the, the, you know, are series guardians of truth. watch now on youtube dw documentary the, this is data, the news lives from said in a stage of emergency instituted and southern ukraine. as a major dab is destroyed, ukraine and russia are accusing each other of blowing up the cold cut down evacuations underway with flooding. likely to affect thousands of people also coming up germany loops to boost securities highs in the in the pacific. defense

minister bars before us is an india hoping to count to russia's close influence in the region. the hello. i'm christine with a welcome to the program. ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the un security council following the destruction of a major them in a russian controlled partial few crane. t if is accusing most of blowing up the call, have cut down to slow ukraine's ministry and it's science. if we do a cleaning and counter offensive thousands of civilians, all heading to evacuated from the flood policy is prompting local officials to declare a state of emergency concerns over the nearby chapel region nuclear power plant also growing. it draws water from the reasonable. that's now draining away, but the kremlin is a choosing ukraine of sabotage to distract from the alleged fate is on the

battlefield. a wall of water sewage is through a mess of breach in the whole damn flood bushes appearing to over well what was left of the damaged infrastructure as most of rushed down stream, the level of the denique for over the road. several nieces, hundreds of residents began evacuating ukrainian officials seed up to $86.00 on the square at risk of flooding. a specialist that required family evacuation of people to safe areas has begun. included with all services are working with emergency service police military, you all are together and then should i or do you to take documents on this centrals and wait for evacuation buses and was, would advise them also if i'm addressing the residence of the left bank, similar to leave please do everything possible to save your lives a lot and leave the insecure a place at once. booking,

and it was question that that, but this file footage shows the damn the full, the attack under russian occupation. much of the affected area in southern ukraine is also russia controlled. both sides blamed each other for the dams destruction. ukrainian authorities have previously one that the dams value equip, unleashed 18000000000 cubic maces of water. the dam race of why provides cooling water. so there's that for asia power plant, but the unions nuclear watchdog see that so no immediate nuclear safety risk after the dam was damaged. well, we've invited on talkative on to the program for more than this. he's a professor at the technical university of munich and the managing engineer off the board tree off hydraulic engineering. he joins us from talking see in the outside. thank you, professor for your time is good to have you on the program,

ukraine's president. but a lot of them use, a lensky, has cooled, the destruction of the stem eco side. would that be your assessment of the scale of this destruction? yes i, i my opinion when i look on the videos and the really then it's really a catastrophic situation because the den breach is very, very lots and lots amount of water is flowing downstream. as he's a professor, what we're looking at the store and so forth. a flowing in into the river, just give us a sense of what impacts of this destruct the destruction of the staff is going to have yes, i think i have no information about the development of the breach if it's increasing or if it's in the estate situation now, but trust to have from one time to another, the reach and large discharge slowing downstream. that means i think,

i suppose that a large area downstream slot it. and my hope is, and i think the area of downstream is flips. that means that there is not such a big wave with a lot a creek increase of lot the liver, but more uh, slow increase of water live is bought in a large area. that means that there is, i hope, enough time for the ever to ation of the people living there. right, professor, the international atomic energy agency has so far said that there's a couple of reasons. a nuclear power plant which relies on what's of from the damned is, is safe. could, could this change that i have no information about that i, i hope that the, both the supply for the, for the power plant is still backing. but i'm, i have no information about that. what's, what's happening if there is a, a bake reservoir for, for the nuclear power plant or not. but if it's directly connected to the reservoir,

which is now emptying, then they will maybe have a problem. yes. the ads wanted um from, from what you've seen, uh, the scale of the damage felt from the video that you have seen that it's difficult if you're not actually there. but do you think that it could be repaired? could, could the damn be fixed off the, after this catastrophic event, and what would that repair required? what would that process look like? how long could it possibly take? yes, i think there is no reservation. now in the indies situation, there is no possibility the discharge for last the falls is auto dots. you can only repair it. i think after a long planning situation and, and, and after the long and preparation of the new structure, i think that would need us for reconstruct that's, that's the structure. right. that's professor and i'll tell you we appreciate your

