taking hostages, launching rockets by hamas are war crimes, just as the israeli government's disconnection of electricity to the gas sector is a collective responsibility, which is also a war crime. human rights watch also says that this year the israeli authorities have significantly increased repression against palestinians. during the 23rd year , more people were killed in the west bank than in any other year since the un began to record ... such cases, the united nations also said that it is concerned about the blockade that israel has imposed regarding the gas sector. photos of the destruction and ruins of hamas strongholds in gaza are just the beginning. we have killed many hundreds of terrorists and we will not stop there. i said that every place where hamas operates will be in ruins. yes, it is, i will also note that the day before the minister of defense of israel, his.

announced a complete blockade of the gas sector, reuters reports, there will be no electricity, no food, no water - skynews quotes the minister. israel's energy minister, israeli akad, said that he had ordered to stop the supply of electricity to the gas sector. he informed about this in social network x, what was, will not be - the minister wrote, yes. according to the latest data provided by aljazeera, more than 900 people in israel have died, up to 150 people are hostages, gassed, the number of dead. more than 700 people were injured, about 400 were injured. our colleague from radio svoboda, darya kudimova, spoke with a ukrainian, sasha gin, who ended up in israel after the full-scale invasion of russia in ukraine, and here sasha lives in the city of kholokh , telyaviv district, and talks about how the battles in israel are seen through the eyes of ukrainians. let's listen. it was for me personally very difficult, because i also woke up at 5 in the morning.

in kharkiv a year and a half ago and i had such very strong flashbacks, it was very difficult for me, in the first hours in ukraine, everything was in traffic jams, everyone left, everyone was buying groceries, it was a kind of anarchy, a lot of people, a lot of nothing i did not understand, in israel it was the opposite, it was not anarchy, it was some kind of post-apocalypse, because there were no people on the street, at all. there were no cars, no people, that is, everyone was sitting at home, no one was running away, the only way to run away from here, it's by plane, but as you understand, i don't really want to get on a plane , there are a lot of people going to the shelter, we also managed to contact residents of the gas sector who are waiting for evacuation, a man named aunaada, a doctor, a pediatrician, his ukrainian wife hanna, and their children... were forced

to flee their apartment because their neighborhood came under shelling. they are living in the medical office and are waiting for messages from the ukrainian consulate regarding evacuation. the subscriber asks the ukrainian authorities to help evacuate at least his wife and children. there's nowhere to hide in the city there are no bomb shelters, as well as water and electricity. people lived, worked, everything was normal, but suddenly we woke up from gunshots. did not even understand what it was, at all, did not feel from the situation that something should happen, or something should happen, life was ordinary, everyone was in shock, because no one could understand what it was and what was happening, then , we have already started to see everything in the news, it is still complicated by the fact that there is no light, no... water, the internet in communication with

major interruptions, we, too, have changed our place of residence, because, at night, the israeli the army attacked our area, our buildings, houses were damaged, and everything was attacked, all around, very massively attacked, we barely had time to leave, and now we live in another area, in my husband's office, because we have nowhere to run, we have a bomb shelter there is none here, and we would very much hope, and we ask that you help us evacuate our consulate from here, or at least make a green corridor so that we can leave for egypt, because uh,

it is a long and very difficult road, our consul contacted the ukrainian representative diaspora and said to collect lists, we are collecting, and we are collecting lists to send to the consul, and he said that he will do everything he can, but i would like everything to be faster, because it is very, very difficult, about the events in the near in the east, let's talk further, ihor samovoloska. the center for middle eastern studies joined our broadcast. i congratulate you, mr. igor. greetings, good morning. there are reports that an israeli ground operation in the gaza strip may begin today. in response, hamas threatens to kill the hostages. and the tzahal was called citizens of israel, regardless of their place of residence, about having supplies of food,

water, and medicine for at least three days. different information on whether hamas wants to negotiate or not, what do you think should be expected, negotiations or an israeli ground operation. well, judging by the mood of the israeli government, of course there will be a ground operation, the only question is whether it will take place, for hours or days, whether it will be carried out, and first we will see massive bombing of the gas sector, only then will the troops enter, it is clear that without infantry, you can't take control of these territories, you imagine , the population density, the density of buildings, and how difficult it will be this operation with huge casualties on both sides, and obviously this picture, it will affect including the mood in

the arab the world, on the mood in the world as a whole, therefore, on the one hand, the israelis are of course interested in a quick operation that will not... drag on, on the other hand, i still do not see, ah, the possibility of conducting such a quick operation, well, of course, the key question is about the north, yes, that is, we know, there were there have already been cases when the israelis conducted an operation in the gaza strip, but hezbollah opened a second front, and as of now , there is an idea that until the israelis are convinced that hezbollah will not open a second front, they will not start a ground operation, because then

