welcome to the movie as visionaries and when bonnie, the meaning of modern africa is an egg. and d w. blue ah ah, this is dw news coming to you live from berlin. kip denies responsibility for several explosions that a russian air base in crimea. crane says it did not strike the base but claims the blasts destroyed at least 9 russian warplanes. meanwhile, on the mainland ukrainian fighters ready for the push towards household, our correspondent meets them in the trenches. also coming up

a tight boat count in kenya, we'll get the latest from our correspondent as the top presidential contenders, located for an election role. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. ukraine says 9 russian war planes were destroyed and explosions had an air base in the annex crimea region. earlier this week, russia has used the saki base near noah federal rifka to strike southern ukraine. moscow says destinations of stored ammunition, settle the blasts, not an attack. ukraine has not claimed responsibility for any attack, but his hinted at its involvement while ukraine has stepped up, a tax on russian supply lines in the strategically important hassan region in the south. as it seeks to conduct

a counter offensive to retake areas their dw martinez building a went to the frontline to meet ukrainian fighters preparing for trench warfare with another a weeds at the bottom of the trenches. that's how long the frontline has been here and you have so forsaken. that's his battlefield name. this has meant months of living in and under the earth. this is where they sleep, eat and wait for something to happen. ukraine's national poet taught us should jenko, which has over them. yet when they shall us, we all come down here to people have to stay outside to monitor the situation. the others hide in here i am. well, it's mostly been an artillery well being shell shelling back, waiting for the next round. 2 sides target each other from a distance trying to damage a position enough to then storm water. yes. okay. not

a lot of the front is in danger of a tank attack, but believe me, if they camera will meet them adequately, williams, as they shouted, luther right now is the ukrainians were attacking they launched a counter offensive weeks ago and have taken a few dozen settlements and the advance is low. jordan roberts, again, we liberate the settlement that we can when we do, we don't move into the village, but we make sure the russians are gone. we don't go in, in order not to risk our soldiers live. that is important. when the command thinks that we have enough weapons and how soldiers will happily move forward. so if you throw this super duty period as we traveled to another position scorched, we can't get information on how many modern western weapons they have. at this

section at the front, we are constantly told it is not enough to move on more boldly. because a break from the shelling lunch in the trenches, civil and the soldiers have been living here too for many months at the moment the mood is even relax. here in the trenches, there is a break in the fighting, but there is the expectation that the russians might step up. they're selling again . soldiers, no decent strikes. artillery dumps has been high miles, much rocket launches, disrupt the russians. things from the pony dr. lee to less shelling from their side for a certain period of time. but the russians also adjust their logistics. they learn the lessons from al highmark and far ranging artillery. what can we put native? unfortunately, the war is not just a permanent turn in our favor. it's a process and it keeps changing it. so here in the trenches at the san fran,

it's about patients moving forward carefully and keeping focused on we'll stay like some more stories related to the ukraine war, a former russian state tv journalist, a marina of young culver has been charged with spreading pulse information about the russian army, after an anti war protests last month, she paces up to 10 years in jail, convicted of santa corvette became internationally known in march when she interrupted a live broadcast and called for an end to the war and ukraine. hundreds of people have protested in bulgarian capital sophia, after the caretaker government signaled it may restart talks with russian energy supply or gas problem. the former pro western government had refused to demand pay to demand, pay for russian gas in roubles,

leading to supplies being cut all around a boat may be needed in kenya. as early election results show a tight race between the 2 main contenders to be the next president, the better and opposition leader riled dinner and the deputy president william root ho appeared evenly matched. the result was expected. later this week. these ballot boxes will seal kenya's fate for the next 5 years. after hours of voting, describe as peaceful canyons are now waiting to hear who will next leave their country in seeing it will thing you bring one will and i one just be to prevail. some canyon say they have little hope and politicians after years and would successive governments failed to meet the country's economic needs, disapproval, sol, voter turnout plunge compared to previous years. especially among kenya's younger voters. but observer say they can only do so much. i cannot to rumble about

it. he cannot push the c g as to come. that's your pastime now. not mine. mine is have they been allowed to vote? nobody was there a streak trip prevented from what dick? the process was karl peaceful cordelia. so if somebody has chosen not to dress his eyes, he's or her right you too, to elected that. well, canyons have returned to daily life while waiting the results for many memories of violent disputes over election results are not too distant. observers hope a quick count will ease any anxieties. well, now the bolt of fulton views too. i says, bunny, i'm leg into oblivious v as a business is going on. as usual. as you can see her that are quite a number of people going on with their business because i am wondering that we need

