ah ah ah ah, this is the w, the why, from berlin? ukrainian forces dig in before the push toward her song. as troops get ready for a counter offensive against russian forces in the south, our correspondent takes us into the trenches to witness life. on the front lines of coming up on the show, a tight vote count in kenya will bring you the latest from nairobi as the top

presidential contenders, head toward an election run off. the ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants is still holding up in the gaza strip. now cousins are counting the grim cost of the fighting. and almost a year on from the taliban taking power, we meet the director of a mother and baby clinic in kabul. she's one of the few women in afghanistan who still has a job. ah, hello, i am claire richardson. thanks so much for joining us. ukraine says 9 russian war planes were destroyed and explosions at an air base in the annexed crimea region earlier this week. russia has used the saki base near noble federal car to strike southern ukraine. and moscow says, detonations of stuart ammunitions of off the blast. not an attack. ukraine

meanwhile, has no claimed responsibility for any attack, but have hinted involvement on the mainland. ukraine has stepped up attacks on russian supply lines in the strategically important harrison region as it seeks to conduct a counter offensive to retake areas of the south, the w. as marty is moving, i went to the front line to meet ukrainian fighters. preparing for trench warfare would administer a weeds at the bottom of the trenches. that's how long the frontline has been here . you have forsaken that says that will field name. this has many months of living in and under this is where they sleep, eat and wait for something to happen. the cranes national poet, tara chunk of which has over them. when they shall us, we all come down here to people have to stay outside to monitor the situation. the

others hide in here. it's mostly been an artillery 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. not just a part of the front is in danger of a tank attack, but believe me, if they come, we will meet them adequately with those shots. right now it's the ukrainians were attacking when they launched a counter offensive weeks ago. and i've taken a few dozen settlements and the advance is low jordan recipient. 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 for you for other

super youth period because we travel 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 when the soldiers have been living here too for many months. at the moment the mood is even relaxed. 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 dump, testing high miles was rocket launches, disrupt the russians. both of them shall opponent 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 favors. it's a process and it keeps changing it. so here in the trenches at this on front, it's about patients moving forward carefully and keeping focused, right. we are correspond it much as buying a file. that report is now back in care of and a short while ago, i asked him to tell us more about the ukranian counter offensive and how the russian forces are responding. but so we have this sir, situation at the south where things are being um, determined right now. the russians also more and more troops there, these troops have to come from somewhere and presumably they would come from the eastern front. however, they are not moving away or that many troops from the east and front are to ease

the situation. now we've seen quite heavy shelling in the east. we've seen a heavy attacks by the russians on his key. that's near done yet because one of the closest boys, the ukranian army has been holding for 8 years near don. yes. good has come under heavy attack. one of the main fortifications of the ukrainian army there. the russians have claimed or did not the russians, but the proxies, the so called separatists, have claimed that they had taken up his key ukraine is denying that heavier tax also on buttonwood. that's the other point where the russians have been attacking for many years. so no real change there are russians throwing in a lot of a tillery to move steadily slowly but steadily forward or towards the ukrainian positions ukraine holding most of the positions, but not always, all of them. so it also take a look at international support for ukraine. defense ministers from several nato countries are meeting in copenhagen today to discuss long term support for ukraine

. already. britain and denmark have announced more money and more weapons. what will ukraine be hoping to get out of this? well, whenever you talk to ukrainian military, they say more of the same. they want more to her far range artillery, precise, far range artillery. that's a competitive advantage towards the russians who have pretty much outdated and systems that are not guided that cannot how high hit as precisely so if the ukrainians, harvard, even the same amount of artillery which is more precise, they have an advantage. but now they're far from having the same amount as they move forward. they will also need probably tanks. and one thing that always comes up is, is air defense and, and, and, and planes to, as they say, close the skies above their troops. so there's a long list of wishes so far. these are high mars and the far range,

or tillery have changed the situation in favor of ukraine. they're more able to hold the lines. they're more able to inflict damage on the russian supply lines. as we've seen in the house own region recently, but it's not enough that we are hearing to move forward. our correspond mateus ballinger in care of many thanks for that update. let's bring up to speed now with some other stories related to the ukraine war. german chancellor all off shore has pushed for the construction of a pipeline from portugal to other parts of western europe to reduce dependence on russian energy in a press conference, a short also promised a new package of measures to support german households. struggling with rising prices and higher energy bills in the wake of the pandemic and the war in ukraine. former russian state tv journalist, marina of giana, cova, has been charged with spreading false information about the russian army after an

