ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin, ukraine's president visits troops on the front line. navient battle 50 back with president vladimir the landscape on his soldiers as he tries to prove to miranda and the longest and bloody battle of the war. also on the program, they found a bottle for the paper inside,

which in russian it said to ukrainian soldiers are buried here. talk to some of the farmers of ukrainian soldiers trying to locate their loved ones. the world's water cycle is broken, not the warning at the start of a special un conference to discuss threats to the ball, to resources, and what needs to be done to secure the future of your managers like french president, emanuel macro and defense, his decision to raise the country's retirement age, even this protest escalate across the country. ah, i'm feel gail, welcome to the program. ukrainian present bodamer as the landscape a spencer wednesday visiting troops on the front line in the eastern financed region. the unannounced visit was his 1st there since december. was meant as

a morale boost for troops fighting to retain control of battles which are seen months of russian bombardment. boosting the morale of soldiers fighting the fiercest of ukraine's battles so far. ukrainian president ballade, amir zalinski office, released this footage of him, handing out metals. it said to have been taken close to the front lines near the city of back moot with wouldn't i how fiona to be here today in the east of our state in the dumbasses and to reward our heroes, to thank you. we're juggling and to shake hands. thank you for protecting mistakes, sovereignty and the east of ukraine. the city of buck mood has seen the bloodiest battles with russia attempting to encircle ukrainian troops there for weeks. the

devastated city is become a symbol of ukraine's resistance. and with russia advancing on the battlefield, zalinski tribute to the soldiers comes at a critical time. the ukrainian president also visited a military hospital praising medical teams for their work. hey, i was wrong with this. i want to thank you for your professionalism and your work. in albany and so we, when do we need to say the lives of many people who are defending our country, national make you that you are defending it on your front muslim approach for local one. another zalinski is visit near the front lines comes just days after russian president vladimir putin took his 1st ever trip to the eastern don bass region. visiting his troops and russian occupied maria pull straight to the ukrainian capital van, where we find the w correspondent,

nick conley. welcome nick. at this is present, zalinski 2nd visits to the backwoods at region. why is he taking such a risk? i think all through this war volumes, lensky has been all about showing his willing sake risks to get closer to the action i was and had a song when the ukrainian came back in the autumn. and he was there, even though there was kind of artillery fire, very close. it's all about the implicit contrast with vladimir putin who, as will remember, likes to meet people, the end of a very long table. his roommate spelled out of time in a bunker and it move around russia in a special homage train. so he is that contrasts especially to christians, recent visit to marble there, which will happened at night with very little interaction with people on the ground . and i think it is also definitely about morale. i mean, buffalo is the center of actual front line. now, huge losses, although we don't have any real kind of data that would talk about the actual numbers. but certainly lots of people down there in the city that probably at some

point will have to be abandoned. but it's about, you know, convincing the truth from the ground. keep on going and to explain them what's worth risking their lives for city that might. yeah. in the near future, b, b, abundance. so that was what this was all about. and it's always something that goes down very well with the people here in ukraine. this, this war, this invasions be going on for longer than a year. now, i'm russia daily, expected it just to last weeks, and now we have the b nato secretary general against dalton berg was reported to be wanting. beth warding ukraine's allies, that they should prepare for an extended war. a war of attrition. is ukraine prepared for that? if you talk to people here in care of and across the country, people say yes, you know, we, we hope that the counter offensive in the spring now will bringing students. but actually most people in the kind of hotspots are prepared for something longer. are expecting it to be something that drags on in terms of the losses in terms of

ukraine's willingness to sacrifice people on the front lines. we have the, you know, the big question is like how many people have lost their lives already? the numbers just aren't there, it's all basically censored. that's not something that the authorities here are going to reveal. during wartime, last summer we had the top general in the army talking about under 10000 casualties . now more recently we've had a top security official saying under a 100000, whereas we've had western or fairly authority of speakers talking about certainly more than a 100000 decimal. ukrainian sides have no real understanding of what these numbers are, but it definitely is an understanding level of sequence if they don't carry on. now that this is going to drag on that russia, even if it takes a break, maybe fries this contrast, that this conflict that they would then have another go in the future. maybe that would claim even more lives just to thank you for that may. can it calmly aim keith will. ukraine will be very much on the minds offer you leaders meeting in brussels today. let's get to more from our correspondent that rosie birch. welcome,

