use it on in the north of germany. a brief moment of peace for right atanya mojo chuk,

rare since the war began against her homeland of ukraine. despite living in the safety of vienna for years, the war has overshadowed everything. tenure mojo has stopped writing literature for her. the war does not allow stories since the massacres. her next book project is also on hold. ice o cordon. benito as a writer, i am dead on that. i have to say at the beginning of the war. if not, i didn't understand what effect the whole thing had on me. as i, after seeing that violence of aid that something is something that changes you a lot. and i can't imagine being able to write another poem giving or a novel would i never mind about what my job shock has just been awarded to? saddam literature cries, i knew literary rebirth took place when russia attach ukraine from all sides at for i am on february the 24th since then my heart is broken. all my

colleagues and fellow writers are at war or a helping behind front lines. modulus novel, the blue well of memory is about how history is created. ukrainian identity, servitude, and fear providing insights into the courage and perseverance of ukraine. today. the novel recalls the fall kiera vac us lovely pinsky and how he fought and failed in his struggle for ukrainian independence in the early 20th century. mangia ciocca says ukraine has finally left behind its role as victim. and despite her concerns for her many colleagues who were risking their lives on the front line, she remains hopeful in these am. and i don't want to live in this misery here. so i still bade myself to think about the future. now it's important to act in the present, to ags, to speak, to convince, to write, but to cry. all kinds of things now is the time, yes,

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