that is on the w title. i hope you enjoy the trip here as much as i did. what about you? what's your opinion? feel free to write your thoughts and the comments ukraine has been on the back foot for much of this year, slowly seating territory in the east to advancing russian forces. but to you have, sees the initiative with it's a salt on russia's course region now, and it's 10th of the day on friday, ukraine said the operation was aimed at forcing russia to negotiate on what an 8 to president bought them here, zaleski called fair terms. so is ukraine in a position to push russia toward possible peace talks? i'm clear, richardson in for lynn. you are watching the day a, the, the, well, the units of the saber group of forces continue to repair the attempts by ukraine

to invade the course of regions. blue up, which was very scared, very scared shouts by flying. from what directions helicopters, plains, fight such as we're flying over about throughout the department. we are engaging with the premiums. i'm trying to get a better understanding of their objective also coming off in the us presidential election campaign. so on the indian americans comma la harris as a prime example of the gas for a success. everyone is super excited about or kevin, and we're going to go over. how does she is one of the best that'd be high, highly educated, and then she is really diverse on her promise. welcome to the day your brains as it is still advancing in the course, grades and of russia. 10 days after laundry is cross border offensive. the ukraine

armed forces chief claims his forces advanced between one to 3 kilometers on friday . give has released a video. it says that shows the initial assault on the subject border crossing to russia on august 6th, the drone foot, it shows a tag firing at the border post. it also shows what are said to be russian soldiers surrendering since then. ukraine says it has seized more than 1100 square kilometers of russian territory and captured more than 80 settlements. of the incursion caught russia off guard a tens of thousands of people fled ahead of advancing ukrainian troops. now ukraine is claiming full control of the border town of sujata, and it says it has set off humanitarian court or is allowing civilians to leave our correspond it. and economy has met a mother and son in the ukrainian town of sumi cuz he just the daughter. it's like there's a swarm of bees above your head every way you go to drones or everywhere and suits

you. you can't even go out into your god and a walk down to the river when the house is almost in the center of town, all the toner buildings in town, anything higher than 2 floors. they're all in ruins. and ukraine's only marched into rushes coast region. a lake was away on business in moscow. his 88 year old mother galena left back alone into chapel. i was in the basement. it was dark all the time. i would like to candle to see what i was eating for. otherwise i was in the dog leg. tried to make his way back to suit you. by the time he got the russian troops that are already retreated from the town. yeah, the most of the road was already mind on the i just to job a drone, hit my car now. that's how i had my mom was concussed. i managed to get home and best tires. i spent the next week in the cellar with my mother and

my daughter, alexis, which is russian or thirty's, didn't nothing to help locals leave me. a lot of the local officials just got themselves and their families out. there was no organized evacuation because that people try to get out on their own, but sales to a bundle cause everywhere. allegra sure. the getting across the front lines, direct mail territory was simply too dangerous in his mother and the advantage of a many others trying to get out sooner to have somewhere else to go. and the 2nd passport a leg and his mother have joined the american and russian citizenship often living in the us and the 19 ninety's. as a korean soldiers became a more familiar sight on the street to suggest it turned out, leaving would be easy, foster and they could have imagined shut up your store of somebody, i saw some ukrainian military vehicles stop outside. i shouted to them out of the window and told them not to shoot. yeah, they told me i could come out and talk to them. i told them i wanted to evacuate my

mother. oh goodness. and 15 minutes later they came back and put us in the car and drove us to sony. sony, it's being just every day now since mother and son go to ukraine, not know me time to get medical help. let's take stuff on it. so i'm exhausted. i've lost track of time. i can't even remember what month to i remember the 2nd well to me just the sirens. that rate will nat geo, short running for cover news. and now this couple of news says there really is no. this is an unusual story. there are likely to be the last question. refugees heading for ukraine is fighting the coast creeds and drags on. many russian civilians might soon have to choose

