[000:00:00;00] a, a headline story this, our building out europe largest nuclear power plant in ukraine is on fire with smoke seen rising high into the sky. although radiation levels are said to be normal. ukraine claims the plant was hit by russia tanks. meanwhile, homes are caught in the cross fire in the luke guns gun danielle republics following a battle between the ukrainian military and local militia forces. a 2nd round of peace talks has ended in bella. ruth, both moscow and kiev agreed to the setting up of humanitarian car doors for evacuees and a possible temporary ceasefire to allow this is to leave. and while the

west continues, with its indignation towards russia's actions, a french journalist who's covered the conflict in eastern ukraine for years, claims the ukrainian government has been targeting civilians there. he said that all those people are ukraine showing also conducted by ukraine. definitely. ah, owner online that around the globe, it says rti pleasure to have your company today. my name's unit o'neill. heavy fighting continues as russia's military offensive in ukraine enters a night day with europe's largest nuclear power plant reported to have become a battleground security camera studied circulating in the media shows smoke rising from the sa parisha nuclear plants with management at the side,

seeing it was caused by a fire sun. administrative building radiation levels are said to be normal. on one of the power unit sounds been shut down and as a precaution, the international atomic energy agency se ukraine has reported to it down the fire has not affected any essential equipment firefighters. and i reported up the scene, it is still unclear the walt spark the plagues. ukraine accuses russian tanks of shelling the plant. we have contacted the defense ministry in moscow for comments russian troops earlier to control over the area surrounding the plans that we know . although the facilities management said it's remain fully operational. meanwhile, in the western ukrainian city of la vall, volunteers has been building a bomb shelter in one of its parks. it's designed to hold run 100 people. one of the workers explained why he was doing it. we will then see it in here and we

help in to clean the bomb shelter because the leaf is still not in danger, but we have to be prepared for russian invasion. iverson change in one all or so as a month explosion in give i live in santa, i live in peaceful district of c t a and it was immediately i understood that the order started and there is different. meanwhile, in the polar city of a mosque, a stool there has also been turned into a refugee shelter. it's headmasters said it will be able to take more than 20 refugees, although he appealed for more at personal hygiene products. not be long live food and bandages and blankets as well. and that sounds more and more refugees are going to the city which lies near the ukrainian border. okay,

some made numbers for you. 249 civilians, humping kill on 553 wounded in the 1st week of russia's offensive against ukraine. that sir figure coming from the un human rights office. most of the casualties were caused by mistletoe strike shelley and other explosive impacts. after 8 days of fighting around $1000000.00 residents of north fled ukraine to near bring countries . earlier on thursday, russian ukrainian representatives met and bell risks to discuss a possible to monetary and sees far. he has also request the un peacekeeping mission in the country. while ukraine's president has one thing and asked for a no fly zone to be set up over ukraine or from war fighter just to be delivered. he also made a passionate plea to love him or putin, while claiming he didn't understand the security guarantees. moscow seeking train

to give guy just storm was not me when you're not near stillia, those guys come when you're building the dive. yeah, not my name was sad some more by godaddy she would use. and on the other side of the conflict in the loop gum scan done. yes. people's republics, residents continue to injure intense battle between the ukrainian military and local militia forces at we have received footage of some damage in gore love care. in the dawn valley region we're showing was reported. the cities mirror publish this video of a home hit during the fighting emergency services. i've been trying to restore basic utilities like water and electricity. we also got sis and video from 2 villages in the loop. ganske republic whose forces say they have taken control of a ukrainian army strong hold on a vehicle check on the local authorities, claim ukrainian soldiers have not been forced out of more than 40 tons on villages

in the dunbar. ortiz maria phenomena filed this report from one of them. we are now driving closer to the frontline to the area, is that the army here called liberated areas. and it's completely different picture here. we just left logan's. we arrived in the town of nova, i dar, about 200 kilometers north of lou ganske, just day off to the russian army, took it onto the control you can see doesn't look like there was any fighting here . and we were told that's because the ukrainian army was not to actually resisting . they were abandoning their positions, living behind weaponry vehicles, armored vehicles, and actually everything looks absolutely peaceful. yellow and blue ukrainian flags us tail everywhere. here for a tier is since key of launched its counter terrorism operation against word to word than ukraine's eastern most regions of the nearest and logan's. these town, as well as by the way,

all the towns and villages in the area has been living under ukrainian rule. and we heard from locals. what was that like? see this one is cross, that means the run. you rouelis here will guardianship on that? well, of course, at 1st it was hard when ukraine came and then every one just got used to it. fighting as hardwood and the attitude. we've never been loved here. it was nice to pin wrote in, you know, at 1st one of my grandchildren who was 2 years old, kept saying grandma, there booming. i'm scared. well, i come him down. every one is scared to know. it's a very difficult time. we're worried about people on that site and the other side, and also worried for you were told that this is where her ukraine's security service headquarters were in this town. here's the ukraine and flag as you can see, we're going to go check. they say it's in the basement. things are scattered all

