is often very dramatic. a developer is only really, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successfully, very difficult time to sit down and talk ah, referendums on joining russia. draw to a close on the final day of the independent don't boss for public than to ukrainian reaches the authorities in case i'm making it abundantly clear that anyone who is dropping pilots into the ballot boxes of the referendum will be persecuted with no mercy. western media and politicians claim the referenda that being conducted at gunpoint residence in the for voting regions a facing would lead to selling threats of reprisals with 17 people are killed including 11 children as

a school shooting, devastate the central russians with low and welcoming just turned to pm here in the russian capital, and this is on the international with the laces world. news update is good to have you with. well, 1st, let's take a look at the latest on the referendums that are taking place in the republics have done yet scandalous dance, and 2 other regions, apollonia, and song is the final day of voting is locals decide on whether they want to become a part of russia ah

low to turn out on the referendums fall, stay surpassed the crucial 50 percent threshold in all the regions according to local officials. that means that moscow will now recognize the results as valid. around $1500000.00 people that cost that votes natania is republic by the end of the 4th day of voting. meanwhile, in the la guns republic, the latest data shows they turn out exceeded 90 percent. well, in the kerosene and zappa, those year regions turn out is roughly the same as 63 and 66 percent respectively assay spoke to international observers who gave their assessments on the voting. we just cross the border and directly you're off to this 1st, a point of voting. odysseyware and russian city of stuff are quite

a lot of refugees from this territories here, mr. green from us. so we already had a chance to visit a point of holding jer, interestof. and what we saw there was, according to the normal standards of electrons we heard from several locals who came to the polling station to vote, and were quite emotional about it. sneak starting from garden to rule. no one forces us to come. you can see it yourself. people come voluntarily. i'm so happy. i'm about to cry. you dip. luckily, people are crying with chinese. people from the russian control territories in ukraine for saturday is there has finally come yet. i'm so glad leave to see a i'm really happy. we've come a long way and have been waiting for it for ages while after or 4 days of the referendum, which was held by mobile referendum groups that were going from a house to house, asking people to ho turns who we saw

a really high number is actually, at least 86 percent of the voters here than as people's republic half cast their ballots. and finally, on the 5th day, how pulling stations like this one have opens up. and so of course, this is absolutely free. it will of course it turn out in old regions that are holding the referendum has been really great. so everyone has passed their 50 percent a threshold. and that means that the referendum i had been declared valid on the old territories in don boston's upper osha and in the care san as, as well. people are turning out to vote in the referendum here and, and s people's republican logan's hind. here solomon's a pearl, yet despite the fact that ukrainian nationalists are constantly trying to disrupt the voting process by constantly firing their artillery against that peaceful

civilians, we are receiving reports on a daily basis for civilians being killed off a critical civilian infrastructure damaged at this point says thousands of people are still without running water without electricity. now, as several people have been arrested in the various regions for a trying to organize terrorist acts as well, according to local officials in logan skins or pearls. yeah. well, i hear is done that skirts as well. like i said, ukraine constantly. shells at the city. they fired a cluster munitions in several districts here in done nets. and they spread the so called the anti personnel. that's all minds. they're very unnoticeable on the grounds on once a person has steps on them on them, they will be main for life. so for at least more than 70 people have become a victims of these battle mines. well, despite all that,

people are still coming out to vote in very large numbers in don boss in don't ask alone more than 86 percent have voted. as for the results of the referendum, i hear in done ask at least in dentist people's republic, we are expecting a preliminary statements a little bit later in the evening today, while the official numbers will probably come out on wednesday morning. and so we are expecting more people to join to caster volts. now local authorities have declared today a day off, so people have no excuse and not to come. and to cast their ballad. the referendums, happy and widely dismissed as illegitimate by many western politicians with some claiming the vote is being conducted. quote at gunpoint is comes as the regions vote his face, the con said did vote. his face, the constant threat of shelling from ukrainian forces artes egleston of ex. thanks

