ah, ah ah ah ah, this is t w news ally from berlin. ukraine says russian forces are advancing on the center of sierra. the next president vladimir zalinski says russian bombs have almost wiped out the eastern cities. critical services, as he makes his 1st visit to troops on the front line,

also coming up. more than 20 travelers are dead after an aviation disaster in nepal . rescuers reach their side of a plane crash the himalayan mountains. the bodies of locals and tourists are found in the record and become time occurred. they threw me out of my house, stole my belongings and beat me. kurdish refugees say they are being kept from returning to their homes. more than 2 years after turkish forces. she's control of northern syria. we look at turkey's plans to resettle the region. ah and welcome to our viewers around the world. a michael ok. ukrainian of officials say russian forces have now entered the center of c vieira de esque after days of

intense shilling. the eastern city has become the focus of moscow's push to capture all of the don bus region. president, val, lot him is a lensky, said russian bombs had destroyed almost all the cities critical infrastructure and damage. most buildings. meanwhile, on sundays lensky made his 1st official visit outside of the capital to meet troops on the front line near hall, keith assessing the damage with his own eyes, ukraine's president visited the war ravaged region of hockey eve. ukraine has pushed back the russian offensive here, leaving behind ruins in his 1st official trip out of cave, since the russian invasion. zelinski also met troops have been fighting on the front lines, will go below 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. your will take care of yourselves. laurie to ukraine. slow zalinski 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 aid groups are working to bring the seek and injured out. all, most of them of wounded people who are i've a great in of rooms of hospitals, in eastern regions, the tumult safe and, and more and to be of upgrade them to the hospitals in western grain. them believed that local and saw him too, but that of them and to give them proper medical care. in savannah, donetta, shelling has destroyed all critical infrastructure and russian troops are now

storming the largest cities still held by keep in the loo. hunt's 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. to debris, correspondent rebecca rivers is in ki valley asked her for an update on what's happening on 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. the, 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 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 last the upper hand there in that don't mess region rebec. i'm curious for weeks, the messaging out of cheve was one of confidence and strength. but in the past days there appears 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 their sense of urgency and berlin, brussels, and 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 new crime is, as i said, losing the upper hand that, that the tide has turned in favor of the russians in the east. and that is particularly concerning for ukraine. of course, these calls from will weapons these calls for support for 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. 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 words, hoping that they're going to be is going to be heard. rebecca, you mentioned the east on sunday, a russian foreign minister sugar lab rav said, moscow's quote, unconditional priority is the so called liberation of the da 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, they were re focusing and focusing their efforts on the dumbass region and this and also the south of the country we've seen that we've seen that uptick in the 8th and 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, whether that's from shelling or from, from actual war, all from 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 outwards. 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 band. e. u. leaders are expected to consider a compromise which would allow hungry to continue receiving oil via a pipeline with sanctions only stopping shipments via c. the outcome of this e u leaders meeting is being closely observed in ukraine. we're now joined by daniel b like he is a canadian lawyer living in ukraine in the past. she's worked as the chief investment advisor to the prime minister of ukraine. now he is part of keeps

territorial defense forces. that's quite a biography there. tell us about the developing situation on the ground now and little about your role in the territorial defense forces. thanks for thanks for having me. i was, i thought your, your reporter, rebecca did a very good summary. i would only think i would be concerned about is, is to paint with too broad a brush. i think you need to paint with paint brushes and not rollers. when you talk about the east, several of the mask is an important place, but it's, it's nowhere near it doesn't have anywhere near the military. it's strategic importance for the outcome in the world that done that. it's largely, she pointed out a, a political desire because it means that they will have finally taken at least the lines of blood. they still have not taken them. that's the, all of them that's god bless. and as you know, we push the motor car you've and they are being held in in the so i think

so the point that she made a boat, the weapons were being a gun 20 to one in the east and were still holding them back there. they're not advancing anywhere near as, as quickly as they thought they would. and the cry for help is real. we need those m l r s systems, the multi launch rocket systems that can be a real game changer in turning the tide in this war. and also points to the fact that i think the fact that we've held them is your question about the territorial defense. this is a new way of waging war for ukraine, where you have total, the concept of total resistance, where everybody in society is involved in some way in, in beating back to the enemy. it's not just the army that's fighting. and that was, that was the reason the but i joined was that i didn't see any reason why somebody had to defend my home and my family. for me. i felt a very strong obligation as did the members of my community and the village where

the villages i live and, and others that joined up to, to defend, to defend the country against the, you know, naked evil. as you talk, you talks about defending the country from naked evil, just again very quickly, a little bit about your role in the territorial defense forces. yeah, i help the with the organization of the, of the territorial, the voluntary units. there's different aspects of territorial defense. at the community level, there are voluntary units which are subordinate to battalions of the territorial defense forces. territorial defense forces are a completely different branch of the military. they're made up of people like me, like you who have no, probably no military or significant military experienced, but feel they want to defend their country. so what do span i am.

