to a foreign planet. in the 16th century, it meant being a captain and setting sail to discover a route. i'm a race lead to military interests, a race linked to political and 2 minutes with financial and adventure full of hardships, dangers and death. magellan journey around the world, starting september 7th on d, w. for months ukraine have signal to the world a counter offensive against the russians is coming to day, the military and else operations along the front line in the south, near the city of here saw the 1st major city last to the russians in this warp are the invaded about to push back the invaders or for now this conflict,

most dangerous tug of war remains the fighting near ukraine's separate c, a nuclear power plant. to night, international safety inspectors are on their way to the site to make sure that this battlefield does not morph into a nuclear meltdown eyebrow golf in berlin. this is the day ah, wanting the vedas, fruits, degradation, and death. they believe they will be here forever. but they wildly just felt that ukrainians are doing more than, than holding the round me. ukrainian goal is victory over russia to re gainful independence of every inch of ukrainian territory. we should never forget that this war will started in crimea in 2014, and it will end in crimea was deliberation. oh, this peninsula top ukraine will be back for sure.

ah. also coming up tennis star, serena williams is about to call it quits on the court on her own terms and her fans there, saluting her in their own words. ah, you didn't just sat the winning boom. he sent back to the people. i like the history. so iraq started leaving new, gave us newsletter, and mike inspired us with your life. this is such integrity as minute flight and mother to many due to jesse the child of the most high. you on just excitedly uses nicholas tight to our viewers watching on p b. s. in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with what could be a much anticipated moved by ukraine's military to begin pushing the russians back

to their ukrainian forces and said that they've launched offensive operations along the front lines in the south of the country. it is too early to speak of a major counter offense of against russian forces, but this does appear to be an escalation by cave. in some u. s. military officials are saying it shows ukraine's appetite for progress on the battlefield. meanwhile, there is reason for cautious optimism at ukraine's, as emperor eats in nuclear power plant to night, weeks of intense fighting, have raised fears of an accident leading to a nuclear meltdown. a 2nd chernobyl, which day, the international atomic energy agency said a team of inspectors will visit the plant to determine just how safe or unsafe it really is. we have this report the situation at the separation nuclear power plot has set alarm bells ringing across europe. and around the world. now the u ends.

nuclear watchdog has dispatched a team of experts to the site lead by agency chief wrath ale grossi. that's at to assess any damage to the plant and inspected security and safety systems when they arrive later this week. in keith, some residence. welcome to the visit at the mission. i think this is very kidneys. we certainly don't need another disaster at a nuclear power plant, and it wouldn't just be decisive ukraine. it would effect all if you hear it. i still remember channel lighting, but others were more gloomy about what it could achieve. so miss young, i'm not sure if the russian authorities will reveal the full reality on the ground and if they will really allow the team to improve the situation. sir, i do not believe that that will be any real results in cities and towns near the power plant. people are already preparing for the worst and heading to sites like this one,

where local authorities are handing out iodine tablets to be taken in the event. the radiation leak put, haven't even been needed to particular it's a preventive m. prophylactic measure. you mustn't take the pill when you receive it . it must only be taken after an official notification from the authorities. or we cannot. we started the distribution last week, around 8 and a half 1000 people receive tablets including 2 and a half 1000 children. while hopefully these tablets won't have to be taken. the stand off over the years, biggest nuclear facility remains tense, and moscow continues to reject international goals for a demilitarized zone to avert potential disaster. they're boring, a nuclear disaster. the front winds of this war, they remain firmly in the east of the south of ukraine. for more to night, we want to pull in bradley bowman. he is the senior director at the foundation for the defense of democracies. he's also assistant professor of the u. s. military

academy at west point. brad, it's going to have you back on the program. what do you make of the announcement that came from ukraine today that a counter offensive operation is underway? thanks for the opportunity to join you for the record. i'm a former assistant professor at west point, but i welcome the question. you know, i, i think keeps clearly under pressure to not just play defense and go and offense, that's certainly understandable, given the horrible suffering that the people of ukraine endured. they have fought bravely with agility and they received billions and billions of dollars of assistance. you know, $13500000000.00 from the united states alone since january of 2021. and they put those weapons to great use. they held the line in the east despite some losses that had come at a high cost for moscow. and they started in some places and you don't want to overstate. it started to turn the tide a little bit in the south around here san. but there's all easier said than done

