has 77 percent every weekend on d w with ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, ukraine's president orders more reinforcement from the defense patent regional commander's vow to continue their defense of the embattled city. even as russian forces tightened their grip on the surrounding areas, also coming up, china's foreign minister tells reporters that beijing should seek closer relations where that russia and the ones of conflict and confrontation of

b. u. s. doesn't change its path on beijing. and after a wave of suspected poisoned attacks hits iranian school, girls teaches a preparing to lead rally is calling on the toronto government to take action. ah my manuscript can and thank you for joining us. president followed him as zalinski has ordered military commanders to send reinforcements to help me cried in troops defending the besieged city of buck boot doubts are emerging over the strength of russian forces, trying to capture the east and city. the head of the wagner mercenary group has admitted that his troops are running out of ammunition. the battle for battle is the fiercest of the war so far, and it has cost thousands of lives. the fighting has been so intense embark mood,

one ukrainian commander described it as utter hell. now instead of retreating, these troops will reinforce their positions and attempt to reclaim lost ground there, determined to save the city. but the enemy is also unrelenting of. yeah, but my when it died was roughly all that on the platform. thank favor for a more forces at us to justify the aim of their so called special operation for you to separate. i think we brought a bargain. cute is important because it cuts across roadways and it's higher ground for with football. but both from its height, everything here is open for the russians. so it's important for both us and then morgan was we, we'd learn market, lend me, colette, so many of them are dying, hire. i don't understand why doesn't, you know, be sure that it's not russia's expected spring offensive. could hit a snag with apparent disunity in its ranks part of its quest to capture ukraine's

don bass region has been fronted by mercenaries from the wagner group who have emerged as rivals of the russian military. even though they're supposed to be partners or advanced resilience. government, but wagner's own i yevgeny, proposing an allow vladimir putin is now warning his fighters might not be able to hold on because moscow has not replenished their ammunition in what they you do we wait. if we retreat you, then we'll go down in history forever as people who've taken the main step towards losing the war on the shock. roberson way, whoever wins, control of back move will not have much of a city left. after 6 months of fighting its buildings are in ruins, and most of its residents have fled still as one of the oldest cities in the don bass region. it remained symbolic. although the only visible symbol right now is

one of devastation. it's brandy got me, carson, and i'm in se he joins us now from keith. i mean, the ukranian president has said he's ordered reinforcements of positions and back north russian forces are closing in on the cities. so what difference will this make if you ask most western military analysts, they would say not much of a difference. a lot of troops on the ground ukrainian troops have also told media that they believe that bach mood will inevitably fall to russian control. now, what lensky has said is that his generals who are in charge of that battle there have unanimously supported sending reinforcements to defend the city. perhaps they know something that a military analysts don't know, but also sending reinforcements and withdrawing are not contradictory. a tactical withdraw there would involve inevitably sending troops reinforcements, perhaps even to make sure and ensure the safety of the troops who are withdrawing

and ensure that they lose as few people as possible when they are securing the one road that leads out of bach mood which is their retreat the route for retreating away from the front line there. and yet, you know, the russia that no mercenary group which is spearheading the abutment battle, is saying that it's, that fighters don't have enough ammunition so, so, so what we make that well progression who is the chief of the wagner group has been seeing for many weeks no, they don't have enough ammunition, he hasn't just lead, did he said it very publicly in a spot with the russian government. now a wagner is a private military organization. so a lot of times they lobby the government for more ammunition for more troops publicly. but what is interesting about this is that wagner group has lost many lives, has, does not have enough ammunition,

not even 8020 percent of what they've asked for, but is still able to push ukraine out of there. and what is likely happening is that russia is calculating that the lives lost are worth it for them. russia has lost even in the hundreds per day of troops to take bark, mood and perhaps they've calculated that the lives of the troops are worth less than the ammunition that it would take to supply the wagner group more. i think, i mean correspondent in keith, i mean a c. thank so much for that. now, china's foreign minister has warned that there will be, quote, confrontation and conflict between china and the u. s. if washington does not change its approach to his country speaking on the sidelines of the national pupils, congress as china's rubber stamp parliament. foreign minister quin yang also hailed the relationship between beijing and moscow. he said it sets an example for how how foreign relations should be conducted. he'll say, blame the us,

rising tensions over taiwan. now, china's foreign minister also announced that diplomatic ties with russia will be strengthened. further journalists are then catch. mom is in beijing. told me, mal yeah, i mean he was praising the bilateral ties between the china and russia as quote unquote, setting a model for the international stage. and he also mentioned that they are strategic partners. ship that is characterized by labor. neighborliness will continue to advance under head of states, sheeting ping and flooding me, putting now to give you some context, this really very cozy rhetoric and a friendly rhetoric is not very surprising. china has always been very close and very loyal and towards russia throughout the whole of the last year. when are russia, a tech, to crane? and it's also interesting how chin gang china's foreign minister frame to the warrant ukraine. he didn't call it of war. he basically said it's a ukraine crisis,

