3rd country into the conflict without specifying further as the russian assault continues in easton, ukraine locals like those here in the hands of faithful of the looming advance writing in the new york times. president joe biden announced to us, we'll send more advanced rocket systems to ukraine, to help it fight against russia. long requested by president vladimir lensky. keep hope this type of weaponry will help it gain the upper hand kremlin spokesperson. dimitri pascall said the moved by the us is a deliberate escalation of the conflict last in a speech to the german parliament on wednesday, chancellor ola schultz followed him, biden's footsteps. he announced that germany will be sending modern air defense systems to ukraine, as well as rocket launchers in coordination with united states live content. in the coming weeks, we will also deliver further weapons from by for example, you beat german government has just decided that we will supply the iris t system. the most modern air defense system that germany has. this will enable ukraine to protect an entire city from russian airstrikes

w ah, ah ah ah, this is the the news that live from berlin oden the line in easton ukraine as forces pato for control of the industrial heartland. we hear from the foreign volunteers fight against russia, also under program. 33 as on it, etc, and unmanned square protest are still making waves in china. we look back at the brutal crackdown and we report from hong kong where tough security laws bond amy commemoration of the events of 1989 on the train crash in south and germany kills at least 5 people near a popular alpine resort rescue as fear to find more bodies in the wreckage. ah, i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. more than 3 months into the russian invasion. the ukraine says a 5th of its land is under enemy control, but its own troops hold in the line and the key is in the city of several. den ask, a local governor says ukrainian forces have pushed back the invading troops would help from volunteer soldiers from abroad. keeps foreign legion says for fighters from overseas have been killed in battle. the road to severity done yet in easton, ukraine. the we

miss zalinski says he's visited front line troops in the dorm bass region of easton ukraine. don bass has been the scene of heavy fighting and recent days as russia concentrates, it's offensive their silence. his trip to the east came as the war returned to the capital cave. for the 1st time in weeks, the ukrainian president on the move in the region of supper each year, holiday mercer lensky met to talk strategy with local leaders. from there he says he travel to the towns of flitted chance can solid are close to the current front lines in don bass. this footage was published by sir lensky, his office after his visit, which of course, i am proud of everybody. i met everyone i shook hands, whistled every one with whom i connected with and expressed my support. we brought something for the military. i will not elaborate in detail on this, and there's something we brought from them to you. we brought you confidence. it's the 2nd time the ukranian president has been seen outside of the keith region. the trip comes after the capitol got hit for the 1st time in weeks. both ukraine

the decision comes as russian forces continued to make gains in easton, ukraine's don boss region and german. shasta, all of shots has promised to provide modern air defense systems to ukraine. a move that the german parliament will vote on this friday. this speech to parliament. charles did now what he called, rush us 0 this onslaught promised to continue support to ukraine as long as it is necessary. and that's it from me and the crew for the moment up next is our environment. show eco, india. i've got office x with with who because in viet stinks the indian industrial side a b by the, the city with the most air pollution in the world. why cold power, uncontrolled waste incineration too much traffic to few lawns and controls. but 1st ideas should bring a breath, the french share, eco, ah, no. on d, w. the knowledge of everything for everyone. that's wikipedia. if uses the general public's intelligence, allegedly, but in reality only around 100000 people, right? the articles ramped by 4000000000 users. who are the authors and whose interests are behind world wide wikipedia? in 45 min

in easton ukraine, our on eastern europe, brother and eastern ukraine as well. ukrainian troops are retreating from the eastern city of several don. yet, after weeks of years fighting against invading russian forces and regional officials said, ukraine's units would move to a stronger positions. recent days have seen russia make a significant gains around the strategic eastern city. russia is trying to and circle ukrainian forces and seized the entire don bass region. local ukrainian officials say the fighting is intensifying and nowhere in the east a safe any more for residence. so is the withdrawal from a several don yet an admission of defeat. earlier i put that question to our correspondent and key ethnic connolly. i think it's definitely an acceptance that 7 . it was not a city that ukraine could hold on to with acceptable losses for any longer. these got extremely there how long ukraine has stayed in control. the city experts been talking about the city being taken by the russians for basically the best part a month now. and ukrainian just kept on holding on, kept on forcing the russians

