hey, jack session, or 221st on w. ah versus d. w. news alive from berlin brushes, bridge to crimea, partially, collapses after a massive explosion. moscow says 3 people are dead. the blast disrupt a vital link between the russian mainland and the illegally annexed peninsula. also coming up anti government demonstrations erupt again,

iran protest as clashed with security forces over last month's death of a woman in police custody in buddha's legal football, struggling labor, cruise and demolish, shall go for meal. and in the 1st match on the new coach, shabby alonzo that and much more coming up later in our sport segment. ah, i've told me your logic, well, it's good to have you with us. russia's transport ministry says traffic is resuming on the bridge, connecting crimea to russia after it suffered major damage. in an explosion this morning, the bridge is a key road and rail link from the russian mainland to the illegally annexed peninsula. moscow is blaming the blast on a truck bombing and say, 3 people were killed. a massive explosion lights up the pre dawn sky

over the street between russia and crimea. social media footage appears to show the moment of detonation, which russian authorities say was caused by a truck bomb. opened bloody to lean according to preliminary information this morning. a truck was blown up on the motorway section of the crimean bridge. from the side of the time on peninsula causing 7 fuel tanks of the train heading towards the crimean peninsula to catch fire. as a result to spans of the road bridge partially collapsed, the might be enough, but i live with them. officials closed the road bridge and railway to traffic while they assess the damage. while ukraine has not claimed responsibility, many military analysts are already assuming their behind the attack cave has repeatedly threatened to strike the crimean bridge, which is the only direct road and rail link between russia and crimea, the territory it illegally annexed in 2014. it's railway

is a key route for troops and material to the front lines of russia's war and ukraine . but it also carries symbolic value. vladimir putin ordered its construction after season crimea, and inaugurated its opening behind the wheel of a truck. one analyst says the attack, which came a day after putin 70th birthday, is likely to turn up the heat on the russian president back home. this bridge has peterson's name live rates. it's the symbolism of his projects. and this comes at a time where there is already been lots of factions, maneuvering in moscow, blaming the military, blaming the vog degree, blaming puts in the blame game started, and the such as symbolic, attacked by the ukrainians, is any going to accelerate that? ukrainian officials celebrated the attack on line and adviser to the ukrainian

president, wrote crimea the bridge, the beginning. everything illegal must be destroyed. everything stolen must be returned to ukraine. everything occupied by russia must be expelled with an image of the collapsed bridge. while the official twitter account of the ukrainian government simply commented sick, bern, rushes foreign ministry said the social media posts revealed ukraine's quote, terrorist nature russian installed officials and crimea have said the damage would be quickly repaired. russia is called it and ukrainian act of terror, but give says moscow might actually have a hand in the blast. leah don't tell us. i'm also from king's college london, told us who she thought was behind the explosion. well, i think it's, it's quite likely that ukrainian sort of special operatives are, you know, what behind this i talk, i think they were at some point also a meeting to a to,

you know, publicly there were reports of that in some of a ukrainian newspapers. so i think it is a days from the information we have so far it's, it's likely that the ukrainians are behind it. it makes sense or so operationally because it really limits that sort of the ability of russia to supply, you know, it's, it's full space and not only in the area of kind of song, but also around maybe a around the area. it controls is up what asia, so it is a serious blow to rush. i sort of sort of supply system on ability to, to continue with a fight effectively in areas where it is sort of under challenge from ukrainian on forces. with that significance in mind, what kind of action do you expect from russia following the last well, i mean, we've seen rush already sort of changing all put to placing a, you know, generally say,

get survey sort of in charge of the entire sort of military campaign so she's someone who has been responsible for operations in syria. so in our time to sort of to carry out more effective military operations. but you know, this might not really change much on the ground. i think russia would escalate by, for example, bombarding indiscriminately cities in ukraine by deciding to sort of i talk here more, more, more actively and more effectively. so i think that we can expect to sort of indiscriminate in discriminatory bombing taking place in the next few days because that's been sort of the usual reaction of protein, you know, to sort of lea shout and mass and discriminatory until a lot of civilians. as of an emotional reaction, which doesn't really have a military impact, or that was done to that several most. so from king's college london. germany's

defense minister christine law breast says natal must do more to protect itself against russia. and vladimir putin should be the commons during a visit to lithuania, to negotiate a nato command center and to observe training exercises led by german troops. lumber said they'll be more forces deployed to the baltic nation to post, to bolster its eastern flank, amid regional tensions with russia over its war. and ukraine. germany is leading the nice operation in lithuania for the past 5 years. of correspondent killian fire has been following the german defense ministers visits to lithuania. here's more. this vehicle that you see behind me is a g t k box or a so called infantry fighting vehicle. it is part of germany's new infantry brigade that the drama chancellor and the german government has allocated to the protect of lithuania and nato's eastern flank, along the baltics. there part about around 2500 combat troops that have been okay

