president zaleski says this could rise to 75 million by autumn. he says stalemate is not an option and his country will fight to recover all the territory. his troops are battling street to street. russia has sent more troops to the area to try to encircle the city. local officials say ukrainian forces are in charge while the rest of the city has fallen to russian forces. russia says it now controls 97% of luhansk province. president zaleski says russia may have the numbers, but his said has every chance of fighting back. some ukrainian troops in the donbass region were seen using a tank that was captured by the russian army. charles stratford has more in the fighting. reporter: they are the last two towns better not under full russian control. we understand according to the ukrainians they are contradicting the russians and saying ukrainian forces are in control of the industrial area of that city. russian forces are in control of the majority of the residential areas. ukrainian say 12,000 civilians are still inside the city. we do not know if th

as president zalesky says, the human cost of the battle is terrifying and is pleading for more weapons to push back the russian offensive and mired in controversy. the u. k. presses ahead with controversial plans to deport asylum seekers to wind up the government as is the 1st flight will take off in the coming hours. despite condemnation from rights groups and church leaders, we call it immoral ah hello everyone. la rock. thank you for joining us. the bloody battle for ukraine's eastern dumbass region rages on and russia is tightening its grip on the key city of arizona. russia has destroyed all 3 bridges leading out of the sea, out of the city to ukrainian, held missy shanks. meaning it's almost entirely cut off. russian troops are urging ukrainian forces to surrender and ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says his troops are now outgunned and has pleaded with western allies to send more long range weapons. he describes the human cost of the fighting. a simple we terrify. alyssa chance has suffered relentless shelling love, but not everyone in the walked on eastern city is fleeing

bonded line made a surprise visit to keep 4 talks with you, creating president below to near zaleski. that's all for now coming up next to our technology, show shift. no forget you can always get all the latest news information round the clock on our website. as d w dot com. thanks bye sir. thanks with enjoying the view and come to take a look at this tv highlights every week in your inbox. subscribe. now, it is a secret war and a sing, endless one exiting the conflict between iran on the one hand and israel and the united states on the other with more than 40 years. the adversaries have been irreconcilable. there is never been any real dialogue. how did this confrontation begin? how great is the danger that it will spread? the long war? he's really, iran usa starts june 15th on d. w. in artificial intelligence in bytes, myself, all alive. for instance, a, i decides what we get shown when we online. but a i also reproduces raises them sex of stereotypes and often fails to detect hate, speech prejudice. they, i and what we can do about it. that's our topic on shift today. ah, ah, a i i

he was warnings that russia was planning to invade. biden says, zaleski was among the leaders who thought the intelligence was exaggerated. it's a rare change in tone from one of the ukrainian presidents, strongest supporters. european commission president or sla underline has arrived in key of to discuss ukraine's bid to join the european union. president zalinski has repeatedly requested that the e, you fast track ukraine's application. the european commission is due to publish its assessment on ukraine's candidate status on friday. will china's 2 largest cities are facing renewed locked downs with dozens of new cove at 19 cases reported in the capital beijing, people and some shanghai districts will also have to remain indoors under the measures. earlier this month, residents of both cities had welcomed the easing of restrictions, but with china still sticking to a 0 coven policy, the period of increased freedom has been with short one fresh locked downs and marked a thing in shanghai. not to weekend many diffidence, we're hoping for just 10 days off to the city, started eating gruelin

what amir zalesky, when they, if they do visit him in here, it will definitely will be one of the big topics on the agenda is not just the french president, but also the german chancellor who try to maintain the content both to moscow and also to keep they have regular phone calls with russian president vladimir putin as well, where they, the ukranian president, viola, democracy, lensky. but both have stress several times is that they will not talk about the future of ukraine without ukraine. so that's very important for them and what micron just sat and mildly to several thinking in ukraine that this might be an idea of france of germany, of having something like a minced 3 agreement. and that something that a ukrainian presidential advisor told german media to day hoping that that will not be the case. but of course both of both of them want to go there. want to show that as a sign and that something had both sholtes and macro have stressed several times. while the german chancellor has phased heavy criticism for not visiting key of sooner, criticism has been coming from ukraine and

before we go, here's a quick look at our top story sour. cream president vladimir zaleski has called russia's aggression of evil. that can be stopped only on the back of his latest video dress appears to dismiss hopes, especially among some european states that ukraine would seek talks with russ. it's all for now. um nick spicer, thanks for watching. ah ha, we're all set to go beyond the obvious citizenship and then we're all live as we take on the we're all about the stories that matter to.