over the place and clear people were live in this place. in a hurry. this is where the office of the head of this little region used to be. locals used to call this building a white house, and there are signs here in a ukrainian he says, attention attention, attention about evacuation of local residents. if you want to leave this place, they say there are buses leaving from central square every day at noon. young with ang for you. why would i leave my love? is it the cemetery? here we help peaceful come here, tory because say that live, he's slowly coming back to this town. but military vehicles are the only wills i've seen in this town. there are different forces fighting here on one side. this is the army of the republic of logan's. they're now going to the frontline to rejoin with the russian army. these forces were advancing from different directions

. now when they meet we can shakes path on the back. they will continue together. marie from ocean r r t from the login's, quit public. now i want to bring this to as well amid the fierce fighting taking place in ukraine. we got an exclusive interview from the ukrainian soldier in detention who'd been captured by at russian troops. he was injured and al, still at ease on is now in hospital. he explained what happened to him and it is very interesting. take a look on the board. yeah. actually, i mean, it was, it was sort of the way, but when we put those stuff, we don't show

up much he get physical polish. it just it was a bit of ukrainian soldier speaking to r t c at moscow. say's ukraine is deliberately putting it, said the villian population that risk by using them as human shields. president burton made the claim after his security conference. not only you will not to give nationalists and neo, no, i think groups with foreign mercenaries in their ranks. also including those coming from the middle east, you citizens as human shields. i've already told you that there is solid evidence. their image is clearly showing them deploy military hardway in residential district where you need to know a 2nd round of peace talks wrapped up a number of hours ago and bell roofs with both sides agreeing to set up monitoring corridors for civilians. with more details than what appears to be a significant development, at least here's our team constantly. rosco,

russia and ukraine agreed on humanitarian quarters. they will be organized in urban areas effected by heavy fighting so that the civilians who found themselves stranded between the military could evacuate safely. both parties also agreed to deliver food and medicine to these areas, as well as to impose limited and temporary cease fires that would only be maintained during the time when people are being evacuated. they have the russian delegation environment in sky said that humanitarian issues were front and center during the meeting and also urge common ukrainians, who stuck in the war zone to use these passages or he added do something so that the fighting isn't necessary. it's paid to the ukrainian president who was present at the meeting, also welcome the fact that the 2 sides agreed on humanitarian corridors. however, he admitted that the 2 sides bo delegations had failed to reach any progress in other areas. it means that the fighting's in ukraine will continue, however, there is

a way now for civilians to escape earlier. moscow accused ski if using people in cities as human shields, by placing military hardware in residential areas. next to schools and hospitals, there will be a 3rd round of negotiations to firm up tonight's agreements and sort out their implementation. both sides agreed to meet up again in a couple of days. we also got the tank of the former director general of the united nations office in geneva, on the conflict playing out in ukraine, oldest like negotiations for the go spaces for report administer group made that much better to have 10 years of negotiations. one work, but history group is inevitable,

whether you would like it does not work in, in this case was there was no way actually lauren several times the publicly privately dawkins misstatements. you get your grade, you read the aggression against the scam, look out woocommerce. no russian response to russian population and we cannot tolerate such an enemy more than that they will will be used as a n d as a semester. down in the politic and then i got a french journalist has been criticized for claiming locals in the don boss. region

are being targeted by the ukranian government. laura bonaire has been filming in the ward torn eastern ukraine area since 2015, and spoke about her experience owner and from sir continued about dead and wounded . i filled them every day. i take photos every day, save us proof point. i cannot have any political message to press. just so you know, this conflict has been widely discussed for a week, but it has lost it already a tears cost the death of 13000 people. people are devastated. all of them are ukrainians, and they're extremely surprised that europe is now aware of the situation of the shelling hygiene and living in basement heavy artillery everywhere. i was filming this back in 2015, but i repeat this has been going on since 2014, on the, on the bar it's, it's not all of us know about the situation as much as you do that since you've been following it for so many years, something you said, surprise him. he said that all those people are cranial,

filled out and showing is also conducted by ukrainian. definitely. this is something really important and somehow it's being ignored. presidents of the don't best begin to be targeted by their own government in 2014 russian speaking citizens fell victim to shelling. kia government, it's true. i have proof, i can show it as soon as i go back to france, i have a whole documentary involved. it's undeniable. as solely a showing is being carried out by russians where ukrainians you put the craniums, are showing where i am now. ukrainian government bombed it said since children had to live in basement for months. the film that i made in 2015 as proof of these crimes against humanity. i take responsibility for my words, an edge to watch it. the other day i was a school teacher to a hit by explosion. their bodies were applauded. this photo facebook had met, elderly women could not leave the area of civilians are falling victim to heavy

