the, the, the data we need is line from berlin, a humanitarian disaster unfolding and southern new brain offer russian held down as destroyed both sides or trading. blame for destroying the gulf. got them on the new pro river homes, crops, and drinking water are at risk with many thousands of residents. already evacuated

. swift combination of the dams destruction comes from western liter. it's made of germany either you pay or calling it out, regents frugal as a war crime. the un security council convenes an emergency meeting. also coming up germany looks to both security times in the, in the pacific. defense minister boris. the story is, is in india hoping to death russia's growing influence there, the, on the call for like 2000 of your joining us on p b. s. and the united states and everyone else watching from around the globe. it's good to have you with us. a humanitarian emergency, as unfolding and southern ukraine following the destruction of a major dam controlled by russia. keith is accusing moscow of blowing out the cough got down to slow ukraine's military and mate signs of ukrainian counter offensive.

gaining traction. thousands of civilians have been forced to evacuate from the flood waters, prompting local officials to declare a state of the emergency concerns over the nearby. is that for region nuclear power plant or also growing? it draws water from the reservoir that's now draining away. meanwhile, the kremlin is accusing ukraine sabotage to distract from alleged failures on the battlefield. a wall of water sewage is through a mess of breach in the car hole, cut them flood vultures appearing to overwhelm what was left of the damaged infrastructure. as the torrent rushed down stream, the level of the neat pro river rose several maces, submerging roads, parks, roof tops, and even carrying away buildings for freight. and it was

hundreds of residents began evacuating ukrainian officials seed up to ac towns and villages were at risk of flooding. a specialized civil costs and what evacuation of people to safe areas has begun. included with all services are working with emergency service. police military all are together and i ordered you to take documents and essentially on wait for the evacuation buses would advise them. also, i am addressing the residence of the left bank. similarly, please do everything possible to save your lives a lot and leave the insecure place at once. booking numbers portion of it, but as the war continued to breach the river's banks, more people prepared to flee says, but what am i going to do? what i need to take my animals with me and go visit my relatives upstream. you know how much of the affected area in southern ukraine is under russian control.

the russian installed here of the shift southern region. she had this footage of a flooded town, seemed to the dam. reeves of well provides cooling water for this after age a power plant. but the, you in the nuclear watchdog see that sort no immediate nuclear safety risk. the damage to that, nobody kind of cosca done is current d, e d d to about 5 centimeters per hour. reduction in the height of the reservoir. the team continues to monitor these rate on or other matters on the site. ukrainian or societies have previously one that the dams fairly accrued on least 18000000000 cubic meters of water creating not only a humanitarian disaster, but an ecological one to tennessee, mill lover,

no former economy minister of ukraine. i'm current advisor to the government. and keith told us about the damage caused by the flooding so far about safety villages and towns uh on this throughout the flooding. uh but the dense um of them have already been flooded. um, there is a deviation from here on and from villages nearby. that's the territory controlled by the ukraine and government. thousands of people have been evacuated. we don't know yet. if anyone has died that day that he's not available. we know very little about what happens on the left bank of the pro river, the one which is up to by then controlled by the russian military bond of the images that we have seen on social media. they show extensive flooding the kremlin blaine's ukraine for destroying the dam. what do you say to that?

this is ridiculous. they have control over the dam over the territory from the beginning of the war. so you bring in military or anyone else has no access to the area. now these dams have been built during the soviet union times was excess capacity to wisdom, all kinds of trucks including earthquakes and explosions. for example, the russian missiles have shipped areas close on some of this dams, for example, in keys during the winter attacks on the infrastructure. and they closed low, serious damage for the structural did that to destroy them like that requires, i don't know truck floats or maybe trains of explosives and they cannot be delivered by any conventional ms. silas bearing nuclear. and of course there was nothing of the sort. so it was mind uh by the russian military,

and i have seen reports that the u. s. is preparing to release intelligence that proof this claim or sets lights on who's behind the explosion. and i hope this does it soon. so there is no real question about who is the aggressor here will sit tight and wait for those reports to come out. but in the meantime, i want to talk about the people affected by this. the area is home to some 40000 residents. what will be the consequences for the people up and down stream as their lives have been? shuddered. i mean, they have suffered enough already of through the war being shout um during uh, last weeks during last months during the entire year. uh, some of them have been tortured under their queue patients. some of them have lost loved ones, family relatives. and now they are going to lose houses because you know, it might seem obstruct from

