ah, where has histories left its traces ah, the meeting people hearing their dreams ready to meet this week on d w. ah, ah, this is dw news lie from berlin occupied regions of eastern ukraine begin voting on whether to become part of russia. western powers call the so called referendums, a shall they say russia will fix the outcome to justify annex in ukrainian

territory. and not far from the front lines, the city liberated but in ruins. ukraine's army recently pushed russian forces out of coupons. but as our pros funded reports, life is still far from normal. also on the program, iran's president vows to investigate the death of a woman held by that morality police. but that's done little to close public outbreak. protests turn into an open challenge against the government. ah, i'm get had out as well come to the program. russian installed authorities in occupied parts off you. crane have been holding so called referendums on joining russia. bowling has begun despite worldwide condemnation. and a warning from the u. n. chief is also will not be recognized. ballads are being

collected in the regions. ohausen support is ja lou, hans and donates an area making up about 15 percent of ukrainian territory. as voting continues, keith says it has recaptured more ground in its continuing counter offensive. now the voting is expected to last several days and results in the regions annexation by moscow. ukraine and western government say they will not recognize the outcome. vote organizers in done yet is making house calls, bringing the ballot boxes straight to the people amid the backdrop of war, residents are being asked to vote on joining the russian federation. e. yeah, of course, it's important. we were wondering when we would join russia. life will be commer. so the so called referendums are being held over 5 days.

russian news outlets say most of the voting will take place door to door. kremlin installed leaders in the regions have been preparing for months signing up residence as russian citizens in lou hands. some see the vote as a way out of war and deprivation. moon that will. yeah. will my i think the referendum will be for the best, even worthy of that. yeah. that there will be water and electricity get the when people will feel like they are on the native land to the bottle, to get used to what mattered noisy maria. but for those who fled to ukrainian held parts of the upper regia, the votes are a sham. well, 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 once the so called referendums are completed,

moscow could then claim that its own territory is under attack with weapons provided by the west though, let's cross to cave where i'm now joined perpetual per sankoh. he was president of ukraine from 2014 to 2019 welcome to d w. mr. per sankoh. we know you don't accept the so called referendums in ukraine's east, but what do you say to those people in don't ask in lieu hands cru, see this vote as a way out of the war who just won their normal lives back. just told this is definitely not ready for there is no one single vote of the any people because it's impossible to organize referendum like that within 48 hours handle normal i've had i'm them please see the disc experience of the sweets. the land is preparing for several months. so yes. mm hm. i'm not confident that the constitutional court of ukraine. exactly the same,

like we do under my president in here, 1014 about the crimea. this is definitely an unconstitutional. and point number 3, this is the russian 3. how to legitimize their presence of their troops. i mean even more, to have an attack, including the possible nuclear weapons attack from that territory, which was rapid, by podium on this fake after him. are you worried about a nuclear talk? how likely do you think it is? look at what you is a crazy maniac. he is absolutely an adequate and he thinks that he has only one instrument. how to settle the situation. is a blackmail. he is in their security blackmail when he attack your brain, but i think using their image blackmail and everybody in germany in the world know

what does it mean using their gold black mail? try and get black mail by blocking your brain in order. and now using the nuclear contamination of mail with the a nuclear power plant and he using the nuclear attack. what malin with this to change? i just want to remind you that this is like male was the a situation where you can volunteer to give up on the 3rd biggest nuclear smell in there in the world. am there how we can react only one thing we can do not use the nuclear weapons if the west that kind of confirm that that would be see via onset on that tech. directly to put, that would be act of this. you a site of token and because put in

a crate the scenario, this is the only way how we can stop it. we should have joint declaration of being nuclear power in the world that will be weak and decisive reaction on the attack we in your grade don't operate, then you get to despite the fact that if you use the nuclear weapons attack, the fast point would be key exactly, when i'm saying here 7 months ago, i'm staying here where i'm rushing, caring was 5 kilometers from these place and the soldiers of my battalion unaware on their frontline in that a p. today, we are not afraid of them and this is not c s. so you have met vladimir putin when, while you were president in how far do you think he has changed? i have a family commendation based on my experience for negotiation with. first,

please don't be afraid of food. if you are weak, would you go as far as lead together allow him to go? second, don't trust would you, would you, with this negotiation? never keep his ball and set food. you understand only there for hours and that's why there strength of ukrainian army, the unit. if your brain ends, society and people, and their strong coalition in the world, supporting your brain and unit, it definitely still put you in where he's. and that's why he use now the mechanism of the conscription dr. the mechanism of the nuclear blackmail. this is not safe, my became no, he is now the ukrainian government has asked germany for example, repeatedly to send more modern battle times. but john,

so shows insist that such steps must be agreed among allies and that no other country will send in western battle. thanks to you crime, do you understand that position chester folk? i want to thank the nato and nate member states for the decisive role. you play a supporting ukraine and i'm forced to finance state to stop pushing. without that that would be almost impossible. boy, number 2, that this is the initiative of our sister party b, c, d u. and i'm a little bit disappointed that today the german parliament booting the stock or do not support this initiative. i really counted that boy. number 3, you should understand that the more weapons, the more i mean, nation you supply the shorter would be the way to the peace is not exist in any

