this is the pulpit to unleash unknown violent pass and re imagine now these teachings or elements to gandhi's legacy store to august 6th on d, w. ah, ah, this is g w, news ally from berlin. ukraine is calling for the red cross and un to investigate a missile strike on a prisoner of war camp they've killed at least 50 ukrainian soldiers. president val autumn, zalinski described it as deliberate mass murder in the russian control east. russia

denies carrying out the attack and blames ukrainian 4 ships also on the program. hope francis considering retirement from the papacy. the 85 year old says he can't keep up the pace of constant travel and must slow down. and we take you to the streets of synagogue, where on the eve of parliamentary elections, opposition supporters are using hip hop to inspire younger voters to find the power ah and greetings to our viewers around the world. i'm michael. ok. ukraine's government is calling it a deliberate act of mass murder carried out by the russian military an attack on a prisoner of war camp in russian held territory that has left 50 ukrainian prisoners debt. ukraine armed forces deny responsibility sang russian artillery,

targeted the prison to hide the mistreatment of the soldiers held inside. a warning . this report contains disturbing images tangled metal bloodstains and jarred bodies. scenes from this preserve wall camp in olive nica a sparking outcry across ukraine. it is still unclear what exactly happened here. ukrainian authorities said russia attacked the prison to wipe out evidence of torture and killing the men healthier were members of the as of regiment and other ukrainian units were captured while defending the port city of marie opal. the attack also left dozens wounded, many remain in critical condition. the ambulance is delivered, 7 p, o w's service, men of the ukrainian army. all of them had wounds in different places. all the

patients received combined medical treatment. now they're an intensive care woman. russia for it's bought, says ukraine guide on the strike using us applied precision rockets, jordan orchard, last night to keep regime purposefully committed another bloody provocation. a pre trial detention facility near the settlement of the nico where ukrainian prisoners of war, including fighters from the us of regiment are being held was struck by missiles launched from an american hymer systems. oh, no, farmer green's president wants would lead us to take a tougher line on russia. maya would she? there should be a clear legal recognition of russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. i am especially appealing to the united states of america. a solution is needed and needed. now russia has proved, with numerous terrorist attacks, that it is the biggest source of terrorism in the world today. so it's

a fact he also called on the un and the red cross to investigate the debts. although it seems unlikely that independent experts will get access to the scene t w's mathias billing it is in odessa, a short while ago. he told me how ukrainians are reacting. the public is reacting with outreach. people here are convinced that this was the deliberate killing of these prisoners of war, these prisoners of war. we've just heard it. they were, and partly at least members of the as of battalion. and there were people who were captured in a, in the siege of mar you, paul. and the people here are convinced that this is a revenge that russia is taking on them. the as off battalion has been a very important part of russia's propaganda and has been depicted as, as a cruel enemy by russian media arms. so people here are now demanding many people.

we've just heard. officials have demanded that, but also many people from civil society are demanding an independent investigation by an international in organization into this, into this drama. they are demanding access for the red cross, for example, and un organizations to the site. and if anything it has, of course, i left a very bitter note here and left people very determined to, to get to the bottom of these events. and of course also there people calling for revenge finger pointing from both sides. your again, ukrainian officials accuse russian forces of carrying out these killings in order to cover up the mistreatment or torture of those prisoners. what evidence if any, do they point to so the ukranian army maintains that no rockets have been fired at all in if got and no rockets have been fired even close to that region at

that particular time. and her, they are a, they have a pointed to pictures of this of the site are saying that this is not the typical damage. a high mass would do. for example, some windows were still unbroken at very close to the explosion, which they say points to a local explosion, but not a major rocket rocket strike by these very destructive high mars. and the ukrainian secret service has published a intercepted phone cause for by fight is of the, of these pro russian regimes in the, in the don't ask area who have seemingly confirmed that this was a local explosion. that at that moment there was outgoing fire for from dr. rockets at that particular place, but no incoming fire. i, i am not sure whether there is any additional additional information presented to

the western partners. but the you, for example, has been very quick to adopt this, a ukrainian, i read out of the situation and i've condemned russia for this. and there's also been tweet by the russian embassy in london saying that the is off fighters deserve a. you mili ating death, that's also something that points to that version. d. w. 's are mathias bellinger. there are many, many thanks. let's have a look now at some the other stories making headlines around the world. thousands of supporters of iraqi cleric, retarder outsider, as full down concrete barriers, leading to bagged ads heavily fortified means yeah. other followers store in parliament for the 2nd time in week outsiders block emerged as the strongest force in last year's election, but fail to gain a majority. all 8 people on board a rescue helicopter have been killed during an operation in georgia. the chopper

