ah ah ah, this is dw live from berlin, ukraine's president says his forces are fighting for every meter in the eastern city of 0 to. many civilians are sheltering in a besieged chemical plant. boss, russia, destruction of all. but one bridge out of the city means chances of leaving are

dwindling. fox, also on the program to bear with silos or filling. but ukraine's pharmacist can't ship the product d, w here, from one farm about how the war is coiling efforts to feed the world. and china 0 cove, its policy under pressure locked down measures and mandatory daily testing return for 1000000 millions of beijing residents after an outbreak of the virus to pop to the nightclub. ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. ukraine's president philadelphia zelinski has his says his troops are engaged in fierce fighting for every single meter of c, a barrow, the nets. ukraine says russia has destroyed all but one bridge out of the city, leaving few options for anyone who to leave to the end of the nets together with

neighboring. lizzie, chances are the last main areas in lieu hans province, not under russian control. ukrainian fighters say they're holding out, but without more long range weapons and even basic ammunition from the west. the tide could be turning in rushes favor soon. smoke rising from an industrial area in the city of sierra, the netscape, the last part still under ukrainian control. this unverified footage reportedly shows the as ought to chemical factory where hundreds of fighters and residents are said to be taking shelter. russia is trying to pound the city along with neighboring las, he chanced into submission with heavy artillery ukraine's president. florida means zalinski says russia is throwing everything into the battle to what the occupiers key tactical goal has not changed. they are pressing into shiver. jeanette sk, severe fighting is going on there. literally,

every meter local officials say russian forces have blown up a bridge linking several than as quickly as he chanced, cutting off a crucial evacuation route for civilians in las, he chance ukraine is scrambling to evacuate residence. many there. think it's now time to get out before it's too late. the sun a little after we had, but we have no choice but to leave. and sick and discipline here, you know, you know what, i shall in kill the girl in our yard. yes, alice, could you sally to go with that? we do hope to come back then again said his phone in your system. meanwhile, the west of ukraine is still seeing russian rockets to these images were reportedly taken after a missile attack in the city of shorts. keith, moscow says that destroyed a large weapon step are there. but for now,

russia's focus remains on the dawn best region. and while ukrainian forces have stopped the russian advance so far, keep says it needs more help from the west and it's renewed. it's please for more heavy weapons. now let's cross over to a correspondence, rebecca miss riches, who's in southern ukraine at the moment. rebecca, let's start with the epicenter of the fighting the battle before the east. for the, the don boss, the situation is looking increasingly desperate for ukraine. what more can you tell us? yeah, well, it is gerhard. that's a very accurate. so the situation has been as ever done as grava has been at the center of this battle in the dumbass for some time. now, i've read a very slow moving war of attrition with russia only managing to push forward ever so slightly. as you heard there president lensky saying that they're really battling street for street, inch by inch in that city. though it is looking pretty clear that russia now hold

almost the entirety of several done yet. and in fact, and only one small pocket. as that report mentioned, of a chemical plant that people, ukraine is still in control of their around about 500 civilian hiding there. and there are a couple of 100 ukrainian soldiers as well. now, russia overnight also as you just reported, destroyed at one of the last remaining evacuation roots out of several in it's making it virtually impossible for anyone to get out. you crank are trying to set up humanitarian corridor. but at this, at this stage that hasn't been successful. so the situation they're particularly at that chemical plot which has been continuously bombarded is a very diet for all the civilians. are you on this southern region, the, the region of nikolai, of, as i understand us strategically important part of the country, tell us about the situation there. well, i'm about 160 kilometers away from make alive the situation where i am right now is

calm at the moment and make alive itself. there is a shelling going on there, but the frontline has been pushed back. ukraine has managed to push back russia in a small counter, attentive at some distance away from mc alive. now making life is a key sci fi and it is on the route to odessa, which is another key port city in the south that russia definitely want to control all the way to the western side of mold over sort of the west country, moldova. so trying to move through, make alive, but actually being pushed back to being held back still at this stage by ukrainian forces. there is shilling, of course, an air raid sirens last night. there were several air raid sirens overnight, but at this stage they're struggling to move forward here in the south. now the governor of the eastern region of lou hans, to say ukrainian fighters are running out of ammunition presidents, a zelinski is imploring they took they so as to speed up weapons deliveries is this

