ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to live from berlin. ukraine says its future depends on winning the battle for buck moved. intense fighting has raged in the eastern city for months with each side, suffering heavy losses. get opinion is divided over the strategic importance of the area. also coming up australia unveils plans to buy at least 3 nuclear submarines

from the us. joe biden called it an inflection point in history. china says it's a dangerous road and recovery efforts in malawi as side clone. freddy lashes the southern african coast with torrential rain and high with ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. ukraine and russia have suffered heavy losses as fighting intensifies in the eastern city of buck moot. it's where some of the most intense fighting in ukraine has taken place in the year long war. president gloria zalinski overnight, bowed to quote, destroy russia. they're saying ukraine's future depends on the outcome of what happens in buffered and other key areas in the east. the relentless boom of

artillery echoes across east in ukraine, across forests, fields, and hills. ukrainian forces of fighting to hold back a broad wave of russian attacks. battles raging in many cities and villages as moscow goes on the offensive all along the 250 kilometer frontline, according to ukrainian president volota, may zalinski his country's future hinges on the outcome of these battles. those resorts on us would you, the situation in the east is very tough, very painful. we need to destroy the enemy's military power and we will below her if gear and muddy anchor of div kit and back mood will. glinda and come younger and all other places were a future is being decided and the future of all ukrainians is being fought for. great in the besieged city of buck moot, soldiers faced some of the bloodiest fighting since the war began. russia has been

trying to capture buck mort for months. so far. russian mercenaries have only managed to partially encircle the city. moscow is now intensifying its campaign, delivering ammunition to wagner fighters, who have been spearheading the attack on buck mote. some $4000.00 residents are still in the city, according to an official tally. despite the fist fighting in and around it, graham of russian commanders, the capture of the city, represents an opportunity to finally deliver good news to the kremlin with them. earlier i spoke this domain taylor's saga ramos, so a senior lecturer in security and development at kings college london. i asked her why ukraine believes backwards is still worth holding on to given the realities on the ground. bristo's can be raised, whether it is worth, you know, the fide bond at the same time. you know, one could say to what extent, you know,

ukraine has a choice, but, you know, i think what, really, that the military, it russia now behind this decision to try to, to keep fighting in baltimore, this really to exhaust a russian forces so that they are weaker and when you grain, you know, prepares them carries out it's counter offensive in the coming lungs. and i think it replicates a big what happened? you know, last i'm last year in the, in the old dom, after a, you know, a russians hard to really fight very hard to get hold of me see chance on saturday to later than yet. and that allowed than ukrainians to advance more more rapidly in the areas of all hard key venmo. sol olson here to sunglass certain extent. so i think jack did, he's really to weaken to exhaust rush and full. says to make sure that the, you know, they are not able to carry out a very effective condo offensive. and also to protect, you know, audition on sort of lines that, you know,

would become more vulnerable once you know the russians control and by what their lines start opening to labianca in the north of north west of, from black mold. and also the area of grandma told us, which used to be, you know, is a central boil, solve our of the ukrainian on full says about getting yourself set up very yes. sorry, yes. this. so this battle for backbone has been going on for quite some time. how long do you think it could continue? i normally depend on, you know, the amount of artillery on the ammunition support that ukrainians are getting on, you know, and to what extent you know, they are ready to will sort of say, you know, now we're ready to be been given. give oper blackmore, because we are going to carry out much more effective and big account offensive. maybe in the south, you know, to break the sort of that land bridge that brains their don bus and link it to crimea. so i think our lot is related to you know,

how they're thinking about the big, a big chair on the condo fancy. but i wouldn't be surprised if not couple of days a weeks, you know, by more day sort of early east and on the reserve retreat. i think i think that that is something that can be expected, but i think we shouldn't see this as our complete, you know, sort of defeat full ukraine. i think the greenhouse, there was no g as sort of a military logic behind is. i'm holding ground in baltimore, dunning, writing russian falls. if buffalo does fall to the russians, will this enable the russians to lodge further offensive, or has the battle for buck loot depleted their fighting st? well, that's a very good question. i think we would see what happens if on when they, you know, they, they take my modem and they, they, it, whether they are able to continue bardeen or there at harvesting along the lines of branding towards libyans. and i think that the russian strategy is really very a, is a strategy of destruction of you know, of advancing very slowly and way that har, number of casualties on, on equipment,