most of the armies will be involved in this operation, and the north will not be fully covered, although of course the mobilization of 300,000 is a large number, and it is clear that it will make it possible to secure the borders, and here we understand the question of the duration of the operation, yes, this is a key challenge, now for israel, well the second challenge, which so far, about which little is said so far, is the situation related to military crimes, because it is a violation of the rules of warfare, sooner or later, this issue will be discussed again, because israel officially. war, unlike hamas, israel is a recognized state, and therefore the bombing and everything else can cause sharp criticism, well, it is clear that israel will ignore it now, but will it last long, and this is related to the fact that the president of israel

called on world leaders to recognize hamas as a terrorist organization? well, obviously so, well here the language is yes, of course. hamas, many recognized, recognized a terrorist organization, the problem is that, how will all this be, if , what to do with the local population, with those who are not compatible, in this case, well, we saw, showed, so the story of the ukrainian woman, who is with children, is now there with her husband, and the husband is asking the ukrainian side to at least evacuate his wife, a ukrainian woman, and children , according to various sources, there are two or more million people living there in the gaza strip, that’s seven cities, it seems, that is, the victims , you say about it, and other experts say that they can be huge, in the un they say that more than 187 residents of the gaza strip have already left their

homes, and the palestinians have somewhere to escape from the gaza strip, and whether this is enough time, there is not, as far as i know , no, as far as i know, egypt has closed the borders, and by and large , well, the israelis there have indicated several places where you can... gather there, that is, but, well , it, it's like, it's more like ah, an attempt - it will somehow regulate this situation, but there is nowhere to run away, yes, but an attempt to settle the situation, we know that turkish president recep tayyip erdogan offered his own mediation, he said that turkey is ready for any form of mediation. for the settlement of the palestinian-israeli conflict, and that even in war there is etiquette and morality

, he also said that as we always emphasize, there are no losers in a just peace, how supportive the role of erdoğan can be here, or who else can join this and whether a truce is possible, well, this is ertogan's traditional rhetoric, we we hear about the same about the situation on our front, and it is clear that the issue of the conflict is not exhausted and not resolved by this, by the storming of the houses, and it seems to me that the israelis themselves do not fully understand what to do next, that is, they are currently dominating here is the desire for revenge, then, somehow , in principle, you have to live with this, with this. and there, i can't imagine how this whole situation can be derailed later, therefore, it is unlikely

that erdogan can act as a mediator in this situation for now, and a little later , when the pressure on israel increases, maybe but not now, but now what is happening, what does the redistribution of forces look like, well, we know that there, for example... saudi arabia, the arab emirates, they took a more neutral position, it looks like this, they called on the parties to stop the escalation , ukraine, in turn, supported it, and israel, the united states, supported it with weapons, including, but how is the diplomatic picture changing at all now, let's say, in the middle east, well, as more personnel will grow, you understand, well, it's on at the initial stage, the reaction is understandable, after all

israel has been subjected to... footage that has gone around the world, it evokes sympathy, it evokes sympathy, it evokes, well , it means, to israelis and evokes a sense of solidarity, yes, that's obvious, and then there will be other footage, and the situation will change , the situation will change in the direction of the fact that support for israel in this sense is decreasing, and with regard to the issue of russia and ukraine in general, quickly, if possible , that russia is using hamas attacks in israel to reduce the west's attention to of ukraine, is this currently on the agenda in your opinion? yes, it's on the agenda, i think it's obvious that russia benefits from any kind of conflict, especially in the middle east and a very sensitive, sensitive region, in order to divert attention, and secondly, in order to again act in the role of a mediator, yes, that is, to be again among... countries that will one way or another decide the fate of this conflict, and well, of course, so far there is no such

irrefutable data that the russians are directly involved, participated in preparations for this attack, or trained for it, but such indirect data, well, indicate a high, high probability of such involvement, well, i am not talking about iran. and here you can clearly trace the connection, iran, russia, they work in connection, and it is obvious that this information could not but be known to the russians. i thank you for the inclusion, ihor silos, head of the center for middle eastern studies, and i will talk about how events in the middle east may develop. this year , 52,000 patients sought psychological help from specialists. it's about doctors primary care, i.e. family doctors, the ministry of health provides such data,

mental health doctors were consulted most often in the dnipropetrovsk and poltava regions and in the city of kyiv. ukrainians complain of mood swings, sleep disturbances, anxiety, as well as physical symptoms that have no explanation despite normal test results. throughout ukraine, more than 1,500 institutions provide psychological or psychiatric help, but in practice only two ukrainians apply for help. umos received such data after recent survey. the ministry urges people to seek professional help, especially if a person is experiencing emotional exhaustion, fatigue, body tension, panic, anger, or judgment. the all-ukrainian mental health program tiyak is also available for ukrainians. the initiators declare that it can help overcome stress and negative emotions during the war and find strength for psychological recovery. in addition to referrals to specialists, this program also offers self-help techniques. on world mental health day, we will talk about it

