[000:00:00;00] the, the very drone has reportedly struck him off the office in the lebanese capital bay root canning, the deputy ahead of the organizations political bureau. gossip, dozens of civilian deaths are reported in the last 24 hours of these red stripe rained down on the central and southern parts of the territory. all the city that sold in the war has passed. 22000 people. also this, all of the russian defense ministries says it's boston's house pump, weapons and factories as well as warehouse has been west to the homes. ukraine on 5 jumping east coast, got a plane for you. memphis, all killed in a collision with an ad lineup. tokyo's hyundai, the apple,

it's all $379.00 people on the passenger plane where safety evacuated after this claim was just going to 8 pm. hey, must go. this is options enough. so with all the very latest world news, thank you for joining us. now we start with and israel, of, sorry, 11. and when it's ready, drone has attacked the lebanese capital. i need reports and they hits the hum of the office, the deputy head of the hamas political bureau is set to be eliminated. now these are the scenes from the sides. local media say it was known to be a strong hold of the lebanese as blog minutes in group. one of the leaders of how much is such a being killed with reports that he was supposed to have a meeting with his blood officials on wednesday. if that comes up to how about his political bureau had said no more is ready, hostages will be released unless the groups conditions on that's itself live now to opposite correspondence. yes. and i can, yes. and thanks for joining us. and what more can you tell us about this a tight? what more do we know so far?

the bigger this attack is reminiscent of the previous wars between 11 on isabel remedy section. the sense that the solid old has moved muscles within the settings is of the speed, the size of the neighborhood of the is an area where they operate. they have their own security personnel. so it's more than a straw that is quite literally an area in which, as the operates. but it is also a highly residential area. and looking at the nature of the attack, many lebanese people have been sharing through a group messages suggesting that they learn more before deciding on the nature of this attack. but local media in the mountains currently suggesting that and rarely draw a big box attack. and the neighborhood of guy, yeah. targeting those within the area, particularly a high ranking official for how much now do you know that how much has i don't know if this thing i've been on for quite some time since the early stages of awards.

but this attacked in and of itself is significant because this also signifies the 1st time that israel has gotten this close to the city center of a room, which is dozens of kilometers from the border with is was that was going to be important to see how as below response, particularly of the next 24 hours back over nights we will, for the most part, have an idea as to whether or not his beloved will respond. and with all the 8 to this attack. because this is for the 1st attack, since i early october, since the work started welcome i guys, i essentially put as move on to the edge of the saw and suggesting that it was essentially intervening this or if things you escalate them. this is the escalation that they were talking about. so it's going to be really, really important to see how as well robert phones as if the region is currently on the edge most phone. clear. indeed, we have to wait and see what's the responses when it comes. yes and no, it does come up to the head of the political bureau or from us issue to statements

. what did they say? and the statements for the most part, it printed out as to what, how much it was a situated psychologically and mentally speaking for the most part that had been offers from both sides, suggesting that they sit down and discuss a deal. ready to set these prisoners free, but it seems that there's been a change in tone as well, because now it seems that how much is not interested in negotiating anymore unless a mazda is terms are met. now this is significant because the 2 sides have been warning for the most part of the course of the last 2 months. so the situation isn't getting any better or easier. um, but it could also be in response to a number of different developments within the region. but we do know that we had some options for medical bureau and 11 or signing vocal, and very similar sentiments for the most part time of the fact that he was killed. as a result of this attack speaks volumes hes going to be a little bit more on the,

in the cyclic side as to whether or not his ballade decides to escalate. whether it's how boss and these are the forces within the region will respond to this attack, but then the likelihood is up there and people are on edge feeder. and finally, yes, in august you took the, has been the full funds of it supports for the people of palestine. how significant have the countries options being a bit, the ongoing conflict as well. for the most part, as president visits i buried on has been quite adamant and vocal and as level fair with the is really prime minister. and there is no love lost between the 2 of the not this points present. the other one has called me because really prime minister and essential kroner copy of hitler. essentially under lining the most fundamental values that the search present the colors. and that is your manager williams safety for the most part. but also when i times of drawer that civilians are protected under international law, but she has also been quite vocal as united nations and

a number of bits and voting processes as well. what we're looking at now 1st is going to be a much, much partial response from the turkish president. uh, solely for the reason god. so the more ongoing is one thing, but the fact that the israel is in a position to target cities like b roots of the church president is not going to take this like, particularly with respect to the 100 deal vision of the 2023 version that the church president has been out of mental because of all of 2023 and that is bad. so the circuit isn't the position that will look out for the benefits as well as interest, some other nation for them to region. so is it as a major player within the region, it will be very online through the circuit side stage by then as to how or if you will get involved as a matter of great concern. the church president has also reflect both of the anatomy in his interest in putting a stop to the atrocities ongoing in garza by force if necessary. so. so i to be interesting as to how all of these regional actors get together. and essentially

