when darren go, how smart any more likes, watching it on youtube, dw documentary, the this is dw news life in berlin. ballad counting is underway in turkey's run off presidential election. voters are now waiting to see if president or to one can extend his rule into a 3rd decade. or if he will be on cedars by challenger canal to lift a roll. also coming up, russia launch is it's biggest ever drone or solved on key, but ukrainian defense is shoot down almost all the autonomous aircraft. it comes as

ukraine says, it's ready to launch or can or attack to liberate its territory. the mike look who it's good to have you with us. vote counting is underway in turkey. is presidential run off election preliminary results from the state run news agency and door to show incumbent president ridge ship. tell you $31.00 in the lead with more than 80 percent of the ballots counted. it's the 1st run off in turkish history and comes 2 weeks after no candidate won a majority of votes in the 1st round. it could extend or to one's rule into a 3rd decade is while i will compile killers to rodeo lag behind, or the one in the 1st round surveys predicted a stronger showing for the opposition in the 2nd around as tricky codes with an

economic crisis. and the presidents going for solar, terry and is let's go to our turkey correspondent, usually a han in on gra bulio. what do you make of these early results so far? votes counting is progressing quickly. you mentioned that more than 80 percent of the develops have been opened and counted. you also mentioned that the state run news agency and doing ways showing president edwin in the lead. but there is a different source of information here, a private or physician affiliated news agency called uncle, and they show ad one's rival. mister colored should oh, in a slight lead a to be honest, it doesn't come as a surprise that we have these uh, slightly conflicting figures here. now, because there is huge skepticism among the opposition and opposition supportive towards state run media like i'm a do agency here in turkey,

most of the media on now under government control. so the opposition has an interest in double checking the figures at potentially, maybe even challenging them. it remains to be seen whether the figures from these 2 sources will eventually converge. whether we will see a dispute over the election results later this evening. the candidate who gets more than 50 percent of the votes will be the window of this historic election rental. well, that will clearly be a closely watched facet of this election. has there been any reaction yet from either candidate? no, we haven't seen the any reaction from present add one or his rival position rival kim of color shuttle. but the president inserts this rentals as the phone favored and he seemed very sure of victory. or at least he seems to be trying to give that impression in project to that picture, to the broad

a public because throughout the day here at the presidential palace and on cross preparations have been made for ad ones. the balconies speech for a victory speech later today. now we're still of course, waiting for the results. it's too too early to say something about the final results. but if ad one really wins again, he can extend his move in 2 decades in power and can remain in office until 2028. and anyone who has been closely watching this campaign knows that the candidates represent 2 completely opposing world views. given their clearly votes viable candidates, julia, i imagine that speaks volumes about the divisions within took your society well, you know, i have been speaking to people. i live here in turkey. um and i really see divided nation at least half of the population here, especially young voters telling me they want change. they want to see a different lead off to move in 20 years of present ad one who was 1st prime

minister. and then since the 2014, he's been president and now look at the location here. this is of the presidential palace in the uncorrupted was built by president adams build for him at an enormous cost and for his support as it symbolizes a new and strong talkie. ad one's vision for turkey, but for ad one's critics, this really is a monument to a man who is let the country in to increase single forward tearing is west correct down on civil society on the media on freedom of speech and the opposition of challenger. mr. ken much kim, i'll cultural says this has to change. he has road to roll back all the powers of the presidency, return to call them and treat them. will proceed. kentucky repair and ailing economy. um bold promises, of course, but that is a very different vision for the country. now it's going to be interesting to see whether the opposition really managed to mobilize enough vote is to push mister

colors to all over the line. uh today. um, this is of course something we are waiting for, the results of the selection. and so dw julia han and anchor will certainly be seeing more of you this evening manufacture. ukraine says it down to more than 40 iranian made roe and steering overnight rage on keys. at least one person was killed by falling debris. ukraine is preparing a long awaited counter offensive to liberate its territories from russian occupation. official say it could come any day. now. he's most most seen a medic advertisement from ukraine's military calling for people to sign up to fight fostering efforts to retake territory captured by russia. as ukraine propose for a long anticipated counter offensive. in an interview with the bbc, the secretary of ukraine's national security and defense council said the push

could begin any day now on the 7th day. and we are always ready the same as we are ready to defend our country at any time to the end. it is not a question of time my mind you have to understand. this is a historical paternity that is given trusted by god and loss of the to our country with them. i cannot lose one of them. so we can truly become an independent big european country liquor. what are basically the many k residents that counter strike is jude officials say the cities air defense system took down thousands of russian drawings that targeted the capital over night. falling debris cause damage in some parts of the city, but when the air raid sirens sounded at midnight, many residents stood on the balconies and called out pro ukraine slogans. the attack has come as the capital plans to celebrate keep de, the anniversary of its founding. residents have spent the morning cleaning up the

