were exterminated 6000000 jews, like microbes to be annihilated. even 77 years after the holocaust hatred towards juice is still pervasive. a history of anti semitism starts july 2nd on d w. ah . this is dw news live from berlin, war of attrition. the battle for ukraine's down boss drags on the region is left in ruins, as russian forces pound cities and kill civilians and ukraine struggles to hold off the honorable. also coming up farmers target as chic temple in afghanistan. at

least 2 people are dead and many more injured, following explosions and gunfire in the center of cobble. so who's behind the attack? and a musical legend marks a milestone. paul mccartney turns 80 will discuss his legacy with our resident beatles expert. ah, a michael ok welcome. there is no let up in the fears, fighting, raging in ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. the dumb boss region, ukrainian forces are battling to prevent russia taking full control of the city of she ever did nets. the regional governor says constant shelling is making it impossible to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped in a chemical plant. their russian troops are also targeting neighboring lucy chance

where the civilian death toll is mounting. but the russian military offensive is not limited to the dumbass region. ukraine has reported strikes on several cities elsewhere in the country. president, ville autumn is a lensky, went to see the damage in one southern city for himself. a rare excursion outside of key for vladimir zalinski to make alive in southern ukraine, where the ukrainian leader, normally running operations from the capital. keith could witness at 1st hand the devastation wrought by russian artillery. his visit comes a day after a russian strike kill 2 people, an injured 20 in the city. it's been under constant barrage by russian forces since the invasion began on february 24th meek, alive lies on the way to the key strategic black sea port of odessa. the fiercest fighting is in the dumbass region to the east, which moscow's forces have been trying to seize for weeks. the russians have pounded the region with air raids, artillery and rockets,

of thoroughly frightened rachelle and continues periodically every 10 minutes. and there's a pause for 20 to 30 minutes, and then again for 6 hours, during official, so better equipped, russian forces have made significant gains in both the loo, hans, and donnette screens that make up the dumbass 3rd through either way in dumbass, the focus of the invaders is now uncivilized. donetta can back multiple ordering to improve the tactical position of the enemy. tried to conduct assaults outside the city, but was unsuccessful spoon them all. it could ukrainian troops have pleaded for additional heavy weaponry to turn the tide in the east lumber driven the city of the rules of law. do you need serious equipment and we need more tanks. right now, we're getting equipment for infantry soldier or be hortner political. as

a result, we have to fight a guerrilla war thought of the goose. the thug looked as, as google oberon semanski brought his country one step closer to european union membership on the block recommended ukraine as a candidate on friday. but the bigger challenge for the ukraine president now remains securing heavy weapons needed to defend the dumbass. how corresponding to manual shaws is in keep earlier i asked her about the latest development on the eastern front. well michaela with just her how about the shelling the constant shelling on lizzie sounds, it has intensified over the past 2 days. and these selling is actually indiscriminate eats effect civilians. there's a number of civilians who died of a to past few days in the neighboring city of central dani ask. well, there is no longer accessed to this city to last. a practical practicable highway

has been completely destroyed by the shedding. there have been elsewhere a gains from the ukrainian armed forces near upper reach ya, near harrison. but the price for those fighting is really it is really heavy, really taking its tall this morning here in key. if just behind me in the me had a scar, a golden down golden dome and manase, there was a funeral of a 24 year old kid activist turned sole dear rahman, that i tuition he and his death is one among many affecting ukrainians. but his death in particular, was really felt by an entire nation that morning for him. i was talking this morning to kiff and may or v tele clerical, maybe nets. and he, what he had to say about these particular, your mind about a man and i to she who died on the front line. he's was representative for

generation and it was for shockey who was always very fam, be interested all. it was different golf vision, a personal not down this guy a lot, a memory with his name's a street name to sleep. his name on a weekend history and continue to fight

with democracy for verification of homeland keeps mer clearly moved by this activists who inspired a fellow ukrainian emma despite the fighting nets raging at their doorsteps. ukrainians, it strikes me might have reason to be inspired. this week the european commission took a step toward granting that country candidate status. and there have been additional arms pleasures from the e. u, as well as the u. k. from your vantage point, how much of a boost has this been to morale? well, of course this week has come out. we see lots of comforting surprises. first visit of european leaders all showed some monro, a macro, among others, a den the visit of a you case, prime minister boris johnson. they all came with

