help smart nature. one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. more life starts may 28th on d, w. blue. ah, ah, this is d w. news live from berlin, russia. steps of attacks in ukraine. as q says it's forces are inflicting significant damage on the invaders, but ukrainian, president zalesky says ukraine will achieve victory through diplomacy. not on the battlefield. in fears, grow about the fate of ukrainian soldiers,

who surrendered at the as of style still works in mario pool. and change at the top down under the label party wins. office in australian elections, incoming prime minister anthony alban, easy promises to unite the nation after ousting the longstanding conservative government. ah and told me your logic well welcome to the program. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says his army has inflicted serious damage on russia's armed forces. russia has stepped up its attacks in southern and eastern ukraine after the surrender of the last vices in mario paul give urge them to give up. after they held out against a russian seat that lasted 3 months. so lensky says,

only diplomacy 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 swapped for russian prisoners of war. ukraine's president has not addressed russia's claim to have taken the as of style planted membership, but he says victory will not come on. the battlefield is only through diplomacy r e. but a more hobbled dog. victory will be difficult, you get along will be bloody. and in battle, a leg english and will be in diplomacy the affirmative. she was she, i am very convinced of this e g e r h. nikki. there are things that we can bring to an end without sitting at the negotiation table. he almost always hortshoi html. that's how it is. because we

would like to get back everything her cisco and russia doesn't want to give back anything they did that inches long. mitchell. 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 its offensive in other parts of eastern ukraine. did of the correspondent max xander is in kiff. i asked him what ukraine is seeking at this point in the war with russia. president lansky called for more diplomatic measures for more sanctions by the west. and at the same time, he also called for a bilateral talks with russia. and as we know, the last talks that happened between the 2 parties were in april 22nd. that's exactly a month ago. but at the same time, we also heard from zelinski military adviser from one of his a military advisors who stated that at the moment there would be no concessions in

terms of territorial gains by the russians as they are pushing forward in the east don boss region the fear is that the russians would use this break to regroup, and then attack with additional power. and they mentioned that the situation in don bass is in their woods extremely difficult. he tell us what's happening there. right, so russia or russian backed rebels can tab been controlling some parts of the don barza since at 2014. and russia has now been focusing on their efforts away from give to these parts to the south and to the, to the east, to the don bus. now, in particular, for the last couple weeks, and they're pushing afford and i have been intensifying. i'm the fights there last night. according to the training military, the russians attacked 40 villages in the regions of done yet scandal, hans, and as we're hearing, they're closing into 2 strategically important towns to still of yonce can sierra

don yeske in the latter is in particular, strategically quite important because it is one of the last, a strong holes in the eastern pocket that is being defended by the ukranian army at the moment. now, a state of the correspondent max and her in kiff. now, russia's war against ukraine has uprooted millions of people, particularly in the south and east. many have sought refuge in other parts of the country where the violence has been less intense. but it's not just people. zoo animals also need to be rescued from the fighting and that's a logistical challenge to bring them to safety. as the war rages. d w's mathias bollinger reports from odessa. these 2 refugees have seen terrible thing. rescued from the zoo and harvey of the city in easton ukraine that has been shelved since the beginning of the war. now they have found refuge here in odessa and you will stay on the bug in your

e ocean senior pastor, the thumbs up are they were permanently under fire. these who suffered a lot of animals were killed and stuff as well. it was very tragic shooters interrogation, this is why the director of disease here in odessa deputy loaded to cages in the van and drove to hark. if to rescue the 2 lions compared to the embattled city. odessa has been relatively safe. during this rule. the city has taken norco hits, but it has not seen the same level of fighting at the beginning of the war. the su close, like most institutions in ukraine did. but after a month they decided to reopen to the public. and people are taking up the offer inside the gate. it's almost as if there was no war. so young people, there's not something needs to be operational. we need to take the kids out from

