[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw slide from berlin, ukraine's military makes progress as rush us operations stalls. key of says troops defending the key city of hockey, half advanced as far as the russian border. but they also preparing for new attacks in the don bass region. also coming up risky, his life to rescue civilians. we meet a former nightclub owner from the besieged city of mario pope,

was trying to bring as many people to safety as he kept. and moscow walls of far reaching consequences after finland and sweden take 1st steps to join nato. we ask finance minister of european affairs, how she thinks russia will react to what it sees as a new threat on its border class, north korea, as mobilizing the army and other forces to deal with what it was calling an explosive outbreak of cov, it. but fears are growing for the population because no one in the country has been vaccinated. ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. ukraine says it is bracing for a new offensive from russian forces in the eastern region of don bass. president flor may zalinski said moscow could not admit that its military operation was quote, at

a dead end. keith says its troops have successfully pushed the russians back from the eastern city of hark, if i'd have advanced as far as the russian border area for civilians still left. and hark, if conditions are dire, for the thousands of people still sheltering and hark eaves metro system, the war is far from over. after weeks of shelling, that's that much of the city in ruins. some is scared to leave the safety of the underground hawk ugly shave in their south. we are very afraid to go home, but there are so many explosions, so many bombs were very afraid by it's a lot of pressure. my others say that the worst seems to be behind them longer surely, we were finishing at the beginning. it was extremely hard. we were more because there were a lot of people here, had

a lot of destruction. we all felt defeated in yet. what are you with now? we haven't heard bombs for last 3 to 4 days when the children his, when we were frog that's likely to be down to the ukrainian counter offensive. that seen soldiers retake nearby villages like this one. north of hark eve with ukraine, claiming on sunday, the sum of its troops had even reached the board with russia and set up a new board, a post caves gains in the region. come as it had started putting western supplied heavy weapons into action. ukraine's army says this is one of several recently arrived us how it says it's already using on the front line in the east with russia still trying to advance in

the dumbass. they're certain to see even more action in the days to come earlier today i spoke to a correspondence mateus bellinger who's in keith and i asked him about the impact the recent losses by the russian military were having all the conflict. yeah. as we have seen, they have been pushed pretty far back in the hock of region, almost back to russian territory. i'm so things look pretty good there for the ukranian army in the don bus region. that's the 2 of the 2 districts you have just mentioned to hans can't donate the fighting is to fierce the situation is very tense. am the ukrainians have said that they have inflicted a quite a big damage on the russians again because of poor tactics by the other side that exposed many of their soldiers, the ukrainians claim that they have killed 400 soldier in one attack alone. but there is considerable pressure from the russian side on the ukrainian positions as well. the russians have made a few strategic gains. they're not big and territory these gains,

but they put them in a position now to attack saver at annette. that's the administrative capital of the ukranian. territories are ukrainian control charities of the lou hands original. we're probably going to see a very tough battle for this city in the next few days that the military situation . but for weeks, thousands of civilians were stuck in the port city of mario pool on the constant bombardment without enough food or water. what's the situation like now? so most of the city is now under russian control. that means also that these areas are not contest, it is not, no fighting in these areas, but are, but are they under russian control? the most of the biggest fighting spot, the, the biggest a hotspot is still the steel plan. the other steel plant where a few 100 ukrainian fighters, ukrainian soldiers are still, they are still defending this position. we are. i've seen pictures of what could

possibly be phosphor bombs. that means a fire bombs that have been dropped on this on this steel plant. and we've ear about many wounded soldiers in there, so this is the most the biggest hotspot, however, for the areas where the civilians live. um, we still hear that many people are trying to leave the city since the beginning people have been trying to escape the city, although it has never been safe to get out from there. and i have met a man who has brought hundreds out of the city yup. and mosque i understood that the city is under siege. i understood that nobody is driving there. now i'm with my employees were there, and i just promised them i would company. my friends and i would willing money to buy this, but i am on their own. i hope all will be fine and that will get there. you will stop by me in