time and insights your on the program professor. thank you. goodbye mesa was saying it blames russia for attacking the dam, speaking from breakfast lava in slovakia earlier today. and they say the secretary general again stolen the cold, the breach a, quote, outrages act. the district showed the hope gone, tom today, pitts, house and so civilians up to research and coal. so severe environmental damage. this is a grey just act which should demonstrate. so once again, there brutality of rush also war in ukraine, installed books, spanking the now the german government is also leaving no doubt about who it blames with the destruction of the nova gulf the dam. johnson out of schultz said the fondling. this is something that takes on and you mention, but fits the way a person is waging this rule. now dw correspondent emily

shows and told us more about what we're hearing from russia on the stem attack as well kremlin spokes person to meet his golf, spoke to journalists today, and he vehemently denied that russia was responsible for the explosion of that dam . he said instead that actually ukraine is responsible, so shifting the blame there and he said that he called this an active sabotage from the key of government. he also said that this actually showed that the counter offensive on the ukrainian side was not going well, essentially accusing ukraine of kind of desperately blowing things off because things aren't going well for them. um, and you know, just after that, the russian investigative committee actually opened up a case against ukraine for terrorism. so what we're seeing here now is both the ukrainian side and the russian side accusing each other of terrorism. meanwhile,

um, you know, the local people are actually going to have to carry the clunk. consequences of this and the russian emergency services have also now said that people should prepare for an evacuation. and the kremlin spokesperson also said that there would be dire consequences for the local residents there. that was the w corresponded emily show when she joined us from rica. and let's say a because dw is banned from reporting in russia. now, following visits to single pole and indonesia, germany is defense. minnesota is now in india, or as the story is, isn't daily as part of the week on visits to the region. he wants to strengthen ties with what he calls, reliable partners in the, in the pacific, and say this cooperation is key to global peace and stability. germany is supporting. india is defense capacity in an attempt to reduce india's reliance on

russian supplied weapons. and let's go now to the w as chief political correspondent need a has a who is traveling with germany is defense minister bars. the story is and joins us now from days get to see, you know, what is the german defense minutes that hoping for from this visits for borders. the stories is the 1st dom and defense minister to visit india since 2015. both countries domine, in india c to the as important strategic partners and they do want to deep and collaboration. and they want to extend that to an intensification also in the military and the defend 6 to because far as the story is argues that this is the region that is going to be shaping the 21st century in germany. and europe can't afford to miss out on that. and it is something that is vital, he said, for due political stability. so there is a need to rethink some of germany's long standing principles far as disorders says,

and maybe we can just listen to what he said off the. he met his indian counterpart that we totally agreed about the german in europe and wrote in the in the pacific. we agreed that the more engagement of europe and germany is necessary. especially odd, joined, exercise, next year. really had been appreciated by him. and we were, we were both of the same opinion. we need more cooperation, not only drove by exercise is also by defense of industry defense ottoman cooperation. and we are working on it. and of course, i think we should and we can, and we ought to do more in the region of into partnership with india because we are approaching times, we can't really predict what is going to happen in the next few years. and we need the strategic populace like indonesia, like india, for example, especially and made up a story is, mentions defense on and then cooperation. they,

we know that india relies heavily on russia for its defense equipment. is this is germany seeking to change that well versed the stories told me that in an exclusive interview that i did with him in jakarta or on monday. but it's not in germany's interest for india to be so dependent on russia's imports. and we mustn't forget that india is the world's largest importer and so they go to countries actively seeking those inputs of weapons and germany's sometimes seen as being a too restrictive when it comes to this question. so borders this tories is urging gemini to re think it's an export policy. now these rules are pretty strict, but he says, discussions are ongoing in the german cabinet, and this is vital so that germany can be seen as a more reliable pano. it will. so when it comes to defense collaboration, we'll just pick you up on that note that is to many seen as

a reliable parking in the region. yes, when it comes to trades. absolutely, there is no doubt indian companies are trading with them. companies, indian young professionals are flocking to germany because they rely on germany's expertise. they see it as a vital market in the european union. gemini is recognized for its strong position as europe's uh, economic ends. and when it comes to defense, like i say, some of the export policy rules are pretty restrictive still. so this is something where india will then turn to other countries. and at the same time, of course, there is no doubt that indian companies, when you talk to them, they say we would definitely get more honest. have germany, if any, they would let us. right. that is the w's chief, political correspondent, need a husband reporting for us and daily she is currently travelling, but germany is defense, minister boards, for stories as he's on a to a, in the age of this in the pacific region. thanks very much for your reporting. you

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