hey, jack station 2 twin 1st on the w. ah, ah ah, this is d, w. news light from the and the ukrainian troops re take more territory as they are balance against retreating. russian forces president and he says his troops have liberated dozens of towns in the last week and then are pressing a counter offensive on 2 fronts in the east and in the south. also on the program

more anti government protest city around as women and girls brave a government craft bound to demand an end to oppression. european union considers new sanctions. ah. i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. ukraine says it forces have re taken towns in the south and east of the country in regions that vladimir putin declared last week would be russian forever. ukrainian claims have not been independently verified, but officials installed by moscow have acknowledged setbacks in the region. ukrainian forces are also advancing in the east after capturing a key town in the north of denette screeching. you credit president vladimir lansky has signed the decree declaring talked with russia impossible,

with vladimir putin as president from the regions of hockey in the north. to her san in the south, while b ukrainian flag is being raised in villages across the country is east once again as keys counter offensive continues to push forward. so when you have a good day, the offensive movement of our arm and all our defenders continued yearly, there are new liberated settlements and several regions of my fears. fighting continues in many areas of the front. but beyond the victory, the cost of war emerges. here in the man we captured by ukraine at the weekend, bodies of russian fighters lined the streets. ukrainian soldiers must also collect the bodies of their own or for you.

we fight for our land for our children, so that people can live better. but all this comes to very high price residence like 85 year old valentina struggle with what little they have. the russians may have been forced out but life here remains grueling. was a which and already fed up with everything. even for peace tranquillity, and for our children and families to be alive and healthy with the family home in towns, likely, man, things are far from normal. but there are moments to pause and reflect on what the success means for their future. let's take a closer look at these ukranian advances and wherever mike martin, who's at war studies fellow at kings college london. welcome to the w, how big a set back for russia. arbys ukrainian advances in the east in the south.

these are very significant and so on in the south. the cleanings have been preparing this advance for several months now and it's a strategically important city on the right bank of the pro and up in the northeast . the ukrainians have cut through several russian supply lines which enable them to take the man as you said, new introduction. but there's actually a couple of other towns that they'll take in the next couple of weeks. so these are quite significant advances by the ukrainians. very similar to the significance of what we saw in september when they took in and these advances in 2 areas, at the same time seems to have taken the rush completely by surprise. yes, i mean, it shouldn't have taken them by surprise because the trainings have been telling the russians that they were going to attack in the south for several months. but the problem is, what we're seeing now really is the problem that russia has had throughout the war,

which is they've never had enough troops. they invaded with one 150000. you probably need about a 1000000 to invade ukraine properly. so when the ukrainians attack on 2 fronts, it stretches the russians very thin and gives the ukrainians much more options than it gives the russians. so winter is coming, and russia has announced this partial mobilization. how important is it for you crying to gain territory before those take your fact? i don't think the partial mobilization, it is actually very important either the russians can rush the troops since you can quickly in which case they will be can photo or it can take 6 months to train them properly. but that will be decided by that point. i think winter it is, is very important because warfare slows down, the cranes will want to get to a point where they can have proper defensive lines. the other thing was, i think you mentioned in your introduction, russia just had these 4 referendums in these different regions. declaring as regions to be russian,

and they've now been annexed by russia. ukraine is doing by re taking all this terrace sheet, which is in those full regions, is on the scoring. how ridiculous those referendums were. you mentioned in your answers now that there's no waiting for these, these russian troops to be mobilized because that will be decided that's in the next few months. you believe that these advances are that decisive? i think the war is definitely going to be finished by this time next year. the question is exactly where the ukrainians get to before the winter. as you said, things are going to slow down. but the likelihood is that the ukrainians will take the russians out of class on the whole of that bank, the deeper river. and they will have made significant advances into the east into the don't bus. i think crimea, which is really the most important place for the russians,

will probably have to be settled next year in the spring offensive. right. and then there's this nuclear option, the, the world is wondering about the spin this speculation that might be preparing to use a weapon because of this video of this voice equipment moving towards you going, what's your thought, the my thoughts are that as soon as america and europe and other western powers, given to nuclear blackmail than that is a green lights for people to try that in the future. nato has given a very, very clear direction to russia that if it is to use any other nuclear weapon, that's going to be an overwhelming response. i simply don't see russia or piece in use nicky weapons because it won't help them when the war and ukraine. in fact, it will help them lose it much quicker. and it will mean that putin won't remain in power is just simply not in their interest to use nuclear weapon. thanks so much