between taking a chance and coursing different lines and taking a chance for new crane. or if any of crap truck is a member of the ukranian parliament and space for precedence, lensky is the servant of the people party. a warm welcome to the de ukrainian forces have been pushing into the course region into russian territory on russian swell. what is being done there to avoid harm to civilians? i thank you, clarence with having me. um. well 1st of all, we need to understand what a base region is at borders was our region sooner. and we had information that's russians was going to attack from uh, who's region sooner region. so basically the racial army made possible to keep our attached rate intact. so this is products of defense bought the civilian population. we are ready to open for me to turn corpus. so

both those who want to evacuate to russian territories, but also will give the possibility to seek shelter in sonoma region on the cranium . patrick, some people, some quotes cap relatives into my region. i already know personally, some cases that especially older people, they decided to go to training and search rates and because they are naturally reach and everywhere more never the less we have. we have a commander on the stature, so we do not have any civilian before it is all these touches. so it's always new to my presence because we have military purposes in the course of 2, so sorry, sorry to jump in and cut you off the way just to be clear, we're talking about humana, terry, and cory doors that would go both to assume the region and also back into russia.

is there already a sense of timeline here of when this would become possible? or we can not say anything for washing sides because it depends on the bad weather they, you know, want to, um, but to have the score or not. uh, but uh some people already escaped to you credit into trade. um, so it's, it's basically what have the hot line will have the um, number that was published by uh, which ease of which uh, um the russian citizens can call and ask for this quarter. but also uh we have to understand that uh um, ukrainian soldiers on these territories. they are bay of international humanitarian rule. so of the old people uh civilians. of course they have access

to stores, stores, uh, you know, uh, working there. so if you know its, of course russians, washington again that would like to picture um some of you know, horrible sites, but they do not make up so um that will have some information that they could actually use uh, the uh, full swipe operation to fixture ice uh, printers, soldiers that they know that they do something horrible, but all of the details that are circulating and social media, you just, you know, normal talking by the, by the way, a lot of people in co screeching they actually know ukraine and because they border who is the crane, they have relatives in the quinn and never okay, let's turn now to the cars, defensive and, and how this has changed things. ukraine has been continuously losing small amounts of territory in the east throughout this year. do you think that this offensive

will have made a big difference to the course of the war as well? first of all, the ukraine gain includes 3 more territories and russia occupied during the 2024 in total. so it's uh, it's quite significant significant of course we do not need these types free uh for our country. it's just part of our military operation to make sure that our regents will not be a show creation. because just from the beginning of the summer, they show assume a region our tax rates more than 2000 just started. was there too louie what's the difference? yeah, they sent um more than $200.00 pounds. then more than 100 nice. now with pushing basic, with all of their military capabilities, so they cannot reach our taxes. and another thing above which president will ask

you mentioned, suppose, today at a previous time, of course, there are some prisoners of war from russia. they, you know, they do not want to die or they just surrender. and of course they will be treated wow, given medicine, food and everything. and we hope to exchange them for our prisoner so well that are being tortured in russia. uh for many, many months. so its partly defensive, you say, and also partly to, to take control of these prisoners of war. we also heard today, presidents will excuse aid saying that the course operation could force russia to negotiate. what do you think he meant there as well. also, i think it's a great boost of morale. and so, you know, turning the whole situation to something to something that you would never imagine

. just imagine these in, uh, you know, 2020, uh, like 5 years ago or something 4 years ago. uh, even a year. um, but also uh, as i understood the next statement its uh, shows that ukraine easy to come to the table with negotiations to have a strong position on military affairs. and thought, oh, this strong position could be a base attached to it said we do not need for our sales, but you know, it's part of the control by, you know, so it could be part of negotiations. but honestly, i don't see uh yes, uh the sides from russian side um for a negotiation that is based on common sense and international based order. so just to be clear, does that mean then that ukraine intends to hold this territory and russia that it

