one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. more life starts may 28th on d, w. with this is dw news live from berlin. moscow says its forces have taken control of a strategic town in eastern new crank. the defense ministry says it now controls lima as its artillery pounds. the new pans regions last remaining pocket in ukrainian hands. russia is aiming to complete its advance through what was once you

cranes, industrial har plant. also coming a pressure grows on police to explain their apparent and action while children were being shot in a texas elementary school state officials, including the governor, blast the police for failing to act fast enough to end validate school mosque. ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. ukraine is warning that its troops may have to pull out of their last pocket of resistance in the eastern new han screeching to avoid being surrounded by russian forces. the satellite images show the aftermath of the recent bombardments in eastern ukraine, where russia's defense ministry says its forces have taken the strategic railway. hope of leman russian troops are also advancing from 3 directions on the nearby

twin cities of spirit. don't ask, and lucy chanced, ukrainian controlled cities in the region have come under relentless bombardment. us president joe biden accused russian president vladimir putin of working to eradicate ukrainian identity prudent, brutal, brutal war and ukraine are not only trying to take over. ukraine is really trying to wipe out the culture and identity of the great people tracking school nursery hospital use. james, with no other purpose and eliminate a culture a direct or so on a fundamental tennis rule based international order. g w correspondent for back a writers is in keys on she told us that the ukrainian forces in the east are under pressure to pull back. the situation in the dumbass is really not going in the way of the ukrainian side. they've already admitted

a couple of days ago that they've lost the upper hand in that region that russia is overpowering them. and now as you've been reporting the mayor of low hans saying that ukrainian troops will likely have to pull out all that area met, loss, ukrainian stronghold, city of severity vignettes, as the russians are just pushing forward and advancing and will soon encircled that city. so in order to have the troops not be encircled as well, they're gonna potentially pull back and shore up to fence lines further behind in ukrainian territory. but president salenti has been at pains to say that even if the russians do overtake this area and take over dumbass, as is looking likely it's not going to be for ever and the ukrainians will fly back when i have my weaponry, he's what he had to say in his address last night the vision is and we are protecting our land, the way that our current defense resources allow us. so we're doing everything to reinforce it and we will reinforce it. if the occupiers think that lemon and see 0

done at school be there, they are wrong. the don bus will be ukrainian because it's us, it's our essence. even if russia brings destruction and suffering there, we will rebuild every city and every community in the street course. there is no and there will be no real alternative to our ukrainian flag. so rebecca, the ukranian president saying he'll reinforce his troops, but does he have enough military equipment to do that? well, the short answer is no paddler. i mean, you know, president zalinski really defiant, they're really, you know, showing words of strength, but say at the end of the day they just are completely outnumbered when it comes to heavy weapons. and that's what they've been saying for weeks. in fact, in since the beginning of this conflict, this war, they've been calling for more support from the international community when it comes to heavy weaponry. and they had, did see some,

a response from the international community, particularly from the u. s. and they were getting lots of weapons, but they need more, they say, in order to be able to push back the russians. the russia just has it so much more when it comes to, you know, tanks and artillery and these huge missiles and stuff that, that ukraine, this is a bit of a david and goliath battle, if you will. and in a president zalinski, the foreign minister here and really the entire ukrainian cy, just calling for more weaponry because they are outnumbered. and without that weaponry, they won't be able to hold the russians back. rebecca, what can you tell us about the civilians that are still holding out these times of the east? i mean, we reported yesterday that many of them are hiding basements. oh, that's right. i'm in the situation down there to civilians is incredibly dire. i mean, everyone has been following along with mattie, who paul, in a knowing that everyone was living in bunkers in the similar thing is happening there in the don bassam, this region has been bombarded for months, the civilians, they have been living without electricity. and now the utilities for weeks even

months now, and they are having to live largely on the ground and bomb shelters, as the russians continue to bombard, they are now running out of food medicines. and of course it's, it's incredibly difficult, almost impossible. now to get humanitarian aid into those areas, a couple of days ago was still possible through some roads in ukrainian territory, but those road los remaining roads are just being completely bombarded. so it's too dangerous now to get aid even. so you know, the situation there for civilians on the ground is, you know, nothing short of dia, they are living day and night. the people that have stayed behind, or, of course, some people who've chosen to stay behind. but obviously a lot of people who've just weren't able to get out and people who are disabled or elderly, to the situation to them. you know, it's, it just doesn't bear thinking about, you know, view correspondence. rebecca richards and keith, thank you. the ukrainian branch of the russian orthodox churches cutting ties with moscow because of the pro war stance of the churches leader patriarch. carol is

a staunch supporter of russian president vladimir putin. and his invasion of ukraine, ukrainian church opposes the war and has now declared full independence. it's been under moscow spiritual leadership for centuries. lisa in involved a texas have admitted they made mistakes in their response to choose a school shooting, waiting instead of moving in against a gun. 19 children and 2 teachers died and just 3 days later, the biggest gun lobby in the u. s. the national rifle association has begun its annual convention in the texas city of houston. there's been an outcry over the location and timing of the event as mourners. and you've already, texas grieve, the loss of loved ones in yet another ma, shooting. the countries mean gun rights group holds its national convention in the same state of our cur

