ah ah ah, see w news lying from berlin? no rush as defense, ministry says its forces have taken control of solar dar ukraine, denies the claim and says its troops are still there. the eastern ukrainian town could be strategically important for russia in the don bass region, also coming on an explosion. it's a key natural gas pipeline. in central lithuania,

the operator says no one was injured and there's no immediate evidence of an attack . ah, really, it's good to have you with us. russia claims its forces have captured the town of sola dar in eastern ukraine if true. this would mark a rare victory for moscow after months of set backs for its troops. grains military leaders have rejected the claim saying its soldiers are holding the russian advance, and the battle is still going on amid ukraine's freezing winter soldiers and solid um face oblique battle to fend off rushes constant attacks. the fight here is proving bloody and brutal. russia is determined to take control of this small mining town. a rear pushed forward after numerous setbacks. its defense

forces already claiming victory was the leader of a complete control. so it makes it possible to cut off the supply lines of the ukrainian forces located in the southwest of back moot van to block and enclose the ukrainian units located there in a pocket one. actually those claims have been swiftly rejected by ukrainian forces who say their soldiers are holding the line. the loss of solid tao would be a major setback for ukraine after months of successes and retaken towns and territories. but the fighting comes at a high cost. it's close gone, but we have gunshots. yeah, we have for grenades, shrapnel wounds and so on. so this kind of wounds in increased

russia claims to have killed hundreds of ukrainian soldiers in the battle for salida, but they have been no confirmed death tolls. there are reported to be more than $550.00 civilians still in the town, living in horrific conditions with no running water or electricity. marina muran as a defense analyst with london kings college and i asked her about the military significance of cylinder. well, 1st of all, thank you for having me. well, 1st of all, for russia, it was politically important to take full adar because that will increase the morale of the army after so many setbacks. and in military terms, the plan was to take solid are and then to take buck moved to basically cut off and ukrainians, logistics, and advanced the words from the doors cancel events. so some russian military

analysts point out that there are tillery, you would be able to reach from a tourist. it remains to be seen. i don't think that it's within the range. however, it would give them a strong hold there. and at the same time, as has been pointed out, the defenses of the ukrainian forces might suffer a collapse in that region because that's right in the middle. so they will have to fall back to you as a position. and so, militarily, it would be a sad back and also it would affect them morale of the ukrainian forces, especially because the korean government said that's all it wasn't that important. and then the question is, why were those troops there? and why hasn't the illusion withdrawn the troops as he wanted to, but the landscape didn't let him do that. so there are a lot of questions in terms of how the ukrainians will handle it. and what impact

it will have russia has acknowledged that the wagner mercenary groups efforts were crucial in the mission. how remarkable is that? well, i guess there is no other way, but to acknowledge the fact that walking was responsible for this because there was this ref between precaution and the general staff. and so precaution was claiming that the only wagner fighters have taken solid hours without any reinforcements from, from the regular troops. and he's been posting video. so at some point, if the ministry of defense keeps on lying and it has done it on, on repeated occasions, it might lose its credibility. so it has to sometimes tell the truth because all evidence points into another direction. so that, that was an important staff for them to kind of, you know, admit that wagner is actually militarily,

perhaps more effective than the russian forces. there's been a lot of talk this week about whether or not ukraine's western allies are going to send battle hangs. poland has offered but won't do it alone and needs german approval and no one else has yet stepped forward. so why do you think we're seeing this hesitant still? well, that would be the 1st time that the western allies would be sending something to ukraine. that is not designed for defense rather, for attack and britain has been talking about sending the challenger to, to ukraine. however, we should interpret it as more of a political gesture as a way to kind of open the floodgates for these kinds of weapons and equipment tend to ukraine. because essentially, up to this point, ukraine has received the equipment to defend itself, but not to attack. and the reason why is that you case gesture is symbolic. 10

challengers will create more problems for ukraine than anything else because they need an additional supply line for the special ammunition to the, to be so munition that these tanks are using. and they will have to integrate them into their system. so you can just use the tank on its own. you will need to have a platoon of tanks, was to have 3 infantry platoons. so it is very difficult. but again, politically, it is important because that might had a precedent and you know, it will help to test reaction. marina moran from london, kings college. thank you so much for all those insight. thank you. next closure damaged a key natural gas pipeline, and northern of the wayne young flames up to 50 meters high, were seen shooting from the amber grid pipeline, as operators says, and saw no indications of sabotage that's applies to northern mr. wayne ya and

