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ceiling standoff. welcome to "world news america," on pbs and around the globe. ukraine, their military intelligence chief has promised revenge and warned of a swift response to a series of russian missile strikes. saying that the attacks have failed to intimidate in the capital have just gone on with life. this was the scene during the attacks. people rushing to their nearest shelters as explosionsre heard overhead. russia has mounted a series of daytime strikes on the capital, unusual, the military administration said all missiles were shot down and targets were hit. our correspondent has the latest. >> the strikes were unusual for two reasons.

one, they came in the daylight. second, they appeared to be targeted here at the center of the city. until now most of the airstrikes came night and they were targeted at the outskirts of national infrastructure and some of the air defenses themselves. authorities said they managed to shoot down 11 ballistic and cruise missiles meaning that there was a lot of debris. it came from the sky, landing on the ground, damaging buildings. miraculously there were boards of fewuries. we are seeing an uptick in tempo of this conflict. russia putting more pressure on the capital here, but they are also striking military targets elsewhere. ukraine admitted, rarely, that one of their military facilities in the west of the country had been targeted. at the same time ukraine is stepping up their attacks on russian targets and russian help parts of ukraine and is accusing

the russian authorities of -- accused by the russian authorities of russia proper. we are seeing military activity increasing on both sides ahead of what could be ukraine's long expected counteroffensive. >> earlier i spoke to another correspondent in the capital, and advisor to the ukrainian ministry of defense. thank you for joining us on this program. big explosions over the weekend in kyiv. and today as well hasn't been easy for you either. especially this weekend, wrote boards of these coming in the daylight, that's unusual. can ukraine keep kyiv safe? >> this was another missile strike. number 16 since the beginning of may. this was a strike carried out by ballistic and cruise missiles. this was actually the second

strike within the same 24 hours. so the pattern is kind of changing and intensifying. for me personally this was a difficult day. during one of the air raid sirens as i was heading towards the bomb slter, i was caught in the middle of this crowd of little kids. as we were running towds the bomb shelter, the kids were screaming and yelling and crying. i have little children. they are not in kyiv, but i just cannot imagine what their parents must have going through, knowing that their kids are at school and there are missiles flying over the central and we saw them, heard them explode, we saw the air defense missiles being fired. >> you are describing the intent -- the attacks intensifying, children witnessing this.

can the army keep fending off the attacks? there is a normal weight rate counteroffensive but when is that actually going to happen? >> hopefully soon. but if you look in the eyes of the little children in theomb shelters today and realized that every second kid in a bomb shelter has a father or mother in the trenches getting ready for the offensive, and of these attacks, the russian terrorist state is hoping that with these missile strikes they will break our will, make us more ready to negotiate. in essence they are making all of us more angry and more thirsty for victory. the only reason why the counteroffensive has not started yet is because we have said it many times, we are fighting a smartboard. meaning we will not risk troops if there is a small risk. which means our military and

political command is assessing the situation on a daily basis and we have to remember that some parts, some shaping operations that are already a part of the offensive have been taking place for some time. >> yes but you are talking about fighting a smart or and isn't there a risk as you delaying the counteroffensive that russia will manage to deplete ukrainian defense systems? >> our allies are supporting us strongly and there are supplies and deliveries on a daily basis. the production of ammunition across europe and in other countries supporting ukraine have been lapped up recently. these are the tactics the russians are employing. exhausting air defenses and using cheap uranian drones. two weeks ago -- two nights ago they had 59 of the same. we shot down 58 of them but you have to understand that we are shooting them down not with

expensive missiles. but with patriot missiles, right? we are building the three layered air defense system. meaning we are able to shoot down certain aerial objects with smaller antiaircraft missiles and guns. it's very smart in that respect. >> talking about the need for westerns or, president erdogan has gained another term in office in turkey. how will that impact ukraine? >> turkiye has been a big player since the beginning of this. particularly when it came to brokering a deal, which as you know is something the world depends on. if ukraine is not able to export grains to countries in the middle east and africa, it could result in a global food crisis.

turkey has been a very important player. mr. erdogan has been active in terms of trying to facilitate certain solutions. so we hope it stays that way. turkey is a member of nato. a member of a civilized collation of free nations, as we call it. we hope that the outcome of the elections in turkey will just mean continued support for ukraine. >> thank you so much for joining and stay safe. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> here in washington the white house is focused on passing the debt ceiling deal. remember there is the june 5 deadline for the treasury department has said the u.s. government would not be able to pay all bills. negotiators spent the weekend hammering out the details. it still needs to be passed by both chambers of congress. here is the president speaking earlier.

