standing shopping and dining offers. enjoy our services all. be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by fraud lou ah ah. this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine says its forces are holding out in so don't, don't ask. despite russian troops destroying the main escape routes from the city authority say they're trying to evacuate wounded civilians. hundreds of ukrainian fighters and civilians are taking refuge from the russian assault. inside

a chemical plant, both ho coming up, canceled by his russian fans. we may be latvian pop singer whose foregoing fame and fortune to tell the truth about the war in ukraine. first plain carrying asylum seekers too or wanda, is to to depart the u. k. today, the plan is controversial. critics call it immoral, but the government says it will discourage illegal migrants from making risky attempts to reach britain. ah, i'm pablo follies. welcome to the program. ukraine says it's forces are still holding out in survey. don't, don't ask a key city in the eastern don bass region. ukrainian officials say russian forces now control round 80 percent of the city,

which has become the sight of one of the wars bloodiest battles. russian troops have destroyed all 3 bridges leading out of savannah. don't ask, making it very difficult to evacuate civilians to neighboring lucy chanst, but a regional governor says it's still possible to evacuate some of the injured, and that russian forces have not yet entirely blocked off the city. bridges destroyed. the city of severity. nats is now almost cutoff. authorities say they're still able to evacuate the wound it, but the situation for those still left is worsening and fast. st battles, a raging in the eastern city, the governor of the regions says it's mostly under russian control. much of severity nets has been destroyed. authorities believe more than $500.00 civilians, including children. a sheltering at the vast are thought chemical plant. they say the plant is under heavy bombardment from russian forces. moscow and pro russian

separatists in the region have issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian troops. still holding out in the city. there was view but the ukrainian military unit, so that the station there remain there for ever. what they have 2 options. either follow the example of their colleagues and surrender or die who love they have no other option with them. but the ukranian president remains defiant. ma am was for i will, we are dealing with absolute even in my more. and we have no other choice, but to move you issue more free our entire territory, why you kick the occupies out of all outreach al serra and elbow. now the width of our front has already more than 2500 kilometers. you can feel that the strategic initiative is still on our side intro villa, a nearby town to the north, west of subordinates, ukrainian police race to bring civilians to safety, many of them elderly. they didn't want to leave the house. now they have no choice,

but to go for the latest, we can go to dw correspondent omen gone. gone to ranko in the ukrainian capital cave. roman. good to see you. now, russian forces have destroyed all the bridges out of it's a very dramatic, essentially cutting off most evacuation roots. what more do you know about the situation there? of the situation is getting more and more dangerous hour by the hour. so you're right. older 3 bridges have been destroyed and by now, as far as i understand, the ukrainian forces can still get some support from those m, from the neighboring city of lucy chunks, which is a twin city of several then asked sedated on the other bank of the she was could then escort eva and it is m. as far as i understand, there is a connection over the reba with boats. so ukrainian forces have been resupplied

with ammunition and maybe some wounded soldiers are evacuated by boats. but you can imagine it is very difficult and if there is heavy shelling. so this vision is very, very dangerous for the ukraine in forces. and as far as i understand in the coming hours, there will be an attempt to evacuate civilians hiding in that chemical plant. i'm. it will probably take several days. we don't not know in where you pull in the city of a d as off. see, just a few weeks ago, there were several of days needed to advocate all civilians who were hiding under m and plants there. so we have a slightly different but in some aspect, similar situation here or have very difficult situation. now we just heard in the report that a pro russian representative in don boss is issued a surrender or die ultimatum to the ukrainian soldiers holding out in civil don't ask, has there been any reaction from the ukrainian military?

no, i haven't seen any reaction so far and normally ukrainian forces would not react immediately to such such claims. or the situation is for the ukrainian forces, different from mario pole because ukrainian forces are not completely cut off and a help is not dozens of kilometers away. is just on the other bank of the river, so a ukrainian forces may retreat. they may receive some help. of course that help is limited, but still they do not have to surrender. roman ed, tell us about the significance of savannah. don't ask why or russian troops so focused on this city in this area? well, i would say there are 2 major reasons why the russian forces are so keen on taking several of the nets. or the 1st one is it used to be an administrative center of the region, low hans. so when the separatist declared themselves independent in the year, 2014 and the governmental institutions were moved to several dentist from low hands,