neighboring lot. we could be disrupted, no injuries, have been reported, but a nearby village has been evacuated. and i spoke earlier with the w corresponding constantine, i got in vilnius. i asked him to tell us more about the explosion. well, the explosion happened round about 5 p. m. local time, flames were very high about 50 meters, i think, as he said. and frankly speaking, i've been living in the 20th now for more than 8 years. and i haven't seen a far like that in my life. it's here it's, it's, it was quite gets grad, scary, scary, frankly, speaking of bots there, ronald casualties indeed and a, basically the authorities were quite quick to react and to organize trust, but roundabouts end evacuation, which was actually not a massive. the fire now is much lower and it's interesting that the authorities are saying that the repairs may start up maybe already next day. and they hope

that a gas, which, which is contained within an 18 kilometer section of the pipeline by that time, will completely burn out. that is and must fool for repairs. the operator says so far there is no indication of 17. what else could have caused a blast of that magnitude? well, i think that the investigation will show it, but indeed what the, what the operator said immediately is that no sub with our respect suspected because it's ready, which is a frog lance they bouldering protein friendly bella ruse. this kind of idea is the 1st thing that comes to mind. uh, but uh, what the or operator of the company called amber greet are described is that the pipeline is quite old. it was built in 1978. and it's,

it is a, it hidden on the ground so essentially sabotaging it will demand quite an effort you know, to dig up and, and mine it. so um, well they are saying is that they suspect some kind of for now more technical reason also would there saying is that the impact will not be failed. because basically like you can log into a 2 d a by there is another pipeline which kind of doubles up as a supply route. so um, basically northern this widia and southern lot via will probably as the auger it as a says it will not be affected. also, there is not far away. there is a gas storage tank which will probably prom guess into the neighboring regions. while the main line is being repaired, i was constantine aga, joining us from villainy us with the latest on that pipeline blast. thank you so much and have a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world today. the german government has called on russia to provide urgent medical assistance to

jailed kremlin critic alex zane of omni his family and supporters say they are increasingly distressed about his health and that he's being denied care of on the serving a 9 year sentence at a penal colony north of moscow. south korean authorities are seeking criminal charges against 23 officials over a deadly crush as people celebrated halloween. the charge is related to a lack of safety measures include involuntary manslaughter, and negligence. where than a 150 people died in the capital soul, when revellers got trapped in a narrow alley way. a court in greece has dropped espionage charges against rescue workers who saved migrants from drowning and the mediterranean sea. the defendants faced up to 8 years in jail for spying and forgery. the case was widely criticized by human rights groups. the united nations said it set a dangerous precedent. swedish climate activist gretta tune berg has appeared

ad protests and germany against the demolition of a village being cleared to allow open cas coal mining. she criticized the police operation to remove people from lives that are in the west of the country. germany has extended its use of coal and power generation due to the energy crisis. a teenager shot during anti government protests emperor died on thursday, bringing the death toll from a month of violent unrest. to $49.00, says, december supporters of ousted president, pedro castillo, have marched and barricaded streets across the south american country, amending new elections and the removal of current liter, the novel water the carried more coffins and effigies of their unwonted leaders in july sounds thousands of noisy protesters hit the streets of the capital lima to demand the resignation of their president. no,

i thought 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, especially our brothers and sisters. there who are been killed, it's a total massacre. my 2nd book back into school, the ancient capital of the ink empire. the caskets were real. muslims bid a public farewell to a killed protester. elsewhere in the city, clashes blue coat yet again. please fire to your gas. protesters responded with stones on slingshot fire. by night, the violins escalated. the turmoil was triggered by the arrest of former president pedro castillo last mano, feel in a pitch after he tried to seize emergency powers to evade impeachment over sleeves

allegations. the insuring crisis has rocked the country. mark cause kish baker was protesting at the airport when he was killed. was these? yep. they levied, but had only shot him. i don't know who gave the orders illegal that now we want those responsible for his death to pay for us homeless by him. but so much like marco's, 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 bo, if i had a quick reminder of our top stories today, russia says it's forces have taken control of solid arg, eastern ukrainian town, seen as a stepping stone into the don pass region. a grand denies the claim and says the vere fighting is ongoing and explosion has damaged

a key natural gas pipeline. in northern lithuania, the grid operator said there were no injuries and no immediate signs of an attack, but pledged to investigate all possible causes. watching dw news after a short break, christy flat, and we'll be here with your business news and a look at why teslas as became a little more affordable. don't forget, you can always get all the latest news and analysis around the clock on our website . that is d w dot com article for me and the entire team in our newsroom. thanks so much for your company's name. o people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away at the border families, planes on a time period for these correct only thing is with demonstrate.