a little krinski book book. and then when i drove past the last ukrainian checkpoint in nora over i encountered the war, the mines, the burned on tanks, all the horrors. a true bible's here and to hear them. none the less, i see a wisdom there. but i drove yeah, yeah. hm. yeah, no problem. well, i had a business in mary, jo paul, it was a club, most of the space was in the basement. it had concrete ceiling, so we transformed it into a bomb shelter, and there was a grill. so we could cook food and water. we would joke that this is a 5 star bomb shelter. that's really all that we did come on to fire at everything that came at us. missed was something hit here and here and here. ah, the run down here

with a car drove by that moment in that car, grandma died no rush to see the children makes me cry. yes. so scared screaming, i hope god will save them. it's horrific. just horrific. we try our best with. it's all the memories coming back. ah, dear. as long as the 1st opportunity we left, we took children pregnant women and mothers with children. look on my passengers are hello. wave into the camera. oh it is that there was terrifying what we came across mines and tanks. there were

lots of americans. i mean be dead. people with we told them there were many o. as in us, another bus has joined us. we are becoming more and more durable global a deal. oh, not on my 1st trip. i was the only one product. and on my 3rd trip, i would already be standing in the queue at the tech points for 40 minutes. there were so many people who wanted to help and get people out here to lose it. volunteers had brought thousands out of the city in their own cars, and many did not return that of somebody to mine. but i some came into crossfire while driving at night. these are regular ukrainians. regular people are very impressive. a reporter mathias you but the carlo he is not the only one right. you have made a met or heard about others as well?

as far as we know, he was the 1st one to drive there when the fighting was severe, but as he drove many have joined him, we don't know how many people have been driving in and out of the city. also, whenever a convoy was coming in and, and bringing people out, or whenever, even he alone was driving and many people would join him in many people from the city would join him in their cars and he just returned from another trip. and he said there were a few dozen cars who just drove behind him because they saw him driving out so they thought they would risk it. our correspondence mattie us billing other reporting from here. thank you much. yes. russian president vladimir putin is currently welcoming leaders of the russian lead collective security treaty organization in moscow. but i bruce alexander lucas jenko is one of the presidents joining the military alliance meeting at the kremlin. the summit is time to coincide with the

30th anniversary of the collective security treaty. we're seeing live pictures of the venue here. now. tension between russia and nato nations are currently growing over a nato membership bit by finland, suite members of the c s t o. include russia, armenia, bill roost, kazakstan, curtis, done, and to just on when are joined by the w correspondence, yuri rush said, so in a riga your it, what's the significance of this meeting to day and moscow? while this eurasian military alliance was originated from the remains of the soviet union, a kind of thrash, russia natal, are as this year's organization is celebrating, a beginning nursery. it was created exactly 30 years ago. but this year is of course, also very distinctive for the alliance because of the boy ukraine. and because of this, it truly has never been as serious as to dig out. so what are the differences between the a, c, s, t, o and, and nato, and i'm sure we see this meeting in the light off the or finish and swedish,

nay to applications. was the collect discouraged, treat organization that includes the so called collective rapid reaction forces. and this is a joint task force designed to repulse military aggression and to combat terrorism . ah, russia has been training c. s t or soldiers in its military educational institutions . similar to late joint military exercises also held regularly, but compared to nato. as he ceased, he always significantly smaller. there are only 6 member countries, nato has 30, ah, just like the best and military line for this is to or is a mutual defense packed in the event of a military threat against one of the participating countries. the entire alliance comes to its defense like natal. thou reports of a rush invasion stalling or slowing down. is it possible that the c a c o alliance could get it get involved as foot in asking for help there? was it a difficult question? the expert says the russian army is lacking the men power into needs to make

progress. ha, british intelligence report suggests that even a 3rd of all russian ground forces in ukraine have been wiped out in light of this support from the other elijah republics. would. of course, be helpful for russia, but i don't think our that to help or will come our 1st of all from the easiest yours 1st, it is not a light country is being attacked and all the country russia is invading ukraine. and secondly, behalf seen in the past that the will to really fight for another country is extremely low. that was clear during the last war between our medians. there by john 2 years ago in a gotten the car back, armenia is assist your member id of your correspondence, yury risha to there. thank you, yuri. in a historic shift away from the trinity, both finland and sweden have taken steps towards joining nato. both countries want to bolster their security following russia's invasion of ukraine,

