>> translator: russian forces have entered ukraine. >> ukraine's president says russian soldiers are helping separatists. moscow denied it. and an russian convoy is spotted on the border. nato believes that a thousand russian troops are already fighting inside ukraine. ♪ you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. i'm dorli rainey. also coming up. syrian forces take on armed

fighters. russia [ inaudible ] is sworn in as turkey's new president. and banking on the future. india's prime minister launches a new plan that will help millions of poor people in the country. ♪ hello. ukraine's president says russian troops have invaded the country. that's an allegation russia flatly denies. but the u.s. and nato appear to back up poroshenko, saying that more than a thousand russian troops were known to be operating inside ukraine. poroshenko says that russian troops have been deployed in the east of the country as well as another area. and that has all been confirmed by this man, the self declared heard of the donetsk independent

republic. and the prorush rebel says up to 4,000 russian citizens have been fighting alongside of them, and many are from the russian military. >> translator: among volunteers from russia there have always been many that are military servicemen. they fight for us understanding that this is their duty. they are currently serving soldiers among us, who prefer to spend their vacations among brothers fighting for their freedom. >> ukraine's prime minister went further saying it's not only russian troops on the ground there. >> russia has sent a number of armored personal vehicles, tanks, and troops. we can confirm that russian military boots are on ukrainian

ground. ukrainian forces are capable to tackle and to cope with the russian-lead gorillas, but this is quite difficult for us to fight with russia and its armies. rebels have opened a new front in the eastern part of ukraine. it is threatening a key port on the sea. ukrainian forces are being deployed to defend the city. >> reporter: the crisis here in eastern ukraine has entered a new and very dangerous territory on thursday. because of the language that is being used at the very highest level of the political sphere, no longer are we talking about rumors of russian involvement,

there have been outright accusations and backed up apparently by clear-cut satellite imagery that russian forces are fighting alongside separatists fighters here in the east. the use of the word invasion takes the politics into a new and untested area. the president and the prime minister have been appealing for international assistance from their western allies. the russian side has been outrightly denying any russian regular troops are here in this area, but frankly the evidence is mounting, and quite how long russia can continue to deny what is increasingly becoming undeniable is really a moot point. the reaction over the next 24 hours, 36 hours, really could be crucial indeed. >> peter sharpe has more from moscow. >> we have had a former response

from the russian parliament to these allegations that russia is involved in an invasion of ukraine. the russian parliament said this is just sheer disinformation, and said that russian troops are not and never have been on the ground inside ukraine. there was one glimpse of light, i suppose today where we learned that the russian general staffs and the ukrainian senior general staffs met today for consultations about trying to come up with some sort of prisoner is exchange. but all of this will not in any way give any sort of encouragement to europe where red flags have been flying all day. lithuania and latvia are urging action by the u.n. security council. the president in paris said we're facing the worst crisis since the end of the cold war. the u.n. is saying that

rebels in the israeli occupied goland heights have taken 43 peace keepers. the u.n. says anti-government fighters took them as fighting increased around the area. let's go to the u.n. headquarters in new york to tell us what more the united nations is saying, kristin on their peace keepers. >> well, doreen we're waiting for a briefing from the secretary general spokesperson. also the security council is meeting right now to get a briefing on the situation and i think it's likely that we can expect them to issue some sort of a statement after they have had that update. what we do know is that 43 peace keepers are being detained by armed groups with another 80-plus peace keepers having their movements restricted. there was fighting that started wednesday and continued thursday evening between syrian armed

forces and armed groups in the area. and earlier this morning, those peace keepers were detained. we don't know officially from the u.n. what group is responsible, but we do know that there was fighting in the area and took control with other armed groups of a border check point on wednesday. we are not being told the nationality of the peace keepers, but we have heard from a filipino spokesperson that some members of the filipino contend gent and also fiji are among those being detained. this is a peace keeping mission that has been there since the mid-'70s. there are about 1200 peace keepers. it happened in march and again in may of 2013 that some peace keepers were detained and later released. >> thank you very much, kristin. also in syria, the islamic

state fighters have executed dozens of soldiers. they have posted this video on line to prove it. it shows them taunting the men whom they allegedly captured. and they then executed up to 200 of the soldiers, activists say 65. >> reporter: the syrian observatory for human rights says at least 120 soldiers were executed in the past 24 hours. it's a very large number. it's not the first time that the islamic state executed soldiers and prisoners, but it is large number. it happened after the islamic state was able to take over a military air base. at least 500 people were killed from both sides as the islamic state was trying to take it over from the government. when they did, they captured a large number of soldiers, and killed many as well. these kinds of acts are creating

fear in not only the civilian population in that area, but also even amongst regime forces. turkey's first directly elected head of state has been sworn in. he is the former prime minister. his opponents fear that he'll introduce increasingly authoritarian rule. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: he has dominated the political landscape here in turkey for the last ten years, so don't expect him to melt into the background once he assumes the presidency, in fact he said as much himself. you can expect him to be involved in more day-to-day politics. he has already overseen the prime minister. and you can expect him to revive long dormant powers that the presidency has, including the

