ah ah ah ah, this is deedee news live from berlin. russia says it has taken full control of the as of style steel plant, after ukrainian officials ordered the last remaining defenders to surrender to save their lives. also on the program,

a former german chancellor finally cuts his ties to russia's state owned oil company. doesn't have to says god schroeder is leaving its board. he was facing the threat of you sanctions over his ties to the kremlin and a close vote down on death as australian voters go to the polls and the federal election. prime minister scott morrison's conservatives, hoping for a 4th term, but history and opinion polls way against them. ah, and i am told me all logical welcome to the program. russia says it is now in full control of the of the as of style still works in mario poll after a month long battle to take control of the port city ukrainian soldiers held on to the plant for weeks. spite been surrounded by russian forces and facing constant

bombardment, official in moscow said the last fight has has surrendered. ukrainian presidents villa dimmer zalinski said they had been given permission to leave the steel works . soldiers had not been taken to russian control territory. give says it hopes they'll be released as part of this prisoner exchange, dw corresponded max and a is and cave and i. and earlier i asked him, how big a blow the fall of variable is for ukraine. or tell me i'm fighting and maria poll and in the area has had a devastating effect on the city. we're talking roughly $20000.00 dead civilians and a city that was completely raised to the ground. so to say it from a military perspective, the russians held this area for, for quite some time. now, this was the last stronghold of the fence. the us of style still works were hundreds of thousands of fighters were,

were holding out and drawing all the attention of the russian forces, drawing artillery, fire airstrikes, tank fire infantry. and that was kept busy by the last remaining fighters there. now this fight became unsustainable at some point, so they essentially, they had to give up at some point. so this is a loss for ukraine in one way, but it's also noteworthy that they had a massive impact on the, on, on, on the war effort. and that the russian troops that were in that area could not engage in other parts of the country. and why does it so important for the russians to win control of the city? well i'm it's a symbolic when in a way, um and summer saying that the russians are using this for, or they expect to them to use this for internal propaganda measures. i'm from from what we know is that according to the russian caesar unconfirmed numbers that 2400 fighters have actually left. and it's not confirmed that everybody is out. but the

last thing we heard of this morning was that the commander of to marine, the brigade, was, was actually out. i'm so and they were russian. lawmakers also are russian authorities have been calling for investigations and the war crimes that these men that were taken out. some of them have been taken the hospital, others to penal colonies should be investigated for crimes against civilians for a war crimes. the ukrainian side is actually pushing for a prisoner swap, but there's very little information coming out right now, so we don't exactly know how far that is going on. but according to the training president zalinski, and there are, there are other actors involved, including israel and turkey at the moment. so it remains to be seen what the situation is there, or how that is going to play out. all right, my thunder in kiev. thank you for bringing us up to speed and let's take a look at some of the developments in the war in ukraine. several people have been

injured in a russian strike on a ukrainian cultural center presidents lensky released this surveillance footage of the attack in the town of las, over in the eastern region of hockey's. he said, russian forces deliberately targeted the center. ukraine has accused russia of routinely striking civilian targets. germany's defense ministry says it'll deliver the 1st of its 15 gas pod, or cheater anti air tanks to ukraine in july. kia has been pleading for more heavy, heavy weaponry to battle russian troops in the east. critics of accused germany of taken too long to deliver military aid. russia has cut off supplies of natural gas to finland. according to the finish, energy operator move comes after russia demanded that finland pay for its energy in rubles to help bolster its currency following economic sanctions. finland is the latest country to be hit with energy restrictions following poland and bo guerria.

it gets most of its gas from russia, but this only accounts for around 5 percent of the country's energy portfolio officials have said there will be no disruption to supplies. one of germany's former chancellors has resigned from the board of russia's state oil company rosin left guard. schroeder was facing mounting criticism over his ties to russia and this week european parliament called for him to face sanctions. if he didn't quit, mister schroeder is also a long time friend of latimer putin. d. w political correspond, simon young reports for years gear. how good it has been criticized for his closeness to russian interests. some called him the kremlin is chief lobbyist in germany. sure that has refused to criticize the invasion of ukraine and he played down crimes committed by russian forces within the s p. d. the party that schroeder once led, many felt his views were unacceptable. calls grew for him either to leave voluntarily

or face expulsion. this week chancellor shalt himself added to that pressure. one more thing is important to me if i may add, it would be best if galahad square to resign from his post. schroeder has never made a secret of his friendship with vladimir putin. while he was chancellor from 1998 to 2005, he signed the deal to bring russian guest to germany by the north string pipeline through the baltic sea. and he raised eyebrows by referring to the russian leader as a flawless democrat. soon after leaving office, he accepted a job with rush and energy company gas prom. he later became chairman of the supervisory board of another russian oil giant raw, sniffed. and he's also on the board of the nod stream operating company just why florida has finally changed tack is not clear. it could be down to a motion in the european parliament to put him on

