to explain how these technologies work, how they can that's how they can also watch it. now, the best to speed up the news live from the ukraine now say's its conducting offensive actions. and along the front line, that's up to russia stated, beat back a ukrainian is sold in the don't get the region on sunday. is this the start of a new phase of the world or some coming up opposition in and look forward to reinstate as

a russian police swoop in on supporters of crimson critics and explain the vall need. we meet a young opposition politician on the ground walks the fine line between activism and risk, plus a dangerous and confident in a contest. it was the weight, the u. s. navy release as video of a chinese warship crossing close to a us destroy it. the latest instance of a rising tensions between the 2 soup, about the hello presumably it's good to have your company. officials and ukraine saved their forces on moving to offensive actions along the front line. ukraine's ministry released this video, which they say shows their troops firing on russian positions nearby. quote, russia said it had repelled a large scale ukrainian attack on sunday. ukraine's deputy defense minister said

some reports of the counter offensive russian misinformation to distract from prussian losses. now to ukraine's deputy defense, minnesota said who the country's ministry forces are shifting to offensive actions in some areas i us depends on list. marina me, run a research fellow in the defense studies department is teams college london. if this was a confirmation that the long anticipated contra offensive had started good evening . well, i think from them laura doesn't really want to name it a comfortable offensive and do politically the deluxe get ministration has to be very careful as not to create and a false perception. because what is happening is that the premium for us is trying to shape the battle field by striking command and control and logistical nodes to make the attack easier on the one hand. on the other hand, they are trying to do battle recognizance to see where the russian defenses are

their weakest. so that then they could break through the 1st a line of defense and, but possibly send reinforcements. and so all in all, it's not a huge battle that one might envisage rise a series of small actions, a strategy of solves and cuts, and therefore it to name it as a contra offensive might create them misconception that what happened on sunday was if true was a kind of a field contra offensive, which it is not because as i said, it's part of a series of fractions of right shelby witnessing probably in the next weeks. so you already did sort of alluding set because i was going to ask you a question about russia's came that it repelled a major ukrainian offensive on sunday kidding. some 250 ukrainian troops. if it is true, what does that tell us? well, if it is true, it means that a russian defense is working as a russians have advertised,

because they've spent some considerable time since october 2022 and a general sort of beacons. they started building those defenses and it's not just one line of defense is there are several lions taking into account the 2 brain would receive tanks. and these defense lines do not require a lot of manpower and the russians have advantage in many power. so for the russians, it's psychologically devastating to be waiting for this contra offensive, and they don't know when and whereas the ukrainians will try to get through. however, in terms of physical barriers that they have build, it would mean that the russians have learned that we shouldn't underestimate their capabilities given that the attack always more the then defense. so so, so what do we observe and maureen, about the state of rushes, readiness, or preparedness, full ukraine's contra offensive? well, i think that they have been prepared indeed. and you've got any progression from

wagner. he was a 1st want to build a defense symbolic defense line back in november of 22. and i think a, you also mobilize that kind of so the russian armed forces to pay more attention to defense. and because the russians have lost these whom because they have lost readily mon, i think they have switched to defense and they decided that they will not allow this to happen again. and i think we see a learning curve during that time. and now under the command of general valera garage some of who's a very good staff officer. so i'm thinking that they, they all prepare and then it will not be easy for the ukrainian armed forces. all right, that is defense and list marina mirror on his always marina. thank you for your insights and analysis. thank you. thank. if are now, russian police have a wrist of more than 100 demonstrations which up to the streets to mock the birth day of jail. criminal critic and explain the vonny demons, phrases held,

have written signs courting for his release. the human rights monitoring group of the info saved nevada supporters were detained in 23 cities across russia, including moscow and st. petersburg. the prominent opposition leader was gail fraud and contempt of quote, maloney maintained. the charges with trumps. up to silence in russia's government has paused increasing the tough lois to stifle criticism since this invasion of the crate. so is that even possible to oppose the government and letting me put in russia dw, spoke with the local opposition? politician in moscow. constantine cove is focusing on community action. like this, recycling drive coffee, the local opposition politician for the moscow district of much ice cubes. every month he gets anywhere from 50 to a 100 people together here to sort and recycle their garbage. recycling is largely uncontroversial in russia for now. so the authorities did recently shut

down the environmental organization, greenpeace openly criticizing the government is almost impossible. but konstantin thinks this kind of event can be a start, that goes jackson. likely ecological campaigns can really unites people in these hard times. it's important to stay united and support each of us. and it's important to know we tried to do at least some thing to improve about around us, of an overwhelming majority of russian support president vladimir putin, at least according to government posters. increasingly draconian laws have made protesting against the russian government all but impossible, especially since the war and ukraine started even a post on social media criticizing the war can mean up to 15 years in prison before you leave me a little in a digital dictatorship like russia it's a kind of a person's every move can be traced to controlled the far it is can find that's everything about the person that interested in very quickly if necessary. i think

