ah, ah ah, russian authorities investigate a drone bombing that struck the headquarters of the black sea fleet. and the crimean city of saint hostel lara mayor potent lays out rushes new naval doctrine of national security and self defense. as the country celebrates navy day, the key here is the capabilities of the navy. it is able to respond immediately to anyone who decides to encroach on our sovereignty and freedom. and in the weeks top stories, rushes foreign minister gets a warm welcome, as he visits for african nations that despite western pressure for them to snub moscow with

by their you're watching the weekly on our t international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. now we start this news hour with breaking news from kosovo, where air raid sirens have reportedly been heard amid the latest flare up of tensions with serbia. some local media have reported clashes between serbs and people from kosovo, with people said to be gathering in large crowds on opposite sides of a disputed border crossing and setting up road blocks in the area. this comes after serbia's president reportedly warned about an upcoming military operation by kosovo to sees a border crossing with serbia. it would begin at midnight on sunday. serbian president votes, which is expected to make an urgent statement on the situation in kosovo in kosovo . shortly will of course, keep you updated on all of that. ah,

russian authorities are investigating a drone bombing of the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet. 6 people were wounded in the attack in the crimean city of civil stobel, and official se and improvised u a v bomb could have been used, but it's not yet clear where it was launched from critical remove around 6 am. there was an explosion in the courtyard of the police headquarters. the attack was carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle. there were no deaths, but 6 people were hurt to staff members sustained moderate wounds. the rest have already been treated for light injuries for security reasons. today's plan to public festivities in self estoppel have been cancelled. however, there is no cause for panic and our law enforcement agencies have already been mobilized. the attack took place amid annual navy day celebrations with crimea governor saying they've now been put on hold and the city locals have been asked to stay indoors as authorities assess the potential of further attacks. moderate

terrorist threat level has been declared in the city to facilitate the increased activity of russian security services. meanwhile, rushes defense ministry has released footage of its latest attack on a new and ukrainian field base inside the done yet people's republic. up to 50 ukranian servicemen, to howitzers and 10 other units of military equipment are said to have been hit by russian missiles. this comes after residential areas inside the city of daniel came under fresh shelling by ukraine's forces. some locals have posted new footage of the overnight attacks. ah, this on verified video apparently shows multiple explosions over done yet. local officials say ukraine's forces fired nearly 500 different shells at the city on saturday alone, leaving one person dead and 9 others wounded. oh,

some of the ukrainian shells were filled with fanned anti personnel mines, which have now been littered across the city of daniel russian. lead sappers are now busy defusing the explosives, which are small in size and could even be mistaken for toys by children. ortiz from one culture of reports from the ground there. ah, sap herself, the nest peoples, a republic have a very busy day to day on sunday, as hundreds of little minds were dropped on the city in residential areas. right now there scouring this area in order to find and destroy those mines, so that the don't hurt any of the civilians. these little minds are all over the city of the nest at the moment. now they can explode at any time. now, they're designed to mame and not to kill, of course, so they can cause a death of

a person, but so these minds are everywhere in the notes at the moment they see if you can point the camera this way, a local residence, they're pointing out that there are minds here to make sure that sir, no civilians approach them now. but once they're dropped, they can explode at any point with any moment within 40 hours and right now, engineers are sappers are working all over the city to try and make sure that all of these mines are destroyed. ukraine continues shelling, civil in areas of the nest are right now as i speak. they may look very small, but they're a very deadly to young children. they may even look like toys. so once they approached the may pick them up, the result will be either death or they could become disabled for life.

should i reach me until to june? i live near by, so i heard the explosions last night. i almost confused it with fireworks, but then i looked at the window and saw the pedal mines were used to all of this. so i just went to work as usual, this opportunity mind part of the streets. so the people can move about the ukrainians. want to eliminate us, the people, but we're strong. they don't want us here, but we won't leave. we are patriots what? no one will be able to put done. it's gone. it's nice jim regarding it then. yes, if we need help from russia here in then as has been instrumental the last few days, especially when ukraine began a bombing the city and covering the entire area with those. that's all minds. as you can see, a russian engineers well russian engineer core are here working to try and make sure that no civilians are hurt in this. well, you can only call it a terrorist attack against civilians already. one person was hurt by these pencil

