ah, and it's dan without me with ah ah, this is the, the news alive, phone berlin brush as bridge to crimea. house partially collapsed after a massive explosion. moscow says 3 people were killed in the blast, which asked, cut the vital link between the russian mainland and the legally annex peninsula about vice after the ukrainian president calls at the beginning,

but stopped short of claiming responsibility. meanwhile, ukraine continues to push back russian forces, but the path and troops leave behind and not a grim reminder of the occupation. koreans discover hundreds of bodies in the esteem town of lima. ah, i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. the bridge connect in crimea to russia. us partially collapsed after being hit by a large explosion. rational authorities say that 3 people were killed and is blaming the blast on a truck bumping social media, you do shoes an explosion on the road. we span of the bridge, rush us, as it said, the fuel train ablaze on the adjacent real wood spun. russian president vladimir putin opened the bridge in 2018 after russia, legally annexed the ukrainian peninsula. sophomore,

we are now joined by deed of you correspondent mathias to linger. who is now in ukraine's city of nikolai. you've had them at the us. tell us more about ukraine's official reaction to the incident. yeah, ukrainian officials haven't said much about it. of course, there's a lot of speculation on how and by whom this was conducted this attack, whether it was which seems a little at the 2 most people at the moment, the most likely version or buy a truck loaded with explosives or whether it was some kind of or asked try rockets most probably. i am, but the ukranian officials haven't said much about it. there. there was a tweet by a presidential advisor, me hi. lo put, the jak will kind of own did say, saying that every territory must be returned. and this was

a legitimate target, as it was in the legal construction. but there's not much more than that. there's also been speculation about your grand secret service, which has denied any con, met. okay, now are we from the officials, you've been talking to other ukrainians? what have they been saying? well, we've just been somewhere outside of town, where old people, they were working in their gardens and staying in these dodgers these summer houses . and they were saying they were celebrating today. and that's pretty much the mood all across the country. the strike has been expected. the ukrainian postal service has the issue, a sound about the destroyed bridge, of course, not with pictures from today, but with drawings and that they, the government has said several times that they consider this a legitimate target. so was more a question of when and how and where they would be possible, then whether they would attempted it's seen as a legitimate target and the whole of the country. and then lots of means on the

internet. celebrating this means, for example, showing a president lensky grilling meet skewers over there, burning bridge, or a high mass, a rocket launcher, swimming on the sea, on a, on a, on a rubber boat next to the bridge. all kinds of, i mean, celebrating this. okay, did a v correspondence with yes, belinda reporting from queens at city of mich alive. thank you. no, let's dig even deeper. our way to frank leverage in military analyst who joined us from oxford. hello frank. so russia has launched an investigation, seeing that a track was blown up on the bridge. what are your thoughts on this? well, i did. that's the russian account, the ukrainians are not going to say anything about their assault. because of course, if it went to bridges reconstructed, they may want to have another go. a, but the inquiry that president putin, whose birth date is of course, today,

i suppose that's what surprises are all about. how? so if this inquired that president putin has ordered, we'll be looking and be looking at all this in some detail. my own view is that there's probably a little bit more to it than a truck. i doubt it was a mess. all the cranes don't have massage with that range. demolition experts of course spend their lives of this kind of operation. this is a dream for military saboteurs. i have a suspicion maybe something of a maybe a submersible involved or perhaps prelate explosives. but we'll see. we'll see, walked out, what comes out of this? as i say, the russians, they say here's a truck and that's probably they go to remain their story. okay, here's the thing. do you green haven't taken any direct responsibility, but it's official. celebrate that the incident on line if it actually was you green . why wouldn't be officially claimed responsibility for the same reason that they avoid claiming direct responsibility for attacks such as bel garad and other

ammunition dump sand installations inside russia. over the last 7 or 8 months, let's not forget, this is whatever the russians say it is a key part of russian infrastructure. but look, there had been leaks as mathias said. everybody knows who did it. there's no doubt about it at mother's formula now. so not this was a ukrainian operational you said it's a significant part of russia's infrastructure. tell us how significant is this bridge most of russia's military supplies heading towards the front. that mathias was on at mc alive. curse on nava koch ever comes through over that bridge is 36000 tons a day of material people and fuel cross that bridge. and it's gonna make it said that the the function of the bridge simply cannot be replaced. what the russians will have to do now is use fairies. they had got some military transport there to replace some of the military carrying capability. but it simply won't gonna come

near to the, the capacity the bridge. that big problem now is that a lot of the traffic will come down through the town of melissa palm, which is just northwest actually my alpo. and that puts, it puts the supplies to crimea right within the range of, of ukrainian artillery who can exercise. and let's say the influence over that, so it's a vital artery into the crimea. i mean, russia is obviously not happy about her despite a glance at enzo walked could video responds to this. yes, eddie, that's, that's the, that's the key question here. there's a lot of quite understandable jubilation about this, but it won't go unanswered. now, this is the 1st significant strike on, on a russian territorial key infrastructure item of key infrastructure. it's outside you credit territory from the russian perspective course from the credit perspective. it isn't. what we saw last week with respect to the pipes in the north sea,