and present zaleski says that that behind is the more we weren't there yet, we're hoping to get that factors and see to be able to recreate and to kind of work out if all the kind of locations fit what the cranes say it is. and i think it's important here because the russians since base yesterday, the most part have been spreading a version where they say that they hit the weapons. what they say was weapons storage. and then fire crossed from there, spread from there to the mall rather than directly on the mall. now, when we talked to locals yesterday, near that mall, they just loved that version. they, she pointed at basically very intense destruction that mall in one part busy walls that had been knocked the ground while the parts had stayed standing and burnt out . and said that is an impact, a direct impact that is not far that spread of so we're not experts, we can't kind of reconstruct that. but that's definitely the, you know, the impression that most people here on the ground have. nick, you said you spoke to people there, increment of 2 days after the attack. what's their mo

face in key if the leaders of france, germany, romania and italy sit down with president vladimir zaleski. they say you are up stands united with t if and they're pledging support for ukraine to receive you candidate status fro coming a war against your crew impulses. the biggest verb through our security buckets. nato lays out class has strengthened security in the faith of russian aggression as the alliance aims to reset it. strategic vision ah, a marina evans dean. it's good to have you with us. the leaders of germany, france, italy, and romania have been meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski on their 1st face to face visit to ukraine. since russia's invasion, speaking in the capital key of all 4 of them pledged their support for ukraine to receive full status as a potential european union candidate will confirm that the ukrainian president called for a fall embargo and russian energy, as well as a 7th package of sanctions against moscow. soleski said rush is invasion, was not just an attack on ukraine. russian aggression is aggression against europe, entire europe, entire

so are we expecting him to discuss that today with president for letting me zaleski? emma tells us they're unclear for us. thank you. well, today the german government has approved the delivery of around 350000000 euros worth of weapons to ukraine. keith has been making urgent calls for more weaponry, such as tanks had multiple rocket launch systems. but there have been accusations from the opposition here in berlin to that germany has been dragging its heels when it comes to supplying every weapons. all i've shown it's under pressure. wherever he goes, the german chancellor feels compelled to defend germany's record on military support for ukraine is the saw, the thought on another vista, germany is one of the main military supporters of ukraine. nobody delivers as much as us, on the dodge understood as get there a few that are also doing a lot like the united states. but germany is one of the countries that is committing its capabilities on a very large scale from funky movies, cut lines, etc. we have provided large numbers of anti tank weapons, anti aircraft, missi

so presidents zaleski warning that this week is obviously important week ahead of that vote for candidate status in the you council . and that president putin or russian soldiers, russian forces, could trying intensify attacks here on the ground. but also that they might try and put pressure on europe or, you know, try and use what they can and what they have at their, at the disposal is of course the gas supplies. and we have seen them turning off, or at least slowing down the flow of gas to some european countries. you're heavily raising the prices for those countries. so that's really one of the, the main tool that their disposal and prisoners, leslie wanting that, that potentially this could be the week when things start to happen. that rebecca, moscow is claiming that the ukranian army herds suffered heavy losses. what keep saying? well, they don't often confirm or deny what the russian military puts out in their statements. yesterday. they came out and said that they had a successful attack on a, on a meeting of army generals ukrainian army general, that they were 50 superior genera

before we go, here's a quick look at our top stories, sour grains president vladimir zaleski, has called russia's aggression and evil that can be stopped. only on the back of his latest video dress appears to dismiss hopes, especially among some european states that ukraine would seek talks with russ. it's all for now. i'm nick spicer. thanks for watching. ah. we're all set to go on field. yes. citizenship a man. we're all in as we take on the we're all about the stories that matter to you. whatever it takes, policeman follow with w. fire made for mines. oh, here in ne england, the fishing industry overwhelmingly supported breaks it. fishermen were keen to take back control of u. k. waters and become independent of brussels. almost 70 percent of voters in the region wanted britain to leave the e. u. but now that's happened, they feel let down. i almost feel embarrassed. i bolted out. i wish i could stand by the blow the way the from was does the sound of the overly where soft now? we have the whistle, some people but a ah, grimsby a port town by the north sea. yeah. oh good. so 10 minute

