my children's journey around the world, september 7th. on d. w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is d, w. news live from berlin in the line of russian fire, ukraine's biggest nuclear power plant taken offline. these f region nuclear power plant went off the grid, briefly, cutting powder, thousands of people, plant operators, blame russian shilling that was too close to the reactors, also coming up,

cause for restraint as fighting breaks out in northern ethiopia. been months of karma's hopes of a solution to the conflict and t cry, fading away and unwonted at home, unwelcome elsewhere in law's broker minority. they've lived in bangladesh, refugee camps for 5 years now. they want to return to their ah, i'm at the house, it's good to have it with us. you current president followed him. is lensky says the world has narrowly avoided radiation disaster. the separation nuclear power plant is once again delivering limited power supply after it was knocked offline for some hours, causing a blackout for thousands of people workers. so brush and shilling was to blame for weeks now, fighting between ukrainian and russian forces near the plat has raised fears of

a radioactive meltdown. before russia's invasion, the vall separation nuclear plant supplied around 20 percent of ukraine's energy needs. but on thursday, it was temporarily cut off from the country's power great, entirely off to fires visible here on satellite imagery knocked out its lost external power line that force the facilities last 2 operating reactors to shut down ukrainian officials say power has since been restored. one reactor is back on line and work is reportedly underway to restore the other russian forces have been in control of the plants since march. and ukraine has blamed them for starting the fires. but russia claims they were sparked by ukrainian shelling for weeks now increased fighting at the plant has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe. experts fair that a loss of power would leave the facility, forced to rely on emergency backup generators, to cool its reactors. the head of the u. n's,

nuclear watchdog told french boar costa france, $24.00, he's planning to visit i think now that he's ab general recognition that at we need to be there. we need to be there soon. adding a keith accepts it. moscow accepts it. we need to go and we are going to be there, hopefully very, very soon. the u. n. and world leaders have called for the creation of the demilitarized zone surrounding the plant to avert disaster. china, but russia has rejected that proposal. russia has confirmed that he the railway station on ukraine's independence day on wednesday. ukraine says the missile strike on the eastern town of chaplin a also hit a residential area. it says at least $25.00 people were killed and dozens injured. russia claims it targeted a military train, and more than $200.00 ukrainian troops died in the attack shop,

lena in eastern ukraine. it's the latest town to become synonymous with grief and terror. the train station is now quiet, but the bombing is all too clear. and residents minds were due, i heard the explosions. there was a loud, bam. when i got off by i saw 4 people lying on the ground, were 2 of them very close to further away than the police came to cover their bodies in newburgh. the strike target at the train station in chap, lena witnesses said some of the victims burned to death in train carriages providing the town to god. it's share of the destruction filled with when the explosion happened. we were standing here, we were blown to the ground. we stood between the walls,

the wave of the blast blew everything out. rush us defense ministry says the train was carrying arms to ukrainian frontlines in the don bas region o ukrainian officials did not say how many of those killed were as civilians. sort of the attack as one of the deadliest in the country in weeks for some of the residents here. it will leave permanent scars as they count their losses of homes, neighbors, and loved ones. will they doubly correspond that yon phillips schultz traveled to chup lena and says he saw no evidence to support russia's claims about the attack. it's a thin of horror and destruction here at the train station of tub, lena 25 people died. a lot of been in the train behind me when russian missiles hit the place on ukrainian independence day. local say it was an act of terrorism. russia says, 200 soldiers died on b a take,

but there are no indications of this here on the ground. the knob are very dark day for ukraine half a year after the war started. and from young fil philip shots, let's take a look now. some of the other stories making headlines, they sell and go as a national election commission says the ruling impeach. lay party is on course to win the general election that party of president 0. i'll lorenzo as 51.7 percent of the boat. with nearly all the ballots counted. and gold mine opposition party earlier claimed it was in the late russian president vladimir putin assorted a major build up of his country's military. he signed a decree to increase the number of troops by 137000 or 13 percent. after 6 months of fighting in ukraine, west and officials estimate of a $70000.00 russian troops have been killed or wounded. left. he has largest soviet memorial has been destroyed on the order of the

national parliament. a concrete obelisk scratching almost 18 meters into the sky formed the centerpiece of the monument, which commemorated the great armies victory of nazi germany in the 2nd world war. its removal is the latest example of an ongoing, trained in the baltic states and eastern europe, where relics of the soviet union being taken down meter upon meter of concrete steel crashing to the ground. the monument may have been destroyed, but it leaves a political divide in its wake. nobody mistake is that i feel wonderful because i experienced the awakening of latvian independence in the 19 ninety's and how it feels like this chapters finally closed. the app, them your order to burn their pain and injustice. michael reagan victory park