speak. iryna mykychak, director of coordination of the psychological health center of the cabinet of ministers of ukraine, joined our broadcast. greetings, good day, good health, please tell me who this all-ukrainian mental health program is for, and how anyone can apply, and maybe there are already data on how many ukrainians have already applied to you, well, actually, probably there is not a single person who does not wake up in the morning or during the day several times without asking himself or his acquaintances, loved ones, how are you, and i would like each of us in response i heard very well, everything is fine with us, everything works great here, but today the situation is such that there is no peace in the world, and even more so, we in ukraine know very well what war is, and what the impact of war is on our psyche, on our mental health. the all-ukrainian mental health program is an initiative of the wife of the president, olena zelska, our first lady, and it was actually formed in order to find mechanisms, methods,

algorithms, how to help each person maintain their resilience, preserve their mental health, e- to develop their skills and competencies to be sustainable. the war showed, an especially active, full-scale war, from february 24 showed how strong, unconquered our people are, and of course, that maintaining mental health is our contribution to the victory of ukraine, because among all the many terrorist intentions of the aggressors, there are very the important intention is to conquer us and destroy us both mentally and psychologically. the all-ukrainian mental health program aims to unite the efforts of the state, the non-governmental sector, international partners, authorities, local self-government, and of course the community as a basic level, to help a person, and this is definitely not a question of the fact that everyone should go to psychiatric hospitals or outpatient offices of psychiatrists, no

country in the world has such a number of psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists , so that they are literally on... the street in every office. our task is to overcome stigma, our task is to teach people not to be afraid of help, and our task is to help a person get that help where it is closest. that's why we work through the system through the network of family doctors, we train family doctors, we train employers, we train people who are, so to speak, at the first contact, and the all-ukrainian mental health program gives a person the opportunity to acquire self-help skills, and this is actually the first level of preservation , promoting mental health, preventing behavioral issues, our site is where you can get all the information you need, hawaii site, our site is where you can get recommendations, and i really want everyone to understand that mental health,

psychosocial support, this does not mean psychiatric help, it is primarily self-help, it is 80% of help : we can help ourselves without further consulting a specialist, but if there is such a need, then we need to go to a specialist, already in almost two years of the implementation of the all-ukrainian program of mental health, our coordination center actually accompanies the initiative of the first lady of ukraine and unites and consolidates the efforts of everyone in ukraine and outside ukraine, develops the best ukrainian experience, today it is such that we already share it with the world, we we give...' the opportunity for our specialists to study and do internships, and a very fundamental task is to ensure that, through state policy, the sectoral policy of each ministry and department, psychosocial support reaches people and people can receive it wherever they are, where they are and not to be afraid actual stigma, and this is already felt today, because already two out of

100, as the ministry of health said , turn to a specialist, this is already enough. a lot, but together we can do much more, i.e. take care of everyone, i.e first of all, if there are such symptoms as emotional devastation, fatigue, some kind of anger or sadness, and you need to come to the family doctor , first of all, take the first steps, tell about these problems of yours, no, well, actually, i'm a little bit i will correct you, it would be very good to look at this self-help first aid kit on the websites, if you have anxiety and just fear of what is happening around you, master such self-help skills, this is breathing exercises, this is physical exercise, this is correct regular sleep on time, this walks in the fresh air, of course: it is very worthwhile to consult a family doctor, today family doctors have already passed a lot of them have been trained in a licensed program by the world

health organization, they have the skills of how to advise a person, how to help a person, how not to abuse medication for drugs, because we usually run to our first-aid kit at home and start swallowing pills into pills, this does not always work, but by contacting the family doctor, he will be able to ... collect himself, orient himself in the situation and if necessary refer to a specialist, but most problems can be solved at the level of family medicine, there is information on the internet, so you can use it, thank you for joining and explaining about it and telling how the project works and how. iryna mykychak, director of coordination of the center for mental health, cabinet of ministers of ukraine, adviser to the prime minister of ukraine joined our broadcast. thank you. next, i suggest you watch the story. serhii pihotynets of the tenth separate edelweiss mountain and storm brigade. from the first days of the full-scale invasion of russia

takes part in hostilities in the east of ukraine. after several concussions, the serviceman realized that he has certain moral and psychological problems, so he is currently undergoing rehabilitation together with the psychologist of his brigade , david. about the most terrible thing at the front and civilian life through the eyes of a military man, see the story of the radio project. here we have a psychologist's office, where we communicate with military personnel, such a very pleasant , almost homely atmosphere in sunny donbas, how are you doing in general, and it's already better than it was, it was a little yes, a little down wings, well, nothing, it’s normal, the military psychologist of the 10th brigade of the armed forces of ukraine edelweiss david is interested in the moral and psychological state of serhiy, he is an infantryman of the same unit, i just have a lot... tuzi, i have been fighting since the very first days of the war and , as if he was hospitalized after being wounded, nothing, and then some problems