other way. put in do not understand the way of compromise. so the time of people are just finishing and now the best diplomat is ukraine, an armed forces supported by their alex. and with that situation, definitely, we need german tanks in that situation. we need german ammunition. we very much thanks for the german, a dealer. and we do not need by the way german soldiers, please help us to save. you help us to save europe. help us to do our coleman job. that definitely it would be our job, irresponsibility. i'm giving tank to great, given support in the ukrainian. i'm forces you are not helping you. you invested in your own security. the phobia cranium president petro horace. anchor there. thank

you very much. it's a pleasure. thank you. now let's go straight to our russ analyst concept in agood, who joins us from the lithuanian capital, vilnius, and company. what is russia's aim with? the so called referendums? well, the grease again with proportion. great is to legitimize russian presence on these territories. and very probably, and next them and her kind of servants say that very possibly the annexation date because no one doubts about the re so called result of the so called referendums, which are not reverend at all. ah, due to basically and next these territories, by the 7th of october, which has put his birthday and we just put his 70th birthday. so in the saw me, it's tradition. it, sir,

very important to do something for such an important date. and i suppose we're looking towards full scale annexation concept, and i got our rutter analysts. thank you. now they're so called referendums on, on the way where announce to after ukrainian forces liberated a large part of territory formerly held by russian forces. one of the places retaken of that in that counter offensive a was a coup ganske in the hockey for region. the w correspondence, nick connelly visited the town and sent us this report. russia is here to stay. that was the slogan, just a matter of weeks go hearing kapinsky 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 its artillery every few minutes. just a few kilometers away. even before the shelling stops, graham 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 of those all at nist 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 heard that i am worried that k, but we're looking for dna traces mothers fingerprints diligence and also documents model. i am lucky she'll she'll be home if not that the russian departure was so hasty investigator tells us. many of the soldiers left everything behind even their passports. out on the streets. ukraine troops up number the locals. many residents took the 1st opportunity to evacuate its ukrainian forces returned. those that remain, keep a low profile. tell us fighting seems to be getting worse when on come up with the helicopter. we heard of ahead was not ukrainian,

as everyone around us assumed it was russian. ah, who had to come in now in a hurry we will waive windows or anything that could be destroyed could explode and allow way to see what's happening. this is the route here in front lines. this is terry is controlled by ukraine, but they're still cancelled threat of russian creation. and there's no cincy about life was returning to normal in any sense to work many locals. life is actually getting harder in practical terms. recent shelling the scene lose 1st power than running water. now guess you know we've nowhere to go. our parents are gone and the situation isn't much better why my sister is in a hard key for as long as our apartment block is still standing, 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. pick it up,

but you end up crying together. little bit more than ashley speaking. yeah. what is up fox? my husband has 2 kids and hi. have we have no idea how they're doing. good . ukrainian officials promised phone service 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 leave coupons. news comes through a for adults and a teenager wounded in yet more shelling to the music. connelly reporting their only round the president has promised to investigate the death of a young woman and police custody masa armine was arrested by the morality. police for legit is not wearing her head scarf properly. the case has ignited a wave of violent anti government protests across iran. ah, a wave of resistance not seen in years. iranian cities are engulfed in protest

despite the use of force by police. people continue to come out on to the straits. the death of masa armine sparked these protests. women are angry at the state dictating a strict dress code. but now the cause has become bigger. many men have join to and protest supporting the cause, have sprung up around the world. from here in canada to new york and spain. iranian protestors want the current leadership to go. the state is fighting back hard. their reports of security forces firing metal pallets, and t gas. the army has warned it will confront enemies to ensure peace. oh,

many have already been killed in the clashes. but for some mourners, this is only compounding their anger. at this funeral, they chant, we will fight, we will die. we will take iran back. the rainy and leadership's attempt to quell the younger has so far been unsuccessful travelling force 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. there are reports of instagram and what's up outages, an attempt to discourage further protests, the fury that is being caused by masa. i mean, his death is shaking the hard line. iranian state galena r t, i is a head of the middle east office of germany's broadcast as the d f. and she told us more about the dangers protest as are facing in iran. it is very interesting indeed. and we are actually in right now getting less news getting less

years because if the internet located because services are slow or blocked. but the put us ongoing in over 35 cities according to protest, which is inside the country. we are seeing a lot of injured people, especially in the west of the country, some pots in the west of the country where she not me or matter. i mean, he was born according to eyewitnesses resemble a war zone. we're seeing house house arrests, even security offices coming into the house. why are the balconies we are seeing a policeman and even even beating protesters, who are hiding inside the car, speeding them with atkins. and we are seeing a continuous wave of arrests, arrests of all people who have been guiding the protest is arrests if journalists arrests of activists arrest of photographers. when is the protagonist

