so we're trying to get a key to success in our weekly coping 19 special every thursday on d. w with this is t w. news ally from berlin. ukraine shares. russian forces are advancing on the center of sierra denalis prison in fayetteville. lot of mid zalinski says russian bombs have almost wiped out the eastern cities. critical services as he makes his

1st visit to troops on the frontline, also coming up left, his former rebel winds, the 1st round of presidential elections in columbia. gustavo petro, we'll now face the populace. businessman for adolfo hernandez, he's in a run off vote next month, as columbia, as conservatives are pushed out of the race and in formula one motor, racing red bulls. sergio perez claims victory at a very wet monaco grand prix. ah and welcome to our viewers around the world on michael ok. ukrainian official say russian forces have now entered the center of sea vieira. don't ask after days of intense shelley, the eastern city has become the focus of moscow's push to capture all of the dumbass region. president, val, lot him is zalinski, said russian bombs had destroyed almost all the cities critical infrastructure and

damaged most buildings. meanwhile, on sundays, zalinski made his 1st official visit outside with the capital to meet troops on the front line near hawk heath. assessing the damage with his own eyes, ukraine's president visited the war ravaged region of hockey. ukraine has pushed back the russian offensive here, leaving behind ruins in his 1st official trip out of keith since the russian invasion. zalinski also met troops have been fighting on the front line. so what i want to thank each of you for your service. you risk your life for all of us and for our state. thank you for defending the independence of our country. take care of yourselves, lori to ukraine. so lensky says, ukraine is doing everything to defend the country's east,

where russia is focusing its assault. russia aims to capture the entire don bass region, calling it an unconditional priority for the kremlin. the fighting has made evacuating the sage towns across don, bus dangerous, but age groups are working to bring the seek and injured out. in google. oh, most of them of wounded people who i have a great in the forms of hospitals in eastern regions, the tumult save fennimore and to be of upgrade them to the hospitals in western grain. and we've had no pill and a song to prove that of them and to give them proper medical care. in savannah, donetta, shelling has destroyed old, critical infrastructure, and russian troops and now storming the largest city still held by keep in the loo . hans, great in of don bass. thousands of civilians are believed to still be in the city. the governor of lou,

hans said the constant shelling makes it impossible to count casualties. let's go down a cave where dw correspondent rebecca ritters is standing by more fighting overnight . of course, rebecca, what's the latest from the battlefield? well, the fighting has been sent it on this city. sever done yet, because you, as your report just said, there are for some days now and russian troops are managing to surround that city almost at least on 3 sides on this, the mayor of that, a sorry, the governor of low hom square. that city is situated has been saying for days that, that, that ukraine has lost the upper hand, that russians are gaining control and that they are moving forward. but we're hearing reports now that the ukrainians half manage to at least hold the current lines. despite the intensive shelling you mentioned it got worse overnight. you ukrainian authorities saying that they're getting probably around $200.00 shells an hour. so they've had to, in fact, even stop counting the dead bodies because it's simply too risky to go out there

and collect to them that they're going to have to wait. so that it's kind of gives you a sense of the intensity down there. but as i said, we are hearing that you kind of managing to perhaps hold the current line a, but really is you know, that they have in the last few days lost the upper hand there in that don't mess region rebec. i'm curious for weeks, the messaging out of keith was one of confidence and strength. but in the past days there appears to have been a shift in tone, stressing the loss of ground to the russians. what do you make of that? has the situation deteriorated? that drastically or is a calculation and keep that appearing weaker might increase the sense of urgency and berlin, brussels in washington. i think it would be too cynical to say that it was purely a tactical position that the ukrainians are taking. i think the proof is in the pudding that ukraine is, as i said, losing the upper hand, that, that the time has turned in favor of the russians in the east. and that is

particularly concerning for ukraine. of course. these colds from will weapons these calls for support from the international community that are coming from ukraine. and they are hoping that it's not going to be felt on fallen on deaf ears rather that, that, you know, these places that you mentioned, the powerhouse is the brussels, the washington's a, you know, that they, they are going to step up and try and try and help you cry and push back the russians. so, you know, i think it's a little bit of both. i think it's definitely too cynical to say that it's purely tactical yet. there is obviously a call for help in those woods, hoping that they're going to be is going to be heard. rebecca, you mentioned the east on sunday, russian foreign minister sugar lab, rob said moscow's quote, unconditional priority is the so called liberation of the de nets. and lu, hands regions does that to you signal a clear change in the kremlin strategy to now limit it. james in ukraine will ever since said they were humiliated in their attempt to take care of when

they were pushed out of this region where i am, that they were re focusing and focusing their efforts on the dumbass region and, and also the south of the country and we've seen that we've seen that uptake in the aisd and that, that real focus there. and that shift already vis messaging about liberation. that is one that they have been bringing the entire time through this conflict. but i, you, the people that we've been speaking to who by the fled the don bass or who have friends and relatives there don't really feel that they're being liberated at the moment. some 1500 people are thought to have died in this conflict. just in that region, or whether that's from shelling or from, from actual war all from a lack of food and medicine. so it's, it's doubtful to think that they, that they, these people think that they being liberated in terms of the change of tactics. yes, it definitely has been seen as a shift to the 8th, but the worry is that if they're successful they're, they will continue to spread out with many thanks rebecca, that so d w's,

