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[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, fears the war in ukraine is expanding. russian missiles hit near the airport in the western city of live eve. the air strike destroyed a military aircraft repair facility, just 70 kilometers from the border with poland. will bring you the latest, also coming up, answering ukraine's coal for foreign fighters. we'll hear from one of a reported 1000 germans voluntarily risking their lives and possibly fighting
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against the russians. plus a trip of more than 3000 kilometers to safety. these surprising way, more than 130 ukrainian refugees made it from war. so all the way to madrid. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. there are serious concerns. the russian invasion of ukraine is expanding deeper into the country. on friday in western ukraine, russia missiles stroke, an area near lives, airport, damaging a military aircraft maintenance facility. levine is around 70 kilometers east of the polish border and had so far been spared. major attacks early on saturday, ukrainian,
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president lansky said it was time for moscow to engage in serious peace talks. ah, emergency sirens in ukraine's western city of levine, russian forces targeted a repair plant for military aircraft and damaged to other buildings. smoke billows over the city that was largely untouched by russian bombing. until now, you will go up with me then may strike against live. war is further proof. the doubt not fighting. you can troops were you. they are fighting the population. my children are women, refugees, nothing is sacred to them. and you know, many of the residents feared an attack was a matter of time. he, i don't wish to serve. i think this war will last a long time. it's possible that this war will become a frozen conflict in some regions of our country craziness. i'm rosanna e aaliyah, the merchant, somebody to be a little coy those when i bolded bumper to berlin, mushy school will continue bombing our military target when it was in your when it was
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a doable booty. and it's also possible that they will target civilian infrastructure here as well. lose the dog they can do anything skepticism. i think their goal is to scare us. not that we will not be frightened, touchingly, if civil, delicate, in the eastern city of hot fire fighters battle the place triggered by russian shelling it targeted one of the biggest shopping centers in ukraine's 2nd largest city and the capital of keith also came under attack at least one person was killed and several others injured in the neighbourhood. a poor deal. that was because it was no other now when the key of district wheel crowded. maria was been shelling. here we go. we see vig funerals or we will. what is horrible that near here there is a children's garden and playground. on the side, there's a school. ah, she's wooden. several houses have been damaged. we'll give a warrensburg, we can see what conditions they are in. the windows are broken and they are no
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longer put for little desert. yeah. the perceived city of mario poll remains under constant russian bombardment. president putin says his actions unnecessary to prevent what he calls a genocide in ukraine. a claim dismissed as baseless by leaders around the world. and now the war has reached live to a city that's been seen as a safe haven. but now empty plans are placed in the city square to honor the children killed in this war. it's the places where people are seeking safety, which continued to be targeted and civilians a pain, a high price. well if eve has been a safe haven for 200000 ukrainians, fling the fighting. our correspondent mateus bellinger is in the city and we asked him earlier if the attack had changed, the general feeling there at the people i spoke to have said that they did not surprise them. they did not. um, see it this as
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a changing as changing the situation on the ground. but of course everybody takes this in a different way. and of course, the people who were closer there, you know, if you know that this couldn't come up, it's different if you hear it and you and you see it than if you just know it. that's for sure. but um and, and everybody here knew, of course, before that the city has never been out of limits out of reach. but still it continues functioning as a major hub for refugees. and it's still a place where people find refuge. and i've also spoken to people who have said, yeah, they're here now they want to return to the places they have come from that are under much more threat under much more damage, but they do not want to leave the country. so it's a very mixed feeling on the ground, but i wouldn't say that this has shifted so dramatically. ukrainian, president validator to lensky is calling for military support. and that's not only from foreign governments,
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but also foreign fighters. soon after the war break gap broke out, he formed an international legion for volunteers willing to help the ukranian army fight russian forces. the landscape government says around $22000.00 men have signed up an estimated 1000 of them from germany. it's 3. i am at a bus station in berlin, 34 year old pascal font with the german armed forces in afghanistan. now he's going to ukraine as a volunteer fighter. he said farewell to his 3 daughters. the should so soon off of and out in a way i'm protecting my children. even if i'm over there, i'd say if i wait until it comes here, then it might be too late income. but if i go over there now, if i could try to end it beforehand tomorrow, the info for who docile and he's heading to a war zone. it's not clear how many germans are fighting alongside the ukrainian army. it's estimated to be about $1000.00. the german interior minister is not
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stopping people, join the war unless they're known to be extremists. dinning the o 6, those who have an extremist ideology and want to train on the use of weapons. for instance, we do try to stop them from leaving germany through legal proceedings. ukrainian president, viola, dimmer zelinski has called on people from all over the world to come and fight for ukraine. ukraine has even put out recruitment videos in the battle against russia. is the battle for your future. they say for in the legion of tutorial, defense, green is waiting for you actually. but experts warn that foreign volunteers could worse and the conflict. hearing lots of volunteers from the outside in some ways, plays into hooton's hands because he is trying to portray this war, not as russia conquering crane, but as russia defending itself from the west. and russia has shown that it makes no exception for foreign fighters. earlier this month and air strike hit a military base near the polish border where foreign fighters had also spent time
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training. at least 35 people were reportedly killed in the air strike on the barracks. whether foreign fighters were among them is unclear. this volunteer fighter from germany says he was inside the barracks during the attack. is the lawyer this one? no, no. i miss. i like that striking 50 to 100 meters away from you or maybe 200 and you've managed to run away. that's something that's hard to forget of. obviously with snow, he complains that his ukrainian superiors did not warn him and his comrades of the air strike other soldiers were able to flee to the bunker. the no hello, polite minute, still ready to risk my life, right? europe's freedom, but i'm not ready to foolishly sacrifice my life and just say ok then just kill me off the dog. okay. that until the middle the former german soldier has now left ukraine. he says the decision was consensual, but other germans still want to fight. and are now heading for the war zone.