a list of those with russian links. he could face sanctions, including asset freezes, may be the decision by the abundance talk to withdraw privileges such as a fully staffed office and a driver forced the ex chancellor to think again. whatever the truth many say should a support for putin has tarnish, german is international reputation, and that damage cannot easily be undone. a tornado has ripped through a small town in northern michigan in the u. s. cashing residents by surprise and leaving a trail of destruction. i got a fine, it's very beth, a twist or killed at least one person, and injured more than 40 others as it tore into buildings and flipped vehicles. a rare tornado also struck western germany on friday in drink. dozens of people as violent storms hit, parts of the country. this shopping mole in potter born was among the buildings

damaged as the storm unleashed its destructive force. the local police said the storm injured up to 40 people in potter born at least 10 of them seriously. a police statement set. the tornado caused millions of euros of damage as it swept through the western german city. ah, the storm left a trail of destruction in its wake, with trees uprooted and roofs ripped off. many trees fell on parked cars. the tornado also cause extensive damage. 35 kilometers to the west in lip shot a local resident film. these images near the town square st. trees were scattered

and roofs blown off buildings. now, heavy rain and gale force winds cause severe property damage here as well. around $120.00 bathers were temporary trapped at a local swimming pool. after fallen trees blocked the entrance. now to some other stories making news around the world, european health officials say they're concerned about the growing number of monkey parks infections on the continent. they want that the virus could spread at an accelerated rate during the warm summer months. france, germany and belgium all reported their 1st cases on friday. you as president joe biden has been holding talks and so with his south korean counterpart units. so you'll focusing on the nuclear threat from north korea earlier by the late a reef at a military cemetery. he vowed to deepen the 70 year alliance between the u. s. and south korea. owings new style line

a capsule as docked with the international space station nearly 25 hours after it was launched from cape canaveral in florida. this comes up to more than 2 years of delays and engineering setbacks. this mission is carrying a test dummy, but we're in close to launch its 1st crew around later this year. not pay station australians a voting and what's expected to be a close federal election dominated by climate change. the pandemic and the economy . more than $17000000.00 voters are eligible to cast the balance and pulling stations around the country. i minister scott morrison's conservatives are seeking a rare 4th term despite some polls showing that could be a change of government. led by his challenger was a leader anthony alban, easily fighting strategies tomorrow. 3, let's get more on the elections and all the big topics there. jared read. jared, read it as an australian. but deep inside. can you tell us what exactly are all

these looking for as they go to, to vote? well, the main issues are really based on where australia finds itself right now, and that is a country that has been facing more and more extreme weather events. recently, they've been quite severe flooding a couple of years ago. you remember these horrendous bush fires that kind of ravaged the east coast, and there are a lot of climate for focus independent candidates running the selection. and if enough of them do well, they could very well hold the balance of power in the next parliament. we have to wait and see, but no sooner were the bush fires over in 20192020 than the pandemic kid. so the pandemic, as you say, is a, is a big election issue, particularly the long term economic prospects. there is a big budget deficit based on what the governments had to spend to get us to you through the pandemic. that's going to last for some years. and people are wondering what the long term that economic future based on the pandemic spending is going to look like. there are all the kinds of typical election issues soaring cost of

living. so many families rising prices, a 20 year high inflation, race, child care, care, housing, all of these kinds of things. also defense as well that are all in the mix. today is australians verse that tell us about these 2 men who are facing up for the role of kind of prime minister. right. so we can talk about the incumbent prime minister scott morrison. he's also known as going murray. he has been in office since 2018. he leads a center rights coalition government. he is a former marketing boss and eva and evangelical christian. he's a store supporter of australia's coal industry. australia is the world's 3rd largest export of fossil fuels and he does not want to commit to reducing more emissions than what a strategy has already committed to so 28 percent by 2030. his trustworthiness and ability as a crisis manager has been called into question over the last little while he went

on holiday during the surrender bush fires. and that was very controversial. they've also been questions about how he handled allegations of sexual assault in, in parliament house. if you put all that to one side, he was relatively popular in his latest term, but that kind of all turned when the pandemic heating there was a kind of struggle with the vaccine role that so his poll numbers have not really recovered to the extent that he would wish if we look at and to now been easy, his challenger, he leads the center right. labor party, he's known as elbows that we have sco imo and albert, he has been talking up, he's working class background. he was raised in public housing by a single mother. he's hoping that will connect more. we the voices, he's promised a great and cut to emissions, but has not committed to phasing out all than in coal. i'm poll showed last time that labor would when they didn't win. so the parties being a b since by dodge,

if we compare the campaigns side by side, they've been quite similar, quite safe campaigns. and many people say they don't match the challenges that australia needs, right? now, all right, did all these george read? thank you for wrapping that up for us. and that will be it for now from us from d. w. news, of course we'll be following the elections and all these other stories have been focusing on. and of course, if you want to get all the latest updates, d, w dot com is where you can find lots of detail moving back the top of the i would morning thing every day counts for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring.