ah, ah ah ah, this is the w news ly from berlin. ukraine is locked in a fight for freedom. this independence state on the front lines in the south and east, the military stands. it's ground against the rush and a bad president. savanski bows and fight to the end. the countries already paid a high price off that half the hero pool. walden, 5000 ukrainian civilians,

a dead and only 8000 injured. we look back at how roches brutal war sent shock waves around the world. also coming up, wrapped, written europe could face 3 more months of extreme dry italy's longest river, the pole is on the highest level of alert losses to farmers or in the billions of euros poles close in angle is contentious election. the left wing ruling party struggles to keep its longtime grip on power and make claims it's squandered. the african nations massive oil wealth. ah, i've been fizzle and welcome. it's exactly 6 months since russia launched its full invasion of ukraine. it shouted the longstanding pace here in europe and has led to civilian casualties in the 10s of thousands today. also marks the anniversary of

ukraine's independence from the soviet union. but it finds itself locked in a war of attrition. the russian ministry of defense as its soldiers and the armed forces of the dumbass of making progress in the hes song. and on yet, scroggins ukraine says its army is stabilizing the front lines through small truth movements. independence day celebrations were banned in the capital cave. this year, amid fears of a russian attack, but ukrainians still found ways to show their resistance. russian tanks are lined up in the ukrainian capital. the message. this is the only way russian military equipment will appear and give burnt and destroyed. it was unusually quiet as ukrainians marked that independence day in the capitol. occasionally eddied warnings disrupted the silence. but the mood in the city is defined. we have decided as ukraine withers,

i'm very proud of our country easily could i? you know, i'm glad that we came back from europe some where we had fled to, to celebrate here. now on this day with our fellow citizens, some of the day i believe the tree will come dates if it's a special day for me today. if you will, and i feel nothing, no fear. i traveled almost a 100 kilometers here from near keith. nothing scares me to do it for you just have to do it. even in a, it's a holiday after all, it was felt or feeling them. i am president. well, it amuses lensky released pre recorded message. wait, he vowed to fight until the end wasn't here with him on that as to so easily. what for us as the end of the war? will you cite piece? now we say victory, and then we won't look for a mutual understanding was a terrorist yet got even though we understand the russian language, if you came to defend, let god while killing thousands of people you came to liberate in his up or any

shamella. what else? we finally became united zera's customer and you nation emerge on february 24th at bouy. i am the ne, not gourne for me, but reborn more. a nation that did not cry scream or get scared me. when that did not run away, he did not give up and did not forget. the president and 1st lady also visited a memorial to the soldiers killed in the conflict. meanwhile ukrainian troops in the east are locked in a grinding war of attrition with the russian army. dw, correspond at john philip schultz is in cave. i asked him 6 months into this war. what is there to celebrate for the ukrainians? i think just the fact that there is the ukrainian independence day, 2022 after year after the russian started, the invasion makes a lot of ukrainians, very proud a but of course everything is so quite different today. you can see it behind me

and the key of central might on square. there are quite a few people outside, but large gatherings are ban. sir. we have heard sir arid alerts pretty much throughout the day. and also the government has urged people not to come too close to any government or building and, and some areas closer to the front lines like and how to keep, for example, there is an all day curfew. i think in general, the feeling of the people here is very mixed to day on one. hence they are incredibly proud that they have for a ford so well in the past 6 months. but of course, there's also this feeling of sorrow that half a year of for very intense war brings wizards, is so people are happy, people are celebrating, but very different sir. then in the years before polygons, i come from hostile, near keith, all the burnt tanks here are from there. my house was completely destroyed,

nothing is left. that's why unhappy to see this charred machinery and hoped that all those who destroyed my life perished there was i trust ukrainian. army. yes, there is real danger. you can hear it right now. but ukraine, you will wind up with. okay. we others are precise and i shall green with us. i'm very proud of our country's luka. you know, i'm glad that we came back from europe some where we had fled to, to celebrate here. but now on this day with our fellow citizens somewhat say they, i believe victory will come. bates if it's a special day for me today. if you enjoy, i feel nothing. no fear. i traveled almost a 100 kilometers here from near keith. nothing scares me to do so you just have to do it even in a, it's a holiday. after all, it was felt or feeling young. philip, how much has rushes invasion, strengthen ukrainian resolve and identity their events

