i did your ticket now. ah ah, this is these are the news live from berlin? russia steps of assaults on ukraine before a key anniversary next week. but ukrainian officials say women, children, and elderly people have been evacuated to safety from the besieged. maria paul still works at defining moment for northern ireland. so says the national party, which has won the biggest share of vote boats and the british province chin fain, ultimate goal is to reunite the whole of ireland and the destro search for

survivors in cuba. hotel exposure kills at least 26 people in the capitol. heaven ah, i'm his mom and welcome to the program. ukraine is reporting new russian air strikes in there, one up, 2 mondays, victory day parade. in moscow. the besieged steel plant and mario pole has again come under fire. but ukraine says, all women, children, and elderly who are trapped in the complex, have now been evacuated. 3 people have been killed in a missile strike in easton, ukraine. ukrainian officials a fear moscow is stepping up it's offensive to make a symbolic gains before the anniversary of the victory over nazi germany in world war 2. i spoke to maria diva,

she's the research director at the european expert association, an organization that promotes political and security analysis in ukraine. i began by asking her what the situation is like in khaki. ukrainian troops are doing now very effective counter offensive operation here in harkey region, they have liberated so far, 5 religious and they are moving forward. russian troops to slow down their success. they have blown up 3 bridges in the region, but still this is a very good situation for the sea itself, because it means that their russian troops will not be able to show us intensively from the artillery the c d. and they have before and a by, by saying this, i also need to mention that there is a very heavy fight near you,

which is also in hard to region. and russia is put in all their military capabilities. now they're to, to move forward to try to get control over as much territory over, hold on boss as possible. and we have every day and new information about ukraine and military and doing a great job by defending the territories in don boss. but still very heavy fights are on the way there. and the real one of the living conditions, like in the car, key at the moment to people have access to water, food, and electricity. it very much depends on the location in the sea, which we are speaking about. though there are some very heavily damaged areas to the north and to the east, or argue where russian troops close to where russian troops mala k to them from

where they were shell and the seating. so they're like, so the district called salt, which was before the war, the largest residential district in the country, up to 500000 people believe in their many of their policies. most of the houses on multi story apartment field is heavily destroyed. and that means that it's not possible to live there, there is no what just apply no heater, no electricity. i have been to the metro station in that area. and up to 800 people are living in one metro station alone, including children because they have nowhere to go back. no homes in other areas of the seated in the central garden to the south and to the west. the situation and more or less fine. it people are still advised to stay at home when they

hear sirens and a shell and might have been any time because it is indiscriminate. and the russian troops are sheldon, residential areas, but steel that the, some samson is open, they both have access to water. they have electricity so they can leave, at least with the commodities. they used to power. maria, just very quickly. just bring us up to speed on what's happening at the as of style steel plant. what do you know about people evacuating? and the latest news it came to me just 5 minutes ago was that all the women and children are created from as of time. we don't know when they will arrive to that for each of each of the glows, a safer place, a safe green and controlled seat. yeah. because the evacuation boston on their route,

they will have to go through the occupied territories and the russian troops do what they can go through trace and they will go through, look through all the people that are in it. but still there are you still at the still layout and we don't know what will happen with them and we do still can some of some process my how to get people safely out. ok, maria diva in car key for us. thank you so much. thank you. it was my pleasure, may, 9th is a victory day in russia, marking a soviet union's role in defeating nazi germany in world war to president. putin will leave the celebrations, which include a military parade in moscow. you're seeing images of today's preparations, which included the so called doomsday plain rushes, airborne nuclear command, post fusion. we'll be looking to use the day to put a positive spin on his war in crane. despite the russian military slow campaign,

them a defining moment for northern ireland. those are the words of chin faintly that michelle o'neill describing her party's historic election when the irish nationalist party, whose mission is to unite ireland, has gained the biggest share of votes in the british province. for the 1st time, o'neill will lead the next government. she says it's time for a healthy debate about a united ireland ireland was divided a century ago after its war of independence against britain. what's now the republic emerged as a separate nation, but no knowledge remained part of the united kingdom because of its protestant majority. wanted to stay british roman catholics never accepted his petition. tensions between the 2 communities turned violent in the 19 sixty's only ending in 1998 with the good friday agreement. but briggs, it has fought new tensions. northern ireland left the european union with the rest