nato member turkey as voice reservations about the nordic countries joining the alliance. and there are fear that it may veto the decision. russia for its part called it a grave mistake. it's a radical break with the past one that was almost unimaginable just months ago. in finland's capital, helsinki prime minister, santa marin, announced the country's decision to apply to join nato. after decades of non alignment, we have reached to day an important decision in good cooperation between the government and the president of the republic. we hope that the parliament will confirmed that decision to apply for native membership. during the coming days. it will be based on a strong mandate. finland shares a border of over 1000 kilometers with russia. after russia invaded ukraine, public opinion based in part on fears that it's eastern neighbor would do the same to finland,

moved strongly in favor of joining nato. this happened as foreign ministers from the military alliance as member countries met in berlin. nato secretary general appeared at that meeting via video link. he welcomed finland's decision and encouraged sweden to follow. this would be a historic moment. their membership in a to would increase our shared security demo, stood love naples door is open and that the aggression does not pay the meetings. host german foreign minister and helena burbock added an enthusiastic note she on finland. if you are ready, we are ready. piano soon after sweden's prime minister answered the call, thus just unprovoked invasion of ukraine is, sir, not only illegal and indefensible. it also undermines the european,

secure it order that sweden bids it security on. as the member of nato, sweden will not only achieve more security, but also contribute to more c court to more security one potential problem. turkey has expressed reservations about letting the 2 nordic countries join anchor a blame them for sheltering kurdish activists that turkey considers enemies of the state. there should be absolute security guarantees here. and this is not just about to candidate countries, but also about allied states who need to stop supporting terrorist organizations. but officials said they were certain those differences could be resolved quickly. meanwhile, nothing will change right away. the finished parliament must ratify the decision, and the nato application process could take up to a year. so as go to helsinki and speak to 30 to parent and she is the finish minister for european affairs, welcome to w, news of your country. shes

a long border with russia and the risk has always been there. why has philip waited until now to play apply for natal membership? well, 320. it changed everything for us. it was to wake up call. not tough for us. been spotted to us all to assess the changing security environment. and let us be clear that has not been neutral in any sense. we have been firmly rooted in the western sky of the world. we have the member in the european union since 1995. so you know that since it was quite natural for our public to react to be the war in a way that the support for nathan membership was huge already from the pers bulls holes in early march. now russia, russia has already voice this disapproval of sweden and finland joined via laws. what kind of reaction i expecting from moscow not? well,

none of us is surprised that claim is not in favor of nato enlargement. it has expressed is these may, for you already been on, and sweden joining nato already for many years so that he's not being used. and they also said that they will have to do some kind of balancing misers. if we should join nato, that we will not let russia intimidate us. russia cannot dictate our own national sense. and on the other hand, it can also be possible that restless simply states the obvious that the one has already been so close to nato. we have enhanced opportunities partnership with nato, so we are already so close as one can be without being actual member. so it can be possible that for us to simply adapt to this new reality. so, you know, you don't expect any harsh reactions from moscow. what about energy security in

finland? well, we don't expect any military accents against us, it is perfectly safe here it is peaceful and quiet about border. so the intelligence tells that nothing like that is coming back off. we're all kind of hybrid influencing is possible. we've already seen some interference in the electricity markets and also gas deliveries can be some kind of a problem. but for us, it's not going to be any major problem. we already are almost done when it comes to electricity and gas is only 6 percent in our energy mixed. so we have a very. ready little energy tool box here in the lamp, and that's proved to be very valuable in doing these turbulent times. now, your natal membership of finland's nato. a membership is not all done and dusted. turkey has misgivings and could theoretically spoil your bid. do you expect to veto from ankara? what are you doing to against it? what we've heard

a lot of indications of support are to us and then that to nato's open door policy applies and we believe. so. we have been told repeatedly that we are welcome and we certainly believe that, but we need to be humble. of course, it needs to be ratified in each and every member a member states. so the axis in treaty is something that is at the end in the hands of nato members, including turkey bars. i don't expect any, any major problems with turkey. we understand that they can be some different use. and of course, that's totally possible. but we share the same mold to fight against terrorism, that's the thing is ambition, that is also very important for turkey. and this was a high priority in nature, as i believe that we can work together. so what about the interim period then when you are not yet a member of nato is philip giving any security guarantees from the alliance.

