i imagine the impact you and your friends are going to have together we can end global hunger. please download the app. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, one step away from nuclear disaster in ukraine. the russian house operation nuclear power plant went off the grid briefly, causing a blackout across the region. ukraine's presidents as the world, narrowly averted nuclear catastrophe, while both sides traded, blamed,

also coming up ukrainian, refugees seeking respite from the war have found a warm welcome and is tumbled as have a russian tourists. and as dw reports that has led the conflict of the battlefield and unwonted at home, unwelcome elsewhere. mars road hang a minority. they've lived in bangladesh, refugee camps for 5 years, and now they want to return to their homes. ah, a marion evans dean. it's good to have you with us. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says the world has narrowly avoided of radiation disaster as average and nuclear power plant is once again delivering limited power after it was knocked offline for some hours, causing a regional blackout for weeks. now,

fighting between ukrainian russian forces near the plant has raised fears of a catastrophic release of radioactive material. before russia's invasion, the vall separation nuclear plants supplied around 20 percent of ukraine's energy needs. but on thursday, it was temporarily cut off from the country's power grid 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 had been in control of the plants since march. and ukraine has blamed them for starting the fires. but russia claims there was sparked by ukrainian shelling for weeks now. increased fighting of 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 it's reactors. the head of the un nuclear watchdog told french board costa france 24. 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. who for the latest i'm joined now by d. w correspondent, running gun shy ranko in care of hello to you roman. so a tell us what is the situation right now at the separation nuclear power plant?

well the situation there remains a very volatile and it is not quite clear what exactly is happening. and we had reports that the power station was reconnected with the ukrainian power grid after it was cut off for the 1st time in its history. and there were reports in ukrainian media that one of the reactors, one rule was running again than there was other reports that both reactors are still shut down. and it is not quite clear if they will reconnect both of them during the day. probably yes, this is what we expect. so this whole situation and we had some also a confirmation from a satellite images that there is a fi in a forest nearby, which according to both sides, the russian and the ukrainian sides caused that a cut off yesterday. so to clear the situation, it shows that the m delegation of the international atomic agency should go

there. it is being discussed. it is expected in the coming days, but is still, it is still not clear which roads available to take her through ukraine, which is what give insists on or through russia, which give, says, is not possible and is against it. so are we do not have that in an answer to the most important question, which road the, the delegation of the international experts would take to visit the station? what we can assume that, that visit will happen in the coming days. now do we have any information on whether thursdays, power cut in some way affected the safety of the nuclear plant in any way? well, the current ukrainian authorities are saying that no arm there was um, everything was under control at that time. so we have ukraine and personnel, and that station you have to remember, and russian soldiers are there. and are of my lot of for a russian military recruitment according to the ukrainian sources. and but the

station itself, of the reactors are there you remain intact according to the ukraine and sources. and the, and the security mechanisms worked as they are supposed to do. this is what we know from the brennan side. there was the w. roland gunshot, inc, a reporting for us from t of roman, thank you. will russia has confirmed that it hit a railway station on ukraine's independence day on wednesday? it crane says the missile strike on the eastern town of cha. cleaner, also hit a residential area. it says at least $25.00 people were killed and dozens more injured. russia claims it targeted a military train, and that more than $200.00 ukrainian troops died of the attack. chop lina 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 bomb. when i drove by, i saw a ford people lying on the ground, were 2 of them very close to further away than the police came to cover their bodies admirably. the strike target at the train, stationed in chap, lena witnesses said some of the victims burned to death in trained carriages, provided the town to god. it's share of the destruction. so much about 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 dawn bus region. o. ukrainian officials did not say how

many of those killed were, as civilians said, 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 called their losses of homes, neighbors, and loved ones. the war ukraine has force nearby turkey to play a delicate balancing act. that means supporting here with drones, but refraining from sanctions against russia. the conflict has also raised tensions in istanbul, a welcoming oasis for both ukrainian refugees and russian tourists. d. w correspondent johan has more. oh good, i'm good luck. sash crew for years old catalina, 2 years old, she is on free and a half months. ukrainian,

