>> this is dw news, live from berlin. the leader of the wagner group is not to be dead. listed as a passenger on board a private jet which crashed with no survivors. also on the program, and he becomes the first country to land near the sample of the moon. the crew touches down to cheers and celebrations.

brazil, russia, india, china and south africa use the summit to discuss expanding the crew membership. put stayed away for fear of being arrested. i am phil gale. welcome to the program. we start with breaking news. the leader of the wagner bursary group is thought to be dead. the flight that crashed on route from moscow to st. petersburg. this out to people on board the private jet. in june, his fighters flushed that attempt to take moscow.

the wagner group for audibled a battle in ukraine for several months to take the city of backlick. straight to our russia bureau chief. welcome. what more do we know? >> it is officially confirmed that bogosian was on the passenger list. we don't know if he was among the passengers. to be served crash. it is not yet clear what exactly caused the crash. all versions of what happened are being considered. some russian-made talking about a possible explosion. some expected the plane was shot down by a missile and may have come from under aircraft defenses.

we have no information whether bogosian is among these dead people. clijsters i complained that bogosian might have been traveling in there might have returned to moscow. >> there are reports of two planes allegedly being airborne and there are reports from various sources that preclusion and his commander's are not from moscow to africa. it is ours was on that bogosian's claim was on the way to st. petersburg when it crashed. some are also surprised at how the asian 30 published this.

that is pretty atypical. if you see many photos of bogosian from the past when he was traveling under different names with different wigs, one might assume he was not on board at all. chrissy could have been an accident but bogosian did run afoul of putin just a couple months ago. >> that is true. he is a classic example of someone who has gone from being a favorite to be extremely confrontational. he increased britain's influence worldwide and when he realized that he or his soldiers were being abandoned mainly in ukraine, he turned into the biggest critic. first, he publicly criticized the russian minister. the low point was his mutiny

exactly two months ago. >> what was allowed to carry on effectively as normal after that mutiny? >> i think he was simply very important for the kremlin. although his army acted on behalf of foreign clients. he secured the influence of russia worldwide. there was also allegedly ideal guaranteeing bogosian's freedom. >> at the same time, bogosian could not go unpunished. this could be seen as a punishment at least in the eyes of the public.

he rose from humble beginnings. chef and caterer for pugin and the kremlin. russia's invasion of ukraine unfolded. he is more on most serious challenge to present to them. when 07 -- southern russia's biggest cities and then advanced north for the capital moscow. and then, several hours later, he suddenly called off the

operation. he said he wanted to prevent bloodshed and that his intent was never to overthrow the government. after serving a prison sentence for robbery, production worked his way up to a successful position. his next business measure was different. russia illegally annexed crimea from ukraine. he also established a media group including patrol factory. they accused it up trying to interfere in the elections. after russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine faltered, he began hiring thousands of soldiers including convicts in

aiding the kremlin were effort. the biggest client was taking the eastern ukrainian city of buckman after months of fighting. as he found himself more and more in the spotlight, he used it to rail against russia's military leadership and misconduct in the work including the accusation that he was now providing his mercenaries with ammunition. his feud with civilian leadership escalated when he refused to let his fighters become part of the command. >> we came here to put an end to the disgrace of our country. this year is a first step. what we are doing is right. it is to say russia. >> in moscow, a shuffling report and called a treason step in the back in the middle of work.

any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood. to us as a nation. this is a blow to russia, to our people. and our actions to protect the fatherland from such a threat will be tough. >> with his mutiny aborted, he left to cheering crowds. but the weekend of chaos left in a precarious future for himself and his wagner empire. >> india space agency celebrating the successful moon landing of its spacecraft. this is the first ever landing his brother's apple the premise to wash the landing and celebrated in modest fashion. they will explore the uncharted lunar region for the next two weeks.

the success comes just days after russia's aircraft crashed into the moon. that day was full of excitement for farmers across india who huddled in front of tv screens waves wash their country space ambitions history. >> and did lunar mission is about to attempt a landing on the moon's south pole. >> she is teaching her daughter about challenger three. well her husband is telling their son of previous lunar missions. he is an astronomy by. he is especially thrilled. >> i am nervous and a little excited. i have been waiting for this for

a long time and discussing with my friends. i'm really excited. >> it is time. everybody is on edge. in a few moments, we will find out when the challenger three will make this. mission successfully meets a soft lunar landing. elation everywhere. class we were meeting for this moment since morning. this is what it means for me. they should be proud of being part of the nation >> we should be happy to celebrate this. especially previous expeditions.