still of sense among the ukrainians? does that the west, the west is having their back? ah, yes and no. i mean i think really the situation here is such that they are running out of weapons. they've been saying that for some days now, weapons and ammunition and just desperately needed. are they saying that without them they simply will not be able to win this war? and the pace of them arriving in this country isn't anywhere near as fast as it needs to be, according to president valencia, ukrainian side. so they never, they increasingly frustrated with the amount and, and the caliber of weapons that are arriving. there are also issues of course with the ones some the ones that do arrive at being stored. sometimes they, they also get shelled or bombed by russian forces. and then of course, can't be used. so the situation is, is becoming increasingly dia with the weapons. and i'm afraid that everyone here is worried. they basically said to me, people have been telling me that without the west there's no way to win. but they, they're worried that it's going to be too little, too light at this stage. to

w correspondence, rebecca noticed that in southern ukraine's, thank you. there was concerns growing about war fatigue and the west could, europe and north america be losing their resolve to help you cry. we put our question to frank lab, which a military analyst and form intelligence officer was our one. and last, primarily at home, we saw that in iraq for the british americans and the others, we saw it, especially in afghanistan, more recently, the home front here and ukraine is secure. there's no question of ukraine is losing their result at that strategical political level. but as you said, that the real home front is d. c. new york bell in paris, london. that's where the whole front is and that's where the result needs to be for the risk is of course, of the west getting bored with this, which is pathetic, but nonetheless on true, i'm sure i'm, but another thing, russian information operations are hard at work trying to influence us at that

strategic level. so now isn't the time for any kind of defeatism. now is the time to press on give you credit what they want and show steady result. steady was all that, that strategic level to ensure that those that, that home front remains as far as the ukrainian front. because a wall awesome ukraine is a wall last for the west. we cannot tolerate a failed state with a big army and angry population in europe. it's very, very poor for the future. it would be a disaster for us military analyst, frankly speaking, where now the stockholm, international peace research institute, or see pre says, the world's supply of nuclear weapons is likely to increase in the coming decade. that, according to a new report today, it says the stock of nuclear warheads actually decreased from last year to this bar . this was due to dismantling old warheads taken out of military service. separate said that nuclear arm states have now increased the role of nuclear weapons in the

military strategies and pulled it very worrying. trend is what mat, quarter research, etc. pre adds to say about nuclear countries shifts to increasing their stockpiles . this nuclear signaling that president has been using over the past few weeks, months has really brought this issue of nuclear use back into the public consciousness. and it's causing, i think, a lot of other nuclear armed states to, you know, think about it, their own nuclear strategies, potentially adjusting them, adjusting the way that they talk about nuclear weapons. i think at the very least we're going to see that it's going to be very difficult to make progress on disarmament over the coming years because of this war. and because of how we've missed talking about his nuclear weapons, we've had since the end of the cold war, this, this trends, right? this general trend of, you know, war had slowly going down right in arsenals. and as suddenly we're seeing this

reverse, right? where a lot of different countries, right? not, not just, you know, countries like russia, but increasingly, you know, we're seeing china, india, pakistan, north korea also now as of, as of this year, the united kingdom. right suddenly kind of changing course and, and quite dramatically increasing the sizes of their nuclear stockpiles. they essentials from braves to vegetable oil. not only that, much of the most intense fighting is now focused on ukraine's agricultural hot land in the south and in the east w as an economy visited pharma on the front lines near mc alive, birdsong and tractors. and the only sounds lydia even of is $4000.00. take this artillery far in the distance never really stops. but in a d and a team,

a preoccupied with other things. quite a little. look at the sweet, it's under fed. it's under love to that. but that wasn't for want of trying on the d. s. book for most of the crew. slowly growing season, she couldn't even get to her fields. they were was fighting is now at least 25 kilometers away. far enough from the d. n. her team to get back to feeding the world. the glare of the missile fly over our heads towards mc alive over there. we're in the fields catches fire really easily with all the dry straw. if you do get a direct hit, you could lose hector's to the flames. in a matter of minutes, this unexploded russian missile had dug its way a me to, into the ground, to some the ordinance of the russians left behind them. no st. landmines and countless shells. they also took a lot with them from chainsaws to food,

even cutlery. deer is still tilting up the losses. this crop spray is the forms pride and joy that just been bought for more than a quarter 1000000 euros was destroyed before it could be used last night on for the use cassette bombs, it has the insides of equipment like this to mid zealand. it's a mass. see that the spray tank whittled with holes with months of field work missed, and much of her machinery either destroyed or short diesel, tedious as this is harvest the modest at best unlike the harvest up behind these walls. one with the 2021 was a recording across the ukraine, with full grain storage units, almost everywhere. much the bumper crop hadn't even reached world markets when war broke out in late february. that's because many farmers keep their grain back until

