ah, every thursday on d w ah, this is the w news live from bell. it ended a 3 month seen. russia says that has captured nearly 300 ukrainian soldiers in the southern city of mario. russian troops have already taken the soldiers to territory helped by russian forces, where they say will be given medical treatment. the premiums have been trapped in the hours of style still works for weeks. also in the program, we meet the sister of one of the fighters in the regiment in mario ball,

who is still waiting for news of her brother. and we hear about the regiments, controversial policy. and for the 1st time since the start of the pandemic to come film festival is back without restriction. so it's time to buckle our plan to listen to our correspondence. take on this year's big screen. ah, i'm good. how about us? thanks for joining us. russia. it's close to taking full control of the se in city of mario paul, after hundreds of ukrainian soldiers hold up in a still works staff surrendered. russia has taken nearly 300 of the fighters, some severely wounded, to territory held by moscow's forces. the kremlin says they will be treated in accordance with international agreements out of harm's way,

but still facing and uncertain future. badly wounded fighters were among the 1st to be evacuated after weeks of holding out under ground. dozens of injured troops were taken from ru paul to a hospital in the russian controlled town of noval as offs in the far east. some 200 others were transferred north to all the navy guy, and rushing back to supper, just a territory. it's thought several 100 ukrainian soldiers remain inside. the steel plant keeps as it wants to get them out alive. oh, my am on that usually does. we hope to save the lives of our boys, and among them a heavily wounded, by a being treated the more i 12 on the line ukraine needs its ukranian heroes alive. this is our principle, is the laws of the men simple to hopes of the work continues to bring our boys home, and it requires delicacy and time. just ukraine insists the eyes of style fighters

weeks of resistance was not in vain, while tacitly acknowledging that the battle is over. the liquor alone said my lungs to the defenders of maria po, we've gained critically important time to form reserves to regroup forces, and to receive aid from our partners. so when you come on the wings of mary, oppose defenders have fully accomplished them. mission level offices rushing back to separatists have released this video, who said to be showing them patrolling the awesome style still works on tuesday. it like the rest of mario paul, is largely in ruins. the city's loss is a major, symbolic blow for ukraine. and one that came at a heavy price for both sides. now, correspondence manufacturer has been covering this story for us in ukraine. and earlier i asked her if ukrainian soldiers who've been evacuated will actually be part of a prisoner swap with russia later. well,

that prisoners swab gerhardt didn't start yet. what did start, however, is the debate here in ukraine over whether this is all going to start, whether you can trust russia, that these ukranian soldiers who are now, as you say, on a russian control territory, whether they will make it too safe, ukrainian control territory or not in fact the people here are really looking at russia as lawmakers in moscow right now. a talking about these i as a freshman soldiers as criminals, as nationalists, as people who basically thought do not deserve to leave. now this is all of course, in the, in the context of the fact that russia attacked and invaded ukraine on february 24th under the pretext to then the nazi fi ukraine and the see the as of regiment as a nazi unit. now if you look back and zoom in on the history of the as of regiment, it did start as a volunteer militia harboring ultra nationalist fuse. well, the president lansky was asked over and over about the regiment he made clear that

the group has been reformed away from the political past. and it actually is a military cool part of the national guard. and people should look at these people as heroes. the question is whether they're going to you, i stay alive, remain alive, be it in the other starts the up and there was still inside and the ones have been evacuated to this russian control territories. now we heard earlier report that not all soldiers were able to leave the steel plant. what's happening to those ones left behind. so basically the crumbling, sad to put in has guarantee that every one who surrenders is going to be treated according to international law. which leaves the question open. what about those who did not surrender yet? and this is exactly also the question that the sister of one of the soldiers that we have spoken to is wondering about, as she does not know about the fate of her brother who has been hold up in that as of scotts steel plaid for weeks. let's have a look at the report. for natalia, the war in ukraine has been a time of intense worry and reflection. yes,

she's thinking a launch about her younger brother these days at them. why, but this is my brother artem at school when he was 8 or 9 o'clock voice. similarly, natalia recalls a very normal charge with growing up in michel live in southern ukraine. i. i always considered art him to be a creative parson and that he would go down a more creative path. i never thought he'd become a soldier. but one, the war and don bus began in 2014. natalia says, are to him changed in his now shore on the ship. he knew that sooner or later the aggressor will bring war to our country. and he knew that he needed to prepare national greenly a cross does. now, should that i bought the, what the said are to him was 26, joined the arms of fragment. a few years ago, it was formed as a volunteer militia group and later became part of the national guard. he still hold up here in the as of style steel plant. the last holdout of ukraine's forces