which was the capital before of that region lance christian. and this is, were also a lot of refugees came from from the occupied territories and it was kind of a ukrainian stronghold. so russians want to capture it. and the 2nd reason is they want to declare civil nets. and lisa, chance, the neighboring city, and on the other bank, they want to declare then the complete a loo hands creegan for, for, as they call it liberated from the ukraine in an artist. which is, which is of course, a lie. there are no losses in ukraine so far, so it's a, it's a symbolic and also partially a strategical city for, for the russians, and also for ukrainian forces. d, w correspondent, roman, gone to rankel in keith. thank you. now russia's energy, giant gas prom says it will be reducing daily gas deliveries via the north stream pipeline to germany due to the repair of compressor units by german company,

siemens gas from plans to supply up to 100000000 cubic meters per day. that's according to an official company statement. the pipelines capacity stands at 167000000 cubic meters. north stream is the older of 2 parallel pipelines, leading from russia to germany. the newest north stream too, was finished, but recently, but it's not used under sanctions against russia. over is more in ukraine. the united nation says more than 7000000 people have left ukraine since the war began around 100000 have found refuge in bulgaria. many have been staying in hotels on the black sea coast, neither having to make way for summer visitors did abuse. funny fish our reports. paul gra unit tom to get moving again. everyone here fled from ukraine. months ago, now they are being relocated from bulgaria,

coast to state facilities across the country. how long they will stay is unclear. muslim and you can wait, it's very hard with 2 children. there is no where i can just leave them there on the move with me. up until june, about 60000 refugees were staying in these hotels along the bulgarian black sea. but just before the summer season bulgaria, we use the compensation to hotel operators from 20 yours per refugee per day to 8. the director of these hotel complexes that's not nearly enough to cover their costs . they also took her muscle going business. it's clear, this is our business tourism, so there was no way they could stay on during the summer season. this was all due to lack of seasonal workers. he decided to keep some ukraine in refugee saw carina, and marina po to panko are among those who can stay before the war. they managed to

flower business in hockey. now they are getting trained how to set a lunch table, closing up a coupling. it's difficult to plan at all. we don't know what will happen tomorrow, but we plan to stay here for the summer season and work yet of what they. they fled with their children. there has been seen ukraine could be drafted at any time they say. as a chest, it's hard for us to process everything because we are full of sorrow for our country. national fennel will guerria is in dire need of taurus. russian tourists were one of the biggest groups of foreign visitors where they are staying away due to sanction. it's unclear how many welcome but some here are happy that the refugees are now being accommodated elsewhere. but if mental, so i think we helped enough, it is not necessary to help them any more. could have been. the issue of ukrainian refugees is increasingly polarizing will gary in society there still

a lot of solidarity in the capital. sophia, this demonstration is of coal. her health. this people here say doing war against ukraine is unjustified yet will show about one 3rd of will harry and still maintain a positive attitude towards fulton. and sociology estimators gun have says that the longer rushes war against ukraine continues, the harder it will be to maintain solidarity with ukraine folk to bowl soonest. all will so that the law law for loud of a crucial voices gets all the worse for you, creating refugees will for you or him, gary, a whole body up. will marina carino know little about the ongoing debate about their status. they try to provide moments of joy to their children on the other side of the see you crane, where the war ages on your watching,

didn't you still to come the latvian pop star who found fame and fortune in russia, but now faces the wrath of some fans with his criticism of the cramp a flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is expected to leave the u. k. to day the 1st under a controversial new plan aiming to discourage migrants from illegally cra, sink the english channel into britain. human rights groups and church leaders have criticized a policy as immoral. our next report looks at some asylum seekers who've already spent time in rwanda. they paint a bleak picture of what awaits the new arrivals at transit center. in rwanda, these refugees tried to reach europe, but did not succeed. many of them ended up spending years in detention centers in libya before being relocated here. one of them is peter, naomi. 8 years ago he said south sudan amid the country civil war. he was moved

here last year by the united nations refugee agency, but does not want to stay. i just want to go ahead with his little book in and i would just go back to ne basement one does one of the least developed countries in the world. peter and i only hopes for a better future elsewhere. he feels bad for the migrant center. wonder under the recent deal because they must apply for asylum here. the u. k. ready given you the, my missy to them you that human being are you ready? you cannot tell them. going to stay here or go on buddhism, nor because if the field but are in you. ok you case, but to for the. but the u. k. government disagrees. it insists the policies needed to start the flood of all too often deadly megan crossings of the channel from france. it's very important. we get that we're going, we show that people trafficking doesn't work and we're able to reduce the costs

