[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah, is this dw news coming to you live from berlin? ukraine warn civilians in the country south to flee as its forces prepare for counter attacks. kia uses residents urges residents and brushing back,

rushing off 5 care song to urgently evacuate. so they aren't used as human shields is come, says 24 hours of intense russian airstrikes, kill 15 in eastern ukraine. also on the program. an uneasy calm returns to sri lanka, activists say they occupy the homes of the president and prime minister until the discredited leaders or gone. meanwhile, opposition parties looked to form a new government. and japan's prime minister meets with the u. s. as top diplomat who delivers condolences over the assassination of influential former leadership co op ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. ukrainian officials are urging civilians in the occupied south to evacuate as its porsches are preparing a counter offensive,

emboldened by fresh supplies of western weapons. the announcement comes as rescue workers search for survivors after another rush, an air strike on a residential building in the eastern doughnuts region, killing at least 15 people. a body is carried out of the remains of an apartment building while traumatized survivors leucon. it was night time when russian rockets struck this residential block inch a sieve, yard killing at least 15 and bearing others under the rubble. chill gun you have now we are afraid of everything. we were afraid of the nights were afraid of the day because we don't know what it will bring. rushes offensive on the denette scragen is terrorizing ukrainians who stayed behind pensioners and

their pets caught in the crossfire. a ukrainian servicemen returned home to find russians shows killed his grandmother. and oh, i have nothing to say when i should go and kill putin myself. many elderly people are unable to evacuate, or simply refuse to even as life here becomes increasingly perilous. we've also, my grandchildren are due to me. one of them is 13 years old and another one is 3 months old. i asked him to leave, so they don't see it at all. they ask me to leave to leave the house and go. i say no. i grew up here and i will die here. this is my motherland, this is my town, this is mine. i will not leave it to the war with the label. in his nicely address,

ukrainian president followed me. zalinski claimed to russian forces are attacking innocent victims on purpose. but that won't stop some ukrainian staying until the bitter end. our correspondent nicolai is in chip and join just though nick, is there any explanation for why an apartment building like the one we just saw in the start? the 1st one, why the apartment buildings like that are being targeted while the russian ursa would have you believe that this was a strike on western weapons, it had been sent to you, crane. and that is the explanation here, time and time again. every time this kind of mass killing of civilians happens, we saw it with the attack on the mall and central ukraine just some weeks ago. and it doesn't seem to add up the question about the kind of intention, whether this was intentionally about trying to panic or, and quote, caused chaos among civilians. or whether this is just because russia is running out of more precision, a capable weapons. i think that's a question for later. that's the question that you prosecuted looking into

potential war crimes will look into, but i think the reality for civilians on the ground there is however far away they are from military targets, legitimate military target. if you're anywhere near that front line, you are in intense danger and basic, the only way of guaranteeing of safety is getting as far away as possible. now, while they still can now andree year mark cur, the chief of staff of ukraine's president, he describes the strike on the apartment block as another terrorist attack. he's calling for russia to be officially recognized as a state sponsor of terrorism. what would that achieve? nick? this is a u. s. definition, a basically a kind of herb, very kind of exclusive clump of countries that are under the kind of highest level of us sanctions is comes like north korea, syria, iran. and that would basically make most business transactions with these countries for us businesses, but also other countries. vincent who then want to work with the u. s. basically impossible, and the limits on the kind of number, the can numbers,

the kind of the volume of business possible, a very, very low lots of permit permit and special dispensations necessary. and i think the kind of through the rationale behind a hearing ukraine is they are very wide, that as energy prices rise as the can cost of living crisis in europe and north america develops that there's going to be an appetite to try and draw back on some of these sanctions imposed for this war on russia, and that there will be some kind of deal done at ukraine's expense to try and bring down energy prices. so i putting russia on a like that, that really is then very difficult for any near future us administration or different policy makers to then dial back on. and that would really keep on the pressure of, on russia, in the long term, and really make it difficult for international business to engage with russia. ok, the ukranian government has urged civilians in the southern cast sawn region to evacuate. now that areas currently occupied by russian troops, ukraine says, is preparing a counter offensive. they're what more can you tell us about this?