mines. vermont also have ard t. the nest people's republic. oh, now we go back to our breaking news story, air raid sirens and clashes have been reported in the kosovo city of metro visa, near a border crossing with serbia for more. we're going to go now to belgrade based political analyst, alexander povich. alexander 5 is thanks for joining us on the program. so what's the latest you're hearing from where you are? well, the latest is on, you know, the president of serbia said that you know, at midnight on costs. so security forces of so called costs or is going to start stopping people from crossing into from serbia proper into law. the cost of all providence, which serbia still considers its own, it doesn't recognize its independence and that they're going to make them you know,

whoever has papers a republic of serbia, papers id papers for license plate, they're going to make them change them to the temporary either temporary to temporary id and also to take up a temporary license plate and also for the service for living in northern cost of all you know, they're going to give them 2 months to she was changed. license plates to have officials. so quote like weights. you know and services north product. so it's a price and it may, it was the best buy. oh my god. oh wow. and so, you know, at that time this was late june, our president of the plan will ask for that

at because of all the security forces would start and then cleansing campaign of the serbs in, in northern castillo. so it's a tense situation. we had a similar situation a year ago where the authorities of so called cost of attempted a similar thing regarding license plates and they actually did send us special forces at that time into the northern part of coastal, which is majority serbs. and then people add, so i sure, yeah i, you know,

we are i, well, you know, there's a lot of speculation in the media, the cost of our military may, sorry, actually as we're actually running out of time here and also the connections a bit bad, but we're going to, we're going to see if we can come back to the story a bit later. alexander poverty belgrade bass political analyst. thanks for joining us in the program. the russians invited investigators from 2 international organizations for a prob, into key abs, legit shelling of a detention facility in the danielle people's republic where 50 ukranian prisoners of war were killed on scale. says ukraine carried out the attack on the site located in the town of the land of car, which blames russia while care blames russian forces warning. you may find the following. images disturbing. united nations and the red cross have been invited to probe fridays, showing them the detention center, which russia says was carried out with a u. s. supplied hi mars rocket artillery system. dozens of p. o double used remain

in the hospital after the attack. oscar was called the shelling a direct provocation by key of made possible by american weapons, adding that ukraine has subsequently tried to cover up its role in an apparent war . cry carried out to intimidate its own troops. earlier i interviewed canadian at journalist aver bartlett, who was at that scene. this is clearly an intentional strike on this facility. and it's notable by the way, i went to the a hospital that was treating some of the injured i after going to this prison. and although we weren't able to go inside to see the prisoners, they were in critical condition. a doctor did come out and give a statement. and he said that the prisoners are in critical condition and they are undergoing surgeries, they're being given the medicine and the care that they need. and now i just want to point out the irony that russia is giving ukrainian presents of, or medical treatment. no matter, you know, in spite of the fact that these are you and be combatants and it is ukraine that is

caused that it's inflicted, there are potentially moral injuries on them. here's a perfect example of an out war crime committed by ukraine with western weapon reach. and it is russia that is mopping up the mass. how do you think this incident is going to affect the morale among ukrainian troops currently and combat? well, i mean, we seen many, a videos being shared on social media on telegram, et cetera of ukrainian troops saying like we don't have support from, you know, our commanders were being or in some cases were being fired upon by our own army. were being deserted, were being sent out to the front lines who are not equipped to fight our being sent to our deaths at so i, i would say their morale was probably already quite low. but i mean, this is just the next blow. i mean, they, even, they were again, ironically, and in safe hands in russian. i imprisonment because they were being kept safe.

they were being fed, et cetera, but nonetheless, targets by their own government. i mean it's, it's, it's, i can't imagine they could have any morale at this point. so we've seen similar things in syria. we, we had in syria a terrorist, whether there are al qaeda for syria, army, isis, et cetera, intimidating civilians from it wouldn't be the same as surrendering. but from crossing from terrorist held areas into steering government areas are intimidating down by threats that the government would rape or execute them. so we, and we've seen the same kind of strategies that have played out in syria being played out in ukraine or when to go back to our breaking news story. now in the balkans between kosovo and serbia, we're going to go cross to our guests or we lost connection with just a little bit ago. alexander hobbit, she's based in belgrade. he's a political analyst. hi there again, alexander. so i just wanted to continue our discussion. i wanted to ask you about

