>> this is dw news live from berlin tonight dozens fear to dead and injured after a russian missile hits a shopping center in ukraine. the president zelenskyy condemns the attack is another for crime and issues another plea to world leaders to demo weapons to fight the war. coming up tonight, ukraine,, change, food shortages all on the agenda as developing countries join the g7 summit in

germany. nato reaction forces are about to get much bigger, troops will be on standby in response to russia's attack on ukraine. the first service are over the net and rebel 10, nearly all the -- and willington, players from russia and belarus band this year over ukraine. ♪ >> our viewers watching pbs in the united states and all of your other world welcome, we begin this monday in ukraine and a russian missile attack on a shopping mall. at least 13 people killed and dozens wounded as cruise missiles landed -- slammed into a crowded shopping center. more than 1000 shoppers were inside the mall. ukraine's president zelenskyy

has condemned the strike calling it yet another russian war crime. he said the target posed no threat to the russian army and the shopping mall had no military purpose. i asked our correspondent, what more do we know about this attack? >> hundreds of people were in that shopping mall, over 1000 of them were inside the mall when the missile or missiles struck. right now the death toll has risen above 10, dozens of people injured, some severely. president zelenskyy condemned this attack as yet another war crime. tonight first responders are still searching the rubble. real -- walls are collapsing, i've seen videos from inside the shopping mall lucky enough t escape. itook like an inferno, first

responder still on the scene, still searching the rubble, there is fr that the death toll and injuries will increas >> we ow that ukraine's biggest oil refinery is located in the city, could that be a reason w the city was targeted byussian missiles? >> it could be a reason. it is the biggest oil finery. it is also the -- oil refinery, is also the only one in activity since russia launched its war against ukraine. it is also a strategic industrial, large industrial city, a strategic hub when it comes to transport. all those reasons could make it a target or russian troops -- for russian troops. >> i know a lot of people were surprised that there was a shopping mall in ukraine wit a thousandhoppers during a war going on. what do we know about the city

in the area around it? >> it is a city of over 200,000, that his prewar times, that is way less now with so may people have fled to the western part of the country. even in the neighboring countries. it is a big industrial hub. even here yesterday the where -- airstrikes there was a strike in kyiv. people work getting on with their lives -- were getting on with their lives, going to the shopping malls, people of gone used to the airstrike alerts and sometimes they do not take shelter and choose to continue on. it is been over four months, they try to live as normal as possible. >> with the latest tonight in key, -- kyiv. justin is the ceo of -- a

international intelligence risk analysis company based in the u.k.. he joined me a while ago to talk about the strategy behind recent attacks in ukrainian cities. >> i think is quite right to expect more tax, there has been a pattern -- attacks, there has been a pattern of more sategic attacks using cruise missiles and ballistic misles to get more strategic targets. part of that is to reduce weapons flow coming into ukraine, to reduce t ability for the ukraine military to operate, destroying diesel supplies and oil refinery that has been a previous target. as dropped off a little bit in recent weeks, too much supposition from analyst that they are out of long-range missiles, they are certainly not. they have to be selective about what they target. its what is unusual about this

incident, th oil refinery a more viable target nearby five milesr six miles away from th explosion. a spectacular misse they were aimi for that. it makes one think that they were not and this was designed to send a messageo push ukraine further off balance. >> you say was designed to send a message, to who? if there is a connection of we saw over the weekend that the g7 leaders we leading -- were meeting for their suit in germany? >> the nato conference in madrid and the strategic conference tonight for nato governments to consider, quite a few announcements to consider. what will be supporting the offer for ukraine in the future course of nato. that is all going on. sending a message is one theory as to why this happened. it could be bad targeting.

it is not a productive move for russia. it will not make people sit up and think whether or not they should be involved, it is hardening resolved to do something. a shopping mall full of people shopping to carry on with their lives getting hit in the afternoon is obviously not a message russia has been trying to send other ways. probably backfiring if it was innded to be subtle like that. something that will harden resolved to support ukraine amongst those willing to do so. >> united states says is planning to send more medium to long missile systems ukraine. that is a move we understand will help ukrainian forces hold onto the last remaining segments of of land in the eastern donbas region. would you agree with that? >> it helps, but as we have discussed before there is no silver bullet or magic weapon system that will comprehensively change the forces of war. it all helps. we have seen ukraine putting

those systems in the -- into operation over the last few days with good results. they have been striking to crudely important russia's -- particularly important russia's targets. is that enough to tip the balance? no. they help, we are in the ghastly arithmetic of combat in the donbas. when t ira war started in the 1980's is very hard to get an edge. small things hel they will changehe arithmetic, we need lots of support in these be sustained in ukraine to slow russia down or keep pressure down -- keep russia contained as much as possible. >> a question of endurance for sure. we appreciate your insight, thank you. world leaders meeting in germany have promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes, the german chancellor today saying

there can be no return to normal relations with russia. he made that statement at the summit of g7 meeting of economies taking place in bavaria. >> at this luxury hotel nestled in the bavarian alps talk of war is coming discussions. specifically options to support ukraine and stand sanctions on russia. in a closed-door session via video link ukraine's president asked world leaders to help and what the war -- and the war -- end the war before winter when conditions will become tougher as trips. >> -- troops. >> we will continue to support ukraine in its defense against ukraine -- against russia. all the rules and all the agreements we have made with each other, the cooperations of states has been broken.

