ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a stamp away from nuclear disaster and ukraine. the russian held the bernisha nuclear power plant went off the grid briefly, causing a blackout across the region. the cranes presidents as the world narrowly averted nuclear catastrophe, while both sides traded blame also on the show. ukrainian refugees seeking respite

from the war have found a war welcome and is tenfold, but as have rush and tourists. and as dw reports that has led to conflict of the battlefield, ah, and want to be a cons, ties with his pants in solidarity with ukraine. the former soviet state has voted to remove all communist era statues. many now see them as symbols of russian aggression. plus the tasks run dry and eastern france drought is so severe that if 1 may or worries, his town will soon run out of drinking park. ah . a marina evans dean, it's good to have you with us. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says the world has narrowly avoided radiation disaster. the separation nuclear power plant is once

again delivering limited power after it was knocked offline for a few hours, causing a regional blackout for weeks now. fighting between ukrainian and russian forces near the plant has raised fears of a catastrophic release of radioactive material. before russia's invasion, the vall separation yuki laplant 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 it's lost external power line that forced 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 the starting, the fires. but russia claims there was sparked by ukrainian shelling for weeks now

increased fighting of the plant as 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 you ends, nuclear watchdog told french board costa france 24. he's planning to visit i think now that he's ad 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. t w's, rollin gunshot ankle is in care of and a short while ago i asked him to update us on the situation. athens up alicia power

plant. well, the situation there remains very volatile and this 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 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 fire in a forest near by which according to both sides, the russian and the ukrainian sides caused that a cut off yesterday. so i 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 it still, it is still not clear which roads are. they would take her through ukraine, which is what give insists on or through russia, which give, says, is not possible and is against it. so, or 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. there was the w is roman gun shanika speaking earlier to us from keith. well, now we can bring in by the him, tomorrow he is from ukraine's national research center for radiation medicine. and he's also in key of welcome to the w i. d. we're just getting reports now that the nuclear power plant in somebody is still disconnected from the electricity grid. can you just explain to us why this is dangerous?

for literally a nuclear records for over a thing there. accumulating enormous amount of short lived reading class to k products, a quite hot not only in the sale. so for radiation, but also in the colloquial term temperature. so there are issues stopped. it should be good for a couple of months or further to bring temperatures down and it's impossible without electricity. so if there is no external our life, then these will generate or need to be started by systems are in place and they should, should run. but still a source of their operation is quite limited to a couple of weeks on the watchers. it's cooling down that will take a month or more. so there is a big danger of an accident or,

or who shipment. and now do you think of this and by the international atomic energy agency would somehow make a real difference. i mean, what could those inspectors are? those officials do to make things safer. val, so they cannot solve all problems of course. but at least to might be known as they can leash russian authorities because without any control so. so they for absolutely a ruthlessly answer. you're responsible, so if some international missions will be on the spot, both possibly, they will be limited in their actions. that was about team to mark from ukraine's national research center for radiation medicine. thank you so much. you're welcome . well, the war in ukraine has force nearby turkey to play

a delicate balancing act. that means supporting kia with drones, but at the same time, refraining from sanctions against russia. the conflict has also raised tensions of istanbul, a welcoming oasis for both ukrainian refugees and russian tourists. did only a correspondent julia han has more. oh, i would love that. so school 4 years old, catalina, 2 years old. she is a free and a half months. ukraine in children killed in the war all in a either shinkel 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 rushes 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 want our kids really. 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 ty of add one is performing a delicate balancing act supporting keith. while trying not to jeopardize his relations with the kremlin tack, he is one of the few country is in the region that hasn't imposed sanctions on moscow. that is why many russians still come here and encounter ukrainians. and

that, as you can imagine, also leads to conflict. paulina evo shinkel recently experienced this herself. she shows me video footage of passes by russians as she says, who clearly showed 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 hear 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. permission to do that her you? oh boy. oh, but all and i and her fellow protest is don't want to be intimidated. they want the killing in ukraine to finally end. and until then, they said,

they will keep on demonstrating here in a stumble, every single day lothian largest soviet memorial has been destroyed on the orders of national parliament. a concrete obelisk rising nearly 80 meters into the sky, formed the centerpiece of the monument. it commemorated the red arm. his victory over nancy, germany in the 2nd world war. it's toppling is the latest example of an ongoing trend and the baltic states and eastern europe, where relics of the soviet union are being removed. to w is killing by reports from riga meter upon meter of concrete steel crushing to the ground. the monument may have been destroyed, but it leaves a political divide in its wake. nobody mistakes that i feel wonderful because i experienced the awakening of latvian independence in the 19 ninety's and there it