but the russians indicating a capability that's my analysis to be able to strike outside their characters. of course, we know they can't, and i have a suspicion that's where the response may come. not within ukraine itself, but outside you, craig, and that might be a another step along the escalator path that we're already on. and we have to wait and see how that develops there. but thank you very much, frank and lead bitch, military analyst for your time. thanks, eddy. now ukrainian authority say we have found 200 individual graves and a mass grave and east and city of lyman, the military governor, the don't yet screeching has posted photos of the grapes on line. the governor says the estimations already begun fully say the exact number of bodies in the mask leave is still unknown. officials have also not yet confirmed if the dead as civilians or ukrainian soldiers, russian troops retreated from the area last weekend. though ukraine has recaptured

thousands of square kilometers and it's counter offensive. moscow's forces are still launch and assaults of their own. the town of back moot, has been under intense rush and shelling for weeks. residents are trying to flee to safety, but that is proving difficult. blown up to hinder, the advancing russians now back moot, residents are forced to make a difficult journey across. what's left of this bridge, some like this pensioner on her way home need help from their neighbors. it's a little easier for the able bodied, but no less dangerous. as explosions ring out. not far away. flores, ne, the main problem is the sound you can hear. now. below it was thermal. and everything else is secondary of traditional good. is good if it's quiet wilcher but to get supplies to the cut off eastern bank, there's simply no alternative to require removal. sometimes they fire really close

to the next to the store. just above our head is jamilla and the shrapnel sprays everywhere mixed with dirt. but we keep on carrying water. how can we leave wear to whom with much of the city already in ruins and russian forces. same they have now captured villages to the south. volunteers are helping to get back boots most vulnerable residence out while they can. yeah. tell us yeah, ah, the vast majority of the towns roughly 72000 pre war inhabitants have already fled off to weeks of shelling. as russia steadily advances back mutes ukrainian defenders still face a difficult battle ahead. europe's leaders have pledged on a waiver, in support for your greens fight against russia. the wrapped up talks in prag,

seeing they've made progress on advance and a winter energy crisis. germany wants to foster ocoee package to protect households from spiraling prices, but has run into criticism walking together in unity. this is what fried his informally here. pin council meeting was all about. you leaders came together at prox historic castle to underline above. 0, one thing that continuing support for ukraine, more humanitarian and military 8 was promised. this shows put him that the european union is determined to continue making him pay for his war of aggression. and in parallel. we continue to stand firmly with ukraine. team europe. that is, that you and the member states is ukraine's most important support alongside the united states. you member states signed of their 8 sanction package earlier this

week in light of recent escalations in form of shambria, randoms and a partial military mobilization by russia. but while every one agrees to stand with ukraine, divisions remain on how to deal with the consequences. is severe european energy crisis. germany was criticized for going it alone. after announcing it $200000000000.00 domestic energy package to support consumers and businesses shall try to come the waters shopping, dealing at oakland lots. i used the opportunity to explain the package to my counterparts and to put it into the european context. and this was important and it certainly contributed to clearing up misunderstandings with our decisions. we're moving within the framework of what others in europe doing to low hope on long. but instead of single national packages, many countries are calling for more unified response in form of

a common price cap on gas. but nothing has been decided get more concrete steps i expected at the leaders next meeting in brussels in 2 weeks. now and on a musical note, the english city livable will host the eurovision song contest after narrowly edging out its main rival glasgow in scotland. livable will stage the event on behalf of ukraine, which was the previous edition of the contest, but can not host because of russia's invasion. ah, cheers in central liverpool. the eurovision song contest is coming through town. the world's biggest music event in the birthplace of the world's biggest band. the beatles. former beetle, paul mccartney, celebrates the news in one of the groups favorite menus. oh.

the organizers referenced this cities place in music history. liverpool is the ideal place to host the eurovision song contest in 2023 because it is the city of pop. and also it has the great, the has a perfect venue for us with it, with a main arena connected to an exhibition center and a convention, whole ukraine's color spoke hyster, one eurovision in 2022. by the rules of the competition. the winning country gets to post the next event, boy, but with the war and ukraine, showing no sign of ending the organize decided to relocate the contest to the runner up united kingdom, which as so far produced 5 winners. as a reminder of the breaking you story abyss our moscow sas, 3 people have been killed in an explosion that had the only bridge to link mainland russia with the crimean peninsula. images on social media, shooty lodge blast,

sent out of the courage, bridge ablaze. my advice, after the korean precedence tweeted that this was the beginning, but stopped short of claiming responsibility. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say they have found $200.00 new greece in the east in ukrainian city of lyman. the military governor of jeanette's region asked, published photos of the graves on his telegram channel. the governor says, estimations have already begun. that's all from us. we're now we'll be back on the top of it off with more have it. i am eddie micah, julia realtor, i have been i don't, i have been better because we tried to to show 3 of face mafia all over the world. environmentalists are in danger. the enemy.