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in ukraine where frontline troops are suffering both physically and mentally at special clinic near keith is doing what it can to heal the trauma. rifleman alexi ship jenko worked in construction before the russian invasion within weeks. he was on the front lines in the east, under constant massive artillery fire. he says he would fall to the ground for cover take out his phone. and amid the deafening blast swipe to a photo of danya. his 7 year old boy, back in the cap. the been lull as there was those play blues of what was going to school. i looked at my son before going to bed and understood that if the russian soldiers were not stopped where i was there they could reach key again was to the modem. was that what i thought of my boy and asked myself with homer, will some one else raise? my son, is it paula's policy? a winnable love a looks he didn't want to go into details, but we'll say he suffered a concussion and had a nervous breakdown. he is one of

a 150 patients of the rehabilitation center who's location we were asked to keep secret, so it wouldn't be targeted. some supper from post traumatic stress, a psychological problem, and others from traumatic brain injuries damage which can be caused by the blast, ways of explosions, symptoms for both include suicidal thoughts, depression, insomnia, demand, garage, door, slam or firecracker can trigger the terrifying feeling you are under fire. again, alexey is here for 3 weeks of psychotherapy group discussions, walks and miss orders. no, i think that helps them to of course, now. ok, the belief that we are here yet, the more you standing behind them. and so there are people who respect them immensely. won't you won't say what it is. maxime is in explosives expert and has been fighting since 2014. when russia annexed crimea, and parts of the east. he likes looking at the murals at the center, to lift his morale, that he suffers from combat related stress. this sort of,

whoops, hold on here we're working with psychologist helps along with a person is whole, which has arms and legs. it does not mean that everything is normal with the person . so put out his psyche is to stir. bull's little shy of successmaker, maxine says he is burdened by many memories like when his men moved into a town just occupied by the russians who had shot people who attached explosives to their bodies and buried them. we were logged in a bag. we found a total of 5 buried bodies, 3 that were booby trapped. there's just not been administered, especially maxime says, his men call him every day. they want to come back. he says he knows it will be hard to return. but that he must about 500 ukrainian soldiers a day are being wounded in the fight against russia. particularly severe cases are now being taken abroad for treatment. for example,

to often even when chain co got out alive. she was by you warned it defending key if against russian troops muslim resist of melissa melissa. we discovered them in a forest. now we immediately began fighting a lot though we were lucky that day people because our unit left the battle with only 2 wounded. his muffled me and another lad had wobbled on it. so yeah, boy is sheldon florence who jenko received 2 bullet wounds and the shrapnel went to his legs. he's one of the 1st ukrainian soldiers to be treated in germany, says the russian attack began a low no final to medical care. the patient received and ukraine was excellent, but he needed further operations. so of course to do that, we needed a large team and the appropriate infrastructure, which is practically nonexistent in ukraine at the moment,

minute i know who i'm speaking him is 6. soldiers are being treated at the louise and hospital in austin. maxim cut of ankle was shot at by a russian tongue. kinda don bus at piece of shrapnel. hit him in the arm. oh yeah. me. oh mia? oh my median nerve is damaged virginia. should i am still, i can move my hand in this direction, but not in the other. and i can't feel anything in these 2 fingers. even if there is peace in germany, the doctors in a hand are familiar with war injuries, feel a fall, wish deed, ally knows. we had a lot of experience treating patients from the rock many years ago. compton glass. so in principle, this is nothing new for us. garza duffer, spoons of quincy periods, missed noises, but it's not just doctor's helping the wound day. oh ukrainians who live in our hands stopped by to day to wish even a happy birthday. she just turned 37. that brief and welcome

moment of destruction from the war. so far, about 300 people from ukraine had been flown to germany for treatment, including civilians and soldiers. the soldiers in our hands were brought there by a dutch and g o. every bump organized their evacuation. oh, because there are soldiers, then all the fishing allowed to leave the country, so we have got military permission to bring them out of the country. and doug doug, all full of important that we could promise that the soldiers would want they were healed under. okay. that they would come back to your crime even who jenko knows one thing for sure. he wants to return and continue fighting. and like what i hello session a year of cousin parker, a wound does not exempt you lots from continuing to defend your homeland. oh for that is true. perpetual as i have thought, much of chateau, you're sure if my condition allows me this thought i will keep fighting one of

