ah, it with 3 p. m and the russian capital, our main stories today. latin america is expected to shortly sign papers starting the incorporation of 2 dumb ballasts republics. them the upper rogia and her some regions into the russian federation. falling vast support for joining russia as shown by referendums held last week. you're seeing light fixtures there from saint george's hole in the ground kremlin palace here in moscow. also ahead on the program today. 23 people are killed. dozens of others. when did i say column of civilian vehicles moving towards russian control is the territory.

in the south prodigy a region comes funder fire. local officials say the attack was conducted by ukraine's armed forces. moscow has evidence stump revealed western footprints and organizing, carrying monday's attacks on both nord stream pipelines, according to the head of russia's foreign intelligence service, with wherever you're joining the program from today. welcome. i'm you know neil in moscow on this is art. see international big day for russia, not a mere put is expected to sign at the cree shortly. starting the process of incorporation of the 2 don't boss republics. and there's up

a rogia and her son regions in to the russian federation. by the way, what you're just seeing here are live pictures from the ground kremlin palace and george's whole there. where at politicians, digna trees and other officials from those republics, those regions. and also, of course, in russia are awaiting the russian leader to come on stage and have his at say, know the back run to this over the past at week 10 days. overwhelming support. i think it can be summarized those among voters in the recent referendums held there on self determination. you might have spoke with the former at russian present dmitri med get of in the front row there as well. so as we awaits the entrance on stage of the russian president vladimir putin at 2, what we believe will be signing at decree are stating on that's beginning. as you can see, they're written on the screen, the session process of new regions to russia at let's cross for the moment to our

correspondence. our t correspondent at maria phenomena, who of course is listening in 2 developments on give me a break on earlier of what is happening. indeed, as you said earlier, must be a big day, a lot of significance at take us through watts ahead. what is expected? this friday yes. how are you in a truly historic day, wide report and is about to sign the treaties that officially make the don't you know that the republics often ask and la garza and also the to region self care. so on ends approaching a part of russia, that is a total of 110000 square kilometers with a combined population of with least $6000000.00 people. vast, excluding all those who left the regions, fleeing the violence and the fighting. just a few words about the location, the official ceremony is about to start in so called saint george, whole of the grand crumbling palace the most mole there. where all the countries

significant prevents the usually handle for regions are of course attend and also in the whole it is and we have been able to speak to some of them earlier. this is what i know the store assuming this 8 years under bar russian variable landscape. when i was in lou ganske, i saw of the extermination of children that have been going on for 8 years. so i exploration. finally, such a long awaited event for the residents have done the character of steel. they have not run away for these past 8 years, future and voted to return to russia. this i take, the solitary showed that the absolute majority of the people on the ground calling stations on the shelling one to be with russia. they, though the west did not recognize the results of these votes, for as that they will never recognize russia's claims on what they believe that nature. secretary general is organized and unexpected, is not officially announced. but judging by the time when right talk to widely

signings, we can expect that the focus will be on the general re told the reporters that these move will violate the un charter and has no legal values though most co believes that a does stay a line with the united nations toward a particular, it's part that states the right to self determination. and all i have to say, sadly comes and meet. yet another escalation on the ground wave fighting, not only can t noon, but also intensifying, and we are hearing again more claims about additional military a to key of in the most recent incident, moscow claims that ukraine targeted civilian convoy and moving on the territory of the parole here region, russian control area right now, we hear that at least 23 people have been reported to dad. and we already heard this folks, person of the russian president saying that starting today's signing starting

friday mosca will consider any attack on these 4 territories as the attack against russia. this is what dmitri fiscal had to say, could an attack on the new russian territories be considered an act of aggression against the russian federation. it would not be considered anything else. and while we are still waiting for the official ceremony to begin, i want to tell you about the people in the dawn boss. they have been waiting for the small man for at least a tear, as i can said. as a war reporter who has been covering the events in that part of the globe since 2013, they have been leaving suffering. and they are under constant one bargains and enormous pressure from ki, of, with their authorities conducting pretty much n t rush policy. while the don bus has historically into graphic of a very close ties with russia, they have been surviving in

a situation of absolute lack of security and total fear. so we are waiting for the ceremony, but they have been waiting for this moment for so long, and that is certainly a very important moment for them later today, we expect celebrations in those regions, of course. but here in moscow as well with hundreds and hundreds of people expecting to attend to celebrate. and of course, to greek new members into russia's big family. yeah, a lot of points raised there by our correspond samaria phenomena, the violence one, as he said earlier, that's something we'll be picking up on a little bit later in the program, marcia, another 23 people at killed today at by purportedly ukrainian forces in these oper rogia region as they moved to russian held at territory. so yes must, who's just breaking down for us there. these are live purchase from saint george's, whole just waiting for the russian at president to make his appearance in the

meantime. let's try and cross to our correspondent in the done yet republic aramon cosser of who spent a lot of time there rahman hello to you. i expect you've spoken to people at a, by this and a little bit of trepidation, but a lot of excitement as well with what is happening today for the people there. can you give us a sense of the atmosphere now in, at dawn boss ahead of the incorporation ceremony? what's it like there? absolutely. well, i've been speaking with people. i've been living with the people here in the nest for the past 8 and a half years. and i certainly know what is going on in their minds and in their hearts as well. they've been waiting for this historic day for a very long time. and these 8 and a half years have been marred by human tragedies. thousands of civilians have been

