>> this is dw news, from berlin. another way of a russian stress target you grant energy is. power is not that in the capital of kyiv and over a 1000 other towns and cities. president zelenskyy says muska wants to terrorize and kill civilians. also coming up, mounting theories over the fate of an iranian athlete. this climber is missing after competing in south korea without

a head covering. anger and unrest over soaring living costs. tens of thousands join a lightning strike to demand higher wages. plus an exclusive look inside the dinners gold mines were a violent rebel group holds the wealth of a nation in attendance. it is good to have you with us. ukrainian president vladimir zelensky's russian attacks have destroyed nearly a third of his country's power stations. authorities are asking people to save energy as winter approaches. moscow has renewed its assault, striking power facilities in the capital of kyiv and across the

nation. >> officials in the southern ukrainian studio pulled a man's body from the rubble. the russian missile shield him. his shocked neighbor recalls the moment of impact. >> we woke up at 1:45 in the morning because of allowed explosion. so much dust, we were in the basement. our neighbor died unfortunately. he was a bit closer to the epicenter. >> for many ukrainians, the past eight months have been a seemingly endless series of horrors.

>> the russians get front -- pleasure from us feeling bad. they feel pleased. i think they want us to bomb and shell their buildings and so on. but we won't so we can show that we are different from them. >> civilian residences are not the only buildings targeted by the kremlin. russia also seems determined to knock at the national energy grid. the latest strikes from ukraine's foreign minister wants to ask allies to send more air defense systems. >> air defense was the key topic in my speech to european foreign ministers. it was particularly telling

since sirens were sounding in kyiv. quick ukraine's president says almost a third of his power plants have been destroyed. russia denies attacking civilians. moscow says it is targeting ukraine's energy infrastructure. many millions could be left to face the coming winter without heat or power. >> i asked her what is driving moscow's air campaign. >> i think moscow is trying to terrize the population. that has been part of moscow's strategy since the beginning,

trying tsubdue people, to finally give up and stop the counteroffensive's and press the government to reach some kind of negotiated settlement. also trying to destroy the ability of ukraine to carry out the military operation by destroying essential infrastructure which is necessary and not only for the survival of the population but also for the functioning of the military infrastructure. i think these elements are both coming together. >> we have been seeing more use of the kamikaze drones. could that have a decisive impact on the course of a war on the battlefield or the places of the country that have become a battlefield? >> there was a lot of talk about

being very sophisticated. the evidence we have so far is they have been able to hit at some of the military equipment. they are not really a game changer. i think they are not very easy to shoot down. i think the ukrainian forces are going to have that. >> there is speculation that it is short of long-range weapons. >> yes. russia has a serious problem.

ma of the new mobilize individuals are not very well trained. it will be sent to the front without any kind of adequate equipment. russia has used a lot of its equipment, especially missiles and is decision guided missiles. it is using a lot of the weaponry which could be used on the front to support a military sort of offensive. in combination with a ground offensive. it is using its missiles and air defenses against civilian population. that is a bit of a waste. it is a very odd way of carrying out these military operations. it clearly shows that russia is not able to have the adequate equipment. the ukrainians e still having an ability to count dominance of

russia. russia has not really acquired air dominance. that makes any sort of effective attack or defense much more difficult. it allows ukrai to slowly move forward. there has been pressures on ger son. asking people to move at from the areas of harris on. there have been pressures in the north. they are still trying to push further.

>> thank you. >> let's look at some of the other storieses making headlines around the world today. the gaslamp pipeline leaks were caused by powerful explosions. at least 50 meters of the multiply plan are missing. >> the death toll in a plane crash has risen to 15. the defense ministry says the engine fire caused the crash. australia has reversed a premium government recommendation as israel's capital. the city status should be

decided by peace talks. israel's prime minister says it is a hasty response. the french cement maker has pled guilty to pay millions of dollars to the so-called islamic state. the company paid the terror group to keep operating in syria. they have agreed to penalties to settle a case in the united states. a climber that was applauded internationally for taking part in a competition without wearing the mandatory the job has allegedly apologized. her headscarf came off by accident. rights activists fear for her safety. our instagram account claims she is going home on a prearranged schedule.

i asked her about the claim that the job fell off by accident. >> it has been over 10 hours -- he issued a statement or allegedly it was her. we are not sure who was right in that message. it could have easily been someone else. allegedly it fell off and i am ok and i am returned to the country.

they have some addenda vested her brother. we also know from reports that the head of the harbin inclement committee tricked them into going back to their iranian consulate. her phone was confiscated and she would supposedly be returned to tehran. there are many indications that the government may have intentionally set fire on the prison or created the commotion there. >> this prison is notorious.

how do you think authorities will treat her when she is back in iran and possibly in prison as you suggest? >> the fact that we have not heard anything about her is quiet more -- anything about her isuit worrying. she is basically mia. there is no news about her whereabouts. all we can do at this point is raise awareness to hopefully put some pressure on the authorities to go easy on her. >> she was celebrated by protesters for what was seen as showing such bravery on the international stage, how are people in iran reacting to her

disappearance? >> nationally, people are worried. she was celebrated for her calm demeanor and for communally taking off theeadscarf which could be where it is. solidarity with the movement that is currently going on in iran underground. and for becoming forth in the rockclimbing match. everne is naturay worri about her whereabouts. she is most probably going to be going to prison.

