ah, ah, our top stories, russian forces target military facilities on the outskirts of k, that's up to several publications from ukraine, work with it on russian territory. the latest was prevented earlier by the fence system in the border region. well, go right ahead and set up a flooring position here. a variety of caliber is empty shell casings, but also has in many places that we visited empty syringes as the battle for maria pull enters its final stages and are the crew takes a closer look at positions left by ukrainian soldiers. washington is helping us on the shipments to ukraine, all in spite of such weapons actually ending up eventually in the hands of

criminals and extremists with the wife of a captured ukrainian opposition leader claims her husband has been tortured and beaten by authorities. it comes as a key of a position with victor ned. she is not just a citizen of ukraine. he is a peoples deputy of ukraine. what is happening to victor is human disgrace with everyone. welcome to the program to you. my name's english, down of you watching are teen to national top story. russian at defense systems have reportedly been in action in the border city of bel garrett locals reported to explosions that could be had in the city center. witnesses of also posted video footage. you're watching it right now of what looks like the air defense is working . russian forces also had a ukrainian helicopter in the cher niga of region in russia. according to officials,

the aircraft was the one that yesterday had attacked a village in the border region of browns. now in response to ukraine's actions on russian territory, a military facility in the outskirts of ki, of, has been targeted. the machine building plant was said to produce and repair long and medium range, anti aircraft, missiles, systems, as well as anti ship missiles. the russian defense ministry said it will directly respond to each attack on russia room. and you would have to give you the number and scale of missile strikes on targets in kiev will increase in response to the national regime, committing any terrorist attacks or sabotage on russian territory. wasn't it? now these commons follow yesterday's, as strikes on the brands. and belgrade regions of western russia, the country has accused ukraine's alms forces of being responsible. now, the russian investigative committee claims the strikes were carried out by to combine

helicopters equipped with heavy offensive weapons. at least 9 people, including a pregnant woman and child were injured in the shelling. 2 of the casualties, including the child are said to be in a serious condition. on wednesday, the russian defense ministry said most who could target key of decision making centers if ukraine keeps bombing russian border regions, locals and brands have told over how their houses were destroyed in a result of an ass strike. hey, allison of love fell asleep, then threw a lot of cry to lightly. everything has been exploding there. the neighbors have a bomb craters. the house was also had the beams broken, the barnes and nobles loo. when there was an explosion, i was lying on the couch. glass rained down, i fell to the floor, flowerpots that were on the window sill, fell on me. a yell, do me bell. i was in the house. then i went out on the porch. it's good that i didn't reach the gate, otherwise i would have been lying here. when i came out, i saw a blast wave that was like this way. will you do it? me?

we were in the house. we looked out of the window. there was dust everywhere and then it started shaking it. i went to another house, but there was black smoke there. that was the one that was burned down and where a woman was injured. meanwhile, on the east in front and ukraine fighting, and the devastated city of mario po, continues with the russian defense ministry now claiming ukrainian troops have been surrounded. ortiz more gasdio has been taking a look at some apartments in the key ports. were a nationalist forces world up at every crossing on every street in every yard. the scars of battle are apparent. and to day we followed in the footsteps of ukrainian nationalists. as they tugged people's homes into firing ranges. as ukrainian troops retreated deeper into the city, they would then we single residential building. they would break down the doors into apartments to set up new foreign positions. again,

during fire on these apartments on themselves, leaving people with no way to leave. tens of thousands of civilians now live in the basements of their apartment blocks. it's warm of a one, but also much safer that up stairs. he is another apartment's in a residential building that ukrainian nationalist set up a foreign posted all over the place all over the place, bullets empty shell casings, but also here a primed grenade launcher. it has been prime to the as i said, it may have malfunction. but it would be very dangerous to touch it or disturb, but in any case, this is the job, the suppose the high you are, the better the view, the father you can see and shoot even if you have to climb over the heads of

