the, the, you're watching the news coming to live from burly, desperate ukrainians are trying to get out of russian occupied territory and back to their homeland the want it to and you as soon as possible, which is, and i want to go home. would you read the previous there we find out how some are prepared to make the risk escape to get back to ukraine and away from russian control. also coming up has these sentences for 2 senior members of the far right. proud toys militia prosecutor say they spearheaded the attack on the us capital.

now they're each facing more than a decade in present. and the african union suspends go bonds. membership in the wake of a crew strongly condemning the takeover. we'll hear from alcohol, respondents, the hello and clear richardson, thank you so much for joining us. when russia launched its full scale invasion, millions of ukrainians found themselves living under occupation and underbrush and propaganda more than 18 months later, many ukrainians are still looking for ways to escape occupied territories. one way is through enemy land going into russia and then entering ukrainian controlled areas at the at colo to las co hucker of cook crossing in the countries north, east monitoring cord or lies between the ukrainian sumi region and the russian. the yellow good rod region dw is abraham visited

a reception center near the crossing point and spoke with those who fled one side of a war to the other. they have a long road behind them. when russia attacks ukraine in february of last year, they suddenly found themselves under occupation. now they are back on ukrainian controlled land after a journey that last 2 days, and 2 nights fashionable. and it was scary at their check points on the russians, and they do not consider us ukrainians of human beings. we didn't know what to expect from them. you changed and that you. so the woman checking passports spoke aggressively to us. and that's what i see like ella endured a lot under occupation. preteen son had to flee after russians beat him up for expressing pro, ukraine's opinions. her husband could not find treatment for an injury and had to

stop working. then russian authorities threatened to take her 2 small children away to a boarding school and pressured them to get russian passports. that's when i left field, she had to do everything to get away and borrowed money to flee. nemo nimble him on . we didn't have any money to leave earlier. we were ukrainians at heart. i've lived here for 40 years. i cannot simply forget that to become a russian and swear allegiance to them, but a salary and something might between 50 and a 150 people, enter ukrainian control territory through the cold at the last couple. crawford crossing every day. only ukrainians are allowed and if they don't have someone waiting for them, they're brought here. volunteers give them food, a police to rest and make a plan. the ukrainian border control also screens arrivals to read out potential saba tours. this volunteer tells me that people coming from places like the knots,

which has been under russian sponsored control since 2014, are especially influenced by putting this propaganda. when they have to do much physics, it may stupid hands of the americans a minute. like to see the wars pier puts, it goes to something sinks, the top of the crate and safety doesn't exist so that it really means that it's run by nazis flu. but mostly they just need help. after leaving almost everything behind for people leaving occupied territories. this is the last leg of their journey back to their lives. they bore trains to key of hoping that whatever is waiting for them there is better than what they've left behind. i'm gonna show you some of the fun and the, the russians treat it as bad today. today. they constantly put pressure on people. they force people to switch to russian document, so i'm to work for them. but that way, so let me try to wide coordinate this is good use of i wanted to end as soon as

possible. i want to go home. would you want to breathe freely? there what the, what are my plans? you we were promised to aid with housing level but you just don't know if there's a maybe we'll live somewhere on the floor. where's the usually the officials here tell us around $22000.00 ukrainians. have fled occupation since the start of the invasion, even if their 1st days living under ukrainian flag are difficult. authorities who more and more will make the choice. people in this train has made. so let's be to do that the special correspondent at abraham. she's just back from ukraine. she's the one who filed that report starting me here in the studio in berlin high at you've mentioned in your report that some of the people coming to ukrainian control the areas are influenced by russian propaganda. but if they're so influenced by this kind of propaganda, why are they still choosing to come back to ukraine and control territory? right. i mean, it's important to emphasize that this is a minority of, for the most part of the people that i've spoken to. and also speaking to the,

to the volunteers that receive them. people are happy to be back in ukrainian control territory and have harrowing experiences living under occupation, but that minority influence by propaganda exists. and it can sometimes cause, you know, tensions within families of volunteers told me, of people who, you know, have relatives fighting for ukraine. but then have a grandparent living and you know, in russian control territory. but usually these people come by because of economic reasons, they're old and they don't really have anyone to take care of them. and so the most logical practical thing is to go to ukranian control territory. i mean, we cover a lot, you know, what's going on in ukraine, but obviously access to russian controlled, occupied ukrainian territory is limited. but what i gather is the economic situation there is dire people really report of, you know, not having basics like a bread and clean water to drink and so on. and so that is why, you know,

