ah, ah ah, this is d w long from berlin condemnation for a sham trial, the west blast of pro russian court for sentencing. 3 foreign fighters to death. russia back authorities claim their mercenaries, non to prisoners of war. also coming up, ukraine says russia assault and the east is killing as many as 200 ukrainian soldiers every day. calling for more weapons from the west to defend itself. and he was president by urges americans to listen to the findings of the committee

investigating the attack on the capital. the same force lead january 6th, remain at work today. an estimated 20000000 americans watch the televised 1st hearing into president trump attempt to block the peaceful transfer of power. ah, i recall really, it's good to have you with us. the united nation says the trial of 3 foreign fighters in ukraine, by a pro russian court could amount to a war crime. the court in the self declared done, yet the people's republic sentenced the 3 men to britons and one moroccan, dest you, and argues that the geneva convention prohibits the trial and conviction of prisoners of war for act, not forbidden by law. but the court alleges the 3 men were mercenaries and

therefore do not qualify for p o w status. earlier we spoke to moiz gonzo dye, a friend of the moroccan defendant, raheem, said doone. we asked him how he learned about what happened to his friend. mister full, on april 17th, i figure it out that he's captured by seeing the video of payment being entered, viewed, well, it's surrender and ready to go. there were news about like, you know, those british nationals being we like they're at risk of being sentenced to death. so then i started doing research and i've found out that my friend bry, him is toler, also good them. and also he's that, that risk. so 1st of all, i started to, you know, like have, i was, and i was so sad, then i decided that i got, i got to act, i gotta, you know, make actions and help my friends get out of there. so i started, the safe,

brought him come pain, and yeah, pretty much what i'm doing right now. he's not a mercenary. i have all the copies of his documents, all those contract signing with the arm. it's for the ukraine. so he's not a mercury. he is. you know like the, the folder of the ukraine and army and i have all the documents verifying but, and confirming that he signed that contract in november of 2021 was moiz icons, adar friend of the moroccan sentence to death by a russian back court in dance, talking to us earlier. now, in the more than $100.00 days since it began, the russian onslaught has lost none of its brutality. ukraine says as many as 200 of its soldiers are being killed every day with a war in the east, rapidly becoming an artillery battle. ukrainian officials are urgently calling for

more heavy weaponry. according to key of russia has between 10 and 15 times as much artillery equipment. our focus remains the eastern dog by region, which has been partly occupied by pro russian separatists since 2014200 fighters a day. that is almost double the official figure of just a week ago. a short while ago, our ukraine correspondent nick connelly told us what has changed. i think the main difference here is that russia has focused all its efforts on very specific, very targeted parts of the front lines. they've learned from the mistakes of the early days of this war where they spread themselves too thinly and allowed the ukrainians to really attack their logistics. and now they're massive or superiority in terms of just weapon systems. you know, those figures 10 times more, 15 times more in certain weapons categories than the ukrainians is really making itself felt. obviously, ukraine's have been

a lot more efficient in the way they use. what they do have their lot better at using drones about coordinating the intelligence they get from drones and of the, from the us and other western buttons with the people on the ground. but still that more agile style of warfare is not enough to make up for that huge discrepancy in terms of munitions and the weapons to use them. or we've been hearing from you. can you come on to say they actually have maybe the weapon systems, but they don't as we have the munitions left to work them basically, ukraine's supplies of soviet era. shells are now used up and everything they're going to be using in the weeks to come is delivered from the west. so their success is gonna depend on the speed of that western ammunition and western equipment. arriving him. it will be a corresponding economy there with his assessment from southern ukraine. let's now take a look at some other developments in the war. the mayor of mario full has warned of a major cholera outbreak in the southern ukrainian city. he said that with much of the infrastructure damaged or destroyed, people were forced to drink contaminated water. russian troops took control of

mario full last month after weeks of bombardment, which left the city and room. german health minister call out about has promised more medical help were injured war victims in ukraine on a visit to levine in the west of the country. the health minister said germany would build centers for the wounded donate prosthetic limbs and send german doctors to the country. unity in the face of aggression a sentiment, a new member states stressed over and over again when russian troops 1st invaded ukraine. but that unity started to dwindle when it came to the specifics. how to punish brewton and his allies, how to best support ukraine. now over a 100 days into the war, the positions keep drifting apart as christine moon, bob reports rushes news stated, objective of taking control of ukraine's industrial. hot land is now within its reach in the battle for the east and done bus region rushes armed forces all

gaining ground, subtle, ukraine's best fighters are here. but for all they tactical skill and morale, they're simply out gun. away from the theatre of the war. some observers say the tide could turn in ukraine's favor if the west delivers heavy weapons to ukraine quickly. but those cause are increasingly being met with both willingness and resistance among ukraine's allies. the e. u is split into camps with some calling for more weapons, will ukraine and others wanting an immediate end to the fighting grain must win. this war hooting must loose. that is the main message we have to send. and that's why. now it's important to send all possible weapons to the grain or friends. we have to focus our efforts under plumber soon bring those warring parties back to the negotiating table. and i don't see our weapons are helped to contribute to this