pieces that were already invested in over the last several years of mission. forget the, you know, the zaleski government and the last few years in ukraine have been about infrastructure investment as a primary focus. and you train those only, i'd groups that you mentioned. i just want to jump in and ask you about these groups. how specifically, are they supporting this sort of institution rebuilding right now again, because this needs to be led by ukraine. right now these are frameworks that bring together stakeholders that can enable construction within the country that can enable stronger institutions in the sense of governance. and also in the sense of the kinds of auxiliary institutions that are needed within ukraine, and that goes from the municipal level. so enabling city councils to get back to work all the way to kind of the talk government level and go to foreign trade level . but i would say that right now, we are only getting started in terms of the work that's necessary to plan this. and it's going to be necessary over the coming months to really get down to the details of who is

80 percent of the city and are urging ukrainian forces to surrender. ukraine's present voluntary zaleski says, ukraine is outgunned in one of the bloodiest battles of the war and has pleaded with western allies to send more long range weapons. you describe the human cost of the fighting as simply terrifying bridges destroyed. the city of severity nets is now almost cut off. authorities say they're still able to evacuate the wounded. but the situation for those still left is worsening and fast . st. battles, a raging in the eastern city, the governor of the region says it's mostly under russian control. much of severity nets has been destroyed. authorities believe more than $500.00 civilians, including children, a sheltering at the vast as that chemical plant. they say the plant is under heavy bombardment from russian forces. moscow and pro russian separatists in the region have issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian troops still holding out in the city. there were as good but the ukrainian military units that the station there remained therefore either what they have 2 options either follo

it's next meeting. ukraine deserves candidacy because it's fighting for freedom and democracy. zaleski go my money. i'm a cream belongs in the european families and were supporting ukraine with the delivery of weapons. we will keep doing that for as long as it is needed from me. however, the french president underlined it that it wouldn't happen overnight, even if $27.00 members unanimously prove ukraine's bid to join. they will have to draw up an elaborate roadmaps where the procedure give will also gives me a face, a list of requirements, and that you will have to consider how we ukraine joining will affect neighboring states. moreover, menu micron stated that it is ukraine's responsibility to conduct peace talks with you. russia. not the use of moscow, though, says that it doesn't expect negotiations to resume. earlier we discussed the you leaders visit with russia, the deputy ambassador to the united nations dmitri pollyanna sky, you believe that the trip was mainly organized to facilitate talks as there is a growing demand for a peaceful solution to the crisis within the u. new co

about the russians are moving in and bombarding that city as well. rebecca, you credit posted voted, zaleski has said he wants more ammunition and weapons from the west for the don boss, from long. how long him ukrainian forces hold off the russians. well that is the $1000000.00 question get, aha, they have been doing and putting out a pretty strong fight, considering that they are outgunned at least $10.00 to $1.00. it's believed that they are better if you, you know, that everything is to be believed that the ukrainian military is saying now, fast running out of ammunition. i have heard some analysts say that this could be somewhat tactical in that they're trying to put pressure on the west to, to deliver the promised weapons that they are, they're ramping up these fees that they are running out of weapons. the analysts say, why would they say that publicly did tell their enemy that they're running out of weapons, but you know, the losses on the battlefield can't be ignored. they are losing the battle if you will. they are being pushed back so that and they are running out of weapons. we'r

that's how the ukranian president vladimir zaleski has described moscow's relations with the continent and relentless western sanctions. against russian expos, africa, africa, is actually hosted to those who on least war against our state. and if it was not for the war against ukraine, there simply would be no shortage of food in the market. people in africa, asia, or in any other country in the world would not be suffering from the catastrophic rise and food prices. the head of the african union has responded by saying, gets committed to a peaceful resolution. but earlier, he called the western countries to ease payment restrictions on moscow to allow africa to pay for russian goods. it is aggravated by european sanctions on the methods of payment. we want to pay, but it becomes impossible. so we are asking the europeans for the same mechanism as for gas and oil. although russia and ukraine explore nearly a 3rd of the world's wheat and barley grain cannot get out of your crane until kiev cleared his ports of his minds to allow for the safe exports of goods. why fi of south african sen