the road to severity done yet in easton, ukraine for weeks are strategically important. city has been a key objective of russian attacks this union ukrainian army with foreign volunteers is to help in the defense of the city where russian troops had been advancing street by street. we're going to put russians back is going to take your big horn for a year. does matters. ah, we are on the right side of the history. if severity done yet, the last ukrainian stronghold lou henson, providence were to full russia will re one step closer to one of its declared goals . the complete capture of the don bus. moscow said on friday, $100.00 days after the start of the war, it had already achieved some of its aims, claiming it liberated areas from what it dubbed pro nazi ukrainian forces. according to ukrainian data, russia currently controls one 5th of ukrainian territory, analyst sworn that this situation could well be long lasting. i think it was, i think we have to be prepared for this war to not last, just another 100 days, but 20300, maybe even 1000 days. moscow is determined to

aggressive confrontational and repulsive policies of neighboring area and poland. meanwhile in easton ukraine, the mayor of severity next says the strategic city is now fully occupied by russian forces is the country's biggest battlefield set. back in more than a month, the ukrainian army announced it was withdrawing its forces from the eastern city on friday. green ukrainian forces and now regrouping to higher ground in neighboring lucy task. according to the head of military intelligence pro moscow, separatist, the russian troops have entered that city and are engaged in street fighting, but the claim cannot be independently verified. it of the correspondent economy is following developments from the ukrainian capital. give it old us about the importance of seizing control of the varied and ask for the russian campaign. i think if we zoom out a bit and maybe wait for a few months to see the real differences of this, it might turn out to be alo, victory. yes, this is a big city. yes, this is something they've been fighting for for weeks, but it really important enough to have invested so muc

the un on friday said that the that they say the humanitarian situation in easton, ukraine is extremely alarming. yes, i can confirm that the situation is deteriorating. so we've heard some weeks ago from the ukranian authorities that coal for the population there, please get out. it will be dangerous. there will be fighting, some of people left, but some are not willing to leave. and this is what i hear here in keith as well. there are certain people, elderly people, but not only some families with children who refused to go. and this is a problem for the crane and authorities because when people are staying and then they have to be rescued, so ukrainian authorities have to send troops to rescue them. and these troops are being shell. so ukraine, it is losing medics. ukraine is moving soldiers who are being sent to save those people. so there must be a solution found in the coming days. now roman, yesterday we saw some high profile diplomacy and gave the leaders of germany, france, italy, and romania travelled. therefore, face to face talks with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski. t

of people are sheltering inside the plant that says he has become the focus of the baffle for easton ukraine. both several don't yet. and the nearby a ton of lucy, chances are under attack by russian forces ukrainian soldiers in list a chance under fire from russian artillery. though they managed to evacuate a wounded civilian another barrage forces them to take cover. again. this chance is the twin city to see ever done yet. ste, which remains the focus of russia's offensive in the dawn. bus russian and separatist forces have so far struggled to fully claim the city sever dynette is not completely all 100 percent liberated. while kiva reports that ukrainian forces us still holding out. let's see what the enemy conducts, a sold operations in the city of several in it, but without success. then white with street fighting, still raging across the city. most of ukraine's forces a hold up in the as out chemical plant, along with an unknown number of civilians. the fist fighting has made evacuating the city impossible. but in this war of attrition, the don't bus is not russia's only target. the r

