ah ah ah ah, this is did you news live from berlin? ukrainian, president visits troops on the front line in southern ukraine. for low to mid zalinski tours make a lie of where soldiers are fighting to prevent a russian advance along the black sea coast. also coming up, a sizzling summer arrives early in europe as cities across the continent experience

record high temperatures, forests from spain, to germany, to come to the destructive force of climate change. ah, annexed by sir. welcome to the program. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has visited troops on the southern frontline, while his army battles a russian onslaught in the eastern don't bass region. ukrainian forces have also been fighting off attempts by russia to see more territory near the southern cities of mc alive and odessa, with little changed frontline positions and recent days ahead of nato. yet stolberg said, the war could go on for years. ah, 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 medals to the soldiers and doctors defending the front lines . his visit comes only a day after a russian strike kill 2 people, an injured 20 in mc alive, despite constant russian shelling in ukraine south. the main conflict remains focused on the don best in the east. through age wearied the focus of the invaders is now on the cities of skeleton, acts, combat moody shop to improve the tactical position. the enemy tried to conduct assault operations outside the city on, but was unsuccessful. before them all, over the past few months, russia has taken control of almost all of the east, in lieu 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 di isn't as though we have good weapons, but we need much better once we need artillery the shoes farther. 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 who the look 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. you actually have somewhat isn't, it's a mutual difference between the weapons we had before and the new ones saw them. so this canon is much more precise which nisha it shoots faster and a simple to operate your some i because it's low to the ground, it's easier to camouflage. at least just lead to somebody'll actually, you must go out there. 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. let's go to d. w correspondent,

rebecca readers who's standing by force in the capital. keith rebecca, there are reports that russian troops are gearing up to move on. harkey, the 2nd biggest city in ukraine, but more, you know, well, that's right. ukrainian official say that russian forces are trying to get close enough to start shelling that cc. once again they have been making some progress on that says l b, it slow, but ukrainian official saying that they want to open up a new front line. then as you mentioned, hockey's concave is the 2nd largest city in ukraine and the region that it's in harkey region above the russian border. it's the 2nd time we know that this is a t target city of president putin on the russian forces. and it was heavily sheldon, heavily bombarded in the early parts of the war from round about the 1st 2 months. amnesty international says even evidence, a cluster bombs were used in that any that is found to indeed be true that would constitute a war crime. we know that

a residential areas we indiscriminately sheldon has a really high death toll in that region. now this, it would be the 2nd push ukrainian forces managed to get russian forces pretty much all the way out of the region in early parts of may. but we've seen renewed shelling in that area and as i say, ukrainian force is now saying that russian russian forces are trying to open up a new front there. and i'd like just to go to the southern front again and then visit by president zalinski. and his 1st to the southern front, what message do you think he is sending by going there? do you think while it's or is he a very big message of a solidarity? you know, as he has he says the brave men and women fighting down there. he wants to go and support them. he was handing out metals, going to say medical professionals visiting hospitals. i mean, these are very symbolic, but very important visits. it's not his 1st, he's also being to other key frontline areas. he's been to visit his upper region. he's been to how to keep he's a been to lucy champs,

where he's really just trying to show not just the people there on the front line, but the entire country that he stand by the forces. these are incredibly high security visits. there are no details announced before and not until he returns to they announce that he's been there. but despite the security in the high, ah, yet the high security basically of the trip. so these are still very important, and they show that he's willing to take that risk, they're very risky, very dangerous. but you know, by doing so, he's really standing in solidarity with the troops. and just to get back, if you don't mind to the comment we heard from the leader of nato general secretary jen, stroke berg, that the war and ukraine could last for years to people there. feel the same and didn't really matter to them much. what foreign leaders say about the unfolding of the war? ah, well, i mean, i, people here i think have come to terms with that reality that this war is going to drag on us for years a long time ago. i mean, as we know, there already has been

a war in the east southeast of this country for 8 years. so it is a reality that ukrainians are very aware of and they may everyone who speak to he does, you know they're hopeful they're hoping obviously that it won't last years and that they will be successful weed. there is still a real sense of hope that people, people believe that you claim will be victorious or in the end, but they, they are really aware of the reality that it, it may drag on for years. as to the 2nd question, i, i don't think anyone's really aware what's happening in the german for us here and no, i don't think it's important. but something else that yonge dalton berg said in those statements, of course, was that nato very well may announce at an upcoming summit that russia is no longer an ally of the alliance. and that would of course, be very, very significant. yeah, i think the ukrainians might be happy to hear that more than what the previous comments rebecca readers reporting from keith, thanks so much. germany is taking emergency measures to cut natural gas

