Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Russia attacks Ukrainian targets, Ukraine repels Russian attacks | WION

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Russia attacks Ukrainian targets, Ukraine repels Russian attacks | WION

residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being short on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this Russia arranged missiles over Ukraine’s hardke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia attacks on har the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president V yensi is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael mall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating cross border strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle line shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a [Music] report the once thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating to of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades pockmarked with damage like many front lines cities goj has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians fleeing [Music] the cities of abiva and bakut in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave keev permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever buau report beond world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zalinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern K where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attack are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zalinsky said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as of Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander K cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for or air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double sh support comes after Biden came Under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its way ing infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group vagno recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kenka the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previous said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian president vadir zinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zk’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out of the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines too has given its no to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president V zinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern K region where last month Russia launched a new offensive China the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinsky said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in keev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k Cru missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of shev moreover zalinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply Mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser incredibly great Ukrainian s and daughters are ble well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zelinsky thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the highers in the harv region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist kees or ke on the Battleground furthermore zinsky claimed that Russia is using China’s influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in khaki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrup the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern har region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated falling crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to rise in the cross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us lead restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the [Music] pump Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their firep power on the eastn dones and not in the Northeast carave where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinski said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in cave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K Cru missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on the matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with ziny this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this are Russia ranged missiles over Ukraine’s harke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia’s attacks on AR the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Superstore in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zelinski is to address the shanga dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael Mcall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can when this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can and the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating cross border strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a report [Music] the once thriving town of w chance in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades pockmarked with damage like many Frontline cities G Johns has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and Baku in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossborder attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave keev permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever bu report we on world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops groups were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern K where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zy said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kiev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they’re represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week inandi in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double sh of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry UK ukine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group Vagner recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front for prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kenka the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian President Vladimir zinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the Shanda dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zelinsky’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out of the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines too has given its n to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern Kari region where last month Russia launched a new offensive China the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zalinsky said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in keev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as singapo and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to isander K cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of shev moreover zalinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser incredbly great Ukrainian sons and daughters are well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zelinsky thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the highers in the harv region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist kees or ke on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claimed that Russia is using Chin’s influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in Kaki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrupt the peace Summit and un fortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern har region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated Fallen crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us Le restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherance to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the pump [Music] Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the Eastern dones and not in the Northeast Car cave where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strike zilinski said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in keave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K crw missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this hour Russia range missiles over ukra harke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia attacks on AR the attack on Friday nights killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zalinski is to address the hry La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael Mall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating cross border strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic l landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a [Music] report the once thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades Pock marked with damage like many Frontline cities go John has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians f [Music] the cities of abiva and bakut in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossborder attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave keev permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever bu report we on world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zalinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern KH where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zansi said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kiev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of denpro that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in normandi in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know five years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group Vagner recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kenka the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for his more than 1700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zin’s remarks come after Jing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out to the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conf the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines too has given its noord to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of asia-pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops grps who are focusing their main Firepower on the eastern danet and not in the northeastern Kari region where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zinski said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in keev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro 8 people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the nor northern region of shen moreover zalinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolute abolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser great Ukrainian sons and daughters are well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zelinski thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the hus in the hariv region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist kees or ke on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claimed that Russia is using Chin’s influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in ki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine W bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrupt the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is built building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is present is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern har region convinced ke’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated falling crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us Le restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the [Music] pump Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the Eastern Don es can not in the Northeast Car cave where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinski said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in keave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukraine authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of shariv moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that there are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this are Russia arranged missiles over Ukraine’s hardke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors The missil Struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia’s attacks on AR the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zelinski is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael mall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating crossborder strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a report [Music] the once thriving town of V Chans in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict drawn footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades pockmarked with damage like many Frontline cities go John has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 17,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after a surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and Baku in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave ke permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever Bureau report beond world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet regum and Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their gain Firepower on the easn donet and not in the northeastern KH where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zinski said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen he moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in normandi in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double sh of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know five years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group vagno recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kachenko the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1,700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zelinsky’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out to the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines too has given its no to participate in the PE Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern danet and not in the northeastern Kari region where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zi said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in keev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of shev moreover zalinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister sge labov warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser incredibly Brave Ukrainian son well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest secur conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zalinsky thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the hus in the har region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist KES or ke on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claimed that Russia is using Chinese influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in khi region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrup the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern harv region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated falling crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us lead restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the pump [Music] Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the easn dones and not in the Northeast Car cave while last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinski said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in ke upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K Cru missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasiz the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this are Russia aranged missiles over Ukraine’s harke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors The missil Struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia attacks on AR the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zelinski is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore and where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zansi met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael mall on the sidelines on Saturday Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing that you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating crossborder strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a [Music] [Music] report the once thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades Pock marked with damage like many Frontline cities G Johns has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians fleeing [Music] the cities of abiva and Baku in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal con consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave keev permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever Bureau report we on world is 1 we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s easn donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zalinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the EAS donet and not in the northeastern KH where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes ziny said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has per the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double sh support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group Vagner recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kachenko yeah the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1,700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinsky has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zelinsky’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out to the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agree to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines too has given its Nord to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their m Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern Kar region where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinsky said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in cave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chev moreover zalinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser 600,000 incredibly Brave Ukrainian s da well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen in the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zalinsky thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the highers in the har region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist KES or ke on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claimed that Russia is using Chin’s influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in Kaki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrupt the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern har region convinced KES allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid February while production and exports are not directly correlated Fallen crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us lead restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil crisis resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the [Music] pump Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian president Vladmir zilinsky said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the eastn dones and not in the Northeast carc while last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zalinsky said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in keave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian City Neo eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K Cru missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasize the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego and impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this hour Russia aranged missiles over Ukraine’s harke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia’s attacks on AR attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zelenski is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zansi met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael mall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the T toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard to get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating crossborder strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a report [Music] [Music] the once thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the AP apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades Pock marked with damage like many Frontline cities G John has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and bakou in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave ke permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever bu report we on