people who may have pro russian opinions may want to go to ukrainian territory and russian authorities really a target them with non stop propaganda. and they also target ukrainians. living in the border regions. there are telegram accounts that really, you know, often times say that it's the ukrainians are attacking people on their own territory. so it's a, it's complex situation with people having to make difficult choices and live under, you know, very, very difficult and powerful propaganda. so for those who decide they do want to go, it's time to leave. how hard is it to go? do russian authorities just let people get out? yeah, i mean, it, it seems strange that they would just let them go. there is no official russian statement that says anybody that wants to leave occupied towards the territory can . but it seems that for the most part they can go through these check points. my understanding from volunteers that it is a really, really difficult for young men,

typically to leave. and often times they're the ones that get stopped to check points and inter dated in may be sent back to occupied territories. but for women, it is easier, but there's no guarantee effects that right. you have to go through russia, you have to go through occupied territories and then every stuff, there's a checkpoint and you just never know what's gonna happen. that's what the volunteers and the people told me, they did a good job and that report showing us that pass that people take to get out of ukraine. but is that the only route to to get back to creating and control the territory? why are they choosing this one? in particular? it is strange as it sounds, perhaps the easiest one, because other routes would involve going through by the roost. and then through a, you know, entering europe and then go into your clinic and perhaps through poland and so on. but that's longer and more expensive. people could also go south and then exit, you know, didn't go to georgia then. but these are all more expensive and with this particular

route going through a occupied territory restaurant and then you cranium controlled. people that don't have documents, which is a typical problem, but they just don't have passports. they don't have id cards, can be identified at the border with something as basic as their birth certificate . volunteers told me of one guy who was able to be identified through a speeding ticket. so it is much more flexible for people who, you know, after living for years under occupation, just don't have ukrainian or the proper you in documentation more. and that's why it's, it is dangerous, but somehow is very strange situation. perhaps the easiest for many. well, thank you so much as always for your reporting. we really appreciate it. that's our special correspondent, a problem. any thanks as well as you crane appeals to his allies and the you for more military support. ukrainian president for them as a landscape southern ukrainian made west and has hit a target 700 kilometers away. and we didn't give details. the comment though, appears to be a reference to a strike on an air field. on wednesday. russian officials say 4 cargo planes were

damaged. ukraine has launched a series of grown attacks on russian soil in recent weeks. let's turn to the united states now where 2 former leaders of the right wing extremist group, the proud boys had been sentenced to prison for their role in the january 6th, the capital attack zachary rail was given 15 years that just hours after joseph bigs received a 17 year sentence, a prosecutor said they were key figures in the violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. big this sentence is one of the longest handed out in the capital riot cases for proud boys members were already convicted of seditious conspiracy in may. and we spoke earlier today to be used correspondent janelle do milan in washington dc. indeed, the sentences handed down to joseph biggs and zachary rail are among the harshest.

so handed down in these cases related to january 6 of which by the way, they are over a 1000 now. and this really has to do with the gravity with which the judge saw the rules and instigating the attack on the capital. so basically, what the judge said, the judge in this case, timothy kelly said that this was a national disgrace. that january 6th, a harm to the a convent and american convention that supported the rule of law and the constitution that so an american tradition around the peaceful transfer of power had been broken and has been lost. in the big's case, he cited a big's role in tearing down barriers that allowed writers to search forward. and to him that was a meaningful and deliberate step to disrupt the electoral vote ongoing in the capital at that time. and the rails, casey sided,

how rail sprayed police officers with chemical irritants. now both man cried in the court room. biggs said that his daughter needed them. real said that he regretted his actions. but again, we're looking at 17 years for bigs. 15 years for rail, and that represents so the 2nd and 3rd harshest punishments meet it out for january 6, respectively, with the harshest punishment still going to be always keeper stewart rhodes, who got 18 years those in elgin loan report. and for us now we can take a look at some other world news headlines at this hour. to hope frances has arrived in mongolia beginning the 1st several people visit to the nation. the trip through the buddhist majority nation is meant to signal support for its tiny catholic community. only around one and a half 1000 mongolians identify as catholic out of a population of more than $3000000.00 super tight foods iowa is drawing

close to hong kong as well as mainland china is a southern coast. china has issued its highest hyphen warning after being gripped by weeks of reigns and floods. flooding is up to 3 meters and is it that is expected in some areas? many schools and businesses have closed in ecuador prison, inmates of taken thousands of law enforcement officers hostage across several detention facilities. explosions also hit the capital tito on thursday. authorities, a gains were targeting police agencies, equities draft ruffling with a search and violence linked to the drug trafficking trade with the african union has suspended governments membership after military officers seized power. on wednesday, the military has closed the boarders and named the chief of the republican guards. as head of a transitional government, world leaders have condemned wednesday's crew, which ended more than 5 decades of the bungalow family rule. about the opposition

