i was born early, july 22nd on w. ah, ah, ah, this is the of you news. the wire from berlin, british prime minister boris johnson, is refusing to resign over a series of scandals. dozens of ministers have quit. the government. johnson has hit back by firing a once loyal aid, but how much longer can he hold on to power? also can we up on the show, ukrainian defense forces prepare for a new russian ground offensive. the regional governor of tonights is urging

hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee to plus a prison break in the nigerian capital authorities say suspected jihadists blasted their way in to free their jailed comrades and hundreds of other inmates. many prisoners are still on the run. ah, hello, i'm clare richardson, thanks so much for joining us. a defiant british prime minister boris johnson says he will not resign. johnson faced off with a hostile session of parliament on wednesday evening with his own conservatives and the opposition labor party demanding he go. johnson is under intense pressure over a series of scandals that have repeatedly cast doubt on his integrity. dozens of his most senior ministers and aids have quit in the last 2 days. did response, johnson has fired michael gove. one of his most loyal allies was lisa for an

embattled forest johnson. it was a breeze in question. time passed on the 1st opposition lead a kiss, dharma called them to quit india and slammed the ministers still supporting him. widow come to later, the opposition can darma any one with anything about them would be long gone from his from finance, in the middle of a crisis dotted the country to the better. the ne, zed list cost of notting dogs, lawmakers from johnson's own party, also lined up to say it was time for him to go for better. yes, including the man who until tuesday was his health minister. and at some point, we have to conclude that enough is enough. i have concluded that the progress starts at the top and i believe that is not going to change. and that's means that it is for those of us in a position who have responsibility to make that change. but the prime minister vow

to carry on we're projected on all the pipe. franklin interesting to the job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances. when you be handed a can also by that is the key knowing that a lot of it support for the prime minister is also draining away outside of parliament with british newspapers making clear they think his days are numbered according to opinion polls the public has also turned on him with even a majority of conservative voters, now thinking he should quit done a good job on certain things. but so, you know, he's a, his character i think, has shown through which don't seem to know what they're doing and to survive. forces not to go just price is still there. i really think he's, he's always now the counting the hours that said that with a bloody johnson vowing to battle on it'll be up to his party to decide just how long he has left. hello to earlier was our to our correspondent berrigan mass and

asked her whether she had ever seen anything like this in british politics. i have never seen anything like this. i've never seen a crime minister who is so distant from all these people around him who are urging him to go. people who previously were super supportive of him from his inner circle, like his clothes, cabinet colleagues who are now turning against him was saying, who are urging him to go, which is what we know from reports. and he's just not going to he has not spoken to the public in the last hours i would say, but he has been out and speaking to parliamentary colleagues. and what he has said is that he, he sees it as his job to fight, to almost casting a heroic figure, probably in, from his point of view, somebody who doesn't want to just resign. he wants to go down fighting till the last minute. and that's what he's evidently doing at the moment. so he's just not

going to w correspondent burger mass reporting from the u. k. bear algebra here to speed with the latest on the war in ukraine. defense forces are preparing for a ground are sold by russian troops in the don't ask industrial region in eastern ukraine. the local governor says there is now no safe place left and is urging the remaining $350000.00 residents to get out with. it's a desperate rush to leave. but saying good bye is hard. there is a much left for them here in the city of love. janski's russian shilling has demolished homes, small businesses, and hopes for aging with dignity and security. oh, the other, this was my shock here only. i have no words. yeah. lots of money. lots of resources and i said 20 years of work in the everything. it's law school. i've no more income. nothing connects us to this city,

any mold or stopped or worked with with water didn't sure. did you just a coil, amelia. i'm scared for my wife. and my daughter who is 6 months pregnant, you'll know, do they need to leave here? especially after what happened yesterday? mostly they hit the city center. this was it, the worst of charles was law. russia has already claim victory and nearby lew. hans, now the kremlin is moving the frontline of the war to the front doorstep of dun yeske. in the dawn boss region 2 civilians died after shelling struck a market and love yonce. earlier this week. the local government is begging civilians all 350000 of them to evacuate a little while to live. no more joyce livable to morrow years old. i would join the army. this isn't the 1st time war has come to us. love janski's. it was seized by russian back separatist, and 2014 and recapture 2 and a half months later. there is no telling how long these refugees will have to stay

away, or what they'll find when they return. ukraine's military is continuing the fight. as rushes forces advance did on the correspondent nick connelly is in came for us and he has the latest on the offensive in the don bass region. was real fair hearing care of that. russia is on something of a role after weeks spent taking several than yes, can huge losses they took so in that case sir, city of las just a matter of days of the sense that they could really be pushing home that advantage that then you strategy of focusing their efforts on a pretty small section, the front lines moving away from trying to do too much what they did in the early months. this war that failed so spectacular. that's now really bringing fruits that russia is out cunning and out. manning, basically ukraine in this conflict, and that for now ukraine doesn't have the resources isn't getting the western support that it's been asking for. and that ukraine's western partners simply don't really understand the scale and the intensity of this warned that all these

