that's my new podcast. i'm evelyn char, mom and i really think we need to talk about all the topics that north divides and united. in this i have invited many deer and well known guests. and i would like to invite you to an end ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russian forces are on the verge of taking the key city of sara, done yet, as they step up their offensive across the east of ukraine. also coming up, we meet the ukrainian volunteers, defending a village close to the front line and here from residence,

how it feels to be in the line of russian fire. and she has been on the throne for longer than any other monarch in british history. we will look at how the u. k. is celebrating queen elizabeth platinum jubilee. ah, i'm a new hips, mccann, and welcome to the program. russian forces are edging closer to capturing a key ukrainian city often days of fighting. st. battles are underway in the industrial hub of sarah done yet. in the eastern don bath region, the governor there says that 80 percent of the city is now under russian control bus in a boost for ukraine. germany and the united states have announced additional weapons support the keys, including advanced rocket systems with as up to 80 kilometers and

from or we can cross to our correspondent in keys at mathias belling. i welcome mathias. what more can you tell us about what's happening in, in so there are done yet scanned the rest of the east of ukraine. yet heavy fighting has been going on in the city inside the cities borders for a few days. now the russian troops was wearable for as much as we have been hurrying, have been advancing towards the city center. there was information that they were already in control of 80 percent of the city, but we are also hearing. that's what the ukrainian side says that a the ukrainian soldiers were left in the city are putting up fierce resistance and that fighting is going on. the governor of the region has said it's too early to a judge to close the case about civil or the next a however, it's not looking very good for the ukrainians there. the city, the russians are advancing from 3 sides into the city and have control over major

industrial areas. they have even hit some chemical or stocks there, which has, which are we've seen pictures of some urban toxic smoke are raising from these areas. so yet people are expecting the city to fall, but it's not what has happened yet. now the russian on the floors in the east has been relentless observer, say indiscriminate. can you tell us how civilians they are coping with a situation? yeah, in the city of civil engineers, we're hearing that about 15012000, something like that. civilians asked to left the same is true for most of the places they're, the ukranian side has told people to evacuate and has evacuated people since the beginning of april, telling them that basically there will be a heavy fighting and that people should leave the region. but 10 to 20 percent

remain all over the place. that's in these areas where fighting is concentrated but all along the front line and all along the line. the shelling hitting not only ukrainian army positions but also the places where those civilians live. whether they are cities or villages, and i have just a few days ago been to one of these villages that has been under constant shelling . and let's take a look what we have found there. when the war broke out, what it said, immediately registered as a volunteer for ukraine's territorial defense forces. now he's guarding this village on the front line in don bos. thank you. 3 know they shoot from tags. they shoot anti tech missiles. cannon is, i not a career officer, so it is difficult for me to distinguish all of them by sound okesha labradoodle. shortly. i've got to do what it's on. his nickname is just one of around 100000 volunteers who joined units like his since the beginning of the war. many are

fighting for the 1st time. this is from a rocket. the village is just 3 kilometers from the front line. it's an important defense position. yes, the examples of the locals were suspicious of us in the beginning. they were watching us or what we were patrolling the streets looking after the place and they were hiding. but as things got worse here with electricity and food, we started to help out here and there. yeah. and slowly trust has been building them. luca quote that the variable reveal it with her. now soldiers and the remaining villages have got used to each other ration shells hit the village daily, and they had randomly said he mc alive, which is a veteran area. and a beekeeper look, it didn't get through better than the body armor. the village used to be his get away spot. now he plans to leave. you can also. psyche isn't wrecked. we hide all

the time from the shooting. look, that's a new one. it landed recently. poor major over there will go crazy. will have honey with shrapnel this year. most of his neighbors have already left. still, there are times when it's called the 62 year old pop. hi, another battlefield name uses the opportunity to study ukrainian morale. so i used to speak and make so ukrainian or russian, but being a soldier in the training army, i can't be russian speaking, that would be against my principals. now i am transitioning to ukrainian model because not everybody wants to do it is because of his dog that 82 year old macola each. and chris says he's still here. he was injured by shrapnel the day before but he wants to stay. william will live as long as the devil doesn't come after us. nicola has been working in russia for many years. he says he has very few illusions

about the fate of his village. for these useless, there is no way to be russia, but they continue to do everything to make things worse even for themselves. i am talking about the leadership, not the ordinary people, ordinary russians with the same thing as everybody else got a decent life. she has just rushing at least 2 to day. no shells have git landed nearby. it is in the neighboring village that artillery has taken its toll today. so this is pretty much what we are seeing in many of these places. we are seeing these volunteer troops that we've seen in this report alongside with more professional units of the army. and we're seeing that most of those people who are left in these villages or in the towns. mostly they are elderly people and they are mostly 2 reasons for staying either they say they don't