>> india has made history. it has become the first country to land on the south pole of the moon. social media is buzzing with congratulatory messages. >> they are happy they can share this experience with their children. the family's interest in space exploration has gotten a big boost now that india has finally arrived on the mind. >> the editor here. i asked him how important this success was for india and its standing in space exploration. >> i am so pleased to have heard that introductory piece with the charlotte family. it was me as a young boy in the 1960's. at precisely the same reaction as the prime minister said today, this isn't just india's loan. they can all aspire to go to the moon and beyond.

it may be a little esoteric but sometimes you need this really strong enthusiasm to make these amazing things happen. >> russia's mission to the same region crashed just a few days ago. so explain to us how difficult it is to pull off this kind of mission. >> as they say, this is rocket science. it is not easy to leave the world and usually after practice. india has been building up its capability over the past several decades. where's the russian probe had been trying to say -- practice of admission for several decades. the old adage practice makes perfect and i think the russians were a little bit more waiting on past achievements where's the indians were very cautious and methodical and it works

perfectly for them today. >> this article is particularly significant because this is where ice is thought to be. why is that important? >> only went to the moon the first time, you had to bring everything with you. water, you could either use it to drink or break it into two components. so every pound or kilo you don't have to bring to the moon, you can also make it a lot easier for people to spend time on the moon. you want to be able to live on the moon for a long time before you got to planet like mars. -- go to planets like mars. >> look at similar stories making headlines around the world.

authorities blamed the release of water streaming upstream from india. this could make the situation was in the coming days. these two people have died and many more have had to flee their homes in july. emergency services, tens of thousands of people to safety. the government has declared a state of emergency. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani has surrendered to authorities in georgia. he is facing translators average to overturn the former president election in 2020. higher than any other defendants in the case aside from mr. trump, mr. giuliani has denied wrongdoing. >> voters in zimbabwe are

casting ballots in the country second general election since the q and 2017. he is being challenged making a second attempt. leaders of the brix group have agreed on how this should expand. they announced consensus on the new guidelines. no details have been released. as well as russian foreign minister are also using the summative demand changes to international institutions, producing the currency of the u.s. dollar to reduce western economic dominance.

this is a senior research associate attending the summit. she joins us from johannesburg. what are these new criteria for these ideologically and economically diverse groups? what might they need to look like? >> good evening and thank you for having me. one of the criteria will be what kind of gdp level is the wealth of your country. that is something that would be part of the way in which the criteria would be ventilated in terms of the value of your gdp capital. then there are questions around if you constitute to be an emerging economy. that was the original definition of how they came together. then there's other criteria

which may exist as well. which somehow has not really been discussed. then everything on the economic side taking the boxes of what constitutes your identity for how they will look at that. it could be gdp, it could be economic. it could be per capita issues. it could be links to the fact that you have to have the same criteria around the emerging economic economy. >> ok. there are more than 20 countries lining up to join. who do you think are likely to be the first new members? >> that is up in the air. speculation of whether it is a group of countries coming from that used, latin america,

southeast asia, who will be the representative of the country from africa. africa is a very big continent. at the moment, everything seems to be very much closed in terms of ranks. not wanting to speculate who countries might be. they have been countries that have been listed as part of the big 23 countries including algeria, argentina, cuba, honduras, bolivia, belarus, nigeria and even countries like indonesia, etc.. i am not sure at this point in time we have any kind of inkling as to which countries may be announced if it is announced that there -- if there is an announcement of expanded ranks. there could be a group of countries who are observers. >> thank you so much for that.

