the the, this is dw news live from berlin. nieto stage is the largest air force exercise in its history, led by germany, the drills involved 25 countries and over 10000 soldiers that are seen as a clear signal small scale. also coming up on the show, ukraine says it has re taken several towns from russian forces for the 1st report

of gaines inbox and are part of the new counter offensive. plus, former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi dies at the age of $86.00. we look back at the legacy of the controversial leader and civilian medium of all the hello, i'm clear, richardson, thank you so much for joining us. nato is starting it's biggest ever air drills. they involve 10000 fruits and 250 aircraft from 25 countries known as operation air defender. most of the girls are being staged in the skies over germany. authorities and industry groups say the deployment could cause flight delays and cancellations for holiday makers across europe. the lift off of air base when stores in the state of lower sacks me is serving a is the central logistics hub for the maneuvers. at the official launch of the

exercise, the head of germany's air force of the exercises and of demonstrating needles defense capabilities, independent very defender, 2023. we are showing, we are proving and we are demonstrating the defense capability of this alliance. this exercise is a signal not aimed at any one. it is a signal to us. i record internally intimate to him. it is meaning it will confuse, taking part in this term and that exercises a signal that we are capable of defending this country. this alliance and our correspondent benjamin offers group is also about the one store of air base in central germany. and he has more on the size of these drills. you already mentioned a few numbers, 10000 soldiers, 250 across 25 nations that are taking parts here in boast of where we are in lower sacks. we need business conduct, the logistical hardware. questions like refueling with it,

with soldiers have been coming into germany from the us, from the us national job as well. we seen many plains and as you can probably also see or no, probably also here behind me, there is still a lot of movement going on this exercise. so we'll take a long time. and what they want to show is how quickly made or can respond to the threats of any kind. and that was something that the commanders, the where here today, impulse of also strength. and do you think this will be successful in sending that sort of signal? i mean, up particularly against the backdrop of the war and ukraine. that's right. what's important you mentioned here in this exercise was plan was initiated by germany in 2018 by ingle gal. have the chief of the german air force that we just heard there. that was the idea of, of having also a more active role of calls as a signal. and that's something with amy goodman the, some about that are determined. he mentioned that older will be to,

should be also taking a notice of the exercises it don't take it forward to you even though russia was not mentioned in direct be that. but of course, it's sending a signal to show how quickly nature can get the full assistant can defend as they say, every inch of naperville territory was somebody exercise is taking place in the skies above your, of what sort of disruptions can we expect that this is going to cause to commercial flights for people who are looking to go on their next holiday this summer. they will definitely be some kind of disruption. what the problem say, what the german air force is saying is they try to minimize that as much as possible. the 3 areas over germany where they explain our fly with his exercises are taking place so called the rates the ability to engage. and that, that will be, of course, some implications to that. some slides delays are all to expect it, but what they say is that they want to have it as many of them as possible. so these are fact old civil aviation also the possibility of germany airport,

the civil airports, all to operate dom or the normal. so the plane can land also after the normal opening hours of the german airport. thank you so much for your reporting. guys. are benjamin brewer for us on their face? where you cranes, defense ministry says it's troops have re taken control of a 5th, a village from russian forces in the south east. the gains reported over the past 2 days are part of keeps new counter offensive. villages allegedly recaptured are in a cluster of settlements in jeanette or region, partially occupied by russia. ukrainian troops released a video for quarterly showing them posing with their flag in the store. i showed that the russians military says it has repelled ukraine's attempts to advance in the area of the so for further analysis on the front line in ukraine, and we're joined now by the cyber most o senior lecturer, insecurity and development atkins, college london. thank you so much for joining us again on dw news,

ukraine here. cleanings who have re taken several villages in the eastern, jeanette screeching. but if you look at a map, you could argue it's a rather small advance. how significant would this be? do you think of as i think is quite significant because it seems oddly such for aside to if we look at the direction. but you know, ukraine may have found a sort of uh, a week of wind and the defensive line. so fresh uh which it was set top uh you were in the autumn on the winter of last year to sort of protect the areas that they had already sort of conquered on occupied. so i think that the, you know, the possibility that there is a sort of an area where you can, could make a break through. i think it's, it's probably cold. and also if we look at the direction of the sy problems it is towards the areas for the south of the young and my new phone. so that, you know, if you crane manages to penetrate further slowly, but surely they need code to

