ukrainian troops liberty more territory. kyiv i aiming to liberate more of its territory from moscow. it is callg on the west to speed up delivery of weapons. also coming up tonight, armenia says that each of their soldiers have been killed in clashes in the disputed region here. it is the worst fighting between

the two since 2020. william ruto is kenya's new president but he is taking over the leadership of a country that faces cost crisis and a devastating drought. and the final journey home, queen elizabeth's coffin arrives at buckingham palace. hundreds, thousands are expected to pay their respects when the coffin is moved to westminster hall on wednesday. >> to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with ukrainian events -- advance against the russians. since the start of this month,

they have liberated 6000 square kilometers from russia occupation and it follows a rapid offensive in the northeast of the country. ukraine is claiming significant gains in the southern region of her son. muska has conceded that it has lost some territory but it has dismissed any suggestion that it should go into negotiations with ukraine. instead, it is retaliating with airstrikes and more artillery fire. >> the frontline has shifted farther away but kharkiv is in russia sides. airstrikes hit the city on monday, sparking fires, killing at least one person and cutting power and public services. retaliation for russia's battlefield losses. >> on one hand this is the sign of the people who contrive this war. this is how they act to defeat.

that is why pressure is doing this. >> volunteers have brushed the retaken villages to deliver supplies to residents traumatized by months under occupation. >> they were shooting, bombing and shelling day after day. we had no electricity and no water. we had almost no food. now we have finally been liberated but the world has to know what happened here. >> residents say russian forces are burning buildings as they fled. >> yesterday morning, there were russians. i just don't have enough words to express myself.

>> we met them with tears in her eyes, we have been waiting for them. we have been waiting for em for almost half a year and we are so happy. >> the cleanup has just begun. ukrainian de-mining unit say they are clearing explosives from towns near the russian borders. a task that could we -- that could take weeks or months. >> we have had antipersonnel mines that have been forbidden. those mines were found and cleared by our unit. >> as ukrainian forces drive deeper, russia's losses litter the landscape and the scale of the counteroffensive beces clear. >> how important are these territorial gains we are seeing in the northeast of ukraine? i put that question to mike barton. he is a war studies fellow at

king's college in london. >> the russians were never going to be able to decapitate ukrainian government. the ukrainians have liberated about 5000 square kilometers. >> we are spending a lot of time talking about the counteroffensive taking place in the east and the northeast. what about the south of ukraine? >> theost important part of ukraine is the russians. they were trying to take that city back from rusan control. for the ukrainians, that is the most impornt effort.

what we have been spending so muchime paying attention to over the lasfive days or so, these blistering advances was actually an opportunity that the ukrainians saw and they took it. they are still making progress in the south but slow and steady rather than what we have seen in the northeast which is basically a collapse russianorces. >> we have all been taken offguard by what we have seen over the past couple of days. how do you explain this counteroffensive being so successful? >> all war is psychological. your emotions can turn from exhilaration to fear immediately. that has been what happened. since the russians have thinned out and taken lots of trips from the northeast and taking them down, that meant ukrainian

people punched through. once they did that, they were able to trap pockets of russian soldiers, destroy the logistics. also, russians started running away, surrendering, disappearing over the border. that fear is contagious. once an army starts collapsing, it is very hard. class is this a momentum that ukrainian military can hold onto? it is one thing to make an advance and another thing to hold that territory. >> another great question. there is actually a split in the analyst community. the big question is we have to hold the territory but the question is if they can maintain their offensive because this type of mechanized offensive takes a lot of fuel, a lot of ammunition. the troops are getting tired. did the ukrainians have a strategic reserve in which they

cacontinue to prosecute these fights? we are not sure about that yet. we will see in the next couple of days. >> we appreciate your time and insights. thank you. germany's chancellor, olaf scholz spoke with russia's president, vladimir putin by telephone. we will go to our political correspondent, benjamin alvarez. do we know what the two leaders talked about? do we even know why this phone call to? >> we have to information's. one coming from moscow, one from berlin. jim and chancellor schultz called on the russian president to completely withdraw his troops from ukraine. according to berlin, he called this a diplomatic solution, stressing the importance of respecting ukraine's territorial

integrity. this phone call comes after weeks of signs. there might be several reasons behind the timing of the call. one of them could be the criticism that the german government is now facing it when it comes to the deliveries of the heavy weapons to ukraine. this spoke about disappointing signals. want to come to germany, the german militants to send infantry fighting vehicles, the other could be the counteroffensive we just saw by the forces making a progress already, definitely an interesting phone call. something both of them agreed. both of them agreed to maintaining further contact after these weeks of silence.

