ah, matters to us. ah, that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is d w. news live from bird fierce body continues for this. he chance one of the last ukrainian strongholds in the east of the country, russian back fighters say they control the city, but ukraine remains to fight also on the program. the telephone call on the well to

recognize their rule in afghanistan. but they refused progress on women's rights. we made female entrepreneurs who said they won't be silenced. plus the 50 he is, the pride has people dancing in the streets of london. the l. g. vicky cooper. i returned to the city for the 1st time since the pandemic. ah matheney, how'd welcome. we begin with the war in ukraine where intense fighting is raging for control of the city of lizzie chance. it's the last stronghold of the ukrainian resistance into hans province in the east. after weeks of clash, as lizzie chance is now the subject of competing claims, russian back fighters say they bought the city under their control. a claim

ukrainian army denies. a soldier, waves and militia flag on a bond building and a city they say is least chance. oh, must go back to separative claim to seize control of the city. thought to be the last stronghold of ukrainian resistance in, in the hands region. one, the joys chance is now under our control. well, yes. and our full control the clean of operations underwood. but ukraine says the fight felicia chance is not over yet. they say fierce battle as a continuing on the cities outskirts and deny claims that liz a chance guess surrounded why the ukrainian armed forces released footage of what they said was an explosion at a russian army warehouse in east, in ukraine. as russian missile strikes continued to rain down across the country, killing doesn't julia ordinarily today the russian army

continued to hit our cities with miss hans as of just this evening to have been she 6 missing strikes, a total of 12 my sa skip over in, michel life on the donnette, gretchen, as folks have continued new, brutal hostilities, continue along the entire front line. in dawn, boston the epicenter, of course, in the cities of the lou hon screeching mister logical obligation, many have been forced to flee to other parts of ukraine array that had 3 year old daughter in tow. nina bonder escaped. lizzie chanced, she fears that even when the violence is over, there will be nothing left to go back to. one of the city doesn't exist any more. it is practically than white. took the face of the earth. there is no humanitarian, a distribution center. it was hit, the building no longer exists, just like many of our houses safe and now families here try and get used to their new lives in

a sort of limbo. never sure if or when the next attack will come. but one thing to certain, it will be a long time before they can go home. now with both sides climbing control of lizzy, chance gauss dow correspondent manual shares for her assessment of the situation in the embattled city. good morning, anthony. well, the fighting is ongoing in is it chance can not only also around in the surrounding areas making it very difficult to assess independently the situation which we so images of her pro separatist leaders saying what they say, it's showing what they say is a parading off a russian and pro russian troops through lazy chance, but we do not know if you quinn, an armed forces actually were, you know, or retreated or to regroup strategically, or e, they were chased out of the city. what we know for sure is that fields fighting

continues in the area with rushes. a goal to concordia entirety of the province of lou haskell to you. a very much are on the cars that a very, very volatile situation at the moment. you are in the port city of odessa in the southern ukraine, a part of the country that's been the target of increasing russian showing in recent weeks. what's the latest, where you are where the city of odessa are, you know, it's by the black sea. so obviously it's a vulnerable to missile attacks, since most of them are launched from, from the black sea, even from here you can hear the sound of ukrainian or are armed forces. first, you can hear the ukrainian defense when me sized cross over the region. but you can also hear the sound of artillery when you crane and afford says attack russian positions in michel i have. so it's a very like the south of ukraine has been at the scene of heavy fighting with

ukraine. an armed forces also claiming that they have been destroying a russian armed vehicles that have been destroying or so, or, or anti miss our systems you into saw. so we have to france in the east where it says that these day are the russian army has been dominating a lit, but maybe also does russian army is you know, wasting a lot of resources or dare it may be that so, so strategic for ukraine and he and as southern france, where ukraine has made significant again, significant victories over the past few weeks. in another development, emma, the government of neighboring bella, bruce a close kremlin ally, claims that a shot down missiles launched by the crowning army. what would that mean if true? and does that actually match what you're hearing from you? korean authorities, while it has been reported, are here are in ukraine and media. ukrainian authority is warned for

a weeks if not months now that they are, that are billers would be looking for a pretext to join the russian forces an attack ukraine as well. this would open again a new front or if you will. and maybe this was passive threat of her having tubes marching on the capital. a key if her again. so there is the threat or, you know, in the western city of levine, which is, you know, a like a close to polish border defense officials, ukraine, an armed forces her and ukraine and defense have actually started to train civilians in each area to defend themselves in case of an invasion, so those threats are take you are take, you are taken sorry, very seriously. indeed here in ukraine, they w correspondent among washers in odessa. thank you. to smother stories, making headlines now and the palestinian authority is handed the bullet that killed

