for the ku klux klan starts may 11th on d, w. ah ah ah, this is dw news lived from berlin, russia steps office assault on ukraine as it marks its annual victory day rushes, military prepares a show of force that it's world war 2 commemorations. western countries say moscow has nothing to celebrate units. invasion of you. crime. also coming up dozens of fear dead in an air strike on a school in east a new crime. president lensky says, up to 60 civilians. what killed wild sheltering?

it's one of the worst single attacks in v 11 weight war. and german chancellor olaf felt says russia has no right to compare. it's you trying war with the fight against not susan. germany has joined other g 7 countries and promising to phase out russian oil. and a german football, a light content for the gold of the season will take in all the action from the 2nd last match day in the buddhist lager. ah, i'm rebecca richard's welcome to the program. roger is holding its annual celebration of its 1945 victory world war 2, with a show of military might as its army battles keeps forces in ukraine's east. in moscow, military vehicles are heading towards red square ahead of a major parade on the de russia calls victory day. russian president vladimir putin

will be giving a speech in the coming hours where the world will be listening closely to what he'll say on his war on crime. russia has stepped up its assault there with a barrage of rockets across the weekend economy. president volota may zalinski says an air strike killed more than 60 civilians who were sheltering in a school building in the village of bella rifka. it's one of the most devastating single attacks in the war so far. meanwhile, a growing list of prominent politicians and entertainment styles and making their way to ukraine to show their support for the 1st ladies of the us and ukraine. visiting a school near the border to slovakia, while mainly a symbolic visit to show support for ukraine. the 1st lady's maid, time to help the children make mother's day cards. i shall be bringing the poor house

for including people of the united states in league with the brutality of this war was once again brought front and center. when a russian air strike flattened his school in the village of below go rifka near lou hans around 90. people were believed to be sheltering here. rescuers pulled 30 survivors from the rebel. but some 60 people perished. with them in chief canadian prime minister justin trudeau made a surprise appearance meeting with ukraine's president for lot of music lensky to talk trade to bolster ukraine's economy. but he also visited some residential areas hit by russian attacks. we began our day to day with a visit to your pin, or i witnessed firsthand the brutality of rushes,

illegal war of neighborhoods. battered homes destroyed. it is clear. the vladimir putin is responsible for heinous war crimes. there must be accountability. canada will support ukraine as you seek justice for your people who russia is killing. and brutalizing under the streets of keys, irish rock legends, you to put on a musical show of solidarity in a metro station. making it perfectly clear that they to stand with ukraine. ah, joining us from cave is dw correspondent, funny fashion funny. russian forces have been under pressure to give potent something he can celebrate on russia's victory day. what will that likely be today?

probably something that i've seen play out already over the weekend, in fact, across ukraine to have been must have a strong expect a very, it's a pause. it's of this key a portrait of town odessa, which of course is a very vital economic vein to say. so for your grade, but also for russia to advance and to advance with a keep calling a military oper. oh, and you have to if, if your target that they keep hitting but also civilians like that school in law script people, they sheltering people who have been through a lot already. and they were c shopping. this last patch of secure a port in this little village open the ones region and 60 are believed to have a found data. if you look at that video there, if you look at the pictures, you really wonder who could make it all day alive. but if you have to throw it to people, have done so. now all of this is happening against the backdrop of victory day may nice. today in russia, you'll see job in so just on the rad square. well,

you see here, people suffering on the ground in ukraine and you had a little bit of trouble with your microphone, but i'm going to continue anyway because the fight in the east is continuing to rage on, you know, what i can tell us what the latest is from the front lines definitely, especially in the dumbass region, you'll see how the slighting, you'll see, basically in some parts of the dumbass region, a standoff between ukraine in russian forces. and you really have this impression. it appears when the russian forces cannot advance on the ground. this is when they start bomb being places like religion to last region. but they try to advance via this really harry, horrible horrific attacks like on that school. so the attacks continue not only in the don't bus region, but especially, and of course it can not be forgotten that the situation in the eyes of star steel plant remains quite perilous for the people who are still in there, especially soldiers to want so wounded in fact, the deputy commander of the, as of south regiment called an international community to help those wounded

soldiers out while at the same time those who are still i ready to fight want to find the do not want to do so. 1 because they see this part of the steel plant as the last part of where you pull that is still on the ukraine and controls. it's very important for them to defend it. and finally, just briefly, authorities have been wanting residence in the capital to bryce for more strikes. how is it at the moment in cave the atmosphere is much more tense than it was during the past weeks. the situation in chief, of course, has not been as critical as in many a pause of ukraine. if you have a given all the alerts that people are hearing in against the backdrop of may 9th. today, they are bit more cautious when it comes to hearing era sovereigns. they are actually taking them seriously. not everyone, but more people are taking them seriously. and everybody is bracing here for more attacks given in keith. even though of course, everybody hopes that things can be maintained in