for a whole bunch of reasons, including the fact that the russians have been re supplying, reconstituting and repositioning their forces as well. so while they have taken a lot of hits, a lot of losses and ukraine and targeting command, post ammunition depots and ground lines and communications, the russians are going to fight hard in the south. and whenever you have river crossings involved, it's definitely easier said than done britain, when you look at this announcement and what's going on, how much of this is about the ukranian military being well equipped now thanks to western weapons versus the president zalinski under pressure to take action and what's your opinion here? i, you know, it's a great question. i suspect it's both right. i mean, ukrainians from the beginning of shown a willingness to fight. and they've increasingly had the means of because of that supplies that you asked the british. and now the germans and others are providing

and which is great on in particular, the high mobility are chilly. rocket systems, the 155 millimeter toad howitzers, and other things that ukrainians frankly, have used with tremendous skill. they've learned quickly how to operate these new systems and have employed them to great effect. and so this is force the russians in many places to move their forces back, which makes their operations more difficult and has made them more slow and re supplying their forces. and the point of, of ukraine attack, and so this, when you combine the agility, braving ukrainians with western weapons, i think that explains much of what we're seeing. but no doubt the lens is under pressure to show results. there was when you asked if it's official, he was quoted today as saying that this shows that the ukrainians have an appetite now for progress on the battlefield. them that implies that they are feeling emboldened at this moment. and do they have reason to feel that way? i think they do, i mean it, you know, let's remind ourselves that, you know,

ukraine defeated the russian assault on their capital. i mean, there's just no other way to say it. they defeated it. and so after that the feed couldn't decided to bite off a little bit lassie by a bit off more than he can chew. and so just to focus on the east and south, he took all the hans, he's trying to take the rest of the nets region, and he's focused on the south and he has his land bridge to crimea, but he's under pressure there and, and they, they've taken extraordinary losses, you know, at least 15000 deaths in this, in this battle far exceeding what they suffered enough interest in the, the counter offensive against the russian forces has been anticipated. now for weeks or months would it have already begun. if western allies had been faster in delivering weapons to ukraine, in your opinion, from the beginning i tried to call balls and strikes on the, by the ministrations pitching here. and my, and my bottom line is this. they were way too slow and starting to provide lethal assistance to ukraine. they lost valuable time from november to february,

early february, but after the february 24th invasion, i think that vitamins duration as performed admirably unifying the coalition, strengthening nato's eastern flank. and frankly moving heaven and earth to get ukraine, the weapons it needs to do in cranium, the weapons they need to defend their homes. and so i think there's some to criticize here much took lot, you know what you did last week, we had the news of an additional $3000000000.00 in u. s. weapons going to ukraine, the u. s. by far ukraine's biggest l. y in this conflict. but we've got mid term elections coming up in november, the u. s. we've also got chinese military maneuvers around taiwan. more aggressive than ever. talk to me about these 2 factors. are these 2 wild cards in terms of predicting continued u. s. military support for keith? you know, it's a great question. i think both for united states and for europe, and i'd say, especially europe, you know, supporting ukraine in the short term is one thing. supporting them over many,

many months or even years is another, especially as you start to have financial pain, high gas prices, the energy concerns and the united states as your question implies, has global challenges. but you know, i would just point yours to the fact that the u. s. senate voted 95. the one is supportive adding finland and sweden to the nato alliance. i think that is a big defeat for putin and i, and a resounding statement of support for the trans atlantic alliance for nato. read. the bowen with the foundation for the defense of democracies is always bred. it is good. have you on the show, we appreciate your time and your insights. thank you. thank you. oh, well, it has been a years is the u. s. military left afghanistan, the final weeks of the american presence is so one of the biggest in dramatic air lifts in human history. with more than 100000 people flown out of the airport in cobbled. but where did all these people go and what has happened to them since that

more than 75000 african refugees ended up in the united states and at least 27000 are right here in the european union, while canada australia and the u. k. also took in thousands. now initially, some afghans are regarded as high level were sent to the u. s. army camp leah in kosovo. but doesn't are still stuck there after failing to receive security clearances, to move on. kosovo has committed to supporting them for another year. but for those in limbo, the next step, it's far from clear. ah, one year ago evacuated afghan allies were welcomed with open arms at a special camp in kosovo, designed by the united states as a temporary location to await what most expected would be quick. we settlement, we are honored to be able to help the government of his whole works for nature.

