>> this is dw news, live from berlin. the first pictures taken of the human high all the way back to the birth of the universe. naz unveils detailed images from the james webb telescope that can peer through time itself back to the dawn of the universe. in the south of ukraine, missile strikes by ukrainian forces. the military says it hit a russian ammunitions depot,

killing dozens of soldiers. tonight, we will meet some of the ukrainian refugees building drones in latvia. i am brent goff, to our viewers watching on pbs and the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. the james webb telescope is capable of gazing deeper into space and further back in time and any telescope in history. astronomers say james webb will shed new light on the origins of our universe and can even help answer mankind's internal

question. are we alone? >> the european space agency says that the james webb telescope has already changed our understanding of the universe. nasa scientists say the intent detail never seen before along with the infrared shots will allow them to understand exactly what happens. the image reveals hundreds of new stars that were previously hidden along with structures and scientists. the light from them has taken billions of years to get to the telescope. this image shows galaxies informed over 13 billion years ago. nasa is encouraging people to download the images on their

website and take a closer look. >> really zoom in and play around. there are galaxies in which we see individual clusters of stars popping up like popcorn. >> another image shows how galaxies merge together. one of the fundamental principles of the universe that scientists are eager to learn about. the telescope undertook -- this pnet did not sustain life but the james webb telescope will be analyzing other planets that are more like earth and peering even deeper into the universe. nasa says it is a game changer. >> stephanie is a planetary scientist in maryland. i asked her what this latest release of images means for her and wider scientific community. >> this is a groundbreaking

opportunity today to see these images and what it means for t entire proje of the tens of thousands of people that have been working on this mission for over two decades. it means we finally got to the poinwhere we will rewrite the textbooks for astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science. we are now beginning with the james webb space telescope. >> can we say that scientists are now making discoveries even with these new images that they were not even reckoning with? >> there things we have not seen before in these images. we saw stars that are forming that we have never been able to resolve before. in the dying star, we saw this in longer wavelengths. we knew this was a binary system.

we are seeing more and more galaxies than we can even imagine. there are so many galaxies. it is absolutely astonishing what you can see with the blink of an eye in the james webb space telescope. >> the clarity here, you would think these phos havbeen doctoredecause they are so clear. when i compare these images to the ones we see from the hubble teleope, it is like night and day. what makes these pictures so specl? >> these are very complementary to what the hubblepace telescope has done. were seeing this at longer walengths. it is almost like having night vision goges forhe universe. we get to see things the hubble telescope could never see because with these wavelengths,

we can see through gas and dust where stars are being born or the dust from dying stars or even all the dust that shrouds galaxies, all these things can now be studied in extreme detail. we have never had the capability of doing that at these wavelengths before. >> when we look at these pictures, this was described today by nasa like a grain of sand on the end of your fingertip. what we are seeing here. we are talking about countless stars, countless galaxies. what is the answer when i pose the question to you tonight? are we alone? >> that a wonderful question and we are keeping diligent across multiple space agencies

to survey the skynetails that we never had the capability of doing before. next-generation telescopes will be built and designed for space and the ground to search for asteroids coming toward the earth, to search for new planets around other stars that may be in that habitable zo where theyight have water on the surface. we are in a whole new realm of discovery space and what we hope to do with the james webb stays -- space telescope is maybe not look for life itself but we are hoping to look for planets around other stars that may look like earth's atmosphere. maybe we could even start seeing some other signals that would be indicative of some sort of biologic, geologic or some other phenomenon or process happening on that planet to suggest it is really of interest. >> maybe we will find out there

is more intelligent life out there than what we know here on earth. we appreciate your time and insight tonight. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> back on earth and back to a very humid undertaking, waging war. ukrainian forces have launched an attack in line with their plans to retake the territory from russia. give killed over 50 russian soldiers in an attack on this town that is held by russia's troops. state media in russia are given a very different account. elsewhere in ukraine's south, the city hit by russian attacks, clinics and apartment buildings were targeted. at least a dozen people were injured.

i spoke with our correspondent in kyiv. >> these attacks are just the latest of a string of attacks that actually fell upon civilian buildings. you mentioned to hospitals. several residential buildings as well. this is only what happened today. it is something we have seen happing over a over er the past five months of war. russia falling on civilian targets. this time, there were about a dozen people injured. nobody died but those attacks on a daily basis are deadly. i am thinking about the latest. over 41st responders are still searching the rebel. -- the rebel. >> the russians have struck

another residential building in the southern city here. that would be the latest in what appears to be a string of hits on civilians. is this a deliberate strategy we are seeing? >> russia always says that it does not target civilians, it only has strategic targets. that being said, it has been five months of more -- war. almost daily there are civilian buildings that are being hit and where victims are under the rubble. dozens of people have already died in such strikes. it seems at this stage that if not deliberate, it is at least careless or imprecise missile strikes on ukraine.