summarize these um, the advisor over the course of the last few hours. and as to whether or not they're going to take a decision to move forward, then potentially speaking for israel on the edge of defense. well, yes, and thanks very much. the comprehensive breakdown of that is really drone. that's the home us office in 11, and thank you very much. i or what's happening to the south of garza now where the pot of sinew, right present? society? i said this is where the forces have targets at its headquarters in con, unique, resulting in the desk of at least 5 displaced people, including one baby and stuff of the same area came with a heavy fire just as a new you have the gun the with this footage from the scene was shots on monday and it shows as you can see, punting civilians flying along the streets as explosions can be heard in the background. the creeping is really invasion of the palestinian enclave has been expanding to southern areas which were previously designated by the idea of

a safe zones. most of the gods and population which that a 2000000 people have already fled to does a south let me look through central doesn't always read it, strikes hubbard, boats, and they killed at least 15 people overnights in the city of the old paula. it adds to the ever rising death sold in the enclave since october the 7th, which now stands. it's over 22000 people. according to local authorities. many bold bodies remain buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings. despot locals are seen hand this voltage during the latest attack. scrambling through the ruins of a residential house in desperate search of survivors. journalists at the scene say, most of the victims of women and children, and a quick warning you may find the following images of setting. some of the injured have been taken to the nearby our acts, the hospital medics are treating people on the floor as the of a crowd. a medical facility is overwhelmed by an influx of patients. i mean the war and destruction in garza city. a local button is organizing shows to bring some

chairs to those bearing the heaviest burden. children who have lost the parents united yes, strengths as well. the bund visits shelters for those of false def lease, that single performances in temporary homes of displace palestinians try and gift children something to smile about in the 1st days expensive. 24 is when the participants focusing on the overhead you. today we want to sow the seeds of joy and smiles into hot so these children, what about many of them and foster parents in the bombing? we want to bring them happiness through games and if you want to ease the suffering and i'm still hoping i'm like, i'm like this. and as you know, it's a very tough feeling. the c a last year we celebrated with fireworks, enjoy the outdoors, kept 2 moments with friends and loved ones, and walked the streets with my friends. but today we witnessed very different scenes. many have become much just and i don't know anything about the all this. unfortunately,

the situation is sad and we don't know all sites over to tokyo now we're an airliner has been sold on a runaway. it's hyundai, the apple desktop collided with the coast guard costs, killing 5, it's crew members. all 3 engines have design people on board. the jump on airlines plane was successfully evacuated on a passenger posted this domestic voltage as a pain switch down the, the, it's not be confirmed. it's 5 individuals did die as a result of that collision. they were 5 individuals who were on the coast guard plane that was clipped by the passenger plane as it landed that way. and some that one individual was able to evacuate safely from that smooth plane. and that was one of the captains east coast godaddy crossed was actually one of the i

crossed it's been very involved over the last 24 hours. so taking supplies over to the earth, quick hit zones um on the other side of the island where tokyo is situated. it's remarkable that actually there were even more casualties because when you look at the, the video of that ball of fire as that a passenger plan came in for landing. when i 1st saw the footage, i thought there's no way that anyone survives this. and yet everyone on the passenger plane has evacuated. talk to us about that. i mean, how miraculous is absolutely not true is being described as a miracle. and you have to say hugely incredible job done by those on the client. but also the crew on that plane to manage to evacuate all of the passengers, some $367.00 passengers plus the 12 crew. so $379.00 individuals and, and really they would have had minutes to do this. and as she may have seen from social media, people coming down in a fairly or new orderly fashion, but then fleeting,

the plane as fast as they could consume and that they could be this huge f inferno, which is exactly what we've seen up to one of the busiest airport in the world, it's now being closed off while they continue to try and get the situation under control. who will passengers at the airport to be in effect to a is not from the japanese prime minister has besides that work? well now happen in terms of an investigation relevant departments or putting the heads together one to find out exactly what happened. what caused that collision, and secondly, to make sure that the information is made public as soon as possible from going back to that video that we saw from inside the plane. you can only see smoke inside . i'm wondering, do you know anything about the conditions of some of the passengers at the moment we've not being given that information, but as you said, you know, there was smoke coming in to the main part of the plane. people would have been breathing or some people already wearing for a small 6. we understand others,