know where to go. they are afraid of going somewhere where they don't know whether they're good and you hope they are usually not. don't have a lot of money or they're quite poor actually. and the other reason is that many of them say, i'm already old. i've lived my live. whatever will happen, will happen. did have a correspond mathias spelling. a thanks so much for that. reporting is a quick round up of some of the other developments in the war. hunger is prime minister victor oberon is again holding out the approval of a new round of ease sanctions on russia. now the you had agreed on a ban on most oil imports. on monday, however, the old bond is refusing to give the green light. diplomat say he 1st once the head of the russian orthodox church patriarch carol to be removed from the eas sanctions, lest from a chance german chance lang. l. immacule has condemned russia's war in ukraine as barbaric and a blazoned breach of international law. in her 1st public speech in 6 months,

she said she stood in solidarity with ukraine and had time as chancellor michaels government was often criticized for its russia friendly approach. the act said johnny depp has won a defamation case against his ex wife amber heard a us court, ordered her to pay him more than $10000000.00 in damages. that herd was also awarded $2000000.00 after juris found that debt had defamed her through his lawyer . the 6 week trial made headlines around the world with the couple, making often lurid clayton's and counterclaims of domestic abuse for amber heard it was a bitter end to an intense trial of hearing it. do you find that mister death has proven all the elements of defamation? answer yes, i listened with her eyes downcast as it became clear that jurors had emphatically side to do with her ex husband. finding that she had defamed him by implying he was

abusive during their marriage in a 2018 newspaper article. dep was in england as the verdict was delivered, but posted a triumphant statement online in it. he thanked the jury saying they had given him his life back her to release her own statement on line. after leaving the court, saying that she was disappointed beyond words by the ruling and doubling it to set back for the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. the result was a remarkable turn around the dep from just 2 years ago when a british court ruled that he had repeatedly assaulted, heard based on much of the same evidence presented in court in virginia. but while the latest chapter of their highly public legal saga may have ended in a victory for dep, it's unlikely to be the last time the pair face each other in court. heard has already announced she's planning to appeal the verdict. let's take

a look now. some of the other stories making news around the world in the us for people have been shot dead on a hospital campus in tulsa, in the state of oklahoma. the police say that the gotten an armed with a rifle and a hand gun apparently killed himself. this is the latest in a series of mass shootings to shake the united states. and croatia is set to become the 20th e country to adopt the euro. the european commission says the balkan nation has fulfilled the necessary criteria, croatia plans to replace its national currency. the kona from the start of next year. now the united kingdom is beginning a 4 day celebration for the platinum jubilee mocking 70 years of the reign of queen elizabeth the 2nd, the country's longest serving mach a ceremonial parade trooping. the color is currently taking place in london, and the queen is expected to appear on the balcony of buckingham palace for a military fly past later today.

and the london correspondent child that chelsea hill is at the scene for us. charlotte, huge celebrations being seen in the u. k. can you put the significance of all of this into context for us? absolutely was mocking. 70 years on this throne. she is the longest serving monarch in british history. no one here. few people here could remember any other monoclonal throne. i think it's fair to say it's a safe assumption that few of us will be celebrating a moment like this, or mocking a moment like this. ever again. 70 years on the throne, when you consider what she's overseen, she's ever seen the end of the british empire, the birth of the digital computer age. and the transformation of british society, multiculturalism the way everything's completely changed their out a 70 years. and that is why so many thousands of people are lining the streets

today. many of them really wanting to mob as moment celebrating. what is a 4 day holiday for the british public? here we've been speaking to people from around the world, some of whom have come here, especially to take part in this moment. mark history. essentially. we spoke to some people who'd come from the us, who said today was the day that that most excited about this is all the pump and pageantry that you're seeing on the screen right now. something that the royal family is, is so famous. does right now we can see the trooping tripping the color parade that's happening in london right now. what, what else is going to be happening over the next few days? but it is a jan pac few days. this really is a one of the ceremonial moments you'll have the balcony appearances you mentioned later on today from members of the royal family. interestingly though, a lot of people will note that prince harry and his wife megan as well as prince andrew. the queen, 2nd son, will not be that the not whacking members of the royal family. they will not be

joining us later throughout the next few days. is you have a series of celebrations. this area will essentially be turned into a concert venue on saturday. huge pop concerts, marking the 70 years, and then sunday they'll be an enormous pageant. the way being told will have real while back. so just looking back at the last 70 years of british history, that the queen is 96 years old. so to what extent will she be able to participate in all of these less festivities? they've been so many questions about that in the run up to this 4 day event. indeed, she wasn't able to take pass part last month and one of her key duties responsibilities in queen as queen the state, opening a parliament she delegated to her son. that was a significant moment here. many thought it could have knock on effects that perhaps she wouldn't be able to attend. now the palace has said that they are taking this on a day by day basis. we are hoping to see her on several occasions over the next 4 days,

including on the balcony that today, but indeed she has suffered from health issues. we know she has mobility issues, but at 96 years old i think to that so it can be forgiven and, and can be expected at the stage. absolutely. dw correspondence child chelsea pill in london will certainly be coming back to you later in the day. but for now, thank you. and that is all we've got time for business. love is up. next i manuscripts mckennan. thanks so much. fortunately, duluth i should meet about it. unfortunately.