and the search for funds has already begun. presidents zaleski has started talking about recovery in terms of funding at the davis economic for him. for example, he raised the idea of patronage, whereby funders could select specific funding projects. he sites half a trillion dollars and losses and tens of thousands of facilities destroyed requiring the building of whole cities and industries. the challenge is deciding what to rebuild. first. it right now, it looks like russian efforts are confined to the east in the south. so damage repair can start outside of the battle zone at some safe distance. and of course it has already started as people are working to rebuild their homes and, and schools in places of business. and so in your view, that is generally what should take a priority in rebuilding. well, the 1st phase of, if we use a disaster recovery framework, the 1st phase of recovery is really think about disaster response. we. the challenge is making sure that people are safe, that they're evacuated, if necessary, that they have access to food and water and shelter, that they co

so whereas for zaleski, one of his aim is to bring the accreditation together and the other one is to appeal to the put his ends of a different put his ends with his domestic audience is actually to keep them interested. he doesn't need great support or even the rallying wrong, the slag. he just needs the russian public not to be fervently antiquated and not to go out onto the street. thinking the question, who really comes out ahead in his information war zelinski with his digital diplomacy and pan shot for p. r or polluting with the messenger is in the russian media and doing his bidding. the positive reviews the actually, the length you are getting around the world are of no consolation though to ukrainians, whose homes and lives have been shattered by russia and bombs falling from the sky . and ultimately, the skies, not the airwaves, not the new swedes, or where this war will be won or lost a war that so many analysts told us would never happen, is now into it's 4th month if the adversaries are looking for a way out. they have yet to find one. the fight to control the narrative g

up and understands that the west is seeking to extend this conflict to help you brain. president zaleski has praise london's military assistance to kiev during a visit by the u. k. the defense secretary to the crane in capital. so then he also took the chance to plead for another batch of weapons. one person o krinski school, durable at sin shall ukrainian troops are doing everything they can using the artillery. they have to stop the occupiers offensive, well as much as the heavy weapons and modern artillery all that we have asked and continue to ask our partners to provide, allow them to support. i have met the u. k. secretary of state for defense, ben wallace, hold on. we discussed how to stop russian aggression and how to stop it. mounting a potential offense and what supplies are needed for our army. the british show true leadership in defense matters. what the question is now confirmed, a new shipments have long range rocket launchers. this, in addition to thousands of on to tank missiles on the vehicles on their defense systems that have ukraine's military intelligence has recentl

is reminder of our top story. ukrainian president vladimir zaleski says his troops are outnumbered, but holding out the battle for the city of savannah, doug, it's one of several key battle ground rushes to seize control of easton. don't fast reach a set you up to date. well, well here's at the top of the hour of next on the w oceans under threat documentary about 3 to play with with when the see steams up in the arctic ocean, marine biologists are researching under water climate change. the changes on not just a warning sign. rising water temperatures are becoming an existential threat for the entire system. close up next on d, w. oh. is the end of the pandemic in site? we show what it could look like. return to normal. and we visit those who are finding it difficult with successes around noon in a weekly coven, 19 special. every thursday con d. w. it is a secret war and a scene, endless one, and actually the conflict between iran on the one hand. and israel and the united states on the other for more than 40 years, the adversaries have been irreconcilable. there is never been any real

ukraine after yesterday's high profile visit you leaders to keep, i understand, ukraine's presence zaleski had another important visitor today. exactly. are you case? maurice johnson, 5 minister maurice johnson, was here for the 2nd time, says the thoughts of the rush of the war against you queen, 2nd time in key. if indeed, he didn't come empty handed, he said that the united kingdom would intensify. it's support to ukraine. would also offer more training to up to 10000 ukrainian soldiers. so not ashore. support after after for a european leaders came here in a key of to show that western europe was really, that's a western allies were really there before ukraine. a gesture of goodwill, a gesture of support, much appreciated here and keep end by ukrainian president followed him in just a few words. emma, of course, has been a groundbreaking do for ukraine. you've received you candidate status. what was the reaction? the general reaction to general reaction is of course, are also a lot of joy at it at this news. you know, here in key of a lot of people are pro european and now, so let's no

news live from berlin, ukraine's president says his country face is a historic weak ovalo, damira zaleski warrants that russia will likely intensify its attacks against his country. this comes of the european union.