party has asked qu, readers to recognize its candidate as the winner of last week's elections. as crossover to dw is correspondent on the central equipment who has been following the story for us from lagos. lisa, the african union was pretty quick to suspend. go on after this to what kind of signal does that sense to welcome to its uh, can any, uh, a strong signal uh from the african, you're gonna be a you a balance. so when it comes to the association of cruise, you've seen on the concept in so many in west africa and now in an essential africa with a gap on we've seen the house a long uh, almost long time president on the bunker, basically out in the dining still be fun with family, which is beautiful over uh $5050.00. yes. a african you don't have suspended the cap on onto a reservation of constitutional for that. and it shows that the african, you know,

tell you, beginning to have a bit of a ration where they kind of coupons that they've got a good 1000 places like in the j monte booking at 5. so you need a now got boss or a box. it wants too many uh for the attic and you know, right now when it comes to cruise across the continent. yeah, you can imagine um, how do you think this suspension is going to actually affect events on the ground angle on the, on the, the tricky part play. it's not clear how this uh, uh, well fx at fx things on the ground to go. i got gone, don't forget, this is a country it just about that. so median mostly by just about 2000000 people in the country. so they will also be having a bit of sanctions on them. so i will wait to see how it happens because it's just very much any days since that is good is me to take over. it's a country that has seen lots of, you know, democratic rule of day by just one family. and these be so many, yes sir. as the sanctions, guy as the day is great about that, we've come back,

we'll see how we does. we got big things on the ground based tool. this, that you all week. i experience for many people on and also celebrates in the alpha alpha on the bulk of and so put this into a wider perspective for us. you've mentioned, there's been a string of cruise in western central africa in the last few years, including you share at just this july. how does this one and go on differ from what we've seen so far? a yes, i mean, uh it many cents is quite different. the only similar thread is. it's another united francophone from, uh, uh, french calling in that that, you know, that has that it's needed in place. but other than that, it's different because it's not the prices of insurgency or 5 bytes. and so i mean, how does it must be seen in place of that book and across the money? i need a uh, the status on the facilitation of the people who are only being ruled by the longer dentistry for over 50 years. and also these disputes in highly consensus elections . that's a half of those types of it which then also begin declared value. but i'm good as that went out before the military, just when you say that's a good if i say dave,

a bit of similarity, but a huge why is different because it's quite specific uh for the government, these people, that's where the company is going to get taken out of a do not find any search and see what they want is a change of the old guy they've been used to. i know they've gotten into the bunker dentist, which they don't want anymore. well, thank you so much as always for your reporting, that is data is correspond that all the central coma for parting from like us let's go to south africa now where south africans are beginning to come to terms with a building fire in johannesburg that resulted in the death of at least 74 people, south african presidents throw around the pose that has blamed what he described as criminal elements for conditions and be overcrowded building. he said gangs had exploited families living there and demanded extortionate runs. authorities are now investigating what caused the fire of the friends and relatives stand behind

police tape down the street from the apartment complex, wondering, hoping, praying that their loved ones are not among the dead pulled from the building. in one of the deadliest residential fires in south africa's history, the scarcity of affordable housing in johannesburg has led to several large squatter camps in the country's most populous city. like the one where this fire broke out. what i know, my familiar was 2 sides. when i come, when i try my best to find them, i find me that i never found one of them. the fire broke out in the middle of the night, leading to terrifying scenes with some jumping from windows to escape, while others remained trapped inside. hours later, the flames were still smoldering and the human cost became more clear. during the visit to the site, south africa's president called the fire a great tragedy. we've got to go to the bottom of what caused this fire and

also address from now on. it's a wake up call for us to begin to address the situation of housing. he says the city on building one's house a shelter for women. but when that lease expired, the building was hijacked by criminals. as he put it. criminals who then levied events on, on founder of people and families who need and want accommodation invested in the city. poor people. yes. needs to live in the city. but that needs to be older. that needs to be law and order in the, in a city run the oppose the promise of full investigation into the causes of fire, as well as the hundreds of derelict structures in johannesburg that are illegally occupied. so germany's economy is struggling to consecutive quarters of declining

economic output spells recession and g. d p has stagnated, at the level of the previous 3 months. now that means the important economic indicators pointing in the wrong direction. and economists are worried, but it's not just economists, ordinary germans too, are worried, and pessimistic about the future that could spell trouble for politicians and fears of a far right search. germany is once again being called the sick man of europe in the press and with economists concern as mounting that the countries current economic slump. is it just the fluke germans are well aware and the tad pessimistic a new poll shows that 70 percent of germans agree that the economy isn't doing well and almost have think that in one years time seems we'll be looking even worse. recent data points to a stagnating economy in the 2nd quarter,