consumption and replace supplies because of lower russian deliveries. economy minister robert havoc said the use of gas and industry and to generate electricity would be limited. instead, more coal fired power plants will be used despite environmental concerns. germany will do its best to replenish its gas storage reserves ahead of the winter. russia has cut deliveries, blaming repair work, a decision berlin says is actually politically motivated. here's a round up of other stores making use at this hour. french voters are casting their ballots in the final round of parliamentary elections. opinion polls suggest president emanuel mack holes allies will emerge as the biggest party in the new national assembly. but it is not clear if he will get the absolute majority he needs to push through his business friendly reform agenda. northeast india and neighboring bangladesh have been hit by heavier than usual monsoon range, causing widespread flooding. at least 18 people have been killed in more than

2000000 left homeless experts, a flood after the rainy season are more frequent because of climate change. europe is sweltering under an unusually early summer heat wave record breaking temperatures have sparked forest fires in spain and even here in germany after the hot dry weather is putting pressure, pardon me. and the hot dry weather is putting pressure on regions already suffering from dr. roar and crackle of wild fire burning its way through northern spain. fire fighters are struggling to contain flames that have already claimed over 200 square kilometers of woodlands. spain is sizzling under a heat wave that is swept across much of europe with temperatures far higher than usual for this time of year. forest fires also near the german capital berlin. here, unexploded munitions from world what to

a complicating efforts to put out the flames. experts fear that was to come he bounced inside him yas, put the hottest time of year is usually between mid july and mid august, all the sites in the interim. if we already dealing with these temperatures now, but they would likely be more days like this, or even hotter, one sulk, no later this year, hog at once more intelligent man in nixon on franz to is feeling the heat like in spain, temperatures have exceeded 40 degrees celsius in some places meet your own. just say it is the earliest heat wave to heat the country in 75 years. as people look for ways to cool off, as you in paris is providing icey treats for its occupants. law. it on the bus it is. so here we have a frozen watermelon mix for the giraffes that we have tops of blood for the carnivores. and then here we have blocks of ice mixed with meat for the lions.

what in these unusual refreshments? a welcome relief from the baking heat. in italy, the early onset of summer is drawing up waterways. the pool river, the country's longest, has disappeared completely in some sections of por, port out articles against the situation can get even worse. it can kill animals affect agriculture. hum, everything. well my, the river has already run out of water. i used go fishing by now i can only fish for stones, put a button that he saucy, signed to sworn and extreme temperatures. this early are caused by climate change and ether to become a regular feature in years to come. and for more on the situation in northern italy, i'm joined by alexander de may. in the northern italian town of varese, he runs a company that helps companies and governments deal with clot,

changes in the climate. good to have you with his alexander and it as we just heard in that report. there is a serious drought problem in the river po. could you tell us more about that? is sure. thank you for having me. the northern part of italy suffering from the worst brought in 70 years. it happens food production and you don't know if you have a lot of industrial and cultural activities or water. for example, a june rises produced $40.00 and this requires a little more than 90 percent of the total resort to rise. production happens here in the 3 at this very moment, right? it is very short of water and this will impact the results of rice with also all the kinds of predictions from the shortest wondering like who knows, reading, buying, yards and food. predictions were when an estimated look up to 40 percent. this will impact the overall flu production result and the full price will increase the

production of electricity by high level electric power plants, which is about 50 percent of the country supply is done about 50 percent due to the shorts of water. also interesting to mention is that the rate as an energy phone don't know about it, which is we do in striking just can you tell us, i mean, as you were beginning to do the story of this drought, i mean how, how did it appear when did it begin, it, did it come as a surprise? what, what took place? well, i had and background as a scientist in have brought in climate change. so for me, this price i live here in the northern part of italy and it hasn't rain since we're hardly rings in december of last year's only, almost for 6 months. we have seen very small amounts of rain in the water, little friends, and i live close to jordan and they like colin, got a lot of different dies and b. and i said before, is it not something new?

scientists from all over the world have showing that the climate is changing. teddy showed it around 2 minutes, range gets closer and dryer. so this is not a lot of time. you can inspect it like to have more of you and animals in all the parts of europe and worlds. let me just ask you a quick question. is there anything the people there or even the government of italy can do about this, or is it just a global phenomenon that requires global action? exactly. why is it global action and we need to change. i would have been using energy implement more and fossil energy, solar and wind box andra. this is what is really very urgent and i'm afraid. and the current data shows that the $21.00 agreement, $1.00 degrees celsius. you're not going to all right, alexander, to me in northern italy, in the town of a raise a on the drought there. thanks so much. you're watching

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