>> the ukrainian government has been warning for weeks of an impending counteroffensive and south of the country to push the russians out of that area. what does that tell us about the state of the russian military tonight or the ukrainian military? >> i think it is by telling that ukrainian and armed forces one of the population that they have to leave their homes. it also shows there is a lot of russian ammunition that has been targeted by ukrainian and armed forces of late and over the years, these forces have built up those ammunitions day pose in occupied areas. this explains why civilians have to leave but we have to keep in mind that even though those cities are -- they have lost a massive amount of inhabitants, sometimes 80% of them -- there

are still people left behind. i am thinking about the elderly. there are simply people who have decided they will not leave their homes. >> thank you. the united states says it has been -- it has intelligence that iran is planning to deliver armed drones to the russian military. the u.s. as it is unclear whether any drones have already been delivered but iran is ready to train russian troops on their use as early as this month. the claimant has announced that vladimir putin will visit iran next week. smaller surveillance drones are already being used in the war in ukraine. ukrainian forces have come to rely on reconnaissance drones in

their fight against the russian invasion. >> these ukrainian refugees did not know which way to turn a screwdriver a few weeks ago and now they are building drones for the ukrainian army. the latvian company they network for saw an explosion and demand for military grade reconnaissance drones with the onset of the war in ukraine. >> i was happy to sell 10 drones per month but now that you're talking about 700 drones per month, we have to figure out how to build more. they are highly sought after by ukrainian special forces. units equipped with these drones can cover large areas for reconnaissance and stream their video feeds backo base ineal ti.

infred thermal iging cameras turn nightnto day atlas says to his like this help save soldiers lives and ukrainians are buying. so far, more than 100 drones have already been delivered. >> the battlefield has become a bit more transparent. you have soldiers that are just more independent and can act independently because they already have all of theata and what is happening behind that wall. >> consumer drones have haa stirring role in public and videos so -- circulating on social media. soldiers have been modifying these drones to drop bombs. often to devastating effect. but experts say using chinese made a drones is potentially dangerous.

this video shows an artillery strike honing in on the ukrainian drone operator. it has been claimed that the chinese firm producing these drones is passing on geo-tracking information to the russian military. something the company denies. back in latvia, atlas aerospace is hiring more ukrainians to increase production. they are keen to help. >> we are making drones for the ukrainian army. with the help of these drones, we shall win the war. >> war is a moneymaker for some. all of these greenbacks will be going to ukraine and they won't be the last. on average, these drones only last for 48 hours in combat and so the flow of equipment will continue. >> i am joined by sanyo. he is an expert on drones.

it is good to have you with a's. it is hard to imagine this war without drones. how would you say drones are shaping this conflict? >> these drones are absolutely key to providing reconnaissance capabilities. that provides intelligence information to anyone willing to fl them so these drones have shaped the battlefield for both sides with both sides now using military and commercial. >> we have reports from u.s. intelligence that iran is said to deliver armed drones to the russians. how would that change the reality on the battlefield?

>> it is important to see what this does. it advertises capability before the war but has not really brought out a lot of these ammunitions against ukraine forces and it does not have a lot of combat operation. it has released video of its drones striking targets piecemeal but that has not been scaled up. if they sell several hundred drones to russia, it will include medium to long range combat drones for the russian operations against ukraine. >> if that happens, what will that mean for the united states? we understand that the u.s. has not sent its most sophisticated armed drones to ukraine. will that change? >> possibly but the discussion about the acquisition of the sophiscated drones continues

because there are concerns that if they fall into russian hands, prep -- proprietary information will also fall into the russian hands. i think that has been one of the problemsith ukrainian acquisition of these most sophisticated american drones. another issue is the fact that i think the numbers discussed less than a dozen or so or half a dozen. the question is whether or not these drones would provide the capability to the ukrainian forces the same way the turkish drones provided early on in the war. >> looking forward, can you see drones becoming a decisive factor in the coming months? particularly in determining which side wins this war? >> they are very important. drones provide a lot of key capability.