time to time and the animals need to be fed. we came here to support the animals and to see the new pets from the zoo has not only taken in connie was from others who's in a side building hundreds of rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs have found a temporary home in the 1st days of the war. those who told citizens it would take care of their loved ones because only people found themselves at an impasse. imagine a woman fleeing the city with her children and with suitcases. there's simply no way they would be able to take their parrot on top of all that. that's why we decided to offer people help with this impossible decision and taking their pets situated at the heart of the city, this was an institution in odessa, and direct and better cause as a well known public figure. removing the, there was

a face was a fire in wartime. the role of the zoom in society is even bigger, and we not only have to take care of anamosa. we also have to cheer up by citizens and the visitors are up for it when a cough was born just after missouri opened, the onlookers were quick to pick a name for her. the creature is called jolena, named after the javelin messiah that have been instrumental in defending the country. here some of the other stories making news around the world. shanghai hospital used to treat some 50000 corona virus. patients has closed after a significant drop in cases the temporary facility opened in early april. after shanghai became the epicenter of an outbreak. china's largest city was under strict lockdown for nearly 2 months. israel and switzerland of confirm their 1st cases of monkey pox. as an outbreak 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. beneath the spread may be driven by sexual contact, australia's labor party, celebrating victory and national elections. ousting the governing conservatives from power, prime minister elect anthony alban, easy. it has promised to put tackling climate change over top of his agenda. it was a key issue in 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 alban, easy, 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 turn australia 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 focus 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. let me tell with virt still be encountered, the new prime minister has not yet secured. the 76 states need to achieve an outright majority. and with almost half of australia, 17000000 voters costing the bell at by post. it may be weeks until the final result is known for we are joined now by journalist max walden and melbourne. max, welcome to the w. australia is prime minister, a leg has promised to do more to tackle climate change than the previous government . do we know what that will mean in practice? well, the labor party has shed the covenant liberal party governments target of a mission by 2050. hm. by 2030, it will. i'm to reduce emissions by 43 percent and it proposes to do

this through a package of measures that it as valued at almost $700000000.00. given that your report noted that there has been a b, y of independence, that a very passionate about climate change elected into the parliament. along with some more members of the greens, it's likely that these targets will likely be pushed to be more ambitious by people sitting on the cross bench. and what does albany these when mean 1st, really is role on the world stage? well the timing, very interesting, of course, because on just the wake albany is supposed to be going to tokyo, where you will meet with the other latest of the so called quad grouping. that is, along with the us, japan in india. and grouping of course,

is sort of it not openly but, but everybody knows is sort of there to try and off the importance in the region of china. but it is interesting. on monday you will swear in 5 am paid into into the cabinet, including malaysian born penny wong, as long as the shadow foreign minister. now she will be sorely infer, ethnically, asian foreign minister, which i imagine will be very positive re within the region. just wondering, you know, looking at him, setting up his government, how much of a challenge would it be to to go about his policies where they've come as party, run the loan or with other parties? yes, so at the moment the, the full composition of the house of representatives is still unclear. they will probably be a few died before we really have the confirmed official results. given

a record number, i think with 2700000 posed to bite. now they will take a few days to count the intent of, you know, the exact makeup of the palm and whether the government is sitting in a minority or has a majority of the parliament. that of course, will shape its ability to sort of execute its own policy or need to negotiate with with the so called teal independent, and indeed the new grains members of parliament, flora, journalist, math, walden, and melbourne. thank you. thanks, tammy. when it's done to the sport now in formula one in qualifying for the spanish spanish grown pre sharlack layer has locked up paul position, even though he lost control of his car. nicholas ferry went into a spin in his opening run in the 3rd stage of qualifying, but he managed to regain the top spot. the seasons alida beat out his main rival

reigning champion, max a step and whose red bull caught suffered mechanical problem. and here's a reminder of the top story. we're falling view. ukraine's presidents as victory for ukraine will come at the negotiating table, not on the battlefield. legends and ascii made the statement, not long after russia had said it captured murray, bulls last offenders. that's it for now. there's more on our website, dw dot com. i'm told me illogical. watching with any issues with what they will grade, he will be.