civilians. really what visibility there were nationalist hiding up in the top floors over there. snipers to one of them shot at people walking down the street when he just kept shooting but missed a young woman walking by was in absolute shock. she hid in a local shop freshman with conf. we sat in the closet and prayed to god because any one of those shells could have hit our apartment when we didn't understand who they were shooting at. there was no one here. no soldiers, no separatist of no russian troops. they just kept shelling here from the factory. everywhere you'll find magazines unexploded shells, bullets, even grenades that failed to designate. and occasionally the vile syringes and beals, that fueled nationalist regiments. here is another apartment broken into by ukrainian nationalist that had a great view out of this window and they set up a set up

a foreign position here. a variety of caliber was empty shell casings, but also as in many places that we visited empty syringes, apparently the end of a vile. he had no idea what this was, but in many of these places, apartments the where they were at station where they fought from, where they have there been drugs that were seized by the, the nets police that have cleaned up the place off to them to an extent, but we know for a fact that you credit nationally a heavily dependent on amphetamines. this is something we had seen in syria in iraq, whether it was isis fight as will syrian rebels. they, they would take these unsettled means and they could keep going without sleep without rest, without food or drink o water. for days and days when we found drugs during the inspections captured, ukrainian soldiers admitted that they use drugs to make it easier for them to fight . the population of mario upa was always seen as pro russian by ukrainian

nationalists. for years they tried to beat and bully loyalty into the locals. if a nissan deliver to of my friends were having a drink and nationalists walked up to them and told them to say glory to ukraine, one of them refused, so they broke his fingers. this isn't a story from the internet. this happened to my friend from him. but that went both ways. the civilians here never understood the fanatical habits of as of and other nationalist battalions. i knew bumps. yeah. they were all tattooed and they had these rituals. they had these torchlight marches over there. they also had rights. they even put up a fence so people wouldn't see what they were up to. the end result was utter disregard the civilians among nationalists, they never saw them as equals as fellow countrymen and women. but as fodder, human shields expendable bodies for the glory of ukraine. or i'd gazda of

our tea from mario pl soldiers from the captured, ukrainian. 36th brigade have claimed they were threatened with execution if they didn't go to the battlefield. more than a 1000 soldiers have been captured according to russia's defense ministry. and the injured service men announced, said to be receiving medical care in the din, ask republic and say they are being treated well. some of the soldiers also said they were abandoned by their command. a warning though, their words may have been made under duress, most brutal. we were abandoned by our command. we were abandoned by everyone. we didn't want to fight. the high authority said we will leave, they will shoot immediately. we wanted to leave mario paul. the as off didn't accept us, they only had a helicopter, but they said they will only take their own out. we were told to go to mario polk. they said that people would come, but in the end, no one came toaster. the leadership of the 36 left breaking through from mary paul

leaving all of us. are we a meet? no one would police out office model or is just is is he were taken out taking in here, bandaged, fed, and watered. we are very grateful for the fact that they provide further assistance . i hope that everything will be fine and that we will all recover. and it's not only ukrainian nationals who have been captured. russia says it's detained several military personnel from nato countries who were fighting as mercenaries in ukraine . one british pfeiffer known as casa gandhi, who came to ukraine long before the war. ruptured is one of those whose been captured. his relatives have called and vladimir putin to forgive him and let him go. but the prisoners of war convention does not apply to mercenaries, so he can stand trial. he himself, though, is claiming he never wanted to join the fight against russia and also alleges the inhuman treatment of ukrainians by their own soldiers was for him, quote,

the 1st time seeing reality. just another warning again that his words too could have been said under duress will be sent to you know, someone you will fail from me. i really trunk to the middle regionally. i think you're correct. and from day one, when we went to another you pool, i always said like we need to leave because because as i said before, don thus right is recognized as independent and glanced as well. and if, if ukraine really wanted to avoid this conflict, they could have easily just said ok, we will leave, we will recognize independence. fortune beginning ukraine was good side would and then eventually i see they don't make the right decisions. that would end war good. a good example was how to

