ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. the ukrainian president visits troops on the front line in southern ukraine, volunteered zelinski towards mich alive, where soldiers are fighting to prevent a russian advance along the black sea coast. also coming up the world experiences

more extreme weather as a heat wave. its europe flooding devastates north east india and bangladesh. heavy monsoon rains, inundate the regent, leaving dozens of people died and millions help us and they are spectacular and endangered. as climate change threatens australia's karl reefs, scientists say they may have found a way to keep this vital ecosystem alive. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. ukrainian president valid to meet zalinski has visited troops on the southern front line. while his army battles a russian onslaught that don bos, region, ukrainian forces have also been fighting off attempts by russia to see more territory near the southern cities of me, alive and odessa, with little che,

to frontline positions in recent days, the head of nato. yes, sultan burg says the war could go on for years. with inspecting the devastation with his own eyes. ukraine's president followed amid zalinski on his 1st tour of the southern front. in the strategic port of odessa and the embattled city of mc alive, the president awarded metals to the soldiers and doctors defending the front lines . his visit comes only a day after a russian strike killed 2 people, an injured 20 in mc alive. despite constant russian shelling in ukraine south, the main conflict remains focused on the don bus in the east. through i'd weary the focus of the invaders is now on the cities of seattle dynamics combat moody shop to improve the tactical position. the enemy tried to conduct assault operations outside the city, gone, but was unsuccessful. before them all. over the past few months,

russia has taken control of almost all of the east and lou hans province largely due to an overwhelming artillery advantage. outnumbered and outgunned, ukraine has repeatedly urged the west to send heavy a weapons to the front lines. was blowing a dial low, half, good weapons, but we need much better once we need artillery the shoes. further, our technology dates back to the eighty's. we take care of it often, but it still gets broken out of give if in fact the work you western deliveries of heavy artillery have taken time. but some, including these u. s. made how it is already having an impact on the battlefield. usa. uh huh. isn't it a mutual difference between the weapons we had before and the new one? so remember, so this canon is much more precise which nisha it use faster and a simple to operate your some i because it's low to the ground, it's easier to camouflage it maliciously. does m deal actually you ma squat as the

war increasingly becomes a battle of artillery. western military supplies are ever more critical. but for the ukrainian troops holding on in the don bus, the weapons aren't coming fast enough. dw correspondent to manual shadow is an cave, and she told me why president zalinski his visit was so important. oh, well, i will not amuse. lensky is the president of all of the ukrainian is not just people base in here for people who have had to feed a country following this war. and he is very much proving it's by these visits on the southern france, which has been under nearly constant shirley which has suffered a heavy fighting and of course heavy losses for the ukrainian army. you have to keep in mind of this, at least a 100 ukrainians sold is may be much more dying on

a daily basis. so i think it's quite important that the president is coming to visit the troops for a to boost their morale. and also he was handing out some meadows to go to some soldiers who had been injured, but also for civilians. it's important that they don't only see their president or giving addresses from the presidential palace posts or posting his addresses on social media. it's important for ukrainians to see that the president is very much hands on and it is pretty, pretty much on their side because you know, there's a huge difference in this war about what is happening in the eastern frans and on the southern front compared to places that feel relatively safer, like here in ki, if life is of course not normal because everybody is very much aware of as a war going on. but we not under constant shedding, just not just like in other parts of the country. so very significant visit today. no nato general secretary at yes dalton berg told the german newspaper trade that

the war in ukraine could last to years. how much of a blow is this for ukrainians? and is there much discussion on what that might look like for ukraine? what really a struck me when i was talking to people here is that they are determined to not stop fighting until the last russian. so the we have it, we have left a country suassa mayo beat. any plates, comb, the key of may of it. please call was saying yesterday he was saying, well, you could, we'll only go back on the negotiation table when the fights defy seeing will have ended. and when the old russian soldiers will have, would have left ukrainian saw. these just shows you just how determined people are . you have to keep in mind that it, ukraine, didn't, you know or didn't, isn't the aggressor in that conflict. it's defending its land is defending its culture so days. incredible sentiments of resilience of determination to fight,

no matter the cost. unfortunately, the cost is very, very high. not just for soldiers is also countless civilians who are dying on the databases here in ukraine. emanuel shies in cave, thank you. western support for ukraine is not only coming in the form of weapons. there's a vast humanitarian operation underway as well. governments are playing a large part, but private initiatives are doing what they can to make a difference. with preparing for a takeoff in a few moments baron, hard to run to rack will take to the skies towards the polish ukrainian border. his 45 year old bonanza beach voice is packed with 350 kilos of medical supplies intended for our children's hospital in car cave filled with the plains 1st flight to the polish ukrainian border and its 1st landing on a military base. yes, if you haven't got them on that we just got our final destructions at the field in

