we still have time to work on doing the flex. the subscriber for moving is like the this is the w news live from berlin, air strikes and ukraine and moscow. the russian capital is targeted again by drones with one hitting the same high rise that was struck 2 days ago. and russia carries out strikes on civilian targets and ukraine, including a student storm in khaki. also coming up,

ukraine commits new troops to its counter offensive, which so far has been advancing slowly against the deeply entrenched russian forces . and at the women's world cup, the netherlands mashes 7 gold past w tons, vietnam to top their group ahead of the usa to join 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 in moscow. officials say that it is the 2nd time that the same office tower has been hit since sunday rushes, defense ministry accused to crane of being behind the attack. 2 other drones were reportedly 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 suit storm and a sports facility where a security guard was injured. ukraine says that it is now pouring troops into its counter offensive, against occupying the russian forces. it comes after months of training by western countries, which i've also sent modern weapon systems. the boost in troops numbers could be pivotal to ukraine's advance, which so far has made only modest gaines. 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 fit that pass on. now the liberation of style, mileage, gothic, or 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 troop carriers from germany. the u. k. france and the us, bradley fighting vehicles, challengers, leopards, there. indispensable. and breaking through front lines. but many have reportedly 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 sticking to one part of their strategy that hasn't changed. they're trying to get their nato source artillery and rocket launchers into a range of russian ammunition, depos, blowing up the equipment and 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 and 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. it can lose in what looks less and less like a lightning offensive and more and more like a long grinding slog. are now mcculla police golf is a research fellow at the national institute for strategic studies, which is part of the office of the ukrainian president. i asked him if key that its allies should be concerned, given the slow progress and human cost of its counter offensive. first of all,

the soul a relative, i mean, you said about the law says if you look you in that open panel in on the debt that's at the scene. pages are using and you can cohens, that's russia losing more in terms of artillery in terms of for 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 tried to undermine the system created by russians to successful defense. so we try to inflict as much as damage on artillery a $24.00 for an hour defense. the grades open in full, major mechanize formation committees and was out major risk. what role do you see the weapons and the training by the west playing and the offensive? i mean there, there had been some hope that this would lead to faster progress on the battlefield . world proportionate the what the role provided with a quite good uh ends again uh we would welcome jo minute to provide the dollar or sarah launch christmas files the same way as you can friends,

deeds fall off the target or our workhouse is command and control node so is 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. comes into that category. and that that might have him strong ukraine. do you agree? or? i haven't seen anything related to legal fired, so there is no concern with regard call. ukraine can employ legal parts and then no restrictions. so that's why all these reports has for me super flows. presidents lensky has said that the war will increasingly affect russian territory. howard drone attacks on moscow or the crime in peninsula really related to the general counter offensive. ah, well, if you have successfully and disliked in the russian or defense system, so they don't guard this strong gar rail and the mobile breach linking temper

occupies premier and cells mainland, you can throw as much our defense to target to the defense small school and open ways for our lunch 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 to you. and here are some other stories making news. the chinese st media say that at least 11 people have been killed in severe rainfall in beijing. nearly 30 are still missing. days of heavy rains and flooding have prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuated people in phone or bull communities. poland is marketing the 79th anniversary of the warsaw uprising during world war 2. tens of thousands of partisans fall against the nazis for 2 months. for soviet soldiers, camp nearby did nothing to help the president andre, due to paid tribute to the nearly 200000 people who died in the city,

which was left in ruins. a giant ex no longer marks the spot of the headquarters of the social media platform, formerly known as twitter. san francisco authorities received thousands of complaints about the mass of glowing ex rest, erected without a per permit. last week. the ex logo is part of 1000000000, or eli most recent move to re brand twitter for us and it's, and we 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 controlled by their armed forces. the hunters that rule, both molly and for keen, a facile warned feel that they would regard the use of force against new share self proclaimed rulers as a declaration of war against themselves. that follows the economic community of west african states or echo was announcing sanctions against the cher. it's as simple use force if president mohammed by zoom is not reinstated within one week of