looked like this. it was the symbol of the red army is victory over nazi germany. a place for ethnic russians to lay down flowers on victory day to commemorate their ancestors sacrifices in the 2nd world war. but the war and ukraine changed something around one and 4 people living in latvia, or of russian descent. many of them cherished their soviet past. but i forgot the majority of ethnic latvians, however, see this monument as a symbol of russian imperialism, and are glad that it's gone. for latins this monument, symbolize lattice occupation of the 2nd world war. and after russian version in your crime, we can't tolerate it any more. on june 16th

the latvian parliament voted to remove all soviet era statues. the monument in riga was the largest in all of latvia. it took hours of continuous hammering to eventually make it fall. ah, with it gone, some hope that the scars of past can finally heal. and that russians and latvians can live together peacefully. fighting ethiopia between government forces and to grind, rebels has resumed after a truce that held for 5 months. the conflict in the north began in 2020 it's left thousands did. it's also triggered a humanitarian crisis. fees in in yorba, was fragile to begin with. but hopes of a lost and cruise was shattered and he, early ours, on wednesday. when rebels in the digger asian accuse ethiopian military of

launching a large scale offensive people in the european capital, worry about the human cost of the war on both sides. what do ya, me go one a late again. we em, yes. why? those who pick up their weapons are not thinking about the people knows you. it's not too late to put those weapons down and come to the table to talk to them. what is that? this is something that ethiopian people should come out and say, hey enough, what is enough going me got by? no, you can new york. i know you've got my mom. mom on and above. the choice should have been negotiation and peace. but what we saw, what war did last time, and it will do the same thing again. it will just cause damage. the main thing is piece of the lamp. if that doesn't work, there's nothing we can do. the un secretary general also said he was shocked and saddened by reports afresh, hostilities my strong appeals is for an immediate cessation of

hostilities and for the resumption of peace stalks between the government and the t . v l f. the, with at the same time, the full guarantee every method in excess 2 people in needs and the establishment of public services. the one in de gray has led to a humanitarian crisis. wishing parts of the region into famine and displaying millions of people rights groups are reported widespread atrocities, including mars killings and sexual violence. both sides blame each other for the leaders outbreak of fighting a distinction that may not concern its victims. it's been 5 years since the mass exodus of fibro, hunger from a mind, me and my brother to bangladesh. that me and my military burned down the villages, leaving thousands of people did and causing 700000 bro hanger to flee over the border to bangladesh. they've been marking the day with rallies in some 20 refugee camps, demanding justice,

and away back home. oh, they have gathered to market sat anniversary and to remind the world of their plight for hunger, who had to flee their homes when me on most military, unleashed a bloody campaign of ethnic cleansing against the muzzle minority. 5 years ago. a trauma is etched deep into the memories of those who manage to escape to neighboring bangladesh. oh, lamar, i didn't do my day to day. we attendance fighting because in 2017 the pennies on the calendar. people in a genocide, they killed my husband and others out of the military rate and killed our children . what i'm by threatening them into high insulin, snatching them from the knots, have been mother by them. la maddie, maddie, maddie, close to 1000000 ro hanger are crammed into scarlet camps. there's this will work. elephant sanitary conditions are declining. crime is on the rise. most ringo, one to go home,

but not at any price because i didn't out of they were like we are now ready to go back to mind is that we must get a citizenship rights. i agree. we are ready to go back and balance them up down with along the dash is not our soil that we don't want to stay here. i did go back and we will not strength candy. how do we want to go straight to our own homes? demons like these have fallen on deaf ears and me on my the one to ask when hit by sanctions by the u. s. the u and the u. k. the international court of justice a so but a case to determine if me on most government has engaged in genocide, critics say it is not enough. 5 years after this horrific attach. no one has been held accountable for these acts. and as a result of that, i believe, well, the military hunter has been emboldened to commit even more crops were crimes, crimes against humanity. so in my view,

it is critically important for the international community to engage in coordinated focused targeted factions and engage in accountability mechanisms and a much more robust way than what the international community has been willing to do . with little hope of returning to the home country, any time soon? a generation of young we're hunger, large risk of growing up without future. in tennis, no joke of age has confirmed. they will not take part in this year's us open. due to coven travel restrictions, the former world number one is unvaccinated, which by the count rules bars him from entering the united states. his absence means he will not have the chance to equal wrath and the dolls record total of $22.00 grand slam titles of flushing meadows. joe's vigil. so miss the australian up and earlier this year due to his vaccinations state. and that's it for me. for now, after a short break,

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