a far but in practice you have your house and now your house is gone, means all your life and the quote. all your life is gone. the history of your family's gone, you have to leave now somewhere else because when you lift is now under water and it's gone forever. so this is a tragedy on top of to try to do a divorce. what does, what have already the 1st one region is considered to be ukraine's bread basket. what do you think will be the economic consequences of the flooding? there are multiple simulation scenarios available from different st. thanks at the moment. all of them show that they are engaged in system downstream and her some will be severely affected if not completely disabled. that means the ability to enter a gate and farm will be severely limited. it also shows that they'll be upstream pushed back kind of reverse a flood through into let's, and both reverse and then what is important for you reducing up to make

a life. so this is a real problem, but in the next day or 2, we'll see what uh, specifically, what kind of saved will it take? let's talk about the military operation that the need for a river is also a front line in this for what will the destruction of the dam mean for ukraine's attempt to push back russian troops on the eastern bank? in that specific area, it was extremely difficult to cross. the neighbor. neuberger is a big river and that's almost close to where it enters the lexi. so the river gets bigger and faster and deeper. any of the business out there would be really, really challenging. so destruction of them by russians shows that in some sense, they have desperate they don't plan on any come through or offensive will come through it back from this side, trying to update your song. and they're really concerned about uh, securing crate me. so they think in my view, and i'm not the military expert, but that's what they hear from some military experts, is that the great media is vulnerable. busy and that's one way to try to make sure

that there is no threat coming from this side of the front line, tennessee mill, over enough advisor to the ukranian government. thank you so much for your insights and your time. the united nations security council is at this very moment, holding an emergency session to discuss the dams destruction un secretary general onto new terrace, has called the breach a monumental humanitarian, economic, and environmental catastrophe. western leaders have been echoing those words, while placing responsibility of moscow's door was of to the destruction of cause good them. germany's chancellor was taken paused in a public forum on local television when asked about the damage in southern ukraine . he did not hesitate when it came to laying blame book. this is our event, this cl, i thought this is something that fits in with many of the crimes we have seen

committed by russian soldiers and ukraine. and as part of a warfare that attack civilian targets to of the towns of villages, the hospitals of schools was infrastructure, which in the 1st place would not be military targets. but smith, i remember the tension 6 feel okay, is my gosh for them. and therefore, this is something that has a new dimension at 1st, but also fits into the way a russian president vladimir putin is waging this war to optimize the past. the 14 didn't fix it. but most go accuses keys of sabotage. the defense minister claiming ukraine blew up the dam to prevent a russian offensive along the front line. due to the cave raging, committed another terrorist crime that kind of cut hydro electric down was probably not that was which led to the flooding of significant territories supplement, especially somebody took a turn it from a saw much in slovakia, ukraine's allies had strong words for the kremlin nato,

his chief blaming most goes invasion for the dance destruction, the destruction of the gulf, golf dom today, pitts house, and so civilians at risk and coal. so severe environmental damage. this is a grey just act which should demonstrate so once again, their brutality of rush also war in ukraine. stalsen bug said russian aggression was the stabilizing security, and pledge to further expand nature support for the ukraine. earlier i asked dr. j. mcglenn, a research fellow at the department of war studies at kings college london who stands to gain most from the town being destroyed. there are a lot of different ways off this question is to say the question is the top headlines uncomfortable sky profit? which is sort of a russian very popular russian populate newspaper. and there it says,

all the different reasons why you creating would have a new a. why would it would gain it would be in ukraine's interests do this. ultimately, when you look at it, kind of really being ukraine's interest to blow up it down, but not only you know, ok and you know, thousands of lives at risk. but we're also across the country. one trillion dollars when it really does not have that money. and we'll pretty much, um, perhaps, hopefully not permanently, but at least temporarily destroy based a southern ukraine as a form of our blogs. and then the next for is, is great. i mean, it seems that this is a stretch. could you tell it to you that that it could be in any way? you can stuff it and those tend to lose most art. once again, the civilians caught up in the middle of it all. what can you tell us about efforts to rescue people on both sides of the, to me, for a river to do the contracting reports for aging to the russian side. they have been some reports that russians are letting loose in indians out. however,