i'm not a frontline soldiers. most of the territorial defense units have not been on the boat. half of them now are on the front lines. i had helped with the logistics. i've helped with the kidding out, my battalion and another battalion with body armor and helmets. and i'm an advisor to the military administration, the head of the military administration in my region. you say that russia is not advancing as quickly as they would hope, but all reports indicate that keith is losing a lot of ground, the dumb boss. what's the most pressing, tactical challenge, ukrainian forces need to overcome to change the current situation? it's, it's the heavy weapons that we keep getting promised that, you know, are on their way. they're starting to come. i mean, i think the, the 155000000 millimeter howitzers that we were received from some, from the u. s. and other nato countries. that's already having an impact on the, on the battlefield. would be great for germany to step up with the the get fired

artillery that has been promised, you know, we're now supposed to get it in july. that's, that's a bit late to be honest with you. but we need to have those m l r s system and we have them in sufficient quantity. we will, we miss more will be short and frankly, michael, the how long this work takes. and the final outcome is really largely dependent on our allies are able to step up and help us. we will, when we have to, when we have no choice, otherwise we will be annihilated as a people. i mean that's, that's clear. this is aware of genocide and the question is, how long will that take and at what cost? and the answers to those questions lie in the capitals of europe and of the summit . and perhaps, as you put it in the fire power, fire power firepower, that's the refrain we've been hearing for 100 percent. you leaders are scheduled to meet today to discuss defense amid russia,

aggression against ukraine. of course. where should the block invest to strengthen defense? well look, i think that the e u needs i think, right across roads, this historical cross roads in the development of global security. and certainly the e u and the european, the year, all atlantic security architectures into that. but it's also the euro, atlantic security and economic architecture. and now ukraine has to be a fundamental part of the subservience not to have ukraine, both in nato and in the e. u. for last the years we've been dying for the liberal democratic values that he professes to, to expound. and we, nobody else has done that. we know the, the whole notion of the sanctity of life, the dignity of the individual and, and the rule of law and the freedom of choice. those are not value shared by the

enemy, by, by, by the president. those are values that we have shown in spades, and those are the bedrock values of the, of the you. and you know, the fact that the e u is paying 1500000000 euros a day for petroleum is, is really, they're financing state terrorism. and today we have had maybe a 1000000000 and a half euros given to us and assistance. so you need to invest in ukraine and the reconstruction in infrastructure, energy technology. but it also needs to invest in itself, which means a ukraine is an integral part of the you not in some halfway house that's been thought up by some leaders. then you'll be luck. you have made your message loud and clear. many, many thanks. from keith's territorial defense forces that daniel block again many thanks. his a quick look at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour . germany's major parties have agreed to increase defense funding in response to

russia's invasion of ukraine in february, chancellor, olaf shalt said he wanted a 100000000000 euros to better equip germany's armed forces, which have suffered from lack of investment. the new deal gets around strict budget rules and helps to meet nato spending goals. felice and colombo have use tear gas in water cannon on students trying to storm the home of sri lanka as president. protesters are demanding go to bio russia pasco resignation. relocked as prime minister later went on t v to offer young protesters of greater say, in policy making. the wreckage of a plane which crashed with 22 people on board has been located in the himalayan mountains. in nepal. rescuers have so far recovered all but one of the bodies from the crash site. the plane was carrying locals and tourists, your mountain town. photos, from deep in the himalayas,

confirmed the worst for the missing flight. the wreckage was discovered in the early morning a day off to the small plain went missing. multiple bodies have been recovered, but bad weather and the remote location have made accessing the site difficult. the flight from per kara to the mountain town of johnson is a popular one with tourists. it normally only takes about 20 minutes, but air traffic control last contact with the aircraft shortly off to take off. now, authorities have confirmed that an accident occurred about 5 minutes before the plane was due to land experts, a still assessing the cause of the crash. that little busted lay. again, if we analyzed the pictures we received, it seems the plane did not catch fire. oh boy, oh, it doesn't do it. everything is scattered across the site. giddy, the either the flight seems to have collided with a big rock on the hill double as long as i be here. the twin auto plains,

similar to the one shown here, was carrying 22 people, including 3 crew members. the aircraft is operated by tara air. this monday will next among the 19 passengers, a 2 german nationals full indians and 13 nepalese citizens. but for the families waiting anxiously for news, the discovery of the crash has realised their worst fears. unpredictable mountain weather and remote airport locations means that plane crashes in nepal on not infrequent to the conflict in syria now, which caused a refugee influx into many countries. including neighboring turkey, now actress says it wants to resettle more than a 1000000 syrian refugees in territory once home to people from serious kurdish minority turkish forces crossed the border into northern syria in late 2019. as