children killed in the war. all in a evolution who does not want them to be forgotten. the 49 year old has been living in turkey for many years, but her son and grand children remain in ukraine. for months, she and a group of others have been protesting here in istanbul, city center. every single day since russia's invasion of ukraine began in late february when i did that, that had been what has this may be done. what do all the other ukrainian children have to do with this war? at least 360 have been killed so far. and we don't know how many are still buried under the rubble. we are here for the sake of these children. we want them to live . i want my grandchildren to live. we will occasionally what i mean, there are tens of thousands of ukrainians have come to turkey since the war started . but also many russians. every day, plains from moscow,

land in east and boil. turkey is quoting russian tourists and president george of tonya add. one is performing a delicate balancing act supporting keith, while trying not to jeopardize his relations with the kremlin tech. he is one of the few countries in the region that hasn't been sanctions on moscow. that is why many russians still come here and encounter ukrainians. and that, as you can imagine, also leads to conflict. molina evo shinkel recently experienced this herself. she shows me video footage of passes by russians, as she says, who clearly show their disgust for the demonstrators. not an isolated incident. all in us is always issued by a dog goblin. i find that deeply offensive. we're not here for fun or protesting for some trivial reason. we're here because we want the whole world to know what's

happening in our country. but people are being killed every day, including children you more than people like that. come along and make fun of us and insult us much. that hurts. are you out the boiler roller mom i brought but all and i and her fellow protest is don't want to be intimidated. they want the killing and ukraine to finally end. and until then, they say they will keep on demonstrating here in a stumble, every single day. i figured let's get a check now, some of the other stories making news, the sour, a record, heat wave, and drought and china are drying out the yangtze river the longest. in asia. the river is a crucial source of water for nearly 400000000 people. and is vital to china's economy. fears of power shortages are growing as hydropower reservoirs dry up. and goal is national election commission says the ruling m. p l a party is on

course to win the general election. the party of president george lorenzo has 51.7 percent of the vote. with nearly all the ballots now counted. and goal is main opposition party earlier claimed it was in believe police in australia have seized over $1000000000.00 worth of crystal meth. the drugs were hidden in marble tiles in a shipping container. they were sent from the middle east and were destined for a factory in sydney. rowing a muslims in bangladesh have been protesting in refugee camps on the 5th anniversary of their mass exit has from me and mark their, their military, burned their villages, leading thousands of people dead and causing 700000 ro hanger to flee over the border to neighboring bangladesh, well now they're demanding justice and away back home. oh, they has gathered to mark as 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 to trauma is etched deep into the memories of those who manage to escape to neighboring douglas dash o lamar, i didn't do my stay today. we attendance fighting because in 2017, the pennies army killed our people. gonna genocide, they killed my husband and others on out of the military rate and killed our children by threatening mylanta phi insulin, snatching them from the lapse of been mother, mother, milady medical body. close to 1000000 ro hanger. i crammed into scarlet camps. there. this will work. elephant boundary conditions are declining. crime is on the rise. most ringo one to go home, but not at any price. on that then i was i will, i, we are now ready to go back. i do mind is that we must get us citizenship rights. i

agree with i. we are ready to go back bowlers. hm. what valid belong? maddock is not a soil was act. we don't want to stay here. i didn't go back and we will not stay cam, do you want to go straight to our own homes? demons like these have fallen on deaf ears and me and my the one to aspen, 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 must government has engaged in genocide, critic say it is not enough. 5 years after these horrific attach. no one has been held accountable for these acts. and as a result of that idle, well, the military hunter has been emboldened to commit even more crash 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 in 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, the generation of young were hanger. i'd risk of growing up without future you're up to date on dw news up next is dw business with janelle de milan, a marion evans dean on the back of the top of the hour with more headlines for you . thanks for watching every day for us and for our planet global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.