the world's most dangerous. where is, is wanted dogs june 29 on dw, the . this is the, the news line from berlin president below him is a landscape confirms ukraine's counter offensive is underway. soleski says counter offensive operations are taking place but refuses to go into details. both sides say there's been increased fighting along the front line. also coming up for columbia and children are found alive after 40 days in the jungle. they went

missing after a plane crash, killed their mother and other adults on board and will visit is 10 where the mens champions league final between manchester city and inter midland is set to kick off in a few hours. our sports correspondent oliver moody is there and give us some later the next spicer, welcome to the program, and we start with ukranian president blood. and there is a lensky who has confirmed the counter offensive actions against russian forces in ukraine are taking place. soleski made the statement in the joint press conference with the canadian prime minister, just intruder who is in keith on an unannounced visit. he was responding to claims made by russian president vladimir putin who says all ukrainian offensives in the

past few days have been unsuccessful. a scholar, so which is because it's interesting that pollutants spoke about counter offensive . it's important that russia always feels that they do not have much time left. in my opinion, no more. you don't counter offensive and defensive options all taking place in ukraine for easy at what stage. i will not say in detail, logical cranium, i make you start and i believe that we will definitely the large eyes feed. it's all way over the school system. earlier i spoke to marina miran a military. yeah, unless the king's colleagues london and i asked her if perchance message that ukraine's counter offensive has achieved nothing is credible. well, um, as a premium is at the country offensive has been underway for less than a week. so it's way too early to tell whether it has been successful or not. and we're seeing the 1st setbacks,

however. russia will use it um to control the narrative. and of course, any set back by you bringing forces will be sending use to describe at the efforts of the ukrainian um forces. so this place right into rushes hands um to, to show videos of abandoned or destroyed military equipment supplied by the west in or the to kind of strengthens them. robbins the russian forces. and the military bloggers on the russian side have reported seeing as you are just saying, german and american tanks on the battle field being destroyed. ukrainian government has answered with videos suggesting that they were actually farm vehicles. there's something going on in the information space here. and as you are saying is they're not as well it's um, the 1st full page that has been seen um a lot of people said, well, they confused those vehicles was a french and mixed hands. so there was, there was a lot of confusion to this. we just haven't been confirmed confirmed however,

now other independent organizations such as the dodge or x and the ukrainian deep states, a house indeed confirmed that the ukrainians indeed incurred losses when it comes to their vehicles that was confirmed by western forces such as forbes um, stating there is, there is no agreement on exactly how many vehicles have been lost by the 36 and 40 seven's brigade battle, which tries to preach the russian defense is around. most of the much got them, but about 10 or 11, bradley vehicles and to allegedly, to leopard tanks what, one of which was leopard to a 6 of which ukraine has very few and just to focus on the actual finding itself where it's happening, i mean that we know lots of reports of bottles taking place in the zap a reset region. why they're, what's so important as well. it is strategically important for ukraine,

given the military objectives to get the russians out of ukraine and, and to gain control of crimea. so the whole idea is to cut off the russian control territory and its fruits and get to the sol, see, so you would be actual this a, varying the land bridge to cry. mia? and that would complicate the russians, logistics and, and that's what gives the ukrainians of possibilities and further is to advance toward screen media. and so this is the importance of separation in the parentheses . the russians have figured that out as well and have prepared the strong this defensive, especially in the past 2 months. they kept on reinforcing defenses along that line . but remember, you're on military analyst at kings college london. thank you so much time for look now at some of the other stores making use around the world authorities in somalia, se issued out til 6 civilians and 3 police officers during

a hotel stage in the capital. mogadishu, on friday, militant storm, the restaurant popular with government officials, security forces, a dozens were freed, and a rescue operation. as long as the military group officer, bob has claimed responsibility in france, a man who stabbed for toddlers has been charged with attempted murder to pensioners were also wounded in the attack. it happened on thursday in the southeastern town of nc authorities. say the victims are no longer in a life threatening situation. the us department of justice has unsealed the indictment of former president, donald trump. it contains $37.00 criminal charges against him over keeping classified documents in his florida residents and obstructing investigations into the case. trump could face link the present time if found guilty in columbia for children who went missing after a plane crash over the amazon rain forest. last month had been found alive. the

children who come from an indigenous community survived for 40 days in the jungle on their own. a massive rescue operation was conducted by the army and volunteers after the plane crashed on may the 1st. it's a story of survival for the ages. for children, rescued from the amazon jungle after a massive search f. it's arriving by army medical plane in bogota, they'll soon be re united with the grandparents. they made that model, not because i couldn't believe it that way, but the leader did cause to me again, this had gone down to be found your grandchildren, boy for their lives gone down and everything is all right. it'll be, we'll get this way. are you so those will be in the siblings age from $1.00 to $13.00, survived in the rain forest for 40 days after the small plane they were traveling in, crashed on the 1st of may, the 3 adults on board,

including the children's mother, died in the crash the colombian government launched the rescue operation after the 1st fines of survivors unmatched, including small footprints and hoff asian fruit. the rescue team was made up of soldiers and volunteers from indigenous tribes with intimate knowledge of the area. during the search rescue is dropped food process and bottled water into the jungle, hoping that it would help sustain the children. president, gustavo petro has praised coordination between the military and indigenous groups to carry out the search. he broke the news of the children's rescue on twitter. that one's own loss. the children were alone may use and even though they made it on their own, they have set an example for survival. that will go down in history to get at least