media every time, new part of media they, they didn't want to negotiate with steps that could help. and the war like peacefully, it was like 1st time seeing reality may looted from like supermarkets, by civilians need food like survive after like in circle meant. so they would take like food from the supermarkets, they would stop civilians from going out to get water like like in the supermarket that was being looted. they would stop civilians from taking like water. so stuff like that which may themself what taken? well, the thing with a subject for an aide to ukraine,

the pentagon is upping its supply of arms off the president biden announced an additional 800000000 dollars in military assistance to the country. footage from an air force base in the us state of delaware shows, weapons systems believe to be javelin, anti tank missiles being prepared for shipment. the armaments are being sent and intended for the ukrainian military, but as don't quote or explains such weapons are ending up in the hands of criminals and extremists. another $800000000.00 of us military aid on route to ukraine. that's on top of the billions of dollars worth of weapons that the west has already sent. and for some reason, nobody seems to care about where these guns are actually going. there is the real threat that the ukrainian government can potentially not control of this weapons. where exactly is anywhere, well, care has been handing out weapons to random people on the street with no military experience since the beginning of russia's military operation. ukraine's leadership

also thought it would be a good idea not only to release felons on to the chaotic streets of a war zone, but also to give them guns will mobil. william was stung under martial law participants in hostilities. ukrainians with real combat experience will be released from custody and will be able to compensate for their guilt in the hall to spots of the war or sanction lifted from those people who took part in the anti terrorist operation of the key now is defense. these people aren't all thieves who stole candy from the corner store. many of them were convicted of murder, ideal candidates for soldiers who will respect the laws of war. i guess it's not exactly the time for key to be picky though, since, according to its own military, 15000 ukrainian troops have been killed in the conflict so far. at the same time, russia destroys more of ukraine's command structures with every passing day. and the outcome we're starting to see is chaotic and out of control by homing citizens in a disorderly way, as is currently the case,

the you transforms them into fighters and therefore also into potential targets. furthermore, without command, without operational purposes, the distribution of weapons inevitably leads to settling of schools, banditry and actions that are more lethal and effective within ukraine. a number of volunteer battalions with ambiguous loyalties to kiev have already begun stockpiling these weapons. but beyond the countries borders, there is no telling to what extent these arms will help international weapons traffickers. even before all these guns were released, ukraine had one of the largest markets for illegal arms in europe. there are 2 primary sources of elicit small arms and ammunition in ukraine. the diversion of domestic holdings and cross border trafficking officials estimated that at least 300000 small arms and light weapons were looted or lost between 201320. 15. of these, only 4000 weapons were reportedly recovered. weapons from eastern ukraine are

becoming an important supply source for the black market. according to some sources, key of has long had problems with theft and corruption and it's military. when an official investigation was launched, the defense official in charge of it was court martialed, and that was the end of the matter. none the less t f says it's in control. the ukraine's current export control system makes the legal arms transfers from poor via ukraine. practically impossible. sure ukraine might say that. but history tells us situations like these and badly look at all the state of the art american weapons that the taliban got its hands on. when it came to power in afghanistan, libya, iraq, syria, all examples of how weapons plus chaos equals a lot of bad people getting their hands on guns so shore even though the west wouldn't send its own people to fight for its ukrainian ally, it can give itself a pat on the back for flooding the country with weapons, but it remains to be seen what criminal elements the west is once again,

inadvertently creating and will have to fight further down the line. while many on thrilled with such prospects, protests against the sending of ne to weaponry to ukraine have taken place in germany. for example, with some politicians warning that the move will only aggravate the conflict journalist raina rope fears a drawn out war is america's ultimate goal. dell stanley, i think it's not so much about funding because so far, mostly old weapons have been supplied. it's more about the political will to decide on something like that. we know that among the weapons that germany has so far supplied, there are very few new developments. it should also be added that the ukrainian military barely understands many of these nato weapons. it is very likely that there are practically no people who know how to handle them. it will prolong the war, and the americans will achieve their goal to shed the blood of the russian military as long as possible. and all of this is mainly due to the ukrainians,