they left their homes and their country in desperation, but to day camp leah itself has become a place of desperation. for some a vacuum ease, who are still there, while hundreds have moved on. some have been rejected for us visa, others have received neither a yes or no. residents are not allowed to leave the camp and d w's request. a visit was denied. the situation is not with this a vacuum shared video and his views, but wishes to remain anonymous. for security reasons, frustration boiled over earlier this summer evacuation protested, holding sign, saying we want justice. this resident says the information vacuum is worse than being in prison. the prisoner with why. he's here for how long he will be in detention if he asked, don't give us

a reason why we are in this camp for how lun, former afghan intelligence, chief mohammed, our reefs, our worry is among those rejected for us were settlement his attorney, julie sirs, calls his situation shocking, i don't think there is any individual in afghanistan who did more than mister sar worry did to help the united states post 911. i think the treatment is highly improper, especially in cases like my clients who provided tremendous assistance at great risk to his life. when us built camp leah, it pledged all residents would be resettled within $365.00 days. but when evacuees are denied us visas, it raises a red flag and washington is having trouble finding other countries to take them. going back to afghanistan would mean certain death for many asked what the options may be for these residents. the state department offered no clarity,

each vetting process is done on a case by case basis. and that's ongoing for those who remain there. that leaves the problem on cosello's doorstep, pristine and has agreed to extend the one year deadline. but that's not the only issue. there are evacuate, who do not have, who have not been given visas to go on to the united states. and will you accept these people to stay in kosovo if they do not find 3rd countries? so it's a humanitarian duty. on the other hand, it is due to towards our allies and partners and friends. oh, of course, 1st to full united states to help when they are in need. and her, we will continue to do so. this is not a reassuring answer for those afghans who believed camp leah was just to lay over on their way to better lives. julie service is a you worse lawyer representing one of the evacuation in camp lydia. she told us more about conditions inside the camp and the people who were living there. it's my

understanding they've been living in pence of with some attempt at i'm at control, but basically intense all year round and in winter in summer as well. i know that some of them have had medical issues but have been unable to be operated on because the conditions are not sufficient to allow them a proper environment to recuperate in so so again, as a temporary measure that they can't might have been. all right, but for the, the longer term, the month to month that some of them have been there it's, it's not a very good condition from what i've seen of certain cases. there clearly seems to be mistakes in, in the determination there. so these are individuals who are very high level, who provided tremendous assistance at various points throughout the u. s. involvement in afghanistan and nato's involvement in afghanistan. and yet now

there's back in this limbo and unable to address what are the inaccurate allegations against them and don't even know what those are. so and without a clear path to go anywhere else is the result of that ah, yes it is most powerful rocket ever built was scheduled to lift off earlier today, but gravity and the ground. they won the day. the launch of now says multi $1000000000.00 artemus rocket was scrubbed due to an injured problem. the disappointing day. yes. but not the mission which aims one day to get humans back on the moon and eventually to more than 98 me to rocket and it's unmanned capsule. ryan were left sitting on the launch pud. as the minutes ticked by, us, vice president, come on, the harris had flown in to cape canaveral to witness liftoff. of the most powerful rocket ever built by nothing to reset,

flocked to nearby locations will keen to get a glimpse of the action. but a whole series of technical problems meant the launch had to be called off. it's yet another disappointment for the ultimate named program. after a series of postpone launches, but nasa says spotting provenance is part of the exercise. that is, the whole reason for this test flight to stress it and to test it. to make sure it's as safe as possible. when artemus 2, when we put humans in the spacecraft, i'm all bram or dialogue with more than just a century ago. landing on the moon captured the imagination of an entire generation . now the human race is looking once again to return to the moon. if all goes well with this test mission accrued flight could be launched as early as 2024. 1 of the

stated ambitions of the artemus mission is to put the 1st woman on 1st person of color on the moon. it's expected to be astronaut, jessica watkins. i certainly would, would be a jess absolutely thrilled to be able to be a part of the effort to, to go to another planetary surface, whether it be the moon or mars. it's the red planet that the ultimate goal that the are to miss mission hopes to 1st build a permanent presence on the moon. it would then use the moon as a proving ground from mission to mars. but 1st, it has to get its maiden test flight successfully of the launching pad. ah, the word great is often over used in sports, but serena williams is undoubtedly a tennis. great. she burst onto the scene over 20 years ago and has been when a grand slam titles ever sets serena's now 40 years old time to retire. she says,