it could be that her instagram post was also forced and coerced. this is all very similar to whe the chinese tenn player sean paid kind of went missing. >> thank you so much for your assessment. >> the european union has announced sanctions over the violent crushing of dissent in response to those month-long protests. the broad range of people from schoolchildren to oil workers have joined the protests. the movement reflects the hopes and fears of iranians.

two minutes in exile supposed to sell you in paris. she is at almost every demonstration in the french capital. for weeks, there have been protests there. like her, they were also arrested by the iranian morality police for filing the strict rules requiring women to cover their hair with the headscarf but she survived. growing anger is why so many iranians are defining a deadly crackdown by authorities. quick they say it is not important, how much people were killed.

we have to continue. to cry for them. now, we have to keep -- we have to preserve to put an end. >> even people fearful of taking to the streets have devised ways to resist. >> for example, they are in their car. the other is to -- for example, they say we don't want this. >> this song has become a soundtrack to the civil unrest. it is taken from messages posted online by ordinary iranians

voicing their anger. the song has special meaning. the lawyer fled to france four years ago after facing threats for his work on these rights. this video was don't october 12. he is extremely concerned about the rest of protesters. >> when you get arrested, there are several kinds of risk that you will face. you will not have access to the lure of your choice. the second is torture.

>> for iranian exiles like these in paris, the hope is that france can help put pressure on the regime in tehran. quick tens of thousands of french workers have joined a widening strike demanding pay hikes to keep up with soaring living costs. the latest walkout is a strikeout at gas stations. >> this is the number one priority of the french people.

postal workers are among those who say inflation is voting their purchasing power. >> what do i do with the 2000 euro gas bill? i paid 2000 euros. life is difficult. the president must change this. all of this on top of actions that have disrupted france possible oil refinery. >> it is not acceptable that a

minority continues to block the country and it is time to go back to work. >> the government is trying to get this situation under control. request global leaders have pledged $2.6 billion to end polio. they made the announcement at the world health summit in berlin. the world health organization plans to vaccinate 370 million children a year worldwide. it is the hope that they will finally eradicate polio. the disease was declining but they have -- some countries have recently seen a resurgence of the highly contagious virus. >> we managed to pledged $2.6 billion to continue the fight against polio. the good news is we can beat it.

there is a vaccine and no one should have to die from this disease. we just have to get the vaccine to the people who needed. the money we have raised here is an important step forward in eradicating polio. >> congo is home to mayans containing some of the purest gold in the world. consumers in rich countries are prepared to pay high prices for the precious metal. extortion and rights abuses are widespread in mind controlled by a violent rebel group. access has been restricted for foreign journalists until now. and a joint investigation has been inside to rebel controlled gold mines. >> it is stained red with blood.

people likely died for this precious metal. the democratic republic of the congo has some of the purest gold in the world. experts say almost all of it was smuggled out of the country illegally. that often means links to armed groups and human rights abuses. it all starts here in suffocating the hot tunnels that hit up to 40° celsius. young men scraped up the gold bearing rock. they aren't barely enough to survive on for fear of reprisals, this man wants to remain anonymous. >> when you go to work, you just pray to god because we are feeling like it is a death sentence. >> often, it is when the mind's cave in. six years ago, more than 20 people work buried alive. >> i was there with my three brothers and other minors. all of them were trapped inside

the mine. i can't be said for a long, i have to earn a living. >> on top of that, this mine is controlled by an armed group. the rebels demand what they called taxes from each worker. quick they beat me up with an iron rod because i could not pay the tax. they threw me into a mud for days with no food. i was in prison today with six other people. >> he lost a 10 kg. other minors tell a similar story. they say they are never far. even now, they are hiding further up the mountain because they were informed we were coming. this is the first time journalists have access to this mine. it is widely known that the

rebels often work together and even share profits with them. they also find brutal attacks on an ethnic group that they see as their main enemy. they claim they don't belong to the drc so they burned down their villages, raped and killed scores of people. quick they found us at the place where they sought refuge and they killed three people. then they murdered my father-in-law and injured my mother-in-law. >> both of them were over 80. she and her family were forced to march for days with no food and then they took her husband. she never saw him again. later she learned he was hacked to death with a machete. they killed dozens, displaced

hundreds and now they are safe, sheltering at their friend's house. rebel control of the mind means conflict gold. that is not deterring this businessman. the purity of the precious metal has convinced him, soon he plans to open the first refinery in the country and export from drc and america. glance at the moment, we are discussing a lot with the government. they will try and trace how it is going on and maybe it will help. >> ensuring authenticity will be difficult. traders tell us they fake certificates to hide the real origin of the gold. they can only appeal for an end to the trade. >> i hear they go to white people to buy weapons. that is why they sell the gold.

i wanted to tell these white people to stop buying from them so they don't kill us with these weapons. >> it is a simple equation. as long as armed groups can do this, they will keep earning the cash to kill. >> stay with us, after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day.

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>> welcome to "live from paris," world news editor analysis from france 24. protests in paris and across france as thousands strike and take to the streets demanding higher wages. this adds to the existing disruption caused by the strikes that have caused petrol shortages across the country. nato decides it will supply air defense systems to ukraine, news that comes in the wake of russia's deadly terror attacks on civilian targets. australia no longer