now to the united states, down is confirming that he will skip the first republican presidential primary debate and others as well. the republican nomination will have a prerecorded interview which will likely distract as well as other contrast -- controversies surrounding the former president. >> you might think the indictment of a presidential candidate was bad news. not cause for celebration. but as it is often the case, donald trump largely has a on reality. the date of trumps indictment for the role he played in a january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol, supporters gathered in front of the courthouse in washington dc. the mood was upbeat. >> trump will get another five points in the bull by the end of the day today. it is very exciting.

every time they do one of these indictments, trump goes up in the polls. >> how do experts explain the fact that some supporters don't seem to be bothered by the charges? >> the charges against trump don't resonate simply because the republican base motor doesn't live in reality. they live on what is on fox, not as what is in the real world. the illusion of what is happening in their head is vastly different from reality. it is nearly impossible to separate the hard-core mug of motor from trump. -- maga voter from trump.

crest governor ron desantis was long seen as a serious challenger but is now running nearly 14 percentage points behind. >> we ask republicans why they are sticking with trump. >> donald trump because of all of the benefits he has for this country. like biden, he is killing this economy we have right now. >> i would choose trump over biden every day. he is just not cut out for the job. he is just way too old. i think he has really made america look weak. i look at him and he doesn't represent a strong president at all. >> my understanding is the constitution would not prohibit him. if it does not prohibit him, i was still supportive. i don't believe the charges at this point. i just don't believe the

charges. >> here in florida, the sun shows no signs of setting on donald trump's popularity. >> welcome, janelle. trump is not going to participate in this first republican debate. what that help them or hurt him? >> it is not like we won't be seeing him or hearing from him. he will be appearing at the same time in the said town interview with tucker colson. so clearly donald trump has made a calculation that because he is pulling so far ahead of all the other candidates, there is very little advantage to him and appearing alongside the other candidates on stage alongside other candidates who want to stand out from him, defined their candidacies against him. therefore, we don't know how

this debate will help the other candidates but we know for donald trump, he doesn't have to convince voters of who he is or what he stands for. he is clearly only seeing disadvantages in joining and that is why we are not going to see him tonight or in any other debates. >> how will the absence impact interest in the debate? >>'s absence is clearly the elephant in the room. one really does have the sense that one will be watching people vying for second-place interested to see how they will do with his absence but it is worth noting that this debate is still a big deal for many voters, this does mark the start of the election season. so far for the other candidates, this is the biggest stage they have so far to convince voters of who they are and why they

deserve the nomination and for voters not completely sold on donald trump, this is an opportunity to hear what the candidates have to say about the issues they care about like inflation, like immigration like beating joe biden. which incidentally is the order of the priorities they did lay in polling. >> was such a massive lead that mr. trump has, do you think there are any candidates that might actually benefit from his absence? >> indeed, that is a very good point. they do have his nearest rival, ron desantis is not that near at all. this debate is ron desantis's opportunity to step out from underneath trump's shadow to really show what he has to offer. he will also be the candidate at the other candidates on stage will be trying to best.

he has become quiet interested in recent weeks. he sort of bills himself as a millennial entrepreneur version of trump. he also likes to wrap. let's see if we are graced with that tonight. anyone of them could have a moment tonight. could deliver a soundbite at the national imagination has. >> address at the zoo in the united states has managed to pull off a tall order by giving birth to a baby with no spots. the animals are rarely born without their characteristic spots. the last spotless draft was born in japan over 50 years ago. you are watching dw news.

here is a reminder of our top stories. russian authorities say that the private jet travel to st. petersburg. that is it, you are up-to-date. more world news at the top of the air. i will be back in just a moment with an in-depth review of today's top stories including the suspected death of precaution.

>> yevgeny prigozhin missing, believed dead in an aircraft -- air crash in russia. his name was on the passenger list of a private jet that came down. at least 10 confirmed dead. sources are russian authorities. our correspondent is standing by in kyiv or reaction from the ukrainian side. of course, per