to noise out that these bullet to set us out of fence on to the common people as we talk now that note am in any way i try to use what i colleague, for the 1st time in kenya's history, opposing candidates have vowed to accept the results without dispute. as the results near canyon's hope, the promise will hold. d, w is marian. mila is covering the selection for us in kenya. she is in the strong hold of one of the contenders william rito short while ago. i asked her about the expectations of his supporters there. well, the expectations are clear. people here one, mr. route o 2 in. as a, as a ride, he said i'm in no one of the strongholds of mister bhutto. so this is alger. it's angie on the streets. people i gathering as you can see behind me. they are watching the tv,

tallying. they're having political discussions yesterday and we came here as well to hacked restaurant, even though it was cold and raining people who are even standing out on the street . and they're talking about the elections and waiting for the results. and following the tv telling, saw yeah, that the mood is still calm. people are expecting a 0 to, to window planning celebrations on the street slaughtering cows here and having a big, big party one told me and he will be very sad of closes if you loses and won't leave his house for 3 days. it's expectations are very high, you are guy, boat counting is under way of toast, where the projection stand at this point and when we might get a result. so at the moment, and 14000000 boats have been cast according to the electoral commission, but you have to know that from the polling stations, which are more than 4 to 6000, and they go to the constituency telling center then to the county telling center to

the nationwide telling centers it takes a time, some time for the final result to be published from the electoral commission in the meantime. at the main 3 add to the networks. yeah. publishing that one telling because the electoral commission has uploaded the forms that have been filled and each polling stations are $46000.00 and have made them public online so everybody can come and download them, make their own tallying. and that's what this networks are doing. also some people on social media and some have been already as saying, okay, mr router has won. and so it, this is also what causes anxiety and confusion and long canyons because they watch these 3 different networks and they have at 2 different people, leading one and one network relas meeting. and the other one is route to his meeting. and you have to know this at the, in people's memories as opposed to like somebody is still fresh. so the confrontation between the cal engine ethnic community that mr. route hales from and the cool you ethnic community, which is the largest in the country at was very

a devastating to the people here. i mean, there has been people killed and they have been massacres. they have been better on the streets. so even though it wasn't 2007 people here, a very aware of that and they really don't want this to happen again. when a new president is finally in place, mario, what are the main tasks that they're going to face up on taking office so at the main issues at the moment, ah, the high cost of living and the unemployment and the rising food prices have been an issue for months now, people tell me they haven't been able to put food on the table that had to skip at one or 2 meals a day. i missed out. we're looking at the president had to halt at the price of may slow, which is a stable here. at po government decree shortly before the election to keep nerves come and the situation it comes in a situation of drought as well can yes,

suffering, especially the knowles, of a devastating drought fool 1000000 canyon's on the brink of starvation. and yet people really hope that the next president will help and improve the situation. mario, thank you very much. as always, our correspondent mario merlin, sketchup on some other stories making headlines around the world today. she are alone has imposed a nationwide curfew after anti government protest turned deadly. at least 2 police officers and one civilian were killed after classes broke out, with dozens more injured. the unrest comes as the rising cost of living exacerbates tensions in the impoverished nation. former us president donald trump has refused to answer questions and an investigation by the state of new york. in the statement, he criticized state attorney general leticia james and the water pro state officials accused the trump organization of leading of misleading authorities about

the value of assets to get favorable loans and tax breaks. north korean leader kim jong on was seriously ill with coven. 19 that's according to his influential sister, kim. jo, john is comes as the country declares what it calls a shining victory over the virus. it's blamed the outbreak on propaganda leaflets and balloons sent over the border by south korea. a huge wildfire has forced thousands of people to leave their homes. in southwestern france, officials thought the blaze was under control, but the flames have flared up again. summer heat waves have brought drought to france and other european countries and with water getting scarcer french. authorities are imposing nationwide restrictions on its use here in new rochelle, saint nicholas guessing water has become an arduous task in a measure recently approved by local authorities. farmers up pumping water from

a lake to supply their animals was enough or never experience anything like this. sometimes things are critical in all this, but never for this long is the 1st time i've had to pump water from the lake. more than a 100 places in france have been cut off from their water supply. g to the ongoing drought ended to fly to saying one of our 2 springs has dried up. only one is still flowing, providing 110 cubic commits is a day by we need twice as much into village now at tank. he comes every 2 days to supplies with water. the law, the government says it's the worst drought france has ever seen. a state of emergency is in place in more than 2 thirds of the country. and there are restrictions and water use almost everywhere. in many places, farmers aren't allowed to irrigate their fields. scientists say human induced climate change is responsible to dish ethics. it's geneticist the extraordinary

droughts is because there's been too little rain full. in addition to much moisture is evaporating due to hot and dry air currents almost dish issued. the drought also means wild fires can spread more quickly. blazes are burning in several regions like here javan. drought in water shortages also being dealt with in our upcoming piece. a prior documentary about the battle for water supplies, its title, thirst, when the wells run dry, stay with us for that. thanks. oh, what people have to say matters to us. mm hm. that's why we listen to their stories.