the, the, this is dw news live from berlin, rushing rockets make a deadly strike on ukraine hitting the western city up lives. and apartment building has hit at least 4 people have died according to the interior minister. meanwhile, concerns grow around the safety of the russian controlled nuclear facility in separate yeah, we have the latest from our correspondence on the ground. also coming up alongside

the heavy weapons, russia is waging a war on this information or rather, this information. we take a closer look at how moscow's narrative for the conflict and ukraine is getting a wider circulation with spanish speaking influence. and funerals are held for palestinians killed in the west bank city of jeanine after israel's military operation. at least 12 palestinians died in 2 days of drone strikes and raids. these really military says that that were military and the un says around is denying is access to investigate allegations of human rights abuses against demonstrators. we meet one of the protesters from boston, i after being shot by a ryan security forces, the

the i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. we begin in ukraine, where officials say that at least 4 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a russian bissell attack on the western city of louise. the local mayor says that thousands of buildings have been damaged and rescued wears are now searching through the rubble for potential survivors. although the city is far from the front lines, louise has come under repeated attacks since the beginning of the war. in late june, it was hit in a large scale russian drone attack targeting cities across ukraine, as indeed w corresponded in keys and economy. has the latest on the situation in libby? well, we've heard from the math that he's called this the most devastating attack on the eve since the beginning of the war in terms of civilian casualties. we believe this was an apartment building, but there was also a university full of residents nearby school at images of people still going through that revel trying to find most of us talk about the t plus injured. we've

heard from the military that about 7 of 10 russian christmas cells were shut down over the night. but obviously those 33 still go through these are very difficult to shoot down because they can just be programmed to imitate an attack on a certain target, one key of say, and then the last minutes swerve off in a different direction, making much more difficult to guess as per path of these kinds of attacks and i think it's very important stress. olivia is basically a 1000 kilometers away from the front line. there's the city that is being a hub facing military, nate, and as long as you felt very far away from the fighting and where people who felt safe in hearing key of say so this is a real shock to people who thought they weren't relative safety. okay. and nick, you're going to stay with us, but 1st elsewhere in ukraine, the united nations nuclear watchdog is demanding more access to the occupied separate c, a power plant. this as ukraine and russia, excuse each other of planning to attack the site rush just as ukraine was intending to sabotage the plant. while ukraine claims that russia had planted explosives on a route shop. nick, you're going to comment on all of this, but 1st we're having

a closer look because the international atomic energy agency, the i. e. a says that it has not seen any visible indications of minds or explosives on site following checks and recent days and weeks inspector say they have had no access to the roof tops of 2 reactors, nor some turbine halls or cooling systems. the head of the i. e. a has called for additional access to confirm. the absence of explosives separates. here is your largest nuclear power plant. it has been under russian control says close to the start of the invasion in early 2022 and the economy is back with us and keeps. so it's a nic. tell us the i a, a is requesting additional access to this opportune nuclear power plant to assess claims of explosives there. is that likely to happen? well this all depends basically on the whim on the decision of the russian occupied

forces, who control the sites. i think it's important to stress the kind of limited value of these inspections given that they're having to request access, found involved. they don't have unimpeded, full access to a positive blog, especially with are things is easily moved. as mine say, it is possible with the russians could have instilled minds and then taking them away in time for that inspection and put them back, wants to inspect as a goal again. so there certainly is a sense that yes, the rest of his playing alone in part. but certainly there hasn't been anything near that kind of cooperation that recreating the outside world would've wanted. it was token beginning of the war of a kind of demilitarized zone around the power plant. that certainly hasn't happened . the russians still have ministry kits on or around. the site is to of the person that you people based on the site sleeping there. but they basically know the frames, contact them, the hiding, basically the image equipment behind the react as and definitely there are consistent attacks on ukrainian hel, towns on the other side of the reason. well that who are basically defense this because they call it 5 back at the author, the rate that is attacking them from the other product. so lots of questions that

and certainly situation where it seems different, keep it that agency is just too slow and not able to really get to the bottom of things. ukrainian emergency workers have been holding drills to prepare for a possible radiation release from the plant, and those plans are set to involve evacuating around 300000 people from the area. how high are the fears next? the what's important stress here that 5 or the 6 wrecked as aust colds, that means they've been run down. they've been switched off and doesn't mean they don't need cooling, but they will see in a less kind of precarious state. but if they were in full operation, the 6th is still being shut down. and so going to exploit say that if there was some kind of result, that would be less damaging, less of a threat to human health and say, what happened in general when a problem when you was at winds to kind of free for a while. it was still a full operation, but this is a very densely inhabited area. you've got cities like separation with hundreds, thousands people, just 50 kilometers down the road depending on whether winds blowing on that day. that could be a huge hazard to human health,

