the the, you're watching the, the news coming to you live from berlin. russia is promising a tough response as it battles to push back a ukrainian incursion into its territory. moscow, so that whole to the advance in several areas as ukraine's president confirms the surprise offensive. also a head on the show, reports of renewed violence against man mars of ro, hangup minority. dozens are allegedly killed in an attack by separate has troubles in a western ro kind states the

quite richardson welcome. russia is sending reinforcements and evacuating towns as ukraine continues. it's offensive in the course region surprised cross border incursion now, and it's 6 the day is the largest attack on russian soil since the start of the war . but the exact goal of the military operation and how long you crank can sustain it. for me. unclear. russia civil defense ministry, which released these images. such 13 people were injured when a ukrainian messiah was shut down by russian defences, fell on this residential building. and course the nino region to ukraine's incursion into russian territory. he is continues to be tight lips about it, strategic aims into cruise regions. but beyond the minute, 3 objectives, the offensive has provided a boost in morales to the will. we are the population. even as many of the buddha are forced to leave the homes for that own safety. probably what do i feel great,

really good. let them find out what it's like. they don't understand what worries we met them have it takes to fight for you. russia has evacuated more than 76000 people from the coast region as ukrainian troops pushed further into its territories, most 80 emergency workers and 16 pieces of equipment of arrives. the operation is not the 1st one for us in a rush. as defense ministry says it hit ukrainian units in areas up to 30 kilometers inside its territory. it released these images of what it says of strikes on a ukrainian tank and that road and the cost region. the video cannot be independently verified. as the war on the ground and the information will continue to rage over the course, attention is being drawn away from the areas that have been on the frontline until now, like hearing don't pass where russia appears slowly, but surely to be making advances. so how long will ukrainian troops be able to keep up the offensive inside russian territory?

i put that to maureen, i'm a run from the war. so these department at kings college london. a good evening, claire. oh, that's a good question because it depends on how fast the russians can get the reserves to the area. it seems that the temples operational tempo has slowed and that ukraine forces on, on focusing on sewage of they are trying to cut off the city from the south. but they're also you praying for send in the was and to a lesser extent on career unable. that being said, the russians are also using a lot of air power and dropping fab specifically on the swimming region to make sure that the ukrainians have difficulty sending in reinforcements. that's being sad. i would say that it will take maybe a couple of weeks at least for the sedation destabilized. so this operation is far from being over and talk us through what you think ukraine's a strategy is here in the course could. could this be a push to,

to take more land to strength and ukraine's hand going into possible piece, negotiate and negotiations, excuse me, in november, as some analyst has suggested, as well as there are many reasons for this offensive, and we have more operational, tactical level reasons, and we have strategic come down political reasons. and yes, one of the political, a fact that is expected if the ukrainian forces can hold that territory, that will strengthen ukraine's negotiating position. these are the russia, even if you crave and have to sacrifice troops in the sense that a troops are needed elsewhere along the line of contact. meaning in ukraine was a russian forces are pushing in operational terms. they also want to have a psychological impact and not just on the ration population and the russian military command,

but also on the ukrainian population to show that that you bring in on forces are still very capable of conductive or offensive actions. despite the setbacks that we have seen in the past months, so there are many aids and that of course they want to stretch the russian resources. so the idea was to relieve some pressure and repeat what the russians did was their harkey offensive. if we recall, ukrainian troops has to be send into har keeps to stop the russian offensive. so it is something similar. so there mirroring this operational concept that the russians have used as a junior think this will offer the much needed boost to more all effort for ukraine . i think for now it will. of course, ukraine has returned to, to the world of media showing the kind of the successful breakthrough in the course . creech and right under the general staff. know, so it's a huge slap for russia in the information space. i think it has already been the victory for ukraine in,

in military terms. we don't know how that will play out if this operational success can be translated into the desired strategic effect. the effect that the brain is seeking to gain or will it, of course, the russians even for is, are in terms of um, volunteering to fight for their fatherland. and that is the fact that you create and doesn't necessarily want well, thank you so much as always for joining us. that is marina marana, at the worst of these department at kings college london. thank you for having me. how we can bring you up to speed. now, with some other world news headlines, the russian management of the occupied zat parisian nuclear plant in southern ukraine says rescuers are working to put out a fire at a cooling tower. the international atomic energy agency says that no impact on the plants safety has been reported. moscow blames the fire on ukrainian showing to you

says the russians that started at israel has expanded its evacuation orders for southern gaza after warning of a new military operation in the area. tens of thousands of civilians already fled con units. earlier in the week. the latest order comes a mid mounting international condemnation of an is really air strike on a school being used as a shelter in gaza city. for one of those presidents, paul kazama has been sworn his office for a 4th presidential term. he won with a 99 percent of the vote. after 8 other candidates were barred from running by the electoral commission. took on the has ruled for wanda since the end of the genocide in 1994 and a wildfire north. east of athens has led to the evacuation of hundreds of people as experts warn of extreme weather conditions. the rest of this week, more than 400 firefighters and 15 planes are battling for blaze around 35 kilometers from the greek capital. the plains are moving toward the historic town

