we can end global hunger. please download the app. ah ah ah, this is the w news life from berlin. ukraine seeks and you deal with russia. a prisoner swamp is on the table. ukraine wants to get seriously wounded, find his out of it in battle to steal plant and return russian. prison for would be handed over finland is expected to announce its applying for ne hook membership, neighboring russia, waging war in ukraine. a majority of pins now say it's time to join the alliance.

and in the u. s. a failed attempt to head off a supreme court move to cut tail abortion rights. democratic senators try to create a federal law protecting access to abortion, but it struck down the long party line. ah, i didn't was all and welcome ukraine is proposing a prisoner swap. it's part of efforts to resolve a stand off at the as all star still plant in body or put, the plant would see wounded ukrainian soldiers evacuated in exchange, ukraine would release more russian prisoners of war. meanwhile, ukrainian forces say they've successfully pushed back russian troops around the northeastern city of how to keep some residents who fled to fighting have begun returning to their villages both who were your home at last my. ready tatiana has returned to her village for the 1st time in 2 months,

but there's not much left of her house. her garden is littered with the aftermath of russia's invasion, touch on his goats, at least, survived the honest lot you met with them. you had russians are brothers as though gordon. i could never imagined anything like this. this aggression which the great and destruction visual. when i came home, i kissed the ground. now i have nothing, floyd, where am i supposed to live and what should i do? was your neighbors in the village weren't spared either. and also came back to find piles of rubble, where their homes once stood. but perhaps nowhere are the ruins greater than mar, you pull. after weeks of relentless bombardment, russian forces in their separatist allies are now in control of almost all of the

strategic port city. before rebuilding can begin, cruise must 1st clear massive amounts of rumble. i used to have 3 rooms now only half of one. when i came up from the shelter, i opened the door and there was no apartment any more. that was scary. residents who have remained behind are now trying to get on with their lives. and in many cases, that means improvising the loan hold out of resistance remains the as of style steel plant where fighters trapped under ground have been withstanding russian pounding the ukrainian government has proposed swapping them and exchange for russian soldiers captured during their invasion of ukraine. are corresponded ambien as if is in the waste of ukrainian the if are their signs this prisoners want could

actually happen. it looks unlikely at this point, ben, because russia has so far said it will only swap prisoners of war for prisoners of war. if you look at it, this is an unusual ask to swap a pris prisoners of war from the russian side for on the ukrainian side combatants who have a so far refused to submit to the russian forces to give up the as of style steel. platt, now they would be suggesting to swap wounded prisoners, but russia does not see them as captives and says that that's not playing by the rules of so far, not a yes from the russian side. and keep in mind that russia is very fixated on a victory here at the as off solstio plant because of the regiment that is defending it. now these are from a, they have far right roots, this battalion, a lot of them where nazi insignia on their clothing. so this lent some weight to the false russian claim that there did not defying ukraine and in russia, this would be a big victory if they were able to capture that plant and either take them captive

or essentially kill the people who are defending that plant. as us, as of battalion, but russia has also swapped ukrainian heroes of war, including the defenders of snake island, who once told a russian warship, it gave that an expletive and told to go away before they were captured. and now the president has praised ukraine's latest counter offensive in the east, claiming that some towns have been recaptured, other tables turning their now this would be a big victory for ukraine if it could secure heart eve, which is the 2nd largest city we saw that happened with the 1st largest city, the capital key of where russian forces were pushed out of villages and eventually gave up trying to capture the capital. and that's what they're hoping to see in harkey right now, because these villages have been liberated russian tanks and artillery are not in range of firing on that city, which is a godsend for a lot of people living there. but russia remains entrenched in the area. so in the

east of ukraine, and what you don't hear a lot on ukrainian media victory of russia. verizon yet, which is the largest city in the east that has not been captured by russia has been completely surrounded. and a lot of analysts are saying that that battle is lost, that city will fall to russia, and russia seems to be shoring up its victories in the east and securing an area that it had mostly occupied already since 2014 been. i mean, what about ukrainians? did they see some sort of end to this war? now, the lensky said recently that they need to be patient that ukrainians cannot expect to victory every day or even every week. and as many people have described it outside of ukraine, it's a stalemate, but ukrainians, at least here in the west, remain very confident that they will win this war. a lot of ukrainians are now proposing maxima list gains from this war thing that they want to push russia

completely out of the so morale is not broken. and don't forget that ukraine still has hundreds of thousands of men that they can call on to fight. so this is turning into a situation been like they've seen since 2014 where russia is mostly confined to the east. it's something that they've been used to, and which they've already been dealing with for many years and are willing to deal with for many more years until they can reclaim their country and secure a victory over the invaders. and that's how they see it been. i mean, if, if thank you very much for your reporting from the viv, finland's leaders are due to announced plans to seek nato membership. flint already cooperates with nato countries in many areas. but since the 2nd world war it's been non aligned militarily. that could change with neighboring brushes war in ukraine. war games to secure the peace. more than 3000 finished troops and 700 vehicles took