>> thank you here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. flames continue to wreak havoc in southwest france where a fire is already burned through thousands of hectares of forest since monday. several hundred people have been evacuated. the blaze comes following france possible second hottest summer on record. heavy downpours have caused major flooding in bangkok past downtown area since the start of september. the worst reign of the year for bangkok is yet to come. tonight, armenia says that arou 50 have been killed in

clashes. this is the worst escalation of violence between the two countries since the fall of 2020. that is when russia brokered a cease-fire to end more than a month of hostilities. >> these images fromhe army and military reportedly show soldiers crossing the border into armenian territory. our reports dozens of soldiers dead from shelling overnight. the government also reported significant fatalities. they reportedly fired first, claiming they were provoked by armenia laying mines and normalizing weapons near the border. >> there trying to claim that these actions came as a response to some kind of provocation.

>> since the fall of the soviet union, there have been multiple armed conflicts between the two countries. especially outback. the separatists region is mostly inhabited by ethnic armenians. after a war that lasted six years through the late 80's into the 90's, leaving tens of thousands of people dead, they were years of quiet but in fall of 2020, this offensive kicked off another war. the conflict has consequences for the entire region. while -- two years ago, moscow helped negotiate a cease-fire but that truce was held for less than two years. >> we want to bring you an

honorary research fellow from king's college in london. it's good to have you with us tonight. we know that armenia and azerbaijan have a history of conflict but what do you make of these new questions we are seeing now mark >> these new classes are obviously frothe part of azerbaijan. these are publications coming from the armenian side. there has been instability i that region because it has been populated by armenians. obviously armenia wants to control that region. that is all happening in russia's backyard. you have a lot of players interested in that region but in the grander scheme, turkey plays an important role because both

russia and turkey are trying to basically act as a powerbroker in the region a trying to project influence. russia is important armenia and turkey for obvious reasons. the situation is going complicated. it could potentially escalate if turkey indeed goes ahead and offers military help again to azerbaijan as it has in the past. >> let me ask you about these mediators, the powerbrokers. russia acted as a mediator in the past but now we are in a situation where russia itself is engaged in a war invading ukraine. how does that change the calculus for armenia or azerbaijan? >> i think it will be very

difficult for russia right now. on the one hand, obviously, politically, russia has now gained more support in armenia. however, given the fact that forces are now fighting in ukraine, offering military support to her armenia might be quiet counterproductive and as a matter of fact, ukrainian media was saying russia should withdraw from ukraine and sent his trip to armenia. it is quiet difficult. we have to look here. not just azerbaijan and armenia but we have to worry about how the relatiohip between russia and turkey will play out. there is yet another hotspot. russia and the u. have all pushed forease-fire in the

region. turkey is the only country that has promised to deliver mitary help to azerbaijan. russia would have to be very diplomatic and potentially push in direcons in terms of the agreement in syria, northern syria. this will broker a cease-fire in that region. >> we appreciate your time and insight. >> kenya has sworn in william ruto as the country's fifth president. he faces a host of challenges including soaring food and fuel prices, high unemployment and

mounting public debt. >> william ruto budgets to faithfully serve as the country's new head of state. at the center of this remarkable victory is william ruto's humble past. >> our village boy has become the president of kenya. >> the popular leader who once sold chickens on the roadside painted the election as a battle between ordinary hustlers and kenya's elite who dominated politics for decades but his past also has a dark chapter. the new leader was once accused of feeling violence against the opposition but in his first address as president, he thanked his opponent and signaled his

willingness to pursue a peaceful resolution. >> i assure them that their supporters will be my constituents. i will walk with all kenyans irrespective of who they voted for. >> the absence from the inauguration ceremony sent a worrying message. but kenyans hope this time the peace will last. >> i spoke with kevin. i asked him what kind of mandate ruto has. >> if you look at the people who came out and voted against the total number, only 64.5%.