prices are highest during the winter months. uniformity is casen to past thousands of tons of smoke. so the 1st of this is how this bali is just 10 days away. i'm from the hilton most homes here. i will barely have any way to put it. what that is, the grain used to be like gold cra, he could always salad easily, whatever you want it. this is the 1st time ever. we can't get it off our hands. void them with ukraine's portal already shut. but also mind la deal with russia to reopen, not in the cards. alternatives from river barges to rail freight a desperately being sought. but none of them come close to even matching the capacity and price of transport by sea. even when you have been found trucks now face weeks, long tail back to unload the. now, the grain from this form of thousands, like if you go know it's a situation is left, the dia struggling to pay her work is wages the same time the world desperately wait for the greens she produces. but at least she still producing it all. and when

the ports of entry do reopen, they'll be a crop to sell. in spite of mines in the soil and shells of a head. and have some world news headlines for you. now. truck drivers in south korea are continuing a weeklong nationwide strike which has disrupted cargo shipments. the drivers are demanding minimum rates in the face of soaring fuel prices. negotiations with union leaders and the government have failed to yield agree police in india crackdown on muslim protesters following unrest spot by anti islam. comments by politicians. officials have demolished houses belonging to that to demonstrate demonstrators, which they say were built illegally. last week, so violent clashes between muslims and hindus after members of the ruling b. j. p. policy made derogatory remarks about the profit, while united nations human rights commission, michelle bachelor,

says she will not seek a 2nd term and will leave office in august. the former president of chilly faced criticism after visiting china last month rights groups called for her to resign for not speaking out more forcefully against china's abuses of its weaker minority . a chinese government spokesman has described a new spike of covert 19 cases in bay jing as explosive millions of residents face mandatory testing after the outbreak was traced back to a night club that school shops and restaurants in the district have been closed. one infected person was at the club 1st day and now authorities link $166.00 new cases to that venue. beijing is back to mandatory testing and targeted locked downs for residents of the city. it's a major blow. many were hoping for a gradual return to normal scene after restrictions on indoor dining and other

measures that were lifted just a week ago. but a cove at 19 outbreak trees to the popular heavens, supermarket bar has authorities scrambling to contain a further spread of the virus. yahoo yoder, i am a little bit worried to whole lots of places and communities. so need to be supervised now through the over the course, people went to that bar. so i am quite worried when polymer holds the roads with us. about $10000.00 close contacts of the bars patrons have been identified and their residential buildings put under locked down. the re emergence of infections highlights how hard it will be for china to succeed in its 0 coven policy. this approach has come with considerable economic costs for china, while other countries shift to learning to live with the virus to the us. now, eh, senators from both major parties have agreed to push forward new legislation aimed

at reducing gun violence. but modest measures fall far short steps cold for by anti gun campaigners. civil publicans joined democrats and drafting the proposal which must still go before both houses. it follows no space of mos shootings including one texas or a teenager killed 19 children and 2 teachers at a school are washington correspondent. so misconduct gave some details on what would actually change if this bar bipartisan plan goes through. they would do a few things. so it would provide money to states to implement red flag laws. these are that the laws that allow officials to remove guns from someone who is considered a risk. it would also include a background check expanded background check for people who are under the age of $21.00 and want to buy a gun. it would close something that is called the boyfriend loophole. that would stop. people have been convicted of domestic violence from getting a firearm. it would give money to states to address mental health response. that

something that was important to republicans because they continue to underline that it is mental health behind his shootings and not guns. and it will give money to schools to improve safety as well. so this is a limited package and the details still have to be worked out, but it is being held as an important step forward. so ms. walk on the report there from washington, d. c. now let's have looked at some of the other stories making headlines today. french president manuel mccoys struggling to keep his parliamentary majority of elections for the national assembly. projections show his coalition as last votes and is coming in almost equal to a new left wing and green alliance, led by john luke marshall. and the final result will be decided in a 2nd round of voting next weekend on the australian island state of tasmania. 8 people had to be rescued from severe blizzards on the summit of mount wellington, extreme weather. others have been issued in several parts of the country. some of

the most dramatic weather was in sidney, where massive waves engulfed beaches. authorities in brazil have found personal belongings of 2 men who went missing in the remote amazon rainforest. a week ago, british journalist dom phillips, and indigenous expert, bruno pereira, were working on a book about the region known for illegal fishing and poaching. phillips had reported from brazil, 40 w in the past, police have arrested a fisherman in connection with immense disappearance is more. this blue back contains a backpack, laptop, and other personal items belonging to missing indigenous expert, buena, para, and freelance, british journalist, dom phillips. and this, the moment that backpack was found on sunday afternoon in an area of flooded forest near the amazonian river. wherever and phillips were last seen a day earlier, police found traces of blood in the boat of the fisherman. he's under arrest as the