have strengthened. so the national identity a lot. and i don't see any sign that the strong will of the people is so weakening at the moment. it's rather the, they are the opposite, sir. you can see it when you're just to listen to president lensky is a speech, and that's what he gave today. he said that the day that the russians invaded the country ukraine was reborn. and so they will only be an end to this war when there is victory for ukraine. and i think this reflects pretty well what most people think here when i went into cafe or today to have a coffee, the workers there were collecting money for the soldiers at the front lines and they were 100 percent convinced that there will be victory. and so of course are there is still a long way to go. that's what people here feel, but they are sure they are convinced that in the end it will be

a victory for ukraine. john phillips sholtes in key for us. thank you very much for the analysis. so far, ukraine has managed to hold off the kremlin efforts to assume control over the country. the w william grew croft takes a look back at how the wool started and some of its major turning points. after months of speculation, warnings, fears and a massive troop build up on 3 sides of ukraine. russian president vladimir putin finally revealed his deadly intentions on february 24th. first, let's look at how things were on the eve of the war. now russia already occupied. the crimean peninsula in the south, in 2014, and at the same time helped separatists take control of part of ukraine's eastern don. this region now in that conflict, the united nations estimates 14000 civilians have been killed in the years since now starting february 24th putin launched a full scale invasion of ukraine by land, by sea, and by air. the russian leader claims the ukrainian government has committed crimes

against russian speaking ukrainians. but outside russia, the war seen as a desperate effort to stop ukraine's further integration with the west, which putin views as a threat to his power. now in the 1st stage of the war until around the beginning of april, russian forces pounded the capital cave and other major urban centers like hockey and maria polk. entire civilian areas were flattened, millions of people fled to neighboring countries or to ukraine, somewhat safer western region. but russia under estimated ukraine's resistance and its military couldn't establish air superiority, it tried, but failed to surround keith and decapitate ukraine's democratically elected government. so after several weeks of little progress from the north of the country, russian commanders ordered a withdrawal to concentrate their firepower on the east. that is the wars 2nd face . ukrainian troops are outmanned and outgunned,

and they were forced to steadily retreat, allowing russian forces to consolidate gains on the ground. now what you see here doesn't mean that russia has full control of these areas. what we can say is that in the south and the east is where russia has advanced the most and exert some level of administrative control. it's these areas that have seen the heaviest fighting. and now we're in the 3rd face. ukraine says it's fighting back with the help of us and other western weapons. both sides have suffered tremendous losses, though it's impossible to put a precise figure on that. same goes for the civilian toll which the united nations officially puts at $13000.00 killed and wounded. but they acknowledge it's likely a gross under cat now is unclear what putin's end game is here as the war becomes one of attrition. whether ukraine has the strength to push back against russian advances. whether russia has the resources to establish itself as an occupying power. and whether the winter ahead will freeze fighting and force some kind of

deal. i report to william glucose there. don't the tiller? sacramento is a security expert, a king's college london, and focuses on russian foreign policy. i asked her, where does the bull stand off to half a year? well, i think that there is 100 of talk that we are now says some, some kind of stalemate that the russians are no longer able to on sunday ukrainians . i was not able to carry an effective counter offensive in the south the area of k to sun, but i think that things are also moving slowly on the ground. we see the ukrainians carrying out operations that are quite effective, for example, in crimea. they've also managed to destroy the bridges behind here to so on. and so they're making it much harder for a sort of russian forces in the area to sort of receive supplies and equipment. and there is sort of the sort of preparation for a condo fencing in the south,

which i think we must monitor them. on the other hand, if we look at their, if they don't boss, although russia made very small advances, nevertheless, the state carrying on with this sort of operation that to try to take over areas such as a, then in the north, in the area to the house of viewing as they are or so a lot of attacks, indiscriminate attacks on a key. so clearly we, we can tell that, you know, this is not a war that is frozen. it is very active. there's a lot of military operations going on. there's a lot of indiscriminate attacks like russians, and of course there is a very sensitive area around the nuclear power station, artesia, where they have been sort of exchanges of fire and our knowledge seems to be made more quiet friday. this is an area that has created a lot of concern in the west righty. so i'd like to highlight an interesting part of florida landscape independent state speech today. he asked,

what for us is the end of the war? we used to say peace. now we say victory, how do you read that statement when i think the ukrainians are more confident now that to, you know, with the equipment on the support and the logistics are pulled from the way so they could potentially do launch russians also from areas i seem to be sort of beyond the reach of such as so crimea, or at least to reduce the military presence there. because as a result of the attacks over the last 10 days, the russian is up with strong simultaneous weaponry from there. so there is some kind of encouragement dr. ukrainians can actually eventually slowly d c knowledge, their russian military presence. i think they says it's very good for the maralie to. it also shows that the equipment that we, they received from the way that you're sending them has an impact on effect on so that it sort of reinforces the argument in favor of support of equipment on

