from berlin. tonight, london beginning bidding a final farewell to queen elizabeth. you are looking at live images from westminster hall where the late british monarch is lying in state. we hall is now open to the public to allow mourners to pay their final respects. also coming up, optimism and defiance as the ukrainian president visits recaptured

territory. volodymyr zelenskyy went to the strategic city of izium today and says his country is moving in only one direction, to victory. but are ukraine's surprise gains really a turning point in the war against russia? and a swedish politics taking a hard right turn. the prime minister announcing she will resign after her social democrats lose an election to an alliance of conservative parties. ♪ i'm brent goff. to her viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin in london. tonight, members of the public have begun paying their final respects to queen elizabeth. earlier today, a royal procession brought the queen's

coffin to westminster hall where the elite monarch is now lying in state. thousands have begun filing past the coffin to say a final farewell ahead of the queen's funeral, which is scheduled for monday. reporter: this is the moment the queen left the palace for the last time. topped with the imperial crown, the monarch wore on rare formal occasions, queen elizabeth's coffin made its way through central london on a horse-drawn carriage. at this viewpoint, many stood waiting to catch a glimpse. the procession moved past them at only 75 steps per minute, pace typically used for somber occasions. >> i was very upset. such a strong, powerful moment. the crowd suddenly fell

completely quiet, it was silent. with the music that was so powerful. >> she meant so much to everybody. she was amazing. so, we had to be here. reporter: after 38 minutes, the coffin arrived at the hall, where king charles and other members of the royal family attended a service held for the queen. the late monarch will lie in state here for four days. the westminster hall will stay open around the clock for members of the public to pay their respects. but the queue, which already started forming two days prior, is long. the wait may take as long as 30 hours. >> yeah, she served the country for 70 years. i think half a day's wait to pay my respects is nothing. reporter: moving in two parlel

lines, hundreds of thousands of mourners will file past the coffin before the funeral is held on monday. brent: and we have complete coverage of the events taking place right now in london. i am joint at the big table by hannah cleaver, and at the banks of the river thames is our very own correspondent, barbara wesel. let's talk about the crowds that we are seeing. we have heard the police are preparing for unprecedented numbers of people who are going to try and file through westminster hall. barbara: so far, what we are seeing here is what the british people do best -- form an quarterly queue. -- an orderly queue. on the internet there is a queue tracker. it goes all the way back here to terra bridge, a distance of about four kilometers. at the moment people are moving

fairly swiftly. earlier they had to stand here and wait for a while. they are doing this in a really good spirit, something between somber and really suitable for the occasion. and there is also a little touch of a holiday mood. it was a lovely weather day in london, the sun was shining so it is still warm. and people feel that, yes, they are out here together paying their final respects to the queen. it is something they want to do. it is a communal event, something that ties them to their country, makes them feel british. you have this incredible cross-section of british society, people, men in suits and ties, every establishment. old people, young people, mothers with very young people, simply everyone, all ethnicities. so it is a great mix, and they all have this one goal to go to

the house of parliament where at the center you find westminster hall where the queen is lying in state. brent: give us the view from afar. i mean, what does this mean, this process of mourning. how important is this week for the people there? hannah: it is very important not just for the people for the country. this is a period of massive transition for the u.k. this is the saying goodbye to one monarch, and later we will have the greeting of the new monarch. king charles iii has already started to lay out some of the things, or at least starting to lay out the tone in which he will likely be king. this sense of transition is huge. it is not just about the queen. we are in a country in the u.k.,

a government that is less than one week old, we have an untested government and an untested king. although plans for this funeral and all these traditions, all this stuff going on at the moment, all these plans had been laid out and plan for ages. what they could not have planned for was that the queen would die in the midst of a european war, that the queen would die when we have a government that is only two days old, and that the queen would die in the middle of an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis where people have to choose between heating their homes and eating. brent: amid all of this we are expecting unprecedented numbers of people to travel to london. the police said this would be a herculean effort to keep the order. do we see people gathering? is this all because of their affection for the queen, or is there something else at play here? hannah: i think both.

i think the queen was very effective in enabling people to feel that they had a personal connection with her. of course nobody knew her. the vast majority of people are feeling very sad about her death but they did not know her. they were able to feel something for her nonetheless. that is not to be ridiculed, it is very possible -- powerful, especially on a mass scale. in terms of whether -- what is really going to happen, what is going to come from it, that remains to be seen. where this will go will really depend on how things move within the next few weeks. then things will open up into the future of britain going into the next decade of the 21st century with the u.k. and a new government. brent: how do you explain this

groundswell of affection that is being shown? is it all because of the queen? or let me throw this at you. maybe this is one of those rare events in our modern society now where almost everyone on the and it feels like they can act -- almost everyone on the planet feels like they can experience it at the same time. a shared experience, is that part of what is at play here? barbara: i think that plays a really big role. people have a feeling of togetherness here. people here do what british people hardly ever do, they chat with each other in this very long queue that is now moving forward. it is a sense of communality, of being together, of being somehow united. that seems so important. it is a rite of passage in a way that, for one last time, ties people together around the image of this queen. she was unknowable in a sense,