especially the understanding that borders should not be moved by force. >> the g7 is considering capping russian oil prices and important -- imposing sanctions on gold to target vladimir putin revenue streams while minimizing spillover effects, it is already driving up food and fuel prices around the world as well as inflation rates. several developing economies were invited to take place takes -- take part of the summit. >> he is covering the g7 summit for us. >> he said there is no going back to the relations they had with russia before russia's invasion into ukraine. once again underlined that they

are standing with ukraine, they also communicated that the g7 leaders published after they had the talk with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and they will continue supporting ukraine in a military context, 80 and -- a humanitarian complex, and financially and support the end of a war -- and of the war. >> we know that leaders of five emerging comedy -- economies attended the g7 summit. do we know what roles they could play to put pressure on russia to de-escalate and and the invasion in ukraine? >> they could play a very important role, that is what germany is expecting as host of the summit. on one side, the indian prime mr., -- minister.

he is also trying to find alternative routes for imports and exports, he recently met the russian and president as well. the g7 is trying to show india a western alternative, india, along with two other countries senegal and south africa, have abstained from condemning russia's invasion of ukraine during the vote of the you in general sentiment -- assembly in march. they are hosting this year in bali were president vladimir putin is inspected ago, there's pressure on that side to isolate russia even further so india, indonesia, south africa, senegal are playing a important role. >> benjamin with the latest from the g7 summit from the ovarian alps, thank you -- bavarian alps, thank you. >> increasing their rapid

reaction force following the russian invasion of ukraine, speaking from the nato summit in madrid, the nato chief said it was part of the biggest overhaul of collective defense since the cold war. nato currently has 40,000 soldiers at high readiness, many stations along the alliance eastern flank, the numbers are set to swell 8 bold to three had thousand. -- 300,000. they say it sends a clear message to russia. >> and will guard us in an era of strategic competition. i expect it will make clear, that allies consider russia as the most significant threat to our security. >> that was the nato secretary, dw brussels correspondent told me more about how nato intends to boost its high readiness forces. >> this is all part of nato's

new strategic concept, a 10 year plan that allied members will be agreeing on at the summit coming up in the week, a key component of this new plan is increasing defense capabilities. effectively what this is, nato increasing the number of troops that can be deployed very quickly in the event that becomes necessary. a recent announcement by germany , gives us an indication about how it will go. across the alliance you will see increased numbers of troops that will be stationed in their home countries. they will be training with her home defense forces. these troops are specifically designated for the nato response force. in the event that it is necessary they are sent to a territory, terrain that they are familiar with. with the recent announcement in germany that was citing, these

troops, for example that form that part of the brigade would be deployed to lithuania. this coming a time when we see members across the alliance increasing their commitments in terms of defense spending. we also saw in a recent poll in the run-up to the senate -- summit that there is widespread support from citizens and nato countries for that. all in response to russia stated -- invasion of ukraine. and the size about groups, number about a groups, the u.s. has sent additional 40,000 troops to europe, all of this is saying that they are responding to an increase in -- increasingly dangerous world. >> we know that sweden and finland want to join nato. we also know that nato member turkey is standing in the way of that. is there any hope of moving on that front in this summit in madrid? >> there will certainly be movement in the way of a meeting. we know sweden's prime minister,

the french president in turkey's president will be meeting at this summit. the nato secretary-general sort of dampened hopes that there'll be a breakthrough at this particular summit. and very different tune from the swedish prime minister who spoke at a press conference a long time -- alongside the need a press conference saying that the issue would be resolved. it comes down to turkeys accusations that the baltic states are supporting terrorists or groups that turkey has designated as terrorist. for his part speaking ahead of the summit the turkey president said that he would be doing everything necessary to shore up interest and rights of turkey. nato secretary general said this is an alliance of 30, there have been disagreements in the past, the issue will be resolved, has

maybe not the breakthrough that people are expecting at this summit later in the week. >> will be watching us you happens there in madrid. christine, as always, thank you. here is a look at some of the stories they can headlines around the world. the american basketball star brittany has appeared at the russian court for months after being arrested in moscow, she joins a russian team in the off-season and detained just days before the invasion of ukraine in february, authorities say they found canada's oil in her luggage. her trial begins this coming friday. a deadly gas leak has killed 10 people and injured hundreds, happened when a large cylinder dropped from a crane resulting in a large explosion, sent dockworkers running from a toxic yellow cloud. turkish police have released 400 people that were detained during