world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the Eastern donet and not in the northeastern KH where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes ziny said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover Z he also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in switzland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to filled dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group vagno recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court roters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kachenko the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1,700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zelinsky’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out to the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines 2o has given its Nord to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating in include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern danet and not in the northeastern Kari region where last month Russia launched a new offensive China the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main ction of Russian strikes zinsky said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in keave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cause and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of genev moreover zinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support V comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser incredibly great Ukrainian sons and daughters are of well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore UK Ukrainian president vadir zanski thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the highers in the har region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist KES or keev on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claimed that Russia is using Chin’s influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in ki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrupt the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and Power country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artill ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern har region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated Fallen crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us Le restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherance to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price w utility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance off with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the pump [Music] Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zelinsky said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the eastn dones and not in the Northeast carave where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinsky said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in cave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K Cruz missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack back the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian Force Es as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this are Russia aranged missiles over Ukraine’s harke region again on Saturday as per Ukrainian prosec computers the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia’s attacks on har the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zalinski is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael Mcall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating crossborder strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching ation for the future of the war here’s a [Music] [Music] report the once thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades po marked with damage like many Frontline cities G John has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and bakou in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia mosco again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave ke permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever bu report we on world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zalinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern K where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian ziny said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in K upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of denpro that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars in knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in normandi in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private that Russian mercenary group vagno recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kachenko the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1,700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and hand it over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinsky said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zelinsky’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out to the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate how however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines 2 has given its Nord to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of asia-pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the Eastern danet and not in the northeastern Kari region where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zinsky said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in ke upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chev moreover zinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Sergey lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser 600 incredibly great Ukrainian sons and daughters are well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listening to the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zelinski thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the hus in the harv region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist kees or keev on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claimed that Russia is using Chin’s influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in Kaki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in respon we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrupt the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think the situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern har region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crude exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated Fallen crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the [Music] pump Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the eastn dones and not in the Northeast Car cave where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinsky said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in keave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K crw missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Ser lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this hour Russia aranged missiles over Ukraine’s hardke region again on Saturday as for Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in a series of Russia’s attacks on AR the attack on Friday night kill killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zelinski is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael Mcall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beIN says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has say that it would not have participated anyway the the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating cross border strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a report [Music] the once thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades Pock marked with damage like many Frontline cities GJ has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and bakut in the donit region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave ke permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are bluring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever bu report we on world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the easn donet and not in in the northeastern K where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zinsky said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the UK Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of denpro that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinski also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola Rula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind the these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group vagno recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason a barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kachenko the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and hand it over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinsky said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zin’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out to the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines 2o has given its Nord to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the Eastern Donetsk and not in the northeastern Kar region where last month Russia launched a new offensive China the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinski said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in ke upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chev moreover zalinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser incredibly great Ukrainian sons and daughters are well as soon as the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir Zen he thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the hus in the har region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist kees or keev on the Battleground furthermore zalinsky claim that Russia is using Chinese influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in khaki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the systems to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrupt the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of Putin Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapons systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think this situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a stalemate um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western