the slicing social norms seeking is self determined goals, escape from treasury and abuse. start august 5th on d w. the . this is dw, use live from berlin. ukraine says it has read, taken a key village from russian forces put moscow denies its troops of being pushed back . despite the claim to gains caves, comforter offensive is making slow progress. meanwhile,

vladimir putin as coursing african leaders in saint petersburg, promising to consider their proposal to end the war in ukraine. and the un security council condemns the military takeover in the share. the statements comes after the head of the presidential guard appoints himself, defacto leader, the on pablo, solely as welcome to the program. we begin in ukraine where the military says it has recaptured. more territory from russian forces keeps says, a key front line village in the eastern region of don't ask, had been liberated by ukrainian troops. the counter offensive began last month, but progress has been slow. officials in keith have urged patients,

noting the difficulties posed by extensive russian fortifications of bundling out the back of a nomic vehicle into the firing line. ukraine's military release as opposed to huge of troops attacking russian positions near the occupied eastern city of back moved, keys says it is full season, make the advances, despite heavy resistance on somebody else. but it's further to the west that ukraine has reported. the break through the military says, soldiers have liberated the front line, but it's a stat on my oscar president blood. him is the lensky, welcome the news sharing this footage of soldiers announcing the villages. reparation by your phone thing off to weeks of slow progress. it's recapture it will be a new milestone. few cranes counter offensive. russia however,

has denied it. suppose this have been defeated with the defense ministry spokes person saying they had repelled of ukraine attack in the area and inflicted heavy casualties. moscow has also kept up its attacks fabi on the front lines with new missile strikes, some of the central ukrainian city of neat pro. on friday, several people were wounded up to a residential complex and ukrainian state security service building. what hit both or mostly empty, when themselves fell, meaning that this time, at least no one was killed. while for more on ukraine's counter offensive were joined by frank language, a former military intelligence officer, who joins us from oxford in the u. k. frank, right. to see so, 1st and foremost, what's your take on ukraine's recent gains? good morning, pablo. it's at the lower end of expectations and it bears same time on time and

time again because we often here it is that this was going to be a great sweeping, offensive everything over by a christmas one bound. and we're done. and the trade in senior officials that i've spoken to, rather i'd listen to have always said that this was going to take time. that wouldn't be one offensive. that wouldn't be one operation. that would be many a series of blows. and that's what we're saying here. so popular uh about 4 days ago we saw for the 1st time ukrainians deployed was in military, particularly ex soviet military problems is known as the 2nd dash along. so basically what's happened is the 1st epsilon, which in this case i think was called the 9th call number brigades, mostly to some extent west and on. they had finished operations to a tristan's operations and got very fossit effect. so now we saved the 2nd, that's the 1st thing that happens is they take this village started model escape.

it's not a big village, but they, they certainly go through and doing so they defeated one of the rest in special units with the, as i said, they had been subject to serious depression. and that was that it's an app on unit, so they've got that finish and they will press on the some evidence of the pressing on the on that and they're frank, it seems pretty unlikely that we'll see much awaited these f. 16 fighter jets at the front line and time for this current counter offensive. so will that affect ukraine in its attempts to succeed kind of succeed with that? okay, so the 1st question knows about the power of the 6 students every time there's some expectation management involved to to some extent i'm afraid to say it's a bit for right for now, this is a bit of a red herring. the f sixteens are not going to be delivered in any numbers until or early maybe next year. that will be operational till at least late next day. by

operation, i mean having an effect on the battlefield right now. we don't even know what version of a sixteen's like on the ukrainians will be guessing. the trading arrangements haven't been finalized. so we're looking at a long time, even if they all deployed. this is a battlefield way. controls the of which controls that is extremely difficult for the russians, and the ukrainians. we're looking at effect pops in $24.00. if that is what be enough salsa was saying, by the way, the credit is escaping on other frames for medium to dictate australia. and i was think as well that having with, with sweden to, for the, for that models. so yeah, that's the power situation. now russia continues to attack ukraine, cities beyond the front line. how do you see that tactic? right, but we saw, we saw a task. so yesterday is your post indicated onto the pro. this is a continuation of rust is comp paid,

but started last october. there's 2 elements this the 1st days to undermine to run the cuts. they were all of the people which is singularly failed to do, which is the side people are not afraid of these rocket balls and buckets and bombs, i should say they, it's not that they've got use simple to understand the purposes to talk number, all the 2nd thing just bother more insidious and rather more effective. so we see a tax on key of evolving a few doesn't miss aisles usually be so he throws on some of the research and the purpose that is not so much the cost covers because almost always you know, 90 to a 100 percent of them shut down so you might be asking about why they doing this, and the answer is to deplete ukraine's condition, particularly out of this down to be an issue. and it is true to say, i think that you guys are having problems to stating the i'd be an issue, particularly for the roles that soviet system. so that's all the, the, the west. it not arena for the next few months,