wasn't. but with the idea that lease wouldn't somehow gave them momentum. and we have to remember that there are also efforts to advance in other areas. for example, for the north year as of the beyond gunman, olson, the south. the areas of warbler dar, around a don't yet see naive car. so the russians are really pushing on many directions, but they're not being able really to peers until breaks through a, you know, ukraine defenses. so they're not really able to carry out more by learn more. it's like div, you know, advances that really pierce or you know, your grading and defend cease. so i think it's, i have no other way of carrying out. war is very exhausting on it. it involves a high number of casualties on the high number of you know of equipment and ammunition that is that is extended over till it thank you very much for talking with us. i was toma till his horrible. so from king's college london. well, ukrainian authority, say least one civilian has been killed in 3 others wounded in

a russian missile strike in corolla torso, the attack damaged 6 apartment buildings in the center of the eastern city. carla tours was one of ukraine's major strongholds in the don't ask region and is located about 30 kilometers pro hoc looked bells catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world. tonight. a new government report on the state of germany's military says it has to little of everything. the situation has become even worse in the past year, despite a 100000000000 euro fund announced by the german government in 2022 to upgrade the our forces, clothing, weapons, and soldiers are all lacking. sweden's prime minister says it's likely that his country will join nato after he finland. the nordic neighbors hoped to join the military alliance, and harold al, but objections from turkey are delaying sweden's membership bit. at least 30 existing members of nato have to approve new membership applications. we did,

the china is reopening is border to foreign tourists for the 1st time since 2020, it will start reissuing. all categories of these is from wednesday, the to his band was impose early in the coven, 19 pandemic. china dropped. it's strict 0 coded policy late last year, and has gradually been easing travel restrictions. china has criticized a plan by australia to buy at least 3 nuclear powered submarines from the u. s. and the u. k. beijing accused the 3 countries of going quote, further down a dangerous road and of disregarding the concerns of international community. the u . s. u. k. and australia unveiled the plans on monday at a meeting of their security alliance known as office a room. welcome to the 3 global leaders that have come together to a not, not just the major arms, dale, that's an historic strategic partnership. the oak is agreement. we confirm hearing

sandy, i represent the biggest single investment in australia's defense capability in all about history ah, australia will buy as many of 5 of these nuclear powered submarines and like to build a new one themselves based on british design with u. s. technology. it's a long term upgrade that will make australia a full partner in fielding top secret us nuclear technology, previous the only shag with the u. k. warden has no partnership. we're showing again how democracies can deliver our own security and prosperity and not just for us, but for the entire world. oh, chris is an attempt to count growing chinese military power in the asia pacific region, including beijing's construction of a sophisticated naval fleet. however, china has reacted his unease over the dale,

a spokesman for beijing said the partnership was the result of cultural mentality which could violate the principles of nuclear non proliferation. making all the latest joint communique issued by the u. s. u. k and australia indicates the 3 countries have gone further and further down a wrong and dangerous road for their own selfish political gains. in complete disregard of the concerns of the international community without australia vote get nuclear weapons. the nuclear propulsion of new submarine fleet will add substantial strength to the western alliance in the asia pacific region. fester in chill is an expert on chinese foreign policy of singapore national university. i spoke to him earlier and asked him what he thought of china's warning that the u. s. u. k and australia are barking on a dangerous road. china would say that, but they've been building up the military of the navy there for some particular. they've been fortifying features that they've occupied and reclaimed and south

china sea. they've been stepping up military patrols both air and sea. and yet i won. they've increased their patrols disputants and taco area near japan. so you know, the p r c. it's, it's, it's involved in this as much as anybody else. what is it in about these nuclear powered submarines that has china so worried? so the nucleus powered simply means it's important to emphasize that their nuclear power, they are not nuclear. ok. that's a distinction that beijing sometimes blows, but the point about these nuclear power submarines is that they're quiet. they can, they can patrol for a really long time and long distances. so that means to say that should there be any effort a blockade or military action. visions, lines of communication to the south jersey and elsewhere could be more easily put under pressure by the u. s. u. k. and australia via we're hearing russia now to

