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a drone manufacturer is seeing a spike in demand because of the ukraine war. many of the companies employees are from ukraine. a few weeks ago these ukranian refugees did not know which way to turn a screwdriver. now they're building drones for the ukrainian army. atlas aerospace, the latvian company, they now work for san closed in demand for military grade recognizance drones with the onset of the war in ukraine. previously was like i was happy to sell 10 drawn spell monson. now you, if you're talking about extra 100 pip, amazon of stuff to feed him if it's not enough and we need to sell to think how we're going to sell more. atlas builds drones that are small enough to be carried by one soldier. they are highly sought after by ukrainian special forces. units equipped with these drones can cover large areas for reconnaissance and stream

their video feeds back to base in real time. in for red thermal imaging cameras turned night in to day, atlas says tools like this help safe soldiers lives and the ukrainians are buying so far more than 100. drones have already been delivered. the batter club has become a bit more transparent, maybe and you have soldiers that are just more independent can act independently because they already have all the data and what's happening over the next shell are behind bad wall assistance on ukraine's battlefields. consumer drones from china have had a starring role and propaganda video circulating on social media. them soldiers have been modifying these drones to drop bombs. i heard often to devastating effect. yeah. yeah, but you won't be stuck in that yet,

but experts say using chinese may drones is potentially dangerous. this video allegedly shows an artillery strike honing in on a ukrainian drone operator. ah, it's been claimed that d j i, the chinese firm producing these drones is passing on gio tracking information to the russian military. something the company denies. back in latvia, atlas aerospace is hiring more ukrainians to increase production. they are keen to help them with alignment when making drones for the ukranian army. with the help of destroying, we shall win the war. honda war is a money maker for some all of these green bags will be going to ukraine and they won't be the last. on average, these drones only last for 48 hours in combat. and so the flow of equipment will continue a year after the flood

catastrophe in the art valley. much of the major damage has been repaired but for the people affected by the deluge. the emotional scars will take longer to heal one year after scenes of abandonment. this used to be a tranquil village street with half timbered houses and gardens on the banks of the ar. the apparently harmless stream that became a raging torrent. taking cars, houses everything with it, and leaving lasting marks on the people. here. i'm outside unused, for by far you're afraid of water. even of taking a shower. you hear the sound of the water coming out of the shower head and it remind you of that rushing sand and the wetness. laska full. jojo,

hanrick's childhood home survived the flood, but an outside wall almost collapsed. after 8 months of work, the family was able to move back in. at least 134 people died when the r flooded. hundreds are still missing, including annually as neighbourhood. reddish alton, if i guess i'll never forget it. oh, good paul. this massive water just popped the door open and my kid yell, dietary my, my mom help mom help life. and then suddenly it was quiet and i didn't see some people for 3 days. and then i saw them and i knew okay, that safe, nothing happened to them. and, and they said i didn't mix puffy out. these are images from the days after the flood mud and debris piled up meters high. back then we visited mohammed abdul hamid who was trying to salvage what he could from his rented barber

shop shipping. i've been here 6 years. i've lost everything in chappelle. as for lauren, for months he gave haircuts outside. now finally, his salon is opened ago, but hardly any work has been done on many houses. some are in danger of collapsing . sometimes it's unclear who's responsible for paying to fix them up. not many people had insurance. state aid payments have not arrived yet, or they're not enough. mohammed hair salon is an exception. since a tile through dusty london, i'm really happy that the shops up and running again that every day life is back that i get to see my customers are either mine or condenses in. yeah, my heart is dancing. mine has fun in his. i'm tonton. once again, the r is

a harmless looking stream, but for many here, the havoc it caused a year ago is far from over. ah, air pollution is the 2nd biggest killer in africa after 8th. a young climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and forcing the authorities to do more to improve air quality ugandan climate activist. he would and natalia is concerned about the air quality in her city. the smoke from binding waste traffic fumes, an industrial remissions have made camp ha, one of africa's most polluted cities. let air here feel very unclean, very polluted. it filled shocking. have a um, a sudden change in smell that you can feel it doesn't feel healthy at all.

knuckle you runs, you can, the group of the climate change movement, freight is for future. she is known for speaking up for the environment, but now she is taking action. makalya wants to sue the city authorities. she accuses them of failing to come, but air pollution, hospitals are seeing an increase in illness is linked to breathing bad air such as lung cancer and asthma. and we have done studies actually when you get a 100, a 1000 as much x. okay. and for them, for one year, what we call, i told on passing the us $27.00 of them, would it be in the yeah. nicole, you once the city of the reaches to do more to talk with a problem where they have the power to regulate the amount of cars that are coming in and out of the city that are contributing so much to the air pollution. i feel

like there should be more trees on the road side, like within other cities abroad that help in cleaning up the air. i feel that there's an issue with our west damping, sweating and collection, and that needs to be checked. but the authorities see that they don't have the money to clean up the cities here. one of the biggest problems companies lacking responding coming to you, got supported us were willing, are very, very thankful. but the big ones we have require big funding. and that's what i call upon i development partners, dorsal come in on support. you going to have stick in some states to help reduce air pollution. it has bunch the import of older, less environmentally friendly cars under so it is planned to expand public transport to help decline just the city. back to the problem of emissions remains.

until this key pollute has, are effectively addressed. makalya sees that compl as it is unlikely to get any clean ah, in the wake of the butcher massacre and ukraine, a team of hair dressers and stylists, are donating some much needed comfort and care in the form of free haircuts and beauty treatments. they have survived the very worst now these boots residents want to look their very best with 3 haircuts manicures, facials, and massages. because the beauty volunteers have come to town. the groups founder all have ellis gus as they helped those who suffered because of the russian invasion, agree browse who their houses are damaged but they want to steal a does have might not have,

might sell. it was the maybe it builds their life. yeah. ah, silas, dennis, tech and echo had to flee the warning east himself. he says he's just doing what he knows best. right now i can do this and i do do what i do, you know? and make some people happy. barbara golub at him and then co says the volunteers are kind of battalion fighting and what he calls the beauty front. but their work is often anything but skin deep to speak for them to understand, understand her male lord. and helen's will try to understand feelings and it's like art therapy, i think. and some of the people here say the treatments, give them more than inner piece. they can spark hope. the show crashing is will it helps me see butch and better future. this was the one the for city,

a beautiful european country. when wasn't, we cannot be slaves with it. we want to be free to live in dignity, to earn money, to raise children, to rebuild our town. we will have better times founder or house as the volunteers have to be strong. that here many, many painful stories. but we have no maybe choice to me. to cry or to show our feelings. no, no, we're here to help. that's why we want to be strong, who we must be happy smile. the beauty volunteers are hoping to expand, raise more money, visit more towns and cities. and as the war grinds on, that there's every chance they'll be able to continue work, which they call the way of serving the country. ah

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