acting as cannon fodder americans know this. they don't care and they have reached their goal. western europe is no longer torn between the u. s. in russia. it supports america in their quest for her gemini, the wife of the arrested ukrainian opposition lead a victim. it would choke, has slammed the detention of her husband and criticized the ukrainian government. her words came during a press conference in moscow. i need this the village shuttle, they crossed the line, the situation got out of control. i want to emphasize once again that victor med that jack is not just a citizen of ukraine. he is a peoples deputy of ukraine who is acting, he legally continues to fulfill his duties and he represents the people to day. i emphasize once again, i oppose torture violence against all political prisoners. what is happening to victor as human disgrace? i beg you to carefully look at these photographs. there are no signs of damage in any of the photos. the next one shows large bruises and bruises that they tried to cover with hair, which means that these pictures were taken at the beginning and during the

interrogation. there is no doubt that he was beaten in the 1st hours after his arrest. on your screens now are the photos of the victim of a joke reference to by his wife. they were posted by the ukranian president himself, who claimed the opposition leader had been detained in a special operation. you can see his handcuffed in the photo with signs of beating, clearly visible on his face. it's still unclear if smith chuck was captured in fact, weeks prior to this photo. now who is victim edward? joke is ukranian politician and one of the leaders of the opposition from 2018 until his arrest. he was the chairman of the pro russian party in care of. he had played a key role in negotiations between ukraine, russia and the people who republics of the that's can look ganske. his wife also complained of how all a position media channels have been completely shut down and ukraine. this 6 channels were closed before i left ukraine. as far as i know,

all tv channels are now closed except for one. this is the only platform, this is a country with one channel that to lindsey control. there can be no more alternative opinion, what freedom of speech. this is no longer journalism. well, political scientist and expert on middle east affairs, it bolger believes presidents lensky has wrongly imprisoned, has political opponents, but won't face any consequences. most ma'am, still, we know the situation is tense. for ukraine, the situation is getting worse and worse every day. he of is looking for different ways to influence and put pressure on russia. med that juke was a trump card. he was left for a later period. they somehow want to influence the determination of russia. he's the pressure in a military sense. they used him only when they were convinced that russia would not leave without a victory. the west will turn a blind eye not only to this case,

but also to many other sins of d, f. 2. in fact, this conflict is more between the west and russia, and not russia and ukraine. the west, despite its democratic principles, will continue to support kiev and turn a blind eye to zalinski sins. ah, well, moving on to other parts of the world. now, tens of thousands of people continue to protest and pakistan after the countries prime minister and leader enron han was ousted by the parliament in a non confidence vote. his support is packed onto the streets on wednesday, some clashed with police. ah, now the ousted prime minister claims washington was eager to see him removed from his post for maintaining an independent foreign policy. a constitutional crisis still continues in the country with con, insisting people take to the streets to pressure the new government over early

elections. he claims the quote unquote imported new government is unacceptable. the, my fellow pakistani, this is my message for you as long as this government isn't to now selections, we will forced them for elections. you have to carry on, protest in the streets. imported government is unacceptable. the newly elected prime minister should bus sheriff is not new to politics. his brother was prime minister too before he was actually found guilty of concealing acids back in 2017. meanwhile, the white house has already warmly welcomed the new leader. the united states congratulates newly elected pakistani prime minister shabazz sharif and we look forward to continuing our long standing cooperation. we view a strong prosperous and democratic pakistan is essential for the interests of both our countries. while research fellow at the university of la horse obtain,

my da who i spoke to earlier, believes hands political views on the development of the country when serving the purpose of us foreign policy, political unrest, embark hassan is basically a civil unrest. all the protest are peaceful, there's nothing out, you know, we have not seen anything like in the market is there, there is nothing that has been burned by the public. they are not ready to accept that input a government which every single pakistan is saying that it has been changed by the united states. and this has been the month of united states through the demo for the pieces that they do not want to see any system. replacing the secular humanist democratic pieces in any particular country, even in the state like focus on which forms it's true. movement of history on the ideology of islam because it was made on the ideology office. so dr. mr. ron constance, of having an independent foreign policy and having

