ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, new strikes on key infrastructure in ukraine. officials say power outages are widespread and water supply plants are badly damaged, both moscow and key, the cues one another. plotting to destroy a massive hydro electric dam could unleash devastating flood waters. also coming up,

police in iran say they've arrested dozens of protesters in the south east as public outrage continue rights group. say those in custody are at risk of torture or even death? ah, i'm michael ok. welcome to the program. across ukraine, people are navigating and increasingly dark reality strikes on energy infrastructure, causing extensive blackouts. water supply plants have also taken hits. now both moscow and keep accuse one another of plotting to blow up a major dam on the nepa river. not only would damage the to the hydro electric plant likely lead to more blackouts, but it could also send flood waters rushing towards hundreds of thousands of people downstream. after sunset,

darkness descends on neighborhoods and towns around king street lights are out and people navigate the suburbs with flashlights. ukrainians are getting used to rolling power cuts after russian missiles destroyed a 3rd of the countries power infrastructure. in the last 2 weeks alone, ukraine dominated the un security council meeting on friday about the destruction combined with soaring gas in coal prices. with cost by these attacks threatened to expose millions the civilians to extreme hardship and even life endangering conditions is winter. to be clear, under international humanitarian law and tax targeting civilians, instability infrastructure are prohibited. but in the latest phase of russia's war on ukraine, moscow defiantly says it will intensify a tax on ukraine's power water and other vital infrastructure. there are growing fears. the next target will be the hydro electric works at car kafka,

russian troops took control of the dam, north of care sun on the nipper river. back in march, moscow has warned that ukrainian forces are planning to destroy the dam. give, says russia has mind the dam and is planning a false flag attack, which it would blame on ukraine. this terrorist attack could lead to many thousands of victims and the flooding of dozens of settlements. we call on the you in the e. u and other organizations for an international monitoring mission to car kafka hydro, electric power station, international experts should arrive at the station immediately along with ukrainian personnel to my mutual cities that are on the green scheme. personnel, military analysts fear that the russian army will blow up the dam to destroy his son and cover their retreat from the area. a mass removal of civilians from cast on to russia and other russian controlled areas of ukraine is only fueling those fears

. he got his mathias fairly good, joins his nelson kiva, mathias russia, clearly wrapping up a tax on ukraine's critical energy infrastructure. and now we're getting reports of news strikes this morning. yes. and it seems to be really one of the worst strikes in these past few days. or where we have seen constant attacks on energy infrastructure on power plants on a relay stations, et cetera, et cetera. a 30 misses were hearing were fired this morning on ukraine, 18 intercepted, but 12, it seems have hit their targets are over all over the country. they are in the western part, there are attacks and they are, i attacks in the central and in the southern parcher, those rockets were meant for. keith didn't make it through. but again, massive strikes all over the country on infrastructure, a lot of damage. some of the plans that were hit to day seem to be or already have

been in the process of repairing. they have been hit before so the russia continues to attack. these are infrastructures before winter in order to make life more difficult. here, through the winter months, maybe you getting to my next my next question here. how are people making sense of the russian tactic to focus their firepower, unheeding, civilian infrastructure rather than striking ukrainian forces? well, the russian forces are not doing very well on the battlefield. that's not the secret, and many people here see this as a revenge on ukraine, or for being militarily or more able than russia might have thought in the beginning and for being more successful on the battlefield than russia. so instead of taking revenge on the military or instead of hitting military targets, they're taking revenge on the population that supports the mid it's re, in

a vast majority and are many people here. think also that this is meant to break people's spirit to make people suffer, so they will eventually give into rash and demands. this is clearly something that's not working. resolve is sir stronger than it used to be. after every attack and german people get the impression that there are that, that russia is more frightening than many might of thought even before. so this is, but this is a tactic that russia has used before. russia has attacked civilians in all the wars that it led in syria and in chechnya. and it has of course, in these 2 cases, achieved many of its goals. here people are convinced that it is not working. there is also the suspicion that her the civilians are targeted in order to make them suffer. because basically russia has an intent to

destroy the ukrainian leash. all of this as winter is coming, a paint a picture for us, and what could happen if there another car father damn, was in fact blown up that's the fear. zelinski has voiced that fear, and russia has also talked about it. of course, each russia accusing ukraine of planning to attack the dam. as a lensky accusing rush of having mind the dam if that happened, if this dam would have been blown up and some experts think that russia might do this as they retrieve from their care. so on area, in order to cover their retreat and, and also in order so to make it more difficult for ukraine to cross the river and chase them further out of these occupied territories. this would be a disaster. all our models are pointing to the city of her son being completely flooded or at least a business heart of the city flooded. this would of course, cost a lot of human lives in derby correspond images,

