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a new russian offensive in the north west of the country, a ukrainian army is expanding its defenses on the deluxe version border. somewhere close to the beller rouge and border under the cover of pine trees. ukrainian border guards are reinforcing their positions of secrecy. but 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. i'll put on a d, a bonus to put an id of them. so if the enemy attacks from the nearest road, yeah, sure our infantry will respond. i was just that i'm a little you let us know that i am would on the quote that he won't go into detail about their preparations and won't even confirm that he's trenches are new. that others, but you can smell sawdust and the board seemed dry and clean. in the distance,

we hear trees being felt broadly above it. their messages 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. i feel had lives changed forever. alexander lived here with his wife, young mother and stepfather. he wants to show us the damage to his property. took me lemeu, the regular citizens were shelled with mortars mimi, the russian artillery was firing at the farm thumb 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 through the me. a wall came down on his mother,

had amelia when they double philip dilemma. this is where my mother's grave was me said, speak up. ali visibly mcclellan alexander buried her here in his guard. only after the russians retreated cody move her to a cemetery. and yet, alexander doesn't want to be of was rosure luby. i believe that people have experienced such horror that it is difficult for me to add anything. oh 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 the public and most of those who are still here, few 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 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 carnita. our elder brothers home, as it is called an english is tribute ford, who migrant workers and the homeless youth brothers come a gte and train g thing, run the organization, a large group of warranty with joined them every morning during winter, the also had the destitute in otherwise, apart from giving out foot in the gorge through the mulberry finder, people they have, they don't have you know warden with molding so read, recollect,

or warm clothing or to use clothing from people and distribute good m r b one, good 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 deli government. he said during winter, the shelters operate at full capacity, offering food and lodging to everyone, 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 tensor them as well as opening facilities. sharissa relo via the efforts seemed to have feed off. her family thing says until a few years ago, many used to die of the called 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 are many homeless d. warranty as give us 8 to those who are injured and a dr. 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 gotta make life a bit easier for some of them. what? no, don't it. we'll be back here again tomorrow 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 benz an 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. dockwood, it's your with authentic veronica in our electric catalogue. there are now books with the entry, borrowing is no longer permitted. what if it's unclear why these particular books were selected? unbelievable. 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 of supplement. this is primarily anti western rhetoric. rickies of the assertion is that the west is imposing certain values on us and that something must be done about that was our and the chairman at the state . duma has some sharp words 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 loading for catch cough. it's no surprise that this legislation has been passed during the russian war 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 u. 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 states. 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, where 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, how things develop and these people be sent to penal colonies at some point time or even murdered. only would be why 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 host and frequenters are now fighting for it recognition as a unesco world heritage site. visually gave to the, at the crack of dawn in 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 his bistro for over 20 years and now has an association that wants to seek unesco protection. chris stablished means like his goal of going to 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 stroll has

a so there's lots of stuff that belong to my family here, like my father's helmet and old family photos. clean the thing that whether the main theme is 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. yes, isn't one. 0 wow. i'm always chatting to everyone here. it's a great place to meet people like horses, the beast, dro, stuns for joy, debrief. it's a place where you can wind and simply feel good about life. especially when you know that the end eat well. a stake. tar tar. for example, at any time of the day in but on the outside, the world has changed drastically. 40 years ago, there were 5 times as many bestows in france as today. owners are hoping that if

unesco grants, world heritage status to the small business rows, it might turn the tide. and though there wouldn't be any direct money in it for the owners. the best or 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, i'm fountain 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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