the speculation in the media that kosovo is military, may attack serbia within several hours. what do you think about that? well, they're not going to attack serbia. what they might do is that they might attack to serbs in not in, not the north of coastal, which of course, it is officially part of serbia. so they're not going to attack serbia proper. but they might attack the serbs in northern part of kosovo, and they did this last year. so it wouldn't be, it wouldn't be something that wasn't done previously. last year we had a similar crisis. where are the prime minister of so called castillo? tried to impose this so these are coastal license plates on the serbs in northern close. so and they refused, of course. then he sent in special forces and actually, you know, they out of beat up some mas serves in northern castillo, and serbia, at the army through the border to the administrative border. they had to send some

helicopters and it was a pretty, i was a pretty hot issue. and then b, e u brute broke her temporary kind of agreement. you know, they had that you gave him time to come up with a permanent agreement, but it hasn't happened. so, you know, something's going to start happening starting at noon. i mean, at midnight, probably they meet what they made. you saw the so fall festival, believe it might start, start hopping all from coming in from serbia proper into cost of all and make them take temporary license plate temporary ideas, you know? so, you know, and it's incidents might start happening and you know, that's what the serbian president is concerned about, especially because the west is not doing a thing to pressure the costs of authorities out to back down to our

respect previously signed agreements. and you know, this is a very similar problem q. what was happening in ukraine for 8 years with immense agreement. you know, we have you or european powers brokering a peace agreement which and then they didn't press one of the sites to him. you know, in your brain it impressed ukrainian sides and here and they haven't press the up also aside to implement in agreement that was actually broke by the new you. that's why we have what do you, what kind of response do you think we can expect from other countries after what's going on right now? well, you know, the thing is we'll see how serbia respond. serbia can't allow for the serbs in northern cost of or to be in our to be abused again, physically or otherwise,

by the so called cost of a security forces are the west probably won't do much. you know, the thing is ever since the ukrainian, the conflict started as serbia has been under great pressure from the western capital to impose sanctions on russia. you know, on serbia, along with breast cancer, to go in again, serbs living there were the only countries here that having a whole sanctions in russia were surrounded by nato countries. or are you a nato? and so the work for very, very anything, the restaurant, you know, you are gauge the russia. so, you know, i really sure here in belgrade that the west is actually using the cost of obedience to pressure or downgrade and just serves in general

our alexander province belgrade based political analysts. thanks for joining us on the program for bringing and bringing us your insight. thanks for having me. ah, the sunday marks navy day in russia, a national celebration honoring sailors and their ships. countrywide, the main parade took place in saint petersburg featuring a flotilla of the navy's finest vessels. here are some of the highlights ah, similar parades went on across the major port cities in russia and even beyond russia's fleet as the in the syrian city of tortoise. also joined the celebrations

and in the ukrainian port city of bear johns, which is currently under the control of russian lead forces. and celebrations proceeded there. after years of being restricted by ukraine, maybe days, not only about the ships and the sailors, but also about coastal defense ship builders, maintenance, and other services. among the many participating dignitaries was president potent who also unveiled russia's new naval doctrine. the documents set the main threat to russia's national security in the world ocean, as the u. s. as course towards dominant, and the growth of nato activity yourself latimer potent laid out moscow's maritime goal. let me upgrade you to get, i mean, we have openly marked the boundaries and areas of brushes, national interest, both economic and vital strategic ones. at the much. first of all, these are our arctic waters, the waters of the black sea,

but hope see you bearing sea. also the baltic and quarrels straits. you and we will protect them firmly by all means. the key here is the capabilities of the navy. it is able to respond immediately to anyone who decides to encroach on our sovereignty and freedom. our navy successfully and honor fully carries our strategic mission on the frontiers of our country. and in any parts of the world's oceans or union. we got reaction to the newly signed doctrine from air marshal and motus war and an indian air force veteran and the head of the peninsula foundation. think tank. he says the document signals that russia intends to firmly protect its interests. it's a very important signal because it actually signals the russia willing to predict the interest anyway to cope the glow and city as an important i lay a fresh semester. i think i would read the calls in the process. and if you look at

what happened with that might be the early 2000. ready the lot of people who look forward to why would look the russian by the way, back again, not just for any specific interest with respect to the family, but more and more for the global and the balance of system to be in the world. india, china will play a major role in getting the word table and the more, you know, balanced more rationalized global governance system, i would say, or the next 20 years this would make their life. and this is what i hope i'm in that context. something country is recovering its own traditional strength, the grid of stimuli. so this maybe in the bottom, that copies or foreign minister survey lab. ralph conducted