part in the arrow 22 military exercises in west and finland. the exercises were conducted to with nature as planned. last autumn, armed forces from 5 countries are taking part of this military exercises the host. finland is not a later member yet, but that could change soon. for the 1st time in their history, the majority of fence want to join nato at turning point in history. keenly felt by people in law pandora, on the border with russia for decades that they have benefited from living in bees . within the boss. welcoming a steady stream of russian tourists from near by st. petersburg says social worker, lien been brought up in my opinion. i never saw russia as a threat, but now i'm constantly thinking about a common border. it's over a 1000 kilometers. the vis near by border crossing is seeing little

traffic from either site at the moment. this is partly due to corona virus or late that restrictions, but it's also a direct consequence of russia's invasion of ukraine. the war has dramatically changed to the fence attitude towards joining nato in just a few weeks. i got a mill at 1st. i thought we shouldn't get involved and military alliances, but i am, but now i think we should have made the decision a long time ago that, that my eyes have been opened and i no longer see nato as some kind of war association. but as a defense alliance, the loveliest donavon for the defense through deterrence has been the principle behind me to serene force mint of its eastern flank in recent months. the idea being a strong defense whom not to be attacked. meadow says it will benefit from the finish

our miss military capabilities. i think we are ready ready to, to entertain a day if, if the system will be made. we have been training to get her with her with up a good partners which are basically made apart as you know, exercises for, for, for yes. so that shouldn't be a problem. at the moment finland isn't the to partner, but not a member of the block. so it may be promoting, nevertheless, finish forces have worked closely with nato for decades. ah, this deployment maritally, the da, so i met formulate them, i was, i hope that we'll join nato as soon as possible. or chron asa. so buffalo fall and that the war in ukraine will end soon and that europe will live in peace and stability. how high up or volatile backlog. my lie, i offer for, you know, you linda brant asked, the believe, joining nature you would help people,

even the small, bold, a town of lump and rata feel safer out of. she says that that now at peaceful and stable fin length is only possible as in they to member wow. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines today, calls amounting for an independent investigation into the death of serene avalon lake. the veteran al jazeera journalist was frankly short while covering and is by the military grade in the occupied west bank. a colleague, se is by the troops killed her at his by the military chiefs, as it's unclear who pulled the trigger. in a televised address, sri lanka is embattled president has promised political reformers. soldiers have been deployed to quote, civil unrest and protests across the country. many 3 lincolns blame the president, the current economic crisis and shortages of basic supply b. u officials, the visited tokyo, the talks with japanese prime minister, we'll to see the on deepening ties,

european commission president over the phone line and council president, sean. michelle agreed to boost cooperation with japan on cyber security and the tensions with russia and china. the european on the line says russia invasion of ukraine presents the greatest threat to the world order count on one. and north korea has reported its 1st official corona virus outbreak. media as a sub variant of the only conte virus has been detected in the capital gang in john has ordered a lockdown. north korea has until now declined foreign vaccines. they bring south korea is offering assistance in the u. s. democratic lawmakers have failed in their bid to legalize abortion. nationwide. the senate voted against the build logic along party lines. it would have guaranteed abortion access across the us. the result was expected and about largely symbolic. the some of the supreme court is expected to overturn roe vs wade. 973 ruling granted women the right to abortion

d w semi. so a scanner is in washington and has been following the debate. the stakes are as high as they can be a when it comes to abortion rights. i mean if roe v wade does get overturned next month, we're talking about millions of women who will lose the right to an in portion. and in those conservative states, 26 states are very likely to overturn or to ban rather abortions. that means millions of women might have to travel hundreds of miles to access one. and those who cannot afford to do that by the way, that is dirt disproportionately black and brown, women are facing a very uncertain future. so the impact of what we're seeing right now in the u. s. is debate around about abortion rights and where roe v wade heads of from here is really crucial and deciding of the coming years. returning to our top story and life in the ukrainian capital key if is slowly regaining some semblance of normality. 2 thirds of the cities inhabitants of returned,

restaurants and cafes are open again. that's also true of jim's boxing. a blood sport in ukraine is helping some people deal with the stress of all weeks after russian forces retreated from the suburbs of cave gems have begun to reopen at the all stars boxing club enthusiasts stay in shape while warding off anxiety and stress has gotten us condensed each other with the curfew in the city and restricted movement we needed someplace to blow off steam and discharge emotional tension. i did a was naturally, this helps a lot. yes. and pollution from a high for the past 2 decades, ukraine has excelled in the boxing world with their fighters gaining a reputation for speed, movement, and fighting i q. the skills that also appear to have helped on the battlefield assistance emotional books and such. we have a strong boxing school, i believe, o sic, loma jenko, the click, go brothers,

all our boxers who are world famous and have achieved impressive results that witnesses, the success of thought of these amateur athletes said boxing clears their head and keeps them ready for whatever lies ahead. affects his business use. we'll have more headlines next hour. you can also get the latest on our website, d, w dot com and twitter at w use. i've been for solon, thanks for watching. ah, ah, ah, ah, man jim, and which d w. at any time in place losing video nevada's.