anti war protest. last month, she faces up to 10 years in prison. if convicted of janet culver became internationally known in march when she interrupted a live broadcast to call for an end to the war and ukraine. hundreds of people have protested in bulgaria as capital sophia, after the caretaker government signaled it may restart, talks with russian energy supply or gas prom. the former pro western government had refused to demand to pay for russian gas in rubles, leading to supplies, being cut off and votes are still being counted in kenya after today's presidential election, with the race too tight to call deputy president william rudo and a long time opposition leader ryle o gender are currently neck and neck according to tallies by local media. the final results is expected within the next few days. the countries electoral commission has up to a week to declare official results or corresponding felix marina is following the

election for us. he gave us an update on the latest projections from the national tallying center in nairobi. good afternoon. yes. you've mentioned it correctly, that i am lay by the national telling center here now will be our we have been having are the media, the 3 talk me decisions in the country doing their tallies, but to day all there are only $76.00 of forms out or $46000.00 forms have not gotten to their independent electro land boundaries commissions, which is also called the a b c. so the a be see chairman said that by the end of the day he'll be able to give an update on all the forms that will have been received. they have been uploading the form that you for is on their nash, on their portal, which is a can be accessed by the public and that is what the media houses has been using to tally and as, as we speak right now. the tele remains at 49 percent. would presidential candidates? i'm already surpassed the 6000000 mark out of the 14300000 of woods. that was our

cost. so we're just waiting to see from them media telling who will become their presidential. the provisional results from their media rather as, as we wait for their final certificate or to be issued by their national chairman, either a, b, c. but if none of them get to the 50 plus one votes, then kenya will be up for a ran off in the, in the next 30 days. okay, now there are also plenty of election observer groups in kenya who have been closely monitoring developments. what have they said about the election process so far? i'll quote the former ah tanzanian president president a kayak equator who is representing the observer mission, either from the east african community. and to did he give a press conference, and he said that he was satisfied by how the election had been conducted so far. i, he said you observed how the voting process went on, how their electrical mission,

our staff members treated, voters are there and they're pulling fissions. and they said that they were satisfied sofa by how the, what has been, i disseminated and how even the results and even their electrical mission was commended for ensuring that their every information that they receive is made available to the public so that it does not bring unnecessary tension with people waiting and anxiously waiting for the results to be finally announced. okay, what of conference then from those independent observers are in past elections, kenya has a seen violence after election results were announced. a is that a concern this time around as well? well of the last evening we were in the streets of nairobi and we talked to a number of guys and these one individual that we talked to. and he said he will not wanted this particular time of a possible election violence. because in the, in the past, there has been a lot of secrecy and how their independent electoral boundaries commission

conducted its job. but this time around they tried as much as possible to ensure that everything was in the public domain. and actually either independent electoral boundaries commission shall pass on to disable that courtesy of them making every detail that they get public. it has led to some of the other parliamentary was the i candidates were vying in parliamentary positions and other positions within the country. they have already started conceding defeats, even before their final tally is announced. and that is because of their transparency because they're independent and boundaries and independent electoral boundaries. commission stated that the vote that was cast and counted on the air polling center was the final result. and then for them, it's just confirming the result of that was a votes that were accounted and relate them to their public and nothing will be counted from here. so it's just a matter of conformation and renamed information. so um that people are, have been anxious of course,

they expect to know who their next leader is. but in terms of people anticipating violence, even though observe as a said that they do not expect that can, i will go there because the whole process has been transparent and they hailed the process uh for being very transparent to every canyon. felix america in nairobi. thank you very much for that reporting that good news. well, the cease fire that followed 3 days of bloody exchanges between israel and militants, and garza still appears to be holding israel's military called the operation a success. they're rockets killed leaders and destroyed infrastructure from the palestinian islamic jihad militant group. but many civilians died in gaza, including children. when blast killed 5 boys in the street where they were playing, driving through jamalia and overcrowded refugees settlement in a northern gaza strip. there's little to remind you at 1st of the rockets, the death and the madness of the past weekend. then suddenly, you come across

