venture full of hardships, dangers and death. magellan journey around the world starts january 19th on ah ah, this is the w news coming to live from berlin. russia's defense ministry says its forces have taken control of solid aarp. ukraine denies the claim and says its troops are still there. ukrainian town could be strategically important for russia in the don bus region. also coming up as the war intensifies, russia looks to step up conscription. we meet

a former russian policeman who fled to lap b. a to avoid the draft, but struggling to be recognized as a refugee plus new research finds oil giant exxon made highly accurate predictions about global warming back in the 19 seventy's, and then spent decades dismissing the science to protect its business. and lisa marie presley the only child of rock and roll legend, elvis dies at the age of $54.00. she was rushed to hospital after a reported cardiac arrest. ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. rushes defense minister. he says it's forces have captured the town of solid are in eastern ukraine. ukraine has denied the claims. the battle for the small mining town has intensified. in recent days,

it's seen as a stepping stone in moscow's pushed to capture the entire danverse region. if the claim is true, taking solid or would be russia's 1st big battlefield when after 6 months of defeats, ukraine has described the fighting for the town as a difficult piece of the war off. now let's bring in our correspondence. sonya tanika, who joins us from k of sonya. is there any confirmation of russia taking solider? well, you crate has officially denied this latest russian claim of being in charge. it's on the dar who crane says the fighting is still very much continuing there. and we have to remember that this is not the 1st time that russia has claimed to be in control there. all this week, we've seen quite a bit of confusion about who is really in charge. earlier this week we saw the head of the russian wagner, the mercenary group, the wagner group scene, was sight of the heavily involved in that assault on dog. seeing that, you know,

he's in control, we saw ukraine denying that claim the kremlin. then you know, walking back that assertion, so that when a lot of conflicting reports about who really is in charge there, what we do know for sure about solid are low, is that the intense fighting there has absolutely devastated boats on the door and the surrounding areas we've seen some satellite images recently off of, you know, apartment buildings, houses being completely decimated, decimated there. you know, shell craters really kind of scoring the landfill and the governor off that donna donates region where sounded art is located a said more than 80 percent of the town has been destroyed. now this is a small town or small mining town. why is it so important that still solid. i had a pre war population of just 10000 people and i think its importance lies in the fact that it is just 10 kilometers away from buck moved to where we've seen some of the bloodiest fighting in this war between russia and ukraine and forces and russia,

of course, sees buck moves as absolutely key to its broader bush, of occupying the entire dawn must region. and it sees, you know, a solid r o capturing solider as a way of getting there some solid are, could afford awful, its troops, a new beast, a new attack position for, for its troops. because that because on it out is within, you know, it's an utterly would, would be within range of sonya. thank you very much. our correspondence. sonya folic, other in keith or for some analysis. let's bring in frank lead, which here from oxford, he's a military analyst at the university of portsmouth. frank, russia obviously thinks solid are, is important. if it is confirm that russia has taken that town. what would it mean for ukraine? well 1st of all, it means pass. your correspondence already said has already said terry, that there is something of a successful russian. but what we have to remember is,

i think that, that this town is really only important because both sides have made it important over the last 6 months. so some, by that i mean that they addressed it so much in this relatively insignificant town that they find it difficult to withdraw or concede, defeat this backward as it is in a sense, a legacy at the battles you may remember around cetera, ganske on so forth. and there was a salient but anyway, nonetheless, both sides regarded as important. interesting by the way that the chief of staff is zalinski is chief of stock compared this to van dunn. and that does does give it some military rationale, even if the ukrainians are beaten back, that they would say that they have chewed up so many russian soldiers there. and the russians have use of so much ammunition for so little game that it was worth fighting for. so for both sides, it's a chieftain importance in that way. ukraine is desperate to get its hand on heavier

weapons or the, the west. it's partners in the west say they will give you crane whatever it needs to when they are insisted it has to when, why is the west not giving you crane battle tanks that it's asking for military. i think they will give them battle tanks. the key here, as i think your viewers will be aware as german permission, the tanks that ukraine has assessed and i think the west is assessed is most suitable for you. kind of leopard two's german made an hour by 19 most about entirely western countries. those times can't go to ukraine without gentlemen permission because of an export license restrictions. once the germans get permission, they will go, but it's also another political element here. for some reason, no country wants to be the 1st to jump with respect to this potent is given an indication. britton to have said it's going to send it's equally good challenge to tax. i suspect that once they blocked germans,