has captured? well, that is the question to the military command. as i understand from the information that is probably every day we gain even more testers in the region. and so far, yes, i create a new entries. are present of the surgery and making sure that these testers i'm willing to use just showing you credit. and what message do you think the course defensive sense to ukraine's backers about military aid? uh uh, well 1st of all, um is, uh um, you know, uh, another thing that's uh we say that we need a permission to use low brass and it says to reach no, just uh, attachments that are close to you credit border. but also, for example,

to reach uh, airports and other military um, parts that i used uh for the, you know, showing you kind of as nice as, so we need permission. uh for one long range, missiles because drive now um, were quite successful in reaching airports was our own may trucks. um those uh, airports uh hundreds and hundreds kilometers from across the border. but it could be more effective. um, you could use the loan branch if any, a crap truck from presidents, landscape surfing of the people party. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us today. expensive. turning to the west selections. now. however comical harris as presidential candidacy goes her professional and political journey has already been frail blasing, her ascendancy marks the growing political clout of indian americans in the country,

and potential divides. a tight race means the indian american vote matters. celebrating india in america, california has among the largest indian american populations of any state in the country. and commemorating indian independence date is a chance for the community here to come together in music and down. and so many here seeing a california indian american potentially become the next president, is cause for celebration to one of the best that'd be high, highly educated. and then she is really diverse on our promise. everyone is cited about her. and we're going to go about getting time like hers elected is a personal importance to add to pretoria. he came to the us nearly 30 years ago from india as a student. today he's become very active and fundraising for democratic campaigns. he says he's known the vice president's and she was

a district attorney in california is just a present the 4 point forward with any new nobody going to see that we came from india with 2 suitcases and then made a life for us. and i'll say to someone who represent the color of, you know, from the same or that good on an origin to get elected as the next president will. they asked as a subject matter of pride and joy. and, and that also brings hopes to millions of kids. you know, that have one day. we can also be something to add a camera. harris represents someone able to understand the issues affecting his community like the economy and immigration not so it was important that we had people at the higher level of the policy making a, you know, levels with our voices a heard the literally shows which are important to a community immigration being one of the most important, but you know how cousins and thousands of people are stuck in the green go to backlog. so someone or could raise the issues. so i thought that, you know,

i have an opportunity to bring, give a voice to the people who are not in board and bring the issues as well as also connect the community with the administration and, and connect administration with the community. and also build a stronger, you know, relationships at all at home. a camera harris is far from the only indian american savior. that's where is into political prominence on the national seas. the nation has only recently been introduced. osha vance, wife of republican, vice presidential candidate, judy vance. nikki haley and v chromosome. you have become surrogates for donald trump after their own republican primary campaigns ended. but car, sick from a christian in a political scientists studying the 2200000 strong indian american voting bass says indian american, this is a factor, but it's just one among others. and to see people like hailey and rama saw me do as well as they did is remarkable. that said,

most indeed americans still identify as democrats, where they stand on issues ranging from the environment to gun control to health care is much closer to come to a harris than it is to people like hailey and robinson. right. and so ultimately that's what it's going to matter. of course, having someone who comes from one's community might make a difference in terms of the amount of energy in the base, but party is still more important than shared race or ethnicity. that cuts both ways on the other side of the country, pretty ponder patel of the south asian republican relation is trying to get the vote out for the g o. p in new jersey and other states with a high indian american population. i mean, it does give me good pride, right to seize somebody that is one of our own that's up there. so yes, of course, but i don't agree with a lot of her views and a lot of her policies and things. and so of course there is there,

is that always going to be that disconnect? one of the biggest things i think is immigration, right? where she was in charge of, you know, making sure the border was protected and she really didn't do a good job at that. and now she's coming back saying that i want to do something. i think we should protect the border and, and you know, things that she's saying that she should have done or she's gonna do that. she should have done already because it, she's vice president. she organizes round tables. the supporters like this one. we're having a discussion about the how the community has come up. you know, recently, one of the questions that we propose as far as the discussion is with having pamela harris as vice president and boucher do you feel that the there's going to be an increase in the building? so i see a mix that i see a mixed bag in a sense that a lot of trump support us for data. also no impact from people who wondered