a certain extent idea me, so break the famous langridge, which russia has please between the don't boss on the um, the pricing. yes to uh it was that 40 jump to the song. so i think that we shouldn't be underestimating these advances. we know that to our ukrainians are facing a tough resistance. and we also know that are, you know, they are, they are operating without uh, full control over the air space, which is very challenging for them. so i think we should not underestimate this. that house is ongoing with no kind of math. they seem quite small and i think we, we need to understand that this is very challenging there and also very few responses taking place. and, and russians have the possibility to, you know, to counter potential meetings that time. yeah, rush out for its part is not acknowledging any advanced as an instead saying it has repels ukrainian offenses. how credible do you think that claim is?

so it's probably credible if we think more about the sort of the example easier from. so if we move for the west and we look at our, the a problem. so start to, we're attempt to, to, to the south. so 40 shift here. the advantage of being more difficult, i've seen some small advances, closer to that me for a river and in other areas further to the south, south east by the process of not being so significant. he, i think the resistance of being stronger that was told that ukrainians aren't managed to overcome the 1st line of defense. but i think we still need to wait a few a few more um, sort of reports of have done some stuff. so i think that yes, the russians have managed to count as some of these so finances, but at the same time, you know, they have, uh, they have faced a very strong uh, sort of, uh, a bronze of the ukrainian so, you know, wait, wait sure. jake, uh, i know what the russians are saying wasted with a pinch of salt bundles. so we need to be co shows. it's clear that these are

offensive by the ukrainians is not, are kind of mix creek where they are bronze or, you know, very fost of breaking the russian line. this is not going to happen yet. and just quickly, before i let you go, what do you think we're likely to see as the next steps of the ukranian counter offensive? as i think it's difficult to do, no, i think what we can see is that they're kind of proven find what areas their weaknesses and what is interesting we haven't mentioned before to this is an area where where ukrainians are advancing at to the north on the south we have sort of breaking their circle mind to that the russians have created around what so there, there are many areas where there still, you know, trying to see if they cannot bronze further on we see some, some successes there. i think what we can expect is these kind of, of drones i taking place uh, you know, further uh, voice the ukrainians trying to figure out which areas they see. so the weaker

points where they kind of bounce with a hope that they can potentially sort of create uh, so the strengths of despair. i'm on certain russian defensive positions. i'm for the rush 1st. why do i abandon the position? yeah, so i think i want to ensure that we really appreciate you kind of going to show with your analysis as always, that is going to tell us our most so from the king's college london, many things were going to turn out to some of the other stories making headlines around the bottles, the democratic republic of congo, at least 40 civilians were reportedly killed and an attack at a camp for displaced people. officials say malicious launch the attack in its will re province. a camp reportedly dressed miles from a un peacekeeping base. in columbia, new details are continuing to emerge about the rescue of 4 children were lost in the amazon for 40 days after their plane crashed in the jungle. their knowledge of

the rain forest help them survive and find food that was safe to eat. in the phillipines, more than 12000 people has been evacuated to shelters as a highly active volcanoes. fuse wafaa, ash, and toxic gases coming from mount my own are also posing a health risk. what kind of rock is falling in the region located in central o? by province. well, italy is remember in former liter silvio berlusconi who has died at the age of 86. he passed away after months of illness. but let's go name was the country's longest serving prime minister, and he's due to be given a state funeral at milan cathedral on wednesday on the streets of room citizens reflect on the passing of a man who has a constant figure of the country's political landscape for over 3 decades maybe. oh, really familiar. you seem to multiple but anyway, i'm sorry to hear it because even though i don't show his views, the tools,

he was to say that he did really historic things have all these years. and he was a great political impresario story, as i don't know, what bad things this will lead to, but i'm sure this will be very destabilizing for food. so talia silvio. berlusconi died out of milan hospital after suffering from leukemia. and a recent lung infection. don. yeah, italy and learned from high up that it should never have limits imposed on it. but of it's learned that it should never give up with him. we thought one last many battles total and for him to we will bring home the goals that we had set ourselves together. your advisor will view all of that or the lead on this, on the day, a great italian, one of the greatest tools has decided to bid us farewell wishing everyone

