good now ah, ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin, the long wait on ukraine's front line as russia's war stalls in the south and east dw visits ukrainian forces as they faced down russian troops. also coming up the victory parade with no victory. russia prepared to stage its annual may the 9th celebrations in moscow as its war if its faults in ukraine will have live coverage . ah,

i'm jared read. welcome to the show. ukrainian president flawed him, is the lensky is calling it a red line, sang he'll reject any p steel with russia. that does not include a full withdrawal of russian forces from territories that they've occupied since the war began. more than 2 months into the conflict, russia, the offensive is stalling, the face of ukrainian resistance and new shipments of western arms must go as a parent aim of quickly seizing the capital. keith failed. it's goal now is to capture ukraine's south and east. but it's failed to make any major gains in these areas in recent days, are corresponded. mathias building a is embedded with the ukranian, an army on the front line near me, all lives in the south, where russia's forces are being kept at bay. for more than 3 weeks, the ukranian and russian soldiers have been standing with an eyesight of each other . a few kilometers outside of nikolai,

when they listened at 1 o'clock to help us too much at night, we can see the outgoing fire. the russian troops came in here in the beginning of the war and were then driven out by the ukrainians. now their positions are about 5 kilometers that way they are digging themselves in deeper. initially, the russians were advancing quickly. they were able to capture her son, but here a little over 20 kilometers from the center of mc alive. they were start michelle was we are now in position, but they are also in the trenches. they've been here before. so they had dug themselves in well. and now shooting from their positions to lead. the war has changed initially. the russians were advancing, straightforward with massive troops and equipment. the ukrainians were ambushing them. the small mo bile attack groups for 3 weeks. now both sides are in

a war of attrition. nice them out and it was come out on with us. this is one of our helicopter, the work, the only out. you can see the smoke over there on the soldiers say that especially at night shelling is intense on english on trying to out gun out by quantity. all that so it is not working on him. was they might still hope to get past us, but they went the ukrainian soldiers, he say that they are ready to move forward as soon as they're ordered to. but for now, each side is stuck where they are and t w's. emanuel chavez is in your cry, and i asked her earlier about the situation on the eastern front. well indeed in area. so slash earth shows such as a hockey for her son,

the ukraine. an armed forces have managed to regain some territory. oh, so we can say indeed they are, they have made some advances. but the last and the last night, for example, was quieter than before with ukrainian authorities urging the population to still stick to her to going to the shelter when they are as try alert because they are expecting especially on may aids and me and 9 suites, russia cause it's victory, daddy, i expecting more offensive on from the russian side. now emma ukraine's president, florida may zalinski has been laying down his red lines for peace negotiations with russia. let's take a quick listen. when, if the russians kill people who can be exchanged yet released or treated more than or it doesn't matter if they are civilians or military or v v v, a fake kill them? there is no point in talking to russia on a diplomatic level. he's go over

a board to be dock. what you're shown as mission slaughter. me zalinski there. a manual shows in levin is this a sign of defiance from zalinski or confidence on the ground that ukrainian forces are gaining? well, i would say confidence better. so determination. you can see here on the ground the how just a determined determined ukrainians are to not lead or russia or, you know, get a hold on their country, you know, or we can take more. you pull steel planned, for example, there's a still sold is there. ukranian forces are up to 2000 soldiers west 3rd there and they will simply not surrender. they will fight it up until the very end are ready to give their lives for their country. and this may be the last a strong hold of ukraine and resistance in my you ball, but it is very representative of the spirits that has animated ukrainians,

or since the beginning of this unprovoked war. as you were saying, they are very ready to resist. and that's at that is, i think the main take away from, as a landscape or a declaration image as quickly if you could, how much is the recent increase in military assistance from the west having an effect here? ah, well of course this is also giving confidence, so ukrainian forces there have been also some criticism from the population or on the front line seeing where they don't really see or the result of all that ad coming. but as we were mentioning, this is very much award of attrition between ukraine and russia. the moment that was our correspondent in manuel shars in levine, ukraine emanuel, thank you. now, one to some of the other developments in the conflict authorities initially have impounded. a luxury yacht linked to russian president vladimir putin. the huge vessel had been undergoing repairs at