it was created germany. what we're going to say next week, probably with the ramstein contact group, the ukraine contact group of countries who donate to ukraine. we're going to see an announcement possibly. i think a coordinated announcement of several countries to united were to give it a large number of battle tax. you can, i think that's the most likely outcome. but as i say, that luxury has to be played in germany and it has to be played at the highest possible level. but i think it's inevitable they do cause they will get those tanks and they are the best times for ukraine at the moment. there hasn't been much movement in ukraine in this war over the past couple weeks. how do you see things developing from here, right? from the russian perspective, it's very clear that they're looking to focus on that new hands and done at school and the top bass web back. looters. of course that's why they've invested so much resources in taking that by the ukrainians have spent so much of their resources in

holding it. we see russian force has been moved east now to re enforce that, that offensive. and i think that's where we'll see the offensive take place, but i think to be fat, we won't be seeing any major offense. it's elsewhere. both sides are pretty exhausted. we're in operational pause now and we won't see any major offense. it's i think, well into next month or even into, into the spring frank leverage in oxford. thank you very much. thank you, terry. as to fighting in ukraine intensifies russia is preparing to mobilize more troops and conscript more young men to fight on the front lines. the move is likely to revoke a fresh wave of russians fleeing to avoid the call up. but some russians have found it difficult to be granted refugee status. ah, now he can breathe again as danny's love, but she love has finally been formally recognized as a refugee from russia in law. it was a long process. at the end of it,

stanislaus is relieved to have cut ties with a country that started a war of aggression in the middle of europe. the bitterest little i fled to the 1st best country so i wouldn't have to go to jail or be sent to war. i don't want to fight against the ukrainians. i have many friends there. the 1st best country, as stanislaus said, was latvia, and you, you member state with a 300 kilometer common border with russia. when the war started to more than 10 months ago, stanislaus decided to protest, the former policeman found himself in the midst of a peace rally in saint petersburg where hundreds of protesters were arrested. but when the 27 year old received a draft notice from the army, he decided to flee over night. without losing any time he drove to rush us boda with lot. we had to jump over the fence at an unmanly torrent location illegally because he had no visa, lumiere,

the prem law orders for us that he capable finding. it was terrible. i was panicking, my heart was pounding. i was running through the forest and wondering what if the guards shoot me? the fence was huge with barbed wire. and on the other side there were border guards as well with whose language i don't understand. i had no idea how they would react to get them or can you tell us been the official sen lot where we're accommodating at 1st to let him file for asylum. but a few months later, his request was denied. stanislaus went to court and to fall to the decision in the and he was allowed to stay a rare ruling fall latiere in contrast to germany. the baltic states generally denies russians fleeing military service at the right to spain. the heat mobilization in russia which began in september of last year, had little influence on that policy due to security concerns is through supposed to still go with the just read it. if you are against the war against mobilization. if

you think that what is being done now is unacceptable, then you must come out against the russian government. and i am not convinced by arguments that things are so oppressive there, that no one can take to the streets. tens of thousands of russians are leaving. now, according to our figures, and the question must be asked, why should we accept them all? this is also a matter of our own security of her chima mom. he's been emerett that little barbarossa miss across mr. stanley's love, but she'll of doesn't think that taken to the streets in today's rush. i can't change anything. he says that there is no rule of law in russia and also no reason to believe that resume is about to collapse either a time. soon for him, protests are of the direct way to prison and may be after that to the front lines. all legitimate parts of resistance have been exhausted. people who protest end up behind bars and from there they cannot achieve anything any more. but zealous

stanislaus says he would go back to russia one day when to put in his not in power any more. his parents lived there, stanislaus, missus of them, he says, but he knows he will not see them any time. so let's catch up on some other stories making headlines to day. if the german government has called on russia to provide urgent medical assistance to jailed kremlin critic, alexey nevada, his family and some borders, say they're increasingly distressed about his health, and that he's being denied care. volney is serving a 9 year sentence at a penal colony north of moscow. south korean officials are seeking criminal charges against 23 officials over a deadly crush as people celebrated halloween. the charges related to a lack of safety measures include involuntary manslaughter, and negligence. more than a 150 people died in the capital. so, when revelers got trapped in a narrow alleyway,

prosecutors in japan have formerly charged a man, suspected of assassinating former prime minister sions of ave, the suspect will now stand trial after up it was shot during a campaign speech last july. please say the man confessed to carrying out the killing because of abe's rumored links to a religious group. germany's economy grew by 1.9 percent in 2022. that's according to the latest data. the country managed to stave off a full recession last year with the economy performing better than expected. that's despite supply chain problems. russia's war in ukraine and high energy prices acting as a drag on grants. a teenager shot during anti government protests in peru died on thursday, bringing the death toll from a month of violent unrest. 249 since december supporters of else did president federal castillo had marched ant barricaded streets in the south american country,