na s are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern harv region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s scw exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while ction and exports are not directly correlated falling crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the cross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us-led restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however on geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the pump [Music] Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their main Firepower on the eastn dones and not in the Northeast Car cave where last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinski said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in keave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as singapor and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K Cruz missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said had shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zalinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this are Russia arange missiles over Ukraine’s hardke region again on Saturday as per Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in a series of Russia’s attacks on har the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zelens is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zalanski met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael mall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win this thing and you have the toughest team soldiers commanders on the ground I have fought uh this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beijin says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase marked by escalating crossborder strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a [Music] report the on thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin roofs missings facades pockmarked with damage like many Frontline cities go CH has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces is grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 177,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offensive in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and bakut in the Don region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks ATT s these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave ke permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are bluring and the risks of miscalculation or unintended escalation Loom larger than ever buau report beond world is one we are starting this Broad C from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet region and Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern Kar where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zinsky said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residental buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinski also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French army armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal authored by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war the Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know five years behind these walls leaves their Mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group V no recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kachenko the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the Armed Forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian prent Vladimir zilinski has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zelinsky said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and zin’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out of the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zelinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines too has given its Nord to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region well Ukrainian president vadir zinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern Kar region where last month Russia launched a new offensive China the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zilinski said he held a meeting with the senior military commanders in ke upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said in the Ukrainian city of nipro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital a Russian forces Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of shev moreover zalinski also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has pummeled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in any french military presence in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they’re represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our Armed Forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring the that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser incredibly great Ukrainian sons and daughters are well as soon as the the final declaration is declared or the final results are declared we will go back to Johannesburg and listen into the election commission for now speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference in Singapore Ukrainian president vadir zelinsky thanked Washington for allowing ke to use its high Mobility artillery rocket system or the highers in the har region however the Ukrainian president added it is not enough to assist kees or keev on the Battleground furthermore zalanski claim that Russia is using Chinese influence to disrupt Ukraine’s peace motives just we are thankful and this is public information we are thankful to President Biden that they have recently allowed us to use himas in ki region against bordering territory is this enough no I’ve mentioned an example before the airfields from which Russia bombs Ukraine knowingly that Ukraine would bomb them in response we don’t have the system to do so unfortunately using China’s influence in the region using Chinese diplomats does everything to disrup the peace Summit unfortunately such a big independent and powerful country like China is an instrument in the hands of puton Germany is also highlighting Ukraine’s urgent need of surface to air missile systems German defense Chief says Russia is building its own forces in a time frame and that the most dangerous cause will be in the year 2029 well what what we see is that um Ukraine is um or needs um um air defense and I would say air defense and air defense and of course um um artillery ammunition and and weapon systems to fight against um Russia in this unpresented um attack um Russia Russia has started in um 22 um I I think this situation um is pressing is pressing for for Ukraine but what we still see there is a St made um at the front at the front line and not very much movement in there till now Washington restricted the use of its weapons to limited Military strikes inside Ukraine including Crimea and occupied territories Western nations are concerned that attacking targets across the internationally recognized border with weapons provided by NATO countries will escalate the conflict however the latest Russian advance in the northeastern harv region convinced kev’s allies that in order to defend itself Ukraine must be able to destroy military Targets on the other side of the Border as well Russia’s crew exports have experienced a decline for the fourth consecutive week reaching the lowest level since mid-February while production and exports are not directly correlated falling crude exports suggest Moscow is adhering to its promise despite stable weekly export volumes a slight price increase led to a rise in the gross value of Russia’s shipments meanwhile the Kremlin continues to navigate us lead restrictions on its oil shipments and strengthen ties in the Middle East for consumers globally these developments may have mixed implications on one hand adherence to production targets could contribute to stability in global oil markets potentially mitigating price volatility however ongoing geopolitical tensions and Supply Dynamics may continue to influence oil prices impacting consumer cost for fuel and related products overall consumers May benefit from more stable oil prices resulting from Russia’s compliance of with production targets but they should remain mindful of broader geopolitical factors that could influence energy markets and consequently prices at the [Music] pump Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern dones region Ukrainian President Vladimir zilinski said the Russian troops are focusing their main fire power on the easn dones and not in the Northeast Car cave while last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zinski said he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in cave upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian city of nepro eight people were injured including two children the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down to exander K Cru missiles over the region the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of sherah moreover zilinsky also emphasized that fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has HED the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister Serge lavro warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will meet with zilinsky this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impeding Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser also this are Russia aranged missiles over Ukraine’s hardke region again on Saturday as per Ukrainian prosecutors the missiles struck residential areas including very many residential buildings which injured many it’s the latest in the series of Russia attacks on AR the attack on Friday night killed three and wounded 23 others Russian strikes hit a hardware Super Store in the city last weekend killing 16 people Ukrainian president vadir zinski is to address the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore on Sunday where he’s expected to drum up support for his peace conference on the 15th and 16th of June over 160 countries have been sent or have sent an invite for the peace conference in Switzerland zansi met with the US House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Michael mall on the sidelines on Saturday they held talks on increasing International sanctions on Russia and supplying additional systems and missiles to