>> i feel very good about it. i have spoken to a number of members, i have spoken to macconnell and a whole bunch of people. we will see where the votes are. >> if past the agreement would include suspending the debt ceiling until 2025, meaning the government could borrow more money to pay bills for the next two years and there would be a 10 year freeze on spending expect for the budgets increasing to $886 billion. unspent covid funds would be returned. the congressional budget office estimates this would amount to the government recovering about $30 billion with welfare benefits slightly changed but no major overhaul. with more on this, our correspondent is in studio with me now read the clock is ticking. where do things stand now? >> 99 pages, everything given 72

hours to read it area the clock started sunday. as soon as they can vote is wednesday before the b -- default deadline. the key now is for the parties to get all on board. we saw president biden there, leading the state. he's optimistically cautious but said you know, he felt good about it. we will see. >> he said he will never know but there are loud voices on the far right and left saying they would reject the deal. are they reflective of the whole house? >> not really. outliers but crucial. what was interesting is when both sides, when kevin mccarthy and president biden said they had a deal with a good pr job, they were good at that on american new shows, kevin mccarthy wrote a piece in the journal saying that we didn't concede, we didn't concede. they need -- convince

progressives in the party that the trouble in the republican party, that there is a win for them. it's consequential for heaven mccarthy and president biden. that reputation hinges on the ability to pass the legislation and sell it to their parties as a victory and they need bipartisanship for it to be shepherded through congress. so yeah that clock is ticking, we say. it's a cliche but it is. >> in that op-ed by kevin mccarthy called it a hard-fought win for republicans. is there meant to be a winner and loser in debt ceiling negotiations? >> politically, the fact that republicans got biden to negotiate is a win by itself because he said he would talk about spending cuts but not tired to the debt ceiling. the fact they got him to do that is a victory by itself. but everything is so polarized now and everything is about the parties trying to cling ttheir constituents and voters.

but as i say, it has to be a bipartisan deal. if it is past, we don't have to talk about it again until after the presidential election. >> ok. thank you so much. sudan, warring military factions have agreed to a five day extension of ac fire. oncegain there were fresh doubts about the truce given the renewed heavy clashes on airstrikes in parts of the capital. saudi arabia and the united states brokered a week long cease-fire deal and announced extension shortly before it was due to expire monday evening. having said all that, the cease-fire led to some respite from the fighting. but that was not the case in the western region of darfur for, where entire villages have been burnt to the ground and communications with the outside world have been mostly cut off. the region has a long history of

intercommunal violence that seems to have plunged into chaos once again. our correspondent has looked into this underreported area of the conflict with our verified team. >> i am going to tell you about the battleford are for. seems that some of the bloodiest fighting is around these cities. let's look at elgin nina, the hotspot. this is before the war him this is late april after the first flareup of violence. then there was a second wave of violence. hundreds killed. aid workers who had to flee said it has been scorched earth. >> it is that everything they

could be has been burned or destroyed. >> part of the main market there has also been destroyed. a resident confirmed this is video of the market. a huge loss as it supplies the region and neighboring countries. we manage to get this message from a local journalist. >> they have stormed the city with dozens of pickup trucks mounted with guns. offices and shops have been looted. most pharmacies were looted. they have all been completely sealed off by barricade. the militias cannot enter the district. >> so who is doing all the burning and looting and kidding -- killing? residents say that it is the rapid support forces that have their roots in dark for. but take a look at the fighters on the rampage. you can see they are not wearing uniforms. the leader has called for calm.

the lines are especially blurred. there are different community militias, including fighters from arab tribes. the base from which it was formed. 20 years ago they were mobilized to crush rebellion by non-arab tribes. the current battles have reignited those communal tensions. a war of all against all, multiple groups fighting one another could spread to other regions in sudan and beyond because of ethnic ties loss borders. >> and intensified conflict has the potential to inflame conflict in libya, chad, the central african republic, south sudan, and even further across into the west african. >> refugees have been streaming into the neighboring country. fleeing not only a power struggle between two generals but the prospect of another civil war. >> part of our new bbc verify

launch with barbara and her team. kosovo, the tax from demonstrators have left nato peacekeepers injured. they have branded the incident totally unacceptable. police said nato troops latched with protesters in the north of the country where there has been unrest the installation of the ethnic albanian mayors in majority serbian areas where voters refused to participate. we want to turn our attention to latin america. the president of venezuela visiting brazil for the first time sin he was banned from the country by the former right wing president in 2019. nicholas maduro met the left-wing president in brasilia ahead of a summit of latin american leaders on tuesday. the meeting is not without controversy as many questioned the legitimacy of his government and he is referred to by his critics as a dictator.

