shattering the glass ceiling women in architecture. this was, this has to be really, really good. start september 30th on d, w. ah, ah, this is deed of the news live from berlin annexation votes begin in russian held regions of you crate. western powers of cold referendums, a sham, they say russia will fix the outcome to justify their illegal occupation of ukrainian territory. not far from the front lines, a city liberated,

but in ruins, and cranes army recently pushed russian forces out of copy, answer. but as our correspondent reports life, there is still far from normal. also coming up, iran's president 5 to investigate the death of a woman arrested by the country's morality police. but that's done little to quell public act range as protests turned into an open challenge against a government. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. they're being called sham referendums. russian installed authorities in ukraine to east have begun holding votes on joining russia. the so called referendums are being held in areas that make up 15 percent of ukrainian territory, but they're also taking place in the middle of a wars on a strike exit one polling station in russian occupied to mask overnight,

left 6 people debt pro kremlin separatists blamed ukrainian forces and the voting is expected to last several days and results in the regions annexation by moscow. ukraine and western government say they won't recognize the outcome. 6 0, russian residents of done yet, sc. celebrate. in mid february after russia recognized the ukranian region as an independent state. days before russia began its war, people here thought the declaration would bring peace. that the orgy seal, which it's very important for all of us, that peace will finally come to our republic and to low hands. can we just want peace and calm? will that you close that neither because this easy deon rickies but conflict escalated after russian president vladimir putin. you signed up to support the separatists and used their claims of oppression as grounds for an invasion. now,

moscow backed officials in full regions as seeking not just recognition, but annexation votes on whether to join russia will take place in occupied her son zap or asia lu, hans and don. yet sc pots of which have been held by separatists since 2014, when crimea was seized by russia following a so called referendum, kremlin installed leaders in the regions raced to announce their ballots days off. the ukrainian troops recaptured sways of eastern territory. they have been preparing for months signing up residence as russian citizens a lou hans, cuz some see the vote as a way out of war and deprivation. love that. yeah. well my, i think the referendum will be for the best. would be more via that that. yeah, that there will be water and electricity get the when people will feel like they

are on the night of nat. do you bottle submittals to what mattered no jim leah, but for those who fled to ukrainian held pots of zappa asia. the votes are a sham, but though it's a violation of international law, it's a fake task to show that occupied territories want to join the russian federation, which is a total lie the ballot papers are printed, but there's no question that the outcome will entrench the conflict will earlier i asked d t o v rush, unless roman gone to ranko what russia is aiming to achieve with these so called referendums? well, there is one big aim of rush as president vladimir putin, which is to destroy and disintegrate ukraine. and the so called a friend of there are just a tool and instrument for that. annexation was planned from the very beginning of

this military campaign, i think. and russia was trying and planning it in autumn right now. maybe talk to a different time. but russia had to act swiftly because ukraine could. i do a very successful counter offense offensive in the hockey region in the north of ukraine. and this is where there will be no holding, no, no, so called your friend on no annexation. this is a terry russia last. so it is in a hurry right now. but it's very important for russia to make those adults are so called or a friend. look like, not look like an occupation. that is why it is also important to stage all those to show like, like it's not russia occupying ukraine. it's people who live there. they want to join russia. this is the narrative. and of course, last but not least, i think it also, it is also some kind of a birthday present for russia's president vladimir putin, cobalt on 70,

on october the 7th. and this is something that so many experts in the west and are in russia itself, has been saying from the very beginning, ukraine should be kind of a birthday cake for vladimir putin. but this cake m has gotten smaller in the past few weeks. and that's why russia is in a hurry roman, let's talk a little bit about the legitimacy of these are so called referendums, is russia actually doing anything to make them even appear legitimate? of course, i'm from the very beginning. i'm, let's remember how it was in crimea in 2014 russia and occupied the territory. i didn't say that those were russian soldiers, but the people who decided people who voted for join russia or ukrainians, leaving their own ukraine and politicians, pro russian politicians on the same. here we have figures who are m

ukrainians, have ukranian passports and who have been installed by russia in the occupied regions in the south of ukraine in the house own region, owns a breeze region and in the east of ukraine. invasion of the nat scorned la hans. there are also ukrainians who was installed there earlier by the rush in the years before. so russia is trying to do this. but it is also trying to to, to set a stage. i like it war and a normal and normal voting. i would say there are pulling stations or you can see videos of people waving russian flags, sing how happy they are to vote for joining russia. so the media are also playing a very important role. and of course, russia will be trying to say that there are international observers who can confirm that everything was according to law or local law. i would say, of course, it is not according to ukrainian law. it is not allowed in ukraine to conduct such