in the port city of mar, you pull. the regiment released these pictures displaying the horrible conditions. some of the fighters are in put in, accuses the unit of being not cease. he's justified his invasion by claiming that ukraine needs, in his words, the nazi fi inc, which has drawn a backlash globally here and key. the unit is seen as heroes. billboards have sprung up, supporting the soldiers. yes, this is, i am expressing huge gratitude for them for standing, for us and for our ukraine, nestle, then johan was looking for peer 10. as for every russian, every ukrainian is radical. but we only want to live on our own, and we strive to speak our own language. and every, as of soldier is a ukrainian wasn't as o a t o green. because leslie, co chair researchers, right when groups he says it's correct that the founders of herself harboured neo nazi views, but ins it's, that's changed now for all those guys who were interested in politics more than in

the military, actually gone from there, but only on and threads them and after a 1st several months of its existing in 2014, natalia doesn't want to get into ourselves controversial past. she's more worried for her brother artem no word so on piece. so here he was texting me that he's alive. yes. and that's it. he writes very short messages, unfortunately there's room holding on to signs of life and hoping her brother will return alive. now, since you filmed her with natalia funny the have you had an update from her has she heard from her brother? she basically says she wants to make sure she gets out a liar from that as of style steel plant. she still believes he's inside on. he says she says she is going to turn to the pope for help. he dubuque responded funny

for char, thanks. the w, russia. analysts, constantine egg. it has this take on the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the steel plant and whether it means an actual victory for russia, evidence, or circles. each side will open all narrative guard. it's an information we'll talk about it being real hot war and of course, the rest of the good good to played as a surrender. but frankly speaking, i think about the ukrainian great leadership. i showing the 1st and foremost from the lives of their soldiers a, an important message to, to the population and to the on. and secondly, some countries have accused prisons and ask you recently of excessive belligerents and desire to recapture. ringback captured russian characters now he showing that he is not adverse to him in humanity there in consideration that he's putting

people's lives on a priority. so also i think that's an important thing defending as of style. still what was in many ways a futile exercise. the city is mostly on the russian control. so i think this all works towards the decision now and your view, how likely is it that a prisoner is change between russia and ukraine will happen? and that the as of style evacuation will be brought back to your cry. well, this totally depends on the russians and the just before we went on a, i read a dispatch from the so called russian duma. so probably the spoken parliament where deputy is already saying we need to exclude all fighters from the exchange scheme because they are not going to mention before. so it is totally, i think it is discretion and i suppose it at the same time, i suppose that people in clear understand it and probably will be exchanging such

russians that they probably would really like to swap also quite as multiple fighters for them. now, what does all this me now for the direction of the war now that russia has full control of mario, paul, how important is this for russia? we got it just that same 4 weeks ago would have said that this is a very important point. it's not a breaking point. so russia, but i think that's what this is not so no, all russian russians have captured the city that is already pretty much there. the surrender. all the other stuff i does is just more or less a symbol. but at the same time, if you look at russian offensive elsewhere, it's stalling, russian forces are being pushed back to the russian border in harko region hockey. so i suppose that in overall picture, the capture material today is probably much less important than it would have been

because it doesn't look now the twin will be capable to continue along the southern rim of the grain and cut it off from the black sea. so to some extent, it is a technical success, no doubt about it, but it's not as overwhelming as it would have looked $56.00 weeks ago. unless consulting the egg that talk to us from vilios, thank you very much. ukrainian president wagner. zalinski has spoken with german chancellor all a short following strained relations between the 2 leaders. soleski tweeted the pair had discussed the situation on the front line and further sanctions on russia . he added that he appreciate the support of germany on defense matters, as well as its backing off ukrainian accession to the european union. diplomatic spicy ruptured off the german president font by the style by i was told he was not welcome, keith president lensky. later by both the president and johnson scholes to ukraine