put them on this and attempt to try and hold back those themes at the very least likely to be people who've been impacted by smoke inhalation. we get to get that information um at the moment i think the focus is making sure everybody's taken care of and trying to get under control that inserting a mustang in asia, a southwind opposition party lead has been stopped in the nation. the 2nd largest city was done, that's what he was told in the construction sides of an airport. a wanting to investigate me just coming up now. amidst immediate lea, jane young was struck in the neck and probably left at the hospital. insole his wings are reportedly non life threatening, but it shows the it could be drugged away. interested at the same lease have not yet disclosed his identity for motives. we discussed the incidents against the backdrop of the self clean physical c dot to contribute to caused by the current

president june we he won a very closely contest. it you like certain students, he became the president. he has committed south korea to very controversial policy of closely aligning with united states and japan. you know, japan and south korea have with historically con, tested relationships. but besides, you have was very eager to patch up the relationship with japan. where is the pressure falling from united states so they can form a tri lateral alliance against china? this is us plan, a part of the us plan to contain china in asia. now, use move to get closer to japan is very popular inside south korea, which let, makes us attempt to assassination. very interesting because us use popularity is waning. lee is a main opposition to figure what last i only lose to do with a very,

very tight margin. moving on to the news now versus carrying out is the day of photography strikes on the ukrainian minutes in for stroke to involved in the attack on the city of bell. good. the go $25.00 civilians, including 5 children on saturday, is off these women costs rep with more. i already on tuesday, a series of powerful explosions were recorded in key events surrounding region as well. local social media showed the fires that began in the you create in capsule is the result. cctv cameras and also users online have recorded some of the explosions in the city to the thirty's lead. create in capital, have confirmed explosions in the city and added that power supply had been caught to some of the areas in key of and the latest attack was in response in response to the barbaric bombing of the city of belgrade. where scores of people,

including young children, have been killed. the 2nd lesson, but actually feel good at what just happened in the, in the little is definitely the respect under the cover of to look at the struck using a multiple launch real good system. these kinds of weapon heats indiscriminately and they use it to strike the city center. wherever people are walking around just the head of new year's eve. it was a targeted attack on civilians. of course is that there is that you can call it anything else. we must, we know, respond in the same way that we do have the capability to select the central square and gave or any other ukrainian cd. but why would we respond like that? and in that there are children walking their mothers with premises. it's hard for me to even imagine the situation. do we really have to act like this? to hit city squint. we are struggling with precision within locations where the premium forces have their commodities where there are concentrations of military

personnel, mercenaries, and other military scientists. and 15 a piece of this nature. and these strikes are quite sensitive for them because this is how we will continue to act. different ukrainian forces have continued, what president putin called a terrorist act montes, almost killed, at least 5 wounded in another ukrainian strike on the city of be able to go to several residential buildings in the local top. markets were damaged according to the governor. but you know, defense as insensitive at least 8 miss files that were targeting the city with the war and ukraine almost in so it's the gym. we have an exclusive interview with a decorated russian bench. and veteran recently took part and so fighting on the front lines at the conference to collect the nikolai much for netscape junior lieutenant bite border of the russian ministry of defense who is also a hero. rush of welcome to the program. it is a great honor to have you with us. i am real man and let me call you nikolai. so nikolai, will you share with us the story behind this most coveted toward the gold star of

the hero? usually your previous to us that i'm on the zillow romano. it's a pleasure to be in the studio with you. i have already told my story on many occasions, and now i will briefly recounted in the studio as well. it happens in autumn. they are here soon. we were in the middle of our morning routine. we were about to have breakfast and were busy cooking it. that's what an announcement came over the radio that i'm sending me offensive might be expected to be on the safe side. we got into the compass because i was a tank crew come onto at the time and was able to choose the right position. how should i put it favorable in terms of the situation of hand have plans or defense positions in advance? and i gave orders to assume a position that seemed the most favorable to me at the moment, and an enemy offensive kicked off, who did not support the enemy at 1st we saw no syllabus of tanks or i of these all we could see was dust and even though we had got down some trees in front of our vehicles for a better view, the enemy fire took us completely by surprise. i don't know how they managed that, and i only heard my call sign over the radio. they said the enemy was moving my weight as soon as we spotted the silhouette. my gunner was a skilled hunter,