demanding new elections, and the removal of current leader dinner while the water, the carried moccasins, and effigies of their unwonted leaders in jail cells. thousands of noisy protesters hit the streets of the capital lima to demand the resignation of their president. and my son is the most of indignation, pain, and suffering. it's having a psychological impact on those of us who are following what's happening in the provinces. that especially our brothers and sisters there who have been killed. it's a total massacre. my 2nd thought back into school, the ancient capital of the inca empire. the caskets were real mickel's bed a public farewell to a killed protector. elsewhere in the city, clashes blue coat, yet again, please fire tear gas. protesters responded with stones and slingshot fire.

by night, the violins escalated. the turmoil was triggered by the arrest of former president pedro castillo last month, feeling a page after he tried to seize emergency powers to evade impeachment, over sleeves allegations. the insuring crisis has rocked the country. mark kosky, spain was protesting at the airport when he was killed. was these young ladies but had only shoutin? i don't know. who gave the orders, i think of it now. we want those responsible for his death to pay for us on this by somebody like marcus most of the victims, hail from working class heart, lungs loyal to casteel communities united in recent weeks in protest or in grief. and sometimes both give us justice department

has appointed a special council to investigate joe biden, after his legal team found more classified documents at the u. s. president's own. in delaware, the discoveries are politically embarrassing for biden, given his criticism of former president donald trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. if, if we're the latest classified documents performed in the garage of you as president of biden's home in wilmington by law might and should have handed them over to the us national archives. after he left the vice presidency in 2017 might in thieves, it was an innocent mistake. more people know i take classified documents classroom material seriously. i also said were cooperating fully incomplete with the justice department. review that republicans accused for you as president of bar chrissy,

bitin sharply criticized former president donald trump, for allegedly holding on to classified documents after sensitive files but discovered at trump's home in florida last year. here's an individual that's been in office for more than 40 years. here's an individual that sat on 60 minutes that were so concerned about president trump's documents locked in behind. and now we find it just as a vice president, keeping it for years out the open in different locations, might in steam faith. this case is different. the u. s. president, while india to hand over the documents to the national archives the moment they were discovered. on the other hand jump delayed, responding to requests from the national archives for months. that justice department sees to await any conflict of interest, especially council will investigate the case. and here's a look at a couple of other new stories today. i least,

6 people have been killed in severe weather. in the u. s. state of alabama powerful storms, including a large tornado, struck near the city of selma authority, say dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed. rescuers are still searching for people trapped under the debris. researchers say that one of the world's biggest oil companies made highly accurate predictions about global warming, while publicly rubbishing such science to protest to protect its core business. study in the journal science says exxon mobiles. scientists knew about the risk of fossil fuels from the 1970 s, but chose not to disclose them. exxon denies the accusations. police in the u. s. city of los angeles have released body camera footage, showing the events leading up for the death of a young african american men. keenan anderson, the cousin of black lives matter, co founder, was repeatedly taste during a traffic disturbance in early january. he died of cardiac arrest me hours for

the foreign ministers of germany and fred, sorry in ethiopia, aiming to repair relations strained by the t cry. conflict, and only in about ball and country colonized visit comes as the ethiopian government and rebel group, t gray. people's liberation front, implement a piece, deal signed in november to end 2 years of war. at 1st he could sing. there had never been a civil war in ethiopia. children are practicing their skateboarding skills and addis ababa dreaming of what their future could bring, just like kids anywhere else. no matter who skateboarding makes me happy, i just love it. when i grow up, i want to be a professional skateboarder. melissa, wish me to come in and listen. if he of his future has been the subject of talks between german foreign minister on the lena bear book and ethiopian prime minister abbey at mid abbey, who once was awarded the nobel peace prize, waged

a bitter war. in the t gray region, the death toll could be over half a 1000000 people beer. bach believes it's very important to restore food security in ethiopia. more than 22000000 people are malnourished help for her goal, came from an unexpected donor. as for americans, that stuff, it's remarkable that ukraine, which is under attack, either, is donating brain to ethiopia, not in frank and germany, and france are supporting the ukrainian grain donation by organizing and financing the transport. yet when finance yet hobbin to the right of bare buck, we see her french counterpart, catherine colona. they stand together to symbolize a united e u that wants to help if he appear both economically and in other areas reconciling enemies and reviving the economy. the challenges, ethiopia, faces as it sets out to become a stable country in east africa. again. lisa marie presley, the only child of rock'n'roll legend elvis presley has died. at the age of 54, the singer songwriter and protector of her father's legacy reported least suffered