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russian president vladimir putin has held a raleigh in moscow to mark 8 years since the annexation of crimea. couldn't praised what he called his country's quote, special operation in ukraine and again pushed his narrative. that it's a mission to read, the ukraine of naziism tens of thousands rock. the event though, there are some reports. the people in public sector sector jobs were pressured by their employers to attend. so many turned up for the event that they couldn't all fit into the stadium organizers bussed in some of the participants, urging them to support the russian army in its military operation. as it's referred to in russia. the term war is not allowed to be used. the summer supposed our army is liberating. the people fighting the nazis and fascists and the band groups, the civilians. there are history or the receiving humanitarian aid and are being rescued as a show spoke. and he brought to full cry is and against the radians,
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it's against the fascism there just like when we fought clashes in europe during the 2nd world war. i don't listen bushes mom the little at the inside the stadium patriotic songs and praise of the soviet union lending and styling. that's my country. this one goes referring to ruthless former soviet leaders. ah. then president putin takes the stage, referring to what he called a genocide of russians, and the don boss and naming crimea as part of russia. the speech ran on all channels and then on own channel simultaneously the unthinkable occurred. potent was cut off mid speech. instead of putting the pop singer was shown again. what exactly happened is unclear. the kremlin leader said there was a technical problem. put in speech was later repeated, this time uninterrupted. let's take
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a look now at some other developments in the conflict. the white house says u. s. president joe biden has warned chinese leader seizing pain. there will be consequences if he provides his ally, russia with material support in its war in ukraine. the 2 president spoke on friday for 2 hours in a video cool. china's foreign ministry said she told biden the war must and as soon as possible a u. s. military aircraft with 4 people on board has crashed in northern norway. the vehicle a v 22. our spray was taking part in an ongoing nato military drill when it was reported missing. bad weather had been reported in the area. the fate of the crew was not immediately known. the united nation says the fighting has displaced nearly 6 and a half 1000000 people inside ukraine. that's on top of the more than $3000000.00 refugees who left the country in total. those estimates that mean around
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a quarter of ukrainians have had to flee their homes. while a group of over a 100 ukranian refugees has arrived safely in spain, after a long journey from temporary accommodation in poland, a convoy of determined spanish taxi drivers made the trip of over 3000 kilometers possible. here's more me, hans and hugs. walk them unlikely heroes back home on her and refugees who have found a new home in spain. the aid mission began 6370 kilometers ago, here in madrid, that's when the spanish caravan of 32 texas hit the open road for poland. and was left last week on wednesday and got back today. drivers hauled tons
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of food, warm clothing, and medicine to a reception center in warsaw. but they didn't make the return trip with empty cars . they shuttled 135 ukrainian refugees with them. we escaped, poland her from ukraine beds are a lot of pressure refuges her right now and her we just want to go as far as it possible to to be him. you know, to be safe and to fill say she's among more than $3000000.00 people who have fled, rushes attack on ukraine, most of come to poland, either to wait out the war or plan another destination for those madrid bound. the ride is bittersweet. i know where i'm going to live, but i don't know what i'm going to do. how my going to work?
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where's my life going and what's the future for my family and ukraine? this initiative is just one of many springing up across spain and europe aimed at helping refugees. those who made it here will stay with people who are opening up their homes to strangers. asked for the once he brought them, the volunteer taxi drivers hope to bring more ukrainians to safety. soon for the 1st time since the beginning of the war in ukraine, a crude space flight has docked at the international space station carrying 3 russian cosmonaut. the trio received a warm welcome from their american russian, and german colleagues already on board the i ss, and in what could be interpreted as a statement on the war. they were wearing uniforms in yellow and blue colors of the ukrainian flag. so use commander all leg our tab in junior credit from the vehicle
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