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the, the, this is dw use lie from berlin, ukraine's president says his forces are strengthening their positions in the surprise offensive in rushes curse creatures. ukraine also says it destroyed a bridge and an attack which could disrupt russian supply lines. the pregnant says ukraine used us made rockets in the striking doctors in india stage a nation wide strike over the brutal murder of a female colleague. the killing sets of protests as tens of thousands joined calls for an end to violence against women. the
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unpopular fall. yes, it's great to have you with us. presidents of a lot of marriage. zalinski says ukrainian forces aren't strengthening their positions in russian territory. gained during a surprise offensive. ukrainian troops cross the border in the cursed region. earlier this month, commanders 9 say they have destroyed a bridge near the settlement of those koval in an attack which will disrupt russian supply lines. the kremlin says you crane targeted the structure using us, made rockets. are you creating an air force commander released this video of a strike on a bridge, and course russia says ukraine used us, made highmark, artillery to destroy the bridge across the river. same blowing the bridge up could disrupt rushes supply lines to its forces in the area. a bunch of
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much chocolate bonds. we see that the okay, pilot is suffering losses. and this is helpful, very helpful for our defense pistol. so it is about destroying the logistics of the russian army. well and draining. there was a huge deal. we must inflict my mind maximum damage and the old russian position, and we are doing that beautiful bullets. so then ski said the russian town of suits you 10 kilometers from the border is now fully under his troops. control. russian statues and symbols are to faced as ukraine prepares to set up the military command office. here. they now claim control of over 18 russian villages. a belgrade region governor has ordered the evacuation of even more difficult to wisdom from august 19 . we are closing access to 5 of settlements, removing residents and providing them new housing. so the low was in the russian residence, and course for now seen seems familiar to ukrainians after their city was shows
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quartets. this one i wish they would protect our city of coast from old se what they've got it under control. but as you can see, not every thing is under control, the government no eating you. so what sounds a lot of them now is what you used to say with pm. that is people to pick their bags with their documents and belonging with the in can you better way to do if the worst happened? it was very scary, especially when we had a building bumped by very scary brush and put them would you cream itself is still under attack. children there being forcibly evacuation from the dentist screeching . residents are fleeing the city of port crossed or an air strike on the says you have sunni shows. ukraine must still put out fires on its own territory even as it starts them across the border. let's cross now to keys and speak with the w correspondence. sonya found the car. sonya, great to see you. the ukrainian presidents will automatically lensky says,
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his forces are strengthening their positions. in course, what are you hearing about the situation there? that's right. i mean, military officials here are saying that really building on the territorial gains they meet in that course. question the same, did not know, controlling more than 80 set to move sacraments in that region. since that surprise incursion, which you create is hoping when you know shift the item makes in this conflict of those reports. your um suggests that the advances of your cleaning to have slowed down in recent days. and it's still not clear how you, how long you've created, you know, kind of really plans on holding onto these attempt research to seize in the course region which officials hillard have said, could serve as a bargaining chip at any future of the single sections. now we're going to separate them today. russia's defense ministry accusing ukraine of planning to attack a nuclear plant in the course region, which is under russian control. it says ukraine plants to blame the provocation on
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moscow. you create a way, but has denied all these claims and i'm call them and they will. it's insane propaganda. all right, well, russia has said that ukraine used you estimate hymer as an artillery rockets to destroy the bridge. and why is moscow going to the trouble of pointing that out as well? we haven't heard much of to learn from you, created officials about that distorted bridge. and they haven't reacted to these uh cleans up by rochelle. but, you know, in, in the past the, with has indeed allowed ukraine to use high mazda, dr. launches on targets inside rochelle, up to a range of about 100 kilometers. and that would mean the distributed bridge in the quick coast region would certainly, you know, fall within that range. but i think the russian claim in a, we kind of feeds into this ongoing concern about what kind of western supplied weapons you, queen can really use for combat operations inside russia in that,
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of course, region. russia, of course, has accused nato and, and generally the why the west of, of really aging ukraine with this incursion. now we heard from presidents uminski who, who wrote on his telegram trans today saying that the priority for ukraine is a time limit of russia's offensive potential. then his urging, you know, wisdom allies to allow you can't fully use. it's a long, long swipe clicked amenities, and this is exactly the one thing that countries like the u. s. and the u. k. are reluctant to allow ukraine to use a long range. besides that, the provided storm, shadows at tech ends to use them for combat operations inside russia. so in a way, i think this is one of those of the last remaining red lines there. sonya, what's the situation for ukrainian troops on the eastern front of the wood? we're heading the bolts of intensifying battles in the eastern nits region with uh, you know, russian troops spotted lee now closing in on the cities of toilets and full cross.