just to make sure that you kind of know defenses a showed up on supply. did i need to ship a new west amunition because the new uh uh gotcha. cost system integrates that defense system. the credit is going to have, it's going to be even better than the old one. but right now, they're not, they're in that sort of trough weather running out of soviet ex. soviet get on. they've just getting the, the western get not, not trucks gonna last another few months. frank, briefly, if you could, how well do you think moscow has prepared to repel at ukraine's contra fence as well as the printing channels? tunnel ski said 2 days ago dancer as well. they've done it professionally. they've done it pretty much stopped finally, which means they've done it right. they've ex there explosive experience of decades of a data of the over the last century. i think a lot of us understood this is going to happen and it what happens to the residence at last? it was like this is they fail totally for the 1st year they line. i don't know much more for me to believe me. the witness. they have, however, is it,

the generals are more, more the, one of the modem, sort of a kid who's lines defense as long as they saw their big rush into shooting themselves in the foot by firing these general. so generally guarded by the rank and file as were all the competent. so look, you praise have enough l task, but they're more than capable of doing it. the point is, it's going to take a long time. everybody should be away for a long, sucking, much good while into the next year. and the tree expert, frank language, thank you for joining us on dw, thanks very much to the public. what was the pleasure? now african leaders have been pushing for an end to the war in ukraine. it is so much with russian president vladimir putin in saint petersburg to consent. he's studying a peace plan presented by the leaders. they also discussed securing green supplies to offer to supply lines of being disrupted by the war and by russia putting out of a deal, enabling ukrainian grain exports. instead, cooking has offered free grain to 6 african nations. but the african union says,

the problem is, the russian supplies fall far short of what their people need. a, as a topic is, presidents are over. i'm opposed to urged a resumption of the black sea agreement under which ships carrying ukrainian grain could pass through russia's naval blockade. we propose that we would like the black sea initiative to be implemented and that the blacks the issue, the open and then back to god we with a so that we understood we were saying we would like directly to be open to the word markets. and we were not here as we are not coming to plead for a donations for the african continent. sharia i'm going in a is professor of history and international relations at the united states international university in nairobi. and he told us what both russian and african

liter stand to gain from the piece plan. well, it's um, a note of what's to broke up piece and to be seen to be plans and international. i mean, it's, gives them russia an opportunity to appear to be reasonable and the, if it's because he does and then the puts the one i was on the other side, you should chose to, uh, to respond in uh positive way. so. so with that, with the african team players, but also use the tensions and the problem with getting some resources. but i need to say that is our political play, the global level and the plays right to the rush of the interest sharia. and in a, of the u. u. s. international university,

and i robi there. alright, let's bring you up to date on some of their stories. a type ceiling duct story is battering china with heavy rain anti winds. it's one of the strongest storms to hit in years. more than 400000 people have been evacuated in southeastern fuji on the provinces, trouble there has been disrupted not schools and businesses closed, and people have been advised to stay indoors. placing the peruvian capital lima have clashed with protesters, demanding the resignation of interim presidents being able to monitor. she's now seeking, expanded legislative power after months of antique government demonstrations, demanding the release of of jail. former president edward castillo. the un security council has condemned the military to in new share, african leaders of also expressed their concern canyon president william roto called it a serious setback for africa. mean, want general, i'm do right. minus gianni has named himself president of

a new transitional council. and therefore, new jersey, new leader, he has the lead force that seized power by detaining the elected president. general gianni has asked for domestic and international support of the in the latest move by new jazz military coup, lead has been an announcement on state tv to suspend the constitution. leave the institutions created by the event by $2520.00 time constitution, dissolved. the man who led to the mutiny appealed for support and want against foreign intervention, is not strong to sit there and shows the national council for the safeguarding of the country. is motivated by the soul desire to preserve a beloved homeland. on the one hand and the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation, and this without the authorities, that thing is glimpse a real solution to the crisis who economic and social governments economy. the

general gianni has overseen the presidential gods and influence the ministry for use while the army has to catch you on he has the new head of states. the else of president mohammed by zoom is still being held. the who has to get a wave of unrest in the capital, naomi with mixed opinions about what could follow. you can only call on god's help to bring peace, so things can return to order, so the country can do better. that's all we're asking. before we will really suffering now after the cruise, the situation will complete the change and media internationally, condemnation is growing from world leaders, including the un and african union to go dead from condemns in the strongest possible times this military cruelty to get the courageous, democratically elected leader to come up in this moment of strife, we employ or parties to engage in constructive disclose to restore peace in these

for the time of mission. the jet has seen several ministry cruise and faced years of political and economic instability. a key ally of the west is being at the full front in the fight against armed actors in this a health concerns are increasing about the wida security implications. and where the unrest will spill beyond the jazz board is all right, you're up to date up next sports life needs a steeplechase runner facing the challenge of becoming a mother while remaining a top topic. that's after a short break. i'm pablo for the 80 s for me to team hampered and thanks for watching. take care and i'll see you again at the top of the people in trucks in judge when trying to see the city center more and.