but there's also the aspect of uncontrolled events, even if this isn't sabotaged, even if none of that kind of boring parties plans to do anything. there are lots of problems with the electricity supply to keep the cooling going, what supply keep the cooling going. and then there's also spent nuclear fuel just sitting on the side in containers that is much more vulnerable to any kind of selling or tech from outside. and directors themselves, the i a, a itself has come under increase criticism from key presidents. lensky is advisor quoted as calling the i a e is handling of the situation a clown show. and the agency had rossi in effective. what's behind those harsh words? i think seem from key of here, they are basically convinced that this i don't like agency like lots of you and bodies is more concerned with being seen to be impossible and keeping good relations with russia than it is about basically as seen from key of telling the truth calling a spade a spade. they are frustrated with the kind of diplomatic niceties,

the unwillingness to actually cool things out. and you have the i. e. a saying they haven't seen any visible signs of mind. that doesn't mean that they aren't bad. these are things that can be easily hit, and so i think it's frustrating with that in the same way that this frustration that looked at and somebody didn't go to the couple of good them does off the site early enough, they haven't pulled out the fact that they haven't been allowed once the original around the same with access to ukrainian prisoners war with ukraine has offered access, disability to russian prisons wasn't here. the same haven't happened the other way around saying the generalized frustration that these organizations made because that mandate all just sitting on the fence as seen from kit connelly and keith, thank you have truth rumor and this information. russia has been bringing persuasive propaganda to it's worth effort, and that influence and campaign goes well beyond its borders. with over 500000000 speakers, spanish is a key language for russian propaganda. now, moscow's narrative is getting exposure and sympathetic spanish voices. 6th of june,

2023. the nova ca hope got them collapses, and ukraine and videos like this one shared and viewed thousands of times in the spanish speaking world. but of course, there are many fakes. this use a here claims that this video shows the moment when the them exploded. this, this leading? yes, we see the same them, but a reversed image search shows the video was published in november 2022. the tweet blames ukrainians for the exposure at the latest them as nazis. many other use us use the same description like in these tweets calling ukrainians. nazis is one of the major narratives of this war by spanish speaking accounts spreading this information. looking at content on ukraine, russian state back, the accounts have used the term nazi 50 percent more often since the invasion and according to experts. there's a reason for this also and left in america. it's

a very quick way of generating rejection towards the government by linking it to not systems. another major disinformation narrative focuses on to lensky himself . is crediting ukraine's president as a person and politician to legitimize the war. this video, which was viewed thousands of times, claims the lensky ones, the war to continue as a reaction european probably been terry and to leave the session. but this claim, this false reversed image search and the science on the tables lead us to the origin of the video, an austrian paul human session earlier this year. here politicians of the far right, austin and s p policy that leaves the room during the speech presidency. however, he didn't say that he wanted the war to continue. that. why is the lensky often a target himself? felt so nice to have a language realizing brushes war on a character and discredited in that character?

as an ad hominem operation that propaganda often employees find that not. that major narrative focuses on infectious. they have become an important tool of russian propaganda in spanish. recent studies shows of the 15 most were tweeted accounts surveyed 7 for independence. spanish speaking influences, one such spanish speaking influenza. as leo savannah, you go, she shares this leading claims about the war with thousands of all the words. the goal hosting support for the russian government did not fluid yet. it said prostate and she has been doing so throughout the course of the war year. she's explaining how well russians are rebuilding my review for the city and southeastern ukraine. this claim is misleading. c via doesn't mention that russia was the one to destroy the city. she only shows how it is now building new apartments or playground. and according to study, she's not the only influence of spreading russian narrative in spanish. one do

a lot like the official information is discredited. there is an attempt to turn to other voices, such as invoices tend to be more credible is so much could be tough. truth, rumors and this information, all in all, a way of strengthening rushing perspective is on the war and ukraine. the nations have an opening there because they can dress themselves up as being different from the western world. and it's a significant opening with a global reach of almost 500000000 spanish speakers. it's one of the key languages for russian propaganda. and for more on this, we are to insure in the studio by our correspondent thomas barrow, who is a member of the w's fact checking team. so many times we just saw it in their report that russia has an opening in latin america to spread these sorts of misleading narratives. can expect some more details. why is that the case?