we have to find out why not as many people came out to speak. the kind of narratives that were used here was not as exciting to them. if you look at this, about 15.2 million people, the expectation is that most of them could do this. in ter of responding to the need to hear, the questions about -- around employment and

the questions around productivity and the economic question. we hope that when the government is formed, it will be much more centered in terms of responded to the question. >> that was kevin with the county governance watch. let's take a look at more world news this hour. the northern tigre vision says the capital has been hit by airstrike. that came up after nearly two years of war. pope francis arrived -- pope francis arrived in kazakhstan to attend a major meaning of world peace leaders. a conspicuous no-show from the event is this russian orthodox patrrch. ey he publicly supported russia's invasion of ukraine.

the queen coffin has arrived in buckingham palace after flying to london from edinburgh this evening. the coffin will stay at the palace overnight. i asked our correspondent just how many people are expected to file past the queens coffin in the coming days. >> officials are thinking almost a million people will want to pay their respect when the queen is lying in state in london and this brings challenges. this is all across central london. on top of that, you have heads

of state and not just president biden but other heads of state are expected. this is going to be an extraordinary challenge for the police, for the security and we are already seeing how people are trying to get a glimpse of the queen but it is expected to be more and more. >> that is right. pictures here, we are talking about unprecedented crowds. we saw large crowds in edinburgh. people there waiting overnight to get a glimpse of the coffin. the queen is going to lie in state now for five days. is there any way of predicting the numbers that the police are going to have to deal with? >> the police are getting support from all corners of the country.

all the armed forces, not just the london police but all across the country, they will be there to guard the cues. they have said it is expected that people not really be able to rest. it is expected that people will have to lineup for 20 hours. they are expected to have to move. it is really a situation that we had never seen in london. >> we talked about a large crowds for many occasions but nothing like this. you have been in london for many years. are you surprised that this groundswell of sympathy that is being shown and just the sheer number of people coming out? >> of course, not everyone in

the whole country is deeply affected by it but a lot of people are. she has just always been there before most people my age. i think most people are dealing with their own emotions. i think if somebody dies, that has always been around for 40 decades, people are dealing with their own grief and loss as they had in the past. so many people want to be part of this. what they believe is a momentous occasion for the country. >> thank you. the pioneering director is on the canard --jean-luc goddard

has died. he died by dr. assisted suicide after suffering multiple disabling pathologies. he rose to fame as a leader of the 1960's french new wave, directing and writing films that have become art-house classics. his 1960 film breathless with its outsider characters and unconventional visual style. it has stood the test of time. >> gnc were played alongside john paul in this cheeky and unconventional crime film. breathless made him a star and brought jean-luc goddard's breakthrough as a filmmaker. his style here was a break with

the established visual language but is dumb because were considered a mistaken conventional film making and it was all part of his plan. his revolutionary technique had an indelible impact on cinema. coming from a wealthy french swiss family, he was always ambitious. >> my ambition was to be a master. >> here is a reminder of our top stories this hour. ukrainian president zelenskyy said his forcehave liberated 60,000 square ters of rritory since the beginning of this month. they say they recaptured an additional 2 northeastern towns and villages in the past few days since russian troops began to retreat. armenia and azerbaijan say their

soldiers have been killed in clashes here. this is the worst escalation of virus since the fall of 2020. and william ruto has been sworn in as kenya's new president and -- he is taking over a countryhat is facing a cause of living crisis. we will be back in a short moment to take you through the day.

>> welcome to "live from paris," world news analysis from france 24. mark owen. these are the headlines. conflict breaks out once again between armenia and is a vision. " and go is calling for calm. ukraine strikes back against russia and ports pressure on putin and his military. dozens more towns have been seized back from occupying troops. from our ukraine land.ush russia