tv World Stories Deutsche Welle June 12, 2022 4:02am-4:16am CEST
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ah, this week on world stories, daily war time life in the dawn bus region, young russians in exile in georgia. but we begin near the ukrainian capital of kia, where investigators are exuding civilian bodies as evidence of alleged war crimes committed by russian troops. deep inside the forest lies and anonymous grace, whoever chose this place, didn't want anyone to find it. 2 months after the end of the russian occupation here, the body of a ukrainian man was on earth. his passport found here by the police say the death
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of the 56, your to billing is linked to the russian aggression. nothing unusual these days. the whole demo, we found many with him and we will find more because a lot of people are missing. a lot of people died. so a lot of people who are buried are much bottled rules, a call from if the victims daughter is on the scene. she tells us her father went missing on the 18th of march during the russian occupation. it's neither so solutions this. i only know you won't doubt of his house and didn't return. well you. i think he went to feed the dog of the neighbor who had left. i didn't know where else he would have gone up with the water sticky, but you miss beneath it. so far, clues are limited as to what happened to her father. his passport shows red stains on it, possibly blood, butcher hostile mill hairpin. these towns have become synonymous with russian war crimes. worth in the 1000 people were killed in boucher alone. a neighbouring her
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pin. the cemetery has changed in appearance with hundreds of freshly dug graves. to day streets and the area are lined with destroyed houses and shops all over town, reminders of horrific acts of violence like these cars attacked with weapons of war . one of more than 3000 war crimes that are now being investigated. and the key of region alone, an arduous task, but authorities are making some games. who, you know, we have already fixed school that so we conduct versus from russia on the in key region that to were mentioned here in our church. and we don't. so as it, so they went from special forces from russian federation. they came here, we have their names, their names also even their families, me default, but with them being out of reach of ukrainian authorities. what are the prospects of bringing these men to justice? but it's where they couldn't visit any come to where they have a possibility to be arrested. so anyway,
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you know that if somewhere at zabel come international court and international police officers and maybe to full refund on them and arrested. so we hope that they will. you know, find the punishment because they are guilty. so far, fewer than 50 alleged russian war criminals remain and ukrainian custody of are done by ukraine's most contested region. the russian army is taking down many places there with heavy fire. but civilians and volunteers are holding their ground ah, when the war broke out, what it's immediately registered as a volunteer for ukraine's territory as defense forces. now he's guarding this village on the front line in don't pass through, you know, they shoot from tangs,
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they shoot andy tech missiles can and i not a career officer. so it is difficult for me to distinguish all of them by sound, which i would not sure what it's up. his nickname is just one of around 100000 volunteers. we've joined units like have since the beginning of the war. many are fighting for the 1st time from a rocket. the village is just 3 kilometers from the frontline. it's an important defense position. me. i think the locals were suspicious of us in the beginning. they were watching us. we were patrolling the streets looking after the place and they were hiding. but as things got worse here with electricity and food, we started to help out here and there. and slowly trust has been building new quote to the previous. now soldiers and the remaining villages have good use to each other. russia shells at the village daily and they
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had randomly said he mc alive, which is a veteran area, a beekeeper, look, it didn't get through better than body ana. the village used to be his get away spot. now he plans to leave. not everybody wants to know. it is because of his dog that 82 year old macola each and christ says he's still here. he was injured by shrapnel the day before, but he wants to stay. william will live as long as the devil doesn't come after us . macola has been working in russia for many years. he says he has very few illusions about the fate of his village. but there is no way to be russia, but they continued to do everything to make things worse even for themselves. i am talking about the leadership, not the ordinary people, ordinary russians with the same thing as everybody else got a decent life. so her job at least for to day,
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no shells have get landed nearby. it is in the neighboring village that artillery has taken its toll today. ah, since the russian invasion began, art has become a political issue in the ukrainian city of levine for authority, scramble to protect unesco world heritage sites ah. the historic center of the v b is protected as one of unesco as well heritage sites. ukrainian or authorities are working hard to ensure the centuries old monuments here are protected from strikes. sandbags, wooden, a metal panels there remind everyone here that they are countries or war. most of the cure this at least something has been done to look after a future. some one who has no history also has no future historian, ha,