the governor of lou hands can easton ukraine, says russian forces now control most of the city of several de next one relief organization estimates. as many as 12000 civilians are trapped without food and power. unable to flee because of the heavy fighting, russia is trying to seize the entire don bass region, already partially in separatist hands since 2014 the sound of artillery echoes across the don bass. russian forces in sunny fields. shelling already shattered towns and cities before moving troops in for combat. meeting with slovakia as president ukrainian president followed him as the lansky said, getting artillery from allies would make a crucial difference nath williams gloves lunches in the east. it's difficult for us because of the lack of appropriate weapons with if our mission to reclaim the region when it leads to tens of thousands of our people dying monthly. yeah, we will wait for the appropriate weapons to save as many of our people as we can. not, the weapons are what will reclaim the territory. the way changes a yawn loop of yours is the 2nd pieces. russia is pushing to

move comes as russian forces continue their gradual advance in the don bus region of easton ukraine. the sound of artillery echoes across the don bass. russian forces in sunny fields shelling already shattered towns and cities before moving troops in for combat. meeting with slovakia as president ukrainian president followed him as the lansky said, getting artillery from allies would make a crucial difference. miss williams lunches in the east. it's difficult for us because of the lack of appropriate weapons. if our mission to reclaim the region when it leads to tens of thousands of our people dying, we will wait for the appropriate weapons to save as many of our people as we can. not the weapons are what will reclaim the territory, the weasel, re on bullock williams, the 2nd piece each. russia is pushing to seize the entire eastern region of don bass, which has already been partially in the hands of pro russian separatists since 2014 severe done yet. has seen widespread destruction, similar to what happened in the port city of mario pole. but ukrainian forces have had some small suc

comments that lots of comments that i'm hearing today saying that the despite their advance in easton ukraine, russia is actually repeating mistakes made at the start of the war. is that your assessment? yes, the pentagon has came up with this in the last couple of days. russia has the same problems and since day one it's got caught out on me. it lacks infantry, it's equipment is in portraits. command systems are antiquated, whereas the ukrainians are in far better shape. all of those in one of those departments. just finally one point. remember, the russians are operational piece time money out with reduced reduced units. ukraine is of water money and have no problem with their issue is with the kind of case they have the capabilities. and that's why these announcements today. so thank you for that frank leverage and oxford will take a look at some of the stores making the news around the world will start in croatia, which is set to become the 20th a country to adopt the euro. european commission says the balkan nation has fulfilled the necessary criteria, so i grab plans to replace its nati

the united states a rusher is attacking military and artillery centers in the hands green of easton ukraine. that's off to ukraine, says it regained some of its last territory. another strike has reportedly destroyed a training center. the governor of the hands could says, bridges are being blown up to stop military reinforcements entering fred, the nets, a rushes defense ministry says its forces have shot down a ukrainian military transport plane near the black sea port of odessa northerners coming up with him in the done yet direction the enemy is shelling positions of our troops along the entire line of contact with mortars, cannon, and rocket artillery. it uses operational, tactical, and army aviation. the main efforts are concentrated on the city, arrow done yet, and back more directions. fighting continues in the city for over there. let's hear from them. beth ravi has more from keith. the most fierce, fierce battles that are happening are currently separate than that's what we're hearing is. it is being turned into another mario poll. ukrainian say that they worry that what the russi

it's going to when i be better to stop teaching in easton ukraine, then to have to fight on the nature of border shore. but but, but ukrainian giving us the time to beef up defenses. and i just hope that countries now at last become serious about spending 2 percent of gdp on the defense . poland has been doing it for the last 15 years. we are now raising it to 3 percent. how worried are you about disagreements with in the alliance? i'm thinking of turkey blocking accession by finland and sweden. stockton. buck referred to it himself in the last few days or something he take seriously. given the fact that old decisions in nato require consensus couldn't turkey seriously blunt nato's edge. not nature's edge, but it can belong to enlarge and clearly because you need an unlimited, you say the turkey is involved in a very bloody and difficult syrian civil war. and remember the cause. this faction is also a factor in internal turkish politics, including in, in the current campaign, in turkey. so issues to do with a courtesy parties, all the formations are very serious, turkey and finland. an

