The fighting is most intense. But ukraine has had time to prepare, developing, and reinforcing its defenses since rushing back to purchase took over nearby jeanettes back in 2014. Russia is now coming up against the very same problems that the ukrainians did during that summer offensive. It was 80. 00. Lucy, acute paper and you and your crane unami has well defended positions french troops, and its telling me thats why it will be unable to inflict such serious losses on the Russian Forces and prevent them from advancing about offer. Give Capital Speed to cool. Um, do you get those . Hes going to use gun ukrainian forces. Can direct artillery strikes from the safety of deep underground positions and oversee everything with the help of drones. When russian soldiers leave their omens vehicles, the ukrainians control grenades on them from above cranes military times russia has lost more than 2000 soldiers enough. Do you have caught your zip . Where are you . If the russians had been able to clear the client in mine fields, we would have seen that all my vehicles making more progress as it is thats stuck in convoys on not a very well they become easy targets to crate in forces liquid machine, you know, greens, cookies, Ukrainian Military blog is posted face video, showing what they say is one of the drones destroying a russian flag on a hill overlooking the city. Their message is clear, even rushes symbolic gains and of do you have got the going to be short lived. This map was compiled from open source data by the institute for the study of war and shows areas considered to be russian gains in yellow that most. Lets say Russian Forces have advanced by an estimated 1. 5 to 2 kilometers, but is default from surrounding of div come fights in ukraine this summer and autumn has shown the 20th century mine fields and defensive positions can still make things almost impossible for 21st century always come spring, but ukraine and russia. I liked you to look for place to attack the deck. Knew anything like after youve got places where the enemy hasnt had a chance to dig in from away join. Now by our correspondent economies who filed that report and it goes now and keith, and on the russian perspective, we joined by t w. We got bureau chief erie bra shit or hes been operating from there since rational authorities close down the deputies mosca be right here. In the 1st, despite these last, as russia continues to try and take the town of dave, go, why is russia focusing on this area right now . As well as in the rustic surely needs success or the phone lines or at least success . Taurus, uh this will, has lost a far too long. No one expected it not even put you. And as a minimum of the kremlin needs significant countries successes, therefore the back of all of these can, has a symbolic meaning that i just have that in the report. The next report as the military experts say that if that options capture, it wont change anything on the phone, bought it, it will be sold as a grad Success University itself. And that in turn, should bring multiple letter to a computer who is apparently expected to be re elected in the hall a year, the president of elections engulfing next spring. Nick, weve been talking about you trying to offensive for a long time now, but now it seems that they are more on the defensive in some areas. Is this just in the area and the a difficult or is it like this all the way along the front line . Its a very mixed picture. Yes. The Russian Forces have activated the push forward, especially on of difficult but also for the north. But thats still a ukrainian offense, its going on more towards separate asia in the south. And we have seen reports of progress that but it is old on the russian as on the grand inside, especially where there are these mines, these trenches. It is all very slow going, and it is a question of taking a couple of 100 meters at to try my best taking maybe a few houses, a defensive position from which then to continue. So given how slow need is, so kind of goes on and how kind of is difficulties dirty, verify the progress. Thats why the tension tends to even hear. And ukraine, people not, you know, up to date as they would it be maybe 6 months ago. Slow going everywhere, saying to you, read what are the in roches main goal is on the front line at this point, and what the chance is they will achieve that goals by winter. Well, i think is the most important goal in military to earn seems to have. Busy to the next territories. At the same time, the rush of wants to convince us of the old of its new pop land, if necessary, attack them, it. Uh, russian president puts in to conduct the Training Session with yesterday. All the Nuclear Deterrence forces. As part of the training and inter continental missed style, it was launched from the police that costs more strong. At the test side income child got and another me style of was launched from a new class of marine in the barton c. In both the goal terms, uh, is it traveling is obviously concert with at showing a positive perspective for the support in domestic politics and in terms of Foreign Policy. By putting this maximum goal is obviously collect at the goals are recognized the next territories as russian territories. The 2nd goal is also obviously to force ingrained to a band and its kind of dusty from nathan membership in russia. They call it a neutral status for your brain. So thats all this is a big on the maximum goal. If we do for the president zalinski said earlier that you crime would continue with the counter offensive through winter as well. Is this realistic . Can you try and make real gains at this time to this comes from a sense and ukraine that it was a big mistake last year, off of those big gains and how to give any fed a song to basically pack it in. And just to kind of holes depositions and not push those Russian Forces that were really on the back foot further. So thats a real kind of less than that. Most people seem to have taken from last year. They see that as a mistake, they will support the