rosie m b. a. use already agree to send ukraine a 1000000 rounds of ammunition inside the next 12 months is more military support likely to be on today's agenda. so e leaders will be giving their final sign off their rezoning rubber stamp to these plans to jointly procure ammunition for you crate. and you can be sure that will be plenty of smiles and warm words about that. and that is because so far key has been firing these rounds of ammunition much faster than european countries or arms producers in european countries can produce them in order to back fill. so part of this deal that in countries really have signed is in order really to show arms production industry that there is the demand there in the medium term, perhaps in the longer term. for those are producers to ramp up their production capacities. as you a countries basically committing to support ukraine longer and further down the line. and of course, that is something which will be music to the ears of officials in key. if leaders

are also set to discuss unlocking a further $3500000000.00 euros for what's called the european piece facility, it's essentially a fund through which you countries can be reimbursed for that military aid, which they're already sending to you. great, and of course, as we heard from ukraine, they are, this is something which key of says it needs desperately in order to be able to defend its territory and keep up that fight on the battlefield. resilience, he's also expected to address today. so summit via video link, what can we expect for them? zalinski what he addresses the leaders is usually and always pushing for speed, speed on delivering on existing promises speed on delivering weapons and speed on sanctions. now, so far, the european union has imposed 10 rounds of sanctions on moscow over the invasion of ukraine and some european union countries. from what i've heard, i've been pushing so far at this you summit to have a reference to an 11th package of sanctions,

a real tightening of the screws on moscow's ability to keep financing it's war machine. but so far based on the conclusions, the draft conclusions i've been able to get my hands on, that is the sort of the notes that the leaders publish. after this meeting, there is no met. reference of an 11th thanks, was package rather references to trying to a closer convention, gaps. a quick word about other things coming up today because it's not just about ukraine. absolutely big focus on the economy at this e leader summit and particularly on how to keep europe's industry competitive as there's a big battle, going on worldwide for the technologies of the future with the u. s. and china, with the massively subsidizing technologies and rumbling on here in the background is a dispute in which germany is at the center. because germany has sort of at the last minute come in and eventually derail, but with an existing deal to essentially ban the sale of combustion engine,

cars new combust the engine cars and the post 2035. germany is no seeking a new car vote for something called e fuels. it might all sound a bit technical film, but this is really something with germany. it's taking a lot of heat for we are not expecting any sort of a big breakthrough on this today. but is a debate which is rumbling on. ok, thank you for that. i, rosie. i corresponded rosie birch out in brussels. ok says up to 13000 ukrainian troops have been killed since the sauce of russian invasion. the true, i figure, of course, cannot be guessed at the chaos of war. many death can't be properly documented. as bodies can't be recovered. the soldiers registered as missing leave behind, loved ones, desperate for news, and unable to grieve. a battle ground turn to place of morning by 3 luna ashley was among those who died defending the keep suburbs here in motion

lance, the monument is exactly in this trench. that's why offense didn't with would. yeah, that's the 1st thing i did to you because it was here that my brother died. who said that all some oh to was a villain. me brought buffalo and his mother larissa have created this memorial to remember him and others however, finding out what happened was a painfully slow process. pavlov received an s. m. s that his brother had died no further details. no, i missed him. you for calling for lauren, im i spoke with that's tram for 2 months. we communicated with various services that might have some information on and we found him territorial defense, which is okay to take cold. initially that found a bottle with a pipe from inside in my written in russian. that said, oil to ukrainian soldiers are buried here. in raleigh crowns came rates off. like

them, other families after must search for missing loved ones themselves. almost everywhere and was shown. you come across silent witnesses of the war. people's homes and cars destroyed lives, lost the battle for keith ended almost a year ago. and in the case of war, many went missing those defending the city as well as civilians like those living in the occupied outskirts and who authorities to this day for struggling to fight. for what a prior to little bit music, audible noble people are returning from abode, returning from the west of ukraine, while who had been absent for a long period of time since the occupations and are providing extra new information for you. both prisoners of war also testify, but mostly the security service of ukraine works. they. they also gave information about where, how and under what circumstances people were killed and very difficult for anybody

but civilians like pavlo and larry son. unless you really don't want to depend just on the authorities. they started an initiative to help find missing persons more easily. today they meet with anatolia, some panko, a parliament member in a keep school. the air raid sirens just went off. he wants to see how the government can support those of the key. oh, oh, thanks to pavlov. and his mother and every one who works with them, we found i have us who are missing. now we know where they died. well, as was 9, when one is a candle. 56 people so far. but to improve the process, they want to create a centralized database where information from the military, governments and families just automatically pulled a step forward. even if war time security means not everything can be shared for, can they be enough? okay. yeah, well there is a will, there are certain dates that we cannot divulge we'll do. it won't work for a we understand that when we,

