ah, ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. russian forces have beaten back from her cave . it cronin soldiers retake villages around the 2nd largest city as russia loses territory and tanks. bad precedent for what a mis lensky wants of a long boar. also coming up, the accused shot an unarmed and on threatening civilian in the head with an assault rifle. russian soldier goes on trialing, give you cry and says it's the 1st of many walk prime prosecutions to come and clear favor to win this. he is your vision song contest.

ah, ukrainian hip hop channels, the emotions of a nation in a contest in which culture and politics have become ah i'm anthony. how'd welcome ukrainian forces appear close to climbing victory over russia's attempt to take the 2nd largest city hockey. western military analysts said russian troops were withdrawing from areas around the city due to limited reinforcements and ukrainian counter attacks. despite the latest gains president vladimir lensky used his nightly address to warn of a long war ahead. he said more than

a 1000 settlements had now been de occupied. these were left behind in a village east of hockey of when the russian army was forced to retreat. ukrainian soldiers have managed to retake several villages on the outskirts of the city, but they remain on high alert. earn possessive with but belittle po, the front lines of the which of is not stable. politely molly, for wallow, village went from hand to hand to the wallet. our guys took it back, it could kill the cushion. russian forces out using artillery. we and kicked them out towards the water. all the while from their russian forces continued to launch artillery. moving behind the path of destruction, north of her cave. recent shelling destroyed this cultural

center. while local residents were receiving humanitarian aid. at least 2 civilians were killed in the meanwhile, in the west of her cave residence have started to return to what is left of their hands. this village was liberated any a few weeks ago. oh yes, sure. a loosen up of the road. everything is destroyed. but there will look at rojo, a little last year, the road was fixed and everything was getting better here. but after the russian troops made darkness, we came to rebuild our house. we need to live somewhere. we can't live in the subway forever. as residence, grapple with a scale of destruction here, at least there's hope, but the will will sing over i'm joined now by the deadly correspondent, mathias bullying in his math. is we've been hearing for several days about ground

one around hockey. is that still the case? the iq running troops and moving forward in that area. that's what we are hearing and the area that has been re taken by the ukranian troops now is quite large. we are even seeing observers are predicting that russia will withdraw completely, that as they have done in the areas around key of the situation was very similar. they are russian troops standing in the north of the city and forming a half circle around the city until they were and there until they were pushed back by a counter offensive and then decided to leave. i'm in hark. if they have been staying longer, they have been trying to hold the territory, but as they are losing more and more territory, we might see the same scenario that they completely withdraw from the area. we've heard the term style might used in some places. are there any other places in the

east where forces are making any type of significant progress on either side? i this situation and on bus is much different from what we are seeing in heart. give no side has the upper hand in the, in there. and if you're fighting is very intense there and or the russians have made some gains there. the, the, the town of robina, it's north of seaver, underneath that one of the 2 main administrative centers of the ukrainian control territories is said to be fully under russian control. which means that they have advanced quite a, quite a bit towards this critical a city of similar donetta. so, um, and is another place where the russians have also made advances. however, these advances are not breakthroughs. so they're not that they haven't decided that they're that the, the trajectory of, of the war yet there are other ukrainians are putting up fierce resistance to these advances. so stalemate is of course, one term that we could use there we,

he often about how galvanized how committed the cranium people are to the defense of their country. is news of progress in places like hockey, allowing some genuine optimism to grow in ukraine. good news or fueling optimism, that's not a secret, but i would say that this optimism and this are resolve that the ukrainians have shown i was pretty much formed before the war on one hand, but also in, within the 1st days of the war when ukrainian forces showed that they could put up resistance to russian advances and when the russian advances that were quite quick in the 1st few days are met with fierce resistance. and they were stalled. and they were not able to answer cookie of the president state in the city. and this is i think, where optimism had started to grow. and of course everything that now works in

favor of the ukrainian forces fuels that optimism the w correspondent mathias building in keys. thank you. a russian soda has gone on trial in chief accused of committing war crimes during the 1st weeks of the invasion of you crime. that when a one year old is alleged to have shot, an unarmed civilian in a car is the 1st trial of its kind. with ukrainian prosecutors preparing cases against at least 40 more soldiers and investigating thousands more possible war crops. and media scrum that ukraine 1st trial of a russian soldier on war crimes charges. the 21 year old is accused of killing a 62 year old man, shooting him dead to stop him from reporting the russian soldiers presence to the ukrainian military. what it was, you know, the recorder so screw on february 28th in