actually nikki haley to be the candidate. and then when she didn't get it, that this par wanted, check these to him to get for. and he's in indeed opinion if, if he had taught them nikki haley. right, though he wouldn't be in a very strong situation compared to come to have is sometimes your friend circles. how you, how are you thinking that they're going to go out of the moment by then dropped out and come on, became the president. you can a candidates assumptive, and everyone of was excited as an every day asked for the indian american community is not a model. their motivations and aspirations are new ones. but it isn't increasingly active and growing political force, whether in the halls of power themselves or in the voting in an election that promises to be type that for us who make it felt well the car take around

a christian on is a political sciences and founder of a p, i a public policy organization partly focused on asian american issues. you might recognize them from just there in that report. a warm welcome. i would like to 1st start by picking off on what you said about party be more important than he shared at the city. do you think pamela harris will bring indian americans out because of her background? to thank you for having the so you know, when it comes to party being more important than the city, it's important to look at the match up for example, but it wasn't, it had to hit match up. but in the fall of last year, we asked asian american voters and the american voters in particular, their favorability ratings for people like mickey here, we can do that for on the saw me as well as their favorability ratings for harris. and you could say that all 3 of them have indian origin. and if anything, haley and robinson, i mean both sides of their parental heritage comes from india. so maybe they would

have had an advantage. what we found it said, was that healey brothers probably did not do well among indian americans in terms of their favorability ratings. they have net unassailable ratings. whereas harris had a net favorable rating. so that indicates already what are the communities in terms of how they because they lean more democratic, their harris is much more likely they have to have their support. and this was last year and will be seen in last month. is even for reader as easy as for harris. you see the south asians for here association women for here. so patient for here's people are just coming out in 0 in terms of volunteer energy and complete contribution to skyrocketed as well. so we're here will likely have or greatest impact is among those who are already leading towards the democratic parties have to insure higher turnout, but also higher volunteer effort,

as well as higher campaign contribution of might be pulling back to the south that most do identify as a democrats, why is that? why not with the republican party? so people might look at the indian american community and say, you know, you have a population with relatively high education, relatively high incomes. these should be natural constituents for the republican party. and in the abstract that may be true, but there are several factors over the last 2 decades that have made a difference. one, actually the last 3 decades of the eclipse and what he was president, he and his administration through our outreach to indian american voters in the 90s . and then if you look at the 2 thousands, the 911 attacks, the september 11th attacks meant that many indeed americans faced racial discrimination or profiling, or even discrimination by the government. and the democratic party was much better

positioned as an anti discrimination party of to attract indian american voters. whereas on the republican side, you saw the rise of nationalism. this the rise of christian conservatism. and given the indian american population is very religiously diverse. it was really difficult for the americans to find the political home and the republican party as opposed to the democratic party. and just before i let you go, i'm afraid we only have about a minute left, but this is not typically a group that you hear that much about in us politics as a voting block. but it does seem to be one that is growing an influence. can you tell us why that is to so if you look at the indian american population compared to other asian american populations, they're more likely to be spread across the country. so for example, so he knows and chinese americans very heavily concentrated in california, less so for indian americans. so they are now called largest asian american groups

that are spread across the country, meaning they're more likely to live in the swing states. and then finally, their voting participation is really high. so my research shows that people come from democratic countries are more likely to participate, then those that come from repressive regimes. and so all of these factors combined with more, more indeed, americans running for office, a winning office, all points to this rapid increase of participation in this critical but in good. well, thank you so much for joining us to share your insights on the day that his car to run my question on. we appreciate your time. thank you for having a to and that is our show for you today. you can follow our team on social media as dw news, i'm asked claire reports. and if it's the latest headlines you're looking for it, there's always are websites for spouses that dw dock for now for me and the entire team working behind the scenes on the day. thank you so much for joining the

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