what we already. 0 member in the european union, a very important security provider. there is new policy since glossing, the european union street. these are on 42.7 states that the one country is being attacked. the others are obliged to say we believe that we could get a lot of support and help from the european union side if necessary. but of course, it's not the same thing as the security guy. so therefore, we appeal for a speech, a dot, some bro says that would be the best possible state, the best possible security currency for us doing the so called grace. and we welcome the science from, from barely in that germany is ready to rectify. as soon as possible. thank you very much to the super on there, the finish minister for european affairs. thank you. thank you. now let's get up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines. one person

has died and 5 others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a church in california on sunday. the 3rd to say church go is detained to perpetrators, the perpetrator who is now in custody. this is the 2nd mass shooting in the us over the weekend after gunman killed 10 people in a racially motivated to talk in buffalo in the state of new york on saturday form a somali leda house on shake. muhammad has been elected the nations president, the 66 year old, previously healthy office from 2012 to 2017. the vote is backed by the united nations. it was delayed by more than a year, with the intervening period marked by violence and political infantry. at the last week, north korea and hard reported no cases of coven 19. but then dictator kim jong on announced to the world that his country is battling was his calling and explosive

outbreak. state news agencies says and is 1000000, are infected and 50, have died. kim never bought any vaccines for the population and is now promoting the use of a variety of unproven methods to treat the disease. conversely, medius anti virus program is full art. it's dresses help, young young is working to curb it's major outbreak of the virus. and as interviews with people who overcome cove it or what the nation calls fever, trying to boost morale amid a nationwide locked down. all of them under put us talk open it, talk on its own. i started giving paracetamol the general cold medicine and antibiotics every 5 hours to my daughter was again, yolanda and her fever was gone after 3 days. so, and you'll notice from bunger today, my doctors in north korea are promoting the use of paracetamol and traditional korean madison, as covey treatments. but many cannot get them. leader kim jong,

who has now ordered the army to help distribute medicine. seeing health officials failed to establish supply apples to the police here. yet, what that has been, but even the most timely medication delivery might still be insufficient for north korea's fight against cove it, most of his population is still unvaccinated. north korea previously refused vaccine offers from the kovacs distribution scheme. experts say the country fears the programs monitoring requirements would expose it to international scrutiny. in addition to pyongyang major, our light paging south korea is now also offering to help shannon indigo. i have repeatedly expressed my willingness to always open the door to humanitarian aid for north korea without political or military consideration. or what if north korea responds to south korea's offer to provide aid, or we will give full support,

including covered 19 vaccines and medicines, medical equipment, and health personnel. since north korea acknowledged its outbreak last week, dozens of already died and a 1000000 others sickened by the corona virus. with no vaccines and little medication available. taking precautions has become the key in north korea's candidate battle. and some sports news in the world of tennis. no voc joker, which has won the italian open and with that his 1st title of the season, the serbian overcame stephanos city, pass in the final in convincing fashion. 6 love $76.00 joke which also won the tournament without losing a single set. lifting this particular trophy for the 6th time in his career, a full moon provided spectacular views over the weekend as to astronomical events took place. at the same time, stargazers across europe witnessed

a full lunar eclipse as the earth passed directly between the sun and the moon. turning it, a shade of dark red event also coincided with a super moon, which is when the moon appears larger. as it passes closer to earth i, in the americas, the eclipse fell at night, treating people to the full spectacle. lunar event was visible across much of the world with australia. one of the few countries not able to see the phenomenon you watching. the w news is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. ukraine has released the video of its troops close to the russian board up. keith says it is making advances in the east, asked a russian invasion stolz, but it also says it is preparing for renewed attacks in the don boss area. that's it for now, for me and the news team,

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