saying that august, this deal between the u. k and australia and the u. s. this, this arms deal will exacerbate geopolitical tensions and could lead to a conflict in asia. what do you make of that? that's what she has been saying, but i don't know if you're invading some other country. i'm not sure in a good position to make any claims about publication. so no rush about russia, what russia is doing is call the supporting. it's a p c l i a c partner, sorry. so beijing is very wary about increase us ability to challenges position, and russia is backing up just like beijing had back moscow up previously. is there any prospect in do you think of reducing tensions through dialogue between the u. s . and china? so dialogue will help reduce some of the confusion, the miscommunication, but fundamentally, beijing and washington have

a lot of distrust between between them. so that needs to be worked at dialogue can help. they can also have done wrong, reinforced the suspicions. so i think one of the key steps is of course, to have more transparency and to have a bit of a pull back on some of the more, you know, active kinds of actions that the most or for leaning actions that beijing is doing, say in the south china sea, near taiwan, or new japan, professor in char, from singapore national university. thank you so much. now to middle law, we on the disaster management agency of the country says $190.00 people have now died from died after cycling freddie. the storm slammed into south african to south eastern africa with the rental, rain and high winds. this is the 2nd time in a month that pretty has made landfall in southern africa, having earlier struck madagascar and mozambique it is one of the strongest and longest lasting storms to ever be recorded in the southern hemisphere. some way

under these washed off roads and my lovey uh, people rescue workers like trust owned ciocca, ford. well i trying to find them. lynette miller landed. and so far we have recovered 30 bodies but were not yet done. grandma, go and we're still looking for more victims were amusing this ho to at least find someone who will call cyclop. freddy has wrecked houses in the city of blunt here and created rushing streams that residence us struggling to cross many of the injured have been taken to hospitals, but others are still missing. minute what young woman in her mother was so bad in the night doing that when jarvis yvonne now that it's day time i can feel the loss. reggie end of it was again, is it a buddy?

i've never seen something as terrible as this would be. knew by my neighbors, homes are gone month and their family members are gone. ah, in some cases the father is alive, but the wife and the children are missing or not for excell. sites on friday killed several people in mozambique before making its way to my loving. scientists say such tropical storms are getting stronger due to climate change. they want that video rather like this will only become more frequent unless polluters, plastic the produce carbon emissions. d, w, correspond, miriam kalissa told us earlier more about the impact of the cyclop. in fact, as of yet the day, the milan was president of the us to clear it. and in fact, tuition, i suppose she had been nice and seen that are

heavily affected. oh um these are just getting a food and food items in the car. it just you have or how something to eat on some employer because most of it, when it comes, ive been displaced because get home of emotionally the or not and everything will be hard and also coming has gone. i hate you actually will most of the international communities our wishes with the business people just to help those that actually end out. so the government is indeed only grant shine will unique and that will so he needs everything back on the ground. this is already the 2nd time that this storm has. hit mccullough we this storm continues to circulate. it's possible it could hit a 3rd time later this week. how's the country preparing for that?

if i get one second ladies now. yes. and it's heading back to mozambique might come, but as of now, the really, even though it distracted, it rings it down more over recently. and government has also seen with both areas that i think you eat ah, according to the media. i mean anybody disaster. so the i read wrong in that is on sunday is just ensure that everything goes smoothly as many incidents is or cases as a, as it has be. also in what i think in orlando, i've been digging the highlander. okay, marian, thank you so much. that was d w, as miriam calissa in malawi,

tunisia is seeing a surgeon racist attacks on people from sub saharan africa. it comes after tunisia as president claimed last month. it migrants from the south or part of an international plot to change the country's demographic make up. many of the migrants arriving in tunisia come from ivory coast molly or senegal. migration to tunisia has increased in recent years as it's considered safer than neighboring libya. some move on to europe, but others end up staying official figures, show the country of 12000000 is currently home to 20. 1000 migrants from sub saharan africa. now many are finding they're no longer welcome. in tunisia, it of these young philip charles reports from the country. there's not much to do now that he's lost his job. pierre zango came from cameroon to tunisia, 5 years ago, wanting to send money home. but his residency expired and his boss at