. keith has repeatedly claimed ownership over the citizens of don bass, and at the same time has been doing everything in its power to antagonize them. it's military has been shelling the population here with how it is and have you rocket launchers. planes dropped bombs on people's homes and children. and now the authorities in cave, making it abundantly clear. but anyone who is dropping ballots into the ballot boxes at the referendum will be persecuted with no mercy ukraine proposed up to 5 years in prison for anyone who dares to vote. and that's just the tip of the iceberg of repression. there's a plethora of ways to lose all humanity and caves, eyes here and be condemned with the stigma of being a so called russian collaborator, 8 years of war, have somewhat numbed the people here to the outright abhorrence coming from caves, government, which considers them its subjects but while they're used to it,

it doesn't mean they aren't hard broken. no, it's such a bitter feeling when your mother land turns its back on you. well, the land you it always thought to be your mother land. it's very sad. me that the one you i am so angered by there, but this is wool. that's all i can say when you know crazy. we aren't living in ukraine. we are living in the la guns republic. and we do hope they won't be able to get the hands on us, not near the standard. and sure all these threads could have been a bluff grand standing at an international level. a tray can ukraine's domestic policy game, but keep itself shattered. all hopes of that all can operators who somehow reveal their names. there is a whole list of the surnames. they are all people who have signed that death sentences. we are not bloodthirsty. we are officially saying that will only accept a legal decision. life sentences for traitors as citizens of the don boss flocked to the polling stations in the millions. it's not just ukraine that remains

oblivious to their plea. germany's tub diplomat, anna, lena, burbock. ow did caves own propagandists when she suggested the real situation with the vote here resembles a poorly written r rated movie? and it does, yes. people have voting with a gun pointing at their heads. and this is exactly what touch referendums are about . people are shot at raped and then obliged to very well a soldier onto the kalashnikov is standing right next to them. if we now accepted and let it be, then it will be repeated in other places. it will serve as an invitation to further violate international laws. as western politicians and media post the narrative of a people voting at gunpoint. reality on the ground points to a very different threat facing those wanting to cost their vote at polling stations public areas. and don bass are being shared by the ukrainian military every day. he was under cover hitman bomb pro russian officials and liberated regions on

a regular basis. diversion groups are also active behind the defensive lines, but the german foreign minister chose to emit all of that. it doesn't fit ukraine's heroic facade, promoted so hard in the west. they're locked into this narrative. and it's, it's been ongoing since 2014, that the people of the dumbass have no agency of their own that they are essentially ultimate owns, are doing big. so that was obvious and that's how the west will interpret any election or referendum outcome. the problem is that they haven't come up with any evidence of this. show us the evidence that that people are being forced at gunpoint going. butch moore, isn't it? about a quarter of the population here are holders of russian passports. just under a 1000000 people whom you crane is eager to evict, to the 21st century gulags. and that's to start with,

under the proposed bill drawn up in co authorship with members of the as of neo nazi group, freedom of speech goes out of the window support. every whim of ukraine's government will be jailed. collaborators will be considered those citizens who have denied the armed aggression against ukraine and the occupation of its territories, or have publicly called for support for the aggressor, for cooperation with the occupiers. the final, in the most decisive day of the referendum is here. and it's about to show just how many people have decided to personally sign the divorce papers with ukraine once and for rule, i'm again done of reporting from the la guns people's republic ot see. let's get some more insight now in crestline to even thought let's independent white a journalist on human rights activist, and many thanks for joining us on the program. eva, now i understand you're in don. yes. right now. can you tell me what the situation is like? what the mood is like on the ground that the referendum. yeah,

