ah ah ah this is dw news lie from berlin, brush and forces continue to pummel targets across eastern ukraine. president vladimir zalinski says ukrainian forces are fighting to secure the entire don bos region as he praised his weapons sent by western allies you case and battled prime

minister clings to power and refuses to step dam. numerous members of bar johnston's top team have resigned. signaling that his time and number 10, diamond street may soon be up and have blown as bold running festival returns. thousands flocked to the spanish city after a 2 year coven. 19 pause, but not everyone's eager to party. and what rights campaigners say. the tradition is cruel, and i've dated ah, i'm pablo foias, welcome to the program. civilian evacuations are underway in ukraine's done yet region with russia stepping up its attack since claiming full control of neighboring new hampshire. the city of sla vianza has become a main target for shelling, but times across you cranes,

east are being bombarded missiles, strong cut on wednesday, destroying a university. ukrainian forces have dug in with new defensive lines and president volunteered, zelinski said western supplied weapons. we're finally making a difference on the battlefield. well for more i'm joined by dw correspondent nick spicer, who is standing by for us in keith. good to see you, nick. now, am the russian offensive in the dong boss is grinding on. what's the latest that you can tell us? what that's right, well they, they now have, as we know, have taken over those last to hold out cities. it's david or janette. and, and lucy chance which we were told are going to fall any day with ukrainians held on to them for weeks. it's a symbolic victory for a lot of it puts in to be able to say he's taken that northern most province and now being able to having his troops focus on taking control of the dentist region

where some 350000 people are being asked that it is purely symbolic to a certain extent because the ukrainian troops were not caught in that cauldron that the russians are trying to catch them within. and they made a tactical retreat from those 2 cities. i mentioned in order to defend other cities program at taurus can slip dance, which are strategically significant. so that's what the ukraine's are doing. regrouping and moving back, as i think the russians take a bit of a pause as well to regroup and put together their troops, who have suffered heavy losses as well and fatigue from the ongoing war. nick, president landscape address over night. he said that heavy weapons from western allies had finally begun working at full capacity. did he give him any indication of how this would actually help in the war the well, i think he's low to provide precise details because that would allow the russians to know who shooting what, where and what you know, with what artillery. but we know that there are 4 american high mars rocket systems

in the country, for example, and they are accurate to within one meter, your average russian rocket evacuate to within 500 meters. so if you look at the defense ministry here saying that the ukranian troops are outgunned, artillery was 15 or 10 to one that. 9 accuracy boost changes, things considerably. zalinski said that what they were targeting was not surprisingly weapons see post those stacks are artillery shells. the russians are shooting towards eric, ukrainian side. those would be the priority as well as the logistics center. so where the officers and commanders gather, in order to sort of sort of cut off the head of a russian command. now nick, europe z on the brand there in key, we can see traffic behind your people milling about. it's the morning of course, during the week. how are you? crane is coping with the prospect of base of this possible war that may be prolonged i think, you know, it's been ongoing for 8 years and in their minds. and if you talk to them on the

eve of the war, you know and ask them as i remember doing, what do you think of war? and they're saying, what are you, what are you talking about? we've already been at war since 2015 annexation of crimea, but of course, this is of a different order of magnitude. the entire country is a war crime scene. according to the international criminal court. there are massive losses on, on both sides. i think morale is very high though. however, i think that people recognize that you know, they're fighting for their homeland morales, strong with troops and zaleski himself provided an interesting statistic the other night saying that there are now more ukrainians coming back to crane. then there are ukrainians leaving. we all remember that joint accidents with some 7000000 people left well, according to the ukranian president is changing direction. makes spicer in keith, thanks. you cranes. odessa was once one of the liveliest cities on the black sea, but its port is closed, unable to shift weeks to the world and any one planning to go for a swim should think again,

dw correspondent to manual shad visited the city. a report was filmed under conditions set out by the ukrainian military weekend, a port city of odessa, southern ukraine, usually at this time of the year, the city will be full with tourists. there was some bass on the beach except this year. a lot of beaches are minds the ukrainian armed forces planted mines on the beaches to stop the russians landing wicked solid. the yankee was braziers, seminole, and of course we do not name or show which sections of the coast our minds. we have to graphic of features that are favorable for landing of troops. so if that happens, we have prepared a few surprises. let's say eat this normally. so please look into a blend door, your hallway. we not allowed to see more than dis, or ukrainian military mind is say, anything identifiable might help the russians. locals

still come to the beach dance, dressed by air raid alarms, and the absence of tourists. every hearer come to us. many, many men, milan people and say, i dare say it's a beautiful city near the sea near the black sea. but now we dont have this woodcock. new gun, ford my it's uncomfortable and wooded aboard labriola. it was nice when we could go to the senior to to do records was rosa. now with the state of emergency, we are restricted to liberal awarded award labriola. yes. yes. very. where would i go to? to do. there is no way to go to la niggley chiffon dillard lyn us more there of shawn wilkerson. we are

