ah, ah ah, this is dw news, a wire from berlin, a new attempt to evacuate civilians from the eyes of stole steel plant in mario full. 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. also on the show after a barrel job criticism for not sending heavy weapons to ukraine, germany announces it will supply 7 advanced powered cert artillery systems.

ah. hello, i'm clara johnson. thanks so much for joining us today. around 50 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged. awesome stall, steel plant. in mario poll, an international rescue effort is underway to bring the remaining civilians to safety as ukrainian soldiers defend the facility from an assault which russia promised to pause long enough to allow the v evacuations. the as of soul plant is the last ukrainian hold out in the key port city. they've made it out. more people have been evacuated from the as of style steel plant in model poll. do they are currently in russian control directory. moscow says they can choose which site they want to go to from their ukraine and authority. see the truth is constantly

been violated by russia. diaz or regiment even alleged that evacuation efforts are being targeted. they said this soldier was injured than a car on its way to help civilians who was hit that i think previously though that amazon there was a booty. elizabeth czar long, appealing, once again for international intervention. man, ukraine's president of a lot amused lensky bondo dire consequences. if you korean fall in love with you, she gone with envelope in union gets weaker and then god forbid you korean falsely will come to germany. it's a matter of your z. zelinski has invited german chancellor, olaf, charles, and germany's precedent to keep next week. or there i spoke to did all these correspondent martinez bullen guy in michel. i have and asked him about the people trying to get out of the as a stall steel plant. well another 50 to day and estimated

200 who are still there. her efforts will continue to morrow, at least, that's the planet depends, of course, always on whether the ceasefire holds or the plan is to get every civilian out of this steel plant. as we expect that her fighting there will only intensify him. and next few days, elsie's fire was meant to go into effect starting thursday, or has it been holding for the evacuation to take place? there have been a vacations, these vacations 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 the si, fi as should have been holding from 8 am to 6 pm. but often these evacuations had to be interrupted still. then there were periods when,

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 hold out in mario paul, the strategic port city. does it look like russia is now getting ready to declare a complete victory in moral paul? 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 acquisition 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 control over more you, 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 house, send 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 michel. i did the 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, 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. 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 tillery, but we've had, we've heard explosions here several times in the past few days, and they have been rockets hitting the city, and the city is cut off from water supplies. the. so people here how queuing up during day time for in front of for trucks that bring in water and they come there with their bottles and, and, and buckets, and to get drinking water letters or putting a voice in the cloud face. they safe and thank you so much for reporting. let's check in on some other developments in the ukraine conflict. united nations security council has adopted a resolution expressing concern over ukraine and backing efforts to find a peaceful solution. members,

it's the councils 1st statement that's been met with russian support since the war began ahead of the meeting demonstrators including ukrainians, living in the u. s. protested against the violence. 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 and misty chief who has been visiting ukraine, said it was vital that all those responsible face justice and a top kremlin official says russia plans to stay in southern ukraine quote, for ever andre torture. who is a senior lawmaker from the governing united russia party was speaking on a visit to the southern ukrainian city of her son. the city have seen protests by local residents against russia's occupation. and after initially hesitating to send, have you weapons to ukraine,

the german government has 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 and defending the don bass region. the howards are in action. according to the germ 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 a move during a visit to slovakia. dusty aka 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 ohio. therefore out starting next week there will be

training in germany on this weapons. upon this howitzer went and afterwards a total of 12 o 5 deco systems to 7 german systems arch list, support ukraine and his courageous fight comp. when tested the specific how it says have just been repaired and therefore not currently being used by the german army. the bonus fair normally estimates about 40 days for training. in this case however, it could all go much faster than earlier i spoke to frank lead wedge. he is a lecturer in strategy and law at the university of portsmouth and a former military intelligence officer. i started by asking him to explain what the, how its artillery guns are capable of o festival clay artillery is absolutely crucial to this, to this fight all along the line. but 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 counter 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 shelves 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 strikes 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 one 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 losses 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 you kind of could hold the line indefinitely. they would be overwhelmed. so the question perhaps, the answer your question directly as well. maybe, but the they alternative is defeat for, for ukraine. and i think nobody in the west wants start, 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 of this war? very good question. the ukrainians, according to president zelinski today, and i think previously have set as a target the recovery of the land to

a point before february the 24th president savanski said that today or hinted strongly after it and that will require ukraine to counter attack and retake land now just down the certainly doing that now in the car. okay, very cock it. now the 2nd cock, it is now out of russian artillery range and did you credit the threatening russian supply line? but of course, the key fight is in don't that ukraine is. i think it taking some some losses in terms of land making some, some regains. but it's, it's a very hard fight down. and right now, they not in a position to come to russian, sent home to one division, one battalion. yes, state took too many losses according to the credit. but to come back to your question, what 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. frank ledger senior electra for strategy and law university of

course not. thanks is always going to be, i mean is thank you class. let's go to cuba now, where authorities say at least 9 people are dead and dozens injured. after an explosion ripped through a hotel in the capital, havana. the blast was so powerful, it ripped away several walls from the prestigious saratoga hotel authorities. se preliminary information suggests a gas leak. havana, friday morning. a powerful explosion ripped through the popular saratoga hotel. smoke. he seemed baloney out of what is left of the building. the explosion was so large, it devastated the lower floors of the hotel. witnesses describe the chaotic scenes after the blast. the hotel collapsed. it was a big blast. we rescued 3 people. there are still people missing. out of the blast threw me out there. the saratoga hotel is situated in downtown havana close to the

national capital building. it is hosted celebrities, such as madonna, beyonce, mick jagger and riana cuban authorities. so the explosion was a tragic accident. and before we go, we can get some sports news. the weekends bonus league got off to a dramatic start in fridays, lays game as relegation threatened armenia. viola felt slip to a potentially fatal defeat at bonham. he'll felt equalized from a set piece in the 1st half and looked to have sealed a vital point in their quest for survival as the game approached its end. but an own goal in the 89th minute condemned them to defeat the last means beulah felt are no longer capable of automatic survival. before we go, let's get a reminder of our top story. oh, ukraine and russia say at least 50 more civilians have been evacuated from the

besieged as of stole seal plant in mario full people were brought out on buses, violent international efforts overseen by the united nations ukrainian fighters hold off in the plant along with civilians have repeated their vow not to surrender . the business headlines are coming up next. christy plugs and find out why u. s. companies keep hiring despite supply chain problems, record inflation and war. i'm clear. richardson in berlin. thanks so much with . hello guys. this is the 77 percent the platform with the you know, on this channel, we're not afraid to pass and then he gets to talk to young. people clearly have the solution. good future with the

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