still possible. here on this side of love really tough to search the come up and fight for the troops out of luck. time to overcome boundaries. and connect the world. it's time for putting w d w d is coming up ahead. for minds. this sea of azoff lies between russia and ukraine and is shared by both nations however russia is increasingly imposing its sovereignty over the water as ukrainian fishermen are afraid are sisters but at the close the russian side of the border control. everyone. or you should run out there up to face all these russian

security forces on their own what on earth is good for you. hardly any ships currently coming to ukrainian ports the economy is suffering at the hands of russian domination. civilian self-defense forces are training for a worst case scenario many of them fear an attack on the azoff region. and we have to be prepared for a new wave of aggression from russia it's just a matter of time. the fishing boat viracept south from a port on the ukrainian side which has become somewhat of a rarity businesses not be good for vladimir chair or possibly the owner of the fishing company ditto for the work that it we're now sailing along the canal to the

port of bradley and sick or out of the tragically empty you know for a ship's insight or it has been your. history of as of borders russia and ukraine a treaty states that both countries have equal usage rights yet since the kurdish bridge opened linking russia to the annex crimean peninsula russia has been treating the sea as its own sovereign waters russia decides who is committed to sail on the sea and who is. not. so not us our ship is here the russian ship is in front of us. and one of the coast guards. of want to take over the from the russian border control officers check everyone has a chip for its name the size of their crew their nationality we. believe they can see how busy they are with the people who are working there getting on with their business. who get up orders like. the ukrainians feel

intimidated. this one fifty one this is vera hello. baby. is that correct yes we're staying here. the fishing zone lies far beyond the ukrainian ballet and the russians have control a lot of beach airport ski knows it's dangerous to have journalists on board his boat but he has another problem russia and ukraine have not yet agreed on common annual fishing quotas so the ukrainian authorities have banned all fishing activity while the russians continue to let their fishermen carry on glad to me a cart understand why he's not willing to cast his nets with the cameras running. one of. the ukrainian side could confiscate our fish which makes no sense at all.

but the russian side could cause problems to provide the crates will stay empty today in recent weeks blood in me has been out fishing but he takes a risk when every douse. was full of mold who had been checked frequently by the russians they inspect all the fishing permits and licenses they don't cause any trouble as long as everything is in order but bizarrely is the ukrainian saying that not everything is very hard but if you're good at. due to the on regulated fishing quota have obviously wants to avoid any escalation on the sea events of this means they are hurting their own fisherman in december led to mia was not permitted to go out to sea at all causing him a loss of almost eighty thousand euros in january his catch was confiscated by the fishing authorities. the first time it took over the entire catch up a second time they only wanted half of it which we managed to prevent where is the

logic in that. uncertain times on the ukrainian azoff coast which borders on the progress separatist area in the east half a million people live in the port city of mario paul just a few kilometers from the war in eastern ukraine the city is surrounded by checkpoints. maria is afraid that the hostilities will go on for a long time she's preparing the population for the worst as an activist and officer she acts as a link between the army and civilians maria is travelling close to the front line to get a picture of the situation this area was previously occupied by russians but ukrainians were able to win back. over there from the peak of that hill. they shoot at us. it's

a russian post an elevated position refute so that area is currently occupied territory. people are trying to build up something again here but the fields were mind back then you know that there is always shooting here even at civilian buildings but the people who live here are not necessarily political or super patriotic but but they do realize exactly where the shooting is coming from three it. could. front line is only two kilometers away from here. this war has already claimed the lives of more than ten thousand ukrainians. watch them all of the young man fell in the war here he was born in one thousand nine hundred six but we can definitely expect a new wave of aggression from russia it's only a question of time. we have to be prepared. since the spring of twenty eighteen.

and ukrainian sovereignty is clearly also being threatened from the sea of azoff we could say it is already occupied that's why we need decisive action now you're in the world this is not stopped it won't only be ukraine which suffers. back to mary opal a twenty minute drive. from western ukraine her first language is ukrainian. almost half the population of mario is russian and russian is spoken on a daily basis there was serious clashes here after the annexation of crimea in twenty fourteen. the town hall was in flames when opponents of the new power in kiev tried to win the upper hand in the city but they failed is convinced that russia was behind this attack. this is where people gathered who had been brought in by bus from russia they

demonstrated here and occupied the town hall. they set fire to car tires in the street. chanting out slogans like. get over here putin start this place out there. they were trying to imitate a crimea scenario. in the hopes of seizing this region just as quickly as crimea then claiming it as russian. the war has dramatic economic consequences to the city the port of mary opal estimates its losses since the outbreak of the war at two hundred million euros key cargo handling from the donbass region has declined when the russians build the crimean bridge it prevented large cargo ships from reaching the sea of as of russian institute of controls cause long delays and at the end of november the russians attacked ukrainian