a good day. i ask for a minute's silence. what i'm before i see that you've been a colony domino till you see later who's going fairly scone dominated the worlds of business and politics. billionaire tomatoes, fortune from its driving media empire. and the countries the long disturbing premier this controversial roll into 2 worlds, has inspired feelings across the spectrum. many loved him, many hated him. everyone today must recognize that his impact on political, but also economic sporting and television life was unprecedented. berlusconi presented himself as a self made man transformed italy's political landscape building the country's biggest commercial tv network, to his critics, the businessman leading forts. i tell you, a centre right political party used his vast media empire to further his political

career. the most notorious of the scandals in that career centered on his so called bundle bundle parties, fairly scone face trial for allegedly soliciting sex with a minor and was even accused of paying off. i wouldn't this is to stop them testifying against him after initially being convicted, he was eventually acquitted of the charges. and that the snowballing scandal, he stepped down as prime minister in 2011. when you've done millions of battalions, had been waiting for that moment. and would you think yours? a burly scone was in and out of hospitals. as his health became increasingly fragile, he died at the age of 86, still wielding a lot of power, where the political and media environment of italy he will receive

a state funeral on wednesday at the historic milan cathedral. the earlier we spoke to a journalist seem a group to in rome, and she told us more about berlusconi as political legacy as well. he definitely loomed large over life here in easley was elected 4 times as prime minister, a media tide. cool. so he had his impact on the media landscape. he found it need you set it to the largest commercial, broad, costa. and then of course the impact on football. he owned ac milan for many years, and so it with the champions league and then went onto own the, the other club models. uh, so really an impact on many levels of societies, upland boyd man. but he also had, was dogged by so many scandals. whether it was about corruption, tax fraud, or sex scandals, and actual legal cases, many cases, but indian most of them. well i did throw not because they ran under the statute of limitations. all he simply the,

the issues would not follow through. and he only said, let's touch the final level on one conviction of tax evasion. so you really was a debate to figure that with those in italy who supported him through it. you felt that he was persecuted by the judges and prosecutors. well, his detractors said that he simply, he bade justice and destroy the culture of the country with his style of politics. now it's also interesting to note politically, perhaps one of these legacies that is that he let the far right parties into government forming alliances in the past with the know the lee as well as the post fashions early on, so not phenomena. so, but understand when you're looking at a figure who has so often made headlines for alleged sex and corruption scandals. how was bruce can expect, let's go you able to hold onto power and have such a long political career as well. he was a very charismatic big guy and when it came to those legal cases, an accusation, as i said, statute of limitations,

they didn't fall up on some of the cases work which it so in that sense, he never actually had to be taken to task for any of those allegations, then, perhaps the fact that he, he said, and felt that he was prosecuted by these judges, that appealed to most of your talents, perhaps believed his, his ideas. and also they may have been oppressed street to the particular cause of your tenants for street that with a high taxes and bureaucracy and saw him as perhaps a successful businessman who could deliver on some of his promises. on top of that, he really was a famous politician. he was in politics a so long so many people. he was simply a name that they knew and they understood. it's important to remember back in 2008, perhaps his potty foresight dahlia had some 37 percent of the actual boats base. but in 2022 in the last election, they only had about 8 percent of the boat share. however, that still meant that they will part of the current coalition government,

he's for say probably a party is in government to get the with the prime minister, georgia maloney and the fall right. lead party of my to so i'll be this. thank you so much for that update that's journalist, the same, a group that with the latest in our coverage of the death, a former italian prime minister, silvio berlusconi. many, thank you my let's, let's go to sedan now. we're heavy clashes and gunfire have resumed and the capital hard to after the end of a 24 hour cease fire, agreed to ease the delivery of 8 witnesses, say the fighting between the army and the paramilitary rapid support forces? is it some of the heaviest in weeks and a warning that some of our viewers may find images in this report? distressing. the bellows over the sea, denise, capital gunfire, and explosions ring out at regular intervals. this is what every day life looks and sounds like. for the people of got too many are afraid to leave the hines,