a memorial set up by neighbors to honor a father and his 5 sons who were killed here. they were in this alleyway on saturday. as the sun went down caught in the open. they had no chance to run when a rock had exploded in their midst, killing 5 and seriously injuring 2 more. both survivors were children. gunner that had been the girl was inside. i was supposed to go out and call her brothers inside for dinner. i shall know. the girl is named roha. she's 11 years old, a pupil in the 6th grade. every one is quiet in her hospital room when the camera crew enters. then her family members remove her blanket. they want the world to see this. doctors had to amputate both of perhaps legs and her right arm. after the rocket exploded, her parents raced outside,

calling out and crying. in the loving, had we found her brother 1st and that he was covered in blood down that he was alive. $17.00 am and we waited until the ambulance came and then we kept searching for a half after 2 hours. we found her in the hospital with no legs. ashley and only one arm they had. i had to get out of the rocket that killed 5 children in jubilee and maimed for a half is perhaps the most controversial weapon fired in the recent conflict. nobody wants to take responsibility for it. is lama jihad say, every missile that hit gaza was israeli. but israel says this video proves that the rocket that hit jubilee was fired from gaza. and malfunctioned finally slamming into the crowded neighbourhood to wallace. 2 kilometers away and a few hours earlier in israeli rocket destroyed oda, sham lux house. he knows it was israel because they called him on the phone number

touch on my phone rang, oh hello, solomon, i compliment, you have 2 minutes to evaluate your how hold on a man's voice on the other end said get him out of the thing to live with oh die shun luck grabbed his family and his phone and got out in time to see his house blow up. why him was the strike targeting his neighbors where they suspected terrorists owed. i says he has no idea. oh, the rockets have stopped flying, but the question of who was to blame for the violence looms large in jamalia last saturday? whoever was behind the attack wiped out the lives of innocence. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the worlds. an armed man is holding an unspecified number of people hostage at a bank in bay root demanding access to his savings. local media said the man has $200000.00 in his account. the lebanese banks have strict limits on withdrawals following a 3 year economic crisis. sierra leone has impose

a nationwide curfew after anti government protest turned deadly. at least 6 police officers and 13 civilians have been killed after clash has broke out following the demonstrations. the unrest comes as the rising cost of living exacerbates tensions in the country. u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin says he voiced concerns about human rights issues during talks with were one does president paul cook army lincoln's visit to rolanda is the last stop of a 3 nation tour of africa. it follows a trip by russian foreign minister, sir gay law for off last month. it has been almost a year since the afghan capital kabul fell to the tally. bonn was the culmination of 2 months of rapid territorial gains. they caught the afghan government and western allies by surprise. let's take a closer look at some of the key moments as they happened. the telephone took control of the presidential palace after the afghan president fled. and thousands

of people tried to get out of the country. many hold up in the fortified airport in the capital couple. that airport became the site of desperate seems like the one you see here. people trying to get on a transport plane as it was taking off after seizing control vitale. bon instituted a fundamentalist version of islam mac law, denying high school girls and education requiring women to travel with mail, guardians, and boring women from work. t w sondra. hey, jasmine met one of the few women in afghanistan who still has a job. she is a doctor in the capital cobble. oh, i don't. yes. in the meat doctor mal ally facing she's a rare exception in afghanistan. why the taliban forced most working women from their jobs. doctor fight you see got a promotion. she's now director of the country's biggest maternity clinic and cobbled female and neonatal health is one area where the fundamentalist rulers understand they need women from on

a more the of one stone as missouri. gotcha. this is linked to the culture and tradition of afghanistan. when a woman is pregnant, she should go to a female doctor. i don't mckenna, because a female doctor can better examine and treat her than a male doctor. i hope was a lot of me than a good one. a mother you can as arabic, over mill doctor. i think some of us will get you. we can go to her ward rounds, our busi, the hospital deals with up to 2500 birth a month. a many, many of the women have difficult deliveries due to man attrition. antinini, alabama, as nazare, kimmie k. the team performs up to 40 syrian sections each day. roha versus remembering how does he get the though? does your them? a lot of people are jobless. when i meet them and when families cannot afford for expecting mothers to eat good a lot and attrition food will they face a lot of problems on lamba problem shows up the jonathan on them. many babies here are born prematurely. more than 20 new borns have died in each of the past 4 months