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my and my voice in the city museum ranch melick has brought over 6000 objects and paintings to safety despite a constant threat of airstrikes. he wants to keep the city's cultural heritage accessible to the public video walk, which isn't as o'clock her muscle at the request of our president and government to help support the economy for her and satisfy the cultural needs of displaced people or the what we decided to partly open some exhibitions with fil a day here, marcia, look at it just or most of the exhibition rooms are closed because of the war, but the collections remain accessible. digitally preparing for the west. employees are working around the clock to digitize as many artifacts as possible. following the russian invasion, museum personnel from the west, effective wages. so chattering vive,
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now their work to highlight the importance of safeguarding ukrainian culture. rosie is very high. the museums contain proof. color proof that the ukrainian nation exists here, the several gera, not only do they keep tangible written sources, but also items that can be seen and touched. they prove historical facts prove the existence of the ukrainian people and the long time existence of its territory. you're evolving sawandi, let's see, fit authority for alexander, pash, kosky and romance melick. their work is also political for you. we only cooperated on exhibitions and projects with western partners. i never agreed with the opinion . the culture is not political. there's a fishing saying your, if you are not interest in politics, politics will be interested in you. many, he is said that the west is still to come. but by safeguarding ukraine and history
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and identity, cultural institutions are playing a part in defeating russia's invasion. ah, since the beginning of the war, tens of thousands of young russians have left their homeland many for georgia, where they don't have to fear consequences for protesting against putin. a welcome drink, blue and yellow. the national colors of ukraine is given to every visitor to this bar in billy's, his old town was not one of them. most guessed. here are russian citizens who fled to their homeland. in the last few months about roman stitch and his girlfriend crossed his lava, came from moscow. they're enjoying their evening in exile, listening to rush and stand up. comedians, tell jokes about vladimir putin. i miss russia. this artist says it's my home,
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but i can't go there anymore because of one person. it's like i was invited to a cool party, but my x is going to all my friends are there. and i can go because one idiot, which in my god, click of him on the political jokes, are very popular. because all of us who are here didn't just come to georgia as tourists, but for political reasons, some of the rent receipt and i and russia. you can hardly joke about the presidential or political, but is it jumper after the invasion of ukraine? tens of thousands of russians came to georgia, traditionally a popular tourist destination. here they feel safe, back home. they could be punished for, criticizing the war, leading in freedom and independence is what attracts many young russians to neighboring georgia. if they came in a one way ticket without the return date, and they have no idea how long they will stay here, romance dish openly condemned to the gore on social media. in addition to the 23
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year old, i t specialist men to works for customers abroad. when russia was thrown out of the international money transfer system swift under western sanctions, he felt he could no longer conduct business in moscow. kanisha, keeper, chin at the personal, of course, economic reasons were decisive for me. i employ 80 people, i thought of them 1st started on my shuttle, the better questions to allude. nope, there are also political reasons which i don't want to pay taxes in a militaristic, russia, nor do i want to be associated with that country any more. i don't want anything to do with it in the future either just we're young, i'm a 30 now the thought. so a romance dish owes his new beginning to georgia. he sees his future here and the future of thousands of other decent rations as he calls his compatriots, who are openly opposed to the war. good. that i'm where i live. oh, or to no go as more we were deprived of many opportunities,
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many perspectives. welcoming astra each to my sister's 14. i don't want her to tie her future to russia. yeah, we have pushed any hotels that were your militia were brassy, like all russian citizens, roman state can live in georgia for a year without a visa. he doesn't know what he'll do after that. in any case, he has turned his back on his home country for ever. ah, it's not a question of whether the next crisis will come, but only when and how the media will deal with it. how can we stay focused on what is important?
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shaping tomorrow. now, exploring opportunities for media professionals in times of crisis. the global media for june 2020 to your ticket. now, with every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some tips with the foot of the right people. i'm in your northern most count please. ah, 3 times one. still very much alive, dw channels, your guy to the specialist in germany knew it recognizes where exactly it was fun and i learned a lot of our culture history.
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