a magic corner hotspot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot d w, travel. all we go ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, ukraine fights on after it's symbolic defeat inviting you with president lansky says victoria will come through diplomacy, not on the battlefield. fears grow about the fate of ukrainian soldiers who surrendered at the as of style still works in light of a sharp drop. the in

ukrainian wheat exports is raising fears of a surge in global hunger with russia, blocking black c ports fighting raging eastern ukraine. many farmers are unable to harvest their feelings and change at the top down under the labor party winds office in australian elections, incoming prime minister anthony alban, easy promises to unite the nation after i've seen the long standing conservative government ah, i am pablo fully as welcome to the program ukraine's president volunteer made it to lansky, says his army has inflicted serious damage on russia's armed forces. even though the city of mighty you pull has fallen. the last remaining fighters there have

surrendered after a siege lasting nearly 3 months. semanski also says only a diplomatic breakthrough can end the war, brush and see the broadcast, images of what they say are the last soldiers leaving the as of style steel plant. these fighters have become a symbol of ukraine's resistance against russia's invasion. their fate now is unclear. russia has branded them nazis and threatened to put them on trial for war crimes. ukraine is called for the capture soldiers, to be swap for russian prisoners of war. ukraine's president has not addressed russia's claim to have taken the as of style planet in the motion, but he says victory will not come on. the battlefield is only through diplomacy. e, but a more hobbled dog. victory will be difficult. he could allow will be bloody and in battle aleki bullets and will be in diplomacy. yes, president of the machine. i am very convinced of this the origin nikki. there are

things that we can bring to an end without sitting at the negotiation table. he was always portugal. that's how it is, because we would like to get back everything her cisco and russia doesn't want to give back anything needed that inches long. mitchell, no. good. russia shows no sign of wanting to end the war through diplomacy. moscow sees the battle of maria apple as a strategic victory. defense experts say that russia could now relocate its forces to intensify it's offensive in other parts of eastern ukraine. theda view correspondence mathias filling a is in chrome, a tourist, a transport hub in the don bus region in eastern ukraine are far from the front line. and he told us about the intense fighting nearby. no, it's about 40 kilometer kilometers from here to the north east and see what other net which is the it, which was one has to say because it's not really functional search anymore. the

administrative capital of those territories of the hands call blessed a region that have been still under control by ukraine. it's a major, a target of the russian forces right now. so the russian forces are pressuring this, making a lot of pressure there just at the borders of the city. shelling it intensely, and it looks a little bit like this battle is now more or less going in favor of the russians. the cranes have already a blown up a bridge that connects this city to the rest of this region, which is the sign that they're not very sure that they can hold it, but fighting is intense. no result is there yet. hearing from a toss, things are relatively calm right now. there has have been rocket attacks on trauma towards most famously. unfortunately, an attack on the railway station where civilians were trying to evacuate that hard

. dozens around 60 people dead so so that's, that's been awful, but this is out of the artillery range. so it's not being shelled constantly. we are now already in the backyard of our hotel because we can't be on the street because curfews already here. so things are very strict, most people have left the city. the war in ukraine has raised the alarm of global weight supplies and the impact on world hunger. russia is blocking ukrainian exports via the black sea, with fighting raging in large parts of the cranes fertile farmlands. the russian invasion is also preventing farmers from harvesting their fields and selling the seeds of next year's crop. in easton ukraine, ploughing the fields, yielded deadly harvest to collect about a vehicle that was held us or look well, if it is the kind of thing we find out on our fields, nor what that the appear or the remains of a rocket r o,

it's probably an oregon rocky chicago that though this one's from a grad miss aleki. this endless expanse of 13 fields has become a vast battle ground. endangering the lives of those working the land, where the car, it's like russian roulette. you don't know if you're going to survive when you drive out on the field. 3 tallies faced not just with danger, but also delay. very throat were wasting opportunities. the field should be sown in light. may. we haven't even started a growing worry with no peace on the horizon. in a village near ha keefe asked him no, be coff surveys. what is left of his farm. this area was recently retaken from the russians in fierce fighting that devastated the farm and decimated its life stock. the russians are still close to close the annuity. i'm not sure if we can harvest

the wheel in a 150 hectic the fields because it's dangerous, but we will not risk the lives of the truck to drive as ease. i am the ongoing fighting puts next the us harvest in doubt to look. can you say that what he says a seed we were preparing to so well? now it will wait until the fall. if there is no pitch unity, we will. so it as the war drags on it's destructive momentum carries ever further into the future. as take a look now at some of the other stories making use around the world. turkeys president fresh ty about to one has spoken to the leaders of finland and sweden. he tell them he will not accept their application to join nato unless they address his concerns on terrorism. turkey says the 2 countries are harboring kurdish militants . finland and sweden are seeking more talks. heavy rains have caused widespread