and that is exactly what she's planning to do after a final us open performance. so these serena williams is regarded by many as the best women's tennis player of all tie. oh, she's the only player, male or female to win 3 different grand slams 6 times or more. her 1st of 6 in new york came decades ago. i thought, well, happy sarita williams. now, 40 years old williams revealed the countdown has started to a glittering career at the major where it all began. i love playing now it's, it's like it's amazing, but, you know, i can't do this for ever. so it's just like sometimes you just wanna try your best

to enjoy. the moments serena has become an i cod, in inspiration to the next generation of tennis players. and arguably, the greatest of all time would need of you sports smart medicine. you're at the big table with me now that you're talking about the swan song from serena williams. it is it's, it's the last 3rd, isn't it? well, she's not actually a 100 percent confirmed it, i think because she can't bring herself to see her. yes, exactly. i mean, she said in an interview with vogue, i've never liked the word retirement. it doesn't feel like a modern word to me. and she said she was evolving from being a tennis player. so she'd been so attached to this port for so long. she can't quite bring herself to say, but the whole tennis world took that to me. this is her last tournament. and yes, he's on 23 guns. i'm singles titles. obviously he wants the outright record,

which would be $25.00, but the chances of a winning 2 more when he's 41 next month, it's highly unlikely. so i do think this is a final to ok, is she has without, without dominated sports. like really no other person has in her generation. what would you say is going to be the moment that we will all remember the most about her career was been so nanny made. it's either the almost impossible to pick one how incredible she's been. but i say, i definitely think she's the greatest tennis player of all time. yeah. it's not just the, the major singles titles, it's a double titles as well. you've got to add on to it. and then you think about, well, is she the greatest sports foreman of all time? i think definitely. i mean there's been great track and field athletes over the years. soccer stars that me ham marta but none of them a household name like sabrina williams. and i go a step further, i'd say she's probably top 5 to 3 greatest sports people of all time. you know, they're with mohammed ali and pa. yeah, i mean, she trained says the court,

the net, she, she's a role model, right? i mean, the tennis racket has only been part of it. right. oh, exactly. i mean to think when she one yesterday, not in 2017, she was already pregnant. and then she came back to top tennis after having her baby, and that proved to so many that you can be a mother and a top sports person. i mean, we saw that just recently, we went to the curb, the german tennis player. she announced that she missed the us open because she's pregnant, but at 34 it never crossed a mind that she'd never come back to tennis active. and that is very much. serena williams is doing an oversee. serena is also a black icon. i mean, look at wimbledon quite a stayed old fashioned place, you have to wear white and she's owned it for years and years and years. he's proved that a young black girl from michigan can make it at wimbledon and in a sport like tennis, which many people would say was quite a little. but now young, but kids around the world say, no, i can do it. i can do it should be, she has soared to all kinds of heights, but when she was asking,

why are you retiring? she said, because i want to be a mom. i want to talk to be a mom that really just cemented her connection with a lot of people did that. i mean, she's a, she's an authentic person. totally, totally. and it's not a last will here of the, i mean, she was the executive producer on king rich said the film that a father changed her and an assistive venus. she's married to the co founder of the social media website, read it. she's got an investment fund and she's got a clothing brand. she'll still be in the public eye. mark, thank you is always the day it is always done the conversation. it continues on line. your point is on whether either dw news you can follow me on line brent golf t v. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we're to leave you with serena. she is admired, not just for her tenants prowess, but also for being a role model for so many women's tennis association teamed up with british performance poets of fear factor to produce this tribute, to sorry,

ah, again, be in stage italian green. say we day, the world has many was great, but is still known by just one name. davina. we change the meaning of best to ever she's about to do next, training the sky to think bigger, the sun to shine brighter and wiping her fruits. if a guy younger than i can say, i'd like to one day to come to my own name with my own plate for my own game. standing in the hands of dad, she gave pride its moment in the sky to wet the eyes of all. you didn't just the winning, you start back to the people. i think it's great to you is believing you gave a movement and mike supplied us with your life. such integrity. a woman is

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