a restaurant suddenly became nervous after the president said he wanted to fight against illegal migrants. watching videos doesn't help. pierre, social media is full of actual or supposed violence between locals and people like him. i've been singing dancing with people in the street, and suddenly everything changed. the look out, people change to you. that believe me is there is like her. the more and movie a scary movie. you see tunisians have shown support for people. presidents i eat called criminals, who are infiltrating tunisian culture and the world bank said it would suspend its partnership with the country. but the foreign minister can't comprehend these steps . he told d w, he sees tunisia as a victim of a hostile campaign. oh, those reactions are over exaggerated and we shield that they are very

much are fair, but we are open to any thy look in order to find the best solution that will protect the dignity and the eyes of all the migrants. many tunisians seem to support the president, the country's economy is in crisis, and many accused irregular migrants of taking jobs away from locals. another my, me against too many africans here and denisia, we should deport them, especially in such difficult times as now. i never dare lucky, the aunt i don't think we should deport. every one would know that we are all africans on this continent home. and the truth is that many tunisians don't want to do the jobs that the microns take on for a tiny celery battery. every one of many of them, pierre says it's clear that he is no longer welcome. in tunisia, many of his friends are already making their way to europe. he's also thinking

about getting on a boat a was the ability to, to change your actual life for you will, you will take the decision to, to go to the sea. i'm sorry, this is the reality. and yet pierre fears the reality on the other side of the mediterranean may not be much better assuming he makes it past coastal patrols and survives the perilous crossing. so severe chill ali is the tenicia director for human rights watch. she's based in amman, jordan, i asked her earlier to describe the situation for black migrants intonation. and so, as we heard other words you used to recognize the program, a 1st is in today and they announced some measures to pass elaine. it's very easy then see her procedures for students that all this announcement is more like in

near measures. and, you know, announcements after the president's speech triggered this unprecedented crisis. and as we speak, those in the uber are still living in front of international organization. headquarters industry doctrine is because they don't feel safe anywhere else because they lost the jobs, have been evicted from their homes and faced violent assaults following the president racist rhetoric. hundreds of black migrants also left when possible for them to go back to their countries than others that are in a more vulnerable situation. can't afford it, such as as a seeker and use a lot brain africans and the nature. the racial nature of the attack is august. as the attacker are, if you're in today's skin color, attending them to go back to their hearts. in other news,

asian shares declined sharply on tuesday as concerns over the health of global financial markets deepen. the u. s. government has told americans that their banking system is safe after the collapse of 2 major banks is promised to do whatever is needed to strengthen us financial institutions. scientists have released footage of a massive iceberg. they broke off an article in january. the $81.00 iceberg is estimated to be the size of london. the aerial images were recorded by a team whose research station was once located on the iceberg. they had been monitoring growing cracks and the ice sheet for over a decade. tennis now and the indian wells masters in california. the rainy champions in the men's and women's signals have been showing off their class. but some heavy hitters had to sag by in the women's draw. raining wimbledon

champion elementary bucking. i ousted former indian wells when apollo, but also to claim her spot in the last 16, but the biggest upsets in the women's jewel. so weld member for algebra knocked out by market. val drew sofa, who is ranked 100 and 5th. after beating jabber at the australian open in january, the 23 year old check again prevailed after too close sets to set up a meeting with her compatriot, carolina mac. over in the next round. later top, seated ego swell tech was made to sweat a bits. canadas bianca undress, go took the well number one to a tie break in the 2nd set but swims act, battled through to remain the only female player yet to play a 3rd set this season. a c stays in contention to defend her title. over in the men's singles, the current champion also remained in the race to defend his crown american taylor

fritz showed his class by dropping just 3 games on his way to a commanding victory over sebastian by as a 6162. when showed off his fine form finally, people in japan are getting another early start to one of their most cherished annual rites of spring. cherry trees are blossoming in the capital tokyo, a full 10 days earlier than usual this year. tying record, sat in 2020 in 2021. but unlike those years during the pandemic, this time, people are able to gather freely, again for traditional picnics, neath the blossoming cherry tree. before we go, just reminder the top story we're following for you today. ukrainian, president, lot of his lensky says the future of his country hinges on the outcome of the battle for bach mood and the surrounding area. both ukraine and russia are suffering heavy losses there and have described the fighting as tough. you're

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