these someone you sent that already want. nevertheless, as with don bass, a new hands in easton, ukraine. teaching has always been at pains to emphasize trans nister's links to the motherland by for college devices to grasp them. what is the word but in destroy? now only do you thought to nobody's tolling at them? i got them through his toilet. malicious voice, will you bore? no e things during the war occur now, but it will be no humanity as them were bustling with them is deal it back up and you had to was in march 2022 just days into the ukrainian war. moldova president maya sand do applied to take her country into the e. you said that any of completely moldova watched the basket and archer. she thrust betty absent and rosara when bill as soon could i speak back there? they put it on my list in there. got a hold of dana from waddell lead as well that it her predecessor eagle dowden, a long standing supporter of gluten and now the leader of the opposition to cried the decision ominously suggesting. moldova draws lessons from the situation in ukraine. the ex president of the confidant i

risk the someone you sent that are very want. nevertheless, as with don bass, a new hands in easton, ukraine. teaching has always been at pains to emphasize trans mystery as links to the motherland by short, callous devices to grasp them as a word, but even destroy. now, will you do you folks to their bodies tolling at them got them through a soil malicious voice? will you bore? no e a thing you stood there a war occur now, but it will be no more correct to use them were bustling with him and his deal it back up and you had to. but in march 2022 just days into the ukranian war, moldova and president myers son, do applied to take her country into the you said that any of completely moldova, what's the risk of imposture? she thrust betty absent and rosara when bill as soon pacific back there. they put it on my list in the got a little banner from where they'll let as well. that it her predecessor eagle dowden, a long standing supporter of gluten. and now the leader of the opposition de cried the decision ominously suggesting. moldova draws lessons from the situation in ukraine. the ex presiden

these some new, some that are very want. nevertheless, as with don bass, a new hands in easton, ukraine. teaching has always been at pains to emphasize trans mystery as links to the motherland by short, callous devices to grasp them as a word but even destroy. now will you do you folks to their bodies tolling at them got them through the soil? malicious voice, will you bore? no. e a thing you stood there. a war occur now, but it will be no. humanity is them. we're puzzling with him and william is deal it back up and you heard you but in march 2022 just days into the ukrainian war, moldova president, maya sand do applied to take her country into the you to if any of the team oliver was the basket impact chair, she frustrated at it and gotta when bill as soon as they packed it, they put it on my list in the got a little banner. some were bill that is will that her predecessor eagle dowden a long standing supporter of gluten. and now the leader of the opposition to cried the decision ominously suggesting moldova draws lessons from the situation in ukraine. the ex president of the confidant

ukrainian. government control and estimated 1500 civilians are thought to have been killed in easton ukraine since rushes refocused to advance on the area. same as robbie has more from keith. the pictures from a local ukrainian channel widely circulated on social media. the woman says hello to her family. we are all right, we are okay. she says, what happens next illustrates the sudden severity of an artillery the ukrainians, where he several donuts will be the next city to fall to russian occupation. the rushing advance is slow, but it is steady, and russia now controls most of the city, not blowing me. remember, all of our plans are clear. we will be occupied our entire territory, which historically belongs to us. and in accordance with all international laws, this is our plan, not filled. if we don't care about russia's plans, we are having difficulties in the east due to the shortages of the right weapons. you know this well with that ukrainian president vladimir zelinski was speaking during a visit by slovakia. as president zanna cup of tova came bearing gifts. more howitzers destined f

i usher, force is a stopping up there offensive and the key city of severe done yet can easton ukraine. cave says about 80 percent of the sixty's now under russian control with russian troops already in the city center. coming up next in dw news asia. the top wrap stuff enforcing a ban on opium, pompey cultivation. many farmers saves the only crop as a safe and from poverty. look at hack delivery, right. as in india, i risking death to complete food orders. i food deliveries in under 10 minutes. promise. you will have those stokers add more in just a moment and i'll be back at the top of the hour with well, i'm good with with lash on the free climb. here. there, hitch with grenades every day. in the small ukrainian town of new york, or 3 quarters of the inhabitants, heflin. but some of giving up their homes know their hope for peace. focus on europe. in 60 minutes on d w. a joy ride through fascinating worlds. into uncharted deb our guides and know their way around with a strictly scientific trip to some pretty wacky places. curiosity is required to borrow today on d. w. people in truc