. the 1000000000 spent by foreign powers on development fate to create the lasting conditions needed to reduce infant mortality whom i had bought that i'm a doctor. i have not left the country for the past 26 years and in all this time i've gunnison was never stable and never peaceful though a lot susie with her after her hospital shift doctor for easy works and the private clinics, she runs with her husband. here many patients are under family pressure to have children, but can't conceive or have miscarried. it can be difficult for women to carry a pregnancy to term when constantly stressed and life in afghanistan is stressful. especially for women, missouri, monee so. so i will only feel happy when my country is at peace and secure. that gets you out of i'm yet. and when all the troubles that our people are facing are resolved for them. and they are com no that. that's when i will be able to relax.

and my job show this as an automatic when she gets home after a long working day, darkness awaits her. the electricity's off a daily experience for many families and cobbled as she sits down for tea with her youngest daughter. we ask her why she doesn't leave off. gone is done. emma. them? yes. once on any, i got. i'm an african. and i got my education from the blot of this nation's people, including my mac. i want to shove my people had called on la. if all of us decide to leave now, who will rebuild this country? because what i care about hookah marva is waiting to take the university entry exam to study medicine. she's clear on why she wants to follow in her mother's footsteps seemed as cold. yeah, the hood that again cause our society needs female doctors in every single province . after the recent earthquake,

there were no female doctors in the field to help the injured women. not only mayo doctors were there, but not a single female. and i want to help the women of my country, jamaica because i think is one hooker where the marble with follow her mothers, korea will be up to the taliban. they wait. he sighed. how many women doctors they want and where to find, how can i get hold of it? so how are the taliban dealing with the fact that women as the report we just saw, shows are indispensable in many areas of life. i put that question it to nicholas waldman, a researcher with amnesty international crisis response program. the taliban seem to not understand or go fully or define how essential women are in so many different areas of life. they, in the last 10 months, have managed to arrest scores of women and girls for what they are calling moral corruption. the rates of early child enforced marriage are surgeon under,

under their watch and as a result of some of their policies. and then they've issued this raft of to crony and restrictions that restrict women from working girls from going to school women from leaving the house without a mattress or a male chaperone. and really, the effect is that women and girls across afghanistan are not able to live free safe fulfilling lives. and what prospects do you see for improving conditions for african women under the current taliban regime? i see women across the country that are resisting and standing up to the systematic discrimination that the taliban has been imposing over the last 10 months. and that really brings me some hope. women are going out in the streets. they are time and time again. even in the face of being arrested, being forcibly disappeared,

being tortured, they are going out in the streets and demanding their rights. now really is the time for the internet community should join these women, stand with them and tell the taliban that this is just simply not acceptable. and how can the international community best do that in working together with the tale bond to advanced the rights of women? so what we're seen so far from the international unity is a kind of apathy or indifference, really not enough coordinated action. so 2 things we believe the international unity should be doing that could influence the taliban without harming the act. and people are to impose travel benz on members of the taliban were involved in systematic discrimination as well as targeted sanctions. if those measures are imposed through un security council resolution, we think that could send the message that the taliban will face some form consequences for really repressing more than half of a population. we need to see much more reaction from the internet community and the

world in response to the plight of women and girls in afghanistan. nicholas waltman researcher at the crisis response program of amnesty international. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us on dw. thank you for ball news now and last season's champions, league winners rail madrid have won the way 1st, supercop, after beating, i tried frankfurt, the rope, a leak holders to nail in helsinki. the bonus league aside had no answers to goals from david, allah and korean bents in mind. the 1st competitive match between the clubs since the $960.00 european cup final. it is the 5th time rail, madrid, when the trophy. before we go, our reminder of the top story we're following for you at this hour. keep denies responsibility for explosions earlier this week at a russian air base and crimea. ukraine says it didn't strike the bay spots as the blast destroyed 9 russian war plains. and on the mainland ukrainian fighters,

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