allocated here. but there is a catch are only 50 soldiers will actually be remaining in lithuania permanently. the majority of the soldiers will actually be stationed in germany and can be deployed here on short notice. first, get you up to speed on some other stories making news around the world. sole says, north korea has fired more ballistic missiles towards the east sea, just days after launching a nuclear capable missile over japan. jung says the launches were in response to threats from the u. s. washington and south korea have been holding joint military drills off the peninsulas east coast. in thailand, funeral rights have begun for the victims of one of the country's worst mass killings. family members preyed in front of the coffins, covered with portraits and toys. a former police officer stabbed and shot 36 people, including many children at a childcare center. in iran,

protesters clashed with security forces and fresh anti regime demonstrations. a man was allegedly shot in his car and, and, and dad, the capital of kurdistan, province writes groups based in europe, say the victim was shot after honking as security forces demonstrations over the death of a woman in police custody are in the 4th week. iran denies her death was caused by a police brutality as a protest in iran enter their 4th week. i asked ali bye as of international crisis group, whether he's surprised that the outreach has continued for so long. no, not necessarily. there is so much pent up frustration within the iranian society and a sense of hopelessness because the system over the years has stymied and sabotaged any possibility of reforms and evolutionary change. so it has basically left no

place and no space or to people to demand for change or other than on the street. so it's not surprising. and we see these images of, of women, of young girls at the forefront of these protests chanting, you know, slogans unheard of in iran. what does the signify to you? look at, 1st of all, it is not unheard of to ask for a change of fundamental change in the system and debt to dictator. these are slogans we started hearing in 2009 during the green movement. but the reality is that it took some time for narrow objectives to turn into demands for fundamental change this time had happened almost from the get go. and again, the reason is that the system has proven itself to be completely unreformed the ball and has left no space for any other political or social, or cultural or economic reforms. but you know, the reality is this is

a wide spread movement. but the system is also bound to crack down and try to prevent this from turning into an existential threat. it hasn't yet deployed its big guns like the revolutionary guards. it has so 4 killed her tens of protesters, but this can get bloodier if it continues over the next few weeks. do you think the protestors will be able to maintain that defiance? even if this violence escalates? it appears that the protests are changing form instead of being continuously present on the streets is turning into a civil resistance towards the system. in that sense, yes, it is likely that it can continue in the long run at a low simmer. but then the question is, what would it really achieve? because this is a system in iran that believes that if you give an inch to the, to the protesters, they will ask for

a yard. and so it is very unlikely to compromise. and again, the processors have increasingly little to lose. so i think this is a confrontation that is continue, at least for the foreseeable future. right. i leave i as of international crisis group. thank you for speaking to us. thank you. ah, football and in the buddha's lager new coach, shabby alonzo led lever cozen out of the railway. relegation zone with a decisive for nail win against shaka, the foremost spain international seem to provide his team with the spark they needed. move said the abbey, got the party started for liver, cuz in, in the 38th minute firing the ball, out of the reach of the shall cut go keeper. and the abbey twice turned to provider for dutch defender jeremy freeform senior scoring. his 2nd goal of the match, or in the 2nd half a rare occasion to celebrate for struggling live accusing my

stay 9 kicked off on friday in hoffman highway. vader berman were the visitors and the newly promoted side went ahead after just 18 minutes. when marvin duke rounded off a fine counter attack, one knelt to bremen. their lead lasted barely 15 minutes though as soon as the bore proved hoffen. i could also score break away goals. just as the game looked destined for a drawer. the referee ordered a controversial penalty 3 minutes from time. and when there's like a top score and nicholas fil cook stepped up to give women the when they move above hoffen high into 4th place. and with that, let's take a look at all the bond is legal results so far, unmatched a 9 dollar month scored a last minute goal in dramatic fashion against by a munich to come away with a draw. there's the lever, couldn't win against chalka last place to bow home. so stunned frankfurt minds and lab 6 shared spoils. as did alex berg add voice berg. and as we saw bremen beat

hoffen home on sunday, glad back clash with clerk cologne her to berlin. battle fryeburg and stuttgart take on when you on berlin. harrison jamila stock. killian baba is the world's highest paid footballer. according to forbes magazine, the french woke up winner is estimated and a $128000000.00 this season. he's the 1st player in 8 years to top the forbes list, other than the owner. messy and christiana ronaldo. messy. take 2nd sport with 120000000. and rinaldo comes in 3rd at 100000000. and looking at some other stories from the world of sports indonesian president joker, we did all said footballs while governing body fever won't impose sanctions and indonesia over the stadium stampede that killed $100.00 and over 130 people. the president said, control work closely with fever to improve its management of matches, english club,

plymouth argyll, have unveiled a statue of jack leslie after they're outside their football ground. leslie was the 1st black player to be called up by england, but he was later dropped when the selection committee realized he was black, the captain plymouth, and made a 400 appearances for the club. well, that's it for now, but up next we have a documentary the great toilet battle. stay tuned for more news updates on the top of the r, told me on like a thanks for being with us. i have been i have been visa because we try to to show you a face over the world. environmentalists are in danger. ruthless corporation.