so for the last 4 days. incredible start date. now think today i've been going around different districts not only have done yet, but i also went to the north and also to marry on the very 1st day of the referendum, september 23rd. and the mood, this must be jubilant. might seem like the wrong word to use in a war zone, but really it's for people. it's like they're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. these people have been suffering prorate years of ukraine, terrorism, ukraine, bombing all over the bath. and in fact, just last week from september 17th when i arrived to september 22nd premium showing killed 26 civilians. and unfortunately i had the displeasure of seeing these bodies and parts of bodies on dunlap street. this is what people here of been subjected to under ukraine floor. and this is what's been ignored by western corporate media. so back to the referendum, people feel like when it was not yes,

but when they joined the russian federation, this will stop. i can't say whether that's true or not, but certainly the overriding sentiment, because i've been asking people what, what do you think about the referendum people or the reply? generally, they're happy there and they're returning to russia. i asked them what they hoped for their the overriding sentiment is piece. i also asked them about the question about whether or not they're being forced to vote. i ask them, you know, are you being forced, or course to vote, or the soldiers forcing you to vote and they either laugh or they outright say no. and you have to bear in mind that the, the soldiers to my knowledge, the soldiers are local dpr filters that are standing guard and providing security in the event that there's some sort of act and sabotaged the body language of the people i've been seeing. and the various locations i've gone around onto the hard hit areas of p c, p and another one who fax number now from the west. and these are areas that are

being hammered, ukrainian challenge, and everywhere i tell if the soldiers are presence, not always present, but if they're present, the body language of people is there because they're accustomed to them and they're not frightened by them. so, you know, that's just a response to this ridiculous trouble hearing that people are being forced to most people keep saying we've been waiting 8 years for this. we've been following the, the numbers of voted to have been cutting up and the highest turn out with the middle. yes, we're public that you're talking about around 1500000 people have cars that vote already. it was that these are surprising to you with that expected. another surprising down because again, people are saying we wanted this 2014. so of course now that there's the possibility for this referendum top and now of course people are going to vote. it's not surprising. it's also not surprising that the west immediately decided that this was charade, and that this was a ripped election or a referendum rather, and that they have written it off before it even occurred. because it is the wes

that's been providing the weapons that are slaughtering civilians. here, so no it's, it's not surprising that these people are trying to achieve their freedom from the reign of terror. and they've been living under simply because they did not agree with what was happening in cabin adjustment in 2014. they just didn't want that to come to them and said, because they didn't want that ukraine and they work on them 2 days before the referendum cakes on september, the 22nd 21st. sorry. the german foreign minister on the head of the counselor, we were both claims that people would be forced to vote a gunpoint. so obviously you've been there, you've seen that we've haven't seen anything of this thought with the ro nice. does that last just a collective effort, by the way, to kind of undermine the process even before the voting had started? it is, and if i can draw a parallel syria, which i think it's very relevant, it is the same kind of thing we saw and serious, serious held their presidential election last year. embassy had been close by the

west, back in 2012 or 2013. but even before the election place in countries were embassy for opening, for an embassy were open or within syria proper. the west had already deemed them wrecked because again, they knew the outcome would be an outcome that they did not desire. they desired outcome, which would see the president of period gone, or in this case would see which was just impossible. people here not to, to the office, the depart ukraine and enjoying russia. so therefore they have to discredit the referendum they have to. they have to just credit the unself western media and western politicians are almost too bad as the ex extra mas ukrainians who view the people here as human one question, one other question of an ascii people, when i've been going around the 1st areas is you know, they talk about without prompting them. they talk about being bomb 3 years and one an end to this until i ask them why your brain bombing you. and generally they say,

they don't see a human. they see it says people who they can kill and all matter. so i think that also i think that people here in on boss, frankly, they've been let down by the west, which again, as i mentioned has armed brandon has let you print it always scott, free with years of war crimes. so people here, i think, don't really care what the western politicians immediately say at this point with the results of the the votes expected to evidently all people the another so anxious about how this is going to change their lives. i wouldn't say nervous or anxious. i mean, the daily ukrainian shelling is a reality they've, they've become accustomed to. and in fact, you spend any amount of time here and you become accustomed to the showing to the point that you don't notice that you don't wish. so in terms of, i was personally thinking there would be a heavy bombardment of showing and that could still hurt. but i don't, i wouldn't say nervous, i would say,