deliveries to ukraine. but at the same time, it is clear that this is not going to be very easy. it's going to take time. i'm so, as the lensky has to keep sort of the momentum happening. he has to sort of the attention to the western partners that this is really relevant that this is an important call that needs to continue. that needs to happen from a tiller, soccer ball. so from king's college on that, let's take a look at some other news related to brushes warren, you quite. a lot of mr. lansky has made a virtual address to a meeting of the united nations security council. permanent member russia failed to block the cranium president from appearing current member albania, which called the session reminded the counsel ukraine is at war and under foreign invasion. outgoing british prime minister bars, johnson made a surprise visit to attend ukrainian independence day events. president lensky awarded him the ukrainian order of liberty and described johnson as

a friend of ukraine. russia's military is claiming progress in there, his son and don, yet screens of ukraine. it claims it has destroyed ukraine's ammunition and fuel depos. ukraine says it has stabilized the front lines with small troop movements and is entering a new phase with counter attacks. residents, zalinski has denied ukraine's involvement in the killing of daria davina, the daughter of an ultra nationalist ally of russian president vladimir putin. so lensky says the camp on the kill davina in moscow was not ukraine's responsibility . almost half the e. u is under drought warnings and a report from the blocks earth observation program shows the extreme drive where they could continue in some regions. for 3 more months. the by river in northern italy was once known as the king of rivers, but the parched conditions this european summer i have caused billions of euros and

losses to farmers who rely on italy's longest waterway to irrigate their fields. they read the po, has reduced to a trickle in italy's lombardy region. it hasn't rained here properly since spring steph. and a crappy is keeping an eye on the river stand. banks, which are growing white by the day. sam, only of a lot of my case or the water levels under 3.68 meters and mean they live and usually it's much higher here at the black line last year with the senior year. that's where the water was, la, put it into the aqua. not only farmers are affected some 90 percent of the small hydro power stations that line the rivers channels have shut down. tank's empty. one of the big plants, ether, lizette, i. feeney, close down back in june. there wasn't enough water to power its turbines. usually almost a 5th of italy's electricity is generated through hydro power. now production has

been cut by 40 percent. pharma gen luca tech heaney is concerned about the po, quality of his cone. the plants on his fields simply didn't get enough water. he harvested this field will most 2 months early. green and i me again banish the 3rd and 4th. but our situation is tragic. we had to harvest her 20 days ago, which took because i ran out of water and everything dried off. why savage? she's gotten in order to save a small bit of the harvest or yeah, well i have to cut everything dieting. westlaw crystal cancel the regions thomas are losing half of that rain and rise crops. all know super v real baby was survivors. last we'll see a little or we'll have to close up shop at the end of the year is in the book. i belong to fuel day. picturesque lake garda is where the river pole gets a part of its water from. but the lake only has 60 percent of its usual water 1000000000 locals are worried. tourists are making the best of new swimming spots. we'll find out about that, but you can have a nice holiday it get. i mean,

it was somebody to say, such a quality of the water is, is fine here. there was at least some rainfall a short while ago where the focus to say it'll be september before more is on the way climate scientists, brenda expos, all told me what kind of future of whites farm is affected by extreme drought. right now, given the ongoing drought, it's going to be a matter of sharing very limited resources over the long term. it will be investment in infrastructure to design for today's level of climate change. last century infrastructure is just not up to the task of supplying food. and drinking water and buy a diversity needs. but this is happening fast. drought hit, you could face it 3 more dry months. what, what's going to happen if we're forced to wait until winter for early, for example. a tough challenge is because as we know,

the agricultural sector of plants need a lot of water to thrive and that's a lot of the a need. and in the po river, what we see is that there was a loss of snow. the normal amount of snow that would get farmers and cities in italy through the summer, dry summer months. and that natural reservoir is no longer working with climate change. we're losing that snow packets. it's rain falling on the snow, the hotter temperatures, and when it does rain, often it's a deluge. and unfortunately, all the reservoirs along the po have to release that water and send it to the sea. so there's no storage of that winter snow pack. so right now the trade offs are difficult. it's going to be a tough for local decision makers and we're going to have to get through and really keep an eye on the future droughts that are inevitable. so if we can't depend on