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military officials have also billions impulse across to, to, to evacuated from their book. clubs is important. it's been a key target the most skillful for several months and that is because it is a key logistics, helpful that you printed ministry. and this is also located on the intersection of a main road that supplies equipment troops. so and so these drills from the front line, but it's also used to evacuate some civilians to the pro so that i think that a lot of concerns here and ukraine about this development. thanks on you for that update. still view correspondence on you found the car in the ukrainian capital, keith, thank you. let's move to indian. our doctors have called a nationwide strike over the rape and murder of a female colleague in coal. contact. the killing has sparked a week of protests, demanding better security at hospitals. tens of thousands of doctors and health workers are quoting, for an end to violence against women suspect linked to the attack has been arrested
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. dw corresponded to idea about in delhi, has more on the nation wide protest. so what has happened is that the thousands of people are led by indians medical association, how, what be protesting and different fox up the india. and they've been protesting off to the re and murder of a female plan. you talk to inside the hospital in the state of rest of them. well not these protests have intensified off the mob. right? it lies the same hospital, in fact, student hospitals and attack in the site. these attacks have since truck leaves across the country and also from, from nationwide protest. and these, now we see the protest, those are coming out on the scapes thinking accountability from the government, undermining justice and then in the medical association, how also announced that nationwide strike, knowing the emergency services. so this hospitals behind me, it's going to be shut off. so only non emergency services, though it will live in,
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but not a central services. so these doctors are demanding justice and safety concerns for me. medical work. uh they have been, they have been uh, also several incidents of the foster care doctor said it'd be not talking now. well, we've been speaking some of the protest those. uh, they told us that victory or i'm going back to the hospital side to look at the nights and also the feel for the safety. i feel bad indeed there. now a deadly raid by is riley settlers on a village and the occupied west bank has drawn international condemnation and calls for accountability. the us france and the u. k. are among those denouncing the attack on the hill top village of jeep. israel has also issued a rare rebuke warning satler's. it's the job of the israel defense forces and israel security forces to quote, fight terrorism, of the family of rashid. too late to come for to each other at his funeral. before leaving the mosque to join,
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the hundreds of moon is gathered for the final procession. the 23 year old was shot dead during a rage biased really subtle is in the village of jet. in the occupied west bank and the settlers were shooting from a very close range. not these really ami because this is my nephew was shot and the bullet passed through his body from back to front. he was killed off and it was not the army who shot him. it was the settlers. i'm sure just a little hole insulting in the settler stones, the village on thursday, setting fire to cause homes and shooting residents. love scenes the game in and it was a, it was more they were in full uniforms. the i'll be all gone during the night as a home with machine guns and silence as old coming. i may move, their attack was clear and how to burn, but they kill and destroy me. the best and attacks against palestinians buys
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riley's in the west bank have increased since the october 7th, tara attacked by him. us on israel. the un has cooled it. terrific. and part of an ongoing and troubling past and the violence in the occupied territory. yes, it is killing and it is not an isolated attack. and it is the direct consequence of israel's policy of settlement in the west bank. we have been reporting for the past 2 years about settlers attacking palestinian communities in their land and the west bank with impunity. and this really is the crux of the matter, the impunity that the perpetrators of such great violations had been enjoying are in a red moos. israel's lead is also denouncing the attack. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he's taking the violent seriously and that the perpetrators will be found and
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prosecuted. to take a look at some more stories making headlines around the world. a how much the official has dismissed us claims that it sees far and guys that could be close to us. egypt and caught our our biking, a bridging proposal and bringing israel and time us closer to a cease fire. dominican group refused to take part in the latest talks accusing israel of negotiating in bad faith. because of civil defense agency says in his randy, air strike is code 15 people from a single family. dozens of others were injured. local media, say the attack stroke has underwear, has providing shelter for displaced palestinians. israel, it says it's looking into the reports that indonesia, instead of writing it's independence day, 79 years since it broke free from true. the national flag is also being raised over the new capital city. nissan tyra, indonesia is old capital jakarta is polluted and sinking into the ground,
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but the new city is still under construction and way over budget. a building that's practice wings like an eagle. the presidential palace is shipped like indonesia, especially in the envelope, and sits right at the heart of the countries, new capital. the sun thought it eastern borneo, the government buildings, the government, housing complex and basic infrastructure are almost finished electricity and what the lights have also like to they've been hooked up residential, go east building use legacy with a new capital while he's good. but so far this legacy, your ass on a couple of buildings and 3 quarters of the presidential palace a lot. now it depends on money coming in from the pro of the budget. sort of construction of masonic data is about $13000000000.00 us dollars. the government plans to locate only 20 percent of the total from its national budget. it is
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relying on domestic and for it in 5 stars. the supply the rest. but so far, no foreign beckers has stepped forward to fund just make a project. without that money, it will be difficult if not impossible to continue construction. but most experts believe that the government will not stop the project, get it. but the, the option is to slow down the they're still using the state budget. the amount is very small. the process will be very slow, especially during the transition to the new government. it's not a total stop, but the progress of the development is very, very slow. the stakes are higher for the continuation of the new capital project. lot of money has already been spent but much more.

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