fact that the windows here in ukraine on normally anything like as cold as it goes, they would be in russia. So that for the most part, they say it is still possible, even if it is a bit more difficult to move heavy on the vehicles across what fields they say when you told them that its more question of westland supplies, if they can get their West Apartments they can, can you continue fighting, or at least prevent the russians from digging in further and places where they still havent built the kinds of defensive stories that police are. So everyone looking here at the southern region, the eastern bank of the pro river, where the russians is still in control. Theres been reports of ukrainians. Will books recreating troops crossing the river and trying to establish which heads on the other bank is simply by wide, very big river. But it is a place where the russians dont have those mine fields yet, but they dont have those almost positions. And where potential you crank could make a lot more progress than weve seen to some of the deputies, Nick Connelly reporting from cape and date of the reagan future. You reverse that. A thank you to attending back to the volatile situation in the middle east. Now just said to dominate the summit of European Union latest getting on the way in brussels. Shortly the eu has said it stands in solidarity with his ro, off of the deadly tear attacked by him. Us. But the different messaging, but im in the states has come at the expense of the united a response. The say its also hurting the a use credibility within the era, but now its so much negotiation going on behind the scenes. I asked the deputies brussels be read, chief alexandra phone, number one, an agreement between the European Union leaders with regard to the israel gas. A conflict might look like. As we have seen, a couple of draft statements. Uh, they kept changing their last days and hours, but i think its certain that you will leaders will once again condemn us and its a brutal terrorist attacks across israel. They will again emphasize that israel has to ride to defend itself in line with international law. And they will call for the humanitarian aids to be delivered to god that they will call for an access for humanitarian aid. And there is one key question that has been discussed is that in a quite controversial way across said that you were being here and with some Member States saying that there must be a cease fire to allowed humanitarian aids to reach the people in gaza among those men, the states were staying for instance, or islands. Other Member States, such as germany, 1st and foremost, have been quite ready to send uh, with regards to any calls for a ceasefire or a pause. Uh, because they dont want it to be interpreted as impeaching, as well as rights to defend itself. But it seems at the moment that it could be a compromise, and that, that we will find and assign will communicate a reference to human utility and pauses, or cora doors. And uh, this wording will allow probably ease well then to decide where is the appropriate time to agreed some such a pause. Youre paying latest. Well also be talking about another ball on the topic of the board and ukraine. Youve told me before about the cycle and victor old on effect is disruptive effect on your paint. If its disappoint you fine. And much more difficult will slovakia and Prime Minister of the vehicle to make an agreement on ukraine as he enters the fry now . Well, roberts feed, so before the election in slovakia that once electives he would stop all weapons deliveries to the ukraine and just today he renewed this problem is talking to lawmakers. And of course that could be a big problem for the European Union. So if i cant, whats one of the 1st to you countries to deliver weapons to ukraine, soviet a, around may, to fight to jets as 300 defense our defense systems. However, experts are also saying that they dont have much more to deliver in terms of weapons for ukraine and still we will needs to see what the robots feed. So well try. Its may be together with the hung hungry Prime Minister or button to block or just out with his top any, any age flowing. For instance, Financial Aid slowing to ukraine or whether he will take a more, more conciliatory approach once he will arrive to you in brussels. Vessels bureau chief, alexander refund on and thank you right before we go. Heres a reminder about top story this hour. At least 16 people have been killed in a met shooting in the northeast. And us state of mind of massive searches on the way to the suspect. The gunman, who was still at the time with that year to the next, my colleagues sarah kelly, and to be swedens foreign minister to be a still strong conflicts officer. Stay with us. The, the the, into the conflicts own with sarah kelly. In response to the militant Palestinian Group of nonsense attack on israel, sweden and the e u. Y reviewing their non humanitarian aid to palestinians. My guests this week on complex ernest swedish, yours minister toby, and film as of environment of gaza, intensifies how concerned is see that the conflict could spread in the regions conflict next, on dw, the not just another day. So much is happening all at once. We take time to understand this is the day im in the look at current use events, analyzed by experts and Critical Thinking is not just another new. So weekdays on d, w i tried several times. I went on 6 times to greece, is what i have to spend life from 500 to 600 and you kind of jeez, more people than ever on the move worldwide. And such a regression line you know, is a very difficult journey. And one is verify everything audio stuff. Find out about some on storage, info, migrant, reliable news to migrate. The in response to the militant Palestinian Group of mazda is attack on israel, sweden and the e. U while reviewing their non humanitarian aid to palestinians. While accusations are flying about a so called double standard in the west actions in the middle east, and ukraine should have a double standards which are defined the same standards