a decimal who were born and raised here and to cease everything for last. but in a current situation, we have to be prepared to make sacrifices for victory. for our future, we can breathe any fresh air, but sadly, we can't get to the sea any more vision. susan was homo says when you, when you, but when i change that and in the town, locals might stroll the streets that shops and restaurants are empty. doors of mala theresa on us and so there are very few tourists now is that i lose her. we used to have many guests from israel see europe levies germany, france and even from the usa, utah 3. hello, megan people. he worked here, especially by women, left the country in the 1st week of the war, wallace. we kept the restaurants open to provide food for those who needed it. similar product, i'm trying him. when or if odessa come home,

there will find a city in need of revival, a defined british prime minister barak johnson says he will not resign. johnson faced off with a hostile session of parliament on wednesday, with his own conservatives, and the opposition labor party, demanding. he go, johnson is under intense pressure over series of scandals that have repeatedly cast down on his integrity. dozens of his most senior ministers and aids of quit in the last 2 days. in response, johnson has fired michael gov, one of his most loyal allies. all eyes on number 10, downing street. the shall home of the you case embattled prime minister game day after a slew of resignations with in us government bars. johnson is fighting for his political survival about how that one minister who resigned st. johnson's time, most up during a stormy parliamentary session. and now this week, again, we have reason to question the truth and integrity of what we all being told. and

at some point, we have to conclude that enough is enough. i believe that point is now job made and finance minister wishes to knock resigned on tuesday after the merch at johnson knew about sexual misconduct by chris pincher. before pointing into his senior government position opposition lead a kiss. dharma asked the question on everyone's mind that he knew, he accused minister, had previously committed predatory behavior. but he promoted him to a position of power anyway. why johnson merrily survived a confidence vote held by his party in june after he and his staff repeatedly broke his own locked on laws. during the pandemic, the later scandal has weakened him further. patiently, they should have left a long time ago. i think he can. edmund okay. yeah,

i'm just price is still there. so i really think he's, he's, i was now the counting the hours. so let's say still, johnson remains defiant as a prime minister. think there are any circumstances in which he should resign. ah franklin, to speak of the job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances when you handed it. not so bad. is that keep going on that one? but the pressure kept mounting over. 40 members of government had it in there is a canadians. by the end of wednesday, a group of remaining cabinet ministers played with johnston to step down. again, the prime minister refused. party committee will decide on monday whether their 2nd competence mode will be scheduled. or if it goes ahead, johnson will likely soon be out of number 10, whether he wants to or not. here's

a quick look at some other stories making use around the world. e lo makers have voted to classify nuclear and gas fired power plants as sustainable investments. but it was a close vote. critics say the classification is green washing. the e u has pledged the code carbon emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in the nigerian capital. a boucher police are searching for hundreds of inmates who are on the run after some $900.00 escape in a prison break. official se militants used explosives to try and blast their way in to free fellow members. one guard was killed in the blast. in sudan protesters have held another nighttime city against military rule. that's after the leader of sedans, main civilian block rejected promises by the army. he says he doesn't believe 2 leaders will make way for a civilian government. protesters have kept up their demonstrations despite

crackdowns by security forces. a 1000000 muslims are in islam holy, a city, mecca, for the annual hedge pilgrimage. it's the largest hedge since the coven 19 pandemic . began, although this years number of worshippers is still far below the pre pandemic level of some 2500000 people. one of europe's biggest festivals is back after a 2 year coven hiatus mid day. fireworks kicked off spain, sanford mean festival, a week long celebration. best known for its daily bowl runs through pump alone as cobblestone streets. but not every one is eager to party animal rights. campaigners say the tradition is cruel and outdated. oh, after a 2 year pandemic break, pamplona is ready to celebrate the sun, foaming blue running festival kicked off with thousands in wine soaked,

white shuts brandishing red scarves in pamplona, as town square, he were prepared to come before coded and we've been waiting and waiting and waiting and finally it's here. so we're really excited to be here tonight. i have a brief thrill seekers. conjoin dailey, bull runs through the city straits over the next week. h. bull will then come to its end in the fighting ring. o animal rights activists say the practice is outdated and prune, they want to permanent holt to the bull fighting. bullfighting is long, ritualized executions of pulls that stopped over and over again for 20 minutes until that dad's on it and credible pool and painful for the bulls that go through

this process. but for this year, at least, festival go is a bringing the pre pandemic party back to pamplona. well, that's all for now. of next is her portraying the lives of women across asia at you can always go to our website, d, w dot com. and of course you can follow us on our social media accounts. i'm pablo philadelphia's from me on the team here brand. thanks for watching nancy janet at the top of the next ah with a man with the memories of a woman.