>> this is dw news, live berlin. -- live from berlin. soldiers are denying a call to drop down their arms. >> this could be the last end of our arms. the enemy outnumbers us 10 to one. >> the city defenders are bound to fight to the end as battles raged across eastern ukraine but also coming up, the german

foreign minister announces that germany will stop all russian oil imports by the end of this year. and russia's capture of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the start of the invasion had the world fearing another nuclear disaster just weeks after the soldiers retreated. more dangerous actions may have been taken there. we will explain and the biggest tournament in tennis band russia and belarusian players over the war in ukraine. organizers saying the move is in response to unjustified military aggression from russia. i am brent goff, to our viewers watching on pbs and the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. we start our covers tonight with that dire situation in the last ukrainian holdout in the

besieged ukrainian port city of variable -- mario paul. -- mariupol. troops hold up in mariupol have defied a russian ever to surrender. -- order to surrender. >> on ukraine's eastern front, soldiers begin the fight ahead. russia has relaunched its offensive, hoping to take full control of the donbass region. the fight may be almost over. this is our appeal to the world. this could be the last appeal of our lives. we are may be facing our last

days if not hours. the enemy outnumbers us. while a sense of normal life continues, insidious to the east , the war rages on. they have increased significantly. they still consider ordinary housing infrastructure, normal targets for them. the russian army will forever inscribe itself in world history as the most barbaric and inhuman army in the world. at this hospital, the injured continue to arrive. wounded by the second russian offensive.

yesterday, russia started a large-scale events in the area. they use artillery systems, heavy artillery, drones and grat systems. families say the last goodbye to those who were killed in the fight. russia's invasion may have entered a new phase but the pain of loss is a constant. in a war that is far from over. >> our correspondent is in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. i am asking what he is hearing from mariupol as pressure moves closer to capturing the city.

they are not able to board the buses, they remain in this factory together with the soldiers that are still there. >> what do we know about this new russian offensive across the eastern ukraine? >> it seems to be very different from what we have seen in the first phase of the war. russia has amassed a lot of heavy artillery and a lot of soldiers and they are planning -- they seem to be planning a different tactic to move in with much more force and firepower and to advance may be slower than they had planned in the first phase that failed where they wanted to advance as

quickly as possible and then they were taken out by the ukrainian forces because they did not bring their backup. this looks like a much more heavy attack, a much slower and heavy attack and that is something that might lead to a lot more casualties than we have seen so far on the military side but also on the civilian side. we have seen that the russians have shelled the city. the fear is that this battle will be very bloody. >> there was a surprise visit in kyiv. he met with the ukrainian president, zelenskyy. we saw the press conference, very warm with each other. we know that zelenskyy wants more heavy artillery weapons from the west, from the european

union, give us a sense of where we are right now. does ukraine feel like it is getting what it needs? >> as far as i understood, it is not there yet. the europeans are still discussing among themselves. but they have announced they will deliver more weapons to ukraine, worth a lot more money than they pledged so far. it is very clear what ukraine wants. tanks and heavy artillery to counter this offensive. that we expect in the don bass. i think there are others -- discussions are ongoing in the european union. >> thank you.

russia's defense ministry says it has done a test launch of his intercontinental ballistic missile. they say that the launch was carried out close to the finished border. this is a heavy missile which russian officials say is capable of penetrating all missile defense systems. president putin says it will make anyone threatening russia think twice. so why are we seeing this demonstration of force? i put that earlier to our russia analyst. >> it is a sign of desperation or at least uncertainty about the ability to win on a conventional battleground. i do not think that launching a ballistic missile is what is

going on. real testing has to be de. it is not something on the battleground. >> at the same time, the kremlin today saying that it made a proposal to the ukrainians regarding a peace deal.

do we know what is inside that paper? >> no. but this was made by putin's press secretary. what are these proposals? to me, it looks like it may be true. it looks like a pr addition for a new stage of operation. essentially we have seen it already. on the one hand, you have the offensive, the shelling of civilian areas. then there is all this talk of peace. it is an attempt to convince them that russia is not waging

war. i think it is more of a pr step unless we learn something dramatically different. >> what about the possibility that the kremlin is trying to create an offramp for itself that it can say come victory day in may that there is a tangible victory here that we can show? either a peace deal or territory in the donbas? >> how many times have we heard about the necessity for the kremlin to say collective face? if you are talking about d-day, i think it is more about announcing control.

