many the frenzy ends in ruin, though we were promised high speed rail, but so far there is no sign of the coin in latin. america starts august 18th on d. w. the . this is dw news live from berlin, air strikes and ukraine and moscow. the russian capital is targeted again, fi drones with one heading, the same high rise that was struck 2 days ago. and rush i carries out strikes on civilian targets and ukraine, including the student storm and car keys. also coming up,

provide ukraine permits new troops to his counter offensive, which so far has been advancing slowly against and deeply entrenched russian forces . and at the women's world cup, the netherlands matched 7 bowls, pass deputy taunts vietnam to top their route, the head of the usa who joined them in the last 16 stage, the sarah kelly. welcome to the program. russian authorities say that a drone has hit a high rise building and moscow official say it is the 2nd time the same. office tower has been hips and sunday brushes. defense ministry accuse ukraine of being behind the attack to other drones were reported. they shot down in moscow's western suburbs. meanwhile, ukraine's president says that 5 russian drones struck the city of car key. local

officials say that they destroyed an empty student dorm and a sports facility there where a security guard was injured. now, ukraine's as it is now pouring troops into his counter offensive meantime, against occupying russian forces. it comes after months of training by western countries which have also sent modern weapon systems. the boost in truth numbers could be pivotal to ukraine's advance, which so far has made only modest gains. this is what's left of a liberated village start home my oscar, reduced to rubble. after a fierce 10 day battle by ukrainian forces to dislodge russian occupiers. a rare piece of good news. so rare that present info to me is the landscape mentioned at alongside much bigger bottles from last year, giving voice come the candle ones bit pass on. now the liberation of style mileage . gotcha. okay. my ssl ukraine claims to have liberated over 200 square kilometers

of territory. but the front line has only moved a few kilometers in the nearly 2 months that ukrainian troops have started pushing south and east. trying to break through mines concrete barriers and trenches that have slowed their advance and cost many ukrainian lives as well as western equipment. steve craniums have hundreds of tanks and troops carriers from germany. the u. k. france and the us. bradley fighting vehicles, challenger's leopards. there indispensable, and breaking through front lines. but many have reported late been destroyed. and the russians have adopted new tactics using drones to help pinpoint artillery strikes and remotely dropping mines into areas the craniums had already cleared. meanwhile, ukraine is thinking to one part of their strategy that hasn't changed their trying to get their native was sourced artillery and rocket launchers into a range of russian ammunition depos,

blowing up the equipment in the rear. so russians can't use it at the front. drone attacks have also become more frequent on russian territory in border areas and assaults that have little military value. but for us, russia to divert resources and on the russian occupied crime in peninsula an important staging ground. every village that is liberated provides a boost to the beleaguered ukrainian side. but the cost is steep. ukraine only has a certain amount of troops and tanks that can lose in what looks less and less like a lightning offensive. and more and more like a long grinding slog we call the police golf is a research fellow at the national institute for strategic studies, which is part of the office of the cranium president. and i asked him earlier if keith and its allies should be concerned, given the slow progress and human costs of the counter offensive so far. the 1st of

all that you saw a relative, i mean you said about the low associates, you look you in that open bed panel in on the data is that the scene pages are using and you can cones that structure losing more in terms of artillery in terms of the arm or, and other kind of scenes and the that's why russians are losing more and ukrainian forces like whites consistence. so we adjusted dollar tactics and now we try to undermine the system created by russians to successful defense. so we try to inflict as much as damage on artillery. 24 for an hour defense, the great opening and full major mechanize formation, the comedian was out. major risk. what role do you see the weapons and the training by the west playing in the offensive? i mean there, there had been some hope that this would lead to faster progress on the battlefield . world proportionate to what the role provided we uh, quite good uh, ends again. uh, we would welcome joe me to provide the dollar or sarah launch christmas files the

same way as you can friends, deeds fall off the target, or our war policy is command and control node. so there is still room for improvement piece. you'll have really interested in this kind of, since there's been some criticism that restrictions on the use of western weapons for example. and you mentioned jeremy, they're the leper tanks from germany. it comes into that category and that that might have him strong ukraine. do you agree? i haven't seen anything related to legal parts, so there is no concern with regard call. ukraine can employ legal parts and then no restrictions. so that's why all these reports, as for me super flows, presidents lensky has said that the war will increasingly affect russian territory . however, drawing a tax on moscow or the crime in peninsula really related to the general counter offensive. or ah, well, if you have successfully and disliked in the russian air defense system, so they don't guard is strong gar,

rail and the mobile breach linking temper occupied premier and cells, mainland, you can throw as much our defense to target to the defense small school. and open ways for our launch christmas house to target lessons logistics. it means that we have successful nicola, believe scott, from ukraine's national institute for strategic studies. thank you so much for joining us to share that few. france and italy are preparing to evacuate their citizens from new share. it comes as last week's military coup. there has been given the backing of neighboring countries that are also controls by their armed forces. the hunters that rule both molly and for keen and fast so warrants that they would regard the use of force against these air self proclaimed rulers as a declaration of war against themselves. it follows the economic community of west african states or eco, was announcing sanctions against the share. it says it will use force if president mohammed by zoom is not reinstated within one week. the military governments in