other people from other cities or towns rather i saying that that's not the case and that they are being able to these and they are not created. they, the situation has listed on care on a ukrainian size or sorry, what i mean by that is as district, i'm sorry, it is controlled by russian truth temporary, or actually just on the side that ukraine has already liberated. they it's, it's this, of course it's is disastrous and lots of reasons that as not being the same level, those international support, the types one would normally expect if we think about what's in the balkans, etc. but ukrainians once again has sort of shooting the horizontal ties that exist . and this is the way that this universe strong society of the child. can you check route, hoping to see each of his cats and dogs of 18 items. so it's a space has a slight, beautiful story on

a pretty depressing day. what are the military implications? because the demand for a river was a front line. is it still? oh yes, i mean i'm not, i'm not a military specialist, but of course it is still a mine. i mean on in house, on an invitation to you know, it's russians are in control of the bank and the ukrainians have to the right time . and um, gimme one of the suggestions has been put forward again, i wouldn't be in a position to assess the accuracy of, of this. but one of the suggestions has been full by many people is that this was part to sort of the russian reaction to the counter offensive to just sort of destroy it. say that it would be much more difficult for ukrainians on to, to be able to cross and zooming out of it. where does the counter offensive stand at this point? it's very hard to know. i think there's

a lot of scourging operations, but obviously we've been having scraping operations now in terms of ice based printing attacks for quite a few weeks. so the, the russian side claim the, the, is the counselor incentive has already begun. and you know, so a goofy example that the ministry of defense is saying that he's been able to, the russians have been able to easily put this down. however, i think is that seems unlikely, or very ste permit. sure. given that we already know you create into taking positions, sort of in the heights around clued already re taking areas the. so i think as well with the, with the sort of much anticipated. but in some ways, mistretta is counter offensive because of how many lives will be lost. it's. it's too late to tell. thank you. that was dr. jacob glen from kings college london. always grades. speaking to you until recently the war was largely

confined to ukrainian territory, but it's now spilling over into russia, southern belgrade region incursions. there appear to be the work of russian malicious finding against luxury pollutants regime. soc hearing though, how much control keith has over those groups. if any. the that we use spoke to a former russian politician who now represents the freedom of russia, legion militia, one of the russian paramilitary groups fighting against russia. russian militia members taking on the kremlin fights is from the russian volunteer. cool, claiming this video that they now control the village of nevada tablo shanta in russia's belgrade region. another group, the freedom of russia legion told d. w. they were attacking the russian city of shit. back in a nearby now, and so if you surely we are totally on our own so, so we are not so

a guided by ukrainian meal. it seriously both supervisor the probation that them supplying the to ration. we use the web post up with a few worth our cells. and so during the previous flights, the freedom of russia legion says this trend video shows that members moving through russian town, attacking russian territory is a sensitive topic for ukraine. and it's back cuz you're up in the us up in slow to supply ukraine with offensive military equipment for fear of it being use on russian soil. but the militia says the, it's weapons that come from you crazy and stores, at least not directly of all the equipment. so serious equipment that those guys are using. they will work for your. it's during the fight. you know, you cranium territory or uh, even the american equipment was previously lost by ukrainian forces on monday. it was repaid by our, our troops. and that within that, we

a think you ring fighting with pushes the, the, with the units they stay with the regiments that's uh, that's the russian state t v shows the off the mouth of the attacks, the freedom of russia legions sides. they want to build a new government and what they called, liberates a territory. but for now they wants to take control of this area and face a fight to keep it. germany wants to strength and that security ties with india fail is the latest stop for defense minister of worst. the story is on his tour of the age of pacific. we've been using the trip to expand germany security role in a region far beyond its backyard. germany's defense minister received a warm welcome and daddy, as he met with his indian, going to buck frog. not saying the story is on a mission to bolster miller people operation between the 2 countries and defending jeremy's presence in the pacific region of applying the about, we are planning

