for me, oh ah ah dw news long from berlin, vladimir putin declares martial law in the 4 ukrainian regions. the announcement tightened small scows grip on territories that russia illegally annexed last month . meanwhile, boots tom general and ukraine admits that his frontline troops are facing difficulties. also on the show, a hero's welcome and tear on airport for an iranian climber who competed abroad

without a head scarf. whether is concerned, she may yet be punished for breaking iran. strict islamic rules for women's dress and spiraling violence in ethiopia, fuels fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. the world health organization warns urgent action is needed to avert a genocide and t ah, i'm nicole furnish, it's good to have you with us. russian president vladimir putin has declared martial law and the 4 regions of ukraine that moscow illegally annexed after a series of discredited votes just weeks ago. criminal back to officials in one of those regions announced it would move civilians out of the area ahead of an expected ukrainian counter offensive the step that could amount to force

deportation. his son was one of the 1st ukrainian cities to fall to russian forces. now ukraine is preparing to retake control these images by a russian and sold official claim to show fortifications outside the city. as russian forces are retreating from his son, vladimir putin blames ukraine for defending its territory. gives him cuz the cave regime refused to recognize the will of the people rejects any proposals for negotiation. as gunfire continue, so civilians di you've not nearly put in declared marsh law in the 4 ukrainian regions, said moscow, legally annexed jose mickely marrow. we're working on solving very complex, large scale tasks to ensure security and protect the future of russia to protect our people. as she can, as a who did, the move was seen as a clear response to reason military setbacks as ukraine counter offensive advances

are. so marco long opposing the situation in the area of the special military operation can be described as tense. the enemy is not abandoning his attempts to attack russian forces psycho it was, is that as, as your horse, the listeners, our further actions and plans regarding the city of her san itself will depend on the military and tactical situation. i repeat, it is already very difficult and our as of today we're through us again this morning about a 3rd put ins decree came on the day that russian and sold officials in the ukrainian city of had san announced they would move civilians in anticipation of an imminent ukrainian attack and russia tele rain was one of the last independent news networks that was shut down. the channels editor, a katerina country, caught se is still working outside russia, and she gave us her take on putin's declaration of martial law. well,

this is something that brings us very close to the moment when the president of russian federation and, and his employees including their representatives. the freshman government would be forced to name this situation a war because so far they were insisting on the special military operations. so called special needs reparation. not acknowledging, not telling russians that this is actually a war going on. not only in ukraine, but also on the parts of the russian federation on the border. there are right now. right now, serious situation in bill got old region, for example. we can see that the shelling missiles are on the ground right now these days and during, during the month, the last month. so people are scared to death in russia after the so called partial month and ization that wouldn't,

has declared after this martial law that he has adopted a couple of hours ago. it's becoming closer and closer to russians. and you know, we are so used to this narrative that trust and do not care about what's going on in the ukraine about the death of civilians about atrocities. so right now, even though is who really did not care, i'm insisting that they're not majority. but of course, there were people who did not care about what's going on because they were comfortable in their own lives. so even this people now are acknowledging their understanding that this war is coming to their homes. and this is a very important moment. right now. that was a katerina country cuts a editor from tv rain. us now take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. german president frank bought a stein maya has postponed a planned trip to ukraine at short notice due to security reasons. according to media reports. here in germany,

stein maya had been due to visit on thursday. at least 8 people have been killed in a bombing at the gates of me on mars main prison for political detainees. the bomb exploded in an area where parcels were being delivered. the dead include 5 people who had been delivering parcels along with 3 prison staff. the giant dome of a grand mosque in the indonesian capital jakarta has collapse after a fire broke out workers who had been renovating the mosque have been taken for questioning. the fire lasted several hours. please say there are no casualties. the u. k is interior minister, so ela braverman has become the latest member of the government to leave office just weeks after being appointed. prime minister list trust has been under huge pressures and she was forced to change her signature economic policy due to negative market reactions. the reigning climber,

illness recopy has been welcomed back in terran by cheering crowds after her sudden disappearance at a competition in south korea. there had been concerns for her safety after she competed without wearing a headscarf, a breach of iran, strick, islamic dress rules for women. in competitive climate, illness recovery is back in a ram greeted by a bouquet of flowers and cheering crowds outside terren air force. but it's unclear whether any of this is staged and water fate is now she appeared without a headscarf june, a competition in south korea the weekend. you know, they, these lamps, republic mandates that all female athletes where the he jab, recovery has claim competing without the head jab was unintentional and she denied report she'd gone missing for around a day after the event. i was unexpectedly