well, 1st it's important to stress that this opening is not new. it's not an opening but just begun as it was begun. russian channels state own channels have been operating in spanish and not in america for a long time. in fact, ok key or russia today, as it was known, was launches spanish in 2009. but what did happen was when the war began, when the invasion begun, russia did increase the amount of posts that it published in spanish. the engagement also rose according to several studies. and this has to go, obviously, with the interest that russia has in not in america and more broadly in the spanish speaking world. one element that explains this is obviously the she a number of spanish speakers around the world. also in areas that are particularly important for russia on west state owned russian media outlets. a band. so you can think of the united states with the big number of spanish speakers. you can think of spain and the issue and maybe russia things, according to expos,

sped by touching on spanish language narratives related to the work and also in directly reach spanish speakers. for example, in the united states or in spain. but it also has to do with the fact that in not in america, in several countries, there is still an antique western sympathy if you will, because of the rather troubles relation it. but that's the united states, and that's in america hot in the past. so russia believes that it has an opening, specifically that to present those onto west in the us narratives. but there are obviously questions as to how effective that has been and how effective it could be . as the world of progress told us a little bit more about we, i mean, we know that state on media like russia today is found here in europe, but it's not the case in latin america. how popular are media outlets like r t? that's correct, and not in america. in fact, according to several studies, main fact, one study by the university of oxford state stated that russia today, i t, which is states controlled by by russia, is still driving and not in america. it's being described as one of the most

followed for news agencies in the spanish speaking. well, if you look specifically at the number of follows on social media platforms, x become revealed. 2 things, one that russia today, ah t in spanish is more popular than other language services of russia to date, like english or german or other languages on 2nd to the ocoee and spanish is also more popular than some of the other international media all kits in next in america, not all but some, but it's important here obviously to explain a copy because only focusing on the photo as does not necessarily explain the whole picture. some experts have been very cautious about focusing only on follow a stating that they could be sort of in authentic activity in authentic activity meeting follow as in particular, then not necessarily real. and obviously there are other elements as well, for example, that the website of the app is not necessarily as popular next in america,

thomas sparrow unfortunately have to leave it there uh from the w as fact checking team. we appreciate it. stan harris and other stories making news. as our russian fighter jets came dangerously close to us, reaper drone flying over syria on wednesday and footage released by the us air force. the russian plains can also be seen releasing flares. us condemns the maneuvers as unprofessional and unsafe for both of us and russian forces through has declared a 60 day state of emergency after its most active volcano, started spewing ashes and gas. on tuesday, the will be nice. volcano blue ash, more than 5000 kilometers. 5000 meters, excuse me, into the sky, covering nearby towns with great powder. some 2000 people live in the affected area surrounding the volcano. your apps are you on 5 rock it had started its final

flight after delays, the rocket blasted off from french kiana carrying satellites from germany and france into orbit for nearly 3 decades. the area on 5 has been a key part of the european space agency is launch program palestinians in the west bank city of jeanine have health, a mass funeral for many who died in israel's to day military operation. their 12 palestinians were killed by and is rarely drone attack on and on raids. these really military says that the dead were militants, and those really soldier was also killed in the operation. rebuilding efforts are underway after the city sought widespread destruction during the rates holding the dead loft. as they carried them through the streets of janine thousands of moon is gathered in the city to accompany the bodies of a took the 12 palestinians killed during a 2 day range by day as rainy on me and put them to

rest. and while the funerals are taking place elsewhere, citizens are starting to play the rubble. thousands of people were driven from the homes and buildings were destroyed by his riley as strikes. and by the hundreds of troops that marched into the camp dw report to rebecca riches, observed the efforts to start to rebuild the clean up has the gone. it is on the way to remove the destroyed vehicles and all the debris that has been completely ripped up by the military. and you say there were explosive devices underneath them, and that is why they had to remove most of the bits from now. i was standing in this very spot a little over a week ago, and i can tell you, it looked a lot different to how it does today. israel says that the operation which killed one is really soldier who isn't necessarily cracked down on terra to allow me to

cover the dr. minister benjamin netanyahu said on wednesday that it may not be the last in geneva, the oil. if janine goes back to terrorism, janine, we'll go back to geneva and it will have it faster and stronger than any one imagines. we shall move into the room. the mode. meanwhile palestinian delegates new york called on the un security council to help them defend against isabel's actions when they have to do something out of the ordinary. they have to send signatures to the palestinian people that the international community is not abandoning them. as janine rebuilds a plea for support against another raid by his writing the forces are you in fact finding mission says that iran is blocking an investigation into a legend, human rights abuses. the mission was set up to look into the islamic republics treatment of protesters following the death of the young woman in police custody