a promise and a insurance that's ukraine, cranes candidacy to the european union that would be supported. this has been effectively done so by also law on the lion that president of the commission. it yesterday said that com sized good news in particular for this younger generation of ukrainians who were born after the full da da mentor, the dismantle of the u. s. i saw it comes as a comfort, but still on a daily basis. ukrainians feel in their flesh in the blog, diesel or even this morning during the funeral, we could hear sirens around above key if and key of skies so diesel is everywhere, diesel is affected. affecting every one and people are really tired of dark, they need more support. they asked for more support and of course, joining the european union even if it's a long process or is a prospect that is more than welcome here and keith, to job user manual shows many things to people have been killed in an

attack on a chic temple in afghanistan's capital cobble a taliban spokesman said, attackers had attempted to drive a car laden with explosives into the temple area, but it detonated before reaching its target. there are also reports that gunman stormed the temple and wounded those inside with a grenade. it's not yet clear who is behind you. sole journalist ali latifah is in cobble and gave us more details about these salt. the attack took place early in the morning and that the sounds from the explosion i echoed throughout the city . you know, it was hard in area several kilometers away from the attack site. so it shows that the explosives weren't very i a potent and very heavy. um and you know, this isn't the 1st time that the seek temple has come under attack about a year ago. it also came under attack by state forces and again,

what this attack and other previous attacks over the last few months have shown is that unfortunately, places of worship in avalon, san continued to remain under attack. just yesterday we saw that a mosque in the norman promised. this came under attack. we have seen attacks on as sophie meeting houses, we've seen attacks on, on she has places of worship. we see tax on sunni places of worship. ah. so it's really for the people a question of how can this law mc emerett finally deliver on a promise of peace and security? i in the country, you know, after having taken over 910 months ago in other news is really air strikes have hit hamas military sites in the gaza strip following rocket fired from a palestinian territory. these railey army shed the palestinian militant group hamas and fired a rocket towards us going on after months of relative calm. there were no immediate

reports of casualties. rescue teams have been bringing people to safety after severe floods in the north indian state of awesome. the state disaster management agency says at least 9 people have been killed, and millions of homes have been flooded about heavier than normal seasonal range. caused a major riverton burst its banks and inundate the surrounding region. well, it was 80 years ago to day. sure, paul mccartney is celebrating a milestone birthday. the former beatle is showing no signs of slowing down is just finished a tour of the us and is due to play next weekend and through glastonbury festival in the u. k. after the break up of the beatles in 1970 came barked on a successful solo career performing on stage with his 1st wife of linda. people around the world had joined in on social media to wish him a very happy agent. while i couldn't have done it without, certainly,

i am joined now in the pseudo by d. w reporter mark s better. who, over the decades had written wildly widely about mccartney interviewed him, seen him perform, and i suspect, snapped his fingers countless times to the man's music mark, it's not often we said a few minutes, a very time to celebrate somebody's 80th birthday you. we are here indeed we are and it's quite right that we should do from the scream of beetle mania. and the yells of she loves you. yeah. yeah. the beginning of the 60s to the closing cause of the long and winding road at the end of the beatles, korea, opus of music spanned a decade. arguably the most important cultural decade of the 20th century. and the beatles were at the center of it. and his music with k, right, a john lennon, a really, really integral part of that. i mean go to any country in the world and you'll be hard pressed to find somebody who hasn't been affected, touched emotionally or just at least knows the beatles. and if you find somebody as

an a, be surprised absolutely amazing contribution to the world of music and all of this, if my recollection is correct from a man who couldn't read music, that's right. he could neither read it and i'll write it down. and he made that decision early on in his career, he told me when we had a long conversation about the process of making the records with the beatles. that he and john lennon sat down and said, we don't want to write music down. we'll get someone else to do that will be like pharaohs who have scribes, we like that idea. so it is a really jokey way of explaining to me that you know, that music was created in the air. other people would write it down and put it in the school. but since then his music has span all sorts of genres from being influenced in the avalon guard by the likes of john cage. call heights stockhausen through to making techno music under various pseudonyms, and also scoring with the said scribe, a really impressive classical work. so his work has really spend the genre as a true creative genius. how do you, magine mccartney himself,

is celebrating on his birthday and badger and see how i did that? yeah, i think there was john lennon daniel yet. no i. i imagine that he is with his family . he's a great family man. he has 5 children with 5 children, and they were wide array of friends who i'm sure he's celebrating with to day after a very successful us tool. this just finished. and he'll be our margin also to looking forward to playing at glastonbury next week, where he will no doubt experience a wave of love from his adoring fans and audience, which is echoed across social media. i mean, as his song says, let it be, he wakes up to the sound of music. so thank you for the music supple. many thanks to you, mark asked printer, a pleasure. you're watching dw news live from berlin will leave you with one of paul mccartney is most famous songs a michael. ok, thanks for watching. this is d w ah

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