vessels for the shipping companies the journey is too expensive and too dangerous. the tugboats are not bringing cargo vessels with them today. it was there because we feel like these two boats they sail out but they bring nothing back there's nothing behind them we work just like them we have strength of potential possibility but we can't use any of it that's our problem because something outside of our control is preventing us. the twins are human and roman moment of now only work a four day week at the port for two thirds of their regular pay. for the oil it's more than an economic blockade on the whole region is being suffocated. with all of the differences left on the ukrainian controlled territory depend on our port. state owned companies get support from kiev so far they have

not been mastered dundon sees the twins in their colleagues are highly skilled dock workers but often all there is for them to do is clean work. this is a well paid work elite work that. the neighboring shipyard is experiencing tough times too with little actual work to do geishas teet cohen his colleagues passed the time playing dominoes. unlike the poor this privately owned firm does not receive state support. net gains we are hoping that power will change hands in the next elections my mother through my dreams. at the moment we spend most of our time sitting at home and our pay has been cut. in. the conflict should

stop then everything will get easier. very. the shipyard has lost most of its income because sixty percent of the orders came from russia the long standing company was successful join the time and dissolve the soviet union and the new republic of ukraine so guy's grandfather also worked at the shipyard. but otherwise i feel torn russia is close to my heart and ukraine is my home i wish they were brothers again as they used to be with you but it should be friendship again between russia and ukraine i can't be split into. the ball. but it's bring it over here. at the moment there's only one ship in the dark but

there's still some work for sergei and his colleagues. you know the most political i think our manager is trying his best to do something here but in this situation everything depends on the government but i think it's. the shipyard workers are worried about losing their jobs it's getting hard at the director all of the to reassure them. that the money if nothing else but usually i only have eleven months until i retire what will the shipyard exist for that long it will and will can you guarantee that i'm really afraid of losing my job. one isn't actually coming out. of your week we've still got twenty days of work to do with the ship. it's obvious we still have to change forty six wells which valve you mean there's nothing else to do there will be more tomorrow they would we used to have two or three ships here we have three docks now

there's just one work for as long as you can your cost and show both to your children. and really pessimistic. nobody knows how things will go on here before parliament doesn't know what it's doing then things will soon look really grim you know come what if there's another escalation of hostilities that the kurds bridge what they're there for the war you would have no stability people are fleeing ukraine would be the queen you regard working of the guard the great north you if i would like to go abroad to but i belong here and i don't want to leave my family in the city i'm too old for that. was a people the coup this situation is bound to drag on the president is really super power schenkel said he would end the war within two or three weeks but he's been working on it now for five years. really just a guy can really talk but it's like a politician if he gets into parliament the others will have to look out. he's a really good worker to push. the fishing boat vieira has coming to the

point this morning the crew brought in five and a half tons of sidings. it's a good day for the owner flemmi a check up of ski. cause for how was it today unloading at the poor little were there any problems or issues . with the the most people from the fishing authorities were there again you could they want anything from you know no problem with you not like last time when you went because they show your document banning us from fishing to be able no nothing they just watched how we had loaded the fish says he didn't touch anything just because i showed them our permits and that was all. i did it was a different story with catches a video taken by the fishing authorities claim that vladimir was poaching for him

the video is proof that he wanted to protect his catch from the fee. without paying a bribe. please do you think on the you know it. well if you analyze what this video shows it confirms that these law protectors only turn up to put a system in place where they can extract bribes and bonuses in the broward and. bust three years. i'm explaining to them here that it won't work with me. when i was the aggressor here and that's what i'm fighting against now family they do or think across the board you with the way a. lot of me his company processes the fish it catches but its future is

tenuous. the working hours of his staff have already been cut to three days awake. do if i was going to my know things could be better but what can you do. of course it's hard to make ends meet with such low wages but we understand and hope things will pick up in ukraine with the work situation until i find general. vladimir has had to sell two of his three ships he was committed to keep part of his catch this year but the fishing authorities still reported him for poaching. moved all of those i don't think it's right to take that first away from us and them but in the current situation it's impossible for us to defend our rights system with the remains are already had to lay off out of our stuff you know the board nicol brinn there when there's been a booster for a few. blood in me

a chair apart ski is now facing legal action. on the outskirts of mario paul this is the home of shipyard workers so again. the front line of the separatist area is not far away in twenty fourteen the war reached base residential blocks. all of a sudden there were explosions i took my wife and daughter into the corridor and covered them up on the ground as the explosions were going off the window pane shattered and black smoke filled the apartment we couldn't see anything when it stank. after things had calmed down we looked outside and everything was inflamed by sterling is going to i mean with all these people were screaming and there were dead and injured people lying on the street. no harm no to the killers all of a novel that i knew in the. the family is trying to lead a normal life. so gaye's wife reno works for the city's tax authorities his

daughter victoria is studying law in odessa and is currently home for the holidays . i think i'll probably stay in a desa yes i think that's what i want to do with it. she only wants to return when there is peace if this doesn't happen soon so gay is not ruling out the worst case . russia would probably annex the whole of ukraine it's a lot stronger than us. there could even be a world war if other countries got involved that would be a catastrophe for. the other end of mario the village. this is where the dock workers are and. since their working hours have been cut they have been focusing more on their wine business. that. is in your water the real work starts in a month's time. that's only buying the grapes. at the moment the grapes are resting