a trip to for african countries this week and received warm welcomes everywhere. that's the spite calls from the west to isolate moscow. it is becoming clear that russia is recognizing that his own actions have caused it to become a with in we have good relations with russia. all countries of africa have sovereignty and are free to choose their own policies. to our stance on the russia, ukraine crisis has remained unchanged since its breakout. we never wanted to how with the wolves as to the fire sergey lab rob's visits were deemed such a success that the u. s. secretary of state is now also set to travel to south africa. the democratic republic of congo and rwanda. washington announced to the

new trip for august, just 2 days after lab rav wrapped up his visit. ortiz maria phenomena covered his tor agent, congo, uganda, ethiopia, truly historic tour. at a time of isolation, russia, the world's most sanctioned country, is supposed to be struggling, losing ties and partners. but instead, it's foreign minister to was the african continent with a bang airplane land that 4 times in 4 days and for a different african country than everywhere. russia. 7 diploma except that as a high net read back the debt. as a brand in ethiopia, they lay the floor with fresh green grass, a symbol of respect and everlasting friendship. in a gander, a leader not seen without a mask since the cove at 19 outbreak made a notable exception for la rav he had nothing on his mouth but

a smile in congo. there hogs smiles and jokes that greeted la rob. we're more representative of an old pals reunion rather than formal diplomacy. a, in each country, they all saw it the same russia, enjoying overwhelming appreciation for supporting african anti colonial movements. more than half a century ago, while recognizing the independence of african states. this report been with us for the last 100 years. how can we be? what much could again, this is a how can you have been to somebody who was never home does. the venues for la groves tree were picked carefully and wisely. a no gonna. he was greeted by a veteran african ruler and opinion leader. while in congo it was the turn of a regional influencer at the country's hound since 1979. and then on to kyra. an ad is ab,

about the headquarters of too powerful regional bodies. the arab league and the african union both said they had failed pressure from the west ahead of the visit. but i'm 40 right now. these instincts of colonialism emerge and the politics of western countries when they demand the whole well, take their side and running against all the others. one day they asked me a question, are you bruce wolf always? i said, you must, you must think i wanted you. why do you think my, my many job is to be pro somebody i'm through. i should've in fear of provocation african union ambassadors asked for a meeting in russia's embassy while the arab league was less intimidated. although asked by western diplomats not to be pictured with lab rob in protest at russia's actions in ukraine, they gave a rather clear response. the west with his sanctions and condemnation basically pushed russia closer towards asia and africa. but as soon as it realised they could

backfire, they tried to fix the situation by blame in russia, by blockading, ukraine's grain exports, and restricting the trade of russia's own fertilizer. boots actions have had the consequence of inflicting pain on the people of kenya and on other countries throughout the world. he is hurting the people of kenya in order to benefit his own situation from his own perspective. but africa didn't seem to buy it, although there are no data functions and this, the wis cause stokes russian ships for all coding on the number of ports, plus lumber off came to africa with the good news. a deal was reached to resume grain experts from the black sea. it will bring relief for developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy, and the most formidable people on the edge of famine. and to love stabilize global

food prices, which would already at record levels even before the war a total nightmare for developing countries. and with the west, realizing the russia to blame for everything car didn't help. it used a very unexpected joker. no, see if russia is one of the last imperial colonial powers, it has decided to invade a neighboring country to defend its interests. that's the reality. it's a bitter irony to hear such sentiments from the leader of the country that has been colonized in africa for decades. that has basically never stopped seen. the continent has its own property, years after independence movements to called have to use in it as a backyard for nuclear tests, and as an endless base for free natural resources. foreign minister is not the only one who are in africa the. they also making the journey on the french president, you add them back to their did that you,

when they had of the us agency for international development. and i say it's like when you called was playing out in africa with rival trying to get in. well, yes, and now however, while others had just woken up the africa as a partner, russia and real friend has always been here. ready for an alternate id from africa . and now it's time for an update on our breaking news story. air raid sirens and clashes have been reported in kosovo in the border town of metro such cova. so kosovo security forces have apparently blocked a key border crossing with serbia and say that people with serbian id will no longer be allowed to pass. earlier serbia's president warned about an upcoming military operation by kosovo to sees a border crossing with serbia that would begin at midnight on sunday. meanwhile, the serbian defense ministry has rebutted reports that its forces have entered

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