the opaque world who is behind, who benefits and why are they a threat to us all opaque world start to june, 2nd on d, w. ah, ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia steps up its efforts to seize full control of ukraine's don bass region. people living near the front lines, fear what could come next. if the russians advance, our correspondent visits a ukrainian time under fire. also coming up round madrid reigned supreme again in

the champions league. spanish side triumph with a one, they'll win over liverpool making champions for a record 14th time game kicked off late after chaos outside the stadium in paris. and the con film festival takes its final biased swedish director reuben of slugs wins. he is the 2nd best picture ward at the cannes film festival for a controversial satire. are correspondent on the french riviera. ah, on pablo folio yes, welcome to the program. russian forces have kept up their vast offensive aimed at seizing all of ukraine's industrial don bass region. the onslaught is causing heavy losses among ukrainian forces. it's also raising fears that since he's in the don bask,

could face the same hires that took place in murray. you pull more russian artillery blasted the city with no apparent attempt to avoid civilian casualties. and russia 1st invaded done thus 8 years ago, capturing part of the region. now it says it aims to seize the rest. dw correspondence. mateus bellinger has visited one town living under the shadow of war. for years occasional shelling has occurred here. but now the shells had daily. welcome to new york. that is what this town on the front line in eastern ukraine is officially called. german settlers picked the name in the 19th century style and renamed it novgorod scale. the name was officially changed back last year, june boris boucher of a local poet was hoping the name of new york would bring a new spirit to the former industrial town. ways woolfolk applicable when there's

no production anymore. yes. that we thought the name would attract. investors who would help us with this building has been restored with foreign a has been married yet. we've been holding forums and cultural events. here executable. sabrina now bombed greatest line, the road in front of the cultural club. several shells of hit the neighbourhood. wharton. oh, my windows burst and the roof was left dead. yeah, i was sitting in the basement when it happened. i opened widely. he gill instead of reading his poetry. oh, tear off now looks after the remaining inhabitants and organizes aide. i am in the basement every day and what we've been sitting in basement for 8 years. yes. many houses in town are damaged or destroyed. 3 quarters of the 8000 inhabitants have left those who remain live in constant fear.

elaine of us joke is picking up the pieces. a rocket came down in her yard 2 days ago. she doesn't need it, but then we're trying to replace the doors. we find some old ones because there are no more doors, not here and not there. i don't even know what the use of restoring everything is. we just, we fix it now and tomorrow, another shell hit boris as evacuated his wife to western ukraine where his daughter lives. you see what's happening here. nevertheless, he's determined to stay as long as help is needed. yes, this her owner, as the saying goes, i hope is the last one to die. i'm on ukraine side. holton. i trust the news and i was born in this town here. you're at milton high school. i hope there will be no incoming shell or to be stuck this whistling humiliated.

which sounds almost like we need to dive just months ago. they were dreaming of creating a cultural hub in new york. now it's all about surviving. dw correspondence. rebecca ritter's is in keys and earlier she told us ukraine is struggling to hold back the russian assault in don bass. well, the situation in the dawn bass is going very, very badly for the ukrainians. at this stage, i didn't use me on the, they've been admitting for a couple of days now that they have lost the upper hand there, that russia really has the upper hand. it is dominating the battle in lieu hands. and and yet, and as you heard from that report, that certainly seems to be the case. 95 percent of la hans is now under russian control. and they are going forward as well. the city of severity on yet where most, most of the fighting is now centered in that region. they are, the russian troops are now in circling that city. there is some mixed reports as to whether or not the russians have gained control of that city. russia saying that

they have ukraine saying that they haven't yet, but they have said for a couple of days now that they may have to pull ukrainian troops out of that area in able to shore up defenses further back. they just don't have the, the heavy weaponry, they need to be able to hold back the russians and push them back. they, they calling on the international community pleading with the international community to send these big weapons, particularly multiple rocket launchers, particularly rather multiple rocket launches. that can fire up to 300 kilometers in the distance. they need this kind of weaponry. if they're going to be able to stop rushes advance, but whether it comes in time really remains to be seen. pablo dw corresponded for becker readers and keith there. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin has again spoken to german chancellor, olaf schultz and french president, a manion. my call by telephone. according to the kremlin, prudent told, told him he's ready to talk about lifting

a blockade in the black sea. it is hit ukrainian farmers hard and is threatening a global food crisis. a bumper cloister usually has your that is good news for pharma. the future, but with exports out of ukraine's black seaports blocked these green silos in denise pro, i still full from the last harvest. you can see that the field is in excellent condition where the harvest will be good, but where shall we keep it? we don't know who they are in your admin. transport is a last resort, but it is too slow to empty the communities. the next harvest is due mid july. if thoughts remain closed, this farmer says he faces bankruptcy. closer to the shifting frontline farming may be too dangerous. these fields near high keith have been reclaimed, but they are still littered with mines and sheds. some farmers continued to

feed the soil with the limited equipment left well, there are a lot of holes. the whole farmland is full of holes left by shelling. we don't have strikes right now, but there are shelves and rockets on the ground. why not? so we drive past them and still seed. what else can we do? russia has said it would be willing to allow green exports. if the west and sanctions, as food prices continue to rise sharply. the ongoing crisis is expected to push millions more around the world into hunger. here's a quick round up of some other events making news around the world. a small plane with 22 people on board has gone missing in the past. it was scheduled on a popular tourist route from the resort town of polk harrow to johnson in the mountains. the plain lost contact with the airport tower shortly after take off.