it's like they're hibernating. some of the grapes are sold to bolster the household finances the twins also grow their own vegetables. or whatever but our wages are just enough to pay for the electricity water and gas the price of gas alone has gone up twelve times more than it was five years ago. the increase in gas prices is a direct result of the conflict with russia things were different five years ago as the grenades were flying sunday asked his father to build a bunker. sure enough they walk might it it was as if you were the first to light the candle back then to. there's another blog about the mississippi even as my wife was five months pregnant back then and my son was six when he came to us with this idea and said don't be afraid i know how to keep you safe. you could hear

gunfire just two kilometers away. not greater as i had the idea of bringing candles matches and everything necessary so we could live here. at first my wife and i were shocked that he wanted to prepare everything so we could stay here in safety in case the bombs came. there and i did so then i reinforced the feeling with metal good as. we put in new beams and poured concrete over them. they really didn't know. what and now we can store good wine here. you know. artemis is trying to create a good life for his family which has ukrainian and russian roots he wants the

children to have a normal upbringing without fear. him built most of the things in his home himself and never wants to be forced to leave it. he was. still the parents have prepared for the worst case. if weight breaks out again here it's my responsibility to drive the children to a safe place just in australia my husband will stay here in the house when i am not and make sure it doesn't get looted just yet measure essentially with not one single human life should be sacrificed for political ambitions and quarrels. there do not have to be related nations have baits their hands in blood they should forgive one another. and that they have to find a compromise and nothing good kind of arise if there isn't a dialogue i tell my children learn to talk to people learn to argue your position

without using weapons you know. so far there's been little chance for dialogue the ceasefire governed by the treaty of minsk is repeatedly broken. clock glory to ukraine glory to our hero saw that in the evening maria visits and in the headquarters of the organization new mary opal she's the coordinator here and wants to talk about the training of the civilian self-defense forces the next day. along with supporting the army knew mary opal is dedicated to fighting progress and propaganda. when i. felt the population was totally disoriented and twenty fourteen. they had been fed russian propaganda for years. russia

or since the the russians. most of them want to restore the russian empire they still have this imperial thinking the whole world is russia this is a russian city we should govern it. washes they've been trying to change our way of thinking for centuries but in some cases it worked. for instance even i speak russian. at nine o'clock the next morning the volunteers line up for a roll call at a military compound near the say. she. really. matters. for their training the group goes to the nearby beach men from all backgrounds to hear from the doctor to the simple worker . from new mario paul takes part two he's

a program and the local steelworks. the men practice armed warfare under the instruction of a training officer. group. so hang on one man covers and the other one of them why don't we decide who's number one and who's number two . just know i'm not afraid if we have to then we'll fight as patriots we have to lead the way when it comes. back to. the second largest port city on the ukrainian azoff coast eighty kilometers away from mariel. fishing company owner of blood. is on his way to court court proceedings against him begin today is accused of poaching. with the support of his lawyer latimeria wants the court to grant him permission to fish undisturbed the on regulated fishing quotas between kiev and moscow have created

a legal document law to me is fighting so that he and his staff do not have to be penalized for it. misha misha what about the paperwork of the person would he need anything else. we've got everything from the most important thing is that we have the original permits. the most important thing is that there here is a solution for. the court hearing is due to start at eight thirty. vladimir is called into the judge's office but just for a few minutes the hearing is postponed neither the fishing authorities nor the public prosecutor were invited see wouldn't. today i did not get a court decision which would have made it clear whether i'm right or they are

that's the worst thing there's uncertainty. so i'm deeply disappointed but that the way this country is governed i see absolutely no future and no prospect for you at this moment. on the ukrainian azoff coast the whole. sins of people's livelihoods depend on fishing these men have not been out to say since early december the fishermen are old acquaintances of law to me as. any news from us just like before none of us have it out to sea so there is no ban but there isn't a permit either. look at us a. lot of course it's a slap in the face a lot of russian fishermen are still out working. but we're not allowed to i'm with you more than a little bit but now we need clear rules this uncertainty has us living in constant tension this is our life now it. was written.

some of the easiest thing is to open it up look inside clean everything and then it might work again but you used to do it so well something temperature changed over three months and it's been down it has an effect on it. so that's right it's not good for the engine not to be running yes just standing idle for three months is no good. and these are the effect of our ban on going out to sea. look they're out there i would not yes there are always two to three russian ships patrolling. and they look back that they have weapons on board is also one settling for us it was the way it was awarded the most. but imo yes that's why we didn't drop anchor we just wanted to get home fast they were pretty close to the

shore six or seven kilometers they were warships and i got to believe this is true . russia is definitely in the wrong occupying the coast. but on the other hand there is no feeling of confidence if there is no order. to nucleate if our government maintains order then hats off to them and also if someone else has to maintain the order here then sorry here there would be what kind of weak government do we have us with that it was probably. going to be if ukraine doesn't allow fish from ukraine onto the ukrainian market then i'll take my fish to russia change my flag and apply for political asylum but he still gives. a nice. we still have hope. but i don't know how much longer it will last you.

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