ah ah ah this is the w news live from berlin. miss all striking the ukrainian region of odessa. keith says at least 20 people are dead after russian aircraft, 5 missiles that hit an apartment building and other targets. and germany owns up to its colonial past. berlin recognizes a collection of african artifacts looted in the 19th century as the property of

nigeria. ah, i've been fizzle and welcome more civilian deaths. ukraine officials say at least 20 people were killed off the russian missiles had a residential area in the black sea port of odessa. another massage hidden near by recreation center. the strikes come just one day off. the russian forces withdrew from near by snake island, which had seemed to have eased the threat to odessa. residents were asleep when a russian missile struck this apartment building at around 1 am on friday neighbors in the town of sir eve. carney, odessa rush to help emergency workers search for survivors. did you see people being carried away? every nerve, their only body bags and smoking was valuable?

the kremlin has denied involvement in the strike saying they do not target civilian sites. but keith says russian forces have escalated their long range attacks, increasing the threat to civilians far from the front lines. and alyssa will not want ukrainian mornings to start as tragically as to day versus going on with russian missile strikes like the one on the odessa region. this with many casualties as we want ukrainian mornings to be peaceful in just like the ones in other european capitals you now in the 21st century betterment stelito. graham president zalinski is urging law makers not to delay in implementing the measures ukraine needs to take in order to join the european union, which includes anti corruption reform, brussels approved ukraine's candidacy last month in a symbolic gesture of their progress towards joining the block. lawmakers raised

the e u flag in ukraine's parliament chamber, but it will likely take years to clear all the hurdles for e u membership. did oh, he's nick connelly spoke to us earlier about the targeting of civilian infrastructure. i asked him if moscow was trying to break the morale of the people in ukraine. that's certainly the way it's being read here. and key of that is certainly what most people use me here, especially in government circles, would tell you. i think the intention added level is perhaps less important than the results we've seen. now in the past week, civilians lose their lives on a huge scale and come and choke in odessa today. but also in the mac ally of close to front lines. and it's abundantly clear that russia is not willing to stop hitting targets or going for targets that it claims a military targets. even if there is a significant risk of civilian loss of life at the rockets they're using now are increasingly old and less precise. some of the rockets use the past week are ones

that came in service in the seventy's that are have a huge range up to 5000 kilometers, some of them, but are notorious for hitting the wrong targets, sometimes getting as far as a half kilometer away from the internet target and lots them even don't reach their target. so that's one of the reasons why russia often launches these missiles from plains above the caspian sea, so as not to hit targets in russia. if the missiles go wrong. so there's definitely no willingness there to leave off targets or to basically take disadvantages in what they seize their military campaign for the interests of avoiding or succeeding casualties. and now increasingly, as ukraine holds up better than anyone had expected, least of all in moscow. there is really a worry here that russia moscow will start trying to hit the civilian infrastructure to make it harder for ukraine to keep on fighting, to hit electricity plants, roads, railways, on a greater level so that even people, hundreds climates away from the front lines,

will not be able to go about their daily lives, even if they're not hit directly and will increasingly find their daily life disrupted their ability to earn a living. made more difficult. and, you know, the hope it seems in russia is that increasing, there will be pressure on ukraine's government to come some kind of agreement to make some kind of compromises as life becomes as an unbearable here and place like here as it already isn't. dumbass nick in one strategic victory. ukraine may have recaptured snake island in the black sea. the russian forces continued to make gains in a dumbass. that's true. i think a lot of people here in ukraine are seeing the snake on a victory as a preview, a kind of taste the things come if you crane gets the numbers are of western military systems that it's asking for. and the real game changer in the case think island was rocket artillery from the u. s. those high mar systems that allowed ukraine basically to consistently attack the russian garrison. darrell snake on from the other side of black c from the ukrainian controlled shore. to an extent

that busy the russians had no option but to leave. now on a bigger scale, they don't have those capacities only have a handful of those rocket launchers. and we're seeing ukraine having to make controlled withdrawals. time time again there in the hans godless in the east, and basically playing for time in the hope that finally these deliveries will arrive. and that ukraine will somehow draw close to parity and be able to make it to take a bunch of those more high tech solutions of the west is offering to, at least in some way draw level with russia's extraordinary supply of artery. but ukraine right now is being outgunned, it has enough people who are willing to fight, but just simply doesn't have the guns and ammunition to give everyone a weapon who wants to fight and to, you know, basically draw level with the russians or did you use the cali, reporting from keith some other stories now making headlines around the world in russia and american basketball star has gone on trial for drug trafficking. britney griner was led into a court of the start of the hearing prosecutors,

the lead. she was caught with the beeping cartridges containing cannabis oil. the wife says griner is a political porn. us has called for her immediate release. protesters of storm libya's parliament building in the eastern city of to broke their fed up with deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock, local media. se angry young hotel is penetrated the perimeter and set fire to ties in front of the building. heads of states and scientists said a you when conference in portugal, a calling for an international treaty to protect our oceans are just disabled. leaders aren't acting fast enough. un secretary general, antonio quoterush played an ocean emergency in switzerland. the 1st same sex weddings have taken place. both has approve the expansion of marriage rights in a referendum last year. switzerland is one of the last western european nations to