molly and burkina faso seem to be aligning themselves with the qu, leaders in the chair. i asked correspondent elisa shakuma in neighboring nigeria for his assessment a well sarah, a does a put so the situation name west africa, into a tricky one. it's clearly now and sticks high between eco s, the economic committees, the west african states who gave the agent that said when they all, it's amazing, which is already competing for the 2nd day now. and uh well, uh, the june. so let me log off. uh molly, i'm booking at 5 so you might wanna add domain names that makes that this declaration made by both countries. uh, it gives any actual by categories. those names raises the x rays that on the, on the west african region. and to consummate that about perhaps the possible escalation of, of situations which many my notes are signed quite happy,

happy with that. so that's the situation as we speak. now, these big, big ones are some money. and us a huge surprise to what you might say, the ultimate securing back cause of death on sunday was also a big surprise onto west african region. and let's turn to the citizens of nature as well. because we've been seeing reports of thousands taking part in these protests in the capital. in the past 2 days. or rather, 2 days ago, we saw pictures of people, in fact res, waiving russian flags, and the french embassy being attacked. why do some people want russia to exert more influence and new share as well? it does seem to come so many newton new jersey and say in the capital of me on a rush, i seems to be perhaps alternative options to western powers or friends for the power that they have been used to. i need a clearly have, uh, i had the french policies who are chased away from one i'm looking at possibly

having a basis dental instead of the wisdom of coordination units. and they be very unhappy about that. there has been very a huge and see growing on see friends sense and mentioned the region of looking at passive mind. yeah. this i, how many people see a french asked about how just explained to us on the powers and then nothing to gain from that relationship. so that's why it does seem to rush out to seems to be way up to it's into yes, has not come from that name. jane will attempt will people to western russia, but uh many of them in the capital not following the example shown by monte ends. on that but could not pass. so when they, when they take turns as to go about, people went into the streets and just basically gotten this bay and russian flags. but he doesn't auction, he does say that perhaps russia is the best option for these peoples. there's a, there's a good many people also protested on the funds. don't think to say that they do not want them to be changed, and that's all they want to have with the remaining demographics and government. so you may have this in

a split mix scenario of the population in terms of opinion when it's done with the june to and also with the russian influence. the w correspondent, alyssa shakuma. thank you so much. here are some other stories making news. chinese, they media say that at least 11 people have been killed in severe rainfall envisioning . nearly 30 are still missing or so today is of heavy rains and flooding have prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuated people. info novel communities to me on mars. civilian liter on song, sushi has been pardoned on 5 criminal charges, but still faces several others and will remain in detention. the military ousted su, cheese, elective government and the crew in february 2021. vintage should be added to a list of world heritage sites in danger. the ones control agency unesco have said the historic italian city is at risk of irreversible damage from too many taurus

over development and the effects of climate change. australia has become, has welcome to moves by the u. s. cultural agency to not classify the great barrier reef as an endangered site. now the prime minister praise the decision as a vote of confidence in his government's actions on climate protection. last year, unesco recommended that the world's largest coral reef system be added to the list of world heritage and danger. due to threats including rise in ocean temperatures. but a new report instead calls for australia to submit regular updates on its progress . the reef is a major tourism site in australia. so sports news for you now in the women's world cup group e has come to a close. the netherlands put in a dominant performance against debutantes vietnam. 2019 semi finalists needed to when to guarantee a spot in the last 16. and they delivered from the austin netherlands,

dominated just a minutes in beacon mazda and open the scoring with an improviser looping finish. 3 minutes later, vietnam's defense was carved open. with these cut just noise the to finish off the move by the 18 minutes netherlands had added this to this time in spectacular fashion. as may boots went to a wonderful gold, beautifully killed in the top corner. sublime skill from dominique youngs and preceded the next step, strike as jewels road school would hit 23rd international. go on the strength of huff time estimate, but it's one in a dangerous delivery. and then the other fun, they don't added a 5th not content with just 11 to go books added another some to a strike after the break ceiling hub brace. and finally deals. road also scored her 2nd goal of the match to seal a 7000000 in auckland to the usa, played out

a goal list straw with portugal. so let's take a look at the final group e table. the netherlands top, the group with random champions, usa and 2nd, they will both play teams from group g and the last 16 likely to be sweeten in italy for trickle and their 1st ever world cup with a when a draw a loss. well, fellow debutantes vietnam crash out without a single goal or point. earlier i spoke with the w sports, corresponding covey commit. uh, who watched the usa as game against portugal in oakland. while the us came within inches of crashing out of the wall caused by the groups age for the 1st time ever. one of the things that seems to be an issue with this united states team is that they lack confusion on the page. one of the reasons for that is that they've come into this phone and with 14 players who have never say so well, come on top of that, the more experienced heads,

the likes of alex move in who least talk through the 2019 tournament in fonts with her goals seem to lack pace. an acute a instinct in front of go on today showing basically do not look like a team who are on their way to. i'm competing completing that said hi. so when in arrive at the next close up looks at the quest for new water sources and time in a time of increasing scarcity. see with us, if you can for that. i'm sarah kelly. thanks for watching the you'll see about the video that goes in the media. amiga will go, i've got to be done by get, i will stop into that and i'll give you a go or j. mature to that up. joe made any a dog coloring key, more people than the eval on worldwide in search of a w.