a very called way. but we do not know how the next alice are going to play out in keith as well as for the rest of this country. i'm finding thank you very much, that updated w correspondent, funny fashion in keith. as funny, as mentioned, the united nations says the law civilians to escape the besieged as of steel plot and mad at you. paul have made it to safety. they arrived in the ukrainian health city of separation, along with evacuated from the rest of mary hall is almost entirely under russian control. now, the un says a convoy of bosses carrying a total of $174.00 people arrived in desperation and sunday night. some of them described their experiences sheltering from the russian assault on the city will not spool a sort of gut to lydia. we were 42 people in one shelter they. i did have some people managed to leave by themselves. why? there were 8 children of different ages, but of them

a valid point we were trying to entertain them. but of course that we played with them and painted with them to distract them from the war. young was abolished or to so but the worst they called me aunt soup because i cooked them hot food and breakfast. we'll get those off that the need to cook motivated me to wake up while the bombing was happening. prostate bots of what van dorsey crushed or seated my sisters when they leave. it's my later with all historical historical issues with the site. my city shall and you, we always hoped to escape and waited so long. there were a lot of unsuccessful attempts, but finally we were evacuated shortly. thank you. this is elizabeth super. meanwhile, a g 7 group of lading nations is imposing new sanctions against russia, including a commitment to banning or facing out oil imports from moscow. during

a video conference with the g 7 ukrainian president vladimir zalinski asked for reconstruction, i think it will cost more than $600000000000.00 to rebuild his country. it comes as german chancellor. olive shalt made a cane o t the address. it's his 1st major speech to the german people since the invasion of you crime, he has his address in full boot with go going with the fellow citizens of this country with your 77 years ago to day saw the end of the 2nd world war in europe, when the weapons fell silent on the 8th of may 1945, it was like the hush of a cemetery. descending on the graves of more than 60000000 women, men and children often flocked. millions of them fell on the battlefield. millions were murdered in their towns and villages in concentration camps for extermination camps. and it was germans who perpetrated these crimes against humanity on those laptops of 2,

it is all the more painful to witness how to day 77 years after the end of the 2nd world war. barbaric violence is once again, making a mockery of justice. the hardy of europe, to witness russia's army murdering men, women and children in ukraine, producing cities to rubble and even attacking people as they flee. this violence is for me, my, this is an 8th of may like no other than that me time. this is why i am addressing you to day couldn't and us, and we cannot commemorate the end of the 2nd world war in europe without confronting the reality that war is raging in europe once again. and russia has unleashed this war. and there was a time when russians i'm ukrainians fought side by side and paying the heaviest price to defeat germany's murderous nazi regime. muslim, still, at that time, germany became guilty of crimes committed against both the russian and the

ukrainian nations. we, for decades now, we have been striving for reconciliation with both nations, was one, but now russia's president quote and seeks to subjugate ukraine and to destroy its culture. and its identity will do that. the dunbar, president putin likens his barbaric war of aggression blood to that battle against the nazis. if this is a falsification of history and is infamy, we have a duty to spell this out in. no uncertain terms booked on with miss cooper, but our duty doesn't stop. there are many pillars as it was the military victory of the allies that put an end to the national socialist dictatorship in germany. your daughter to this day we germans are grateful for this content. and that is why the president of the federal republic of germany at the time which had fun vide suca. i've said to him in 1985, speaking of the 8th of may as a day of liberation,

the switch multiply. we have learned a crucial lesson lesson from the disastrous history of our country. between 19331945. it is never again, never again war of who never again, genocide, never again. tyranny on doris. and yet it has happened again war in europe at the initial ukrainian president zalinski referred to it today in the given. but in the current situation, with this can only mean defending justice and liberty. on the side of those under attack, we support ukraine in the battle against the aggressor. copy to not to do so, would be tantamount to capitulating to defeat unbridled violence and would only embolden the aggressor. and thus we are helping to bring the violence to an end for young. and that is why we have taken some tough, far reaching decisions in recent days and weeks and taken them quickly and

resolutely, deliberately and after careful consideration. we have imposed unprecedented sanctions on the russian economy and on the russian leadership to deter potent from continuing to wage this war. and of course, we have welcomed with open arms. hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children from ukraine. hundreds of thousands have found refuge year after fleeing the violence in their homeland becomes relief. organizations are providing initial support. schools and day care centers are setting up dedicated classes for these children and ordinary citizens are taking refugees into their homes. and i thank you all from the bottom of my heart for this willingness to help all over our country, the gift to the land. for the 1st time, ever in the history of the federal republic of germany, we have sent weapons into a war zone. and on a large scale and even heavy weaponry, always after careful consideration become the good fortune vizier of these. and we will continue to do so. i can well imagine how upsetting these decisions are for many of you at the end of the day is literally

a question of war and to pay for it is about in modern our historical responsibility about the greatest possible solidarity with ukraine under attack. about the security of our own country and of our alliance balancing these goals is challenge we face every day with one voice park, but it is good and perfectly legitimate for us as a country to debate issues of this magnitude with one another. and to do so in depth until after all, part of democracy is engaging in such controversies with respect and mutual esteem and run a little what the german president rightly pointed this out in his speech this morning or feeling awful. these up in recent days was all, i've heard people expressing serious concern himself, but where is that the war good spread, your pol that peace here in our own country could come under threats. and it would be mistaken to dismiss these concerns out of hand. but there must be space to express such concerns on the, at the same time,

we must not allow ourselves to become paralyzed by fear of last.