a village northwest of her chief. the accused shot an unarmed and on threatening civilian in the head with an assault rifle. there's a whole lot of, whoops, whoops, was broiling the trial marks the beginning of ukrainian judicial prob, into alleged russian atrocities on its territory. the attorney general says prosecutors are examining more than 10000 alleged war crimes committed by russian forces against ukraine civilians in a phone conversation with the russian president, chancellor shouts made clear that ending the military operation must be a priority. quoting was unincorporated must pull his troops out and reach an agreement with ukraine, and that must be a peace deal that isn't imposed on ukraine. but when that ukraine finds acceptable as the single cut in which defendant, meanwhile rushes foreign minister had harsh words about ukraine's you ambitions should the worst were you also uses uncles through to real. you has evolved from a constructive economic union also into an aggressive militant actor. i'm sure you

grew up with ambitions far beyond the european continent that it was a big deal in europe. escal continually ukrainian president vladimir zalinski also said he was ready for direct talks with the russian president, but he stressed the ukrainians would not like the idea as things stand. foreign ministers from nato countries on meeting this weekend in berlin to discuss the long term strategy over russia's war on ukraine. the talks come as turkeys president indicated he may resist attempts by finland and sweden to join. the military alliance are the high level talks, are ongoing at the meeting of g 7 foreign ministers here in germany, where countries have promised to support ukraine until victory. the serene atmosphere of north german country retreat. the venue for talks on the global effects of more in ukraine war, the western democracies working together to face down russian aggression. germany

currently holds the presidency of the g 7. so german foreign minister and alina burbock was in the chair. he, you foreign policy chief use it, burrell announced more military help for ukraine. the recipe is clear, more of the same. i mean, more support to grain, including military's to port we had did of being union. we will provide a new trench of $500.00 more millions to support military ukraine. ukrainian foreign minister to metro caliber was a guest at the meeting. on friday. he came with clear demands for support. today i asked a g 7 countries to adopt legislation and put in place all necessary procedures needed to seize the russian sovereign assets. and give them to you, chris,

give them to ukraine for ukraine to use this money to rebuild our country. to reconstruct our country, after all the damage inflicted in us among the key issues facing the international community is the threat to food supplies. much of the world's grain comes from ukraine, but the russian blockade means very little is leaving the country together was just 7 to day. we discussed ways how to lift this blockade, how to make sure that ukrainian agricultural products will make it to the global markets, especially to africa and to asian countries. we don't care for foot security of african countries of asian countries and everyone who depends on for, on, on supplies from ukraine, food weapons, sanctions. these are the concrete questions for the g 7 diplomats is they way their options. they're also determined to show that though the war drags on,

they stand together well loved or low that one of the biggest nights for pop music fans is happening this weekend. yes, it's eurovision song content, song, contest time and this year the song contest takes place in children in italy, in a competition is heavily politicized. as your vision, it comes as little surprised that one song in particular seems to be a clear favorite o ukrainian food hippa man kills orchestra is riding away that good will at the eurovision song contest this year. while i in the contest talk prize their song, stephanie, a fuses traditional ukrainian for music with hip hop, underscoring the importance of ukrainian culture and tradition. it's attributed frontman all it fuchs mother, and all the written before the war. the song has come to symbolize the mother of an

entire nation with the ukrainian banfield huge responsibility representing their country at a time when fellow citizens are defending their homeland against russia's continued assault with on him on this is so important for us because these days they're trying to destroy our culture, and we're here to prove that ukrainian culture and ukrainian music are alive way on of they exist and have a unique signature. unfortunate $41.00 countries qualified for this year's contest at russia was excluded from event in the wake of its invasion of ukraine in february, a clear change of to, for a contest that has always maintained its not a political event. but politics are everywhere, even if ukrainian fancy the music does offer some comfort and respite arisen to select a breach because at normal, live with before the war started. and may be like for

a couple of units for an hour day work or just to save money on my, my best friends or my, my girls that i know is in kyo, from where you well. and i also where this caused them from him. because i know what they've been through at rehearsals, ensure in the members of color orchestra are doing their best to keep the momentum . oh, the webinar more secret. but any victory in any aspect would be very important for ukraine these days. because winning the eurovision song contest would lift the spirit of ukrainians, and it would be very good news because we don't have much good news these days on the la. on last night i bought mullins authentic just culture and politics clearly inseparable at this year's. your vision song, contest, an event that holds more significance than most europeans can ever remember. and

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