of the u. k. while the republic of ireland remains a member i asked decently is charlotte chelsea pill about the significance of shin things 1st. when in northern ireland? well that would indeed be an absolute will to shed my minutes of politics in northern i. and as you say, sion fain are on track to become the largest party in that pool. be entitled to the post 1st minister for the 1st time, every now that really would be a historic moment in northern ireland. now you mentioned that the funds that they all committed to this idea of a united ireland, that certainly the issue that is going to grab the headlines, the prospect of that's not imminent if there is a lot that stands in the way. but certainly this a when would open the door to the prospects of many of watching very closely. but there are also issues in the short term that need to be considered

a lot of uncertainty. pumps. instability could be coming down the tracks in the week. ahead and that is partly because under the times of the good friday peace agreements in 1998. no one island has a power sharing government. what that means, in essence, is the democratic unionist party needs to agree to form a government with sion fain going forward. that is something that they've said they're going to find very difficult. the reason that they've given is what's called a new going on and protocol. that's a, an agreement that owns was, was formed off to bricks. it's to avoid a hard border on the on end of island would essentially means is there is a trade border in the r c between great person and mine. and so that's something that is likely to make the headlines once again, the next couple of weeks. ok, so some you can or may cause are down playing the significance of a sion fain when the system to this box with a question of the constitution. i mean, that's a lower order priority,

not just fission fine, but the 30 percent of the people in northern ireland to support border poll. i mean, the majority of people i think won't just just won't see the government and all that all back up and running. so wilson fain pursue its goal of a united art and even though it wasn't a priority in their election, it wasn't a priority. they was focused on more bread and butter issues. now they've said that they are not fixated on a date or any sort of a referendum and certainly it is an imminent, but they're stated intentions are clear. now that doesn't mean to say that this vote is a reflection of the big public as support for that of anything. it's not so much that sion fame has made gains is more that there's been a divide. it fraction a unionist vote. that is the issue. so it's not likely that we're going to see that in the near future suddenly, but this does open the door to it. all right, shawn, that chelsea pill in london for us. thank you so much. emanuel macaroni has

won, has been sworn in as the us for the 2nd time as president of france. he beat his far right opponent, marine the pen in a runoff last month of corners, promising a fresh start. he says, it won't just be a continuation of his 1st time in office and you don't beginning in the zip. ellis. emmanuel macro is the 1st french leader in 20 years to be sworn in as president for a 2nd time. but he is also facing a host of new challenges, including the war in ukraine. don't use hulu. so us, would you be a time of resolute action for france and for europe, the bull foster action to avoid any escalation of the russian aggression in ukraine . the let them do have democracy and courage to win de, built a new european piece and autonomy on our continent across daughter's 2nd dome,

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mano human, go by those baby, japan and south korea say north korea has fight, fired, a ballistic missile off its east coast is the 2nd launch in 3 days. the rock growing fizz pyongyang is preparing to conduct a nuclear test and explosion at a hotel in cuba capital. havana has killed at least 26 people, an injured dozens. more emergency crews are trying to find survivors. authorities suspect a gas leak is to blame the saratoga hotel, moments after the blast i brought on, 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 gutted the lower floors of the hotel and damage near by cars and buildings where you could see people shouting, dust rising disaster. oh, it was like

a horror film really ready when i heard that of that i'm and cuban president miguel diaz cornell visited the scene of the disaster which happened near cuba. national capital building michigan were visiting the locations. everything seems to indicate that it was an accident with a gas tank that caused some explosion, oracle, and therefore, structural damage into collapse. 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. so good and what was off last year on dollar and anxious crowd gathered outside the nearby hospital looking for their loved ones on inside some of the dozens of people injured in explosion receive treatment among them. children, but rescue has worked into the night clearing to bray and pulling bodies from the rubble. the hotel had been closed for over 2 years due to

the pandemic. but officials say workers were inside, preparing for a planned reopening of that set you up to date for this news. our coming up next is reporter, looking at foreign fighters, joining ukrainian troops against russia's advanced. i'm really mohammed and for watching. take care. bye bye. ah, we're natural spectacle in an improved world the meeting of the loom whale sharks, the remote island of saint hulu. it is a testament to the quality of the artisans waters one of them any success.