of my book, has actually just wrote that her sister got arrested. and another protagonist to live in the northeast of the country. and masha has been arrested 2 days ago, said this is ongoing quality r t. i speaking that now let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines. this are a bomb explosion has killed at least 10 people near a mosque in the african capital worshippers were leaving african prayers when the device went off. it's the latest in a series of loss targeting loss. more than 70 migrants died when their boat capsized off the coast of syria rescue saved a dozen others both set off earlier this week, hoping to reach you on michelle awesome. all wreck or braking heap waves stroud wildfires and floods climate change us back in the spotlight. protesters from the youth movement fridays for future have taken to the streets and new

zealand, indonesia, south korea, and italy with rallies on every continent scientist swan. we only have a few years left to slash emissions to avert the worst outcomes. but emissions are still rising to least say some 15000 people gathered in the central berlin before marching to germany's parliament. the bonus talk to w. emily gordon. is that right now? emily, the motto of today's global strikers people over profit. while the german protest is one from their leaders i ever 20000 people joined this process and they're demanding an extra 1000000 years in the government budgets and fight climate change. 8 they want to increase investments and renewable energy and public transport,

but they also want to like speed up the things out to fossil fuel and introducing windfall tax to pay for the additional budget level positive additional budget. now we have a more going on in europe and are facing high inflation and energy crisis. some people argue that climate protection should now take a back seat at this very moment. watch the movements reaction to that. i will see a reason why by law of the fact that of the faith of this movement here in germany, she actually addressed exactly that issue with a diet in a place. she said that these prices are connected. they are not people, cynthia, them as individual crisis, those prices that are interconnected in this, that should be addressed as thoughts. for example, when it comes to the energy crisis. and, you know, if i argue that, you know, if we had invested in her renewables, not failure,

we wouldn't be in the pickle that we are in now. so she really makes this argument of like when we address these prices, we should address them together and not individual. elaine did abuse emily gordon in the berlin. thank you. for years south africans have been forced to live with rolling par carts known as load shedding. as authorities try to avoid a total collapse of the nation's aging energy infrastructure. the crisis is getting worse this week homes and businesses have had to go without electricity for up to 9 hours a day. that as our correspondent aaliyah increased reports that having a devastating impact one on an was a loft to come, your full work. this was her laundry shop and springs close to johannesburg, and she had up to 30 customers a day. but 1st, she was hit by the pandemic, and then the constant power cuts. she had to leave a barber's shop moved in. oh,

isn't uncle's palace? to fall, this is where that is and this is where lost everything only to customers remains. none was, is doing their laundry from home. now, a shop and machines, her 2 employees all gone. the hotel looks book. now. i am enrolled at element, but they will send sizzles to say, you know, it's after center of the office around this time to this time and to try and work around stack. i still don't change out of the book. checking the lord, shedding schedule, became a daily ritual for south africans. basic infrastructure like traffic lights is down . many businesses and factories are forced to close. others, it generators, or improvise. the crisis has been brewing for a decade. the state power utility, as common,

has been blamed for mismanagement and corruption despite growing electricity demand crucial investments haven't been mate. the power utility is heavily indebted, despite several government bail out in the past. 4 years south africa fails to build new power plants to replace the aging ones that often haven't been maintained properly. now, maintainance challenges and breakdowns are causing massive load, shedding the nuclear power plant behind me. for example, has been an operation for almost 40. yes, there is no end in sight to the crisis. those who can afford it, invest in renewables and inverters. but in one of the most an equal societies in the world, only a few care went on and was he doesn't want to give up. she's saving money and looking for an investor to buy solar panels and get her laundry business started again. rescue crews in tasmania,

racing to save the last surviving whales from a mass stranding around $230.00 pilot whales were found on the west coast of the australian islands. 2 days ago. most of the paul to have died and must now be removed from the shoreline. an alarming sight on a beach in tasmania. some $200.00 pilot wales died after stranding themselves on wednesday. cruise managed to re float over 30 surviving mammals, but some return to the shore line. yeah, no, i mean it's a significant event. like, as he can say behind it's very, you know, it's extremely sad to say these beautiful intelligent animals, you know, on land where they're not maint to bay. i'm in a, unfortunately, this time i think proportion of them haven't made it. but i think in terms of the

community, cicero sense of pride and, and, you know, i also, i sense of achievement interest that everyone's collaborating and working well together. it happened 2 years to the day of australia's largest mass stranding. nearly 500 pilot whales were found beached at the same harbor in 2020. the entrance is a shallow and dangerous channel known as hales gates. preparations are under way to move the carcasses into deep waters on sunday to avoid attracting sharks and spreading disease. scientists remain puzzled over what causes mass stranding researchers are now looking for clues as to what led these animals ashore. you're watching. the w news is a reminder of the top story we are following for you. voting has begun in the occupied to easton ukraine and so cold referendums on adjoining russia. the votes organized by rushing back to thirties,

i expected to last several days. several regions could then be annexed by moscow. the west has condemned them as sham ballads. coming up next and d, w, news, asia growing a position to the state funeral of japan's assassinated. former prime minister sions obeyed. and why these indian fishermen believe this new port will disrupt their lives and livelihoods? all that's coming up right after the break with duration vantage. i'm gab elfaire in berlin from me and the news team here with ah, with

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