deliveries are just going to be too little, too late. the only kind of little shimmer of hope. our reports are the last few days from moscow that some of these units might now be taken back into the russian kind of hinterland. to take a break to re group and note the kind of tiredness and exhaustion of to months. pretty intense fighting is also being felt by the russian troops that might give care of a bit of a chance to bring those west to weapons the front lines and can even things out. but the ukraine's government estimates that more than 10000 of its soldiers have been killed in the conflict. though international observers fear the real figure is much higher. some of those wounded are being treated in hospitals, in other european countries, including here in germany. even on shank got out alive, she was by you warned it defending key if against russian troops muslim resistance. melissa melissa, we discovered them in

a forest. now we immediately began fighting a lot though we were lucky that day because our unit left the battle with only 2 wounded is lawful of me and another lad had wobbled on it. so yeah, boy is sheldon floats from shanker, receive 2 bullet wounds and the shrapnel wound to his legs. he's one of the 1st ukranian soldiers to be treated in germany, says the russian attack began hello no final to medical care. the patient received and ukraine was excellent, but he needed further operations. so of course, to do that, we needed a large team and the appropriate infrastructure, which is practically nonexistent in ukraine at the moment when a new plan, you know, who i'm speaking given. 6 soldiers are being treated at the louise and hospital in maxim cut of ink, a was shot at by a russian tongue, the don thus a piece of shrapnel hit him in the arm. oh, media only. oh media, my median nerve is damaged. virginia said i am still,

i can move my hand in this direction, but not in the other. and i can't feel anything in these 2 fingers. even if there is peace in germany. the doctors in a hand are familiar with war injuries. he fall, which did align, knows we had a lot of experience treating patients from iraq many years ago. lampton glenda. so in principle, this is nothing new for us. garza duffer spoons of principia gets missed noises, but it's not just doctor's helping. the one has been, oh ukrainians who live in and stopped by to day to wish even a happy birthday. she just turned 37 at brief and welcome moment of destruction from the war. know when the wa scratch thought there was a career, it's hard to read the news about ukraine unusual here you are safe and everything is good at the plains and helicopters fly and you weren't afraid. number use ukraine. it's completely different. everything that flies belongs to your countries

army or that of the enemy. that's scary. it's not so far about 300 people from ukraine has been flown to germany for treatment, including civilians and soldiers. even who shanker knows, one thing for sure. he wants to return and continue fighting. that's bring you up to speed now with some more stories make, he moves around the world's. the heads of us and u. k. security services have made a rare joint appearance to warn about the threat from china. the f b i director christopher re said china is the biggest a long term threat to economic and national security. the 2 chief said they are expanding operations to combat growing chinese espionage. you all makers have voted to classify nuclear and gas fired power plants as sustainable investments. but it was a close vote. critic say the classification is green washing. the u has pledged to

cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade in the us both anti abortion and pro choice protestors have demonstrated outside mississippi's. only abortion clinic on the last day before it closes for good. this the thing opperation after the state band all abortions in the wake of the u. s. supreme court decision revoking women constitutional rights to abortion. a 1000000 muslims are and as long polio city, mecca for the annual harsh pilgrimage, the largest harsh can be covered, pandemic. so again, although this years number of worshippers is still far below the pre pandemic level of some 2500000 people. while the islamic estate group has claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in the nigerian capital of virginia, the government earlier said suspected jihadists from boca haram, used guns and explosives to blast their way in freeing dozens of their jails.

comrades and hundreds of prisoners. many have now been re captured, one security official was killed in the attack. and it used wise addresses at the scene of the raid with more what the attack happened yesterday night around 10, pinta pipe p. m. when de gone men attack. this facility behind me use in grenade, asked for a ditch shootings. a reports by a to prison officials confirmed about $600.00 emit is kept, but they have already recaptured $300.00 under in the process of recovery room, the emit that have been freed. most of them are terrorists that i've been held here is lemme is to book a harem on. hadn't criminals on wants to put cut prisoners us till in. tucked is had the facility can move on to some sports news now. and in the 1st game of football, 02022 hosts,

england have beaten austria. one nell. the tournament is set to be the most watched women's european championship. a record. $70000.00 fans turned up for the opening game in manchester. the tournament last 4 weeks and ticket sales, all ready, top half a 1000000. that's more than double the number for euro 2017. beth mead scored the 1st half goal for england, who are among the favorites. and one of europe's most famous summer festivals is back after being canceled for the past 2 years. because of the pandemic, thousands of revelers gathered in pamplona in northern spain. to celebrate the return of the festival of sanford mean, best known for the daily running of the bulls through the city center. mid day fireworks kicked off the 9 day event, which is accompanied by non stop partying. the 1st bull run takes place on thursday . and before we go, a quick reminder of our top story at this hour, british prime minister boris johnson is defying

a growing clamor for him to stand down for a series of scandals. dozens of his ministers and senior 8th have quit over the last 2 days. as your needs are coming up next. as a documentary on atlanta, davinci is mysterious masterpiece. the version of the rocks. stay tuned for that or check out our website, d, w dot com for more news analysis. i'm clear, richardson, thank you so much for joining us. a we're interested the global economy, our portfolio d w business. here's a closer look out the project. our mission to analyze who for, for market dominance? goose, double you business beyond. ah.