and on the other hand she was known to everybody. she was the symbol for the unity of the country and many people we talked to said, yes, she was our rock. we could always rely on her, she was always there. so she embodied the sense of continuity and solidity of the old british estate, and that seems to be a very strong aspect of people coming here. they just want to be in a huge crowd to experience this together. brent: something that we do not do very much in our fast-paced and fragmented world, that is for sure. barbara wesel, hannah cleaver, thank you to both of you. now to the war in ukraine. today, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy made his first trip to the newly liberated city of izium. ukrainian forces recaptured the strategic city as part of a swift counteroffensive that is seen kyiv reclaim thousands of

square kilometers of russian controlled territory in the kharkiv projects. yet as russian forces retreat, evidence is emerging of a brutal occupation. reporter: in the city of izium, president zelenskyy shakes the hand of a ukrainian commander. thanks to his troop's part work, the city has now been liberated from russian forces. but there's been so much fighting here that there is not much of it left. >> there are no surprises. it is not a shock for me. the view is very shocking but it is not a shock for me, because we began to see the same pictures from blue-chip -- from the occupied territories. the same, destroyed buildings, killed people. so, what can i say?

reporter: ukraine's northeastern counteroffensive has seen the ukrainian army take back a wide swathe of territory in just a few days. but residents here are shellshocked. what they endured during six months of russian occupation is just starting to come to light. in the battle scarred city southeast of kharkiv, reports of tarcher -- of torture are emerging. >> they made me hold two wires attached to an electric generator. the faster you spin, the higher the voltage. they kept spinning it and asking questions. they said i was lying, so they did it more. it happened to some prisoners every other day. reporter: with the ukrainian army back in control, residence here longed for the dark days of war behind them.

and say the -- and see the ukrainian flag rise over the country once again. brent: a powerful image. earlier i spoke to our correspondent nick connolly following development for us in kharkiv. i asked him about the situation that city. nick: you cannot see much of kharkiv behind me. it is about 10:00 p.m. local time and there is not a light on anywhere here in a downtown. some of that is because people have left in large numbers. but for the most part people are still living in that first mode of war when it was all about trying to prevent -- keeping light to a minimum, basically leaving the streets as early as possible. it is shocking being here. in april there was still artillery fire in the city, and you could not go more than a half an hour without hearing it.

that is now gone, but the pple here do not believe the calm is here to stay. they had a false hope in the summer that things were getting better but then things got worse. there is a sense that russia could retaliate with more attacks on civilians. we had attacks on the heating plants earlier. this evening there was an attack on a dam, which was looking to flood residential areas. there is a real sense that russia, the more it loses territory and is humiliated on the battlefield, will take out frustrations on civilians. brent: what did you make of the images we saw today of president zelenskyy raising the ukrainian flag over territory that just a few weeks ago had been occupied and controlled by the russians? was he sending a message at the same time to kremlin as well as to the ukrainian people? nick: not only the ukrainian

people, but to ukraine's western partners, who, as we have all been following, have been sending weapons but not on a scale ukrainians want. it's important to remember how fast this advance has been. in basically the space of a week ukraine has recovered as much territory russia took over the last four months. that's definitely caused extreme shock and moscow and a lot of head scratching and soul-searc hing in putin's kremlin. there are those asking for a full-scale mobilization to prevent what we saw here in kharkiv. but it is important for ukrainians who now after six months of war, are running out of savings, for the government to show it can go into offffense and send russian forces back. they left lots of technology behind them, often with factory manuals unpacked, lots of trophies for the ukrainian

military. and a contrast with vladimir putin, who is very worried to leave the kremlin, let alone talk to the troops. brent: two very different images, for sure. nick connolly, as always, thank you. believe it or not, the russian defense ministry is coming under fire at home. even perot or pendants of politicians have come out publicly criticizing the handling of what vladimir putin calls the special operation in ukraine. as the number of military setbacks rose, this war is increasingly looking like a losing battle. reporter: recent fighting in ukraine is some of the toughest the russian army has seen so far, according to pro kremlin media. and recent setbacks have sparked new discussions in moscow. calls for a general mobilization are getting louder. >> the military political

operation against the nazis and fascists in ukraine has turned into a full-fledged war. war and speal operations if a radically. a special military operation can just be ended, but you cannot just stop a wareven if you want to. you have to go all the way. war has only two outcomes, victory or deft. repoer: the kremlin was full to respond for calls to a full mobilization. it would draw many more ordinary russian families into the war. president vladimir putin's spokesman insists that such a step is not on the agenda. but moscow knows that dissatisfaction with the war is growing. and those stirrings of discontent are even finding their way onto state-controlled television broadcasts. >> we have to admit that we have suffered a defeat in and around kharkiv. >> we need to understand it is

absolutely impossible to defeat ukraine using those resources d colonial war methods with which russia is trying to wage war. reporter: despite criticism, the general tone in the russian media remains patriotic. observers say the russian public may be being prepared for the next escalation in the war. brent: i asked dw russia analyst roman how significant it is that there has been public direct criticism of vladimir putin and his war policy in ukraine. roman: i would be cautious. there was criticism of putin and this military operation before and it was limited to social media. now we have may be more criticism on russian state tv, but it is still under control of the kremlin, and would not have direct criticism of vladimir putin there.