over time over legal immigration and see, and i, to kingdom the un high commissioner for refugees has called the plans catastrophic . this is all wrong, this deal for so many different reasons. the precedent that this creates these catastrophic for a concept that needs to be shared like a silo. this hostile and run those capital kigali is expected to house the 1st migrants sent under the u. k. agreement, it's general manager said it was not a prison despite tight security measures and opinion that may not be shared by some of the new arrivals. when i'm joined now from london by catherine stubblefield, she is senior external relations officer and spokesperson for the united nations high commissioner for refugees in the u. k. catherine, thanks for joining us on d. w. or the human rights of these refugees or migrants being respected by the

british government. i said, you said there's an important distinction here. hello, in the sense that the people who are coming contrary to a number of public crimes may not economic migrants. when you look at the home office, johnson in terms of has been arriving in recent months, years across the channel. and maybe subjects wonder we would find it very likely that these people would be found to be refugees, a decision maker. so what we have expressed is unity. i repeatedly, is that we do not consider this arrangement to uphold the rights with national law . we consider it an outsourcing the united kingdom, international obligations. and we remain very about to deal with that. now, catherine london says it wants to deter the dangerous trade in

a legal human trafficking across the english channel is not a good thing. after all, many migrants have drowned, attempting to cross the channel, send a you and hcr, and then many other humanitarian to share states concerns in terms of dangerous journey, the risks that many asylum refugees feel compelled to take in order to reach what we're very concerned about. here is that there's no evidence that this time policy is having that intended effect. and then of course, is also a question as to what happens to people after they get their route for one day past experience. for example, after me, israel send it wonder was that many, i'm sure, really short period did not state and that when people are trying to say against their will in a manner they do not want to say that despite the arrangements that have been made, that exposes them in fact, even more dangerous jenny center for the recent future. what awaits the migrants to

puerto terror, wanda is the un, you're clearly concerned about what the situation there. it's difficult for us to do and i just know what a weight this particular group in the sense that we are not involved with the arrangement between the one the one where as we've said, very clearly, consistently in the last weeks and months, we are opposed to this arrangement, we will not be part of it, but it's also worth emphasizing this situation. different refugees in rwanda is very much distinguishable. the current arrangements your recording names mentioned there is an emergency transit mechanism at which the government res. righty. agree with that is an emergency temporary voluntary arrangement and it is very much my current. equally, some 130000 campus refugees. he differently group have been given

a presumptive legal status. so we talk about the situation on the ground, or we need a clear everyone that has a proud tradition of very positive tradition of writing century refugee. because we are concerned about the big shortcomings here in terms of individual just having extra davis. and of course, the transfer people who have not traveled themselves for one day. i haven't said catherine sober feel from the u. n. h c r in the u. k. thank you. thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. dozens of members of a former opposition party income bodya have been convicted of treason. it's the latest in a number of mass trials sort of targeted the cambodian national rescue party. critics say the southeast asian country has been reduced to a one party state the

e u. is poised to bring legal action against the united kingdom after the british government and announced it is planning to scrap in parts of the postal regs of trade deal. the u. k. wants to ease the flow of trade with northern ireland. but brussels says the plans would breach international law. now he was once a popular singer playing 2 millions in packed venues and on russian stay television in tarsh vesuvius with his russian lyrics. the latvian artist won a legion of fans and a paycheck to match. but with the invasion of ukraine, he began to rethink his part in russia's propaganda machine. now he's an outspoken critic of the kremlin that has turned many of his fans against him. oh, interchangeable. soliz was a star in russia, i. the latvian singer performed on russian state media and even held concerts in the criminal oh,

toward the world's largest country. oh. thinking in russian, celebrating the language and enjoy the company of his russian friends. oh my god, i'm a so you still can't fully believe it's all over with, but i might not return may in the next 50 years and i won't have concerts there. ah, the 24th of february changed everything. he told us, as we visited him in his home studio, ah, the place where from school is creative process begins. for weeks he's been working on a song about the war. oh, finally bas lease is speaking out. he's been sharing videos and photos of the war on social media. i. his aim