police at a search was under way after 7 consecutive days of no community corona virus cases, china has reopened many public spaces, including libraries, museums, theaters, and gyms in beijing. work from home, work from home, rules are ending to all the restaurants are to remain closed. shanghai is also ending many restrictions on june 1st. now jerry, as main opposition, party has named a former vice president a t qu abu bakar as the candidate for the 2023 election. he'll be competing to replace current president mohammed duper ari who is serving a 2nd for your tenure and cannot seek another term in office. but harry's party will select its election candidate in june, landslides, on flooding after heavy rains have left at least 30 people dead in northeastern brazil. more than 1000 people have been forced to flee their homes. experts,

a climate change is turning rainy season downpours into extreme weather, incidents that have killed hundreds of people in brazil over the past year. while we stain brazil where a wave of protests has swept the country, sparked by the brutal death of a black man at the hands of police, the 38th, your 38 year old died of asphyxiation after he was held inside the trunk of a police car. as it filled with tear gas, this is the viral footage that has sparked public outrage on the streets of brazil at least hold gin of aldo digit susan sent out inside the trunk of the police. as the vehicle fills with what appears to be to guess he'll be back to the leaf for the love of god, get my brother out of that. i begged him beg and immediately they replied, no, he wouldn't guess out. i mean, i won't get in my sight. the video of santovic's death has re ignited public anger

over police violence and the treatment of brazil's black population. the official statements say that santos had resisted arrest and fallen ill on the way to the police station. he was then taken to a nearby hospital where his death was confirmed. a preliminary autopsy concluded he died of his fixation. brazil's federal police have promised to open an investigation into his death, but that has done little to quell the fury of protesters. what was, what is important is that they didn't give him a chance to live. what is that? people say there's no death penalty here there. sure is that the death penalty for the black population for many of those protesting on brazil straits, the death of a black man at the hands of police is an all too familiar story. to

sport soccer giants round madrid have written another page in their glorious history by winning the champions league final, yet again, they beat liverpool. one knell for a record extending 14th title. the most watched annual sporting event on the planet began late made chaotic scenes. liverpool fans when a party moved in paris before the champions league final. but the holds of supporters from england struggled to get in the ground at mid security. checks and kick off had to be delayed by over half an hour. police even used pepper spray rail madrid supporters had no trouble accessing the staff to france when the game finally got on the way. liverpool dominated the 1st half, but couldn't force an opener. the spanish champions then scored out of nowhere just before the hour mark through brazilian winger vinicius dounia joy for the spaniards . as they sealed a record, extending 14 continental title and carlo,

one to lottie became the 1st coach to wheat full times. but it was misery for liverpool with the abiding images of the event being the thousands of their fans stuck outside. at the cannes film festival, the palm dorothy coveted top prize has gone to swedish director rubin ost land for a triangle of sadness. a satire on modern day capitalism. south korean cinema challenge also made waves this year with park john woke, winning best director for his erotic crime thriller decision to leave sank. hang ho, became the 1st south korean to pick up the best actor price for his role in broker the domain to civil mental can bills at this festival as a return to cinema. after 2 years of closures, due to the pandemic, and we asked our correspondent in can scott rocks for whether it succeeded in some of its big goals. now that restrictions have been east. yeah,

going into this festival. the idea was, this should be a restart to after 2 years of pandemic locked down 2 years of cinema closures that this years can, would be an opportunity to celebrate cinema. again, to get all the people who've been sitting on their couches for 2 years excited about going into fears today again, and i think in that case it really did succeed them yet. some amazing a premier's here last year. last week we had top done a maverick with a tom cruise, a phenomenal a premier where, where we had a fly over from a french fighter jets is really astounding. just a couple of days ago. basil german razzles dazzled us with his rock and roll biopic . elvis, again, a huge hollywood, a premier and some, as i said, some of the best art house cinema in the world being shown here. so got people really, really excited about cinema. but of course, of the war in ukraine cannot be ignored. even here in can. we had a number of ukrainian filmmakers here talking about their experiences in the war and a number of protest on the red carpet trying to call attention to the suffering of the people in ukraine. so that was definitely at the back of every once mine here

a in can. but this isn't a political summit, it's a film festival. and in terms of, of the film festival and the approach to cinema in the celebration of cinema can this year definitely deliver. this is date of news. you are up to date up next is our magazine reporter. we meet a ukrainian mother and daughter who've come to berlin to escape the war. and don't forget you can say of to day to round the clock on our website, the w dot com where you can follow us on our social media accounts. ola, i'll 2nd we'll be here from the top of the next hour on pablo lillius. thanks for watching. we'll see you very soon. take care. ah a guy then german with d. w at any time in.