objective. but one prominent diplomat, i'll use it's not yet time for talks meaningful peace negotiations will only be possible once both parties and i insist on both parties who crane and russia come to the conclusion that they can no longer make meaningful advances on the battlefield. right? are we at this moment now? no, we aren't. oh, obviously russia believes that they can still make meaningful. ready further advances in the dorm bus region. obviously, grain is absolutely determined not to let that happen. ukraine has vowed to fight russia to the last inch over its sovereignty. but its been suggested that when the negotiations do come about keith would ultimately have to see territory. beyond the land been fought over now, there are questions about crimea, the peninsula,

russia annexed from ukraine in 2014. given the fact that russia considers that now since 2014, a part of russian territory, that would mean that we would be looking at the war, not in grade by the war in russian territory. and if you have a war on russia territory, russia could claim that existential issues are at stake. and we should do whatever we can to make sure that graham can recon good the territories. last since the 24th of february, as a minimal bringing warring parties to peace is a complex process that can take a very long time. it is clear that over time, the unity and resolve in europe and among western allies will continue to deteriorate. it's going to round up now of some of the other headlines making news

. today, the british government has beaten off a legal challenge to its plan to the board international asylum seekers to rwanda. the high court dismissed efforts by rights groups to hold the action. the 1st flights are said to leave the u. k. next week. you as president joe biden, and leaders from the western hemisphere have unveiled a new migration plan on the closing day of the america summit. the so called los angeles declaration will create incentives for countries taking in migrants and refugees in the region. more than 20 nations are joining the accord and president biden says it's important to hear the lessons from the january safe attack on the capital in order to preserve the countries democracy. he was speaking a day after a prime time television hearings watched by an estimate of 20000000 viewers in the u. s. the committee investigating the ryan says what happened was an orchestrated

attempt to stop the peaceful transition of power. ah, the us capitol, descending into chaos and violence. these images a part of a mess of evidence presented by a house select committee investigating form a president. donald trump's role in the january 6th riots call to georgia officials urging them to quote, january 6 was the culmination of an attempted cou. a brazen attempt as one right to put it shortly after january as 6 to overthrow the government. the balance was no accident. it represent senate prompts less than most desperate chance to haul the transfer pow to try to prove that trump incited a violent insurrection. miss of a committee compiled testimony from those who stormed the seat of government in a video presentation. i what really made me want to

come was the fact that you know, i had forwarded jump all that time. i did believe you know that the election was being stolen. and trump asked us to come, he personally asked for us to come to the see that and i thought for everything he's known for us. if it's the only thing he'd go ask me, i'll do it. we're going to walk down to the capital she of the committee also heard from a police officer task to with defending the capital that day. i couldn't believe my eyes. there were officers on the ground. ah. you know, they were bleeding, they were throwing up, they were, you know, they had, i mean, i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in people's blood 6

more hearings scheduled. but with so many republicans behind trump, it might not be enough to ulta perceptions of what happened on that january 6th that we asked our a washington correspondence. and we so must go know whether a former u. s. president donald trump could ultimately face prosecution for his role in the capitol attack. that's going to be interesting to witness. i mean, i think the committee and certainly democrats know that republican leadership, republican voters, are not going to be swayed by what we're going to see here. over the course of these hearings, but what they wanted to do, or trying to do by laying out this carefully calibrated story with all of this evidence, is they want to make it very clear that this has to lead to some sort of accountability . and that has to go through the department of justice, that is the only agency that can actually prosecute people with crimes link to this insurrection. it has been 2 years though brent and the agency has already come under fire for not carrying out his own investigation, not pressing charges, but the department of justice has requested transcripts from the committee hearing

. so that could be a sign that they're looking to build on this evidence to put together cases. but as i said, this is just the beginning. so whether president trump himself will be held accountable, we'll have to see what that, what the justice department decides to do. that was to me, so much gonna for washington. so football nose down ecuador will play in guitar at the 2022 world cup fever has this miss chillies, claims that ecuador field it, an ineligible player in the qualifiers. ecuador defeated t lay in their 1st encounter. last year, the teams drew and the 2nd ecuador finished forth in the south american table, which automatically qualified them for the tar. sheila football federation plans to appeal the decision with a court of arbitration for sports. and before we go, here's a quick look at our top story at this hour. russia assaults on eastern ukraine claiming the lives of to 200 ukrainian soldiers every day. that's according to a senior government advisor. ukraine is asking for more advanced weapons from

western nations to counter moscow's offensive. offer me for now, but stay with us christie flats and will be here after the break with the business booth. and don't forget and you can get all the latest headlines and information around the clock on our website at a d w dot com. i'm nicole really for me and the entire team. thanks so much for your company with a 175 years ago and start up on.