there is this propaganda flyer that accompanies this. >> as always, we appreciate your analysis. thank you. in the first weeks of the invasion, russia seized control of the chernobyl nuclear power plant. this is when soldiers occupied the nuclear power plant. >> this is one of the most radioactive places in the world. for more than a month, russian soldiers lived here, digging

deep into the contaminated soil of the chernobyl exclusion zone. bunking down in theed forest may end up costing some of the troops their lives. in the red forest, they cooked food and set fires here. grass was burned and they inhaled burned substances. it will kill some of them slowly and -- -- the decommissioned plan was cut off from the power grid and forced to rely on diesel generators to keep critical safety systems running, sparking

fears of a new nuclear disaster reaching well beyond ukraine. russian troops -- ukrainian authorities are still unable to monitor. the russians gone for now and the anniversary -- authorities are working to make sure it will be more prepared in the future. president charles michel met with president zelenskyy in a surprise visit to the ukrainian capital. they discussed eu sanctions against russia and eu mility aid to ukraine. earlier in the day, they tweeted history will not forget the war

crimes committed here. more than 5 million ukrainians have fled abroad in the eight weeks since russia launched -- russia's aggression has triggered the fastest growing refugee migration in europe. olaf scholz is facing growing frustration over what his critics say is a lack of leadership. >> the 10th of the giving hints instead of answers. his government is sending money to ukraine but not supplying heavy weapons. >> we asked the german arms manufacturers to tell us what

equipment they can supply in the near future. ukraine has made it possible selections. given ukraine money he needs to buy them. >> shops suggest it would not be german-made tanks. >> it is operational systems that are immediately available. >> the chancellor's stress that weapons would be virtually impossible because there would be limits to what could be delivered. the debate goes on among the coalition partners, the free democrats and the greens, the former quick to respond on twitter, writing that everyone is doing what germany is doing is not correct, we are still lagging too far behind. criticism from the greens. >> it seems to me the chancellor is still hesitating, mainly because germany is the largest

economy in the european union and so we have to do much more. >> praise from the socialist left party. >> anyone who believes that heavy weapons will end this war faster is wrong. >> the debate over arms deliveries is becoming a bit of a stress test for germany's governing coalition and the opposition cdu, many conservatives are for the delivery of heavy weapons and they plan to put the issue to a vote. schultz is still under pressure and his coalition mr. here. --

>> today, the four of us are sending a clear message to moscow. nato will collectively defend its territory and protect every corner of it. >> here is our political correspondent, earlier i asked him how feasible it is for germany to hold russian oil imports by the end of this year. >> it will be very tough. around 35% of germany's oil imports come from russia and we have seen how sensitive these markets are with the price of

ener commodities shooting up on the aouncement that putin was going to invade ukraine and the prices have stayed high even though the oil and gas is still flowing. if it goes on like that or if the supply is reduced, that could push this even higher. they have been shopping around other places -- the states in the gulf. it is an ambitious target. if they could do it, this is the money that is financing putin's war. this is one of the key concerns

-- they 100% support nato and also for ukraine, did she say that because she really means it or was there also the fact that maybe she feels like she has to convince nato members that it is true? >> there are concerns about whether berlin is fully committed and whether it is doing enough. today, she was speaking in the baltic, so those three particularly, those concerned they want maximum support from other nato partners such as germany.

it is in some of the other countries as well. they are fully backing that effort and defending nato territory, that is absolutely key. >> a particular concern is a narrow stretch of land known as this gap that borders of lithuania and the russian enclave here. any lithuanians fear that moscow could cut this passage to its western nato partners. some are trying to ensure that they are prepared.

>> he is a member of the lithuanian rifleman's union. >> the russian state propaganda targeted lithuania. for us it meant we could be the next ones. >> especially if you live here. this is located between the russian slave. >> many fear that russia might try to cut this land bridge to the west.

tensions with moscow have been rising. lithuania has been a member of nato since 2004. since the start of the war in ukraine, politicians and normal citizens have grown more determined. >> you should defend your freedoms. these are fundamental things. we have just a few years t prepare ourselves. that is why we need more nato presence. >> the deterrence against russia. this is the aim of an unusual art exhibition in the capital. this stops twice a here on his way to the russian x life. russian passengers are not allowed to get off but they are confronted with photos of war outside of their windows.

>> when they are not training for battle, he takes off his runoff -- likely uniform. >> i have russian clients i keep in touch with. i don't feel any personal hatred toward them but rather toward the russian state and russian state propaganda. >> many would agree with him. lithuanians have been caught between a constant state of vigilance and resilience. but people living in this gap are looking to the future with even more concern. >> wimbledon organizers have bad

russian and belarusian tennis players from the determinate -- this year's tournament because of the way in ukraine. the kremlin has called it unacceptable and both the men's and women's tennis association say this man is discriminatory. >> the green grass of wimbledon, part of what makes it the most well-known tennis tournament in the world. this year, no russians or belarusians will grace the hello to her. organizers say that it would be unacceptable for the russian regime to drive any benefits from the russian or belarusian players. this means big-name players -- they will be allowed to take part.

in february, the international olympic committee called on sports bodies to vent russian and belarusian athletes but wimbledon is going against the grain and tennis. wimbledon closing its gates to russia a belarus. the possibility of them lifting the famous trophy and propaganda boost, too much for organizers to bear. >> you are watching dw news. here is a reminder of our top stories. ukraine says it is ready to hold a special round of negotiations. a top aide to zelenskyy saying that he is ready for direct talks with russia to evacuate the remaining soldiers and civilians. ukraine awaiting confirmation from russia and the german

foreign minister has announced that germany will stop all russian oil imports by the end of this year. she made that announcement today after meeting with the counterpart from the baltic states in latvia's capital region. this is dw news, live from berlin. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. stick around, we will be right back.

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