strengthen ke’s air defense if we give you the right weapons you can win say and you have the toughest team Soldier commanders on the ground I have fought this Administration hard get the weapons in as fast as we can in the latest China has pulled out from the list of attendees at the peace conference later this month beian says that the conference does not meet its expectations which include moscow’s participation while Switzerland has not invited Russia the Kremlin has said that it would not have participated anyway the Russia Ukraine conflict has ended at a new phase marked by escalating crossborder strikes and the Relentless pounding of cities reducing them into Rubble as the battle lines shift the Strategic landscape grows increasingly complex with far-reaching implications for the future of the war here’s a [Music] report the on thriving town of vchan in Ukraine’s Northeast Now lies in Ruins a grim Testament to the devastating toll of the conflict Drone footage reveals a haunting scene smoking piles of rubble and the bombed out shells of residential buildings are all that remain around the apartment blocks houses and buildings lie in ruin missings facades pockmarked with damage like many Frontline cities gch has become a Battleground with Street battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces grinding on relentlessly Ukraine currently controls 70% of the town which had a pre-war population of 17,000 and is engaged in deadly battles to dislodge enemy troops after the surprised Russian offens in the Kari region sent thousands of civilians [Music] fleeing the cities of abiva and bakut in the donet region have suffered a similar fate reduced to Rubble by the unrelenting barrage of artillery and air strikes now in a significant escalation Ukrainian troops have used us supplied himar missiles to destroy an advanced air defense system inside Russia Moscow again issued a Stern warning to Washington about the potentially fatal consequences of backing such crossb attacks these fresh Ukrainian strikes coming days after President Joe Biden gave keev permission to use American supplied weapons to strike Targets in Russia signal a new phase in the conflict one where the boundaries of the battlefield are blurring and the risks of miscalculation or unended escalation Loom larger than ever bu report be on world is one we are starting this broadcast from the war in Ukraine Russian forces have now made advances in Ukraine’s Eastern donet redum and Ukrainian president vadir zilinski said that Russian troops were focusing their main Firepower on the eastern donet and not in the northeastern k where just last month Russia launched a new offensive the most battles and the heaviest attacks are in the donet region in fact this is the main direction of Russian strikes zalinsky said that he held a meeting with his senior military commanders in Kiev upon his return to Ukraine from visits to several European capitals as well as to Singapore and the Philippines over the last week the Ukrainian authorities said that eight people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Deno that included two children the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two isander k cruise missiles over the region and the attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in the residential buildings and a hospital Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack the Ukrainian Air Force said that it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chen moreover zilinsky also emphasized that the fpv drones are allowing the troops to hold the front lines while being shot on supplies Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized the urgent need for air defense systems as Russia has palled the country with air strikes targeting critical infrastructure this spring meanwhile Russian foreign minister warned France that any french military in Ukraine will be considered a legitimate Target for the Russian forces as for the French instructors I have reasons to believe that there are many specific facts on this matter that they are already working in Ukraine regardless of whether they are members of the French armed forces or simply mercenaries they represent an absolutely legitimate Target for our armed forces the White House said on Tuesday that the US President Joe Biden will meet meet with zilinski this week in Normandy in France and again at the G7 Summit in Italy the double show of support comes after Biden came under Fire for declaring that he would forego an impending Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser in its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia and more than 4,000 have applied so far here’s more Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia under a deal offered by the government prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the Army until the end of the war Justice Ministry says more than 4,000 have applied so far including mola rebula who is behind bars for theft you know 5 years behind these walls leaves their mark you’ve seen a lot and understand a lot you’re not scared of anything anymore Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers particularly to fight in Frontline positions that suffer heavy losses private Russian mercenary group vagno recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine offering them a full pardon if they survived 6 months at the front prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offenses like multiple murders or treason are barred from serving successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court Reuters was given access to a hearing cheered by judge demitro kenka the main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it more than 1700 already have the green light over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the armed forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready the Justice Minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total Ukrainian president vadir zinsky has made an accusation against China speaking on the sidelines of the shangrilla dialogue in Singapore zilinski said that China is doing its very best to prevent countries from taking part in the Swiss peace summit though he did not take the names of the countries the peace Summit is set to take place later this month it will invite defense officials from around the world and Zen’s remarks come after beijing’s foreign Ministry in a statement said that peace plans should have equal participation of all parties adding that the peace Summit should have the recognition of both Russia as well as Ukraine with Russia not invited China has backed out of the peace Summit joining team is Saudi Arabia which has also refused to participate in the two-day Summit zilinsky also expressed his displeasure pleasure with some countries who have not signed up more than 100 countries and organizations have signed up for the conference the United States has also agreed to participate however Joe Biden is yet to confirm his presence Philippines to has given its no to participate in the peace Summit zalinski has further urged participation of Asia Pacific countries some of the countries that are participating include Germany Italy and Canada US President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian president vadir zelinsky on the sidelines of the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Allied Landings on the Normandy Coast in France news of the meeting comes after the White House announced that Biden will not be attending the Ukraine’s peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15th and 16th zilinsky has been pushing Biden to attend the peace Summit claiming that his absence is akin to giving Russian leader Vladimir Putin a stand Ovation now the White House has announced that the US vice president Kamala Harris will be attending the summit on Ukraine instead of President Biden as a war in Ukraine overshadows the D-Day commemorations in France Biden is expected to promote the us as a defender of democracy and international alliances according to the White House in his meeting Biden will try to and assure zalinsky of the US deep and continued support of Ukraine both leaders will meet again at the G7 Summit in Italy next week week to discuss ke’s fight against Russia The normandi Landings by Allied Forces in 1944 Mark the beginning of the end of the Nazi occupation of Europe unlike earlier festivities Russia has not been invited because of the protracted uh war in Ukraine and leaders attending are hoping to send a strong and United message to Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin said he could use conventional missiles against the United States and its European allies within Striking Distance this is if the West allows Ukraine to use longrange Western weapons to strike deep inside Russia Putin made the remarks at a rare and a first face-to-face meeting with international news agencies in St Petersburg since the start of the Ukraine war now Putin said that the West Was Wrong in assuming that Russia will not use its nuclear weap weapons he also warned that kremlin’s nuclear Doctrine should not be taken lightly for some reason the West believes that Russia will never use its nuclear arsenal we have a nuclear Doctrine look at what it says if someone’s actions threatens our sovereignty and territorial Integrity we consider it possible for us to use all the means at our disposal this should not be taken lightly superficially but professionally when asked about NATO Chief Yen stoltenberg’s calls to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike Russian territory Putin differentiated between different missiles however he warned that permitting Kev to strike Russia with even more powerful weapons would be a serious escalation that that would lead the West towards a war with Russia Russian president criticizing Western Arms supplies to UK Ukraine argued that Moscow can supply weapons to other countries threatening the West in the in return if someone thinks it is possible to

Russia said on Wednesday that it struck Ukrainian targets in multiple directions, while Ukraine claimed to have repelled Russian military attacks over the past 24 hours.

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