ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, the long wait on ukraine's front line. as rush our steps up us falls on the south and east in ukraine, dw visits ukrainian forces facing down any troops also on the program. a historic election victory in northern ireland, the nationalist sion fame party is vowing to be united ireland. but it is pass links to terrorism with many on the desperate search for survivors in cuba. hotel exclusion kills at least 22 people in the capital. have

honor. ah, eddie micah junior is the name welcome to the program. is the ukraine is bracing for escalades and the tax observer. c rachelle ones issue or forced to coincide? what it is victory day holiday on monday, more than 2 months into the conflict, the rash and offensive is stalling. green says it's forces have killed more than 25000 russian troops, or that number has not been independently verified. russia has said it wants to take go by south and east, but has not made any significance gains did of use my theory. belinda is embedded with the korean army on the front line. me believe in the south. for more than 3 weeks, the ukrainian and russian soldiers have been standing with an eyesight of each other, a few kilometers outside of mac alive. 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. when you come up with 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 mac alive. they were start as close as we are now in position when they are also in the trenches. they've been here before. and so they have dug themselves in well and now shooting from their positions community 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, the matter that was going on with this is one of our helicopter the work. the only out of you can see just a moke over there. with the soldiers say that especially at night shelling is intense. on english, on trying to out gun out by quantity that is not working on him. they might still hope to get past us, but they weren't 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 dw correspondence, funny fashion taught us about fresh air stripes. fresh i suspected to run by botox in the run up to its victory days and abrasions. on monday. as you're speaking

right now, we are just hearing the new air strikes ah, in there being encountered in odessa, according to ukraine. information obviously already strikes, aware at witness there earlier today. but what's really interesting or bizarre, even for me like in the lead up to the beginning of this food can invasion on february 24th and recovering from here from key of the kind of a very similar a feeling. i like something is in there. this is, this is what it feels like right now and to lead up to a may, a, and may, 9th, may, 9th, obviously, when a russia celebrates their victory, but it was then soviet union over there, not to germany, a 2nd world war. so yes, definitely people have this feeling out maybe, and this is and in fact goes with presidents and as you pointed out in an emotional address yesterday, online to people should take these air raid sirens seriously and go and seek shelter. because obviously with the war on going now in the 3rd month, some people say, okay, i've heard that before, i don't think something is going to happen and they just simply ignore it. so

certainly i had all those celebrations that by russia, in any part of ukraine, people are bracing for food for strong offense. if they, even though you do not know if this is actually likely to happen or not. so bracing for strong offensive now, while russia attacks continue, ukraine's military says it has killed more than $25000.00 russian soldiers. how reliable is the figure bluntly, bluntly put really briefly. it's not reliable in terms of it's not an independent source. obviously, information in any will, is used, but also misused by any side that's being involved, potentially misuse to for different reasons. obviously to bolster the moral. i'm on soldiers as i say, this is the 3rd month into this war. so when you crania government saying your resistance is successful, because soon so many people send. so many soldiers, russian soldiers have been killed, is, of course, was away to tell the soldiers,

staples, they are, make sure that you continue this fight. you need to keep up your spirit, but no, we do not know whether this number is correct, just like you do not know what it's correct to say that on the russian side, that many ukrainian soldiers have been killed. but as i say it's, it's the numbers, obviously that politically are being used in a way to increase that moral spirit, however, was quite interesting. in this context is the president's landscape. she pointed out yesterday, if those people who are trapped in as of thirsty planned a, the civilians but also the soldiers who are hold up, they are, if they're being killed. if instead they could release that any peace deal is basically obsolete, or any, any attempt to form a piece feel the russia is obsolete. this is quite, i want to given the fact that as we're speaking, unfortunate people are being wounded and killed right now. and ukraine did of your correspondence. funny for shy and keith. thank you very much. let's look, let's look at our developments in the conflict. russia's military is, were, has,

in for the victory day, i read the holiday marks, the defeat of mousy germany in world war 2. person vladimir putin is expected to use your cation to put a positive spin on the war in ukraine. ukraine's military hospitalized footage at sas shows a drone strike on the russian london vessel in the black sea. the video also includes an attack on the building. ukraine says was used for storing missiles authorities in italy have him pound that he lacks re yard linked to vladimir putin . the $700000000.00 vessel was being repaired in tuscany, and it stopped the crew were preparing to fail. the irish nationalist shin feign party is that for a historic election victory in northern ireland, part of the united kingdom, the party has secured the most fast preference. both went in 29 percent. shane fane, leader michelle o'neill is on cost to head up. the next government will be the 1st