when it comes to atrocities committed my guess. This week on complex bonus, swedish for administer toby, a spill strong. He joins me from stockholm as the, the environment of gauze that intensifies how concerned is he, that the conflict could spread in the region, and with the risk of attention being diverted. How can he continue to show up support for the war and ukraine . Foreign minister build strong welcome to conflicts down. Thank you very much. There are fears that the israel homos more could widen into. We brought our middle east conflict as israel steps up. Its one barman of gaza and clashes at israels northern border with lebanon intensify. How are you looking at the Current Situation . So but it is indeed a very, very affordable situation, which is no evolving before our eyes. And i think that we have to look at this from both the short term and long term perspective. The short term perspective is because we need to bring more humanitarian assistance to augusta. We need to acknowledge that reset has the right to defend itself against the atrocities of the terrorist attacks by the terrorist Organization Organizations a mouse on the stomach yacht. But we also have to move to the suffering of a people in augusta and to find a way to bring a humanitarian assistance in the shape of volta and suffice food and also fuels of the visa, the nation. And on the inside of golf sought to, to get special to, to, to the people are not as important as the other hand rules. I have to look at this very important issue of racing, the hostages, taken by, by miles. And in this i can see many actors paying an important role. European union, the lighted states, the un of coast, but also be out of state who i think all acting acting in a very constructive way. Ive done to reach out to colleagues seen who used to be gone. Thats my feeling the, with increased, its humanitarian a to the palestinians, but at the same time, you will be reviewing your non humanitarian aid. What does that mean . Or are you just now checking if you indirectly gave money to him off which the you, as youve mentioned, theyre classified as a terrorist organization to i think thats under the circumstances. So it is prudent to see to the no money which is allocated to the Palestinian Authority finds its way into the pockets of organizations not come also some yeah, but even loan. So this is also connected to the question of the peace process. We need to see that the us in a sort taken functions and it is incredible organization, because if we all go for a 2 state solution and this has to be the long term perspective, to establish peace in the region, to states israel, some federal science being able to the right, my side, are you thinking about whether you will in fact reduce non humanitarian aid . For example, on the level . Because i mean the you is the biggest single donor of a to palestinians to well, from the perspective i dont see that happening. I think that they just important then i think that those are actually majority will. So a in the counseling favor with this, i was of that we have to understand that that you know, undermining the credibility of out of standard authority. It would be a dangerous thing that would actually help a mouse and assignment to you how to gain support this in the, the, the independent same kind of style in the west bank and gaza. And thats would be the be, is really dangerous. When we look at the overall annual approach so far, um, what we have seen is disunity and confusion on display. First, there was a statement that the you said its suspended, its a to palestinians in response to the attack on israel by him, off. That statement was reversed. Soon thereafter. Isnt it a bit embarrassing in the middle of a crisis like this . I think it was. We have to separate the shows, so it is glad to hear about that. The statement goes to premature, but that was done by an individual commission. Uh, nope, by the commission itself. And when it comes to the Member States, well, it is the Member States. So according to shots on based on because the Member States also ultimately who decides this. And i have to say that ive just come back from yesterdays meeting in books and both with the feeling that yes, the debates and discussions quite naturally repeated moments like this. But the, you have to maintain and achieve unity. Now we have an upcoming meeting for the latest of your being counsel now wednesday, and thats, i think, will bring some more clarity to but you know what it does speak to mr. For administer as is how they even expect to find consensus on the future of aid for palestinians and just the general approach to the situation. A, id like to ask you about one aspect of that. How about, for example, calling for a cease fire so that, that crucial aid that you mentioned, the humanitarian aid may be let into gaza for those civilians. The u. N. Is calling for it. You Foreign Ministers couldnt agree at a meeting earlier this week. Where do you stand or the least on the side of a high representative yoseph burrell. Less is spoken about to the humanitarian bose. I think of it because its a wasteful work. And we have to understand again that this is a very complex situation. No easy, easy solutions to theres no quick fixes, but the humanitarian pause would be the would enable us to bring the aging to, to gospel to the southern people in phones of food and. Ready to and, and medicine and also if you will, and i think this is important. You spoke a little bit earlier about uh, diplomacy and the prospect of a 2 state solution. Um, you know, sweden in general, back in 2014 was the 1st e u member in western europe to officially recognize a state of palestine saying, and im quoting here, we hope this will show the way for others. Youve been supporting palestinians toward a 2 state solution. Is there any hope of that any more realistically . Yeah, well the 2 state solution has to be cheap because it is the only way only feasible way of bringing peace to base regions with people suffering to both dispar