is what allows us to live in sir, ah, my diaz, the environmental c global 3000 on d, w, and online ah, business d, w, and use live from berlin. moscow says it's for says, have taken control of a strategic town in eastern ukraine. the defense ministry says it now controls lamar as russian troops and local allies battle for the $200.00 regions. last 2 ukrainian health areas. russia is aiming to complete its advance through what was

once ukraine's industrial ha. also, the program pressure grows on texas police to explain their parents in action while children were being shot in an elementary school state. officials, including the governor, lost the police or failing to act fast enough to end the ball days go. ah, i'm all on sika, welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has told german chancellor, we'll have sholtes and french president emmanuel mac whore. he's ready to talk, he's open to discussing vital ukrainian grain exports, but has warned against supplying key with western weapons. earlier, putin had said he wanted thanks and sanctions relieves to allow the exports of ukraine's great harvest. now, meanwhile, as moscow's forces advanced in rush it in ukraine on the battlefield,

the russian military says it's taking control of the man, a strategic ukrainian railway hub in the eastern don bass region follows days of intense fighting as moscow's forces advanced in the east of ukraine. where ukraine struggles to maintain control of the landscape region the russian barrage is being felt in easton, ukraine. moscow says it's used missile strikes to destroy posts where ukrainian soldiers and equipment were located. it's false as the inching forward. alongside progression, separative militias, one of the latest targets, leman, has gateway bridges over the diversity dot net river will go to the following, the joint actions of the units of the militia of the donnette, the people's republic and russian. i'm forces the town of leman has been entirely liberated roughly more as the fighting intensified lemons. residents who had

been holding out attempted a desperate escape. they could be more like them in nearby towns. if ukrainian troops could not hold back the russian advance, which is proving to build a persistent threat landscape, a blue r, all will gantski of like in the donate or, and especially low hands regions. the enemy is increasing its forces and intends night and day to carry out the task of reaching its target areas while making new efforts to encircle our troops. zach difficult sir. marci rescare. those on the front lines are on high alert, but it will take much more than awareness to keep hold of their territory against russia's military might. u. s. president joe biden has accused russian president vladimir putin of working to eradicate ukrainian identity taylor's, brutal, brutal, brutal war, and your grammar. i don't is trying to take over ukraine is really trying to wipe

off the culture and identity of ukrainian people. tracking school nurse shrews, hospital you zoom, would know the purpose and eliminate a culture a director, so on a fundamental tennis of rural based international order. he w correspondent rebecca britches is and keith and she told us how people in the city received biden's comments. what i don't think people here in key that i've spoken to, at least i particularly worried that that's happening here. i mean, that's of rhetorical language. but really just referring to the fact that russia's invaded a sovereign nation. but you know that people here not really worried that ukrainian coach is going to be completely stamped out, but as not to say that they not worried about what is going on in their country. very concerned about this battle happening in the don bass, which, you know, ukraine are losing the grip av so definitely concern about what's going to happen

there. and what will that will mean for the future of these conflicts? if they do end up controlling the don mass as they are indeed attempting to do, then will that emboldened them to perhaps attack key if one more time or try and take all the parts of the country. so very concerned about what a positive, what a wind for russia in the dumbass will main for the rest of this complaint. rebecca is reporting from keith. the town of your val day in the us state of texas is still reeling from tuesday school shooting that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead questions are mounting about why police took so long to stop the gunman. a punch in the gut to a town already reeling new details, raising questions if their worst nightmare could have been prevented. while armed police were at the school, within minutes of the gunman opening fire, they waited more than an hour to stop him. as parents outside begged them to help.

ah, and as desperate children made repeated, none when one calls from inside the classroom, where the shoot had locked himself. as many as 19 armed officers waited in the hallway, just meet his away for more than 45 minutes. with many more outside the building off to days of providing incomplete and conflicting accounts of how police responded. officials have now admitted they should have acted sooner than the course. it was not the right to say in the longest period. there is no, no excuse for land. just a few 100 kilometers away in houston, pro gun activist gathered for the annual convention of the national rifle association, the nation's most powerful gun lobby. outside the timing and location of the event added to the sense of outrage. we just had a shooting for 21 people in texas. and here you are talking about how great your

guys are. but inside former president, donald trump delivered a defiant speech, saying the answer to the u. s. is school shooting epidemic was more not fewer guns . ah, the existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law abiding citizens who know how to use their weapon and can protect a lot of people. 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 these activists in millions more americans are demanding a different response. according to recent polling, a majority of americans back strict to gun laws, but with republican lawmakers in congress, staunchly opposed, there's little hope of change, even in the wake of yet another mast shooting g w correspondence, different simon's is in houston, texas, and he told us how the people of you val day reacted after hearing you details about the response of police to the school shooting or people knew all the are

