for making or that'll be fun to watch. ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. fierce fighting continues for lucy chance. one of the last ukrainian strongholds in the east of the country, russia and back to fight as a they control the city. but ukraine remains defiant. and in the wake of the u. s.

supreme court overturning of abortion rights, florida joins the states and acting vans, but its governor is facing pushback on the streets. and in the course. plus 50 years of pride has people dancing in the streets of london? the l. g. b t q arrayed, return to the city for the 1st time since the pandemic. ah, i'm told me a lot. well, welcome to the program. we began with the war in ukraine where fighting is intensifying around an important town in the eastern province of lou hands in the don bass. russian back fighters claim to be in control of the key city of lucy, chance and publish videos showing that soldiers allegedly in the city. but ukraine insists, least the chance to remain in it's force as hands president volunteers. lensky said

brutal hostilities are continuing along the entire front line with the epicenter in lieu. now ukraine is appealed for more weapons from its partners, saying its forces are still heavy. outgunned by the russian military, doubly corresponding economy is in give and he told us how western military aid made a difference on ukraine's black sea coast. we've already seen defect western weapons in snake islands. basically. everyone here and here agrees that that would not have been possible without those western systems. at 1st of all, anti ship rockets that made it impossible for the russians to restock and re supply their garrison there. and then it was the rocket artillery, the highmore systems. it allowed ukraine to hit that island from the ukrainian controlled coastline of the desert regions didn't have to fly planes or drones or send rockets there. they were able to basically batter the russian forces there with a constant stream of those artillery shells. and that is basically to something they weren't able to do until those systems arrived. but i think in terms of the

quantity, they're still really, really, really struggling in those high muslims, ukraine for now. and he has 4 of them. they say they need dozens, if not hundreds of them to really be able to have a child pushing russia out of ukraine. and for now, you see basically along the front lines of crane playing for time, hoping that they can make russia pay is higher price possible for every street, for every town it takes. and basically wait for the time to work in ukraine's favor for those supplies. finally reached for loans, millions of ukrainians have flared their homes. since russia's invasion, family members have even sent their elderly men away, fearing russian troops would shoot them on site. now after living apart for months, some have returned home. dw emmanuel chairs followed the story of one family and their struggle to stay together and stay safe during war. it's been 2 months since we last saw the la demy happen. and this time around,

he looks much better. back in the screen, he had fled to medieval and taken shelter far from home in the western city of live eve. he said that on his journey, russian tubes stole everything, leading him just a note his sister had written, stating he couldn't talk very well. because of a stroke. now back in his village, he shows us around or can, you can see room through here, over the broken window. so just there, over these was where the ukraine and army flooded the area to slow to rush in advance some key if it proved a vital factor in protecting the capital city in what now looks like a peaceful neighbourhood again for letting me his family were so scared the russians would shoot him, they sent him away and endured the shedding alone viewed 3 lives. they fired and fired with a bill to me. it was as if someone like, spielberg was directing

a horror movies here. and you're just like an extra on that sex symbol and you think to yourself, now surely it will stop. there won't be anything scarier than that. but no, it continues asking for a little while the seller became home to the women for weeks in march, as they hid from russian shelling with i'm usually we will use doors from the stable to make beds with mattresses and pillows on top. oh, oh see. oh, here we sat and there we could lie down. as the russians retreated for lot him, he wanted to come home, but at 1st his family wasn't sure whether it was safe enough. but over the years, i was buying my tickets to come back home this year, but my sister has taught me know that i should stay in the worst and we will because when our soldiers liberated this place, barbara barbara, there was still a lot of unexploded rockets and mines left, you know, for those of, for

w. now that his back for loudy me says he'll not run again. renew for a lot. i don't care your for will room. i've already fled once. we are good and i'm definitely not doing that again. but just to say for you, for now to happen, family feels safe despite frequent air, raid warnings. but regardless of what happens next, they faced the future together with no, let's turn to some other stories, making headlines. rescue teams near hong kong a searching for 27 crew members of a ship that a typhoon split in half. they've managed to rescue 3 people so far. typhoon shabba made landfall in southern china on saturday. heavy wind and rain are expected to hit the region through monday. in paris,

hundreds of flights have been cancelled. it shall de gaulle airport and the french capital as workers strike for higher wages. the walk out started on thursday and his schedule to continue on sunday. braunsdorf have also play announced plans to stage another strike from july, 8th to 10th. still in france, thousands of people have rallied across the country in support of women's reproductive rights protest. i say it was a show of solidarity with all women. after us, supreme court removed american women's constitutional rights to terminate their pregnancies. and in the wake of that decision, several us dates have moved quickly to enact trigger laws, restricting access to abortion. florida is one of them, but it's republican governor is facing resistance. up until friday, florida was a safe place to seek an abortion. $80000.00 procedures were performed here last year. but after the u. s. supreme court overturned abortion rights access as