what is new and what could be potentially dangerous for the russian president is we hear more criticism of this military operation from the far right nationalists, imperialists, who actually support this war and applauded putin when it was started. they are very unhappy and they are very influential. there are not so many of them, but these are people who are very passionate and are also ready to fight in ukraine. some of them were fighting in thdonbass in the past years. so it could be dangerous for him. could also -- what could also be president is the russian army morale could be damaged after this defeat, which it is, it is a defective defeat in the region of kharkiv. it a limited defeat, but it still is one. we have no information on how this could influence this period of the russian army. brent: we know that there have

been cases recently of members of the russian parliament who have come out publicly calling for putin to resign because of what is happening in ukraine. this is very dangerous for them to do this, we know that. but do they reflect any amount of public sentiment with these opinions? roman: well, it is still at a local level, that criticism you refer to. we have to understand there is no reliable poll data in russia, so there are no polls we can really trust. some polls indicate new support for the war in ukraine is still rather high. i would say it is about 70%, maybe 80% in some regions. and there is still thi small group of people, about 15%, 20% who oppose the war.

i would not overestimate the meaning of those people. it is something new, but as i said, it is still on a local vel. what we are still not seeing is someone who stands, someone who was respected, someone from a hier rank to sp out and criticize the president. when this happens, then we can be sure there are major changes in russian society happening. so far, it is mostly under the surface. brent: dw's russian analyst roman goncharenko. as always, we appreciate your time and your valuable insights. thank you. swedish prime minister anderson has announced her resignation. her social democratic bloc suffered a narrow defeat in sunday's election, coming in a close second to a coalition of right-wing political parties. anderson says she will ask the speaker of parliament thursday to relieve her of her duties as prime minister. the nationalist sweden democrats

are now the second largest party with over 20% of the vote. they will have the first opportunity to form a new coalition government with their conservative partners. we want to bring in a professor of peace and conflict research. it is good to have you with us tonight. so, let's look at what has happened here. sweden's prime minister has conceded the election victory of the right-wing opposition alliance. she says she is going to resign. what does this mean for the country? >> sweden had only recently won a female prime minister, and a party of moderates will come back toower after an eight year gap. it's not new that the right-wing

will be in power in sweden. what is new is that forhe first time, the far right party, which has a troubled past, will be the number one party with the most empties in that coalition to support the government. that is a big change. how it will work domestically. it will certainly be a very strong negative message that will put sweden outside the world. brent: the party, the sweden democrats, i mean, they placed particular emphasis on the issues of gang violence, criminality, immigration in this campaign. i understand they want to introduce tougher immigration rules. what will that all look like?

can you take an educated guess, looking at the future? ashok: i think if you look at the last two years, sweden has actually restricted its immiation rules. as you know, when there is a rise of far right parties, mainstream parties do try to change their policies against the far right party. but that has not been successful. so what will happen in the party which most likely will be not part of the political government directly, but it will certainly be more towards the policy of the country. it will have tighter immigration rules, tighter police control measures. it will also more going for deportatns of immigrants. those are the policies that we

will see much more of. and in an in human way. brent: will anything change regarding sweden joining nato? ashok: the swedish far right party is not unle many european far right parties. not directly opposing sweden being part of nato or the eu. of course today it is the far right party's political leader, i do not know what it means. i do not think it will in any way affect most likely sweden's membship to nato. most likely policies will be much more towards the domestic front where we will see big changes. also sweden's way of looking at policies. brent: ashok swain, we

appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. ashok: my pleasure. brent: we want to bring you back to berlin now, and the city state ballet which is known for its love of experimentation. it has thrilled onlookers in the past by stating flash mobs and by performing at the famous nightclub. now it is taking to the water. reporter: in august, bad weather meant this water-based dance had to be postponed. bubut in september, everything s just right. with some late-summer son, an audience, and a varied program. >> we said we want to go outside to the guests because nobody could come to us in the theater. it was so successful, sort of like a little love parade here in berlin. reporter: and this year too, hundreds follow the 1.5-hour show. the 50 dancers showed excerpts

from the repertoire, including those choreographed specifically for the ship, including this one called following the path. ♪ the ballerinas from the classic swan lake also avoided point dancing or jumps. keeping their balance on the swaying floor was enough of a challenge. brent: staying on balance. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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>> welcome to life in paris world news. an analysis from france 24. these are the headlines. queen elizabeth lying in state in london. her coffin was brought from buckingham palace this wednesday. people will be paying their last respects 24 hours a day between now and her state funeral next monday. ukraine's president visits to meet the troops who chased out the russian invaders. this reclaiming