staying in latin america, the former president of el salvador has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his relationship with criminal gangs. sentenced in absentia for negotiating with gangs, he currently lives in nicaragua and has denied all the charges. the central american nation has been crippled by gang violence for years. the current president has attracted worldwide attention for his tough stance in locking up thousands of suspected gang members in sometimes draconian conditions. we want to look at a number of elections taking place around the world. in a moment we will be in thailand with a special interview with the head of the country's opposition, but first we go to turkey where erdogan has been reelected after a second round of voting. the u.s. president biden called him today to congratulate. they reportedly discussed their readiness to address challenges

as allies. erdogan says he has a job to do to reunite the country. he was the winner of the runoff election with 52% of the vote to the opposition's already ate. as well as dealing with a deeply divided country, he has an economic crisis on his hands. with inflation, the rate at which prices rise, running at over 40%. our chief international correspondent reports. >> it was a long night of celebration for one side of turkey. supporters of the president amassed outside his presidential palace here, marking a hard-fought victory. >> i have been voting for him since i was 18. my generation backs erdogan. he won the election fairly, thank god. erdogan, i love you a lot.

in istanbul, he did it his way. with a sing-along for supporters of his ruling ak party. and an attack on familiar targets. its i asks? could any lgbt infiltrate our party? no, they chorus. over at the opposition headquarters it was like a funeral. almost half of the voters were with them, not the president. the election has crystallized the divisions here. the opposition's warning of trouble ahead. it's already visible here in currency exchange rates.

the lira fell again to a record low on news of the president's victory. experts say that he has mismanaged the economy, resulting in rampant inflation. some of the young now see no future here. >> i don't have hope anymore. i don't have hope for turkiye. i need to move as soon as possible. >> the country is in a bad situation. i pray to god that he will be good for everyone. >> i look at the people around me that were supporting the opposition. all of them are really resentful. >> but many others here cannot see a future without him. his base is religious, conservative, and nationalist. his loyal sporters have given him five more years to reshape turkey in his image and there's. bbc news, ingres.

>> a different result in thailand, where a young progressive there has upended the politics of the country after nine years of conservative military backed rule. they were the winners of one more seat than any other party and are now in an aggressive coalition looking to introduce a raft of far-reaching reforms including a constitution, endin the role of the army in parler text, and most controversial, discussing limits of the power of the monarch. jonathan head has been speaking to the move rward leader. >> almost no one predicted this. the most radical party contesting the tie election comi out of -- head of all of its rivals. the move forward 42-year-old leader is poised to become the youngest prime minister in living memory. elected on his promise to make thailand a fairer and more

competitive country. but he faces formidable obstacles. whether or not there is a reformist administration here, it depends largely on the mainly male and elderly senators appointed here in parliament. most of them are resolutely opposed to move forward and their wish to reform the military and the monarchy. >> people have come here to voice their anger of an unelected body being given the power to block what they voted for. yet this senator work- was unmoved. criticize anyone you want, he said. you're on call, but i want except you touching the monarchy. he could block you forming a government. i asked peter why he didn't but the sensitive issue -- i asked pita limjaroenrat why he didn't put it on for now, the issue of

the monarchy. >> we have enough of a mandate. we have the votes of 14 million people. they understood, it was clear and transparent that this was one of the things, one of the agendas we wanted to push. >> they are now in talks with coalition partners. they have months for a new government to be formed. and this young party must also hope they can avoid the fate that has fallen so many elected governments in thailand. being deposed by a coup or a court verdict. waxed there are a lot of various countries around the world that had to go through a similar experience as to here in thailand. the comfortable and invisible hands of power throwing out elected officials. if i look at international experiences of how they came out, how they broke the cycle, came out of a military coup,

south korea, indonesia, some of our friends in latin america. i look at them and i see yeah, the politics of possibility. it's possible to break out of it. >> the surge of support for move forward in the election revealed a hunger for new leaders and new ideas among people of all ages, ignoring their wishes could bring renewed turmoil to thailand. bbc news, bangkok. >> before we go, a brutal race down a steep hill with a relatively trivial prize. but the historic cheese rolling contest in gloucestershire is not one to be missed. hundreds of downhill daredevil's participate in the historic race , despite the obvious health risks. the tradition of chasing the cheese wheel down a vertical hill is believed to go back 600 years and as always the main prize is a seven pound cheese,

double gloucester. the winner of this race was not unconscious on the way down, but says that the race was -- was knocked unconscious on the way down but says the race was good now that she remembers it. there is of course more on our website with all of our top stories. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪

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