that right now a lot to me pretends opponents. the main task might be to get through this time and stay out of prison. taken to the barricade. snow is a bad idea of what he thought it was a most rushing off edition. politicians are in jail or an exile, but that didn't stop 23 year olds, konstantin con. call from going into local politics just last year. he knows that the more public attention he gets, the more he's in danger. lots of activists who have stayed in russia are afraid. you don't know if the police will come in such a home in the morning. unfortunately, because of the repressive laws being passed, it is dangerous to express your opinion in public uh its own unpleasant. we have to work in the conditions. we have the law politically settled except for your kind of cool plans to continue his monthly recycling drive. and he hopes to stay in politics. despite everything, he believes things in russia can change and he has

a look at some old stories making headlines around the world around 80 bills have been poisoned in a tax on primary schools in northern afghanistan. the goals have been taken to a hospital and our reports of leave a stable condition neighboring iran has seen thousands of students poisoned in attacks on schools. in recent european unions, highest quote has rule that poland is controversial just as reform violates. you know, if phones the whole, the supreme court lacks independence and impartiality. poland will not have to pay almost a $1000000000.00 bureaus and finds the conservative government and also saves the use, is undermining its sovereignty. the form of us vice president mike pens has declared his candidacy for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. this fits pence against this former allied all from the card for the public in front of the 2 has been bits arrivals,

since pens refused to support. trump in the final days of his presidency during the january 6th capital insurrection. fence now joins a growing list of high profile candidates. and dw is michelle because matt is following the story for us from washington. i also, if mike pins has what it takes to beat donald trump for the republican nomination as well, we can make this very so we're looking at the polling now. no, he doesn't really have a tons. but then donald trump didn't have a tons when he ran for president the 1st time around. but mike pens, he is in snaps, seemed the most renowned person to enter that field for the republican nomination. he's also the form of vice president to donald trump. so at this very moment in time, and he is pretty much the only one in the republican party who is a candidates who actually is on the record as having said that donald trump is wrong. and he said this in the context of course, of the january 6th and insurrection,

and his refusal to declare votes as voice which went against donald trump. this was a major break up between the 2. donald trump, when you look at the average in the polling is above 50 percent. and mike pins at this moment in time is below 5 between 2 and 6 depending on which poles you believe . so at this moment, numerically, he doesn't really stand a fighting tons and not would have to happen. and these also safe to say that he can roll himself out as a future vice president after that huge break up. yeah, i mean i just, one then when does why bother running? but also perhaps couple that mission with all we're going to see a repeats of the 2020 election the a trump versus fight didn't campaign this at this point in time. it does look like that is certainly the most likely set up at the moment with the democrats feels being absolutely clear. it is $2.00 oh $5.00. and that's pretty

much it's on the republican sides. the field is increasing the guessing crowd. it's uh, they're already a couple of candidates in there with a few more likely wants to caring this week alone. we expect 3 mike pence being the most for no one there at. but the more crowd at the field gets on the republican side, the more it goes in the direction of donald trump, being the one who at this moment in time still is able to mask the most people, the most republicans behind him. and that's what counts as we go into the primary season. all right, that's all michelle, a cook, now, reporting from washington. thank you. michelle. as the u. s. navy has released a video of a chinese warship crossing closely in front of the us, destroyed in a flash point was a way the incident in the taiwan strait, which the us has quote, unsafe comes and mid worsening ties between washington and beijing.

this is the moment a chinese warship blocked the part of an american destroyer. forcing the us vessel the trunk, honed to drop at speed and avoid a collision. the incident dakota, the united states and canada were holding joint drills in the taiwan strait. a body of water that's already as sensitive waterway as it separates china from type on the canadian official who witnessed the 1st time has called up china's actions as intentional and dangerous. the fact that this was announced over the radio prior to doing it clearly indicate that it was intentional, maneuvering close to each other, $150.00 yards is, is very scary. and you don't ever want to be that close to another vessel, because too many things can go wrong and you could actually have a question. the weight, china also total t. c, it type on the waters of rounded belong to them. they have blamed the us for provoking risk in the region changed. obviously truth is that the united states is

provoking trouble fast and chinese, dealing with it in a conference with international law trying to respect freedom of navigation on overflights. but china certainly oppose a southern countries causing trouble in the taiwan strait and save god's dictates offer insight on the security code that you're looking. but take the time on straight to spot of the south china sea, where china's naval posture has been growing increasingly aggressive over the last weeks blocking the passenger philippine ship in may then or us across and now or us destroyer of the, you know, our voice, my concern about the irresponsible behavior we've seen with the call center steps and in the course of this behavior that we see in the, in the waterways and, and so that, that continues,

i call up on a p or c's leadership to, to really do the right things to rein in that kind of a conduct because i think the accidents can happen and that could cause i think just burrow out of control. so phone, china is defending it's tense of the country's leaders have also stated that a full blown conflict with the us would be a quote, unbearable disaster and you're up to date up next is close up. i'll see you next time by the discovery issues or thoughts say what the

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