power to call cabinet meetings. the office of president is supposed to be above politics. it's supposed to be a check on the power of congress. and critics fear he will be unable to resist the temptation to get involved in the day-to-day political fray here in turkey. it has been two days since hamas and israel agreed to a ceasefire. here is some of what hamas' spokesman had to say. >> translator: this victory was shaped by gaza, and the gazans, together with other partners. yet, it is not limited to gaz s gazans. it is the victory of all of us. the victory of palestine, the arab and muslim nation on all

and every honest man in the world simply for the reason that it gave precedency to the ethics, honor, and value. at least 18 palestinians suspected of collaborating with israel with executed during the conflict. and more suspects are being held in solitary confinement. here is our report. >> reporter: we were taken deep below gaza central prison to a special ward where men suspected of collaborating with israel are held. al jazeera was given exclusive access to the block of cells. this man is responsible for the inmates. he tells me they are kept isolated for their own safety, because if others new of their alleged crime they could be killed. >> translator: there are eight

prisoners here. we only let them out to use the bathroom and to pray. but when they leave their cells we cover their heads with a hood. >> reporter: we were told by prison officials they all deny the charges against them. suspected collaborators can spend days, weeks, and even years in these cells, before they face a revolutionary court that will decide that fate. on august 22nd, hamas executed 18 suspected israeli informants. it was the largest number killed by hamas in a single day since 2007. it followed an air strike on a house that killed three of the highest hamas commanders. it's leaders have made it clear that anyone suspected of working with israel would also be

punished. the family of one of the men who was executed buried him quickly and without the usual islamic funeral rights. they didn't want to call attention to the fact that he was killed on hamas's orders. they wanted our camera crew to leave, but insist he was wrongly accused. >> translator: my brother is nenth. our lawyers say all of the charges against him were false. this is all propaganda. >> reporter: israel has a long and successful history of recruiting collaborators and inform informers. they do so through a variety of different means, sometimes with money, other times it's through blackmail or by intimidating family members, and while these men deny having any ties with israeli forces, the mere suspension of it is how most ended up here. still ahead on al jazeera,

the real number of people with ebola may be four times greater than we know. that's the latest warning from the world health organization. plus acquisitions of willful anying negligence, reports of child abuse emerge from a town in the united kingdom. ♪

♪ the top stories on al jazeera, ukraine's president says russian troops have invaded the country, an allegation russia flatly denies. this is footage of what kiev

says is a russian tank operating inside ukraine. the u.n. says fighters in the occupied doeland heights have taken 43 of its peace keepers. that's on israel's border with syria. and more than 80 others have been trapped. turkey's first directly elected head of state has been sworn in. his opponents fear he will introduce increasingly authoritarian rule. the ebola outbreak in west africa has probably killed and infected more people than we know about. so far there are 3,069 cases, but the real number could be between two and four times greater than that. tim friend reports. >> reporter: it's a virus that has mainly affected the poor and

often mall nourished, and now the world health organization has revealed the true extent of underreporting of cases. in some areas the system of reporting new victims hasn't kept up. there are more than 3,000 cases in liberia, sierra leon, liberia and nigeria. at least 40% have been in the last three weeks. and the final figure could be 20,000. >> the world has never seen an outbreak of ebola like this. unfortunately not only are the numbers large, but we know that there are many more cases than have been diagnosed and reported, and the cases are increasing. i wish i didn't have to say this, but it is going to get worse before it gets better. >> reporter: the world health organization plan is to stop the

transmission within six to nine months and prevent it spreading internationally. it will cost $489 million over the next nine months, and involve 750 international workers, and 12,000 national workers. >> i think it is achievable, given the injection of resources and money and obviously coordination. that's where the difficulty will come in. because a number of healthcare workers are now very afraid of taking on these jobs, and the report does discuss the way people should be renumerated for the dangers involved with the job. but these countries are very poor. >> reporter: as the outbreak continues to accelerate, safety trials on an ebola vaccine are being fast tracked. it could be given to healthy volunteers in the united states as early as next week. the move was announced by

galaxosmithkline. but to find an effective cure will take time. something that many in west africa don't have. tim friend, al jazeera. the wife of one of the jailed al jazeera journalists in egypt has just given birth to their third trial. baher mohamed released a letter to his son and it says: well baher mohamed, along with mohammed fahmy, and peter greste have been in prison for 243 days. they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june peter greste and mohammed fahmy were given seven year sentences. baher mohamed received an extra three years because he had a spent bullet casing in his

possession which he picked up at a protest. the al jazeera network continues to demand their release. u.s. gun laws are back in the spotlight after a nine year old girl shot and killed her instructor at a gun range. jennifer london reports. >> okay. turn forward. there you go, just like that. >> reporter: this cell phone video, showing a 9-year-old girl firing a fully automatic uzzy tells only part of the story. what the video doesn't show. moments later the weapon's powerful kickback causes the gun to lurch up and to the side. her instructor is shot several times and killed. it raises a lot of questions, why would a child who may not be

physically strong enough to control such a weapon be allowed to fire one. bob erwin is the owner of the gun shop in las vegas. he says the girl was within the ranges, age requirement of 8 years old. he also feels what happened in the arizona desert is unusual. >> i have been at this now for 40 years. we have been having a machine gun rental range. and i have never heard of this happening. >> reporter: but he is wrong. it has happened before. in 2008 in massachusetts, an 8-year-old boy accidentally killed himself while shooting an uzzi. collectors and others are still allowed to have machine guns that were made before 1986. california's gun laws are even tougher. the gun simulate is inside here. >> yes, let's step right in.