3 of the children are now receiving medical care. petro has called the survival, a joy for the whole country. and dw correspondent nicole reese in bogota told us how the kids are doing now. this is an incredible story and this is coming out of columbia, a country that usually is marred with bad news, but finally we have some good news. the children apparently are stable there, of course the hydrated and mel nutrition, the after that long time and the rain for us to currently being looked after in the hospital here in full time. they apparently already are reunited with a father and the grandmother and recovery efforts are now on the way to make sure that they get back and the to strings. we get to know all these details. also the details of how they survive. 40 days in the rain forest, it's incredible

a story. i mean, we're talking about harsh conditions in a dense forest with unpredictable weather conditions, with bio hazards such as diseases or also dangerous animals and on groups that are roaming the area. and the search effort in the past weeks was just really tremendous. we're speaking about 150 to 200 people, join forces, indigenous people as well as military forces that was sort of church talks involved . they played an audi a message off the grandmother in the native indigenous language wife over flying the rain for us to make sure that they would listen to it. we don't know yet of course event listen to it, but she would say please stay home looking for you stay way or we're going to find you. and now this incredible, really wonderful news they survived and we get to know what they went through. and these 40 days, but it's really a miracle. and i mean, that must be the consensus. what, what's the reaction for the people in the street, in the media of our, what's the country feeling like right now?

as people are crying, tears of joy, i literally like experiences myself. i was very touched by these news. nobody expected that. after 40 days, i mean the hopes were up, but they were fading as well. we just heard gustavo, pedro the president as well, who think the indigenous people helped until the military forces and also the ministry of defense who set the very same thing. it's a miracle here. it also comes at a very convenient time to be honest because the government is in crisis because of a wide typing scandal and to have such good news. now coming, officially confirmed is of course a plus and the main effort here still though is these children and their resilience about so young, there is a baby with them and it's incredible just a daunting. and we get to know all these details, of course, and it will be a story that goes into the history books for sure. yeah. and you don't need to be colombian to feel good about a dw correspondent nicole res. thank you. the

the mens champions league final between manchester city and entering the land will kick off later today and is dental is the 1st competitive meeting between the 2 sides. manchester city lead by star striker airline holland. are the solid favorites. at cordial aside are chasing a historic tremble this season after winning the cup and league in england. they were telling him, can opponents inter midland also won their domestic company, finished 3rd in the league and with a kick off just hours away, dw sports correspondent oliver moody told me what the atmosphere is like in this temple. as you can imagine, that there is a lot of excitement here and assemble ahead of the game of the fun festival right now has been set up in the city. and i've been speaking to find from both scenes here as you might have expected, given that a halt favorites. it is in manchester, 50 pounds,

who are especially optimistic and confident about the game tonight. one woman from manchester that i spoke to said it just feels like it's that time. and certainly that has been offensive inevitability. about how well most of the things have been playing lately, bought into funds on know without. hi eva. i spoke to several people who said that that team has a chance tonight, if they show ha, so it might be a little bit of a case of passion versus quality tonight. at all or pet guardiola has worn his side . manchester city that their confidence cannot slip into arrogance. what do you think of that? yep, i think uh, that's certainly something that the mindset the city play is what seemed to express yesterday. the press conference is ruben diaz. that defend was very keen to say that a final is a final, it's not like any other guy, and it doesn't matter what has gone before that. so i think clearly keeping that faith on the ground database and for good reason as well. let's not forget that 2 years ago when much of the last a champions league final, they with

a whole favorites then as well. so they know from experience house reading confidence prob, slip is our against, can affect you. but says that is, i think going to be one of the key issues in the us tonight. but patience will be the key for myself for 50, i think. and as they've been saying through the clear favorites, but the one to trophies already well would winning a 3rd need for the premier league. so i think that would give them the elusive trouble. of course, as something the very few european clubs have ever one. i think it would be especially important for the mindset. the city fans and not the only english seems to ever have won the travels. i boss was manchester united that across town rivals . so i think founded much of the united certainly going to be on the into sides and i that gonna be, i think that's another trouble winning club, can stop it from happening. and so one of the trouble back in 2010 did the thing

the mount vista city hoping to achieve tonight and on the way to winning the jump, things like that. yeah. incidentally, they don't sound about the leg by buffalo and the same coach fight and none other than pep squad ers. so that might be a little be effective for pets in that say ok, lots of rivalry is going on. aside from the big game itself, the w sports corresponded oliver moody in istanbul. thanks for it all. and that's all the news for now coming up next. how female athletes in afghanistan are coping with life under top of and that's next sports flights next, spicer for me. the entire news team here and berlin. thank you for watching. the journalism helped us in overcoming divisions for the detail.