devastated, so there are still in shock, still traumatized, still in a lot of pain and hurt because of what happened. 19 children and 2 teachers mow down i 18 year old attacker. and now on top of that, what compounded their pain. and their distress is the, the revelation that the police was that seen in force with 19 officers in the hallway standing around for a substantial amount of time and not doing anything because he incident officer or incident lead early police if a few all day and the school district there decided it's not a active shooter threat anymore, but a barricade situation, which is of course, the wrong call as we have now learned, and police admitted. so people there, um, family, of course, but the entire town are in shock and disappointed and full of hurt and pain. yeah. they have no idea as

a town i thing how to get through this any time soon. this will take weeks, month may be years, maybe some people will never get over this. what happened there? we heard in our report earlier, donald trump with his good guy. bad guy argument, does the political right in the u. s. have a plan to stall this violence. is there really an alternative to strict a gun control? no, not really. no. you know, both sites are entrenched are really in owns a topic, meaning for example, better. mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has says signals 2 of the democrats that he will assign a prominent senator of a colleague of his with possible negotiations or, or testing the water off what washington could do in terms of better gun control or better restrictions. an expert as well as everybody who's reporting on this for while we are

a little bit doubtful if this is actually come to any for tissue because it never has in the past. here's the thing, the gun guns and owning guns and guns on the street. and there's 500000000 guns in private hands with united states, our with the world leader and having johnson private hands on america. it leaves also a gun culture. it is entrenched into society, this is the 2nd amendment, the right to bear arms and republican. specifically, do not want to touch this. and a lot of people think that any more gun restrictions or gun controls, background checks, red flex states will infringe and impede on their god given constitutional right to bear arms. so i don't think there will be any political progress made, and probably there won't be any change even ah, with the background of what happened. you all the just a few days ago. but i think he's defensive and simon's the reporting from houston, texas has

a quick round up of some other events making news around the world. at least they want people have been killed in a stampede at a church in southern nigeria. police say a large crowd turned up to receive free food donations in the city of port harcourt . nigeria has seen several similar tragedies of the food distribution in recent years. want to have gathered for the funeral of a 15 year old palestinian killed by israeli troops near bethlehem and the west bank . israel said its soldiers open fire on their group that attacked them with rocks and melissa cocktails. a witness said the boy was pleading for his life when he was shot. hundreds of students clashed with police in the chill in capital santiago, police use tear gas and water canada to put our wires and dispersed the crowds after a group through all through molotov cocktails. the incident took place during and otherwise mostly peaceful protest him on the more fun of the school

football now. and the champions league final in paris is just hours away. there are already thousands of rail madrid and liver for supporters out on the streets of the french capital route. madrid's followers have been soaking up the atmosphere in front of the eiffel tower around the city, and the official fans with some of the clubs. legendary players also joined in the party there hoping real can win a record 14 champions league title, and they 1st since 2018. earlier i spoke to us both correspondent tom again i who is in paris for the big match. he gave us the low down on how the little fans are feeling. ah, that the say where i am is pretty jubilant. i'm not sure if you can tell. hopefully you can get a bit of an impression. we're at the fans own, where liverpool fans have been invited to gather ahead of tonight's fixture. now the capacity of the fans are in the hole and it will be $4000.00 but unexpected.

60000, an estimated 60000 little po supporters. all expected to be here in paris. now obviously very many of those won't have tickets and the hope is that few of them will be able to watch the game here. tonight, it seems that there's only one while the small, big screen. i'm not sure it's going to be enough for quite everybody to find a place. the lucky ones that do have tickets will be heading over to am. the start to france in the north of paris in san denise. from here at the postilion, as shown in a couple of hours time, and i think by that time the atmosphere is likely to become a bit more nervous. but so far everyone's in very high celebratory spirits. and some liverpool are looking for their 2nd champions league title on the agenda. 8 on the gym and yoga stuff. yeah, absolutely. now this personally for yoga club is his 4th champions league final mom he one that he's previously lost was against rail madrid. now that was obviously we

the liverpool in 2018 that game. of course, the story that sought is so early on with m mohammed salah, you know, having to leave injured. the good news for this time for yoga cloth, is the oversee salah, is back and fit, and sergio ramos, the player who injured him in that fixture isn't even at ro madrid any more. now, liverpool missed out on the league title by just to point this season. on the final day, but they have one to domestic finals, the f a cup and the league cup already got you know, having been taken home to level both of those one on penalties over chelsea. so if the game ends up going the distance tonight, i think that's something that we certainly give the reads a little edge of confidence. i was told again, i reporting from paris. you're watching d. w sly from berlin. before i let you go, has a quick reminder of the top story with following for you. rush us defense ministry says it's forces have taken these strategic rail, have off demand in east, in ukraine. ukrainian control cities in the region have come on the relentless

bombardment. the train is warnings that its troops may have to retreat as it from me, an expire that will be at the top of the hour. next here is school. it's life we talk to a blind man whose goal is to climb mount king yet. i forget you can get used around the clock on the w. com, or you can find us on social media. and thanks for watching 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? no.