feels like this chapters finally closed the i brought them your order to burn their pain and injustice. my grandparents died in the ball and we did the that offended the whole world from fascism and is a shelly this mute officials. just a few months ago, regus victory park looked like this. it was the symbol of the red armies 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 ukraine changed something around one and 4 people living in luck via our of russian descent. many of them cherished their soviet past. 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 moment, symbolize lattice occupation of the 2nd world war and after russia some reason in your crime, recon paul wrote 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. oh, with it gone. some hope that the scores of past can finally heal. and that russians and latvians can live together peacefully. and the report claims to have identified 21 locations being used by russia and its proxy

forces in ukraine to detain, interrogate and process ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. that report by yell university researchers and supported by the u. s. state department was published on friday, citing commercial satellite imagery and open source data. it pin points, centers holding the prisoners of war and displaced ukrainians. those facilities include former schools, markets and regular prisons. one complex had what the report says could be graves. the reports authors say the findings show a system of filtration that represents a human rights emergency. while the un human rights chief sat down with the w corresponding jack parrot to discuss human rights in ukraine. and she voiced particular concern over russia's treatment of ukrainian prisoners of war as a whole claim. we have had full access to the trials. we have seen that how the

chance of the pillow and if the people of war has been having the respect they deserve, according to the national rules. but in russia had not or in the pro ration on roofs control area, we have not been able to have access to. and we are really concerned because we have heard a little things about possible trials of a prisoner of war. because a soldier is not asked, in the case of a crane, those piece of war has been going charged with, with war crimes. and they have been doing through the west, the judicial system with the old, the normal proceedings. in the case of, of russia we have heard that had happened yet by the heard there will be sort of a specialty of, you know, that will charge them because they have been part of the war. but that's all. yeah . all international humanitarian laws. so we hope that these things are not happening, will be calling on,

on respecting the human toes law that they are part of the law as they have ratified them. and to respect piece of the piece of war. all right, let's take a look now some other stories making news. this, our russian president vladimir putin has ordered 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 and ukraine. western officials estimate over 70000 russian troops have been killed and wounded. a record heat wave and drowned in china are drawing 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 hydro power reservoirs, dry amp and goal is national election commission says the ruling n p l. a party is of course to win the general election. the party of president

show all lorenzo has 51.7 percent of the vote with nearly all the balance now counted. and goal is main opposition party earlier claims that it was in the lead. well here in germany, this year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the worst races is tax and his post war history. in august of $992.00 far right mobs attacked a housing complex for asylum seekers and immigrants. german president, frank walter stein, mire, attended a ceremony outside the building at the place where the ryan broke out a memorial of shame in our country. the words of the german president describing the sunflower house in rostock where emigrants once feared for their lives. frank, father stein maya, had come to acknowledge the pain of 30 years ago, but also to express the hope that lessons have been learned via skipped. and certainly i know there are quite a few people in ra,

stop list and hug and who wish that these events would be put to re for. so i'm all the happier about the many who are committed to understanding. and remember to have done this for decade and i know that in the 1st few years, they faced some resistance food, the offer, but one day in the august in august 1992 a far right. more but tech. the sunflower house, turning molotov cocktails and crowbars against the terrified people inside. they were taking out theirs in phobic hatred on asylum seekers and immigrants housed there. as the police struggled to control the riot, neo nazis from across the country arrived to join in and thousands of onlookers applauded a low point in germany's post re unification. story that many more races to tax have happened since. so have things really improved kept him on north. there is still a minority that his authoritarian totalitarian nationalist and also is in

a phobic. this minority must be kept in shape. it is important to convince these people what they think is wrong. it's super high just for the dental yes. play i get the politicians now react differently to racism. and far right extreme is as the federal government, we say clearly we are tackling racism and for right extremism, this is a difference compared to 30 years ago before i sit down. no lives were lost in the 5 days of violence with 30 years on the rostock riots are still a better memory. as right wing parties continue to attract votes and xenophobic violence is still a problem. the need to combat racism is as urgent as ever. earlier we spoke with the dw corresponding hands bonds, who followed the commemoration in ross talk. the major initiative today has been to declare this building behind me, a national monument, in other words,

is not allowed to be changed in a substantial look in any south central manner. from now on, it's meant to be, in other words, the building itself was meant to be remind monument, a assign for what happened here. 30 years ago. the city has attempted in the past to put up smaller monuments rather and hidden spaces. and they have not really made much of an impact. there's also an attempt to found community centers where people can meet each other where the integration of foreigners into this society is promoted. but one has to say when the flower lang ceremony took place earlier today, the interest from the public was really mika. there were no fewer than not more than a couple of dozen people attending this. so the feeling here is, i think if you speak to people that they're not really very much interested in this history still to day you're watching,

