ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. the battle for east in ukraine intensifies a both sides claim success and the fight for control of the industrial hot land. and the us pledges to help investigate thousands of alleged russian war crimes. also coming up, that's a 3 as on that t amount of square protest are still making waves in china. we look back at the boot all crackdown and we report from hong kong where tough security laws bomb amy

commemoration of the events of 1989 on the travel chaos. as germany launches a nation wide line, you will take it train ticket. that flat rates for privacy, huge attraction, and carriages forms are quickly overcrowded. ah, eddie micah junior is the name welcome to the program. the battle for control of ukraine's east in industrial hot land is getting the fiesta, both sides claiming successes in the fights for the key city of several. the next is seni, our local official, says ukrainian forces have pushed back the invading troops. russia occupies part of the surrounding don boss and wants to seize the whole region with the fight for eastern ukraine isn't. and so fine. absolutely. but,

but officials in the done best regency, ukrainian forces are putting up a fierce fight. the claims from both sides are difficult to verify it in an interview, the governor of the lo hunter region says russia is suffering significant losses. all the reason russians are blowing up bridges is to stop our reinforcements and severe donuts. our guys are defending the whole new hunts region, and the russians are afraid. our defenders will stay successful. according to information from ukraine. russia has been pushed back from moving into territory west of severe don't ask, striking a blow to russian efforts to claim the entire don best region. if this isn't for the, for its part in russia says it's military has managed several successful attacks. we're very open, we'll go with you. this footage is from the russian defense ministry, and the location cannot be verified. but russia says its forces shot down ukrainian

plain carrying weapons and munitions near the black sea port of odessa. the ministry says russian missiles also struck an artillery training center in the sumi region where foreign instructors worked with them in the capital, keith, the u. s. ambassador ukraine promised that america will assist with investigations into thousands of war crimes allegations against the russian army. i think the efforts of the prosecutor general are really important and i do not think they should stop or be paused just because the war continues. i think people deserve justice and they deserve justice. now, after more than 3 months of war, people who've held out for this long are still looking to leave the evacuations and the deep sense of separation and loss that come with them are a daily reality. now while ukraine says it now controls half of sovereign,

the next did abuse e and philip shows, and keith says that can't be confirmed yes, we have 1st talked to several people on the ground in the past hours, and it's simply impossible to verify if ukraine has really regained half of the territory in several donnette about what a certain is that ukrainian troops have been able to push back russian forces in many parts of the city. and this is quite remarkable because until some days ago, it seemed as if russia had taken control of almost all of the city. there were even reports that are russians had so taken full control of the cities. so this is, this is an important partial success for the ukrainians. know, okay, ukrainian authorities also see russian troops at madison outside slogans. could

that be the next eastern city to fall and are there plans to evacuate civilians from berry and other cities under siege? yes, yes, very concerned about this sir development. it seems as if there are several thousands of russian soldiers very close to slaughter janski's at the moment. so it seems as if there could be an attack any time soon. it's a very important a transportation happen. it's very close to chroma chores, the administrative center of the region. and it's one of the last areas of the don bus region that is still beyond russian control. so a lot of people say that it could be the next target for the russians. are there any planned eva? equations are you thing a yes,

there are actually equations. so going on already. local authorities said that there are several 100 people, a being evacuated every day. the equivocation seem to be successful, but it's getting increasingly difficult. so the governor of the region has repeatedly appeals to, to the local residence, to leave the city. and it seems as if most residents have followed his advice according to a new data around 80 percent of the people have left us as labianca ready. okay. our gemini and other western countries have promised ukraine more bands, weapons, but when could the weapons reach a korean troops in the don bass? well, most observers say it will still take several weeks, probably until the weapons are ready to use. this also has to do with effect beds are just no technical training needed for some of the new weapons systems. of

course you the ukrainians are trying to speed up the process. but, but it was the weapons would probably arrive to late to make a difference of the current fighting and that done both region. however, everybody is getting prepared for a long war of attrition here. so the weapons could make a difference and possible upcoming counter fences. did of your correspondence yon phillip shows in key. thank you. have a police presence in hong kong is preventing any public commemoration of the anniversary of china's tiana man square massacre. police have made several arrest authorities sealed of victoria pac, where thousands got it annuity until b gene security law band rallies last year. back in 1989 students in b gene brought china to a tipping point. when thousands protested indiana man square demand in democracy,

the communist party sent in the army to confront steady fence less than one straightest cares how events unfolded. ah, after weeks of protests, the people's liberation army came at nice thousands of soldiers. they use live rounds and tear gas to disperse the huge gathering and central beijing. protesters seeking a different china. there were running battles overnight and in the early hours of june, 4th tanks and armored personnel carriers began their attack on tenement square. the soldiers beat people, shot people, ran people over with tanks. by dawn, the vast concourse was clear. the official death toll was 241. but other estimates believe at least 10000 people were killed by their own military. the communist party has resisted any calls for an investigation into how many perished. the day after the massacre, a man stood his ground before