the country was racked by civil war, turkey is believed to have some 18000 troops stationed in the region which the turk kurdish people claim as part of their homeland. many displaced kurdish refugees now live in the isle has sucka refugee camp. but their hopes of returning to their homes are fighting doesn't come here for 70 years. shape are you oh my occurred lived in the syrian city ever us and i'm thinking but 3 years ago he and his family of 8 were forced to flee. he says that allies of turkey had attacked and wounded him when he tried to defend his home. lulu, i'm because i am occurred. they threw me out of my house, stole my belongings and beat me. oh good. cuz who was that? that was interested in ma mishma, the family looks at old photos of their former home, their neighbourhood and their fields,

their distressed. they've heard that non kurdish syrians will be moving into their homes. well, i said that we're very angry. we can't accept that refugees from hama or italy are moving into our houses. it's not fair. we must be able to go home. the family now lives in the aisle house, sucka camp and northern syria, about an hour and a half drive from their home town. almost all of the roughly 14000 kurds in the camp fled from turkish attacks and recent years. most live in tensed, in humble conditions. there is little water and few fresh vegetables. when turkish tanks rolled across the syrian border into kurdish territory in 2019 their lives changed turkish allies control their towns and villages to this day. donald mohammed ali, who advocates for refugees. and rossa line says turkey is trying to systematically settle kurdish areas with non kurdish syrians, a law that she would, are

a good yes, that is a targeted attempt at changing the demographics on turkey must be stopped. obama. there are no longer any herds or any other minorities, such as a syrians or armenians. in rosalinda, we've all been driven out. now, syrians and iraqis lived there has been a about, it is how that was about a good. he explains how groups close to turkey destroyed his own house and then sold it for the equivalent of $115.00 us dollars. well, i don't, but he says it's not just property that's at stake here, but also culture. asli love it, but we haven't just been here for a couple of decades. this is where our history and our culture art stranger is moving to our city are threatening that a with human jew out him on the chance of shape or your own mars family ever being able to return to the place where he was horn seems low. what's more likely is that more kurds will soon seek shelter in the camp. as turkey has announced fresh

military operations in syria. i'm joined now by a christian hell burg freelance journalist and middle east analyst who specializes in syria. simply put, kristen is turkey engaging an ethnic cleansing of northeastern syria. well, there are several 100 thousands of especially kurdish population that has fled due to turkish interventions during the last 2 years. be, have a very good documentation of what happened in a free and for example, in africa, the local militia that work closely with turkey. edwin's proxies that say inside syria, the syrian national army has committed crimes like confiscation of property, confiscation of homes, violations, torture. the destruction of religious shrines of edy, religious science for example. so there is proved that definitely current population is being driven out and the plant to resettle $1000000.00 syrians in these areas means that it's mainly arabs that will be said that they are because

the vast majority of refugees inside turkey are from other regions. namely from the surroundings of damascus, for example, from homes, from huh, from a level. and these are places that obviously are not. yes, these people are arabs and they're supposed to be located in originally, mainly credit area. so this is a form of demographic engineering. definitely. so this is engineering, this is a plan as you put it and of course their plan would be orchestrated by the president. how likely is it that president or tuan will be successful in this plan? turkey has already started to do so they have built some $57000.00 homes for several of tens of thousands of certain families have been already put there further west in the areas that turkey has gained control off during 2016 already. and then 2018 now, the area that is in discussion is the place that was attacked in 2019 and turkeys threatening to connect these strips of land along the border now with

a new incursion with a new military intervention. so i think president edward is very serious about there's a settlement he is facing major internal pressure from the national opposition that wants to send basically all the syrian refugees back toki has taken in more than 3700000 syrian refugees. so al, one is really serious about sending at least 1000000 back, because the students are being blamed as scapegoats for the economic crisis in turkey, for example. so there are some in the city within the society. there's some yes, a changing atmosphere that is turning against the seo refugee. so if anyone wants to deliver on that, that is a christian hell. burger. many, many facts. christian. thank you. in formula one motor, racing red ball teen driver. sergio perez was the surprised winner of the monaco grand prix after delayed start on

a monte carlo circuit lashed by heavy rain. and there was more disappointment for local boy schall the clare, who again failed to win his own race. despite starting from pole position. 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 under way and with clerk was flying. until ferrari called him in for a 2nd tire change on 22 laughs. an engineer realized they'd made a bad call tail instead. as didn't anguish laclare 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, sergio perez had stolen a march on the clair and even with his tires cut to ribbons hilda ferrari's carlos

sites to take the checkered flag. hi guys, guys like us a badge. as the mexican celebrated an aggrieved laclare had some choice final words for his team. a 1st win for paris this season and a good deal road for red bul standings leader max for stopping came in. 3rd, we're going to take you back and remind you about the youth di ukraine's your vision, sean, contest winners, colors, orchestra. they have just auction off their 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 color shortest route. wonder you

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