now? we've really seen ukraine in some parts, actually now going to counter offensive in the last few days, particularly the arrival of western weapons. those american high mas rocket launchers have enabled ukraine to hit russian targets far away from frontline, 607080 kilometers away from that positions there. for now, they've been hitting russian weapons depots and the logistics. so basically seemingly preparation to go to counter attack. i think basically all through this campaign ukraine has been outgunned by russia. so now the i had to kind of plan is to try and basically stove rushes, troops of weapons to basically even out the chances. and wall rushers preoccupied in the east with lucon street and trying to kind of push forward that to then go to catch offensive in the south and to regain territory while the russians are trying to basically regroup off to base the weeks of very intense lighting that cost them lots of manpower and lots of whitman. nick, thank you very much. d. w. nick conley in here. well,

within russia, expressing an anti war stance can lead to serious consequences, including intimidation in the workplace. some public servants have lost their jobs . d. w correspondent, uri rochette, brings us this story of one russian teacher who has refused to be silenced despite pressure for management. just if you lost corrections before the summer holidays. that yanna to have anchor hopes that she'll still have her job to come back to when the new school year starts. that yon us auntie of war stance has elena entered her from the school management, which left the quote went bowling slowly, but surely i'm being put under pressure even over trivial things. murphy, for example, here students scribbled something i of course, did you notice it, but i was still reprimanded by the director for allegedly not fulfilling my duties . i was told, i should have invited the student's parents to the school to discuss it, just because of these doodles that up. well,

when russia launched it's one ukraine. hundreds of people talked of the streets. that young nature of anchor was one of them. even though it was a peaceful protest she was arrested and find around $300.00 euros. some lawyer afterwards, the school director invited me in for a face to face tool to discuss my political views. he said they knew what i had done and that it was prohibited or what the what the restrict you court yo, i asked why. it's my free time after all, you might, you? she said yes, but the parents of your students could have a problem with it. what brought you that young story isn't an exception across russia, public officials are being intimidated. state employees criticizing that who are being forced to leave. recently, threats aimed at high school brings the both came right from the do my itself. rush us, lower house of parliament is used for prostate. these up are,

this is about the security of office 8 order. she'll know about the future of our country though it, but if so, these honorable principles should be aware of their responsibilities of my what's where you ought to be. if they aren't, they should simply go when you might, why, why stand up? we walk away. thank you. we do is russian teachers association. cs as that statement like this will set an example leading to critical teach as being silenced it affect our le let a she, this is fatal for russia, for all of russian society with you. we are now experiencing a kind of cold civil war in russia. and society is divided, but i hope that there will still be people who carry on saying the truth, right until the end. yeah. go around, people like that. yeah. natur, vanco. recently she had to come for to one of her students who has relatives in the ukraine, as a student was crying because she didn't know with whom she could talk to about it.

it's exactly for moments like face that tatiana sas. she's need it. why do you mean i won't go, especially because of the children who i've gotten to know where her? well, i'm raising them or educating them. oh sure what i should for now. tatiana is going on holiday. and should she lose her job when she comes back? she says she will take her school to court and fight until the end. take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world to day. thousands of fire fighters have been battling wildfires in portugal. amid a worsening heat, wave, dozens of aircraft have been supporting ground crews with help also coming from neighboring spain. nearly all the portugal was classified last month as being in either extreme or severe drowned. huge crowds marched and when his iris to demand action from argentina's government on spiraling inflation in crushing national debt, the president is calling for national unity in the face of the crisis. the economy

minister resigned last week. safe bene, donald trump's former adviser is offering to testify before the congressional panel investigating the january 6th attack on the west capital. the prominent right winger earlier refused to appear and is facing trial for contempt of congress. i see on the sri lanka as president got it by iraq, epoxy says he will officially step down on wednesday. that's according to an announcement from the prime minister's office. both leaders saw the president and prime minister have said they will step down of violent turmoil sparked by a deepening economic crisis. but protesters in colombo are skeptical. they say they will carry on occupying the homes of the president and prime minister until the 2 men are completely gone. picking up rubbish in the garden of the presidential palace. indeed, ill bon dora had taken part in protests for more than 90 days. he was injured so