only suspect in the disappearance with the newest developments. hope of finding them alive is evaporating. i think they are usage level so we have to be realistic. oh yeah. they are no longer with us boy yours and his uncles on this act, which was organized by their friends and relatives is a crime for the amazon mobiles, amazon, them. oh, friends and family, i demanding answers that is more minutes here is just to make sure that we are doing what we can do at the moment, which is calling deltore, which is the government of j. a. both narrow has faced accusations that it did not scale up the search fast enough. critics also say that the far right president has pushed to open protected indigenous lands to mining and has presided over search of destruction in the amazon journalist dom phillips was working on

a book on rain forest development. when he went missing, both phillips and para had received threats for their work in the giovanni region, which has seen illegal fishing, logging, mining, and drug trafficking. indigenous volunteers have helped narrow down the search area . last week, offices also found possible human remains in the river. it being analyzed, possibly bringing the search to a tragic end on some sports news for you and football, the final 2 spots for the men's world cup and could tar will be filled in the next 2 days with inter continental playoffs. costa rica face new zealand on tuesday. before that, australia i've taken on peru, peruvian shamans, half tried to jinx and bewitched. the australian players conducting a ritual on a secret hill in lima,

one of game as being held in guitar out. whether that will work for to mark meadows from a sports department or mark, there's a, remind me why australia and peru is just the one off game this time. it's basically because of corona virus. we're so far behind with the usual we'll cope qualification, shed. you old, that the only way they could squeeze the gaming was to have a one off game. normally you'd play home in a way to make it fair. but this that, you know, let's play one game on a neutral venue. and katara will post seemed the obvious place. now these one of games are tricky. we saw that recently when ukraine played against wales, you claim a much better side. but wales went through. so a lot of look comes into the sort of games. now we know we're so far behind with the will qualifying scheduled because we've already had the will cook draw. i can't remember in my lifetime, i will cook draw happening when you didn't know all the teams that would be in the will cope. so it means australia and peru go into this game tonight,

knowing whoever wins will be in a group with world champions, france quite a prospect that is a prospect indeed. so sick your neck out, who's going to win? well, you see here that the peru cases is quite famous with slash across and neutral is kind of love that kids will collector's item. but you just don't decide what, what matches as far as peru fans. well, they've got lots of problems back home because there's a political crisis going on. the president has been accused of corruption. he's denied that, but they, the fans probably want some distractions from that. australia. i think it got a good chance though, because they have actually been in guitar for a while now. that shot to play. you were you in a previous play off to the use the conditions, especially air condition stadiums. now the world was shunted to november because it's too hot and cats are, and yet they're playing these games and kids are in june. now air condition stadiums means you breathe a bit differently and also the ball reacts a bit differently. let's say listen now to australia coach graham arnold you know

what, 5 games are. ready all playing in the near condition stayed in it. it is a completely different experience than playing in the normal stadium. and there is a different different types of things as well as when, when you go into go on to the pitch, you know, it's a fact peru haven't experience at all. yeah. and you see some things to us now costa rica will play it on tuesday. what can we expect that? well, it's a big game of costa rica, the government and decided that all civil servants lunch times will be extended so they can watch the game tonight. yeah, so i think the whole country going to basically grind to a halt is that important for them? now, new zealand aren't seen as a football nation of us, your rugby, cricket nation. but they have got some pedigree. they've been in the world twice before. i was actually there in 2010 you said ethic when they drew with then we'll

champions italy. but you see linda normally playing things like solomon islands, fiji, tahiti, they always talk the osi on your group, australia playing the asian qualifying group. so for them to go from those sort of easy games, if we can call that to them playing costa ricans, such a biggie. you know, one of the game is quite often use in both of got a chance. so costa rica is really to be taken seriously. i'd say costa rica are marginal the favorites for exactly that reason because they have quite a bit of wilco pedigree. and for new zealand, it's this game or both having never really been tested in the last 2 years, but met us there from d w sports. thank you mark. it's also the big day for football transfers. ellen holland has completed his long expected move to manchester city. after boss a dod mont agreed to sell him back in may city's big rivals. liverpool have reacted by swooping for their own new striker. a transfer has been agreed with ben pico for

the uruguay forward darwin. newness livable would have to pay an initial $75000000.00 euros. signing units could have a knock on effect and mean sadie manet moves to buy munich if live and dusty leaves and that's it's a me, a mock and the rest of the new stream. and remember, you can always get all the latest news and sports on our website, d, w, l, f, as in berlin from me, and the news team here with a, with

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