these some new, some that are very want. nevertheless, as with don bass and new hands in easton, ukraine teaching has always been at pains to emphasize trans mystery as links to the motherland by short, callous devices to grasp them as a word, but even destroy. now it will you do you folks to? nobody's tolling at them. got them stories, soil malicious toys, will you boy, now he finished doing the work her. now really no humanity is them were bustling with him and his deal it back up and you heard you but in march 2022 just days into the ukrainian war. moldova president, maya sand do applied to take her country into the you to if any of the team, moldova. what's the chair? she put it into a data. when the listen basic back there, they put it on my list in the godaddy. little banner, somewhere, dell, that is will her predecessor eagle dowden a long standing supporter of gluten and now the leader of the opposition to cried the decision ominously suggesting. moldova draws lessons from the situation in ukraine. the ex president of the confidant is todd to be very talkative in his afore to spr

since the beginning of the war. blow to mid zalinski mates troops fighting on the front line in easton ukraine . he says the visit included 2 towns in dunbar and britain's queen elizabeth makes an appearance at the end of her royal jubilee majesty de la.

the you went on friday, said that the humanitarian situation in easton, ukraine is extremely alarming. how do you see that? well, we can concerned that the situation is deteriorating and it has several reasons or isn't one of the shelling intensifies. so there are 3 major bridges just around that city. sivilton ask are there which are? well, all major battles are taking place. the bridges were blown. so ukrainian authorities, nuclear in the army cannot, can poorly support people who are left their ukrainian and civilians who are hiding in that chemical plant. and, and we have new reports about the numbers of people. there are $568.00 adults and $38.00 children and an attempt to recreate them. i was not successful and there will be further attempts. i guess the 2nd isn't a reason for, for the bad situation with people who are staying there is that the temperatures are rising. we have some hockey in ukraine, and there is danger of for infectious diseases and spreading. and because of pure poor, hygienic conditions. it's a, it's another another problem for the ukrainian government becaus

comments that lots of comments that i'm hearing today saying that the despite their advance in easton ukraine, russia is actually repeating mistakes made at the start of the war. is that your assessment? yes, the pentagon has said, came up with this in the last couple of days. russia has the same problems and since day one it's got caught out on me. it lacks infantry, it's equipment is in poor order. its command systems are antiquated. where's the, where's the crate? needs are in far better shape than all of those in all of those departments. just finally, one point. remember, the russians are operating peace, time, manning out with reduced reduced units, ukrainians of war time, money and have no problem at all with manpower. their issue is with the kind of kit they have the capabilities and that's why these announcements today are so important. thank you for that. frank led, rich and oxford take a quick roundup of some of the developments in this war. rushes foreign minister, so gay lovers met with various foreign ministers of the gulf cooperation council in riyadh focus on talks isn't clear

at present, lensky says the battle for tonight's good will determine the very fate of easton ukraine. can you explain to us the significance of this particular city? well, this city does not have a strategic importance in the way that it would open a vast opportunities. but of course, russia needs to control it. if it wants to control the whole of don bass, it's the last or a city the lasts patch of land on that side of the sea whiskey. donnette river, which russia has so far, had very big difficulties to cross, and at least it would allow russia to concentrate its forces on crossing the river . at the moment, of course, meant russia is assaulting the city with a lot of power, a lot of firepower, but also a lot of manpower. and as long as this manpower is busy, fighting in this city will be very difficult for them to advance in other places to have been some advances in other places as well in nurse whether he is for example, which is a little bit upstream or at the same river, but sir, so far this seems to be there, the, the barrier that they need to get over if they want to. i want