. now for more of this, i'm not joined by the w's benjamin of ours. gruber bench was certainly a good sign when the to talking again about what more can you tell us? that's right. it is a good sign that they have this regular phone calls, and that's also what the press release of the german government says that they have a this a kind of talks to talk about the military knowledge about the humanitarian. a situation in ukraine with the german part stressed is that the only way to end this conflict is an immediate end to the fighting in a withdrawal of all the russian troops that are currently in ukraine. both lead us also agreed to continue their efforts to see how germany can continue supporting a ukrainian that that will continue with this dialogue and almost weekly basis spaces. now ukrainian german relations have been somewhat strange recently. is this now a sign of an easy intentions between the 2 leaders or it wasn't as bad as serious

in the 1st place? it is indeed a good sign, but not only if we'll look at this, this telephone call that they had in the morning. but if we rather look at what both foreign ministers it did last week, because both of them visited, the other country were german foreign minister babylon, visiting keith meeting, president lensky. she also visited the mass graves in a boucher and the ukranian counterpart clever, who was in germany who was here in berlin. he met with government officials. he met with officials of the position as well. and he also attended the g 7 foreign ministers meeting in no than germany. so that's definitely a good sign that the both relationships between both countries are on a good way. but now of course, the interesting question is, if either german president, 5 dash 9 my, all the german chancellor will go to ukraine will visit key. that's been a question that all of charles has been dodging yesterday evening. he was

a porter for talks away. they ask him again, will you go to ukraine? will you go to keith? but he said i will not join this group of people who just quickly go to ukraine, go the for a photo opportunity and then go back and he was then pressed. if he's not aware of the symbolism of this picture as if he was actually going to travel there, meeting lensky, something that he denied. but that, of course remains. the big question here. if, if the chancellor or the president, the german president or the chancellor will go, it's ukraine any time soon? good of use benjamin of ours group. thank you very much. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories away from the war. new crime finished, president saline still has to address the swedish parliament after both countries said they were taking steps towards joining nato. russian foreign minister, sergey love, rose said, would not make a difference if they joined the alliance. the spot previously competed frederick from the kremlin. turkey has said it would block the move slashes ever

opted in libya after 40 basha. b countries, parliamentary, appointed prime minister, attempted to enter the capital tripoli he later withdrew from the cities, citing the safety of civilians after violence had broken out. 2 rival administrations are vying for power following the end of the civil war. 2 years ago . the un has called for com domestic flights, had resumed from shanghai is put on the airport as china's largest city emerges from strict cove at 19 lockdown. authorities have laid out plans for the city to fully reopen in june. as concerns grow over sharp economic slowdown caused by pandemic restrictions. the united nations has declared to day may 17th an international day against homophobia, trans phobia. and by phobia i israel is known as one of the most progressive countries in the middle east when it comes to l. g. b t writes,

but still orthodox jews can struggle to be accepted by their community. did abuse on your call, spoke to one game and forced to undergo so called conversion therapy. sub you may find parts of this report distressing. ah, min shannon know when the past catch is mom with him, then sit on and sit down. he might play a love song rewriting it so that it's from one man to another man. could birth go just a few years ago, ben would not have been able to talk about his sexuality either pamela bethel. i was terrified at our marcello. i thought i was going to lose everything of him. he threw himself my family, my best friends, my community, he law. and at the outside of a lady that does i was a religious kid, fanny. i believed in heaven. but they believed in hell. the bad and i thought i'd end up in hell half behind, silly ah,

then grew up in an ultra orthodox community with religious doctrine at its center. he would often read the torah for up to 12 hours a day. he was to marry young and have lots of children. but he fell in love with one of his classmates. his teacher noticed until his father, who then sent been to so called conversion therapy. shuffled my name's anglo. she actually thought i was told was based on childhood trauma of jenny lamar think of it had caused me not to feel masculine enough. be careful was of the theory gave i was looking for another man, i think of lead to make up for my own lack of masculinity. how many one also check on my masculinity problem was figured out i would they said no longer be attracted to men. then spend 7 years in the so called therapy. during that time he avoided relationships, but he was still attracted to man, and that pushed him to despair. a malady ogazio i climbed up on to a roof,

is the causing him. i wanted to jump. unable to think, i wasn't afraid. it seemed like the best solution at all market. then i thought there is one thing i haven't yet tried to be gay to try to be myself. father thought, as unless i got down from the roof of as much as safety and decided to come out of the annual ha ha. technology of nicola. then strictly religious family refused to accept them. he left the community building new life for himself. he studied men, men to day, he rarely goes into ultra orthodox districts. when he sees his family, he can talk about his relationships. i work with you here though, he feels understood every week and meets up with a group of gay, lesbian, and trans people from ultra orthodox backgrounds. they all share similar experiences and that hub spend to accept himself that augustus looks highly. i have