quickly been restricted abortions, now banned after 15 wakes under a new law pushed by the states republican governor. these are babies at her heartbeat. the if you're paying so long and to say that the state constitution mandates things like this member and orphans, i just don't think that's the problem. to santos is a possible presidential contender and he's making his mark on order. he signed off on the new law ahead of the supreme court ruling. it provides no exceptions for rifle incest, but he's facing resistance on and off the streets of florida. judge is even ordered a temporary injunction. i do find the state has failed to prove, prove by convincing were credible evidence that this will always be 5 exhibits a compelling state interest to be protected. as of tuesday, the new law could be suspended,

but likely only temporarily. without enough votes in the senate, democrats in washington have been unable to hold the rollback on rights. that president joe biden still made one promise. framers gonna try to block a woman from traveling from her state separate literature from shaking medical help . she lage to a state the provides that care. a federal government act to protect her bedrock rights through the attorney general's own states, where abortions remain legal, such as new york in california, and now bracing for an influx of women seeking help. there's been a massive turn out for london's 1st in person pride parade. since the start of the panoramic organizers estimate over a 1000000 people joined the festivities and also marked an important milestone. ah, after a 2 year pandemic pause, london was in the mood for celebration. hundreds of thousands joined the

festivities, which retraced part of the root of the city's 1st pride march, 50 years ago with veteran activists who were there on that day. once again leading the march. revelers welcomed the massive change in attitudes towards the l. g. b t plus community in the last half century. ah, i even used the freedom to do this. when previously they will be noted as a jesse police living at home to live with that increase acceptance and popularity has clearly come more of a party atmosphere. veteran campaign is warned that still work to be done, ah, a guess is always instrumental unless they say we have

a right when reaction is always going to knock that down. whether it's in the new carryover, a states of america on the now i don't. so we have to be with is vigilance. while the fight for quality around the world is still not over in london, at least, pride is a reason to celebrate world number one, eager tional tech has been knocked out in the 3rd round of the wimbledon championships . saturdays defeat saw the poles. $37.00 match winning streak and, and one of the biggest upset so far at the tournament. the 21 year old. last to francis alizae cornell in straight sets shall deck it has become the dominant player on the w t a tour this year having won her 6th tournament in

a role at the recent french open. in formula one, sorry, driver carla signs mastered wet conditions to take poll position at the british grand prix. in silverstein, the spaniard delivered an amazing loss lap in qualified to claim his very 1st full position. he joined on the front row, a welsh. i'm good, my fist happen despite the rebel drive of spinning his car in the final that ferrari's sharlack let start. 3rd the stuffy, messed up and leave the driver standards. 46 points ahead of his teammate, said he of paris, east of the race in 4th position. the one of the biggest stars of us women's basketball is standing trial in a russian court house near moscow. brittany griner is accused of drug possession, which carries a 10 year prison sentence. she was in russia to compete with authorities claim they found cannabis oil in her luggage. instead of playing in the w and b,

a. brittany greiner remains in russia and in handcuffs over 4 months after being detained. her trial has begun at a court in kim key, just outside of moscow. the prosecution is accusing her of attempting to enter russia with 2 vaporizer cartridges containing a total of 7 tenths of a gram of cannabis oil, which is an illegal substance in russia. news media, we're not allowed into the court room, but a u. s. official was briefly allowed to speak to griner. she said the basketball star was in good spirits and demanded her release. the russian federation has wrongfully detained miss criner wrongful detention. i is unacceptable wherever it occurs and it endangers the safety of every one travelling living and working studying abroad. i can assure you that the united states government, at the very highest levels is working very hard to bring miss greiner,

as well as all wrongfully detained us. citizens safely home. tensions between russia and the u. s. are high over the russian war against ukraine. western analysts say russia is using greiner as a political pon, while kremlin spokesperson. dmitri pess cough denies any political motives behind the arrest. but russian state media have suggested a prisoner exchange between washington and the kremlin. potentially. swapping greiner for russian arms dealer, victor boot, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and the u. s. and 2012 us officials have declined to comment after 3 hours and courts greiner is heading back behind bars with our trials set to continue on thursday. her lawyer says it could last 2 months. the odds are seemingly stacked against her. russian courts have an acquittal rate of less than one percent, and a reputation of handing down harsh sentences in narcotics cases. and before we go, here's a quick look at our top story at this hour. the battle for this chance,

the strategically important city in east and ukraine is intensifying russian back fighters claim to be in control and published videos showing the soldiers allegedly in the city. but ukraine insist that lacey lacey task remains and it's also coming up the story of a young man was told by doctors that he'll never be able to walk. now he's a sport students that is both life. and if you want more news, go to our website, d, w dot com, awesome twitter and instagram as well. at d. w. news, i am totally illogical. georgia to come have a teacher counting the high lives you every week in your in box. subscribe. now. will you become a criminal.