when the bass will be more expanded or more disclosed and relatives will be able to find their missing loved ones faster. more with dishes and we believe cusick is nearly every other week. pavlo and larry sir, come to the former fighting trenches. they say they can feel better is presence here and they want to help others to have that to a climate change and pollution and driving a world wide shortage of drinking water, according to a new react, un report with hundreds of millions facing critical water scarcity. humans holding a special conference in new york to focus attention on a growing crisis and crisis that prompted one australia to assess herself a unique challenge. when she noticed that the world was running out of water mina, julie started running and she hasn't stopped since i'm running because i want

to take the voices of the people from the front lines of this water crisis and take them into boardroom, take them into the holes of power and in the government officials, the corporate corporate leaders to take action. the athlete and activists from australia completed $200.00 marathons across $32.00 countries over the last year. now she has made her way to new york city where delegates have gathered at the un for 3 days summit. and i have to discuss ways out of the water crisis. around 2000000000 people. the quarter of the world's population, like access to safe drinking water station as a human rights. this is more than a conference on water. it is a conference on today's walls. scenes from the perspective of its most important resource. this conference mosley presents the quantum leaps in the capacity of member states and international community to recognize and act upon the vital

importance of what the world sustainability and as a tool to foster peace and international cooperation in new you and report shows that the global water shortage is likely to waste and over the coming years, despite the efforts by the international community to make sure everyone has access to clean water on the sides of the summit. some famous faces highlighting the fact that a lack of water impacts more than just people's health with a massive issue. it touches everything, it really affects women and girls. they are disproportionately affected by this. a lot of millions of girls aren't in school because of this because they're, they're collecting water d. u. n. wants to guarantee universal access to drinking water by 2030. but scientists saw that the global community would need to triple its efforts to achieve that. the summit kicked off the u. s. government from the $49000000000.00 us dollars a funding to help the global water cause. i think it's easy in places like paris or

here in new york city, where we turn on the tap. water comes out to think that there is a major systemic globe. what a crisis did exist out there. mean gould has witnessed the crisis herself seeing melting places and eric regions during her journey. now she hopes that the world won't turn a blind eye to an issue, that in the end will affect everyone everywhere. let's get more our mission, louisa. osborne, from doubling the environment. welcome back. louise. 11 does is another international conference telling rich countries, the poor countries still need their help. really going to provide practical practicable solutions to these problems. i mean, we have to look at it and the way that this is the 1st conference dedicated water and almost 50 years. oh, that must be a step in the right direction. the u. n. is really been pushing for something to be done and they have promised to make

a safe water accessible to everyone and sanitation by 2030. and they have admitted themselves that the target is off track by quite a lot that they are calling for international communities to make much more investment in water. and there are some solutions that have been offered as part of the report that they put together, so called water funds, for example, that would ask cities and industry to contribute to habitats being protected upstream. so that the water than that arrives with them is, is quality water also better management of agriculture to stop the pesticides that run into water sources and things like that. so there are some solutions that are offered, right? so this is not you talk about pesticides. this is not been just talking about the volume of water. we're not just talking about drought. no, i mean drug obviously is a big problem because that involves war to scarcity. but actually there are issues

of flooding as well that cause massive problems with contaminated water. then running into the water systems that we use for our drinking water, et cetera. and this is leading to the death of over a 1000000 people every year that are getting disease from the water that they are drinking. so this isn't really an issue that needs to be dealt with, is also something that set to worsen as a result of climate change. these extreme weather events, whether it's drought or flooding are set to increase as the temperature increases. and these are issues that are more likely to affect the richer countries because we've seen here in germany, for instance, a drought, arms flooding. and if they're going to bring those sorts of, of problems with them, then this is not just a poor countries problem. no, not at all. i mean, obviously there are bigger issues with access to water in countries that are more vulnerable to climate change, sub saharan africa,

for example. but what experts we're really trying to hammer home to me as i was putting together reports on this, was that global north countries are also being massively impacted by this m a. and so this is something that, you know, they will want to solve as much as trying to help us move hon. countries for that too. and there, you know, there is no one solution that is going to fix this problem. they are going to have to, to look at multiple ways, and the idea of this conference is to bring out our commitments. we'll just have to see how seriously those commitments are taken. thank you for that. louis osborne from d w. environment. thank you. take a look now at small storage making headlines around the world will start in the u. s. where stocks are fallen out of the central bank raise the interest rates again by a quarter of a percentage point. despite fears that it could add to financial turmoil after

a string of bank failures for the federal reserve said the increase at aims to lower inflation. so i making consumer borrowing more expensive lease in bolivia, her 5 tea, a gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of teachers during a 3rd week of protests amounting education reforms and increased funding. teachers of called a general strike and road blockades for friday. if the government doesn't given to their demands, former british prime minister boris johnson faced a growing by a parliamentary committee investigating the so called party gates scandal. mister johnson declared that he had not lied to parliament about a series of parties held at his offices during the cove in 19 lockdown. if found guilty are deliberately misleading lawmakers. he faces suspension from parliament when possible, or to france were present, macro has defended his decision to force through unpopular pension reforms. he said the changes which include raising the retirement age are necessary,