the military regimes in molly and for keen a fast. so seemed to be aligning themselves with the crew leaders in these areas. we've just heard there. i asked for our corresponding elisa shakuma, a more about that he was in nigeria. sarah a does uh, puts this situation in west africa into a tricky one. uh is clearly now and states high between echo as the economic companies, the west african states who gave agent that said when they all, it's amazing, which is already competing for the 2nd day now. and uh well, uh, the june, let me log off. uh molly, um, but cannot press uh, you might wanna add the meetings that makes that this declaration made by both countries. uh, it gives any action by categories, customs, it makes this big solicitation that on the, on the west african region. and to consummate about perhaps the possible escalation of, of situations which are many my notes are assigned quite happy,

happy with that. so that's the situation as we speak. now, these big, big ones are some money on that. but as a huge surprise to what you might say, the ultimate securing back was on sunday, was also a big surprise on the west african region. and let's turn to the citizens of new jersey 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 in new share as well? it does seem to come so many new jersey and say in the capital of me on a rough estimate to be opposite tennessee of upsets of western powers or french from i put a new power that they have been used to. i need a clearly have, uh, i had the french policies that you were chased away from one i'm looking at,

possibly having a basis deadlines at all, the wisdom of coordination units. and they've been very unhappy about that. there has been very a huge and see growing on see for instance, you mentioned the region of looking at passive money on his i how many people see the french as if i have just explained to the powers and then nothing to gain from that relationship. so that's why it does seem to rush out, seems to be way out. so it's into yes, has not come from that name j. well, kids will come up to western russia, but many of them in the capital not following the example shown by monte ends on that, but cannot press so when the, when it's agents as to go about, people went into the streets. i'm just basically gonna display emotional flags, but he doesn't watch and 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 1st day, i think to say that they do not want to engage. i just, i told the ones that we made a democratic government. so you may have to 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 corresponding alyssa shaquilla. thank you so much. i in sports and at the women's world cup group b has comfortable clothes. the netherlands put in a dominant performance against debutantes vietnam. 201970 final if needed a when to guarantee a spot in the last 16. and they delivered from the austin netherlands, dominated just a minutes in beacon moss and open the scoring with an improvised looping finish. 3 minutes later, vietnam's defense was carved open. with these cut this 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 do rowland school would hit 23rd international go

on the strength of huff time estimate, but it swung in a dangerous delivery and then yellow fund. they don't added a 5th not content with just 11 to go books added another some to a strike after the break ceiling, a brace. and finally, do road also schooled her 2nd goal of the match to seal a 7000000 and in oakland, the usa played out a goal of strong with for to goals. so let's take a look at the final group, e table, the netherlands top, the group with raining champions, usa and 2nd. they will play in the last 16 where portugal and vietnam are both out of the tournament. earlier i spoke with the w sports corresponded collision maita who watched the u. s. game against portugal in oakland, while the us came within inches of crushing out to the wall carpet the groups aged

for the 1st time. ever. one of the things that sassy seems to be an issue with the united states team is that they'd like to change and 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 after, well, come on top of that, the more experienced head, the likes of alex move in who least talk through the 2019 tournament in france with her goals seem to lack pace and a kid, an 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 the said high school when in a right now australia has welcome to moves by the u. s. cultural agency to hold off on downgrading the great barrier reef to an endangered world heritage site . the prime minister called it a vote of confidence in his government climate protection effort of the program. last year, unesco recommended that they offshore tourist attraction be added to the list of

endangered heritage sites. it said the world's largest reef system was threatened by rising ocean temperatures and other factors, but now the agency has issued a new report. it calls for australia to instead submit regular updates on its reef protection efforts. the agency will consider the plan next month. it's after short break, it is the w news, asia to stay with us if you can. i'm sarah kelly and berlin, thanks for watching the people and trucks in judge when trying to free the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. these trades.