a extension ticks starts october 21st on the w. mm. ah, ah ah, this is d w. news live from berlin. turkey holds the 1st funeral for victims of a deadly mine explosion in the north turkeys president address at ty you berta. one says 41. people died in the blast, also coming up, despite nearly a week of intense missile attacks, rushes president claims he does not want to destroy ukraine,

but several areas in ukraine were attacked again. overnight. and resident say, they don't trust vladimir putin's war ah and warm welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael ok. turkeys president re said, tell you earlier one says 41. people have been killed in an explosion inside a coal mine in the northern province of barton rescue operations came to an end after the last person missing was confirmed dead. 110 people were working in the shaft when the blast had friday night. an investigation has been ordered to determine the costs. let's cross over to d w, so you'll johan, in is stumble. julia, president ur to one has visited the scene. what are you hearing? did he hit the right tone for those families and grieve?

well that's for the family, sir, to decide president edwin expressed his condolences. c promised an investigation and financial support to the relatives of those miners who lost their lives. he said, a rescue teams had raced against time to get to the workers. but the death toll has climbed considerably since last evening when the blast happened. some 300 to 350 meters deep inside the mine. and now the last person that was still unaccounted for was also found dead according to add one that brings the death toll to at least $241.00 people. several miners were injured and are hospitalized. i think the true extent of this tragedy is still unfolding, but for sure it is a one of the a deadliest industrial accidents here in turkey. in years. really more details will

emerge from this single incident, an investigation about the cause of the blast as been launched, any updates so far. well, president edwin promised a thorough investigation he wrote to hold those responsible, accountable. he also road to do more to prevent sir mining disasters from happening, but he also said that particular mine had passed all necessary inspections. now officials have not yet drawn a definite or definitive conclusion. the energy minister here in turkey yesterday, after an initial assessment said that the block was likely caused by a fire damper, so called fire dom, that so flammable a gas found in coal mines. but for sure, people will continue to ask questions. how could it come to this? it could have been prevented because this is not the 1st mining disaster here in

turkey. some painful memories are coming back for many people here in the country. particularly about one incident in 2014 in the town of sama where more than 300 people were killed in a mine disaster like this in an explosion did w corresponded julia han in turkey. many thanks. missiles have been raining down on ukraine for days. but russian president vladimir putin says he doesn't wish to destroy you credit as he, he has no immediate plans to keep up with the widespread air strikes. moscow has launched a barrage of strikes on towns and cities for the past 5 days, leaving many ukrainians wondering where they can turn to to find safety. oh, more destruction. more desperation, separate asia faces another round of shelling. after days of continued attacks,

the cleanup will be massive, smooth led just to let you know what i can tell you previously, we got used to the missile strikes 1st to the only thing is to say, we are told to hide, hide with. we don't have any place to hide nearby, but while he can't hide in the cellar to go to because you be trapped by debris and no one will find you to return. so we go outside and we wait until it's over. this fresh missile strike on somebody's ye as part of a continued baron. but russian president vladimir putin says the high intensity attacks in ukrainian cities will not continue. and you might see that there is no need for massive strikes, at least for now. he just will see from there no outcome didn't put in also declared. his massive mobilization of russian troops is almost complete. right. but that will do this work or go mobilization is coming to an end already. no voice as of now 222000 of the mobilized,

already joining the armed forces of the 300000. i believe that within 2 weeks, about 2 weeks from your mobilization activities in will be completed with the vision. in recent days, ukraine has free taken much of the russian occupied, have san reachin falling, those land gains, russia is now urging civilians to leif have son who fear the presence of a large number of civilians makes it difficult for the military to maneuver and most likely shall we say it's dangerous for life from living? key affairs, the call for the civilian avocation in the region could precede an escalation in russian attacks. for more analysis, i'm joined by mike martin. he is a war studies fellow at kings college in london. my good to see you again of vladimir. i says, no more massive strikes. what do you make of this statement? it's a bit confusing. bit difficult to tell. i mean, there, there are

a few schools of thought. one is that russia is running out of the precision munitions that it needs to hit say, you know, a building in a particular city. and the reason for that of course, is the sanctions because some of the high tech kit hasn't got through. i think the other explanation is probably that most things environment foods in does including these stripes and cities are aimed at the russian domestic market. and because russia had those setbacks that you just spoke about in your package and her son in the north, they need to regain the initiative with their own population. and one way of doing that was by launching these massive strikes and now in a sense they, they've done that, they've achieve that objective with their domestic population. and so now they can move on. couldn't also mention that the partial mobilization will be finalized in 2 weeks. what effect of any will this have on the ground of very little?