those all with menu doug, ollie proposal, what were you up at the above for those away? what events birthday wish is victory over d aggressors attacking his country? ah, italy is experiencing the worst drought in decades. one of the hardest hit regions is the po valley. climate change is an existential threat, especially for rice farmers a marina full of stranded boats. fields of drooping sunflowers and everywhere fountains with no running water, scorching temperatures of up to 40 degrees have been plaguing northern italy for weeks now and threatening some people's very existence. like the regions, rice farmers, is the panthers are these plants are completely dead. they won't produce anything,

there will be no crop here. so on epa. 15 tons of harvest last and this plot along the farmer simply couldn't provide enough water. stefano grip is the head of the code it at the pavia association, which represents farmers in the region. italy so called golden rice triangle makes up half of europe's entire rice production. the industry, which is highly dependent on water, is now facing a financial and environmental catastrophe. and she might to our knowledge, nothing like this has ever happened in the last 70 years that made according to the data available. a drought like this has never occurred that never. my northern italy depends on the poll river. it's 650 kilometers, spanned the country from west to east. it is a source of life for all around it, but water levels have been dropping continuously over the last few years. areas are

now competing for the remaining water. a state of emergency has been declared in many reaches, but are mortal. reducing leaks is another big topic. initially. i did it both for drinking water and agricultural purposes, and they dropped abby this yet, but the system efficiency is currently around 50 percent jealousy, tainted ev. at equal medium, ether or nancy went up, pertain to farmers like stiff on how can it be also know they will have to change this season. they have already lost 30 percent of their harvest. that arctic. and what i mentioned, we hope we get back to a climate which allows for rise production and otherwise we'll have to switch to other crops and adapt to a different type of water management area yesterday. that is just not enough water for every ones which enter but, but for now, all they can do is keep the pumps running and hope for falling temperatures and above all for rain. ah,

they are trans lesbian, gay, or by and work for the catholic church. more than $120.00 of them have come out in germany to demand a fundamental change in the churches mindset to night. it's going to be a vegetable stir, fry, how stuff on different back in his husband, walter marcella castillo, are cooking, it's everyday life. but for the former priest, it still feels special. what good am already hungry? stefan married his argentinian husband, 6 years ago. i overflow for loss or sometimes i still say, wow, it's just astonishing here i'm here now while i'm with walter and together we cook together. friends come over lou, sometimes it still feels unreal, but then i feel so much gratitude to see that it's like this for it. also. if stefan was a brother in a catholic religious order for over 25 years,

he preached and taught in a church that rejects homosexuality. even though he knew he was gay. then his grandfather died and stuff and felt it was time to make a crucial decision. versus the war hold their audience, chris, does i he want to be a priest who hides part of his identity tape or is this part allowed to exist? i india, that is really as part of you, does i something that can be talked about? i thought that something you can live with into stuff with without a guilty conscience and without fear, will know honestly distribution ladonna alex to hobb stefan decided to take a stand against fear coming out meant he had to give up his life in the religious order. the next vicar her because her active thought stephan has since set up regular prayer meetings for persecuted gay people. hi nick . can you put us the code please allow christian churches to accept is the same sex

partners as part of your beautiful creation. comes from full on name and ye the answer knocked to each of these services how to change things, mentor. they take place. so people talk about the mind, see it happening, kon here about it or social so hopefully it's will have a ripple effect also. so because it's, it will be some diocese are reacting, they say a person's love, life is private and cannot be used as grounds for dismissal from church employment . as great missionary to know it's not going faster, notion is not comprehensive enough at law, but it's happening. what's going in the right direction in the list? that is my impression and i talk people ha. 1 stefan and his husband in chile relax dinner with friends. he stands by his decision to come out and has never regretted it on your mother in law.

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