a thought of reviving the islam and constituting it through the state level is seriously a threat for the united states. more than a 100 palestinians have been injured in clashes with israeli ride police inside the revenue a lock, some mosque in jerusalem. ah now is really police also confirmed. hundreds of arrests were made after it moved it in to break up. what it said was a violent crowd that remained at the end of morning prayers. it called the actions of the protest is unacceptable. 3 israeli offices were also injured. the alexa mosque was left damaged. as you can see in the footage, the director of the holy sy branded the action of the police there as repression and barbarism and them today they were to attack. so the axim mosque,

the assault was made inside, forcing more than 80 young people to flee the holy site. this repression of barbarism is committed by the occupies to repress all people. and mtv l. x and mos on the occupiers know that the l. x and mosque is a red line that must not be crossed. so this must, we sacrifice our hearts and blood, and we condemn this incident on behalf of our people and all those president at the mosque. meanwhile, in the city of whose son in the west bank, hundreds of protest as back the streets do honor a teenager killed by police. the 14 year old palestinian boy was shot dead during a night of violent clashes in the city located in the suburbs of jerusalem. police said they fired at the boy as he was throwing a melissa cocktail. however, critics have scented on the incident to cool out double standards of western media coverage. that's after the video went viral last month, showing ukrainian throwing

a mullet of cocktail at a russian tank. some of the coverage, branded the man brave, which has not been the same with the palestinian boy history and international relations. professor jamal with keen, believes the difference in the coverage is typical of what we see now. the israelis want to strip the listeners of the lance. they consider the indians as a less a lesser human. this is part of the standards by the west. the west actually fully supports the zionist israeli government and its practices as west fully supports israel and its policies and assaults against the palestinians. i'm the adams in general. it's one of the double standards. and we've seen this not only in the case of ukraine

palestinian territories, but also in the iraq afghanistan and elsewhere. and the was a u. s. congressional delegation has paid an unexpected official visit to taiwan in an apparent show of support for a fellow democracy. but the move quickly provoked china's wrath with beijing saying it wouldn't go unnoticed. to well, young china will continue to take strong measures resolutely said, garden national sovereignty and territorial integrity into wonder. well, taiwan is a contentious topic for china sovereignty with beijing, obviously viewing it as one of its own provinces. over the past few years though, the territory has been increasing its ties with washington including signing arms deals. and critics claim the u. s. uses taiwan to provoke china. lindsey graham, one of the members of the us delegation, even threatened beijing for disobedience, full independent china specialist. and along the surprise, visit came as no surprise at all. here's my promise to you. and the time when these

people were going to start making china pay a greater price for what they're doing all over the world. the support for putin must come with a price. now this is nothing new because there are in the past either with a born born celia. ah, you as officials that it visited by one played the pie one caught to poke china in the i, in spite of the one china policy which the united states. and said that is that hearing too. but is now pushing the envelope and harder and harder to a bursting point. and so china has warned the united states that it really can't cross the red line. i've read lying, meaning i'm choosing out. i want to a position as if it is a separate country. are for example promoting, i won

a great a row in the united nations and none sit sending and more and more senior government officials to visit taiwan as if pie one was a separate country. so there's a, after the red line for china, the taiwan relations act does not mandate or united states to, into being directly over taiwan. it only authorizes the united states to supply arms or to apply one. so i assume of the situation or to ukraine, or they apply here because the united states is not that. but there are 2 in board in a direct confrontation with russia overdue crate, but really supplying arms the ukraine. and that is seen that the similar hymn book is now being applied over taiwan with mock village, saying openly to congress is best. what harbor is the defendant though, but of course, the united states would make sure that taiwan is arm to the t. r. to make sure that

b jane would find it extremely difficult and to take car while really to ripley. well, this is all we have time for, but do add to our t dot com for more on any of these stories. and it's been great to have your company ah, the west is essentially declared all out war on russia. instead of calling for a negotiated end of the conflict, washington, london, and brussels are looking to sustain the ukranian war effort. thus we need to ask, what is the west policy goal in all of this with .