to confront his russian fans with the reality of violence in ukraine. ah, death and destruction. images that aren't shown on russian state media. lou, although his friends in russia have seen his posts, many are still not convinced. ludlow spotted. it's a paradox. the biggest fans who wrote the most loving comments. i have turned into my biggest enemies, sir. men eyed they have gone crazy, and they are attacking me as god, not out as my kids cub. it's a potentially dangerous situation for the sunni's. hooton's propaganda has also played a role in his home country every 4th person living in luck for years of russian descent. recently, he was verbally assaulted by

a passer by in his hometown neural ahmad rama on a. people have cursed at me met, but i tell them everything is fine. i understand you. so don't worry. you're not guilty for thinking that your brain has been corrupted by the propaganda. who knows with those modern soup mccloud slip again. mm hm. it was released, wants to change the perspective of his firm someday, he hopes to return to russia and perform again. maybe bring his kids as well. but only if it's a new russia one without a good. well for more we're joined here in the studio by our former moscow correspondence and be sure when emily, good to see you. so how common has it become for our to say like this release and previously loved in russia to be cancelled by fans? am further anti war stance?

well, there are actually quite a lot of well known musicians and artists who have come out with an anti war stance . and of course the reaction to that has been, you know, has varied. and depending on the audience that they play to and depending on their fans, so some have applauded that you know, if they're more critical and some fans have obviously said, you know, how can you do this and some examples for you. so basically, magnesia who represented russian at rush on your vision recently you might remember she had her concerts canceled for her criticism of the war within russia. quite recently, a comedian and presenter is very well known very much part of the establishment in russia. maxine gall can, has been taking to instagram with an anti war stands and he says that he's been actually facing a pretty much coordinated smear campaign on state t v against him with accusations that he's essentially a criminal being leveled at him. now, recently we also had within russia the front men of

a popular rock group. did they tell you really shift shook? who was on stage and who criticized, put in himself. he said that russia is not put in and that we should stop kick kissing to the president, essentially. and then a little bit ruder words. been still and he got a cheer from the audience, but then he got in trouble with the police. so the authority is definitely making it clear where people should come when it comes to the war, what their stance should be, including celebrities. somebody mentioned though, some well known their personalities they are in russia have clearly made their opinions, heard, they've been posting videos with destruction inflicted by the russian army and also as well from you know, comments from locals in ukraine on the ground who were telling their side of the story, but yet they're still a lot of sentiment against this what, what's being said, that what, what are people saying to these people? well, it's really interesting that these celebrities are using those platforms and are using social media to kind of get through to people. and you know, because of

a lot of them have tens of thousands of followers including on instagram, maxine gulf, who i mentioned is one case like that. and i think that's really an attempt to break through this propaganda bubble that people are kind of in, you know, after the war started the 1st few weeks and months. state tv was only broadcasting, things about about politics. they cancel all entertainment. so they really went hard when you could say on propaganda. and you even heard stories of, you know, people talking to their own relatives in ukraine who are telling them what was happening on the ground. and people didn't believe it. so the celebrities are kind of trying to break through that, and of course they are facing, you know, some of some of the backlash that we're just talking about. natalie. there's a debate going on in russia right about in with, in cultural circles about how far russian culture on the whole is now totally compromised. could you tell us a little bit more about that? there has been a huge discussion about that since the beginning of the war on which people see who

are critical of put in this government as a war of aggression. but especially since those atrocities that we saw when the russian army left boucher people have started asking including well known film critic, i'm anton doyle, and can russian culture basically exist at all? and that's part of a discussion in russia about collective guilt that's been going on as well. emily, sure with thank you for your insights. now, here's an image you're unlikely to be taking with your smartphone anytime soon. european space agency has released data on nearly 2000000000 stars in our galaxy. it's a massive step towards creating the most accurate map, yet of the milky way. the data was collected by the essays guy, a space observatory which was launched 9 years ago. astronomers hope to use the data to understand better have the milky way evolved over billions of years. experts have described it as a treasure trove of information. when you're watching dw news coming up next in

detail, the news asia income body, a former opposition party members, are convicted of treason. the u. s. and rights groups condemned the guilty verdict plus carry land, gives her final press conferences leader of hong kong. she leaves behind a complicated, controversial legacy for her. that's with my colleague, jared read after the break and i'll be back again at the top. the next hour for me and the team here in berlin, take care. see beth with with

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