floating across parts of bangladesh and north east india, leaving at least 50 people debt. millions more have been stranded by rising waters as the region ensures it's worst floods in almost 2 decades. israel and switzerland have confirmed their 1st cases of monkey pox. as an ad break of the viral infection grows, the world health organization says $120.00 cases have now been reported in countries where the virus usually isn't found. it believes the spread may be driven by sexual contact. australia's labor party is celebrating victory in national elections asking the governing conservatives from power. prime minister elect anthony alban easy has promised to put tackling climate change at the top of his agenda. it was a key issue and the vote after australia suffered devastating floods and bush fires in recent years. ah,

a celebration that marks the end of almost a decade of conservative rule australia has elected a new prime minister in anthony albanese, the leader of the center left to labor party. tonight, the astrology and paypal had voted for change i am humbled by this victory and i am honored to be given the opportunity to serve as the 31st prime minister of the new prime minister has vowed to tackle corruption and turns trailer into a renewable energy superpower, with the country still reeling from a series of devastating floods. earlier this year, climate change proved to be a decisive issue at the polls. the incumbent, conservative liberal party last seats to labor across the country. but the biggest challenge came from a rising group of independent candidates who focused their campaigns around climate

action and cracking down on corruption. the outgoing prime minister scott morrison conceded defeat and announced he had stepping down as leader of the liberals. i've always believed in australians and their judgment, and i've always been prepared to accept their verdicts and to not they have delivered their verdict. and i congratulate antony abernathy in the labor party and i wish him and his government all the very best to help with virt still being counted. the new prime minister has not yet secured the 76 seats needed to is an outright majority. and with almost half of australia, 17000000 voters costing their ballot by post. it may be weeks until the final result is known. rachelle harrison class is a journalist in sydney, australia's largest city. she told us more about what was behind labors victory.

the climate crisis really emerged as one of the top issues a during this election. the greens party made sweeping gains as did independent candidates who were campaigning on political integrity and climate action. and it's both of those who took seats away from coalition and pays a really behind this to face of the coalition. and those winds are a clear sign that when george, he almost radians want a government that does more to tackle global warming, especially following our worst a bush last season in 20192020. of course, the black summer bush client who could forget and more recently, a series of devastating floods that currently australia is one of the world's largest stakes, which isn't poll and we of a most pollution greenhouse gas emissions per capita. in the early cd we show what changes apart from climate change could we see in australia with a shift to labor?

well, it's actually interesting to see how climate policy will change. because like the liberal national coalition, labor has actually had actually ruled out a ban on a new coal and gas projects. but if we end up with a home parliament, which means that labor is unable to form a majority government, it's the smaller parties like the grains. i'm the independent candidates whom i mentioned earlier. that will end up holding the balance of power and likely the incoming government to do more of the climate. now mr. albany has said that under relate the leadership, he wants australia to become a renewable energy, super power. he also wants to strengthen the economy and health care, which right agenda pay gap. he's also promised to establish a national anti corruption commission, which was i should note a broken promise of outgoing prime minister scott morrison, rochelle harrison class reporting from sydney. thank you. the u.

s is looking abroad to ease a shortage of baby formula. the biden administration has authorized the deployment of military aircraft to bring formula from europe. the crisis followed the closure of the largest manufacturing plant 3 months ago to, to safety concerns. ah, the u. s. military personnel at the ramstein air base and germany, i used to handling all kinds of cargo recently, they've transported code with 19 vaccines and refugees from afghanistan. now they preparing for what president joe biden is calling operation fly formula, baby formula. this is probably a new one for us, but we're here to help. this is special cargo because of the importance of getting medical baby formula to families that need it. but it is hard for us and it is part of what we do. daily is part of the en route system with our mobility command. the boston administration initially asked the pentagon to use commercial flights to

transport the formula, but as none were available, the air force got the job. the white house is 132 pallets will be leaving here over the weekend with another 114. in the following days, the u. s. is currently struggling with an unprecedented shortage of baby formula. he comes after u. s. regulate his close the country's largest domestic manufacturing plant in michigan in february, due to safety issues. while the manufacturer says it hopes to have production back up and running by the end of the week. it could be another 2 months before products appear back on store shelves. the formula is crucial for many children with cows milk, protein allergy, and many parents have becoming increasingly desperate. haven't seen any on her own . i have a cousin, he works for walgreens,

and he hasn't seen this one come in and weeks and it's been very difficult for us to navigate now that we're literally in our last can around 1500000 bottles of infant formula are expected to arrive in the us from europe in the coming week. well, that's all for now. up. next is reporter, breaking out of money. you pull, which takes a look at a nightclub owner's experience of war in his home town on papa for release from in the team here in berlin. thanks for watching. nico is in germany to learn german lodge, benita, why not learn with him online, on your mobile and free chest form c w e learning course, nico.