i mean, the reason it's been curtailed is because it was causing huge problems with, in russia. and in fact, the political problems it was causing within russia were far greater than and any military gain that russia could get on the battlefield and ukraine. as many people have left russia as have been mobilized. we've already started the reports of some of the early mobilize, the turning up in ukraine, some with no training, some with just a week of training. and predictably they've been killed. i mean, that's what happens with unchained soldiers on a complex battle field. and so it really, the whole mobilization has been politically very difficult. putin ukrainian forces continue to make gains on the battlefield as they move closer and closer to hassan . any reason to believe they'll be stopped at this point? the ukraine? no, i think the momentum is with ukraine and it has been for some months,

really since the russians there are saw your views. remember they had this big assault over the summer in the dumbass since that grounds or holds the momentum has been with the ukrainians. just this afternoon so very, very fresh. we're hearing early reports at the ukrainians have started up again in her so on to move down that western bank of the new pro. so it seems that actually over the next week or so we're going to see renewed, ukrainian push and our, i don't really think that the russians are in the state to stop them. you'll remember last week the coach bridge was destroyed. that was the main supply line to her on and, and now the ukrainians are able to go on the offensive. and the russians have many less supplies to defend themselves. i don't really see the ukrainians being stopped by the russians in their current state. only half a minute left or so mike,

but i did want to ask you this week, as you well know, we saw us free of deadly missile attacks. it's a brilliant target across ukraine with western allies, promising to deliver more anti missile systems. can we expect civilian deaths to decrease? we can, but it will take time. so from a politician promising, assuming that that kit is, is in stock and ready to go, it will still take 2 or 3 weeks for it to get there. and, but once it gets there, it will definitely result in fewer civilian deaths. that is our wor, studies fell on mike martin. many thanks. as always, thank you. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. iranians activists have launched an online appeal, calling for fresh nationwide protests against the clerical leadership. the death of a young woman arrested by the so called morality police had set off the biggest protests in years. a rights group based in oslo says more than

a 100 people have been killed in the demonstrations the you case, new finance minister has warned of tax hikes in his 1st speech since taking office . jeremy han to also said mistakes were made by his predecessor who was fired just 2 weeks in the jaw. jones, british markets have been thrown into turmoil since the new government announced disputed tax reforms. spending fans and germany's green party has agreed to support the continued operation of 2 nuclear power plants until april 2023. the greens originally led the push to phase out nuclear energy. but the energy crisis is prompting a delay on the national face. them and come at 30 t on the u. s. is tightening its migration policy for venezuelans. now, those who cross legally enter the united states or mexico will be deported. venezuelans have become one of the largest migrant groups trying to enter the us

mexico fears the bided administration. change will be a burden on the country. the so called balcony root of migration is seeing the largest increase in arrival since 2016. the e u. says a new these are free entry scheme in serbia is contributing to the uptake at a meeting of you interior ministers. on friday, the home affairs commissioner sal belgrade had promised to adjust their policy as advise for e u membership. but the blocks migration strategies are still failing. many migrant seeking safety and a better life. fleeing war or poverty hoping for a better life. here in serbia, migrants wait near the border with hungry, camped out as the cold weather sets in many say there is no turning back. wind through his gumming yards, which is gonna be very cold. i cannot sleep outside on the the capacity here,

and i cannot go to another camp like far away from the borders because i need to cross it since august, serbia has allowed visa, free entry to countries that do not recognize kosovo, a former province that declared independence in 2008, the arrivals would still need visas to travel on to other countries. but the move has angered e leaders who say it's contributing to an increase in undocumented migration. these are practices, these are practices based on which states do not recognize the cause of all. i do not find this acceptable and serbia must adapt its visa practice to be in line with the you and hassle. serbia is a candidate for e u membership. but his faced widespread criticism for some of its policies, such as migration that do not align with the block, the so called belkin root has seen a massive uptick in migrants trying to enter the a you, people from countries like india using so be as visa, free entry and just

a tiny fraction of the more than $100000.00 arrivals in the 1st 9 months of this year most to come from syria and afghanistan. austria has seen a 200 percent increase in asylum applications on last year, but accommodation is scarce and most must move on. one aid worker says the authorities are encouraging it, distributing train tickets for migrants to travel on to austria's western borders on grassy o me and people are being sent off with the secret hope that they will continue to other countries. linda, which is indeed the case as of the ticklish the follies many migrants want to travel on to western europe. but with the e, you already divided over its migration policy. the block is failing many of those in need of protection. i think i was, i was a hot up with that one as well because there's a war in afghanistan, or is that a situation where it's bad in lowball? we came to europe because we need to help us until we can go back over there. thank

god, i know that his mission but for many arrivals, the situation back home shows no signs of improving, and they have to rely on the policies of a divided europe. we'll have to see how good buys now coming up next is world stories in we captured territories. the ukranian army is now preparing for further advances and for the winter a michael. okay. for me and the rest of the berlin news team. thanks for watching. sometimes the bc shall rise out at u. r t. the highlights for shipping books every week. snuck them up. devastated. how was this soft or are we can william awesome? of course, karen, thank.