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a new russian offensive in the north west of the country. a ukrainian army is expanding its defenses on the dela rosa border somewhere close to the bella rouge and border. under the cover of pine trees, ukrainian border guards are reinforcing their positions. as you can say, it is not in new bedford. these trenches are designed to protect the lives of the people in the military, e, as well as to provide defense mobile id, a wellness to put in a deep chest at them. so if the enemy attacks from the nearest road, if sure, our infantry will respond, it's always just that i'm in the role you let us know that i am would empty quote, then he won't go into detail about their preparations and won't even confirm that he's trenches are new yet other, but you can smell sawdust and the board seemed dry and clean. in the distance,

we hear trees being felt broadly above their messages. one russians won't get past them a 2nd time with this bridge used to join ukraine and bella, luce, the defenders blew it up to try to stop the 1st rush in advance. now they are looking across the river again. it's places like these that the russians moved through before the settlement south of the border, where the fighting was fierce. oh, phil had lives changed forever. alexander lived here with his wife and mother and stepfather. he wants to show us the damage to his property. took me in the moon. the regular citizens were shelled with mortars in them. the russian artillery was firing at the farm um and our tanks fired back at them. not sure what the artillery and tank shells didn't hit our house, but the mortars did look to be mimi. a wall came down on his mother and emilia when

isabel will, philip dilemma. this is where my mother's grave was. me said, speak up. ali visibly mcclellan reached alexander, burried her here in his guard. only after the russians retreated, could he move her to a cemetery? and yet, alexander doesn't want to be of was rochelle new. thee, i believe that people have experienced such horror that it is difficult for me to add anything. yeah, you have to live, we want to live open and panic. so there's no sense in panicking yet, when you mer to run, that we have nowhere to run to liberty. we'll see what happens. i shall go lip. i'll budge him. most of those who are still here, feel like him. every one we met, you can talk about pain and loss, but it seems courage and determination run just as deep ah, for homeless and destitute migrant workers in india's capital,

deli cold winter nights are especially trying one organization is helping with food and shelter. it's early morning on a frigid day in daily and scores of people have lined up for up up of what d and breakfast will be for most of them, it may be the only decent wheel they'll have to do. this is just one of the locations where the charity viji car data. our elder brother's home, as it is called an english is tribute ford, who migrant workers and the homeless youth brothers coma gte and dream gte sing ran the old nice ation. a large group of volunteers joined them every morning during winter. the also had the destitute in other ways, apart from giving out foot in the gorge through the mud, viewfinder, derby believe. hm. they don't have you know, warm with nodding. she'll read,

recollect, or warm clothing or do you or did loading from people and distribute them, or even get blankets through them. and you estimate the number of homeless in deli, at a 150000. the hard winter season becomes a big challenge for them. the state government also has its own set of measures every year for people without a roof over their head. roderick bol is a supervisor at one of the shelter thrown by the daily government. he said during winter, it shelters operate at full capacity. offering food and lodging to every one free of cost, turn the moon to room during the winter. the number of people coming to seek shelter, shoots up in the state. government puts up temporary tents for them as well as opening facilities. sharissa will run over here for the efforts seem to have feed off. families eat thing says until a few years ago. many used to die off the cold on the streets. now more people are able to survive the punishing whether things organization also provides free health

care every morning in the old city area there, many homeless d. warranty has give us 8 to those who are injured. and a doctor offers free consultations and medication looking for work every day and living on the streets is a challenge for many poor people in the capital. but organizations like viji carnita make life a bit easier for some of them, but it will be back here again to morrow morning. waiting for a cup of hot tea. in russia, a law has recently come into force that punishes the promotion of same sex relationships and homosexuality. this poses a threat to publishers existence should this book be banned? and you, russian law says yes,

if it depicts same sex relationships positively introduced a month ago. this law criminalizes the positive portrayal of non hetero normative relationships. in advertising films, books and the media. the new legislation is creating unrest amongst publishers, film, distribute as an authors. this library in moscow has already been told to pull quite a few books from it. shelves. was upward, it was at the liquor on it in our electric catalogue. there are now books with the entry. borrowing is no longer permitted there. what if it's unclear why these particular books were selected? in principal albred's. last december, the duma, the russian parliament voted to toughen it's so called gay propaganda law. critics complain that the criteria used to decide whether a certain work breaks the law a too vague. however, the target appears to be clear. it's an attack on what ostensibly western values,

that's how the russian human rights activist, ego catch cough sees it inches up and that this is primarily anti western rhetoric rickies off. the assertion is that the west is imposing certain values on us and that something must be done about that was and the chairman at the state duma has them shop woods for the west. new northern america stop forcing alien values upon us. you've already destroyed your own, who knows where it will end. eloquence for catch cough. it's no surprise that this legislation has been passed during the russian wall on ukraine, which wound his justice. you, the timing's obviously not the authorities want to push through their idea that the country is not fighting against ukraine, but against the west as a whole. the u. s. and the you, they're trying to mobilize citizens and to convince them that they are our enemies, gays and lesbians are repeatedly victims of violence in russia. often they are

discriminated against by the state. there is, for example, a ban on l g b t q symbols, a holding public assemblies under the rainbow banner. while same sex relationships as such, were decriminalized in russia, back in 1993 critic say that the so called gay propaganda law is stoking homophobia in the country. yet as soon as midnight, it sends certain signals and raises the question on how things develop and that will these people be sent to penal colonies at some point time or even murdered, whom it would be wise. the activist eagle catch cough doesn't think that things will get to that point though, but he is certain that the russian government is hell bent on turning back the clock to soviet times. ah,

the french bistro deeply rooted in tradition, is in danger of extinction. its hosts and frequenters are now fighting for its recognition as a unesco world heritage site. visually gave to the leash at the crack of dawn and paris, the 1st sign of life comes from the best earth. they used to be a parisian trademark, but today they're becoming increasingly rare sight a law thornton has been running as bestow for over 20 years and now has an association that wants to seek unesco protection. chris stablish means like his bill of can, through the beast, through culture means that you can talk about anything about the important stuff as well as the trivial what's the new doodle. but for that, the ambiance must be right, and it can't be too tidy. so his boy, none went be strew, has a so there's lots of stuff that belong to my family here,

like my father's helmet and old family photos with him. but whether the main theme has family love or politics for many the best her on the corner as like a 2nd home open from early morning until late at night. oh, wow. i'm always chatting to everyone here. it's a great place to meet people. like also the beast ro stuns for short the vive. it's a place where you can wind and simply feel good about life. especially when you look at the end, eat well a stake. tar. tar, for example, at any time of the day. but on the outside, the world has changed drastically. 40 years ago, there were 5 times as many biz chosen france as to day. owners are hoping that if unesco grants, world heritage status to the small business rose,

it might turn the tide. and though there wouldn't be any direct money in it for the owners, the best her was a world heritage site would surely make for good advertising. advertising that the fast food chains could only dream of the age old city of paris is in high demand. and the big fish are putting more and more bistro is out of business. the problem owners are having a hard time defining exactly what constitutes a bist or when the 1st place. because each one is unique as individual as they are . there's one thing that ties them together, a sense of charm and tradition. ah, phone turn is confident that the bistro will get the recognition they deserve. because parisians and tourist alike have long understood france as not france without its bis jose.

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