and he's prepared to be unpopular in order to implement them. his remarks come as angry protest asked light around the country in the southern french city of nice talk of revolution is in the air ah, outside the train station protest is sing. ah, we're here even if macaroni doesn't want it. they say, while dozens occupy the tracks in sight, locking the line with a mascot of the french president, the architect of the pension reforms, they so vim and li, oppose. but despite days of disruption and growing unrest across the country, emanuel micron seems determined to press on moodle pass. i speak to you right now and do you think i enjoy implementing this reformer?

no, no, it's good. do you think i could have done the same as many others before me and sweep this under the carpet? yes, maybe. but there is one thing i regression. it's that we weren't able to get the message across. this reform is necessary for his exact model initiative. the fact that i form doc, we, so yes, concert, there aren't a 100 solutions. if we want the pension system to be balanced over it, no longer is sig other, and the longer we wait and the worse it will get hot. and so this reform is necessary when and i would have preferred not to so, but it's also because of a sense of responsibility solidity this interview had been meant to calm tensions with anger growing in recent days, after the bill was pushed, 3 parliaments without a votes but his comments only seemed to have poured fuel on the fire with one union leader accusing the french presidents of mocking workers. well, this interview is outrageous. it's everything's fine. i'm doing everything well,

nothing is happening on the streets. and the people who are complaining, it's because they don't understand anything. this is a president who is sure of himself, of what he is doing, and it is serious. it is serious. oh, you macro and says he doesn't care about being unpopular and insists his pensions. reforms will be implemented by the end of the year that his defiance in the face of such public outrage is only lightly to heights intentions in the weeks and months ahead with protest is showing no sign of backing down. ah, ludwig van beethoven died nearly 2 centuries ago at just 56. after creating some of the most influential works and classical music, biographers of long sought to explain the german composers a chronic health problems, including his deafness and severe stomach ailments. now an international team of

scientists may have unlocked some clues, after extracting dna from strands of his hair. o people have studied his music, his letters, now nearly 200 years after his death, an international team of scientists is studying his hair, hoping it was shed light on what made luke from beethoven sic, get out of a bit wilderness, a sort of his illness is at times, severely limited his creative work tell us the sanction from and for physicians. it's always been a mystery as to what was really behind in our sector. and so it's just a huge opportunity when you get a new source like this and lawyer relative where you can really get new inside soil . nasa on the common come the test revealed that be to when had a genetic predisposition to liver disease. and he betide his b months before his death. these factors, along with his chronic drinking,

were probably enough to cause the liver failure that is widely believed to have killed him. at the age of 56. so far, the scientists are unable to explain his hearing loss or his stomach issues. the mystery of beethoven's fragile health has always been a part of the composer's story. oh, akins, i'm back. we don't know his work without his illness. we don't know what it would have been like if he hadn't been l dot com veterans illnesses are a part of the beethoven mythic was also in our imagination. he could only create these great works because he was l, essentially king. once the fully sequence genome is publicly available, scientist hoped to unlock even more of beethoven's medical history. but his music will always speak louder than his maladies. ah,

there's time to remind you of our top story. alex ukrainian president followed them, is that ascii has visited troops on the eastern front line. unannounced trip was 1st asked in december. i was meant as a morale boost the troops fighting to retain control the back moved and set you up today. i'll have all well news at the top of the out, the focus on europe is next on the w, looking at georgians, protesting against that government. and it's russian influence. legislative plots have a good with

who a fight for freedom in georgia. a controversial bill drives thousands into the streets. then the pro russian government is actually giving in. it's a great victory for demonstrator buttons will at last ah,

d w. conflicts own with sarah kelly as the fighting rages in russia's war of aggression against ukraine. the international criminal court has issued a warrant for pollutants arrest. my guest this week on conflict zone has called the deportation of children, a genocide and demand justice, ukrainian m p, and chair of the parliamentary committee on integration of ukraine for the u. ivana claim push inside, joins me from tier conflict zone. in 60 minutes on d, w o. in many countries, education is still a privilege. property is one of the main causes some young children work in mind.

jobs instead of going to class others can attend classes only after they finish working with millions of children, all over the world can't go to school. we ask why? because education makes the world more just make up your own mind. d. w. make for mines with hello and welcome to focus on europe. it's great to have you about the massive brothers in georgia have highlighted a divide between the state and the white pop.