rest. no, it's all a bit cramped. a squadron, a fighter planes will be arriving at the same time on. but we've heard we're going to be sandwiched in between somehow home. oh, it's a little slow. you're good. that's what it'll work out, isn't this lungs i'm on the structural. over 20 amateur pilots came to mention glad back in western germany today, they are vol. cheering to use their private planes to transport aid into the war zone, as well as injured people out of it. here they're being trained up for the job. performance for who does him know? few run a lot more complications than expected or movies during, especially since i'm used to flying regularly. pohden. it's nothing special but from it's bizarre north. but this is a special case. german pilots have been flying relief supplies to the polish ukrainian border since the beginning of the war. here are shots from a flight in april, even if the pilots only fly as far as poland they are landing and awards and making

glad back. the main priority today is to raise awareness of these trips. the longer the war goes on, the harder tis to keep people's attention. knock me out of that. i'm one of the more than 3 months of war, attention wings of it, and this is for us. it's important that the awareness is still there, as well as the continued support with relief supplies, or student me, then you to scooter for dimension all that is finally barren heart randa can take off the trip will take him 3 hours and he'll be the 1st of many from now on the team wants to send 2 claims a week. where's roundup of other stories making use this? our french voters are casting their ballots in the final round of parliamentary elections. opinion polls suggest president emanuel my cause allies will emerge as the biggest party in the new national assembly. but it's not yet clear if he will get the absolute majority,

he needs to push through his business friendly reform agenda for thousands of supporters of north macedonia. as main opposition party rallied in the capital scope yet on the weekend, the protesters demanded early elections and accused the left us government of corruption and weakening the public health and education systems. elections are due to be held in 2 years time. hundreds of people have protested intel of eve against israel's occupation of the west bank. protesters carried banners and signs marking 55 years since israel took control of the territory after the 6 day war. in 1967, some demonstrators waved palestinian facts. colombians are preparing to elect a new president, the polarizing choices between left as former gorilla fighter, gustavo petro, and business magnet for their vote. and other it has been compared to donald trump, both manner, neck and neck. in the poles, north,

east india and neighboring bangladesh have been hit by heavier than usual monsoon rains, causing widespread flooding. at least 9 people have been killed and 2000000 left homeless in the indian state of sam experts say floods following seasonal rains are increasing due to climate change. devastating floods unleashed by monsoon storms. millions of people in bangladesh and india saw their homes submerged under water. the floods have killed dozens in both countries. families are mourning the death of their loved ones. this man lost 2 of his grandchildren. let them over. as wit, relentless dream is making it harder for people to reach shadow in does not use in state of us. um is also particularly hit by flooding and landslides. rescue teams

have been raising to evacuate stranded villages and give us a citizen, had been a little rim bukasa. there had been heavy, involves in the past few days. and the whole of us army in under, under the quantum depends of it if it varies from place to place. but extreme weather has become increasingly frequent in recent years. and many areas have had little time to recover before being hit again. the city of on will is it is okay, this is the 3rd time that we're facing, flux or i this time the flood has completely swamped the street on the can elbow, whatever was repaired after the 2nd floor and it is now again in ruins or north of you to numbers are not even alice. why low line areas in bangladesh and india are more prone to such disasters. many believe climate change is making. the situation was while climate change has impacted australia in many ways, including along its shores, a country famous for its beautiful ocean reefs. as seen the phenomenon known as

carl bleaching, essentially the destruction of reefs due to rising water, temperatures and scientists have been working hard to see if they can ever bring the reefs back to life. when the temperature rises, chorus tree salt and expel the algae that gives them the vibrant color, a process called coral bleaching, disrupting ecosystems across the world. now, scientists say they might have found a way to mitigate it by bolstering soft corals the lesson known and understood it. cousin of the hot reefs, they provide tons of food and shelter for other species. they grow really quickly, so they're good at re colonizing after a major disturbance such as like a big cyclone or a bleaching event. and honestly, they're just beautiful and they deserve all the research that hartwell's yet they also appear to be more resilient to coral bleaching. marine sciences rosie

steinbeck says some of the soft corals ought to chorus didn't respond physically to marine heat ways. that means there's a chance that the already loss reese can recover through those species. but it doesn't mean octo chorus a less endangered. even though they did in general, better than the heart quarrels when they finally did bleach, it was catastrophic. i mean, they were literally peeling off the rocks. so even though they do better at 1st, when things start going wrong, they go wrong very, very quickly. a crust world, south asia, the pacific, and australia have most the largest proportions of both soft and hot coral reefs due to climate change. in addition to pollution and overfishing specialized in soft corals, steinberg and other scientists have developed a way to monitor to health of to corals. but she says to problem leads to be tackled from its root, restoring reefs,

and regenerating reefs is not gonna be the way we save them the way we save them is producing carbon dioxide emissions. and then when those emissions are gone and we have all these techniques restoration, then we'll be able to bring them back. so the vibrance under the sea can as well be preserved. i will up next on world stories me to columbia specialists who were training ukrainians to clear away land mines. and don't forget to keep up to date and all the latest news on our website, t w dot com. or you can also follow us on our social media accounts. i'm pablo phone alias for me, the team here. berlin, thanks for watching. see again, the top of the next step. it's not a question of whether the next crisis will come. but only when and how the media will deal with it. how can we stay focused on.