rebecca readers and keith. european leaders are meeting today in brussels to try to agree on russian oil sanctions following moscow's invasion of ukraine. but the today european council meeting is being complicated by opposition from hungry, which is heavily dependent on russian oil and objects to a full ban. you leaders are expected to consider a compromise which would allow hungry to continue receiving oil via a pipeline which sanctions only stopping shipments. vfc toby and becker is the director of the stock home institute of transition economics and has been focusing on the worn ukraine. these past months, we asked him how significant an e u embargo and russian oil would be. i think it's very important that we limit rush us access to foreign exchange. and of course, in all embargo is a very efficient way of doing the hunger itself is of course not one of the biggest

customers in europe for russian oil. so in some sense, it wouldn't make that much of a difference in terms of limiting foreign exchange going to russia. but of course it's symbolic to keep the ear united. so from that perspective, we want you to be part of the hon group to be part of you package, but, but really on the financial side, it's not such a big deal. i would say, here's a quick look at some of the other stories making news around the world. germany's major parties have agreed to increase defense funding in response to russia invasion of ukraine in february, chancellor, all of schultz said he wanted a 100000000000 euros to better equipped. germany's armed forces, which have suffered from lack of investment. the new deal gets around strict budget rules and helps to beat nato spinning gl police and colombo have used tear gas in water cannon on students trying to storm the homeless relaunch as president. protestors are demanding go to buy a raja pascall resignation to relock. as prime minister later went on

t v to offer young protesters a greater shade in policy making at least 20 bodies have been recovered from the sight of a plane crash in nepal. the small plane carrying 22 people went missing on route from the tourist town of po hora to johnson in the hm that and the lawyers authority say bad weather has been hampering search efforts in the area in columbia. the left is sen. gustavo petro has won the 1st round of voting in the countries presidential election. the former gorilla fighter campaigned on a platform of tackling poverty and crime, while also moving away from oil and mining. petro will now face the populace, independent candidate, rodolfo hernandez, in a runoff boat. next month. colombians, a clamoring for ginge in gustavo federal, is counting on it to make history. the former rebell came out on top in the 1st

round of presidential elections. 2 bringing him one step closer to becoming columbia's 1st left us leader in what is traditionally a conservative country on feel. so i trust colombian society in its will to change those in the end. there are only 2 options with the, i mean it's a relatively simple choice without a mascot of either leave things as they are in columbia, while in europe in which, in my opinion is more corruption. you're more violence, more hunger math or, or we can change colombia, columbia. federal is a former member of the m 19 gorilla movement. and a former mayor of bo gotta like in his presidential campaign, he has vowed profound economic and social change. a petro presidency would be

historic, in more ways than one his running mate, francy marquez, is hoping to become columbia's 1st ever black female vice president. but on the political niana isn't for us as a black community, it is a great recognition to see a black press in there, black people have always been enslaved. we have always been at the bottom and to have the opportunity to be there and represent us as black people fills us with pride that draws collision vote short of the 50 percent needed foreign out great victory. he will now faced populace millionaire rudolfo hernandez in a 2nd round of voting. the man dubbed columbia donald trump emerged as a surprise that can place candidate no matter who wins the run off on june 19 changes coming, one way or the other. in formula one motor racing red bull team driver. sergio

perez was a surprise winner of the monaco grand prix. after delayed stored on a monte carlo circuit lashed by heavy rain. and there was more disappointment for local boy charlotte claire, who again failed to win his home. race, despite starting from pole position. oh, dark clouds on the monte carlo horizon and they proved a bad omen for home favorite charley clerk. after a delay of over an hour, due to the deluge, the monocle grown pre got underway under clerk was flying. until ferrari called him in for a 2nd tire change on 22 laps. an engineer realized they'd made a bad call out. as to them, anguish mcclare when mc schumacher split his house into the race was stopped again. after 30 laps. schumacher walked away in one piece,

but the crash met the grown pre became attained race by this time, red bill said you perez had stolen a march on the clair and even with his tires cut to ribbons hilda, ferrari's carlo sites to take the checkered flag. carwash driver died like a badge. as the mexican celebrated an aggrieved laclare had some choice. final words for his team is a 1st win for paris this season and a good deal road for red bul standings. leader max for stopping came in. 3rd, remember ukraine's your vision song, contest winners, colors, orchestra. they have just auction auction off their 1st trophy from the competition, a glass microphone for more than 800000 euros. the money will go to

a foundation that will buy equipment for the ukranian army. the group colors orchestra won the european contest on last month with its song to funnier mixing, hip hop and traditional music. ah, this is d w news and you're up to date up next. we have dw business with rob watts . don't forget, you can read all the latest news around the clock on d, w dot com a michael. ok, thanks for watching d. w. or c. asia and artic lovers guide 5 vibrating asian cities. 5 local artists. ah.