fired and hit the target with the 1st round. after that, we changed our position. this gave us the time to reload the gun. then we got to another firing position and hit a tank with another round. they struck us to a didn't he does directly from the shelf lend a nearby one shell, hit the arm in front of the tank though, right? where the mechanic will see that the 1st thing i asked was, are you ok a life? not home? did you told me everything was fine. so i said it's 5 year old for what we advanced and destroyed and all the time. all we know, we just tried to tanks in that battle for making the enemy a retreat. then we go to not to, to go on the offensive. the initial plan was to lift the enemy, get close by surrendering our positions a little bit, which we did. and then started to push them back and was trying to, i have these in the process and we continued firing at the retreating enemy. we killed around 20 infantry and other troops of ukrainian nationalist where they are . so you drew them into your territory a bit. and then threw them back again. but the thing is we have to pay for lights and we weren't backed by the infantry. so yes, we lou, dan means beat them and we gained our positions and being on the defense. if we did

not surrender a patch of our territory to the enemy, plenty of a split. second decisions were made at the time as it turned out. those decisions were the right ones. how can you do that? does it come with the years of training, or is it a matter of talent? very few people have, how do you get there? because i am sure that one gets a surge of adrenalin when you're suddenly attacked like that in the middle of a daily routine. and there is no time to think yet a decision must be made quickly. so what happens in the commanders heart and the mind at that instant of the theater? would she, the, to? the 1st thing to think about at that moment is that it's not only your own live, it's, and the lives of your crew that depends on your decision, but also the lives of all those behind you. the decision comes very easily to you under adrenalin. it feels like the brain just signals to your body to start doing what it's been trying to do and you just do your job. years of training can help with that and you still have to lose it. sure. no, of course it all depends on the training you've had. mike will have started for

several years already. i've known them for at least 5 years as part of the gunner. we've been together since 2014. yes. you need experience out of the way and let that up. so not russia's special military operation was launched in 2022. but the conflict and eastern ukraine and on bass had been raging for 8 years. by that time, when the operation kicked off, did you realize at that moment what its goal was, what it was meant to achieve? what did you feel in your heart when you went back to combat to do it that way? we can use the fleet, do i need the money? we did not see this coming till the last moment. didn't expect in order to cross the border and launch it offensive. however, we weren't prepared to go into battle every one of us points for that. we all knew exactly what we were getting into. so we just kept doing our job with confidence. jewels, we shall. i would like to ask you about your vehicle. you operate a t 80 tank. am i right? that can you something? yes it is. it's the 80, the hosting piece of the nose, and those of our viewers don't see war on

a daily basis and having to visit the units of the tank forces may have seen the t eighty's in via want events that are broadcast regularly on russian tv. your participated in a tank by outline yourself. can you tell us how real combat actions compare with sports events like that? and how can such competitions perhaps influence a tang cruz skills you from the reason why was because i as a participant of calls tank bias one and we'll come back, i can tell you it's easier to find for real than anything by offline composition at a sports event, you know that people are cheering for you, you've been selected as a professional and they have placed their trust in you, and you need to lead up to this trust and income as you just know. you have to make the right decisions to survive and save the lives of the people under your command can do that, but not just a little which in the local volume publish, as they say, the harder the training, the easier the mission you wish perhaps to dedicate your gold star metal to someone? i'm asking you this because i heard the other service men discuss it and ask them

this question. so is there anyone that you would like to dedicate yours to? and what does this decoration that you're wearing close to your heart really mean to you over that can use i believe it's the marriage of many people who had a role in shaping my character. and starting with my instructor of health and safety based except military school with him or lead to be. and i would like to thank him especially with installing patriotism in his students. and of course, every come under, i served under made a contribution to and a bringing is also important to my parents and more than anyone else is the credit for bringing me up appropriately and probably all your brothers in arms, the new guys. so of course, all of them, all the teachers, professors, my parents, my commanding officer, so all of them contributed and i think i owe it to. all of them is that i have grown to be so focused and determined never to treat them as they say. and of course, i'm very grateful to my crew. we were the type of team each and every guys. great, thanks a lot guys. so that's the village needs it. it's fascinating to be able to see the service men on the front lines and at home,

especially when they're here to receive their rewards. for example, as a war correspondent of myself, i spent the time close to the front lines in military fatigues and then went back to work in the studio. and having to wear suit doesn't really feel less comfortable . what does it feel like to be in your full dress uniform in moscow? chest, what do you mean? well, honestly, a full dress uniformed don't feel comfortable at all, but i certainly understand that this is how it should be. these are the rules, so it's okay as a service, man, i do what i have to do. what i'm, what am i making my colleagues in the fields are now asking me. so are you back to civilian clothes, you know, a bit of the army humor on the subject. but anyway, nikolai, i'd love to know more about you. how did you decide to join the army? where are you from? and since, as i understand that you've been in the army for awhile, has a contract service been long before the special operation started. could you tell us where you come from and what made you choose to protect your homeland as your main occupation as your job?