sterling of for us there can keep many things mathias to run now where police have arrested at least 50 people in the south east of the country. after protesters attack banks and demonstrated against the government demonstrations, continue in the country 5 weeks after the death of a woman in police custody sparked public outrage. meanwhile, iranians outside the country are calling on western nations to do more to help and ensure the safety of those rested. ah, the latest adoption of anger in it on, in foot is recorded on friday. hundreds of angry protestors in the city of the head on jaunt debt to the dictator in jeff vince to ayatollah khomeini. this time, the republics leader, the wave of public descend, tripping it on in the week of the debt of gina martha, meaning violent police custody is highly unusual. in this, for dest,

from the capitals they had on a man, has climbed a billboard, to speak of fatty. the ad says the earth bears gold. he is writing and plastic steel, decoded, it on invoices outside the country, like the national council of resistance of it on, have been stepping up their own protests, such as this one in brussels. close to where you need us. we're holding a do d summit. you're asking that european communities run you over a union childers, their tone to our new regime and what they are new people are asking him to seize any wrong or asking regime change. they don't want any appeasement with his regime in an address to the un security council, the suite, the u. s. me, it's real clear. the eyes of the entire world are on iran right now. courageous and brave iranians from across society. women and men are protesting. the death of masa,

i'm mary. they are protesting the fact that she was killed by the rainy and morality police for the crime of being a woman. but it on has warned western governments not to interfere with uranian demon are smart though educated, dedicated antibiotic, an or their, of their rights. they also understand how to engage with the governments in a peaceful and constructive manner in order to advance their rights. therefore, we advise those based on a states that they are not required to act as guardians or caretakers. of iranian v . men or a speak on their behalf, yet speak on their behalf. is what many of those protesting want given the scale of the challenge they face and standing up to the autocracy which has ruled their country for more than 40 years. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. at this hour . china's week long communist party congress has ended. the party has approved an

amendment to its constitution, enshrining president shing ping's role, and its opposition to taiwan independence. she is expected to be handed a 3rd term as party leadership group. italy has sworn in its 1st 4 right leaders since world war 2. giorgio maloney is also the country's 1st female prime minister . her brothers of italy, party has formed a governing coalition with the conservative forts italia and the right wing league . the committee investigating the january 6 attack on the u. s. capital has subpoenaed donald trump. lawmakers have ordered the former president to hand over documents and testify under oath. next month, the committee says there's overwhelming evidence that trump personally orchestrated the effort to overturn the 2020 election results.

taiwan is finally opened to taurus after more than 2 years of pandemic travel restrictions incoming travelers no longer have to quarantine. when upon arrival, there is still a cap of a $150000.00 visitors per week. but the new changes marked the start of a transition to a post covered economy for the island. ah, dozens of visitors arrived at ty, once airport with excitements and government officials swarm the will come then after almost a 1000 day of travel restrictions. taiwan is again, open to international tourists. holiday makers are ready for adventurous, and it's a beautiful country are. by far, the 1st impression i have is that everyone here is super friendly and very nice and very welcoming to william. ha ha, to not everybody call us on the 19th. we've been to a lot of other countries on that. i and, and they didn't order money in taiwan the origin. that was the country. we've been

very curious about how comes all comes out of either to view it. ellen chain has or you gradients prepared and ready now waiting for the costumers. he's delighted to see the boarders be open. he speak no door restaurant is in one of the famous commercial dick street in taipei, but with heat heart by depend demik waterleaf and i will come to you. i am the 3rd generation operating the family business involve just one month. after renovating we saw the outbreak of cobit 19 and ty, why paid a fortune to redecorate his but revenue that month was almost 0. it started back about tie was tour is an industry, a county ford of all 4 to 5 percent of the islands gdp before the pandemic, by the number of inbound travelers. chombo by more than 90 percent in the past 2 years. miniature is there, related, companies have had to keep their cost down or close their businesses. chinese to risk used to make up

a sizable portion of tie once to resume. but everything change in 2019 china. ben citizens from child willing to tie one as individual to wrists in an attempt to heat the islands economy. ringo lee, see all of trash in travel service corporation has experience highs and lows. the i was, you know what, that it will certainly be best if across the street relations remain peaceful mail for people who work in the industry. no one wants to strains and the relationship is only because when there's war, there will be no tourists, no peace, no tourists. no peace means we might lose. everything's going. camille, due to the national security concerns, tourists for hong kong, macau and mainland china cannot enter the islands without permission. as china ramps up military threats to a steamer, craddick island tie was tourism industry is looking for new solutions. so on the income for the past 2 years, it's felt like running a new restaurant, not

a 60 year old one, exploring customer demographics and habits, trying different delivery platforms. everything is new to me and the pressure is huge value. the val about elijah believes that the fruits of hot work will be sweet . he hopes that they will see a rebound into resume, and that business will return to prepare them levels up next part one of a new dw documentary on the history of taxation. a michael ok, more news and 45 minutes. ah and we're interested in the global economy our portfolio d w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project. i would appreciate 2.