and he also didn't mention it mentioned russia as the aggressor basically did not criticize russia with one syllable. he said that basically the war or the of the conflict as he said, it resulted because of the european security architecture. but he also made it clear that china has not delivered any weapons to either side of this conflict or can he, of course, he'll say, spoke at length about us relations was openly critical about american policy towards sh. they hang. what was he and specifically criticizing where that was really remarkable i'm. he was really critical. he said that if a u. s. will not continue or will continue with it's mistaken course. then nothing could prevent an escalation and a lot of yeah, a conflict and, and, and m, yup. and negativeness will follow. so basically wasn't in direct threat also. and as specifically, he was criticizing the u. s. or policy towards

a taiwan. and when asked whether he would or could rule out a military escalation, he also said that am actually a, we a reserved to have to use all means in this conflict. and, or even the secession law in china will m specifically say so that, that they reserved every mean so clearly also a military threat. and that is really remarkable because i'm just or 2 days before prime minister leakage young had a rather subdued tone. but now of course, she's the chin gangs, i'm speech or his press conference was really much more hawkish and much more aggressive. not at all, mincing his words, journalist, a 5 and pitched my in beijing. thanks so much for that. okay, let's take a look now, some of the other news making headlines around the world. at least 15 people were killed when heavy rains triggers land slides on a remote island in indonesia, dolphins more are thought the messing rescue efforts are being hindered by poor weather communications. with the area art will save down. widespread disruption is

expected across france to day as millions strike against president mac hong's pension reforms. almost all train and metro services will be suspended and schools will be closed across the country. it's the 6th day of strikes over the proposed reform since mid january in turkey and alliance of opposition parties has agreed on a joint candidate to challenge president wretched type at one camel kill it. darrow lieu of the republican people's party will run against ad one in poles get scheduled for ne opinion survey suggest it will be the closest contest in 2 decades . now teachers in iran are expected to lead demonstrations to day following a series of alleged poisonings in schools. targeting young girls have been several 100 suspected cases involving more than 50 schools since november. some of those needing some of those affected needing hospital care. and this video posted online,

and the last few days appears to show parents, voicing their anger outside an education ministry building. in terren aaron's government says the girls are being deliberately targeted, possibly by a hard line groups opposed to girls education d. w to visit for her, joins me here in the studio for more. teresa, do we actually know who's responsible for these poisonings? no. at the moment we don't earn so far as we know, nobody has been arrested yet, and the government also hasn't released any details or evidence as to what could have been used in the schools and urged you to the lack of press freedom reporters also have a hard time to investigate the circumstances i witness of this have been reporting that after these alleged attack, schools have been closed off sought by the parents couldn't even see their own children and also had hospital from what we're hearing like m. security agents arrived shortly after the patients em to take control of things. and what we do

know is that these attacks seem not to have been very sophisticated doctors involved in treating patients said that there is symptoms actually pointed towards the use of pesticides, mostly used in agriculture. so that's something that's fairly accessible. but what's also making this hard to understand is that women's or girls education is not something that's very controversial in iran. that's a part of ordinary life. and in fact, universities, women have even outnumbered man long ago. so that's also like leaving big question marks as to who could be responsible. ok, so quite confusing. i mean, i know that you've reported expensive extensively from iran. what have you been hearing, you know, about who iranians think might be responsible for the poisoning? well, that of course, largely depends on who you ask because the supreme leader, for example, and just recently spoken up and said that it's big and unforgivable crime. and that

whoever is responsible needs to be severely punished. but the islamic republic and people close to him were quick to points towards the usual suspects. countries, enemies. so that's usually the us and israel and salvage support is even said that it might be the girls themselves responsible for the symptoms by being hysterics or by not having like a biological calls at all. and these claims, of course, are widely refused by iranians who believe that their leaders are at least complicit in these crimes. because like in a country where authorities are able to track down and arrest people for protesting just hours later or for not wearing a headscarf or even buying spray paint, it's virtually impossible to believe that they can't know who is behind that and that they're not able to prevent that, if i could just ask you and you know, there have been huge anti government protests in iran in recent months. could this re energize that? the protesters? absolutely. i mean,

remember what started those protests spec in september was the death of a young woman gina mass. i'm in police custody after being arrested by the so called morality police for not very he job properly. that's what they said. and now it's even younger girls that are being targeted at school, which is also an area where the state should be responsible for their safety. that's making people very angry. you. you've seen those photos so ready to de teachers want to rally in front of the parliament and for tomorrow, which is international women's day lodge protests have also been announced all over the country. all right, teresa, thank you so much for that. as insights now celebrations of the hindu festival known as holy, are taking place in south asia. the cub colorful event celebrates the coming of spring and the victory of good over evil, a levy. now, with some images of those celebrations across india, pakistan and nicole, i'm

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