drones are not winning the war. it is the infantry. for the russians that seek advantages, for the ukrainian military that seeks to raise a large number of forces to push the russians out in the south, drones are going to provide key capabilities to identify the adversarial forces and to strike . the more drones one side has, the more capabilities it has in the air to identify and possibly strike them. the actual fighting will be done by the ground forces. not necessarily by the uavs themselves. >> we appreciate your time and insight tonight. thank you. >> the funeral of shinzo abe has taken place in tokyo. thousands of mourners gathered outside the temple where the

private service was held. he was assassinated on friday while campaigning just days before a parliamentary election. the u.s. says it has killed the leader of the islamic state in a drone strike. hit while riding a motorcycle near the city in the north. they have confirmed their death. germany's new ambassador to israel -- prior to that, he worked as a journalist for the public broadcaster here. he reiterated his nation's historic commitment to israel. a wildfire in california's yosemite national park is threatening to engulf its ancient sequoia trees.

some of the gigantic trees are believed to be over 2000 years old. they are seen as one of the state possible largest national treasures. joe biden has held talks with his mexican counterpart at the white house. immigration was a common challenge and he says his administration is creating legal pathways for migrants. relations have become strained since he skipped a recent u.s. hosted summit. the migration issue is being treated with renewed urgency. >> they are trying to come to terms with the inconceivable.

>> we wanted to stop them but they had dreams. they wanted to get ahead, to build something. that was an illusion. they wanted to get away from their small village in mexico. seeing the legal path to get there, they paid a smuggler and got into a truck. 53 migrants died in that vehicle in sweltering heat. i have lost a big part of my life. the tragedy casts a shadow between u.s. president biden and mexican president obrador. despite u.s. promises, nothing has changed for the better. u.s. migration policy is cruel and inhumane.

there is almost no legal way for refugees from central america to enr. they turned to traffickers and organized crime because that seems the only option but it is risky andxpensive. thousands of migrants weight in camps on the mexican side of the border due to lengthy u.s. asylum procedures. many of the attempt to relax some rules have failed in the face of conservative opposition. there was great joy when the democratic predent said he wanted to change something but conservative groups are blocking him. in border cities, migrants hold vigils, praying that tragedies like one in texas do not happen again. mexico's president says he will call on the u.s. to issue more work visas. the parents of the victims are hoping for this.

for now, they hope to be able to bury their sons in mexico soon. >> the euro has hit parity with the u.s. dollar. a first in more than 20 years. the exchange rate between the two currencies is not just one cent apart. today possible marks the week is the euro has been since 2001. it is raising fears of a recession here in europe. a lot of ouches being paid here. what exactly does the eurodollar parity mean for me and my wallet?

>> you don't happen to run a tourism business do you? >> no. >> i think you do something else. it could be a good thing for you in some way. if you run a tourism business. the euro is quiet cheap. it is very cheap for them to come here. that is not the case for you. what it means for us is the exact opposite, traveling is more expensive. also, ordering or buying things that are being imported from the u.s. will be more expensive. the supply for european businesses as well. more expensive for them. they will have to cost -- past some of that -- they will have to pass some of that cost on to consumers. this will potentially make inflation worse. we will just hit the economy which will make the euro even

more week. -- weak. nothing changes. >> what does this mean for the eurozone? >> if you are somebody who is exporting, in some ways this might be good for you because your goods are cheaper for american companies right now so that could increase demand. the inverse is true as well. importing step to europe will get more expensive and that cost will have to get passed on to businesses. if prices keep going up like they have, the central bank has not done a lot on prices. it could mean that people do eventually cut their spending and this will be a disaster for economic growth here. this is when we will start hearing even louder voices talking about a recession in the euro zone. >> the list gets longer. thank you.

here is a reminder of our top stories this hour. nasa released the first pictures from the james webb space telescope including the deepest ever image of the known universe. ukrainian missiles have struck territory occupied by russia. ukraine's military says it hit a russian ammunitions depot. you are watching dw news live from berlin. after a short break, going where no human eye has gone before. deep space, the final frontier.

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>> tonight, the whereabouts of the president of sri lanka are unknown. today his brother was prevented from fleeing the country by border guards. ukraine has struck back against russia in an occupied city. in arms deppe has been destroyed. in dundas, ukraine is ready for an expected russian onslaught to take all of the donetsk region. space seen through the lens of the web telescope in