where, who is covering the wanted starts june 29th on dw, the . this is dw news life from that nato stage is the largest ad full size, the size in its history, led by john and even the drill was involved 25 countries. i'm more than 10 fives and troops that simulating an attack on and they to members. and i've seen as a message to moscow also on the program civilians a bearing the brunt as violent flags up again. and so don't off to the end of

a 24 hours ceasefire and full, but it's holly and prime minister sylvia about us getting the dies $86.00, we take a look back at the legacy of the controversial lead to an affinity and add media and local the power to welcome to the show nato is holding the biggest ad rails in his history involving thousands of troops and hundreds of ag crossed from 25 countries. known as operation ad, defend the drill, was a testing nato members ability to responds when attacked by drones and cruise missiles. the operation is taking place in the skies. eva, germany and several other you european countries, including with you and you from what dw correspondence? alexandra von domine census. this report, a native fighter jets working together to repel of fictional animates attack from

the east. this is the scenario or a defender, the largest air force exercise in naples history, which has started here ident, or base in between. yeah, i'm on the pilots participating. we made contact beyond anderson from germany. as we are here today to show that nature is committed to the defense of all nature states. um, as the transfer said, we're not giving any inch of of nature ground. so we're, we're here to show that the air powers is flexible, that we are fast. that we can rapidly reinforce our eastern partners if need be tough to the start of the exercise and least we and yeah, the focus shifts to germany, which will be acting as a collective defense hop for europe. sarah space with up to 250 aircraft nato officials tell us the main goal for the 25 nation's training together is to find out how to best react and corporate in case of

a military crisis. with that comes the challenge of bringing the different nato countries systems closer together. but those participating see this as a number of positive to take from this exercise. there's a unique opportunity that almost every single airplane within the nato inventory is operating within the exercise. so we get to utilize it or defend or is just one of many military exercises currently underway in europe. whether in the air, on land or etc natal forces practice to improve their ability to 5 side by side and to demonstrate their determination to defend every inch of allies territory. their defense commanders and m c. b as vehicles to parting any

tally and ship. just like the defender exercise over you are upstairs space. this maritime drill simulates an attack against one natal country, the cold, the other 30 allies to come to its defense. the most important, they said that the debt free shipping save for the alliance of communications and the function and harbors must be in short and the way through a new quote for results. so reasons, because we see in the green the, the bulky, it's of, uh, are you putting in the board sent on the higher boards has devastating results and outcomes. nato is back to what has to be that the core of the alliance since its foundation. the terrance and defense hoping that this sends a clear message to restaurant other potential enemies not to test the alliance

results. because okay, is a former us special represents to ukraine. i'm the former us ambassador to nato. he told us why he things, the scale of the nato drill is justified. we have a situation in europe where russia is attacking ukraine has killed thousands and thousands of people and has threatened other countries in the country. that was a part of the former soviet union is invited, mere prisons, cross hairs. so nato is doing exactly the right thing by demonstrating that it has a air defense capability and aerial capability. second to none. and therefore, russian would be foolish to try to attack a native country. nato has always been prepared to determine the threats by being willing to defend against them. and this is an expression of that. but you see a couple of things here because russia has launched this major aggression against

ukraine. this exercise is bigger, also because russia has largely chewed up at the ground forces in ukraine. it's air capability remains largely intact. and this is a way for nato to demonstrate that that air capability is no match for nato. so your credit is defense ministry says it streams of read taken 7 villages from russian forces in the southeast. the gains reported over the past 2 days, a part of keys, new kinds were offensive against the invading army. the villages are in a cluster of settlements and it doesn't yet ends up reviews of regions which are partially occupied by russia. ukrainian troops released this video, which they say shows the imposing with the flag is storage. david, however rushes military says it's repelled ukraine's attempts to advance in the area. here's a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. french president emanuel micron has met with german chancellor shows. i'm post president