eager for the results and eager for what this means. eager for them move towards russia to joining russia and all the positive developments it will bring. i mean, we see how after crimea was reunited with russia. the infrastructure improved very quickly. i mean, when i went there in 2019, that's one of the main things people kept talking about was the infrastructure. and with that comes a better quality of life. with that comes a better economy and better option for work. but that's another thing. people have talked about here, so i would say instead of anxiety with eagerness. what will come next? if of our lead independent, right? a journalist on human rights activists. many thanks for joining on the program. really appreciate your insight. and with the voting soon to wrap up, we'll keep you updated on the results on what the future holds for these regions. ah,

a reported to drop in pressure in both nodes, stream one and nodes stream to pipelines is being considered an unprecedented situation. as according to the kremlin, which has said the reason why the pipelines have developed problems remains unknown and no possible scenario could be excluded and torturing caywood's manual reset. this is very concerning news. it's true that we're talking about some kind of damage to the pipeline of denmark's economic zone. although the exact nature of the damage is yet to be determined, the pressure in the pipeline has significantly drops. this is an unprecedented situation and it must be immediately investigated. on monday they nordstrom to operate reported a sharp loss of pressure in one of the pipes. the same happens later, a node stream on with the operator saying the damage appeared unprecedented. and the exact reason had yet to be determined. german media outlets of said this sabotage. it would be could be possible the

essential russian city of a shaft skis in shock. often 17 people were killed including 11 people and more than 20 others wounded. and a devastating school shooting, awarding the following video, which shows people trapped in the building during the attack is distressing. ah, you could you look oh, which couldn't smell my to, to routinely. i'm trying to attack shiva to keep my mom enough. he's in my mom. i thought she was joking, but is it turned out she was a former student of this school, a 34 year old man named r chung kasan. so he actually lived just 250 meters away from here. and according

to his neighbors, they say he was a calm, quiet, lonely person. he was rarely seen with any sort of friends when he saw people in the street that he knew he would just pass by them without saying hello. now, as for the actual reasons for why he carried out this attack, there are a number of theories because we heard from the russian education ministry. they said that he was actually diagnosed with skits, of friends. so, it is possible that there was some psychological aspect to this that may have caused him to take that step to commit this mass shooting in this school. but we also heard from kremlin spokesperson dmitri pascall, who said he might have been a member of a neo nazi organization. because after all, he was found by russia's investigative committee with a swastika on his shirt. unfortunately, we may never know the actual reasons for why he decided to do this because he committed suicide after killing all those people. and the russian investigative committee has not reported yet that he left behind. and he sort of stated reasons

or notes as to why he carried out this horrific attack. russia's investigative committee has determined that at least 17 people were killed in this attack. and that's mostly children. students who went to school that day, expecting a day like any other, they said good bye to their parents that morning, not understanding that it was their last good bye. i mean, surviving students had been talking to the media, telling stories about how they were barricading themselves in classrooms to, in a desperate attempt to escape the bloodshed. and so these are classrooms that became, makes shift fortresses filled with crying, fearful children who are going to have to live the rest of their lives with the trauma of what happened here. and the fear that it might happen again in the wake of the devastating attack locals have been traveling to the school to mourn the victims ons lay flowers. we heard from some of them including those whose children were in the school that day. ya come and get off kibble i ever did his country. i

was in a business trip when i read messages in the group chat about what was happening at the school. our children survived, but it still had so much. i do not know how i'll help my children deal with as trauma. my boys are 14 years old and they've been strong to friends of my son are in a coma. now, if they don't make it, i do not know how i'll explain it to him. to look for realism. would see me if he did that. waltz cannot express these pain. have to girls right school myself. i couldn't help but common morn, the victims. it is very scary, keep her children safe. nursery looks good on my daughter is in the 1st grade at this school. i can see she didn't go to school yesterday. this is all horrifying. iran has accused us of using recent unrest to try to destabilize the country. it comes off to people to, to the streets falling in the death of a 22 year old kurdish woman. earliest months after she fell into a coma,

