how can we protect and we can make a difference? global ideas, be environmental series in 3000 on d, w, and online? ah, ah, this is to give you news life and berlin ukrainian troops re take more territory and advance on retreating russian forces. president lensky says his soldiers have liberated dozens of towns while the european union agrees to new sanctions against moscow. also coming up more protest any run by women and girls, braving a government crackdown to demand an end to oppression. and

a nobel prize for 3 chemistry pioneers, the trio is honored for developing a new technology that could make cancer drugs or effective. ah, i'm going blue craft good to have you with us. russian president vladimir putin has signed laws, formerly taking over for illegally annexed ukrainian, regents but ukraine's liter. let him as a lensky, says, his forces are making quote, fast and powerful advances in the southern region of her son and in the east. the governor says ukraine has liberated 6 villages in the loop on screeching it is the ukrainian flag going up again in a recaptured village in the hockey region. green skipper port just one of many

places back under ukrainian control. as a result of recent advances, the blue and yellow flag is also back flying overhead here in the strategic eastern city of lemon as locals q for aid ukrainian troops re took the key hub and the dynette screeching over the weekend. just hours off to rushes, president putin announced the illegal annexation of the whole region. signs of the fierce battle fought here recently, as well as the months of russian occupation are everywhere. with russian troops forced to retreat hare and across the south and east. and with a chaotic military mobilization sparking wide spread criticism, putin said that changes will be made to the conscription rules for students, though law. but despite all the recent setbacks, moscow hasn't lost its power to strike far beyond the front lines as residence of

this city. just 85 kilometers south of keith were reminded on wednesday there shippers who were come to a buzzing sound, awoke up. but i heard that sounds getting closer and closer of sibley and to some wind in my house. it exploded according to officials, at least 6 so called canada kazi drone struck buildings, including an army base in the area, injuring one person. while moscow has ramped up its use of suicide, drones, which keith claims are a rainy and made since september, wednesday, his attack was the closest they've come to the ukrainian capital. get more now with mike martin. he's a war studies fellow at kings college in london. very much good to have you on the program. so we keep hearing about these games that ukrainian forces are making at

what point does ukraine have the upper hand in this war? ukraine has had the upper hand about the last 3 or 4 months. ever since the, your, your watches will remember over the summer there was a big lot of news about russian advances. and so in dumbass really, that was the high water mark. and since then the ukrainians have been on the offensive and they've had the momentum with them. they have had the upper hand since then. and how sustainable would you say ukraine's progress is or what do they need to be able to sustain this kind of progress? well in september you'll remember that with these big gains about 9000 square kilometers in the north, around khaki and, and there was a big question then as to whether ukraine would be able to sustain their dances. and now we see not one, but 2 fresh offensives in the north east and the south at the same time. and i think very, very interestingly,

president lensky has canceled the draft of new soldiers in ukraine for october. and it's done every 3 months. and he said we have enough soldiers, so i think as well as being a very clever piece of communications, it does signal the actually ukraine is confident that it can make, continue to make significant advances on the battlefield. you know, that is very much an interesting detail that you point out there turning over to the russian side. so there's been lots of losses on the battlefield. there's been missteps with this mobilization or partial mobilization and norm. what impact might just be having on vladimir putin is thinking well, i think that the only effect of the partial mobilization is on russian domestic politics. as you say, it's been a complete disaster, and it has very is had very little and will have very little effect on the course of the war. if i were president putin, i would be feeling quite traps and quite hemmed in. now. the mobilization of

regular rational forces has failed and generated a lot of discontent at home. and in addition, your listeners watch a sorry will probably know that russian relies on mercenaries in the wagner group and also militias. chechen militias, and those are starting to posture. they're starting to blame each other for the fe you in the war. so these 3 bits of the russian armed forces and the wagner group, the chechens and the regular russian military are all starting to blame each other for the failures of the war. is really not looking very good for president teaching you mentioned just now that he might feel penned in does. does that spell the possibility of something good coming out of this an outcome here an end to this war, or does this make it more unpredictable and possibly more dangerous? yeah, i think that's a great question. i think you've hit the nail on the head. i think there will be a military outcome to this war. i think that the ukrainians will defeat the russian

armed forces in ukraine. indeed, we're seeing that at the moment, what we're seeing is the collapse of the russian armed forces in you cried. what is not clear is what the outcome will be from that politically. in russia, it seems inconceivable that putin blake be able to remain in power beyond the defeat of, of the professional army in ukraine. but i think the problem is that what comes afterwards may be worse. it may be more hard line, maybe more right wing, maybe less friendly towards the west if that's indeed possible. and i think this is the question that swirling around in, in paris and washington and berlin and london. people just don't know what's going to come afterwards. although of course, they have to support the ukrainians in defeating this russian aggression. a lot of unknown unknown as you point out there for us. mike martin war studies fellow at kings college in london. thanks very much. thank you very much. the european