andre due to empowers the 3 lead is discussed ongoing support for ukraine, unprepared for an a to somebody in the queue. amy and next month. well, why you to the on spending has increased for a 3rd year in a row, according to the stop. com international piece research institute is that the growing you should have stopped power met the world was entering one of the most dangerous periods in history is to quote on governments to cooperate, to reduce the new to the threats from the us president donald trump has arrived in miami, florida, head of a federal court appearance on choose day. you faces charges of a legally holding classified documents out to florida, state and obstructing government official out a government efforts of trying to recover the post. so he's still the preferred next presidential candidate. among republicans votes has a heavy classes and guns i have assumed in the sudanese capital called to off

to the end of a 24 hour the cease fire, which was supposed to ease the delivery of 8 witnesses, a fighting between the army. i'm the power military wrapped in support forces some of the heaviest in weeks, a quick warning view as may find some of the images in this report. distressing fellows 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 safely either. so don's deadly power struggled doesn't stop at the bolts of residential houses. not even the dose of both images. and may it became known that more than 70 children, harrassed in the capitals of my coma. oh, finished. with that as fighting raged around them. they were infants,

toddlers and older children. nice to set to have died from fever. go to market o a like a food. ha. thanks to a rat pulls and fighting. the remaining opens has since been rescued. on june. second, the i see a see move some 300 children to a safer location. south east of got home. to them have been there for the past 6 weeks so. ready was 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 so don started in mid april, pitching the army, led by up to a board him against the so called rapids support forces. a powerful parent military group, led by his former deputy mohammed have done douglas the chief grapes side of pulling out at the managing. the paramount luxury 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 war or the 15000000 people were facing this number of interviews. according to the un,

more than 400000 people have fled to other countries such as chad, egypt and the central african republic. spot. not everyone can make it out. the new conflict is filtered, have cost 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 warring parties lay down the weapons for good. the focus of students, people, young and old, will be on survival. italy

is remembering former prime minister silvio berlusconi who's died at the age of 86 following months of illness. the millionaire media tied to him was one of the countries was the country's longest serving prime minister. the remain active in politics even often leaving office in disgrace. i'm sparking control the see last year with comments interpreted as being supportive of russia. but as getting these funeral will be held in milan on wednesday, which has been declared a national day of mourning and actually easily bids farewell to one of its most influential political figures. silvio berlusconi, dominated welts of business and politics for decades. a billionaire who made his fortune from a thriving meteor in pile and just populous leda. plague by scandal. don. yeah. italy and learned from happy that it should never have limits imposed on it. but it

learned that it should never give up. who with him? we fought one last many battles. go for him too. we will bring home the goals that we had set ourselves together. you good bye, sylvia. as the many loved him, many hated him. everyone today must recognize that his impact on political, but also economic sporting and television life was unprecedented. the starting, the presented himself as a self made man. he transformed each of these political landscape, building the country biggest commercial tv network and leading forth. so it's hardly a essential right political party with his polarizing policies. critics accused him of eroding democracy, and he was infamous for diplomatic gaps and scandals, the most notorious of which sent it on his so called bung among the policies. bella stony faced prosecution mold in 30 times for alleged embezzlement,

false accounting, bribing a judge, and for allegedly soliciting sex with the mine up after initially being convicted, he was eventually acquainted of the charges and meet the scenario, bowling scandal. he step down his prime minister in 2011 by millions of battalions, celebrated his phone from power. despite the controversy many admired his brush style maybe or 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 that have all these years. and he was a great political impresario story, and i don't know what bad things this will lead to, but i'm sure this will be very destabilizing for food. so totally a in recent use, belzoni was in and out of hospitals. as his health became increasingly fragile. he

leaves behind a new generation of more radical right wing populist politicians. bellis carney will receive a state funeral on wednesday at milan cathedral. stay tuned for the business news with kate ferguson. next best off to a short break. i've gotten a heart and from all the news team, given that thanks for watching the show. it's been great having the you with us. the old winning offer is available and for every language learning german has ever been simpler german to go. the.