protestors gathered outside the convention hall. make you demanding better gun control laws many. but avoid that. the meeting is even taking place. i think that they should feel shame for being here. days after shooting while some cancelled their appearances. former us president donald trump took the stage to say that the problem was not too many guns, but too few. from this day forward, every school in america should have a police officer or an armed resource officer on duty at all times. as the age old saying goes, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. but even with armed policemen present 21 people were killed in your body. despite the police of families at the scene, police waited for 40 minutes before engaging the shorter officials have now

accepted that this was a mistake. that of course, it was not the right to say long as it's very there is no, no excuse for that. but again, i wasn't there, but i'm just telling you for what we know. we believe there should have been an x ray of that. as soon as you can, while many americans stand by their constitutional right to bad arms, others wonder how many more tragedies it would take to enforce stricter gun control in the u. s. d w correspondence. stephan simons is in houston, texas word the n. r. a convention is taking place harris, his assessment to a former president, donald trump's speech, at the event. your no surprises there from the former president, president trump bird tuning the same horny always did. as did governor about here, the governor of texas sane and blaming mental health issues and mental health problems are a mental health pandemic group adamic in the united states. for,

for example, what happened a few days ago and you've all there. but many americans now is especially now after this incident, won't change change, meaning not touching the constitutional 2nd amendment, but better restrictions more control. so this or what happened a few days ago is not going to happen anymore, or is made much hotter. well, here's a quick round up of some other stories making use around the world environment and energy ministers from the group of 7 leading industrial nations. the g 7 have agreed to phase out coal to generate electricity by 2035. the group also promised to double their financial support to developing countries to cope with losses and damage caused by global warming. the world's oldest man has celebrated his 100 and 13th birthday. venezuelan on the sent to paris was awarded the title by the guinness book of records. he says, hard work,

relaxing. vacations had gone to bed early, or the secrets to his, his age. he's 5 years younger than the oldest one. the group of 7 leading industrial nations de g 7 has promised to double its financial support to help developing countries cope with climate change. and that could benefit parts of africa being slammed by floods, drives, and other extreme weather events. despite producing a minimal amount of greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather makes it harder for people to feed themselves with food scarcity, fueling conflicts and displacement. climate change hits populations who are already vulnerable from poverty in countries where governments often fail to provide basic resources. africa, the world's least industrialized continent. that means it contributes the least to climate change. in the past, 60 years africa's only produced a minute amount of global emissions. asia, europe,

and north america have each emitted over 8 times more greenhouse gases than africa . but globally africa's people suffer the most from climate change. if we look at just one climate impact that of droughts, the number of droughts has grown dramatically in africa, affecting at least a 170000000 people, kenya, somalia, and mauritania among the worst hit. the 10 most climate vulnerable countries in the world are all in africa. and these 10 countries, a home to one 5th of africa's people. to make matters worse, climate change is hitting a population already reeling under the effects of poverty. food insecurity and conflict and poor health care. what were these issues mean people in africa are often less able to adapt to the impact of climate change than in other regions of

the world. then there's the issue of energy having reliable energy sources seen as key to africa's development. but just over half of africa's population has access to electricity much lower than elsewhere in the world. in the next decades africa's population is expected to double and so to will its demand for energy. renewables might not be able to meet this demand. and the blanket ban on funding new fossil fuel plants, as demanded by the global north, could leave many africans without electricity in the future. dimming the continents pushed to develop more. that's why influential africans are now calling for taylor made solutions for the continent. well d w spoke to the british sudanese billionaire mo ibrahim who has been funding efforts to strengthen africa's voice in the global discussion around climate change

. and he made the case to d. w. why he thinks africa needs a mix of fossil fuels and renewables. i'm going to be frank, i hope i don't upset anybody. it is crazy. europe is wallowing in gas. jeremy juice, a lot of of gas, russia, gas f, i've actually half of african gas is exported to europe. i'll didn't have 6 handling the many. a bible was all power and the was said no longer. all, you cannot, you cannot, you cannot use jazz yet. if this is morally bankrupt. renewable is the main source of lift, twisty fortwood, g. true african african countries nor european, or any other continent can compare with that. so we're doing our best. but the new global i've not enough. we need to have it mix. well, here's

a reminder of the top story we're following for you. ukraine is warning that its troops may have to pull out of their last pocket of resistance in the eastern new hans region to avoid being surrounded by russian forests, ukrainian control cities in the region of come under relentless apartment. this is dw news, and you are up to date coming up after the break shift brings us the latest in smart green architecture. and you can always keep up to date on our website. you don't you dot com or follow us on our social media accounts. i'm pablo phone, any assembly from the team here? take care of me very soon. ah. it's not a question of whether the next crisis will come. but only when and how the media will deal with it. how can we stay focused on what is important? shaping tomorrow now.