met gay couples who have been together for decades, chicago lobby, while that's given me hope that i to that will be able to find true love for harry much even though for years lawyer, i was taught the opposite clarity havoc most i neil, it's a sheet here, then is now containing to have so called conversion therapy. bentonville rail, he's hope is that others can one day live openly as he does. i become so. festival opens in the south of france to day. it's the 1st time since the start of the pandemic, but the festivals being help without restrictions did abuse scott roxan, aunt adrian kennedy. i've been watching some of the films on the cam film festival returns to relative normality. after 2 years of covert, pandemic disruption. ad can is taking off looking to be top

gun again cove. it also put breaks on the release of top gun, maverick, which will finally have it's international launch. why isn't sort of less mysteries are more than 35 years after the 1986 original tom cruz's resurrection of the famous fighter pilot is symbolic of the festivals own resurgence. already ada wanted to confirm another eagerly await new film is from cult canadian filmmaker, david cronum bird. after an achia high actors, the master of 40 horror dusted off a 20 year old script for his new film crimes of the future. ah, mike was avenue in

a body particular. what's happening was my body vigo mortensen lead to star studded cast as a performance artist, showcasing the metamorphosis of his own organs. this is chrissy. i little can razzmatazz is provided by elvis o bass lumens by a pic starring austin butler as the king of rock'n'roll and tom hanks. as his manager, colonel tom parker is a romp through the good, the bad and the ugly of american culture. with elvis betrayed in the direct his own words as the original superhero. ah,

so is the come film festival now back to his full glitz and glory, dw scott rocks were his income for us and he had this assessment. it definitely seems that way. i've been, i've been coming to this film festival for many, many years. and i can't remember being this excited and there seems to real electricity in the air. it has to do, of course, the fact that this the 1st big festival being held without restrictions, there's no masking, there's no testing requirements and so forth. but it also has to do with the fact that we've had 2 years of pandemic restrictions as cinemas closed world wide. the whole sort of film industry which is here now in can, was, was, was sort of on its knees. i'm and i think everyone is looking to this film festival and to this sort of this event with all its glitz and glamour and, and stars and so forth. i'm to really be a restart button for the entire global cinema industry. and i was got the 3 a films that you introduced in that piece of certainly highlights what are the

others, are the highlights that we should be looking out for the next 12 days. yeah, this year i think canst and really great job of balancing sort of the, the big hollywood splashy movies, elvis a top gun. maverick, of course, are going to get the crowds out on the rag carpets screaming at the stars will be it will be here on, but they've also, i mean, can, is best known really for it's oh tours for it's an art house cinema i'm. we saw in the piece, david krona burke, the canadian, a cult director with crime to the future, which looks like a very disturbing, pleasantly impressively disturbing a film. i'd also point to what i think is gonna be the absolute highlight of this year's our festival. a film called holy spider from ali obasi, who's a iranian a director. and this is a, a film, the wire serial killer movie, but sat in a modern day. iran, i'm but the, the list of great looking films this year is incredibly long. new films from a director is kelly rice or clare,

denise park chang. whoops. i'm the biggest names in international art house cinema will be a screening here for the 1st time in the next couple of weeks. now, is the war ukraine tossing a shadow of a proceeding? yes, i mean you think the warden, ukraine would be worlds away from, from the closet here and can, i'm but we're already seeing its impact here on the festival. the russian delegation, usually a very large group of filmmakers and industry people here in can. hm have been banned and we're seeing them a real strong focus on the ukranian industry and on ukrainian films i'm, there's even ukrainian documentary that's going to be shown here, which was shot since the invasion in mario pole. and the director was actually a tragically killed by russian forces after, after the invasion, but they manage to get the footage out of that film of act documentary, really depicting of the day to day life of the last a couple of months in the side. the war zone will be screening here in can. so even

though it does seem alike, were nowhere near the conflict, it is still casting a shadow over the festival here in camp. now this is when is off the eurovision song contest have received a heroes. welcome back home in ukraine. hollows rocha shrug from grass gone to phonics to buddha for your friend. 2 2 0. c the marble members had received special permission to leave ukraine to perform in italy. their success is seen as a clear sign of international popular support for the war ravaged. it wasn't he w news. he is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the russian military has captured 265 ukranian fighters from the besieged steel plant in mario full. moscow says the troops have been taken to territory, help our russian forces,

and are receiving medical treatments. their surrender means russia is now in full control of the 4th city. and that's it from me and the new stream of for now i'll have an update for you at the top of the i don't go away close at this next with a report on the erosion of portugal, portables, atlantic coast guard, that was in berlin for me. on the listing, thanks to watch ah ah ah ah

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