>> reporter: greg bloc is only one of a handful of people in california licensed to operate an uzzi. >> this is a micro uzzi, it is the smaller version of the full size she was shooting. put four fingers underneath, and your thumb side by side. >> reporter: it's a smaller handgun and virtual training simulator to give me a lesson. this gun is really heavy. >> yes, and it's light compared to the uzzi. >> reporter: the uzzi also has a large grip which can make it hard for small hands to grasp. can you see any reason why a child should be handling this weapon? >> not really -- full automatics are very hard to shoot, because they rise up and to the left, and unless you have somebody with enough weight and upper body strength, it's impossible to control it. >> reporter: as this young girl

on vacation learned too late. jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles. in the uk there has been widespread public outrage following allegations that 1400 children were sexually abused between 1997 and 2003 in one town. and an independent report into that scandal has found out local authorities ignored the abuse. >> reporter: recent months have seen many high profile child abuse cases in england. but this was another level entirely. it was the exploitation of 1400 young people, mostly poor white girls, but boys as well, by groups of mostly asian men. and when the authorities were told about it, they buried the evidence. local politicians, police, social workers all accused of

willful negligence. this man still has the documents as well as the mental scars. he reported to the police being dragged into a shed, and abused by a middle-aged man when just 13. the police seemed to believe him, yet made no arrest. it isn't even as though this is a very big place, yet for more than a decade hundreds and hundreds of young people were being systematically abused and authorities did nothing. the issues raised from all of to are fast being viewed a national disgrace. the media are focusing on why so few officials are preparing to resign over all of this. but the bigger story is the growing fear that this has been happening all over the country. >> let's see a full, full inquiry, or full investigation out there all of the towns in

the country. let's root this cancer out. >> it destroys everything. >> reporter: and as if to reinforce that point, rebecca fought off her grief. she said she was gang raped by five asian men when she was seven in bermingham. >> i knew i had to be here to speak out for you know -- i mean, yes, in the media they say 1400, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was at least three times that amount. and they just haven't had the courage or the support or, you know, they probably just wanted to forget about it. >> reporter: every time stories of organized abuse happen, agonized appeals follow for change. but the big question is this: if those in charge of protecting

children have been failing them, then who else is there? two major airlines are in big financial trouble. australia has announced its biggest ever loss. it blamed the $2.6 billion annual deficit on restructuring costs. and there's malaysia airlines it cost almost $100 million in the second financial quarter. passengers are staying away after the loss of two aircrafts in four months. flight mh17 was shot down over ukraine, and mh370 disappeared in one of aviations biggest f-ever mysteries. the indian government has launched a campaign to help people open bank accounts. it's part of a plan to boost the national savings rate and

connect poor people to the banking system. >> reporter: this woman has just opened her very first bank account. for years a local savings group has looked after the little she can afford to put away. but soon she'll be able to handle her savings by herself. >> translator: i decided to open a bank account here today. they are giving me a zero balance facility and $1,700 worth of accident insurance, and i can earn interest on my deposits. >> reporter: the government says this will help people beat poverty. it wants 75 million families to register for bank accounts through a new campaign. >> translator: we have to get rid of financial untouchablety. as part of this process the mega banking initiative has been lost. >> reporter: india has one of the world's highest rates of household savings, but very little of this is banked.

opening a bank account in india can be a difficult task for everyone, not least the poor. and traditionally these people have had even fewer opportunities to participate in the banking system because of issues like a lack of formal indication. but that doesn't seem to be a problem anymore. >> translator: i am here to help people open bank accounts as part of the government's new campaign. we came here with 150 forms, but i just called my bank and asked them to send more. the response has been overwhelming. >> reporter: social workers who are helping the process along, say opening a bank account is the easy part. >> translator: all of these people know is that the government is giving something away for free, and that they should come and get it. what they really need is education. the people need to be made aware of how a bank account will actually help them. >> reporter: meet india's newest bank customers, they will soon

be part of one of the world's biggest banking systems, and by opening a bank account now, they are hoping to cash in later. much more news on that story and all of the other day's top stories on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ impacts the broader health of the world's ocean and chris clooey discusses why it's time to play ncaa players and weighs this on the redskins controversy. ♪ my digital producer and cohost is here and brings in all of your feedback throughout the show. i love doing shows like this because we have extended conversations wieo