called and i had to compete. i was busy putting on my shoes and technical gear and that caused me to forget to put on the job i had to where then i went to compete with. fortunately, i come back to iran with peace of mind. although i went through a lot of tension and stress so far, thank god, nothing has happened with the last comment as spark speculation that her statements may have been coerced. even the wind has spoken out about her case. we are aware of that case and we are following it closely. i'm concerns are being raised her with the authorities as well. and what we have to stress is that women should never be prosecuted for what day, where i'm there to should they should never be subjected to violations such as arbitrary detention or, or any kind of violence with regards to what they were anti government protests in

iran. spot for the death of a woman in the custody of the country is notorious morality. police have entered a 5th week. now the authorities, treatment of another woman, will be closely watched. same as a bat is an iranian journalist and host of the talk show iran international in london. she told d w y. she things were copied statement on arrival, back and tear on, was made under pressure from the regime as someone was being following iran cases for years to many of us it seems like for the confession something that she was put under pressure to talk into those tv it was completely reputation of what she wrote on her instruct that, oh, it was intentionally, i was cause fatherly and i had to compete. it was or happen. it was intentional. which the know that if impossible,

it's impossible that you forget your job, that you know what this is going to hop on you. if you complete the doubt, he job. many of iranians, especially, i mean, even a woman has not been able to compete in many sports. they said it's impossible to like swimming. so she definitely knew what she's doing. she knew that there would be consequences. but after she did that, there were reports from people who are inside the national team, that she was taken to the embassy, even an embassy in. so her mobile was taken, her passport was sees and then she put on the play. and as you see, it was in your report that people gather 3 o'clock in the morning to greet her as the he will even the car was carrying her didn't stop the head of the world. health organization says urgent action is needed in the if you're in region of teak,

right. in order to avert a genocide, the civil war between the government and neighboring or a tray on one side and the p running people's liberation front on the other. we've been fond since 2020 violence has intensified since a truth broke down in august. here's what the w h o chief said. this is held crises for 6000000 people, and the world is not paying enough attention. i urge the international community and the media to give this crisis the attention it deserves. there is a very narrow window. now to prevent genocide, i repeat. there is a very narrow window now to prevent genocide into gray. and you until has warned that the fighting and t cry is spiraling out of control

and has repeated its call for an immediate cease fire. countless people are at risk of going hungry as the philippine government tightens. a blockade. filling women, prepare food for troops on the front line for our safety and survival they chant for to gray television cameras. for nearly 2 years, war has been raging between to grice regional rulers, an ethiopian in eritrea and troops. the to grey forces a practically surrounded and at his i baba is severely restricting humanitarian aid from entering the area of the flogger. this, the block of you and human rights commission has documented the 8 blockade and went to a record came out just a few weeks ago. and it details for the 1st time, very clearly by the way that you feel pee inside has been using hunger as a weapon. it wasn't, and it's of course, explicitly criticizes that which is yet as much as and orders. this is sure, a year ago to grind fighters had driven out ethiopian military to much celebration

. now the city, one of the biggest into gray, has been recaptured by ethiopian in eritrea and troops. there is no new footage. hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed since the beginning of the conflict, largely out of the site of the world's media. the un says more than 5000000 people now rely on food aid, nearly 90 percent of the population. every 3rd child is suffering from malnutrition, and infant and maternal mortality are also much, much higher than before the conflict. the devastated health care system has made the situation even worse, or whoever is remitted. is there any funky? and according to the original, his amazon, it was the story, the region was already suffering from the effects of climate change. now with the conflict, the crisis is rapidly becoming a humanitarian catastrophe. ethiopian journalist sammy, i'll get

a chew has been following the conflict an earlier he told me what the situation is on the ground and t riot. the moment what we know at the moment is it's getting close. the ethiopian forces are getting close to mckelly. they have recaptured the town of sherry, which is the towel, and that's the whole more for the head of the t. t p. live diversity on dr. deborah tian. so they're getting close. there doesn't seem to be any willingness to compromise on this conflict that began almost 2 years ago and has affected millions of the opens even famine that really defined ethiopia. and the 198485 fade europe and famine seems to be coming to this region and ask where we are at the moment. that was, if you'll be in journalist samuel get at you. and before we go, here's a quick reminder of the top story we're falling for you. today. russian president

vladimir putin has declared marshal line for regions that were illegally annexed from ukraine last month. the decree and titans the kremlin on those areas which have been seeing a ukrainian advance in recent weeks watching daily news found berlin article really stay tuned for the latest business news with my colleague, kate ferguson. now 3 people and trucks injured when trying to free the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. families please on a tax in syria with administrative.