which failed to recover from a recession earlier in the year. high prices brought by geopolitical tensions and the effects of the war in ukraine are impacting businesses and households by someone's a robust it. what i see is that people have saving money because they are afraid of the rising prices because this month. so you can see it in the consumption level, so it's all isn't. so goals are concerned just to think of what you think about it and, and, and when i listen to trump, so schultz and i can hear his words like the face and the global as germans increasingly worry about the wellbeing of the economy. they are also getting more and more frustrated with their governments almost 80 percent of those polled say they are unhappy with the government's work so far. a 10 point increase compared to september of last year. on all 3 parties in the governing coalition, the business friendly f, t p,

the social democrats and the greens are seeing the approval rates dropping. but there is one group that is currently profiting both from the economic uncertainty and from the dissatisfaction with those in charge. it's the far right as the party . it is booking the trends and keeps rising in the pools. now sitting comfortably in 2nd place, even ahead of the social democrats. the party of chancellor on up showed several more on the story who better to talk to then our chief political editor. we have a cosigner mikaela. the 3 coalition parties governing germany just had their 2 day retreat where you're reporting for us. um, did they manage to put a pause to this and fighting and come up with policy solutions to help boost the economy as well? they say yes, but looking at the polls, nobody really seems to believe them back could last very long. they did present a 10 point plan of basically allowing for 7000000000 years worth of tax breaks

for the coming years annually. and that is supposed to go a fall way towards fixing the economic problem. but that is as much an issue of slow reforms too much red tape is they willingly admit and high energy prices as it is a matter of face. and that is dwindling in this very cold list, and that would have no tons of getting re elected if they were fresh elections just coming up. and those 3 lead is you also that including or salt. well, if you look at that popularity ratings, they look like it's stuck ratings that are going down pretty swiftly. in fact, all i've sold as popularity rating is the west in a very long time. you have to go back to uncle a. macros freed assess a get has, who does, who comes from the same policy from the social democrats. so she was concerned amongst the german public of the economy is the top concern and dropping face that this government can fix it. this will take a look at who might be pleased to benefit from that in fighting,

waiting in the wings. uh and also moving up in your opinion polls. and of course the far right a f d party. what are they offering to voters as they are offering criticism of the current co listen? most of all. and if you look at the key concerns, migration has climbed back up to consign number 2. you also see that the, the, the, the spike pulling naturally out around the 20 percent is in the double digits. the low double digits when you look ahead it towards those retail elections coming up in the, in the near future here in autumn. but next summer, eastern states have gone into the polls and that the fall, right? a, if the policy is claiming something between 20 something percent up to a 3rd in the opinion polls and that will be crunch time with the a f

d can present itself as an alternative and as a policy that competency fixed economy. here we just saw some pulling numbers pulled up there and they came up with a f d, a currently pulling 2nd just bind merkel. is that c d u party. i'm speaking about those regional elections coming up. how likely just think it is that the f t could enter government? what does that mean for germany's economy, for these numbers again, in case you missed them for the fall, right? if the policy has no tons of entering government nationally, the next selections in to use time when you look at retail elections coming up next year, that is a pretty good times that it come could come out on top of particularly in some eastern states, the sex and the so ring, yeah. all going to the polls with the a if the potentially claiming upwards of assess the percent. so that's really what this current national government is up against. what thank you so much as always

for that analysis, that is indeed of the chief political editor like heather because now. so let's get some sports news now and after the us open at number 2, it's seed. irene out sub olenka has eased into the 3rd round with a clinical win over jody bridge. 7 months after winning meals fairly, an open bella, russian at central link. i had no real trouble against britain's bridge winning the match in straight sets. 6362. so now phaser, clara moved out of france for a place and never heard of 16. and you wait for has announced european football players and coaches of the year for both the men's and women's games. the women's player of the year spanish world cup winner. i ton of a magic voice, her support for her teammate jenny, our most so who was forcibly kissed by the countries as a president after the world cup. final. meanwhile, major cities early, how early holland and now to be award for men's flavor of the year. and it was

serena v man who led england to the world cup final, who won the women's coaching award and dedicated it to the spain team. but it's also part of the electric demands award after taking man cities for the trouble of we cough and champions lead titled that is your news update at this hour. i'm clear . richardson in for lynn for me in the whole team here. thank you for watching the

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