union has agreed to impose new sanctions on russia. the measures include a cap on the price of moscow's oil exports. the european commission president was a founder lion, says member states need to step up energy security. she believes that you is now also ready to discuss a cap on soaring gas prices as well. members, benefiting the european parliament has been debating action against russia. he w, corresponded max xander reports from the european parliament this time around has not adopted a final position on russia's aggression against ukraine yet. but from following the debates of the plenary, it seems evident that across political groups and across party lines, there is an understanding that russians claims to ukraine are illegal. they are null and voided. they don't change any facts on the ground. they're having some very strong statements by me piece some took to the stage to the podium, to call russia a terrorist state. now the common understanding seems to be that sanctions are

needed. some political groups have been asking for more. in addition to that, the conservative block, for example, has been calling for weapons deliveries from countries like germany and france to st tanks to ukraine. the left, on the other hand, has been asking to reopen diplomatic channels in addition to sanctions. but bottom line here is that the european parliament and the you say that russia's claims to ukraine, this annexation is illegal and should not be tolerated. and turning out to some other stories. making news right now. russia saudi arabia, another oil producers, have agreed to a major caught in output to push up oil prices. the u. s. has condemned the decision by the cartel opec plus, as the short sighted feared, global fuel prices will climb further. look, now we'd like a terry north korea fired more ballistic missiles into the sea of japan, according to the south korean military. if the 2nd launch in 2 days in a nation,

security council has been meeting in new york to consider further sanctions against pyongyang. the family, the filmmaker accidentally shot dead by actor alec baldwin, have agreed to settle their law suit. relatives of luna hutchins were suing baldwin and the producers of the movie. rust, baldwin, and others could still face criminal charges. there is no let up in the anti government protest, sweeping iran. the unrest began when a 22 year old woman died while being held by iran's so called morality police. she allegedly violated iran, strict islamic dress coat. her death has drawn international condemnation, o. d u newest is to move in it on are chanting them in life and freedom. it's a slogan that stretching the huts of many white including members of the european parliament, the hands of that redeem of them were lost in iran, is stained with blood. neither history know

a law or god almighty will forgive you for the crimes against humanity that you are committing. i guess your own citizens until the women of your on off we, we are going to stand with you. d n g m as id. when them like freedom, friend star flag to get their nash adults extending their support with death, symbolic act. oh is it on the clinic? leadership see its western enemies are behind the anti government demonstrations. these people have taken to the streets to support it on supremely dead, ayatollah hominy. and the countries strict dress court ha, he job was the excuse of our enemies to destroy our unity. the u. s. and e. israel are the root of all this unrest, just because they cannot fight us. they are trying to attack us by creating

internal problems. but the anti government protests it on show no sign of lifting up full weeks. on this latest speech you posted online appears to show female students heckling a member to fit on spastic force that much fear it, but a military organization is blamed for the violent crack down on the demonstrations . the death of my son. many has clearly exposed the fort lines that exist islam, the country, and that aunt's billing this to brutally crush any opposition that challenges its power. 3 scientists share this year's nobel prize for chemistry. they one for developing new techniques, attaching molecules together. the technology could make cancer drugs more effective and have applications in farming and industry. carolyn patrols here at stanford university in the us. more to melville at the university of copenhagen and denmark,

and barry sharpness at scripps research was celebrated with the wealth most prestigious prize and chemistry. thank you so much. ah, all of you. i'm absolutely stunned. i'm. i'm sitting here. i can hardly breathe. i'm so la not entirely positive that it's real, but it's getting really right. a minute. the 3 scientists work is all about building blocks. but these blocks a slightly more complex than lego shop is found a way to click 2 molecules together to make new materials. he was the 1st to come up with the idea of click chemistry. more than 20 years ago. copper dramatically accelerates these click reactions. that was melville's discovery. when the focus shifts to human cells, copper isn't such a desirable way to connect molecules. petrucci found out sugar structures, could likens make molecules stick to cells. this means the pathways of drugs can be illuminated to trace their effectiveness for the material. so you have this

possibility of sort of modify materials to put, to kill it. can you activate the song? them, you can have a surface and suddenly you say i want these to be on the bacterial and on your cubic on that surface compound that sort of works against bacteria. so, or you want something that sort of takes up some light and on your so drove, you click a molecule like that on, on the surface. so it's already here and there is a lot, a lot of big interest from the industry. also in this area. the scientists work has contributed a wealth of research to the study of diseases including drug development advances in dna sequencing and a new amine therapy for cancer. finally, millions of people in india are taking part in the hindu festival de shera. after 2 years of muted celebrations during the pandemic in a battle of good against evil performers in new delhi stage, the defeat of we're fond of

a mythical demon. to share celebrations last for days and kick off preparations for de wally the festival of lights. and let's get you a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the european union has agreed to a new round of sanctions against russia. measures include an oil price cap aimed at hitting the kremlin to finance. it's all for this hour, more for you at the top of the hour and in between the business news, opec plus producers of the greatest slash oil output wave bluecross or use it with imagine how many pollution thrown out in the world climate change any off the stores this is my plan the way from just one week how much we can really get we still have time to.