a column of advancing tanks on chang on boulevard, which runs directly into tenement square tank man solitary act became the defining image of the protests. and one that has blighted the communist parties. reputation to this day, every year at this time, the party detains human rights activists and sensors, discussions of the crackdown algorithm, scrub bonnie online references to the massacre on china's parallel internet overseas. the focused turns to china's repression and tibet. she's young and hong kong. more than 3 decades later, the events on tiana mon square in 1989 still resonates dw correspondence cd kong in hong kong, the wild place in china, where it lacks kil, remembrance of the massacre used to be allowed. she tells us what's changed. well, i'm now standing at the entrance of the victoria park, which was ones the traditional venue off the ferry mass safe. i'll let mass dave

commemoration, the candlelight vigil over the past few decades in hong kong, but not any more scenes. beijing, its national security, and i was in post in hong kong about 2 years ago. so that law has lost these typo such a commemoration that productivity sense in hong kong. and that's like, like in the past, it was imponderable in hong kong. but now it's like a kind of like a sense of fia, looming in the city. as we seen, like the park was closed the night before the nursery. and it's now got it by hundreds of police offices with barrett case surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like, suppression, like on such a commemoration. and it's also all, largely because of the, the organizing group was forced to disband last year. and it's lisa, well, we're now detained, are now detained for a bush in charge under the national security. so this is actually the very 1st

anniversary our sins on that sustains effort. that's no one applies for such a commemoration assembly. so it is like becoming a kind of one of the most sensitive political taboos in hong kong. do you have to use phoebe kong in hong kong? let's now look at some other stories making headlines around the world. at least 5 people have been killed and thousands more in charity. the train crash and south in germany. carriages to route and attend. yeah, you, pork, you, that holiday resort a and about various authorities believe the technical fault likely cost of the accident in india, at least 8 people have been killed in chemical factory, fire outside the copper to belly over a dozen. others are injured laser wrapped it after a boiler exploded authorities. i investigated the course to national position support us up, demonstrated against talks on the new constitution to protest as accuse presidents case aid of trying to strengthen his grip on power. seed has excluded all the mean

wanted to go parties from the negotiations. he's also dismissed the electoral commission on legal of i. c. s. g authorities are wanting people who live in the athens to evacuate as a wildfire draws closer to coastal suburbs. dozens of fire fighters and several aircraft are waking to extinguish the flames. wildfire bend more than 125000 heck to us in greece last summer. in tennis, e gods fiance has won the french open woman's singles title after defeating cocoa golf in straight sets. now stantec never let the american teenager go find have flew about the entire much is that that's a 5th street much worn by the number one ranked pole. and had a 2nd french open title in 3 years. to football news in the 1st game of the new nations league season, italy and germany, how bottled to a one all draw after it go less fast stuff. look up a greeny brook that,

that look for italy in the 70 minutes. but then just 3 minutes later, just to catch that's at the equalizer for germany. germany has been facing travel k. s. as a new 9, you will train tickets proves a huge attraction. the bagging monthly flats read fast as a valid nationwide until the end of august. and passengers are packing on to over crowded dreams. the government brought in the inflation boston tickets to offset rise and fuel and energy cost. what better way to stable the boredom of waiting for your train than a bit of volleyball, crowded platforms, and trains, and lots of hanging around. this is the reality of rail travel this long holiday weekend in germany. all thanks to the 9 euro ticket.

been there, i don't really want to go to his him in the night for a long time and felt with an ang, you're a ticket. we guy, the city. yes. that a fuel costs are rising, then taking the train as a more attractive option. oh, i talk to you about a glance at berlin's central station reveals that is certainly the case. some trains even had to be cleared because of over crowding. the ticket only covers travel on regional trains, not high speed trains. so journeys across germany will take several hours. some travelers are thinking twice about the whole idea is thank you, missed i will be doing much train travel over the next 3 months because it will be very crowded everywhere. but passengers remain calm, enjoying the chance to travel on a budget. the island of zillow is a particularly popular destination. it's often considered rather elitist, but the 9 year old ticket has opened it up to a more diverse crowd. this weekend can be seen as

a test for the summer to come for many travelers. it's a welcome chance to explore new areas and get a change of scenery and all for 9 euros. well, that's all for now off next, this shift 11 in the digital age. thanks a lot for your time. stay with us. the small, coming up every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word, louis pinnacle. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn with him? it's simple online, on your mobile and free to shop. d w e learning course, nikos vague german made easy about this issue when i arrived here i slept with a sick of people in a room as a 9th in it.