natural reza was a weaker to have to build our yes, actually there are plans already for the po river where you would channel when the rains come, instead of releasing it to the ocean and the i drastic sea, you would be capturing that water during the daily use times and save it for later hydropower. use navigation use an agricultural use during the growing season when you most need the water. so to get through the dry months, we have to use human infrastructure, which is costly because climate change basically destroyed the natural reservoir, which is up in the house, which is a beautiful way of nature storing for the summer. growing season of tomatoes and rice and, and water navigation and, and cooling off from the summer he waves of the past solutions from clients scientists, brenda eckworth will thank you very much for being on the show today. thank you. at

a look now, at some of the stories making headlines, the german government is a great on a legal basis for new measures to counter a possible uptake in cove at 19 infections. this over, there are plans for strict mosque rules on trains and planes. health mister car lauterbach said he expects a new wave of infections, but ruled out for the lockdown or school closures. guffman correspondence with former us president donald trump's legal team has revealed that more than 100 documents marked as classified or recovered from his florida resident. so the of this year, the files more than 700 pages were retrieved from maryland 2 months before the f. b, i seized further classified record. so the of this month, mexican journalists have been protesting the death of a colleague calling for justice and an end to a culture of impunity. columnist, fate. the woman was shot dead in his car. it was the 12th journalist to be killed in mexico this year. the embalmed heart of brazilian emperor don pedro. the

1st has been received with military honors in brazil, yet it kicks off bicentennial celebrations. the portuguese monarch declared brazil independent nearly 200 years ago. it's hot has been brought in from portugal for 3 weeks. counting his underway with poles having officially closed in angola most closely contested election since its transition to a multi party state. and goldens voted for a new parliament and a new president. the governing party n. p. allay has been empowered for nearly 5 decades for the 1st time it's facing serious competition. poverty, inflation, and corruption have been the main campaign issues in the former portuguese colony. they don't use audio increase, joins us from upholding station in the capital the wanda ave and tell us more. busy about saw how things are shaping up there where you are well, when a quiet and peaceful day so far, but make no mistake,

you can feel the tension and kind of excitement in the air here because it's going to be the most competitive election in the history of the country, especially in the urban areas in luanda, this is a strong hold off the opposition party and a lot of young people are living in many we talk to they are very keen to see a change. you mentioned that earlier, the governing party has been in tar for almost 50 years, and the, the biggest producer on africa, oil wealth, hasn't trickled down to the majority of the population. there's massive youth unemployment. and many of the young people who want to see change on the other hand, the m p l a, the governing party bill has a lot of supporters in the rural areas. in particular, it's going to be a tight raise and some civil society organization have raised the alarm, but already before the elections about how free and fair the elections are going to be. and we have one election upset with us. so let's see if i can go who has been observing the elections today is a member of the church and the civil society organization. how is the day been

going for you? you've been to a very, a lot of polling stations. what have you seen? are you happy? yeah. i'm happy with what i have seen. so on the we are waiting. right now we just counting ballots or we are waiting to see from come order. the results who will win? i hope that the, the bit should show the wind elections. i think it varies, each one of the political part, camping. so now what went on the site will be that we know some people already said before the elections that we will not really see a free and fair competition. we have a very small number of election of service, for example, less than 2000 were allowed for more than 10000 polling stations. there's no free media here. and also some are saying that the electoral commission is still to some extent controlled by the government to agree on that. yes, so some extent of course not on the government because we have also remembers from

very out of do position parties who are part of these sydney. but of, of you the, the president and they are important members of these electoral commission belong to day and ruling party. so that's why people are saying that these are electoral commission is not really independent as who they you are african union just well, advice to members that we should to build up and well, we would call solid electro reformation. so far we said that things have been quite peaceful, but some are wanting that this could change when the results are announced. how high do you think the chances that we see brought us after that? yeah, we helped out tomorrow. because who has the civil society on the chase?

we are always asking for politicians that should accept the results. but obviously we hope that today the counting will be 1st so that we will obviously people will accept to what the outcome. but we hope that to her want to have trouble. thank you. so latino, back to you, ben. thank you very much. again, placed there with an election observer and a polling booth in angola. and he's a reminder of the top stories white following for you this out president flooded me, soleski has bound ukraine will fight until began to as the country months is independence day. and 6 months since the russian invasion began. authorities of warned people not to gather in public or the fears of french russian air strikes in watching he de leon use coming up next. and d, w, 's, asia, and the boring you is changing the power politics in asia and where it's taking the

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