al jazeera journalist, shaheen above eclipse to u. s. forensic experts. it's a step to resolve a deadlock with israel over the prominent journalists, death investigations by the united nations and several international news outlets found. abu aclu was shot by israeli forces and accusation. israel has denied. c c in sydney to rent orions of forced thousands to evacuate their homes. officials say the situation in australia's biggest city is life threatening. storm comes just months after deadly floods in the area. the heavy rains and fierce winds are forecast to intensify. and frost thousands of people have rallied across the country in support of women's reproductive rights protest as say it was a show of solidarity with all women. after the u. s. supreme court ruled there was not a constitutional right to abortion. in the wake of that decision, several you states have quickly moved to an act trigger laws,

restricting access to a bush. 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 is quickly been restricted abortions now banned. after 15 weeks under a new law pushed by the states republican governor. so these are our babies at our heartbeat they, if you're paying they can. so um 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 florida. he signed off on the new law ahead of the supreme court ruling. it provides no exceptions for rape or incest, but he's facing resistance on and off the straits of florida judges even ordered

a temporary injunction. i do find the state has failed to prove, prove by convincing were credible evidence that this law h. b 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, but president joe biden still made one promise. streamers, governors try to block a woman from traveling from her state. so prohibits or from seeking medical help. she needs to a state to provide that care of federal got more ag, to protect her bedrock rights to the attorney general's on states where abortions remain legal, such as new york in california. and now bracing for an influx of women seeking help to afghanistan. now where a 3 day assembly of islamic clerics concluded on saturday with pledges of support for the taliban, the more than $3000.00 participants of the male only event cold on the

international community to recognize the countries taliban laid government and released frozen funds. since returning to power last year, the taliban have imposed severe restrictions, particularly on afghan women, some of whom, pushing back for thousands of years, her rat has been on the commercial crossroads between the middle east and asia. and almost a year ago the taliban took power. was die a consequences for women they tell us that women are only allowed to meet in 2 parks in the city. a camera man is not allowed in to the park, so a young journalist accompanies us. okay, and you taking now the camera goes of men out of the loud. great, let's go, let's go now go says she, me from the women's business association in herat. couldn't accept that. women

would have to disappear from public life. so she organized this small market every friday of herself, the animal, but it just wasn't. we set up this market so women could sell their products here, which put us on, on vague and to motivate women. what did he get by the after the islamic emerett took power, but women had to stay home hall yet. we wanted to give them the opportunity to be able to sell their products. i bought over by the marcella hamilton. i masula to hold the fluid rosanna, selling these gifts helped mariam caberry and money for the last 6 years. as a trade representative, she used to travel often. but now women are banned from travelling unless they are accompanied by a male relative hon or felony jealous of it, right now, women can only travel a few kilometers for them. we can't go to a different province and can. i mean, i don't think we're even allowed to go to a different neighborhood in the city last. hopefully, giovanni,

the women's business association negotiated with the taliban on whether older girls would be allowed to return to school. the negotiations were unsuccessful. at the parks entrances, mohammed go lam, he's allowed to meet the women because he sells them the entrance tickets to the park. the phone away. when i go to the dorothy, i wish that african women can live in peace. however, you know, boys are allowed to study and go to work that or to school or college laura's or garden. women inherit want to return to work, and that's what they're fighting for. now there's been a massive turn out for london's 1st in person. pride parades since the start of the pandemic. organizers estimate that over a 1000000 people joined the festivities that also marked a 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 route 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, what a kid he named in healy, here's the freedom to do this. when previously, there will be no jesus and jesse police down those buildings in 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. this is always instrumental unless place it we have

a right wing or reaction risky or always joined could not doubt whether it's in the u. k. o or cola. go it all through. oh, you know, the size of america opportunity enough you know medical enough. so we have to be a little bit of the broadest the proration of keeping people, scampered wise. data is vigilance. while the fight for quality around the world is still not over in london, at least, pride is a reason to celebrate his cities. and that's all the news for now. shift our digital magazine is coming out next on the channel, and i'll be back in 45 minutes time with monique what secrets lie behind these was discover new adventures in 360 degrees.