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danielle, ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. russia targets the train station used by civilian evacuees in ukraine. more than 30 people are killed and more than a 100 injured. as rockets hit the station and cromwell tours in the east of the country will get the latest from our correspondent in a moment. also coming on the warnings of more atrocities committed by russian forces against civilians in all the ukraine. we have stories from survivors and the recently liberated town of borrowed young
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ah i'm glad offers welcome to the program and we begin with breaking news out of easton ukraine where more than 30 people have been killed and over 100 more wounded after russian rockets hit a train station in the city of crime, a torque in the don't at screech, and the station was being used by civilians to escape to safer parts of the country . officials say thousands of people were at the station at the time of the attack. the head of the regional administration posted these images on social media showing dead bodies outside the station. officials say it's one of the deadliest strikes of the 6 week old war rescue workers are on the scene. as spring ended up. you corresponded alexander for now. who's in keith at the moment? i saw her 1st. could you tell us more about or what you've heard about the crime,
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a tossed railway station attack? well, according to ukrainian authorities, 35 people were killed and 100, so wounded in a russian missile attack on the train station in chromatography. we have to thrust that this train station is a very important evacuation hop for people fleeing the eastern part of the country to be particular that the netscape region and so for days now thousands of them have been coming together. there are to get out and the platforms off their train station were jammed with people. and so we know that her targeting civilians is, of course, sir, prohibited by the laws of war. so the ukrainian authority sir, have already condemned to the russian missile attacks. however, the russian, a pro russian separatists in the region are saying that it was just a ukrainian provocation. they say that,
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that claim that without providing an any proof for that the european union has already condemned to their attack as well. and of course, it says devastating can use when we take into account how many people were trying to, to get out of the region to, to reach a train to evacuate. because of course, all of them are expecting a major russian offensive. they're not as russian forces or with brought her to the east of the country. one assumes it. that leads to some gruesome discoveries. president zalinski said that atrocity atrocities committed in the now free borrowed banker are greater than even in butcher. you visit both places. what can you tell us about that? well, i have to say that when you arrive at the town of for borrowed the uncle, you are just shocked by the scale of the destruction there. there are high rise
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houses there. they were almost completely destroyed by russian as strikes and we still don't know how many bodies are buried under the rubble. and so it was shocking to all members of our team to see that is crushing their destruction there . but it was also a heartbreaking to listen to what the residents of with this so once a so popular commuter town, had to say about their life under the russian occupation. but judge for yourself, here's our report. they have began clearing the rubble. but any hope of finding survivors here is long gone. for the anchor lay on the main root of the russian offensive on key of the scale of the destruction is so massive that even emergency workers seem shock. this sham of but you is while never by now we seem with our eyes what the russians did to a peaceful tan. there are no military bases here. missed on
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a shot. people dead bombed high rise block. so 3 little i don't understand why really bad about over here in the vicious when russian planes dropped their bombs on the town in early march, these apartment buildings were demolished. local authorities fear that up to $200.00 civilians were killed. their bodies still buried under the rubble blueberry hole. in one of the blocks we meet alexander, he is back to sell with some items from his ruined apartment. with you, when the russian bombardment started, he managed to flee together with his family a horrible it's better done it. but like, i'm still rain, same clothes i had on. when i left, at least i want to take some things with me, his growth room. this used to be his children's room. his license, i don't really know what to say. smith don't have words left. their bastards, gra putin, in his whole government. if see, can you prove you to florida what?
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a few blocks away a distribution center for humanitarian aid. among the residents lining up nina and her family. they lived through a lot during the russian occupation of their home town, including hunger and constant fear. for that, no, i must have known that they were pointing that guns at my daughter and the kids. i went down on my knees and screamed begging them not to rate my daughter. you know, what can happen silver last night, there from a boy. many he told us, similar story is lena says she is still shaking when she thinks about the weeks under russian occupation. but she will know some clubs and we have to thank her soldiers, they're so brave. they are so brave that they freed up already. okay. look what they did to my tan berardi anchor
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was once beautiful and green residence told us, now it lies in ruins. the town is free, but it has paid a high price for its freedom of report about some of phenomena still with us in clear for the summer or the you commission president, also a funder lion and the youth top diplomat, joseph burrell, have arrived in cliff today. to meet zalinski. how significant is this amid ongoing russian? shelly? well, i think that, so this visit is meant to be a highly symbolic gesture. and it is meant to stress europe's unwavering support for ukraine, according to the european commission president and to we also know that the u foreign policy chief has already announced that to the european union will be providing ukraine with additional $7500000.00. europe's to help the country investigate the war crimes allegedly committed by the russian soldiers here.