severely during one of them that he's been in a wheelchair ever since. when i got to the given me and i did this for my country. what happened to me is irrelevant. we protested for so long until we finally achieved our goal. and this makes me really happy. what of it? did they happy? i'll do it again. on saturday, tens of thousands of people filled the streets of sher lank is capital colombo. they stormed government buildings and the presidents palace. bowing to public pressure, both prime minister week remy singer and president go to buy a raj, epoxy announced their resignations like many others in the new bon. dora sees the president as the main culprit for this crisis. he owned a small fabric factory but was forced to close its doors when or to stop coming in . that left his family of 6 without the income they relied on. i them again

a month and i meant i'm still living on my savings. i also donated to the protests, but because of the accident, i still had to pay for an operation very, which also cost me a lot of money. in reality, the worries, fears and anger of the previous months are forgotten, at least for now. the presidential palace is usually sealed off and out of bounds for ordinary people. now it's become a tourist hotspot. thousands come he to see how go to buy a roger pox i lived in luxury in his gym or by the pool. is really unbelievable. read and in that their logic and written will come to us monday that finally come. and that is what we want that via info more than 90 days for this day. so i think this is a very excited isn't all of us. you london, we are very happy and very we are very proud her. but even with the president and prime minister gone,

the countries problems remain sri lanka is more than 50000000 euros in debt. many people have lost their jobs and barely have the money to feed themselves and their families. but i didn't thought we now expect the country to be ruined by capable people may we know that we have many talented young politicians here. they must now be given a chance and give hope back to the people a full anchor with them. i thought i did it. i love, i didn't come back in and deal hope that he'll be able to reopen his factory when the crisis has passed. but that's not large, he to be any time soon. well, with relying his economy in meltdown in the president and prime minister being forced out who if anyone is in charge a put that question to marvin or a single, a senior editor for the news magazine, him or so asian in colombo. oh, thank you. so right now, since that hasn't been any official designations,

the president asked you to do that for a lot of the questions and among the political parties who know that from the government as parties. but we haven't, we haven't, we haven't been informed of consensus yet. so it's too much, it's still very much develop the situation right now. so what's next month, and what are the prospects performing a new government and re establishing a functioning economy because it usually that are very clear vision for the to sit down. and in fact, i'm editing an article right now on this and but in terms of the next in terms of the next document, local news has been reporting that out of the, for the pm running becomes things to continue, entertain the presidency. since the end of the discussion of the law going that also reports that the opposition just family has had

a discussion. and he's hoping to establish an incentive governments made up of 10 hobbies. but he still does not come on the majority. but the protest they have been demanding the recognition of the vm asbestos. so if he also resigned, we might have a situation where the speed of the body will be taking over the shore. tell us what life is like in 3 locker right now. is there still a semblance of normalcy given the dire straits that the countries in well so yesterday i was at the man but this site go to go gum in front of the presidential 2nd period. and there are still people wanting into the site from all over sure, you know, that you might have to go to a residence, have been not open to the hobby in terms of their story. normally in any one says nothing much has changed that are, that are still fuel than medicine,

shortages looming for crisis. so we, i guess very much in prices. well and thank you very much for talking with us. that was more of an aria song of the senior editor with him, all south asian thank you. hey. japan's prime minister whom yoke is shita, has met with us secretary of state antony blinking, blinking arrived in tokyo for a previously unscheduled stop. he delivered condolences over the death of japan's influential former leadership ave, who was assassinated on friday. the meeting came a day after shooters governing coalition secured a solid majority and elections or parliaments of her house springing sonya blush good. here she's a journalist who is currently in tokyo. sonya sions are abi was killed just a couple of days before the election took place. is that fought to have had an