last september. people who took to the streets to demonstrate have faced execution . imprisonment and serious injury. sonya tundra lost his right eye. an incident that led him and his family to seek refuge in germany as a rival in munich for them. yet to andre this much the end of the long and dangerous journey from iran. while a talk, even i am relieved of them when we suffered a lot on our way. here we were stuck in a refugee camp and that see if something comes left him on the 18 year old and his family into gemini on a to yes, your monetary and visa with the help with an activist group called munich circle. sonya was shot in the face during an anti government protest and will undergo surgery here to save his eyesight. this is

a story on by you and i was in town with a friend when we heard gunshots. and this really queen, if you need them. i thought in my name, why should i stay aback when others are fighting and we get to know the and when i went to join the protest in the city, i was to shouldn't. it should be the 1st shot. hit my shoulder in my hand as i was raising it. and but i turned around to see where my friends are and when he got kind of living and that's one of the 2nd round of shots, had my eyes new to those. they had the special ed modifications to from that and they came and plug it into a car and then it all. yeah. i'm unable with walkie talkies. obviously. i don't know who they were. i think see what we've done yet, so sorry, but then i vomited blood in the car, but they stopped and threw me out into the street. i'm jealous of to have one

minute i will find myself the shelven men with she'll have her on bins. i said, there's my brother in law phone meals was on you and told me that sonya was her and mazda, as i said, just and telling me, well that's been big, who is he alive will not get his worry didn't stop then his 13 year old daughter also took part in n t, raising pride to close with um the cost on oh the, the item i wanted to fight. so she told me this. um, i wanted to a french member to what it was impossible for now. this safe engine any but then yeah,

has another jenny ahead. he still has pallet slots than his head and could lose sight in his left eye teeth and a rainy and bone doctor wants to prevent that. that's the beginning mean value of the fee because i has managed to heat it by itself a little you know, how you how we are watching out of treatment and surgery plan that will it will be the 1st step towards healing frequently can i gain in hindsight what's it all with it? this is for those. and is that a man, as in my opinion? yes, scars 21 and 2, but i hope that all our blood was not spilled for nothing. and the clue, what do you hype, full and others include them is to one day see, are free and flourishing around with the i that i have moving. and now we turn to some other news because twitter, how's a new rival?

mark stuck a birds company, meta hosting facebook, instagram, and once ap has launched its own micro blogging platform called threats. the millions of users have already signed up the new service in the countries where it's available. many users left twitter after what was taken over by you on last last year and underwent major changes, lars halter from dw business, just following it for us. do we know how successful it might be? well, it's definitely off to a very good start. over $10000000.00 people have signed up already and that is over the course of the last 8 hour or so. so, and it looks very much like this number will keep rising pretty fast because obviously there's a very low threshold for people. well, really using make apps like facebook instagram of what's up to sign up to with threats as well. so it looks very likely that people will do that. and the interesting thing is no one in germany or the you for that matter is part of the group yet because of a regulatory reason. the app is not available here,

but it looks like it definitely will roll a fast and that is new to twitter 2 because so far there's only been very few twitter close if you one who have tried to copy that concept most of the blue sky and they haven't really gone any way they barely register if you measure them against the original and now here's or be lining, becoming a comes out a bad time for twitter. absolutely, because it's been chaos a twitter ever since the last took over. there was october last year i started firing thousands of people to a point where he just weekend the site and it continuously crashed. there was a lot of pull it stationed there recently, the verifications out because people can now just buy uh, a blue check marks for 8 bucks a month. so. so and uh, there is, uh, so no credibility on the site anymore. so there's been a lot of problems uh to a point where, you know, must paid 44000000000 for the site recently said he values the company currently a 22. so even he has a c o admits that the value of his company has basically half. so it's no surprise

to me that this is why this is already going down for twitter. now there's a good reason why analyst, according for it's a twitter killer. alternative your business. thank you so much. i this and now let's head to some wimbledon, tennis and stuff in those 50 pos overcame dominic team and a marathon battle to reach the 2nd round. the match was played over 2 days due to rain delays and lasted nearly 4 hours since he passed, eventually prevailed in a 5th set tiebreaker winning this 3rd match point. the greek player will face home favored andy murray, in the next round to put them under the top soil following for you here on dw news officials say that at least 4 people have been killed. and more than 30 injured in a russian missile attacks on the ukrainian city of levine,

rescuers are now searching through the rubble for potential survivors the and with that, now you are up to date here on the news. i'm sarah kelly, in berlin. if you can stay with us, i will join you after break with our program conflict somewhere i speak with the address on top of a russian investigative journalist and security expert on russian security services to stay with us anytime. take care of the

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