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however, we also have to say that we have seen prominent visitors here before. and this is visited by the european commission president is coming quite late and the people i've spoken with at speaking with a here in key of told me that they are getting increasingly frustrated and disappointed with the support that ukraine is getting from the european union across from her i've some of a nominee, they're reporting from keith. thank you. alex summer natal member states have vowed to sent more military and humanitarian aids to ukraine. following them eating and brussels on thursday. heaps. foreign minister made an impassioned plea for help to fight off an expected russian assault in the east. he told leaders of the western allies that ukraine urgently needs more weapons to head off any fresh attack. the war in his homeland has been going on now for 42 days. so you cranes, foreign minister got
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a warm welcome at nato headquarters, but to meet your calais, but didn't make the trip to brussels just to get sympathy. my agenda is very simple . it has only 3 items on it. it's weapons, weapons, and weapons. so far, individual member states of nato have been delivering weapons to ukraine, like the stinger anti aircraft missiles from germany. however, 2 weeks ago, nato members decided not to provide combat tanks to avoid being dragged into the war. now the images of war crimes have moved members to rethink that. there was a clear message from the meeting today that alice or should do more on the ready to do more to provide more equipment on that they realize on under cameras, the urgency the czech republic has provided ukraine with tanks and armored personnel carriers. ukraine is now pushing for other countries like germany to follow suit. however, german tanks that had been taken out of service 1st have to be overhauled. it's
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foreign minister was non committal. justine's really bad and in solidarity on ukraine side. and that's why we're also looking together at everything that ukraine would need in order to better protect itself in future. how can come to you after the meeting? ukrainian foreign minister collaborate seemed cautiously optimistic, but complained that everything still taking too long as to day have you gotten any product and here are some other news in brief, on the war in ukraine. the united nations general assembly is suspending russia from its human rights council over the war, and ukraine is only the 2nd time a member state has been suspended from the council. moscow has condemned the decision as politically motivated and illegal. we kremlin spokesman dmitri pess cough said that russia has sustained, quote, significant losses of troops in ukraine, calling it a huge tragedy for russia. the country's defense ministry claims between one and 2000 russian soldiers have been killed. but independent estimates put the number
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closer to 10000 a nobel prize winning her russian. the journalist has been attacked on a train with red paint in an apparent protest over his newspapers, critical coverage of the war. dmitri murat, off his editor in chief of the liberal and the via gazette her last week. it said it was suspending operations in russia of the receiving official warnings to the u. s. now, where the senate has confirmed catan. j brown, jackson asked the 1st black woman to sit on the u. s. supreme court supporters including president joe biden, have hailed her appointment as a historic day for america. the most republican senators voted against it the age of 53. the name of $47.00, and this nomination is confirmed. after 233 year wait, a black woman will soon sit on the us supreme court. catan g brown,
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jackson watched herself enter the history books from the white house, alongside president joe biden, who hailed a confirmation as a historic moment for the u. s. g. 3 republican senators vote with the democrats to confirm. brown, jackson is only the 3rd black person and woman to serve on the u. s. his highest court. the vote concluded a bitterly part is an approval process. they were that so brown, jackson grilled by republican senators on hot button issues like race relations and abortion as well as her reco. as a judge, senate democrats were overjoyed by the result. it is just an amazing day. if i had to think of an adjective to describe all of us, it would be elated, elated because of this wonderful person going on the court. this has been a long, hard road. as we've tried to get to greater equality, less bigotry in america. and there is often steps backward, but when you have a day like this, it inspires you to keep moving forward,
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frown. jackson set your play, steve and brian, when he retires at the end of the court current term, but with the conservative set to maintain their 63 majority, she may find it difficult to make much impact on the increasingly right wing court time. not of look at some of the other story says how making use around the world. 2 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire. these railey city of tel aviv several others were wounded in the shooting at a bar in a popular night life district. security forces laser shot dead, the attacker in a gun battle. the chinese city of shanghai is testing its residence. our mass for covered 19 for a 3rd consecutive day. after announcing a record 21000 new cove 19 cases, the cities 26000000 inhabitants remain on lock down with residents complaining of shortages of food. and other basic necessities. landslide has killed at least
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10 people in north west columbia. after torrential rains, martin boulders buried a mining camp in the mountains. several people are still missing. the nearby town was evacuated. it were 20 w. c. as a reminder of our top story. more than 30 people are dead and over a 100 have wounded after russian. rockets struck the train station in the eastern ukrainian city of promise tolls. thousands of civilians were at the station at the time of the attack, attempting to flee to save the parts of the country and ukraine's president his warning of more atrocities in the wake of the russian troop withdrawal from the country north. he says the situation in the town of the border, the anchor is much worse than boucher where hundreds of dead civilians were recently discovered. that's it from the other who seemed fun. i love an update for you at the top called the i don't go away. now coming up is the business use with
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