referenda. but we do not know any names of any foreigners who are there at the moment, but we can assure be sure that there. awesome. thank you, roman d. w. russia and less to roman gunter rancor. t w correspondence. ne conley is in the eastern ukrainian city of hockey, and he told us how people on the ukrainian side view, the votes being staged in russian how territory were here in had given you crank control territory. it isn't really much of a topic. people here are basically resigned to this being a foregone conclusion. they don't see it really changing anything. they're definitely not going to see their government changing its behavior and somehow leaving off trying to regain these areas. just because russia claims that this is now russian held territory, we've even heard some russian leaders kind of talking about the numbers that they expect to happen. the seemingly hinting at what the result is going to be even before people go to the polls asked for people on the ground in rockford, ukraine,

we can't get there. we basically not be able to get there since 2014, since russia stoked those separatist campaigns in the east there. so what we can see on social media is not a huge amount in the way of enthusiasm, not a lot of discussion of these votes. this plebiscites, as for what people on the ground of saying why he is not a lot of incentive people that are actually asked typical questions of dusso and public. so you do occasion his people talking about the hope that this is going to mean an end to fighting around them. but a lot of them that doesn't really seem like this is something that is really occupying people's minds right now nakedly there on the situation in russian occupied parts of ukraine. or recently, nick was able to visit one of the cities in the eastern harkey region where ukrainian forces have been able to push back russian troops and he sent us this report. russia is here to stay. that was the slogan, just a matter of weeks go here. in qu penske is russian officials handed out passports. in the end, the russian flag came down faster than any one could have imagined. but the russian

army hasn't gone far. in fact, you can hear it's artillery every few minutes. just a few kilometers away. even before the shilling stops, you claim prosecutors a fine coming. what remains of this police station, where russian troops had their base looking for evidence of potential war crimes love, which i thought to look this up, what you, what i, it's a right now we're collecting evidence, brought the more law, some of the things we're looking for can be lost over time that i'm with them go, or that i am worried that k, but we're looking for dna traces mothers fingerprints and also documents. second law. i am left, we shall be home. if not, the russian departure was so hasty investigator tells us. many of the soldiers left everything behind, even their passports. that's on the streets. ukraine troops up number, the locals. many residents took the 1st opportunity to evacuate, once ukrainian forces returned. those that remain, keep a low profile. tell us the fighting seems to be getting worse. when

on come up with the helicopter. we hope ahead was not ukrainian, as everyone around us assumed it was russian. ah, who had to come in now in a hurry move away from windows or anything that could be destroyed could explode and allow it to see what's happening. this is the route to here on for lines. this is terry is controlled by ukraine. you but there is still constant threat of rush motivation and we should shelling this scene lose 1st power than running water. and now guess you know, we've nowhere to go. our parents are gone and the situation isn't much better where my sister is in har key for as long as our apartment block is still standing, it will stay, but it's not heating or water. the people here miss most, it's mobile phone coverage. hottest thing ludmilla tells us is not being able to check up on family. come on, that is correct. sometimes service comes back long enough to say

a couple of words to each other because of what you end up crying together. more than actually speaking, you know, what is up fact my husband has 2 kids in high have. we have no idea how they're doing. good. ukrainian officials promised phone service me back in a matter of days, although they called promised though if anything resembling a life as it was before february 24th and the russian invasion a few hours of to relieve kapinsky news comes through of 4 adults and a teenager wounded and yet more shilling iran's president has vowed to investigate the death of a young woman in police custome custody massa. i mean, he died after she was arrested for allegedly not wearing a headscarf property. the case has ignited a wave of violent anti government protests and ran with state television reporting . the death toll as high as 26. ah d,

an unprecedented emitted it onion 58th in cash pic to death. despite the use of force by police, people continued to come out under the streets the debt of martha, amelia sparked, distraught. dis. limon and the at the fleet dictating a strict jefcoat. but now the cause has become bigger. many men have joined. do they want the good and leadership to go? defeat is fighting back cut. did i reports of security forces fighting mckee, pellets and deer guests? many have been killed in the clash of the italian leadership attempt to quail. the anger had so far been unsuccessful. that avenue forced that i contacted her family, the family of the deceased at the very 1st opportunity, and i showed them personally that we will continue to investigate the incident. did

our reports up instagram and what's that altitude? an attempt to discourage people from organizing protests, the feuding that has been caused by martha. i mean you step is shaking the heart line it onion state. and finally, let's take a look at some other stories making headlines. this are here soon. over the over a dozen migrants have been rescued over the northern coast of syria after the boat . they were travelling in capsized more than 50 bodies have also been recovered. the migraines reportedly departed from lebanon earlier this week, hoping to reach hero some of the closet talent hurricane fiona has swept past bermuda, handing the atlantic island with strong winds and heavy rain. the powerful storm is heading northwards and is forecast to reach canada on saturday. it brought her to a number of caribbean islands earlier this week. you're up to date up next doc film looks at and to render modi's vision to make this india's century

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