a port in tuscany. bought recent activity suggested that the crew might be preparing to sail ukraine had urged easily to seize the ot as part of europe wide sanctions on putin and his associates. the united nations security council has adopted a resolution expressing quote, concern over ukraine and backing efforts to find a peaceful solution. it's the councils 1st statement that's being made with russian support since the war began ahead of the meeting demonstrate as including ukrainians, leaving in the us protested against the violence. and as we've been hearing, may, the 9th is victory day in russia. it marks the soviet union's role in defeating nazi germany and the 2nd world war prison. a person will lead the celebrations, which include a military parade in moscow. now you're seeing images of today's preparations, who will be looking to use the pump and pageantry of the day to put a positive spin on his war and ukraine despite the russian military's sluggish

campaign day. earlier i asked r. d, w, corresponded and russia, expert konstantin, a good what the may 9 phil abrasions will be like a given that russia hasn't had to try out the new crime that it did hopeful the visually, they're going to be an interesting element to this parade in a flight boss, which, which has become a pretty standard staple of this event every year there's going to be a participation by you should 80 the command and control presidential flying. so don't headquarters that off of those to be used also in case of nuclear war. so this huge plan is going to be for the 1st time flying for everyone to see along the road where during the break, and i think this is quite significant, then i would say ominous because it is very likely that in his speech,

fulton will probably mention some kind of doomsday scenario. he will essentially threaten unleashing russia nuclear weapons, in case the world and the grain. don't bet, bend their need to to moscow. i think that this particular sort of elements are the parade participation by the presidential kind of flying fortress h q is, is a signal. now, huge preparations and ominous ones, as you say, you've just been speaking a little bit about what we can hear from vladimir putin can. can you elaborate a little bit more? well, i suppose there were lots of speculations about what exactly thing is going to say . and i may be wrong, but i think that because of a lack of visible clear victory in the grant,

we will have to go round it. and it's either promising on the ration occupied territories like that on the grounds region or the hassle region was mentioned in the previous it r u b accepted into russia. but i think with no preparation or no visible preparations for a referendum, that's probably a bit risky for him. or he will have to say that russia is stronger than ever. and if anyone question here, we're going to strike you think where they think that this is a bit more probable though, it's white the survey that was d. w, russia, analyst constantine a get speaking to me a little bit earlier. well, the e u is in the final stages of implementing a ban on imports of russian oil. it's a dramatic shift in policy for the blog, and it won't come without consequences. about 12 percent of germany's oil comes

from russia and nearly all of it flows $31.00 refinery on the german polish border, providing thousands of jobs. d. w reporter matthew more went to the refinery in chevy it northeast to berlin, to gauge local reactions to the potential bat. another busy be at the p. c. k. oil refinery. but these are anxious times. the plant is the final hard along the route to a german bond 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? i do am is 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 ask, you'll have to look very carefully. who do i want to target was guns, can alshaun,

being 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 way to regent 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 in shade would be safe, clark, or sluggard. a weekly, a 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 up,

he will, there are other local m. p. 's who see an embargo can be managed. yes, miss ellis, everything must be done for the aggressor to stop the war for 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, in the old tone, locals fear the cities, fortunes will never die with the refinery. it would be a catastrophe for shreed up. i spent my life working in the refinery and many others are working there. now it's very important for sri. here we're gonna, hey, everyone wants to help and everyone will help, but losing your job is not easy with specify leon is saying, ha, but we don't know what our government wants to achieve because in the end it won't

stop. putin, as euro strives to win itself off, russian oil shreed stand as a reminder that punishing pitching will almost certainly mean pain at home. cuz it's got a quick round up of some other headlines now. japanese and south korean sources say north korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast. it comes just 3 days after p on young's last miss our launch. as warnings grow, it may conduct a nuclear test. cuban authority say at least 22 people are dead and dozens injured after an explosion ripped through a hotel in the capitol. havana rescue operations are underway. authorities say preliminary information suggests a gas leak is to blame. the 5 star hotel was under renovation when the blast heat and early vote counting in northern ireland shows nationalist party shin fein said for historic when it received 29 percent of the vote. and that puts party,

laid up michel, or neil, and a position to head the next government. it's the 1st time northern ireland would be led by a party advocating re unification with island. and that st. you're up to date up next on d, w is doc film, looking at how argentina is re introducing jaguar to the wild card rate. thanks so much. and then it started out with spooky into dish and transformed into an orgy of hate and violence. the history of the ku klux klan, the oldest terrorist organization in the united states found it over 150 years ago . it's repeatedly died out, but always been resurrected. the ku klux klan starts may 11th.