following her detention by the morality police, his ortiz at sophia nunez with more as evidence. largest anti government processed in a decade have been spreading across the country. the west continues to poor fuel on the fire. the mass rally started in response to the death of a young woman who died after being detained on accusations of violating baseline mac republic. he job mandate as she wore it so loosely. iranian women have been the face of the past, week's demonstrations, some ripping of their head scarves and burning them while fellow protesters have cheered them on. and now terence exclaiming that this sentiment has been seized up one by the western followers that don't wish iran well. the u. s. is long attempted to undermine iran stability and security to no avail. it can't hide his nefarious designs. loosening communications sanctions while keeping maximum pressure in place, both meant to provoke instability bids to violate around sovereignty won't go

unanswered. even though there is no concrete proof or at least publicly available, however, it's worth pointing out a couple of things that would suggest to some that iran isn't being paranoid, saying the u. s. decision to reverse some of its own sanctions on iran. so the protesters with have why their internet access, and that's nothing new for america, they did the same thing during 2018, brought us in iran. we worked with technological companies to help free flow of information and provide circumvention tools that helped in last week's protest. we are able to sponsor v p ends and that allows iranians to use the internet. also, the us often begins to amplify the voice of dissidents, of course, without mentioning their financial motivations. in the case of this latest protest in iran, one particular voice has been given special attention. so he's been at the public eye. this is like the berlin wall, if the curtis will job than does that make the public want exists. so that is why it's different because clearly iranian women are chunking desk, the dictators,

and that scares the regime. we get the message that our starters is not a good public, is in power in america. i, i'm not safe as far as it's not like the public is in poverty. no one is faith. this i rang and born acts of his sweat to america over a decade ago. and since then, but particular in recent base has been splashed across the covers of magazines. and in by that there's a guest on mainstream media. all these tonisha mens pouring forth from these, lana republic. perhaps the most remarkable of the fact that iran was brought to this point, at least in part, by an unpaid 46 year old mother working from an f b. i safe house in new york city massey and in jobs and the rain in journalist who was driven into exile, fit in years ago, has helped galvanized the countries women and mass in some 10000000 followers and her social media sites. well, that's not quite true on faith. she is on the u. s. government payroll and has been since 2014. when she joined the washington found that voice of america. she has also today is reportedly received an estimated $628000.00 in federal money and to

be clear, no $1.00 is challenging her activism, but all that certainly does not do anything to contradict. parents claim that washington is invested investable isaac iran. the protest have not just revealed washington's hope to see regime change in iran, accelerate passively, but also the europe delusional self perception. here is their latest statement on the situation in the islam republic for the e. u and its members states the wide spread and disproportionate use of force against non violent protesters is unjustifiable and unacceptable. people in iran, as anywhere else, have the right to peaceful protest. that right must be insured in all circumstances . therefore, we expect iran to immediately stop the violent crack down on protests and ensure internet access as well as the free flow of information. really. but what about

scenes of police violence? we suppress and corbett block bowing processors or the french yellow bass movement with many of those protests are shocked by the authority, but rather boys, ah ah ah and even more sole we, sam, you state selling muslin women, what to wear or rather what not swear by banning islamic males in public and as for the free flow of information, the chances are manual view who are watching r t right now. i doing it online, very vpn. that is because we've had our license revoked across much of the western

world as have numerous other russian channels. the speed with which washington and brussel sprouts on the misfortunes of their rivals and push for their downfall while pretending to be objective, only further expose as they own hypocrisy. many thanks for joining if they were ne, international will be back at the top of the hour with the very latest ah, with started i will, i will not be up with some of leave i be of to for will send you a bill of a blood get a laugh, but a little bit like i'm on that thing with dental, but the head nozzles and poignant national full and how would i think it was?

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