this, our president vladimir zalesky says ukraine has begun an historic waiting. you warned that russia would likely step up with the tax on his country. crate also awaits a key decision from the you on its bid for candidate status. this is dw news live from berlin up next sports life catches up with ukrainian wrestler who fled to germany after the russian invasion. they spicer with with a thousands of migrants waiting in libya's detention camps. in humane conditions or torture and arbitrary in this are routine here. ah, they want to move on, but are stuck in libya. no escape from hell in 45 minutes on d. w o o asia and artic lovers guide by vibrating asian cities. 5 are local artists ah, in the unique experience of their craft, join us for exclusive master classes. give you a phone done about i know to do this week on dw leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. oh, that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece and the collection of the louvre, and no, it is not them on a lease. it is the virgin of the rocks. was there another symbolic meaning to this beau

in fact, the president zaleski has said, is india so made? he has said before that this was not only award that was waged against against ukraine, but to war on a whole set of values, a war against nato as well. so this is definitely welcome welcome. he also warned nato members. doctor ukraine was on the 1st stop for russia, and in his opinion of vladimir putin had also other goals. so of course, the decisions made today the nonsense made today data and nato would back your friend for as long as it takes this much way. come here, seen from, from the country, which is actually, you know, dealing with the hardest, the toughest consequences of the war since it pays with the lives of its own citizens. and this must be very welcome news. considering the games that russian forces have made an, or making an eastern ukraine at the mall. of course, the situation is still very dire on the eastern front, in particular, particularly around the city of lazy chance could today, a report from the defense ministry of ukraine announced that russian troops had

well, president zaleski mentioned that it's, it's not the war against the cry, and it's the war against the west sentiments of what, in that sense, against nathan, it's checking nato. and as the countries of on the border with the russian and beller us, we were the ones who are a possible we crane and probably the most heavily affected by, by the war. and therefore, we looked into the, into the summit as well to provide us for additional security guarantees for the countries on, on the, on recent fund. i can tell you that the subs have been taken, obviously, as it is understandable, you know, coming from, if any we would like to see more faster decisions. but obviously that ground has been laid for, for strengthening leasing in defense and the baltic states. your country recently been threatened by russia. there is an enclave of russia called colleen grad to get supplies, that there's a train line that goes through territory. that's the only way they can get things that you've been imposing the sanctions that russia doesn't like that. are you that the country and nato most at risk right

i want to ask you about the statement that president zaleski has made with regard to russia, holding. he estimates about the 5th of ukraine, given the areas that russia apartment has control. how much leverage does that give russia over the economy of ukraine in the future? well, it depends on the talk. ukraine's still have access to the safer through a district sectors. it's important. they open up ukrainian economy and people should be remarkably resilient and showing real innovation to fight to the russian invasion would suggest once more and that the countries have a good future. especially given the west is committed to providing bills of dollars of reconstruction money. and also probably not that will be been froze and hundreds of millions of dollars ultimately will also be used ukrainian reconstruction. so key is and then for the conflict, you know, the gun stopping the pulse, remaining open to your crane so it can exports its products. and i think then, i mean ukraine is the kind of proven they, i think they have a good future given the fact that and ukraine's been relying a l

percent of the city and are calling on ukrainian forces to surrender. ukraine's president vladimir zaleski is pleading with western allies to send more long range weapons. brush of energy produce that gas from says it will flash natural gas deliveries to europe via the north stream pipeline. by 40 percent, the company says is waiting for the equipment. it had sent for repair, a number of european countries, including germany, a highly dependent on russian gas. the u. k. has cancelled its 1st deportation flight through wanda, which was set to take off on tuesday evening. it happened to after a loss when it's intervention by the european court of human rights, which is rules that asylum seekers could face a real risk of irreversible hom, on return to their home country. this is dw news from berlin. you can find much more on our website. he w dot com aah! losing ground, a key battle rages in ukraine's east. russia tightens its grip on parts of ara donetta. pushing ukrainian forces away the focal point of rushes, relentless assault for weeks. this pivotal industrial ukrainian city, on the brin