an outlawed gay pride march in istanbul, they have banned the lgbtq event since 2015, but large crowds still gather every year. local residents bang pots and pans to show support for the parade. south african authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of 21 young people, all teenagers, who were celebrating the end of school exams in a bar in the southern town of east london. >> inside this unassuming venue, a tragedy. after locals raised the alarm in the early hours of sunday, police arrived to discover multiple dead bodies. among the dead, teenagers as young as 13. the bar's owner that was not on the premises at the time said that young people had come to mark the end of school tests. >> my place closed at the right

time it was expected to close. what happened is that this unction started after midnight with the arrival of more kids from other places coming to celebrate the end of exams. >> forensic investigations are underway, but authorities have ruled out to stampede as the cause of death, saying that the dead were not visibly injured. that has left leaving family members waiting for answers at local which wears -- morgues. >> we have a child who passed away at the scene. that is the information that we have received. we did not think the child would die this way. this was a humble child, respectful. she this end, but as we know

kids will always be kids. >> for now, and angry and grieving community is left wonding exactly what happened to leave so many of its children dead. >> they are a freelance germany -- journalists covering the story that tells more about what happened at the tavern. >> as you mentioned, very mysterious conditions of course, we are waiting for the official forensic report on the matter. upon speaking to some of the survivors, they allege that what happened on the early hours of sunday morning was that a crowd was dispersed by the establishments management using tear gas to remove those who were refusing to leave the establishment. as the trading hours were coming closer for them to close down. this is of course alleged to the

survivors, however with the word that we have gotten from the management of the establishment they say that there was a stampede that ensued during the chaotic number, or numbers of people that were present at that particular event. of course, authorities later came out and ruled out the cause of death as being a stampede after watching a cctv footage that was played for the officials. >> reporting from south africa. sports news, the wimbledon tennis championship to -- underway in london with russian and belarus players banned because of the invasion ukraine. there are no coronavirus restrictions this time around, last year's event was restricted and the 2020 tournament, you

probably remember was canceled. mark meadows from our sports task is to hear -- is here to talk more about wimbledon. what is his name? he was very outspoken about the russian ban, but he was very outspoken. >> he was upset, but he was there. is not understand why individual players who had that the dude what was going on in ukraine needed to be published -- punished. wimbledon also lost its ranking points, he decided to play, he won in the first round, he dropped the second set, he was quite surprised at the reaction he got on centre court, it was obvious he would be rested because back in january he was kicked out of the australian open without playing because he

was not jabbed against the coronavirus. there is a lot of politics going around him, as a two weeks go on he will get into his group. >> the -- groove. >> the controversy going around this ban is there a general mood? >> it was quite mixed, the coronavirus restrictions the a before was not played, people were glad to be there and have wimbledon like normal again. they felt this was a cloud over the tournament, the world number one is not there, it is a bit strange this year, we can listen to a couple of fans about the fact that there is no russians and no coronavirus stretches. >> i can understand why they did it, also everyone is individuals , and is really sad they cannot be here. i do think, it is a tricky one.

>>t is amazing to come back without restriction. for the last couple of years, and it is like another world. a new beginning, especially for tennis, i brought my little daughter who managed to get tickets and the school for a day it is amazing. >> talk to about the women's c group today. we had the third seed who got through, she is looking to become the first arab or african women -- woman to wayne the -- to win the wilson's national singles. they put her on first, which was important to show how she was marketing wise. she has had a great year, has one to singles already and there's a chance she could do it. there are a lot of other names in there obviously. >> what about the great serena

williams? >> she will be playing tuesday, she is facing a french player, she was out for a year after being injured, she is 40, we did not know if she would come back, she has come back. >> does 40 maker old? -- make her old? >> she is trying to reach the record 24 grand slam's title. >> as always, thank you. ukraine's best known poet has been named this year's winner of the peace prize for the german trade, one of germany's was prestigious cultural prizes. he has published numerous novels and over a dozen books of poetry. he is originally from the luhansk in eastern ukraine, he is now based in kharkiv where he

is part of the counterculture scene. is also musical, his writing has been described as verbal jams and very humorous. as take a quick look now at our top stories this hour. ukrainian authorities say at least 10 people a been killed in a russian cruise missile attack on a shopping mall in central ukraine officials believe over 1000 people were inside at the time of the attack. ukraian president zelekyy has condemned the strike that took place in the city, he is called another russian war crime. german chancellor has told fellow leaders of the g7 summit that relations with russia cannot go back to the war in ukraine. germany is hosting the summit of the g7 group of leading nations that is taking place in bavaria inside of germany. do not forget your noise get dw news on the go just download our

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anchor: welcome to live from paris, world news and analysis from france 24. these are the main news world headlines. a russian missile strike on a ukrainian shopping mall has killed at least 10 people. president zelenskyy says civilians were the target come over 1000 inside. five judges are tonight in a secret location to consider their verdict in the paris attack trial. 20 suspects, including the only surviving allegemember of a terrorist cell