know that there are a lot of people in that area that are sympathetic to rushes ambitions in easton ukraine. but we also know there are a lot of civilians there that are literally too terrified to move. also the big question now though is whether the ukrainians can hold on to look guns. having seemingly lost control of several finance, there is only one more city in the lo gunk region that ukrainian forces still control. we also know though, that russian forces are moving from number of villages that they control south of lee, she chance to try and surround it from that direction to pulling from that direction . we also know that russian forces control large areas to the west of lacy chance and also, and they're trying to cut off a, one of the main supply routes and from the south heading towards there. and this is being described fundamentally as the potentially the biggest defeat for ukraine in forces, cent sarielle pal, last month for the war in ukraine and the climate crisis will be top of the gender as leaders of the group of 7 leading economic powers prepared to meet him munich, alto,

severe ned skin, the dumbass area is central to russia's push to seize a large suede of land in easton ukraine regional authority. so, fighting is intensifying, and no town in the eastern region is safe for rich civilian evacuations are increasing. meanwhile, ukrainian troops has repelled a russian attack on the southern outskirts of nearby busy chunks. the foot last fully ukrainian controlled city in the region of new heights. earlier i asked a doubly correspondent manuel shows how much of a blow this retreat from severe donetta is for the crowning shot. well indeed, since certain user came earlier today or from lieutenant governor sergey had got a doctor, did you create an armed forces? would we treat, of course this is a blow to their de marolla ukrainian, but you have to keep in mind that the city are said about it sooner than yours has been destroyed. up 90 percent of me is 90. percent of the infrastructure of this city is gone. it is a ghost town. as almost no civilians left out. the only ones are still there that are desperately trying to be evacuated. something that is rendered very ha

ah, so this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. fighting is still raging in easton ukraine. but the united nations has warned, there will be no winners. russian forces are close to taking complete control of that don bass region. members of ukraine's foreign legion have arrived in the city of south road donuts to help try and push back russian troops to united nations. peacekeepers have been killed in marley. it happened after an improvised bomb exploded near the town or to answer. soldiers were part of egypt. peacekeeping mission to other people were injured. at least one person has been killed in sedans, capital, thousands there, a market. the 3rd anniversary of the killing of a 128 people at a sit in by security forces in 2019 operation groups in democratic republic. congo are calling for the government to cut diplomatic ties with ruined at their protesting, ruined, as alleged support for the armed rebel group, a called m 23, which is something that could kick garley denies. yet to date, with all the headlines here on al jazeera, difficult website, algebra dot com is the

still ahead on al jazeera, a russian strike in easton, ukraine sets a chemical plant on fire, where hundreds are reportedly sheltering in size and india's ruling parties accused of using intimidation tactics. after buildings linked to moisten, protested i, reduced to rubble ah, returned. he has begun the, the full world copies on its way to the cutter route. your travel package to the hello that heavy rain has caused severe flooding. in the south of china, we are going to see more wet weather effect, much of east asia in the days ahead. and that's thanks to the may you front. that's pulsing those pockets of heavy rain. further east. in particular, southern areas of japan are going to get a drenching by the time we move towards the mid week. we're also seeing a bit of a disturbance up in the northeast with some of that rain trickling down into beijing. but it's mainly going to be, as i say, southern areas of japan that see the very heavy rain roland. by the time we get to choose day, we're going to see it skirt towards the east of han shoe, some of that rain rolling into tokyo. and if we have

release video that appears to show heavy fighting between pro russian and ukrainian forces in easton ukraine. russia is advancing and the don bass region capturing 2 more villages and her efforts to cut off supply lines and take control of the strategic cities ever done. ask moscow news agency says a 30000 ton grain silo was hit in ukrainian. shelling germany is stepping out, it's gas, emergency plan saying it's facing a supply crisis. and its economy minister says dwindling deliveries from russia means rationing. can't be ruled out. donnie kane has more from berlin. the german government is effectively saying to the energy sector, but also to its citizens. we can guarantee gas supply for the moment, but there may come a time quite soon where we may not be able to do that. that is the way to perceive this new measure taken by the german government. it has to be said that at the start of the european summer here now in the northern hemisphere, then people will not be needing gas to heat their homes, particularly in the warm weather there is right now. but in industry there is a real concern b

so this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. fighting is still raging in easton, ukraine for the united nations has worn there will be no.