impact on the boat? i'd say to a certain degree, i mean, we were expecting the entity to win quite comfortably anyway. and, and that has happened and they can fact had their best results since 2013. and they did sway a lot of the undecided voters and turn. i was also relatively good for japan with a little over 50 percent. so i think the, the assassination might have some sort of impact, but also maybe not, not huge geography. shinji abby's shooting death was a huge shock. hor, japan, how have people there reacted to the killing? well, the overwhelming senses really still, that people are extremely shocked like how this could have happened in their peaceful country on the city of nora, where the incident happened has introduced a trauma hotline for people to call. this is really something that people are not

equipped to deal with just the fact that often people didn't actually run away when it happened, also shows that people just, i'm not used to, to this type of incident. and then there are 2 other feelings. one is that people are and, and bid relief. so as strange as this may sound. but as it seems to have been a kind of personal issue and not an issue related to, to obvious philosophy. because the, the perpetrator had some personal problem with effect that his mother gave donations to. and that, that's why he targeted other. and at the same time, people are worried that all the people like him my to marginalized and, and might be plotting similar things. now the u. s. should turn estate antony blinkin. he made an unscheduled visit to japan following up his death. tell us more about the yes he returned from the g 20 summit in bali

and we went to talk you to express that japan and the us are not only allows allies but also friends. so that's what he said he by minister. and he really went there to, to extend the sympathies also from president biden, and also to show that japan and us are really strong in their relationship. and he also said that actually did a lot to improve that relationship. sonya, thank you very much. that was journalist sonya blanca in tokyo. you're welcome. south africa's president serial ram, oppose a, has condemned my shootings with bars and separate locations in the east and north of the country. 4 people were killed in the eastern city of peter merits. bourg hours later, another 15 were gun down in a township outside sweater. locals were enjoying a night out here. it's a wet out orlando, east bar. when

a group of armed men pulled up in a minibus taxi, the survival wishes to remain anonymous. lou, this is so we were playing pool and drinking when suddenly people barged in and started shooting. i survived because i hid under the pool table. many others got shot, police say recovered cartridges proved the shots were fired at random. one resident ran to the scene only to find neighbors among the victims. when it was little wooded long bodies were on top of each other and there were body parts everywhere. when we were looking for our loved ones, we need, we have to jump over bodies looking for our brothers. and gil, what's up? not bad, i am the coil now. did the experts say the attackers used weapons designed to cause maximum carnage? the type i felt like we used to be

a case with them to tragedies like this are not uncommon in south africa where 20000 people are murdered each year. the country has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world. climb has been to us, we need to just rise from the ashes and the underwood rises to come together with the people of africa to fight the shooting was the 2nd to occur in a bar within hours. though police say the incidents are not related. in both cases, the attackers are still at large, and police have no idea. as to their motives. you k politicians are jostling to replace the outgoing prime minister burst johnson. he's agreed to step down of her wave of scandals, though he is still in office for now. johnson's would be, successors are distinctly mixed bunch,

but there is one thing they all agree on in the race to be the occupier of this central london residence. well, there's a theme emerging among the competition. we can look, i believe in a lower tax. i've always been a low tax consulting i can service should raise taxes. i don't believe an unfunded tax cut making their case on the sunday morning media round because i want to do a great job for my country. that's why the main contenders were out for the early stage advantage. i think no can service should raise taxes either on what you need a smart tax cost that will grow the economy. i also want to stop fries if you like, that the proposed increase in corporation taxes. i think that much greater risk is not having a tax that that's a much riskier route to go down because what we need is not a tax on growth, but a growing economy. and that's why i keep talking about a clean star and a 10 year plan for growth. 9 tory m p 's, including the former chancellor reaches to not have made

a bed for the leadership trade minister, penny mordant, is the latest to throw her hat in the ring. so far she's been tight lipped, but his promising a different approach. foreign secretary list trust is also expected to join the race but with the 1st round of voting expected within days. the agenda is already set for the fight over who will be the next resident of number 10. sports now, and novak jacobin has claimed his 4th straight wimbleton title defeating australian nick curios. in $0.04 a joke of ich rally back after losing the 1st set in a thrilling final. he had to dig deep against carriers who display some fine tennis moves in his 1st final. this is the serbs 7th wimbleton title joke, which is now one slam behind ra,

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