artillery rocket loan chest. i'm not very good with a weapon, but i can confirm that here in the don't best in the russian speaking part, residential areas are still being show today. yesterday the net square. and you think these bombings are being conducted by the central ukranian authorities? so, yes, mean, all reports say the french president, emanuel mccrory was left frustrated following a phone call with landmark prudent over rushes actions in ukraine. according to the kremlin, the russian leader rejected the majority of the crowns arguments during a 90 minute conversation. charlotte dubin ski tell us more. the worst is yet to come. a very stock assessment by francis president on the situation in ukraine. now that followed yet another long phone call with his counterpart president putin, of the russian federation with an aide to macaroni, saying that apparently the french leader believes that putin is intent on seizing the whole of the country of ukraine. now,

a french official also suggested that preaching told me that the war in ukraine was going to plan. but malcolm was pretty blunt when he told him that he was making a major mistake, saying he was lying to yourself. it's understood that preaching continued to assert that russia is trying to demilitarize and to de not si, fi ukraine, but president michael was holding back very bluntly saying that ukraine wasn't a not see way shane microns own assessment of the cool was pretty pessimistic. according to this tweet, i spoke to president putin this morning. he refuses to stop his attack on ukraine at this point. it is vital to maintain dialogue, to avoid human tragedy. i will continue my efforts and contacts. we must avoid the worst, but corn is then said they've spoken to the ukrainian presidency lensky,

to say that he believed that the russian leader was determined to pursue a military operation. right to the very end. now, following that cool between mack on impeaching and the lease, a official also told reporters him in france that the country is thinking of toughening sanctions even more against russia. they said that the current sanctions 1st needed to be evaluated and then that they would be complemented. and the sanctions have already started to bite. those who are here in france, a c p. your belonging to one russian oligarch was seized by customs officials on the mediterranean coast. in other developments, you ministers have also be meeting she approved for the very 1st time the use of the temporary protection directive. now it will give those refugees who are fleeing ukraine,

temporary protection of it suggests. it will also mean that they'll get you residency and the rights that come along without presidency, access to health care and education for me. and the fact will be able to be renewed. we manage to have a unanimous decision on the temporary protection directive. there's never been used, even though it's been existing for 20 years. when this company to force everybody can have the protection directly. they can work. they can have their, they can have the help with accommodation, children can go to school. there will be no wasting time here. and this is really, really important. now i think that was hyped up as being a pretty major announcement, but there was some in the press room, the question whether actually this had been watered down. that's because the scope of the directive is actually a lot wider than what is being implemented. it is white enough to include giving those protections to food,

nation nationals. that means individuals from other countries who will working in ukraine or studying in ukraine legally, who've also had to flee the country as a result of the war. however, the directive as it's been in that it will only be a political ukrainians. now there's also a warning that won't be you've seen an inflexible round 1000000 refugees in just one week alone. that many more could be on their way. you shouldn't be naive, the commission is set, millions of refugees will create challenges. however, she believes to be within a much better position. since the migration courses in 2015 to ensure that those protections would be upheld, that least ukrainian citizens lost her points with the e u, showing a united stance in its efforts to help you creating refugees, protest something, health, right, europe and around the world rushes functions in berlin,

5000 students, how their se, outside the buddhist, calling for peace. well in the bulgarian capital, sophia, people celebrated its national de holding eugene in flags aloft. demonstrations also took place in london with those rallying carrying anti war boners of trafalgar square. newsreel dozens of protest gathered as well to collect humanitarian aid for the you freely people are fleets, art cats and dogs are now abundant if they're from russia. some us pull sessions and social media users. a like a bluntly said, there are simply no innocent russians. that's as anti russian hysteria provoked by at the scenes coming out of ukraine, of course has become a new reality. eager shadonna takes off a story for us. an avalanche of sanctions is hurling down upon rush and as foreign

powers. hopeful every next blow to not moscow called small or private entities are also doing everything to japan and in their bid, trying, being so eager to join the frenzy some via into strayed burlesque territory. for example, russian cats are being banned over russia's actions in ukraine. use it to the is of dog lovers, but no. russia born dogs are being banned from participating in the kennel exhibitions. literally nothing living is safe. a russian tree has been banned from competing for the tree of the year award, which apparently exists, and russian culture hasn't escaped the punishment either a college in italy cancelled a class on gusty ascii, but backtracked after this. and the closer on what is happening in italy is ridiculous. not only being a living russian is wrong in italy to day, but also being a dead russian who was sentenced to death in 1849 because he read