although as these pictures, so they not safe that either. so don's deadly power struggled doesn't stop at the bolts of residential houses. not even the dose of both inches. and may, it became known that more than 70 children were harrassed in the capitals of my coma . oh, finish with that as fighting raged around them, they were instance toddlers and older children most are said to have died from fever. go to market. oh, i like a food. ha! thanks to wrap holes and fighting. the remaining opens has since been rescued on june, 2nd, the csc move some 300 children to a safe location south east of cartoon. she's been living there for the past 6 weeks . ready to is really for us really released to see if we could bring them to safety. now despite the successful mission, the events that the may come,

i often it's a brutal destruction of the humanitarian situation in 2 days. so don, 8 agencies say that i'm millions of people who are in desperate need of food and medical aid. some of them trapped and dangerous locations that are difficult to reach as we are responding and we are providing support, but it's extremely challenging to meet all the needs and to, to reach everyone, wherever they are. simple are and suit on started in mid april, pitching the army, led by up to the top to of board head against the so called rapids support forces, a powerful parent military group led by his former deputy mohammed, i'm done, douglas, the chief grapes side of pulling out at the managing, the power ministry flows into the army and long smouldering resentment, abrupt it into open combat when the recess move in to catch them.

soon after, the violence spread, leaving up to half of students population in need of aid. when dan situation is broken into the middle of the before the board of the $15000000.00 people with facing holes with all the additional marketing fees. according to the un, more than full 100000 people have fled to other countries such as chad, egypt and the central african republic. but not everyone can make it out. the new conflict as filter has caused an additional $1400000.00 people to be internally displaced. our homes were burned and we lost all our belongings. we need help. we just have medicine to be provided. that's the most important thing. since the children and elderly people staying here,

international mediators have attempted to resolve the increasingly dire situation so far without success. until the 2 will ring parties lay down their weapons for good. the focus of citizens, people, young and old, will be on survival. the sports now and germany's men's national football team are gearing up for their one thousands match tonight when they take on ukraine. germany will be joining a special jersey in the friendly match environment. charity proceeds will go to victims of the war in ukraine. the german football federation says it wants to send a clear message of peace as host the germans don't have to qualify for next year's european championship, or indeed of the sports correspondent max merrill joins me now from bremen to tell

us more. max, what is the special significance of this match? yes, so many ukraine's vote in so many young supposes i here, and that's exactly what the german f. a was off to with the 6 o'clock kick off a friendly games to train, getting people together here, getting young people here together in a show of solidarity as well. and the german president is just about to arrive as well. over 1000 young people and teenagers who are displaced by the war, were invited here by the se, especially. but so many people have come here today to support the ukraine. national team has been speaking to funds, who said that in these tough times a rallying around the team gives them a sense of hope and also a distraction in moments of joy that they also say hope transmits over to people in ukraine. the german f i president ban on and off also said that today germany is not so much playing against ukraine, but with ukraine. and of course,

the one thousands match for germany is old. the more a special occasion here in framing. yeah, let's talk a little bit more about the german men's side. where does the team rank these days as it goes into it's thousands game of the is fall from the vintage gemini teams that we've seen when world cups in the past. and challenge for european titles, and of course germany do have a european champion ship right here in around a year's time and looking at the squad right now. it isn't one that promises to win that tournament. that doesn't have any competitive fixtures as hosts. they were already qualified. and uh yeah, looking through the theme, probably one or 2 players like yours, what can reach the captain could be considered well, costs other than that germany do not really have a depth of attacking talent. henzy slick has struggled to get his side working against the top side since he's taken over. and he has also now said he's going to use this break to think of with a back 3, which i think is a good idea because germany really needs to be creative with this quote. if they

can really challenge as the top size, they no longer part of the best teams in europe and the world. and so as germany prepares to host the rose next year, i'm our friendlies like these helpful and preparing going into that. i mean, it's better than nothing, but really you want competitive fixed, isn't it? so many hosts of i've often complained about this fact that you do run the run up to hosting it to them and not have competitive fixes. gemini, so far haven't really impressed in these kinds of games. they've looked a bit sluggish, and it is hard to motivate your plays to really play that highly competitive football when you are, when you are just playing a friendly i think today's occasion was a very joyous one. the atmosphere is very calm, very peaceful, very friendly, and for the players, it will be a fun match, but it won't be anything like the competitive mates so that you can have the tournaments. thank you so much for bringing us up to steve. that is max merrill in bremen to and we have time to take a look at some other sports stories,

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