release footage that appears to show heavy fighting between pro russian and ukrainian forces in easton, ukraine. the u. k. defense ministry says the russian advance towards me, the chance is putting pressure on the surrounding region, including the city of fear of the nets. moscow's news agency says a $30000.00 ton grain silo. net routine has been hit in ukrainian. shelly silly had her an ard 0 heavy rainfall in indian, administered kashmir, triggers, landslides and flooding across the region. and will bring you the latest on the dismissal of a powerful figure in iran's revolutionary god. ah, the journey has begun. the 34 world camp is on its way to castle group. your travel package to day. hello, we got some really heavy rain pushing across the northeast in parts of china. or at the moment you see this long line of cloud which runs down across the korean peninsula associated with this area of low pressure and the may you front, the seasonal front which is very active. some big and sundry down pause could lead to some localized flooding, dismantle central parts. the good news for southern air i

you know, we're implementing the goals that have been, now's publicly on a to rit, easton ukraine. the suppression of neo nazi regime, and that's what we're doing. it is and grain. we've explained to day, the grain can be transported freely to its destination on russia isn't putting any obstacles in the way. this requires mr. lensky to give the command come on. if you still and come out of anything there till our foreign and ukrainian ships to go into the black sea, hundreds of civilians in the city of some other than that can eastern ukraine are reported to be sheltering in bunkers below a chemical plant. workers simply as a plan to trying to secure the facility which stores highly exclusive chemicals, rushes thoughts have captured most of the city according to a us think tank. the institute for the study of war has been monitoring the battle for control of the key eastern region of hans. so does military rule as a holding direct talks with political parties and civil society groups for the 1st time, some seizing power in october, the un secretary general has called for good faith

frontline, stretching across more than a 1000 kilometers. russia says it hit several targets in easton ukraine in the past 24 hours. it claims have destroyed dozens of pieces of equipment, including aircraft, anti missile systems, and other artillery. russian forces have taken control of more than 70 percent of severe donetta in the eastern don boss region. as it is important to moscow's efforts to complete the capture of low hunts, same bathroom, avi is monitoring developments from cave bombs hit key where the key rail lines that supply your humanitarian as well as military aid from the west. it's been coming into the country. it is also used for passenger cars. now, the ukranian side isn't confirming any sort of casualties or loss of material. they never do when it comes to any sort of military assets or perceived military failures on the ground. but we have been hearing that at least 5 people were injured though this morning. that rail line is functioning once more and a little bit of an update on several minutes from here. and keith is that we've just heard from the regional governor of th

still head on al jazeera, a russian strike in easton, ukraine sets a chemical plant on fire, where hundreds are reportedly sheltering inside and shall anchors. economic crisis deepens, as the cash strapped government puts caps on. how much ketchel people can buy ah hello they, let's look to north america. it's been about the exceptional heat across the southern areas of the u. s. death valley recorded 50 degrees over the weekend and we are going to see that heat continue. but temperatures will dip down slightly. we've got some hot blustery winds blowing about those southern states, but much of the weather action is happening further. north of this, we've got flood warning thought of some of the states in the northern plains as that when windy weather pushes its way further east and up in the north. that thanks to an area of low pressure that's bringing some wintery and wet conditions. once again to the canadian prairies, it is going to cool down across the west coast. we've got coastal wind warning thout for california. and we are going to see a bit of a cool down for that east coast as tha