a forbidden thing. the fact that in italian university would banner course on and also like dostoevsky is unbelievable. now the list of companies boycotting russia is updated every minute from ted giants, to ikea, shutting down and stores and showrooms to lego. to movie companies cancelling its russia releases. russian athletes have been ostracized to including the paralympics . our committee has changed its own decision and suspended russian and been a russian athletes from taking part in the games as despite the olympic truce, where the principles of unity were proclaimed, we believe decision is politicized discrimination against our asked is such a blanket and indiscriminate approach is cheered by officials. every russian is a pariah, according to a now deleted suite, by a former us ambassador to moscow. there are no more innocent neutral russians any more. every one has to make a choice support or oppose this war. the only way to end this war as if 100

thousands, not thousands protest against this senseless war. put and can to rescue all. and while many certainly like this and share it, i was didn't. this is the us ambassador to russia, echoing the ideology of terrorists like isis and al qaeda, this fascist idea that there are no innocent people leads to terror attacks on civilians. imagine if people said this about americans after the us war on iraq, afghanistan, libya, et cetera. been latins argument for why us civilians were legit targets was they choose their leaders and us are responsible for their acts. that was widely inaccurately viewed as reprehensible even more odd to claim putin as a totalitarian dictator. but all russians are guilty. there are no innocent russians. does this mean that every american citizen can be held responsible for the crimes of our own government? now,

careful now. that's how been lot and justified the 911 attack russia hysteria is beyond verity state. the lines that to the west it seems is running out of moves. well there's, there's a war hysteria going on. so therefore, there's a, there's a desire to punish all things russian. michael mcfaul, the former us ambassador to russia says that that for russians are guilty, they don't distinguish between governments and peoples. if the russian government does something that they don't like, they tend to blame all russians for higher law. whether that, whether they're in government or not. so that's a new kind of cancel culture. definitely just nationalism running wild and nationalism is a very ugly force. it's, it's a 1st cousin to racism. it targets all russian indiscriminately. it

strikes out blindly, it's ignorant. i think it will lead to an intensification of the crisis. the, this, the, the more the government succeeds and, and drumming up this kind of hysteria, this kind of blind hatred, the more public support it will have for, for ramping up hostilities against russia for supplying the ukraine with arms. and maybe even getting involved in the war itself. another aspect to all this, despite claim is by western politicians, not the crippling sanction slammed on russia won't affect ordinary people. the international council specialist network, uncle, alert, severed all cooperation with russian doctors out of solidarity with ukraine, the world's health organization. needless to say, less counselor is a leading cause of death worldwide,

and colored isn't that work on colleges whose common stated goal is to end the disease? nevertheless, a recent social media post shows they won't snobby helping to do that in russia. and of the russian presidential counsel for human rights believes no matter the circumstances. people's health should always be kept outside of politics. this is some kind of revenge, not just on the country of russia. it's revenge on cancer patients who live in russia. this is beyond good and evil. well, despite the decision by encore alert leading russian on college, just the andre capron, sage russian doctors are still cooperating with many other international organizations, missouri skirts. we cannot say it's a wide spread story. we maintain relationship with the largest and best known uncle logical organizations, and we haven't felt any deterioration in our relationship yet. of course we hope that this will not happen. moreover, i believe the on co alerts organization will return to corporation with us and reason will prevail in soviet times. we were isolated for

a very long time. and yet we had excellent medicine. some of the best doctors, none of us are insured from ending up in a sick bed. no one is protected from cancer, not even doctors. that is why there should be no politics here. and as the situation in ukraine shows, a little sign of a basing, the west is actively seeking to put pressure on major allies that have remained neutral towards rushes, actions, or are still cooperating with moscow in different fields. washington is tightening the screws on india. now, after russia said that delivery are bits advanced as $400.00 missile system at defense systems to new delhi, we're still likely to go ahead. that angered america, the by the administration is now considering imposing sanctions and india. we got the tape of an indian journalist who feels washington's actions show. it doesn't want to have equal partners, rather junior ones. not

a far the united states recon hand for confluence of interest, not including strategic interest. but we cannot how far between in the end, the u. s. and alignment alignment, the sense of india trying to align it's in just with those of us or is suggesting that india do so use an encroachment on to the sovereignty of this country. and it also proves, so the general assumption we have all of our countries that want to be friends with the united states that united states wants that uni apartments, not equal partners, but that's not going to work with india. and i think if it's going to push too hard, it's not going to be just a guess loss, but also that of the united states. because india and dream to region that share a lot of questions,

interests with the united states. and it has been one of the most trouble spots in the planet for almost a decade now. next week, chronicle white don boss is worst days, may not yet be behind it. this is our t ah with

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