was called to help paraglider who fell into a ravine. the pilot lost control after the tail rotor struck the rock face. spain and brazil have reported their 1st monkey pox death. their believe to be the 1st fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of africa. hundreds of people have been receiving monkey pox vaccines in spain. it's one of the country's most affected by the illness worldwide. pope francis chance said he will be slowing down in the future and is not ruling out. stepping down on health grounds, francis became leader of the roman catholic church. after his predecessor, pope benedict retired in 2013 because of declining health. the 85 year old pontiff was speaking to journalists on the flight back from a trip to canada, where he often used a wheelchair. francis told reporters he has been feeling the strain. oh

no. okay, boy, i don't think i can continue taking trips monday with the same rhythm as before, is good. okay. i let me at the, i think at my age and with these limitations they will, i have to pace myself a bill. but in order to be able to serve the church on friday, or i will consider the possibility of stepping aside farmers up out of thin o d. w. religious affairs correspondent martin gac told me earlier that for quite some time now the church leadership has been moving away from the idea of a lifetime. pope. i think the resignation of bo benedict pretty much set the standard to some degree because it's no longer the case that we look at the privacy or we're at least data to look at the policy. you know, whether it's a lifetime appointment. this was the case, but it was not always the case, although it was rare, but nonetheless, it's clear that this vatican has been floating this idea no for quite

a while. the pope himself has spoken about it. so we think that yes, we should consider that. in fact, the shape of the purpose he has shifted is something that has much more of the, of the form of a mother. mother form of leadership within a very large institution, a very old one, but a much more modern one. whether or not he resigns, he's making it very clear that he intends to slow down. so how do you think the rest of his papacy could play out? i think what was very interesting about the statement and you know, it was at lib, so there is a chance that you know, there was, there were small corrections. are there small corrections to be made about the tone? it is quite clear that he's sense is that he can no longer discharge his functions in the way that he used to. and this means that, you know, in order to do it, you would need to actually have essentially somebody step in this is not mean that

this would be an immediate thing, but it certainly means that he, himself is now presenting his office in a rather different light than the boat that was extremely engage and constantly on the move. but what effect do you think this announcement will have on the wider catholic church beyond the vatican? i think the concern will be what can go? what kind of god to can we would see, should he actually step down and you know, there's been a sort of a civil war theological and political raging scenes. the very beginning of francis arrival. i think that this is bound to become essentially more complicated like morgan foundational. in the one hand, we have conservatives, which were actually attack during by both friends as during the interview or during the conversation. the blaine, i mean he refers to traditionalist, and on the other hand, you have people that has been appointing that are ideologically and theologically

much closer to. so one of the possibilities is that in fact, you will not step down until he has actually fully set up the network of people that could replace this pope with somebody who is close ideologically. and theologically to him. that's a d, w. religious affairs analyst martin, gac many, many thanks. martin. you're welcome to africa. now in senegal holds parliamentary elections on sunday. the pole is being seen as a task for president, mikey sal, and his ruling party. the opposition hopes it can win enough votes to force a coalition government and stop south from potentially running for 3rd term. d w met one group of activists using hip hop to persuade young senegalese that the most powerful means of protests, ease their vote. oh then some 30 kilometers outside the capital of the car. oh wow. wow. it's the last chance to convince citizens to cast their vote.

these hip hop artists are using their voices to get their message across. and one, i'm going to go to what i could it, we would like there to be a massive participation of youth women and persons with disabilities because they are the ones who are not necessarily used to voting, especially people who recently reached voting age on them. we would really like for them to participate, got more. we also tell them that there's no use going to the streets and committing acts of violence. the best way to express yourself is by voting vulnerable. protests erupted in june after the main opposition coalition saw its national list of candidates invalidated because of technical errors. thousands took to the streets to demand that its leader with men, so who and others be allowed to run. on june 17 protests turn violent leaving 3 people dead. many students were among the demonstrators who my youth. a member of

a citizen based activist group says young people are angry because they lack perspectives. listen, i sort of move there. people who have a masters degree in low or geography, but sometimes off to work as guards in front of a bank will be eligible. there is no whole applied by so young people can be taken away by any one and anything about them. some people take the bolts for clandestine integration that you know, because there are no prospects for the future he up by that enables them to stay in their country that but amended a. so a bit of was submitted. the hip hop citizens message is not violence. vote and they be full of a chance. and in the street there are those who share their hope in the democratic process. when of one second to the 2nd to vote is something sacred away for the people to express their feelings in a way for them to make a choice of love without devote as something central crucial. an important moment for the population. without your film on the record, jonathan has involved all these elections and the turmoil surrounding them are

attest. both the president mackey sell and for senegal itself, a country long seen as politically stable. you're watching d. w. news ally from berlin up next in world stories find out how german doctors are helping badly wounded ukrainian soldiers to recover. that's it from me. i'm michael. okay, from me and the entire news team here in berlin. thanks for spending this part of your day with us and they'll be more news. the top of the next out. ah. lean, read alert for the blue climate. ah, we're going to have some epic. moreover wanted.