with his moral and psychological state began, it worsened a little, now it has subsided, the first time subsided, this is not the first time, i have had this before, serhiy, as he says, covered in the rear, once left the hospital and noticed a big one the company, which loudly celebrated something, i was very indignant that what i saw on the citizen, i was slightly disappointed. what i see on civilian clothes makes me a little disappointed, it seems to me that people have forgotten that we have a war and have forgotten that there are some guys from the 24th, like me, and we are constantly fighting, and not hanging out somewhere in the rear, but not somewhere in the rear, for his native kherson, serhiy himself from kherson, but he met the war in transcarpathia, as a novice of the monastery, where he went long before the invasion after life difficulties, there he worked in construction, helped in economy and prayed a lot. father came, woke me up, said: there is a war. father came, woke me up and said: serhiy, the war has started there. i say, but she is from 2014. he says, you don't understand,

it's real, rockets are flying all over ukraine. i went to the internet, went, looked, yes, i understood. i went to my father and said: pray for me, i went with the army. he says: go, they won't take you anywhere anyway. i joined the army and within a month i was already in tushkivka, in the luhansk region. the same as in construction, the same as in construction, only they pay a cent, not from working out, but the same thing, shoveling, falling in love and being shot at, the fact that he needs moral rehabilitation surprised both brigade psychologists and serhiy's colleagues, his call sign positive speaks for itself, they said before leaving, before leaving they said that everyone had to come up with something, everyone came up with something, and the guys immediately said, and we have it... everything is positive, i wanted to call myself another, but they said it would be positive. testing helmets for strength,

no one, no one at all understood where we were going we were going, we were told a completely different story, that we were going to stand at checkpoints, although it was perfectly clear that we were going to fight, i went and told everyone, guys, don’t worry, we will all die, but not in one day, everything will be cool and everything, they are everything. and here is our sniper serhii, a shot, to some extent we all people will use different types of protection, we communicated with positivity, he smiled and not because he was having a lot of fun, but because it was one of his protective reactions to those external and internal factors affecting it, one of one of the main tasks of military psychologists, says... david, is to help soldiers overcome fear and panic, which in combat conditions are only harmful, because decisions must be made quickly and without hesitation. when you look at a team

, you can't really... say who will show the most courage in battle, and who will actually do one of the most important things, and always that serviceman will stand aside, quiet and calm, or with someone like that , with such uncertainty, during adrenalin, well, situations of application and release of large quantities adrenaline, can behave most daringly. ours work, we are not afraid, carefully, and psychologists also explain to new fighters what emotions... in the first fight. the first fight is, well, the first intimate moment, but if you compare it with the life of a man, it is always scary and unknown and interesting, at the same time, and when you explain that there may be crotch, god forbid, or there may be some discharge, the heart may rattle so that you will suffocate, or it will seem to you that time drags on so long that you do not live there,

five. for 7 minutes, or for a whole year, specialists communicate with soldiers both before and after the assaults, because what the soldiers experience and see directly on the battlefield, they often keep to themselves, all these moments also need to be talked about, says david. you cannot call your beloved wife and tell in a friendly voice about how your best friend, with whom you have been with from the very beginning, died in front of your eyes, and despite the fact that there that friend could have died a very terrible death, a terrible death. it's scary, not when you're being shot at, or when it's combat a collision, it's scary when your brother dies and you can't help, it's really scary, it's really scary, military psychologists help soldiers, who are visited by disturbing thoughts from time to time, to understand that they are needed more than anyone by their comrades in the service there, on the front line, although sergius doesn’t need to explain this, he rushes into battle himself, i feel, i feel myself in my plate only with my brothers and only with

those who are fighting, that is, i am constantly at war, when i am asleep, when i am awake, i am constantly thinking in the war, my task now is to rest as little as possible, to benefit as much as possible, it will benefit, glory to ukraine, but even those who are positive in this intense and brutal war need help, says military psychologist david. if we are talking about guys who have been fighting for a long time, this is, first of all, emotional burnout, because any person has a resource and the book talks about 10 days of intense fighting, our situation is completely different and what the classic says there military psychology is not always relevant to what we have de facto, therefore that 1000 km front, because the huge number of units involved, because the advantage in manpower and firepower of the enemy.

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it's 10 o'clock on the clock, it's time to find out what is happening in ukraine and the world at this time, khrystyna porubiy is working in the studio. president volodymyr zelenskyi put the council's decision into effect. of national security and defense on the allocation of more than 21.5% of the gross domestic product from the state budget to defense. the national security council decided that the government, when finalizing the country's main estimate for 2024, should provide for defense financing of at least uah 1.692 billion. four people were injured.