time northern ireland is led by nationalists who want unity with a republic of ireland. island was divided a century ago. i say its war of independence against britain. what's not a republic? imagine the separate nation, but northern ireland remained part of the united kingdom because it's for the majority wanted to stay. british roman catholics never accept the titian tension between the 2 communities and violence in the 19 sixty's only. and in 1998 with a good friday agreement. and records has sparked new tensions north and night and left the union with the rest of the u. k. while the republic a violent means, a member i asked dw correspondence, shallow chelsea pill about the significance of shin feigns fast when in northern ireland. absolutely. as you say sion fane, the nationalist party,

are on track to becoming the largest party that really is nothing shed as short of a watershed moment. would be the 1st time that they do have the right to the post, the division of minutes and making it really pretty historic. now in terms of consequences, i think you have to conclude that there will be a period of uncertainty no less. because as we know very clearly should fain have said that they are in favor of uniting the island of island, irish unity. but that's next festival. in the short time, we're likely to see the period of negotiations, not because the democratic unionist party, it said that it will not form an executive until the controversial northern ireland protocol is breaks it deal that was come up with designed to avoid a hard bought it on the island divine and is radically changed. that is something that isn't going to be very easy. so you are going to see this very difficult

period as breaks it really is back in the headline over the next few weeks. and then of course, looking further into the longer term, there is a constitutional question. it's question about the consequences of the fact that she's saying say that they want irish unity. although it's unlikely that not as anything that's going to happen in the short time, it suddenly raises the specter of it and not indeed does make these emerging results pretty historic. prehistoric indeed, now she in fame was believed to be the political arm of the i r a terror group, which used armed force to fight for the be. and if occasion of violence are those days finally over you think? well, this is a new generation of leaders with a sion fain. it is also a new generation to be. lecturers is 11 of the really key stories. this is emerging so far from this election is that some versus a turning away from this. even nation that or union is vote and going for non aligned parties, moderate parties, that is a key feature of this,

they suddenly the fact that she found does seem to be emerging at the largest party doesn't necessarily we're flat, will, doesn't appear to reflect the fact that voters are hugely in favor. we're really pushing off the top of their mind. i'd like to see a united ireland. so that's something that really has to be taken into account here . but you will undoubtedly see some uncertainty. there are also partial point with in northern ireland breakfast being one of them. and that as i say is likely to play out. ok, correspondence, shallow chelsea and fill in london. thank you. there are some other stories making headlines around the world. french president manuel, my chrome has been sworn in for a 2nd 10 micron beat fire. i drive all my really pan in iran, off the boat last month. he has vowed to build a stronger friend and ease social attention with a more inclusive government. japan and south korea see north korea has

5, a ballistic missile off its east coast is the 2nd launch and 3 days ago and fierce pyongyang is preparing to conduct a nuclear test. a taliban. i've ordered afghan women to wear the full body, boot cotton, public. it's one of the harshest controls enclosed on women since the hard line islamist to pa last year, he's them a, was yet east of them. an explosion at hotel in the cuban capital. havana has killed these to 22 people and jet doesn't. small. emergency crews are still trying to the gates. any survivors authority suspect, a gas leak is to blame the saratoga hotel moments after the blast. i filled out, the saratoga has just exploded in front of me. look at this miracle official say the gas cylinder on these truck caused the deadly explosion which got the lower

floors of the hotel and damage near by cars and buildings. where you could see people shouting, dust rising disaster, it was like a horror film really well, not very good. i mean cuban president miguel diaz cornell visited the scene of the disaster, which happened near cube is national capital building. actually don't were visiting the location, sir. everything seems to indicate that it was an accident with a gas tank that caused some explosion. horrible, and therefore, structural damage into collapse stood on. there was a group of people who are receiving help person, their rescue team, so the firefighters and all the specialized forces acted very quickly. but unfortunately, people have died early to talk and what was wrong with an anxious crowd gathered outside the nearby hospital looking for their loved ones. on inside some of the dozens of people injured in the explosion receive treatment among them. children. a

rescue has worked into the night clearing debris and pulling buddies from the rubble. the hotel had been closed for over 2 years due to the pandemic. but officials say work his way inside, preparing for a planned reopening. now the english premier lee clap chelsea is being sold to a console. cham led by u. s. invest. that's a bully for just on the 5000000000 euros. a bully is the co owner of eli dodges baseball team authorities. my still approved the chelsea take over a seal wood and 2 decades of ownership by the rationale back. roman r brockovich was forced to sell the club on the sanctions imposed by the war in ukraine. is a reminder of the top star we're following for you. ukraine's military says it's force as of now killed more than $25000.00 russian soldiers. preston ford, mazda lensky, has insisted that any peace deal with russia depends on moscow's forces. pulling

back to the up re innovation positions. he also called for diplomatic options to save dues, still inside the other style field plans in my vehicle. that's it all up to date up next foreign is fighting in the war in ukraine. abilene reporter, after the break, the small coming out of new stadium. people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. families please feel free to leave a demonstrate people see extreme ross getting 200 people around the world.