the yes, manual was the symbol, so i was born in the russian far east in a more region. before i joined the army, i was an assistant engine driver in 2010. i completed my compulsory military service and i was pretty sure that i was going back to my career driving trains. but at the time there were no openings and they asked me to come back and the moms then again in a month. and so i thought that maybe i should go back to the army. i searched for a year in re we troops, which and this made me realize that i belong to the armed forces. i have to be in a tank and i requested this transferred to my unit to the 10 commandments. so i served as a tank commander until i was promoted to a general tendencies in june 2023. i better stop. all right, so what's next? after a tank commander, what do you do? what does the next step? will you teach others or do something else? career wise? can use the choice. teaching is always a good option, which one can also keep serving in the army, moving up the ranks? i mean, i, this is right. i wonder, since russia is home to many nationalities and ethnic groups with up to 80

different ethnic groups living in one republic. i wonder if you've ever felt during the special military operation at the entire country, you stands united there, like it was in the soviet union during the 2nd world war. where did you see people from? what kind of relations did they observe and didn't really matter where they're from? one useful, i think the, all the guys who are finding in the special meal to operations are so tight and that it doesn't matter at all. color of skin, things like that don't matter. at all, we're all equals here and we're all equals there. and even the rank doesn't matter . and we talk the same way to kind of rules and soldiers like simple to the point. we all are united by one mission of see what i mean. this suggests maybe that my guess that from now on the part of your life will be dedicated to talking to kids in schools and just like the way you're talking to us today, you'll be telling these things to new generations. did you ever think about that and what would be your message to school kids today?

especially hi school kids. if they asked you to talk to them about the war orville with the move issue, i have a rated delivery to talk like this. i was invited to talk to students of their well, we school. i graduated from young guys were asking, did you kills what for your 1st impressions? what did you feel? what do you scared me and i told them the truth talking about things like killing are off limits, of course, but as for feeling scared, i told them the only thing you can be scared of is on certainty and uncertainty. last only for the 1st couple of days when you haven't learned, do you have to tell where the friends these are and where the enemy an enemy fire is. once you learned the difference, you're ok and you stop being scared with done. well, they also have you managed to get the message across to the use that we are fighting for the right cause i bet there are asking questions. and since there are many different opinions circulating in the media. so people get information from all sorts of sources, including some on trustworthy ones. do you think you manage to get the message across to the younger kids who need it explained in

a nice and simple manner that can use now of course i think i'm getting the message across and you know, when i walk into a classroom, i can see the kids don't really understand why i am and what to expect from me. but when i'm done talking, when i tell them about my brothers in arms, but our national flags like over here and the service badges and what it means to us and how much their support means to us. i mean both the kids and the entire nation. so they get so excited, they want to hear more, and that's not fully and just keep asking questions. you know, it's like it's just an investment. and i have no device. you probably witness tragedy subsidy aliens in the zone of the special military operation. or perhaps you've talked to some civilians after they were liberated from ukrainian new nazi occupation. and if you ever did, what did they tell you about their experiences with a ukrainian aggression yuba city s and i had no contact with civilians, but it broke my heart every time i saw kids in the village as we entered and standing by the road and asking for help, we gave them everything we had no questions asked. we wanted to give them at least

some food and shelter, not the right. and it's horrible how they don't get to eat or drink anything for days in a row there. that's true. initially shelves, i guess it does happen, even though i never talk to anyone who finally saw some things as our economy went by the most striking thing. being lots of poorly dressed kids and covered in dirt and saving children in such conditions is truly heartbreaking. at that, which then told me in this sense, i'm sure it is inspiring you all the more to try and bring all this to an end so that these kids could have a good life. the absolutely, that's what i really want for them. i want to be useful life for them with no bombings. so they could leave and make plans because, you know, i heard from some of our guys that they don't make plans. they say, believe from one shilling to another. that's all they think of. and this is truly heart breaking. yeah. right. and it's horrible when little kids know what kind of a bomb is coming in by the sounds that is making. we've been watching this happen

for nearly 10 years. and those children who were born when it started back in 2014, are now when they're 3rd and 4th grades of school. and they have no nothing except war and their lives in the west. that's right. when i see those kids, all i think of is that i've never wished for my children to live to anything like this. and i want them to have a peaceful life. and this is what we're fighting for. we know why we are there, and we know we represent our entire nation. first and foremost, we generally crises a hero of rush from nikolai measuring its gate. nikolai many thanks for speaking to us today, and we wish you every possible success in your future career for the thank you very much. well, that's about for now. my name is peter scotts and i'll be back again. i need something to ask for the latest news views and analysis on the