of marathon and there are fresh reports, but dozens of civilians from ya and mars. most of them are ro, hangup minority has been killed and an alleged attack by separatist rebels have reportedly happened in the western rock kind states this past week. according to witnesses cited by the associated press and freighters, news agencies, at least 150 people died after being deliberately targeted while trying to flee into neighboring bunk let dash. the alleged attack near the town a long dot is being blamed on the arrow con army, which has been fighting them or is military in the area. the rebel group has denied responsibility for the reported killings. kyle matthews's, executive director of the montreal institute for genocide and human rights studies at concordia university. he told me more about the situation of the ro, anger in man are as well. the rating uh, the 600000 are remaining. um then myanmar had face persecution. uh,

blast access to school. they're still uh, mistreated minority. uh, what we're seeing though is that this is a new phase of mia and mars conflict. i'm groups of take it up and are working together to fight them in our military june to and we have seen um, uh, the rowing got trying to flee and supposedly allegedly targeted by drones artillery by the american army. so that's what we know so far. but they really are a minority that, that, that the world was forgotten about and still face just a terrible situation in the am or itself. for the case. the rang um they remain kind of forcibly contained in certain areas that are allowed to travel through the country or they all have access to education to food. so people are leaving because are absolutely desperate that, that that's, that's the truth. the 2nd thing is be eric on army that's being working with other rabble groups to fight, to fight the military june to have basically to go for most of right kind of the

state. and so there is a, a vicious fight between the arrogant army and the military due to right now. and the rang that are caught, stuck in between that they cannot leave and they cannot sleep. they do, i need 24 parents. olympic games are coming to an end. the closing ceremony got underway in perfect summer conditions, french swimming star, they don't marshal, extinguish the olympic cauldron. carrying the flame to the ceremony in france's national stadium. was ceremony rounds off 2 and a half weeks of sports and competition. the next city to host the olympics. summer games will be los angeles in 2028. but before we go there, let's go to recap of these olympics with our reporter and jonathan crane and jonathan, you've just been there that closing ceremony, how was it? well, the pharmacy got a policy that mr. clement,

i think they sent me deliberately out of a real things all got to be a one point by the athletes, were trading into the stadium or have free from desire. we have 3 of the champions, a lot of fun, been cutting the autistic part of the survey. now, i'm not the best i have to admit interpreting these things, but we had a character close out of the golden voyage. uh, it'd come off trip to the pos to i didn't say i didn't. yeah, i would ask them a and friends. we had app say those fireworks was over. a nice ad coming up. of course that will be the handling of, of the, of the flag like, well then take the readings, we've got some stop, a whole mess, expect to the likes of the highlights and sleep talk. and then of course, finally thomas back the international olympic committee, president black players, these games, i'm able to extinguish the olympic quadrant. and it will be time to think about 4 years time for the games in 2028. and jonathan, something has, i think you've got the best job ever you ever parted from many olympics. but when you look at this one, how do you think it's going to be remembered of the i think it will be remembered

as a big success. there was a lot of skepticism i think, and the build up by the friends for really kind of embrace it. and i may certainly didn't. yeah. and there was a real feel good facts around the city i think. and that was especially free once the matter was started growing in starting with, of course that lay on my stone who's become the star. these games you mentioned him in your intro. he was involved in the closing ceremony. he won full co meadows for, for onset, really the face of the olympics. lots of highlights as well. in the competition, i have to pick out simone bias. you've got 3 more goals. of course, you have problems, insights every time mental health to come back and achieve what she did was absolutely phenomenal. and as somebody who's that lived in paris in the past, have a slightly strain for me, i have to say when i 1st got here to see it in this context, hosting the olympic games because they really times this whole city. and so it opened that stadium and i have to say by the end is really, really growing on the we've had some spectacular venue. for example, you know, the eiffel tower, looking down on the beach volleyball venue. that's been the equestrian at the

chateau device side. really spectacular venue is really staring off terrace. in order. do you see that sounds like you've been having a pretty good time there? i understand these olympics weren't all smooth sailing though we have to say to tell us about some of the challenges that parents has been facing over the last 2 and a half weeks. yeah, that's always going to be some hitches isn't there. and i think obviously the cost of mind bucks 2 weeks or more ago to the ceremony that range a lot, a really to reading on that. right. there's maybe time pins there, it's uh that was held on the river side. and of course the river sand also hosted the tri athlone and swim mattress and then there were problems that with the pollution it affected some of the events. some of the training, the events did actually go off as planned eventually. but some athletes have reported sickness of that slightly problematic. and of course the story that really has dominated the olympics has been the focusing surface, the 2 boxes and mounted police about syria. and then you'd think of ty, one with that to about 10 to test last is a lots of questions about whether they should have completed the international

island. that committee said, look, as far as we're concerned that females, that's what it says on that passcode. that's why they can compete price for them warm to cold meadow, a space at the holding that country's flags in the closing ceremony tonight. but the debate will strongly rumble on about gender and women sports. well, thank you so much for that. update that his date of use reporter jonathan crane reporting from paris. great to speak to you as always about the elusive british artist the bank see has claimed yet another work as one of his own on the streets of london. this time a police century box has been made to look like a tank of swimming fish. this is the 7th animal, seemed fees to surface and the british capital over the last week, while some have already been preserved and even removed. one, a housing wolf on a tv satellite dish that appeared in south london earlier this week was stolen shortly after appearing. and that is your news update at this hour. stay

tuned for a reporter coming up next. or we need a group of activists in sierra leone fighting to stop big corporations from snap and off local farm labs. and that is all for me for now. i'm clear, richardson, thank you so much for joining the, the in charlotte. the currently most people the on the world wide in such a hassle, jessica middle castle josh, find out about rubinez story info, migraines. my name is the calls back said thank you so.