for joining us, mike martin, a war studies fellow kings college. thank you. and keep i will take a look at some more stories that making news around the world. now. south korea ivy and i stayed sir. military have conducted the missile drills and the sea of japan hours after north korea launched a new fear capable miss file over japan wasn't condemned john young's actions as reckless residence in japan's at northeastern regions ordered to take shelter as a missile. after over the country. tactful in ellen mosque is to go ahead with his plan to buy twitter after the company took him to court to force him to go through with the $44000000000.00 deal that he tried to back out on the latest agreement would put the wells. rich's person in charge of the highly influential social media plot around president abraham racy, has called for national unity in the face of ongoing anti government protests. ah,

he blamed the unrest on the us and israel echoing co comments by iran supreme leader anti government demonstrations that continue to spread to universities and high schools across the country. the protest began after the death of 22 year old master, a meaning following her breast for allegedly violating these limited republics. strict dress code we will hear in your people are also taking to the streets in support. ah, europeans have come out and solidarity for women leading the fight for justice in iran. here in paris, over the weekend, thousands rally to support iranians, facing a brutal regime at home. european parliament president met solar echoed their message, paying tribute to women who give everything in their fight. we are with you must sammy and it will be remembered just like how dis me knew as i left. hanna. hi, a deaf masa, norco and many, many others. for women, for life,

for liberty across party lines, european lawmakers are showing their support almost with us. it's totally unacceptable in 21st century. like say, data, one woman can be killed for the fan that they'd our rights solidarity matters, but words won't be enough, says the peas guest of honor, french, iranian sociology. professor, as at a kion, i think that you, that you should take really measures i to show that you rainy and regime. that's a democratized societies and democracy. regimes are supporting the polite of iranian peeper for democracy and for freedom. the european union's top diplomat, joseph barrell said that you will continue to consider all the options at its disposal ahead of his speech. some member states have been more precise. embassy e countries are preparing action against terror. germany, france, and others have submitted proposals for e o,

sanctions against members of the iranian regime. this includes travel bands and asset freezes. the iranian government has silenced protests before an external actions have done little to stop. this swedish m e p. ali spark hunker says that you should not repeat past mistakes when ramping up pressure on iran. the most important thing is that we are very aware of that. the sanctions at risk to make that random people suffer even more. so we need to make sure that the section in the 2 books are pointed at their regime at the people are responsible for the violence, the killing at the moral police. and at those people, high impala, we need sanctions are for the member states to decide. but the majority and parliament seem determined to send a strong signal to help make this happen. let the in the,

these are football associations as a delay in unlocking gates contributed to saturday night stadium crush, which left at least a 125 people dead. the stampede happened, the spectators rushed to escape, tear gas fired by police trying to control fans who had entered the field. police insist the gates were open but too narrow to allow enough people through my lung 2 days after its darkest hour. a city under shock many that have come here to pay their respects are themselves survivors like yaya. the student from a lung was in section 14, where the police fired tear gas into the packed soccer stadium after riot broke out a little. because you know, i couldn't read, emma, i couldn't see i one day to lee when there were hundreds of people in there like the many supporters, falcon, and someone fell on top of me. i could only surrender and thought it's okay to dial . you then. busy i've got no stadiums, v i p. whether i met young,

i to all across town visuals are held as people share their grief and voice, their anger. all the messages on the walls and on posters are stark. this one says massacre under the guise of security. when i got his brother dealt with the police, have to take responsibility for what i hope those officers don't just get fired, but get the punishment they deserve. when this is about people's lives, the practical media will do an investigation into the causes of the malcolm stadium . disaster is currently ongoing. the pressure on authority to take action here in milan and to take it fast has been growing constantly and especially increased with more and more cruel details coming to light. that half lack to this disaster. so far the police have sex, the local chief and suspended 9 officers. but the national police commissioner ceased others, sharing the plane. any brought emperor, erica, mat body. see we now know that not all police understand the specifics of soccer

matches. so the indonesian football association should routinely provide training to officer la bassetti addresses are they are the lowest rank, sienna, that's different from games abroad on whether security is trained better because matter, not indonesia, the minister for security coordination in turn, points at the o, clock itself saying the stadium was overbooked, the club denies the charges. it's already confirmed that the tickets did not exceed the quote or limit. you can see that during the match, there was no crowd overflowing. this student missed the match, but she lost her best friend who had invited her. afy says she now wants to see a solution that prevents future tragedy rather than endless finger pointing. let me remind you of our top story at base our ukranian forces of re taken more

territory in areas of the south claimed by moscow. president zalinski said his troops liberated dozens of times this week in the old regions that russia illegally annexed last week. again, you can always get d w news on the go. just download the app from google play from the apple app store and give you access to our latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news that's on the w. a special program asking could the globalization backlash lead to a new quote? oh, we're all set to go beyond the obvious citizenship and we're all in. as we take on the we're all about the stories that match.