a big joint exercise with the indian forces in the indian ocean next year. these are important examples to make clear, and germany is present here and considers itself a partner in the pacific region who participates with the lender here in that a goal. but this meeting is also about the weapons. the stories met with the representatives from the german alms, industrial, and deadly in depth lands to invest more than 5000000000 euros in more than icing. in submarine feed, jeremy's defense minister has shown support for such a deal. the founding law negotiations are ongoing and the german arms industry as well placed in this race down the point is a single, the german government supports it to as part of our strategic partnership. and as one of the world's largest armies, traditionally, it has been heavily dependent on brushing on supplies, but an increase in german involvement could reduce the defendants in the long run.

well, i think the www is still, the con. will take you to the rim of an active volcano, a place some people say brings good luck, but 1st you have to get there. the past few months have seen increased diplomatic activity between japan and south korea on a scale not seen in years. south korean president john, so you'll and japanese prime minister for me because she to have exchanged visits and senior defense officials met just last week and single for diplomatic engagement that appears to have sizable support. according to a survey, especially young people are among the supporters and culture appears to be at the core of that engagement wage full test, product boy, colts, a national trade disputes relations between japan and south korea have been on the

rocks in recent years. know this from boy in korean. comedian is leading a cultural turner road is a i just had a car that was put in a job. today's in south korea is this. kim, kim, it's japanese alter ego. tanika has helped to lighten the mood between these 2 neighbors, doing it with psalms and jokes. about total demos that i'm doing for young people like us. we don't think about reasons to be friends . we just become friends. i never thought about those reasons redone. become friends of someone because they have such and good qualities. but because with the same people, i don't do any settings. looking at the hey, sympathetic portrayal has become an online here. he has a 100000 subscribers on youtube. turning in to watch tanika devour korean snacks

and sellers is paying to see him live and pass in on state hill. i see his die hard funds see his success has done much to heal the historic rest. in recent years or the airborne will not have enjoyed the japanese cultural since i was young to help people on. so when i reminded about japan and hope it can be an opportunity to unite, how can i cut on cuba, simmons as soon as i can. so we got some, there is a social atmosphere that sort of encourage boycotting of japanese culture on. so i was reluctant to talk about japan, olga perez, or after time because therapy and you to complete the atmosphere. small overlap on an old with him as well to go clinic approach. and then we'll take the full like between the 2 countries goes back to the era of japanese colonial rule. and in particular, the expectation of women,

women like lee young soon to are forced into sexual slavery in the 1940. so how's it feels like, hey, as you, susie, and when they are, they must apologize and provide compensation by far, early examining the comfort women issue you humble, who run military process. so this is too, depending on the most city that turned into trade, disputes at the national level and sweeping boy coats of goods via fashion. i'm tech brands, all in the firing line that's changed. know with depends a saw hebrew back in favor again, much to the pleasure of being lovers. and if there's something to apologize for, it's right to get an apology from japan. but i think we don't need to be hung up on

that and treat them badly. as neighboring countries or young people hope that we will get along well with each other. if these polls are indeed becoming friends again, it's no small thanks to the healing power of culture. and indonesia, thousands of hindu worshipers have climbed an active volcano to offer tributes, including live stock, all in the hope that it will bring them. good luck. it's all part of an ancient religious ritual during me to please the gods housings of people. these got the, at the same of this active one cannot worship us from the king good stripe and independence groping eastern java flight mount from each year to sacrifice some of their belongings from gaiety that booty was. and some like this furniture can afford to sacrifice the quotes to the smoking crater. it's a way for the religious to offer that attracted you to their costs.

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for the children by the gods. but on the promise that the youngest child would be sacrificed to, the one can know for the prosperity of the thing could be. but since then, the festival continuous. and it's the feet of the little be drive that drives them to for the $32.00. it is a quick reminder of our top story today. a cave in moscow or accusing each other of blowing up a major dam and a russian controlled part of a southern ukraine. officials in the area around the nova kind of got dam, declared, the state of emergency evacuation is are under way of residents down the street with us now. after a short break, i'll be back to take you during the day hope to see you there by the

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