dablin is still to come. look us back, robert lemond off. he gets an immediate re union with byron munich in the champions league. stay tuned to find out who else will be facing their former club. let's turn now to france, which like many parts of europe, is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record this summer. and an e report warren, that warm dry conditions are likely to persist in western european countries for the next 3 months. hundreds of local communities in france have already begun rationing water supplies. our next report is from one of the effect of towns in the east of the country. there's just enough water to rinse off the little yorkshire terrier before the taps run. dr. carolyn brought to reds. dog salon is one of the few businesses in ottawa on blue shay. but since the drought, the water has been turned off for hours at a time. this worries her and i'll see,

but we don't know how long the situation go on. that means a lot of uncertainty for us, so i don't know what to do for switching out. should i arrange all the appointments in september for lunch time? get all those committed gym or should i phone every one to cancel? you forgot, or should i wait for now? cuz i don't for a few weeks now, the mayor has been turning off the water at the means for 2 and a half hours in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. it's so dry. michelle shortly era is worried, his community will soon be left without any drinking water level remy, we'll never told all residency that you're going to collect rainwater up to. now, for example, it really could be a little to she ones who are already doing it, only doing so because they are aware of the problems or c brooks at the me full time in the future, everyone will have to do it and moon. claire has never known the means water to be turned off like this in summer and she grew up here. now the family is trying to

adapt as a bizarre, it is worrying the shot. ah, it's a problem with the washing machine and the dishwasher is, is no router. and when you have a lot of people under one roof, and then it's stupid that you can't wash when you want to. and professional convent, do i find it unpleasant? really? that's finished yet when i'm going in, the average person in france uses 147 leaders of drinking water a day. normally, 62 percent comes from natural underground water sources. but without rain, they are drying up. that's harming local farmers too. oh, suppressed pop all i'm worried about the amount of hey that it will have in winter the on lawns. if i see too much to my cows in summer on the there won't be enough in winter. so that's how important we're the to her about her mother. the

authorities are providing each person with 2 liters of bottled drinking water a day. it's an emergency stop gap solution until there's enough rain to have tap water. 247 again. all right, some soccer news now and big drama awaits, and the champion league after byron munich for drawn in the same group as former striker robert levin dusky and his new sign. barcelona. if an immediate or a union between the german side and their former striker who left for spain an acrimonious circumstances back in july, the group is an especially tough one from byron with a tie and giants and to milan and check champions. victoria hilton also included okay, mark meadows from des force is here with me in the studio to break it all down for as high mark so it does sort of feel like it was destiny. that's a rug 11 dusky would be facing his former club byron. yet it's amazing how often

sport does this fro piece scenarios. i mean, there's a plethora of of a groups that by and could have been drawn in, but know they're drawn with levin dusky and barcelona. it was quite acrimonious when he left. he said actually before the deal went through the something died inside of me this year, her very drama. yeah. and that was kind of seen as a bit of a dig against her by a munich and especially their coke julian, now guzman. and then even when the, the deal did go through, he said by many could lie about the reasons why he left fine of tried to move all over and said upload mrs on the greatest players is of a play for by and, and the welcome him back but there is a bit of fir acrimony there. we don't know when the fixes will be yet they're still working on that. but the 1st set of fixes will be september 6th and 7th in the champions league group, state cash loss and drama, air. and you know, it's also funny that this is not the only reunion in the champions league is indeed, i mean, match the cities erling harlan gets an immediate reunion with bruce your dog. and i mean to amazing reunions, really. his departure was

a bit more friendly. everyone in world football knew that irving harland was, was leaving bruce you dormant for that for the premier league. he's got bags of gold for dorm, and he's already started scoring golf managed to city in england. so i think he will be given a warm welcome. when he comes back to dormant. yeah. okay, so talk to him then about the title holders. real madrid. yes. well, they've been drawn with our b, like sig, of germany, and also checked out on, asked of ukraine a really great moment for shattered annex to be able to play against the, the champions league winners. and is also celtic from scotland in that group. and now karen ben zimmer last night was also awarded you a for men's player of the year is part of the draw ceremony and he's going to win all the men's awards this this year really is. i mean, it was amazing last season pushing rail to the title, but he is 34. so maybe there's a transfer over teams this year. it's an amazing gains in this champions league. i'm in p. s g of been drawn with the ventures in their group milan and chelsea in the same group. liverpool, the rangers battle of britain there. and also i track thank for who are the 5th

german side in the champions league this year, because they want the roper league there in actually may be an easy group. the top team in that group is probably tottenham of england. wow, lots of exciting games and store for everyone. mark meadows from italy is for. it's always great to talk to you. i think you that's the latest on d w. news. this hour to the point is up next debating the ukraine's ukraine's war impacts on life in russia and beller is a marion. i haven't seen me and the entire team, thanks for watching with ah, with

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