legalize same sex marriage. the czech republic takes over the european union's rotating presidency. today. prague is bowing to focus on the war in ukraine and its repercussions, including refugees, energy and security, and keeping the 27 member block united against russia, dw, christine mo, reports from proc ha. there's a changing of the guard at the european union's top leadership with paris handing over the rotating presidency of the e. you council to prague. because war has returned to europe. the check republics tenure at the home will be a hard way. we are preparing ourselves or to take presidency. think over presidents, it in time for inflation is very high when a war is so close to our sir in ukraine and her russian aggression against ukraine is of course, a main topic girl for all of us. the chic republic has welcome nearly 400000

ukranian refugees and provided significant financial and military aid to keith. since the start of the war, within the e u, it is a vocal support of sanctions against russia. but the central european country, like many others on the continent, is heavily dependent on russian energy. and there are serious concerns here about how secure that supplies energy took, reduce important topic right now and our dependence on russia, or is that of huge for us. so it's a really enormous sir, independence failing of rational gas and oil, and turn, we have to find a solution for all of us about 30 trick republic knows this would be, have been possible only solidarity of all your countries. but e u countries are increasingly drifting apart on how to respond to russia's invasion of ukraine. people i've spoken to here in prague favor continued support

for ukraine, and a hot line on russia. they say this country's history being occupied by the soviet union has a lot to do with it. but the sentiment isn't the same across the union. and so a big part of this presidency for the check republic will be to keep the e you united going forward. some say that the timing, the chick republics presidency is an opportunity for the country as a mediator. it's great as we have tech republic as a presidency country now because you know, they are the perfect fit for this shop. if there's a country that can actually try to find a consensus on the situation and the position towards russia, it could be checked republic. and when we look at france, france is a very dominant country and it sets its agenda in a way that this is what we want. and please get on board. check. republic will be more of a country that opens the dialogue with no signs that war in ukraine is any way close to ending. prague will be tested on its ability to keep

e u. countries in lockstep over the response to the worst crisis in europe. since the 2nd world war for years germany has struggled to reconcile its colonial history in africa. one aspect of that is stolen cultural artifacts, such as the benign bronzes on display at several german museums. now though, the path has been cleared for their return to nigeria with the foreign and culture ministers from both countries, signing an agreement and the ceremony today. the deal formerly recognizes the pieces as the property of nigeria. at the center of the colonialism debate in germany, the pending, bounces, in 1897 british forces looted thousands of the art treasures from the royal palace in benign mutton de nigeria. many ended up in german museums. more than

400. i and the lynch humbled forum. a long battle over the looted art is now ending both germany and nigeria had to carry nigeria, the rightful owner of the plates and sculptures. we acknowledge the horrific outrages committed under colonial rule. we acknowledge the murderers and plundering. we acknowledge the racism and slavery. we acknowledge the injustice and trauma that have left cars that us still was able to day. the breakthrough means the objects can return to their homeland. it's also a radical change in perspective for germany's museums thus benoit. it is i what does change of ownership means? bowdoin? it?

it means that we western museums in the northern hemisphere and cannot simply determine the narrative of these beneath bronzes any longer. a decent being owns it belongs to mere attain, couldn't nigeria? we'll decide which artworks will return the government once to build a new museum to house the bronzes, partly financed by germany. so us, missouri professionals. it is important for us to discuss on issues and areas of collaboration. so that would be able to benefit from this, you know, of toddler, patricia museums across europe are starting to opt for collaboration after years of confrontation. but the british museum has refused to give back. it's $900.00 bruncess. the issue has also become a faker. public debate in farms in germany, negotiations are ongoing to keep at least some of the works in the country on permanent loan. why is it important for i g range that germany recognize these

artifacts was stolen? they goes corresponding florida to cora, explains the complexities it says the narrative streets. it is basically a re tells the story of what happened. it's not just about the artifacts being stolen, it's also the way they were stolen. the number of people, though, a mastercard, that were killed and this is, it has been like a pain and a scar in history for a lot of people from that region from beneath kingdom. and if you're reading, if you check or like you read people, i'm saying that i'm from a family of bronzes and it's so satisfying to see that. finally, the truth is been told about how the bronze is got to europe. and so for a lot of people, it's the 1st step of healing a painful part of the i history. and also you have to recognize, are these been in bronzes? are not just odds are not just the uniform of expression for the people here. many

people use this sculptures as a symbol of spirituality. they feel like it's connects them to the after world to the ancestors, to the our history. so it's a very, very vital part of the identity and so cutting them away in such manner. you know, really, really did a lot of damage to 2 to 2 people here. and so recognizing that this was done, this, you know, atrocity was committed, is a 1st step on a big step to healing for many people. that's it for me. what is up next with your business? ah, she just was use crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series, continues them all episodes are available online. course you can share and discuss on d. w, africa's facebook page, and other social media platforms.