damaged homes instead and meet another year of mutant celebration in the shutter of war. the earlier i spoke to marina moran. she is an analyst at the defense studies department of kings college london. i asked her about ukraine's capacity to defend their capital from drawing a tax. so we have to understand that since the, during the tax started around october, last year, ukraine has adapted then ukraine has asked for more error defenses, and it was important for western countries to support ukraine was the likes so packed for it systems in order to be able to defend critical infrastructure, specifically when we're talking about the capital, because you brain cannot defend the entire territory in that it controls. however, the capital is being well defended. now as a predator means that the russians keep them pushing, knowing, and especially after the leak documents that you print unions are lacking in their

defenses and not just air defense systems, but also in, in munition. and therefore, i think, you know, it was very symbolic that the russians a launch, their biggest like celebration was supposed to take part to be in key of in or that too also terrorized citizens. and in a way, as well as complete through creating an air defenses so that they can then use their muscles to get to the targets. let's say, let's take a look at russia where moscow blamed key for growing your tax in the southern be able to go to the region keep denies any involvement. what's your take on that or? well, that's correct. and is, there has been several attacks throughout the past year as well there, withdrawing the tax and the course creek and in belgium with region. and every single time key of denied enroll them. and, and the reason for that is, am now that we have some matter of the f sixteens on the table,

there has to be in the for and from key if the kid will not be using. it's a, a power or those western supplied spider chance to attack a russia on its territory. and that has been a concern for western policy makers, therefore, to at meant to those attacks in belgrade region would undermine, keeps position, not the visa be russia per se, but to either be the western allies might be then reluctant to supply ukraine was long range, munitions, as well as fighter chats. ok, i want to talk about this, this counter offensive. you creating an official say, this a long expect expect a defensive could begin any day. now. how would we even recognize the offensive, where, when or how could it start to? that's a very good question because i think we're not going to see

a major battle. and the reason for that is because also the russian side, and it has the potential of absorbing the enemy, was their enemy, from their perspective, using drones, using satellite imagery and creating a massive group somewhere might give away ukraine's plans. so there might be this um, very gradual flow, where ukrainian forces are probing different dirt directions, doing battle recognizance and see where a russian defenses are at their weakest before using the western trained brigades in order to break through russian actual defense. so i don't think that there might be kind of this clear big battle as everybody might be and visit with him. and once that happens, um it could be in operation. it could be um, so direction, mail the top of basically the idea would be to cut off cry me. uh, and that will deliver a very heavy blow to the russians if the ukrainian armed forces can muster such

a complex operation. analysts moving them around. there you are. some of the other stories we're following for you at this hour. to run you in border guards and one tell a band fighter had been killed in classes on a runs border with afghanistan. the shootings come to mid to heighten tensions over water rights. wrong is accusing afghanistan's television leaders of restricting water from the home on river to a runs parts of eastern regions to tell them to noise. the allegations police in venice have launched an investigation after a patch of the city's central canals turned bright green authorities have taken samples for testing. they're looking into whether environmental act of this could have released a green die into the waterway. as india, as opposition has boycotted, the opening of the country's new parliament filled the prime minister to render mode. you let you know, gratian in delhi, but 20 opposition party stayed away. choosing body of hollowing out indians,

democracy, and saying india's president, not mowdy, should have been in charge of the ceremony. not far from that new building, several of india's top wrestlers were detained by police. they have brought their ongoing protest against their federation chief who is accused of sexually harassing female athletes to the center of the country's government. since last month, the wrestlers have held the shooting to call for the rest of the federation president bridge. lucian sharp on seeing the wrestlers were stopped by a large number of police as they tried to march to india's new parliament, complex olympic bronze medalist sunk sheet. malik and budge from y'all were among those rest are turning to german football now in buying munich. have claimed the women's buddhist legal title on the final match day. a stunning 111 victory,

a head against already relegated to being a top pots them sealed the championship. as soon as the referee blew her whistle to start the match, find worth team on a mission. all they needed was a waiting, but they delivered a dominant display after just 4 minutes. second cool, my guy opened the scoring and the floodgates the host said added full by the half hour mark. and then georgia, stanley chipped in with an excellent long range effort to make it 6 before made on my girl and showed by and took a 7 meal lead into half time off to the break. the home side didn't. let's up as kind of it didn't seem on killed in a free kick off to 49 minutes. and then the sucky come, a guy added a 2nd to make it 9 mill. a sorry, sykes to pots them, fans. sabina, all historically one of the best sides in german,

women's football. but this season had been a miserable one. a sold the 3 going off to conceding again was small consolation as they finished the season, bought some of the table. they can see that one last time in particularly columbus as fashion as by and sealed and 111 victory to claim defendants took a title, the 5th german championship. and we will ended their stay tuned for reported with a look at the battle against boucher and make a michael loganville. and when he was in 45 minutes the we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. magic corner check hot spot for food and some great culture of the board has to vote w travels off we go.