cardiac arrest. lisa marie presley pictured at the golden globe awards just this week. the 54 year old, apparently in good health. you only days before she was at graceland, the home she inherited from her father elvis presley, crown said, gathered to mark what would have been his 88th birthday. you keep saying you're the only people that can bring me out of my house. not to lisa marie presley was born in february 1968, exactly 9 months after her parents, elvis, and priscilla married. they later divorced. and when their daughter was just 9 years old, elvis died. it was a traumatic start for the only child. presley was

married 4 times, including to singer michael jackson. but that ended 2 years later. her marriage to act and nicholas cage lasted only a few months. she had 4 children in total, one of her sons, benjamin, died by suicide in 2020 ah priestly for wished her own singer songwriter career. but she could never escape her father's iconic status. i feel that he would have been proud, but i think that he also would have understood sort of the path that i had to lead to find myself here. like the 1st 2 albums needed needed their place just because i needed to know and that i had my own audience. i needed to find my own, my own kind of voice, and try on different things for myself. um, i think he would have understood the path. i got to tell you,

lisa marie presley was very close to her mother priscilla. in a statement following her daughter's death, priscilla described her as the most passionate, strong, and loving woman i have ever known. for more i'm joined by d. w culture is david levitz. david, lisa marie presley was a musician, a personality celebrity in her own right, but she was best known her whole life for being the daughter of elvis presley. how did that impact your life? that's very well, i mean, i think we got a sense there of how hard it was for her to ford her own path. and certainly she had a very complicated and challenging life. a large part of which was due to living in the shadow of her father and imagine what it might be like to be the daughter of the king of rock and roll. to only be mentioned to be famous throughout the world, but only mentioned in the same breath as the name of your deceased father who she

didn't even have the benefit of knowing past the age of 9. so his legacy obviously followed her throughout her life. there was even some speculation that the main reason michael jackson wanted to marry her was because of who her father was. and at the same time though, she did say that she very much loved her father. earlier this week she was at the golden globes supporting baz women's movie has bio pic, elvis, about her father in which she plays a part. well, she doesn't play a part, but her story is, is part of it and, and she really supported that film. and so that it was an accurate representation of this loving relationship and of her father. lisa marie presley was just 54. what do we know about how she died? well, it appears that she had a cardiac arrest at the home of her ex husband, according to t v, the celebrity gossip website, he tried to perform c p r on her. we do know that she was rushed to

a hospital near l. a and that she died a few hours later, the cause of death hasn't been confirmed there. there were reports that she had trouble breathing. we do know is that the last years of her life were very difficult. she wrote about battling a pain killer and opioid addict, but very much, you're echoed of course, the substance abuse problems of her father, elvis. she also wrote an essay just recently about the death by suicide of her son, benjamin, saying that it was something that she never could possibly get over. and also expressing that was very hard for her family that more people didn't come forward to support them during their, their time of grief. so very much of a challenge life, especially in the last few years. the presley family right now are asking for privacy and they're not confirming a cause of death. there is a quite a shock for many talk is through some of the tribute david, right? well, lots of tributes coming out here are some of those on twitter,

tom hanks is one of the big celebrities saying that he and his wife rita wilson, are heartbroken pink. the singer says this one hurts my heart and she goes on to say that reason marie was funny and whip smart john travolta, scientist like lisa marie's mom says, you know, see her again with toy jackson. lisa marie's ex sister in law says she'll for ever be in our hearts. those are just a few of the many attributes coming in for lisa marie presley. david, thank you very much. david levitz from d w culture. you're watching dw news. just reminder, the top stories were following for you today. russia says its forces have taken control of solid, are in eastern ukrainian town. it's seen as a stepping stone into the don bus region. ukraine denies to claim and says severe fighting is ongoing. coming up next in d, w asia, top norwegian fade envoy, john taylor has been in afghanistan to try and convince the taliban to change their

antique women bands. he tells dw, he was surprised by what the militant group had to say. and holmes full of cracks and too dangerous to live in. we visited a holy city high up in the indian himalayas that sing share of re it'll be here with all that and more in detail. the news asia on jerry martin with with

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