killed including how women and children that's been happening over the last 8 and a half years. of course, when the referendum here was held, people were certainly placing a lot of our hope into the fact that the shelling by the ukranian nationalists will finally stop at some point of course. uh huh. they're being very pragmatic as well . no. when their city is right on the front line and at the shelling will probably not stop over nights, but the fact that russia will accept them as their role. that's done boss will be country. now that gave him a sense of security and a sense of soon all these tragedies of will and, but despite it and everyone here is glued to their td's at the moment, residents of letting me approve of waiting for those that coveted signatures to be placed on paper on the line that is,

and they're hoping that the ratification of these agreements will find them to be protected. now, as you can see, huddle or people are outside, and that's because this city is being various calibers from smaller ones to really large ones. now we are receiving use of casualties of civilians on or killed or people that were wounded by myself, visit the local trauma hospital almost on a daily basis as well as speaking crane in nationalists, of course people are they been living and this is chaos. if you will, for the last 8 and a half years, let me repeat that one more time. 8 and a half years. of course, they've been sick of it over this period. a lot of children. oh, well born dougherty, what they already went to the 1st grade than they, they've known. nothing bought horses design though aboard. of course, everyone here holds that said they say care this man lou and let's,

and i hear from some of the people what they think about join in russia, whistles that those that we've been waiting for, or save years. they have helped us a lot. the ukranian army were monsters. they wanted us to die. she didn't like the really for from 2014. there were shells in 2017 as well. you know, they shelled us ukrainians as they got drunk. now the people are very happy. they have been waiting for you for all 8 years was to will go to learn as soon applaud they deliberately shelled the village. there were no troops or military facilities here. well, they purposefully targeted the village, though, like mailing a lot of nautical ukrainian soldiers sealed my eyes tortured me, tried to break my arms and legs. they tied people to a road post. any one they suspected of losing richard door. it's better that you're here. it's already wonderful for 8 years constant shelling was allowed. shootings happened near the school they were shooting. thank you for coming. how far from my

daily tragedy? that's the result in civilian federal forces are also targeting critical civilian infrastructure. thousands of people are still without electricity running water here in the netscape being supplied to people once every 3 days. of course local, they are how protected by their country or russia, all this may have will. and now as i'm talking to you right now, the outskirts of the city of dennis are being shelves. and over the last 24 hours we had 5 people that were wounded and 2 people were killed as the day progresses. these numbers will not construe that sir, corresponding in don boss who has been there for a considerable length of time. there remained customer thickness through they, they are expecting to, they rely on thank you indeed, let's pick opens up. i'd at violence in the region really overcast thing,

today's advance renewed shelling by key ebs forces reported se humanitarian convoy of civilians in the zapora was your region at came under ukrainian. shelling with numerous dead according to local officials on the following images are disturbing by the way. officials in the south rogia region have said this had convoy towards russian controlled territory at came under fire from ukrainian forces those shadowy people at that was what was stated earlier. dead a further $34.00 people wounded as well in the attack, unification at west at russia and intensified shelling of civilian areas with the artillery fire spot and murat gosti of can tell us more at this point on the brink of joining the russian federation. what is left?

because not the independence and this is for technical when a new territory joins an existing state, it must be recognized as an independent entity, which is what son region previously you create in territory as, as an independent region. now an agreement is due to be of the den. yes, people's republic. little guns, people's republic. osha and son have gathered for the form of siding, whereby your son pulling up your province, then join the russian federation. after that, there is, there will be talk of a time frame under which the federation will, will have to change their loads to integrate them with existing credit systems. property. huge a tremendous undertaking made all right, much more difficult by the fact that fighting here continues the conflict, still very much wages and that is what has tempered people's joy here and

overwhelmingly overwhelmingly that is what plenty of them supported rush up from the outset. this is the south of ukraine, the south and east of ukraine of traditionally been fashion. nevertheless, there is fear here an atmosphere of fear you claim has increasingly targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure. ok, we interrupt package by murat because the russian president vladimir putin has just come on to the stage less listening to his speech. he is your citizens of russia than your citizen. so public side or the residence of the project. her son stayed to mark in that sand verse, so the russian federation was night. then you got, you know, that and done. that's going to what referenda were held. who told you, what do you mean? it isn't dealing people have made their choice and bass choice me,

but it's beyond any doubt. today we're going to sign the treaty of san people as republic, lugens people as republic, 0 here region. and for some reason it's a but yet, but i'm sure that the federal assembly, russia foreign, you know, regents before and you can speak to intensity of the week as it is the will and years and of course it is there. right. but it is shrines in the article, one of the un charter, which direction civil equality and self determination of peoples. once again, friend, right. it is based on the historical unity in the name and generations of our ancestors were winning their battles. and those who, from the roots of benches throughs for centuries was creating and protecting russia

during the new russia. amounts of so bought up in new york mining. that they were found in can you see it is by catherine the great and potomac in that you put our but a moderate grandfather's stood their ground during the great but really war here and we will forever remember the heroes of the russians bring you those who did not agree with a new naps, acute a tiny crane and a protein, all those who died waiting for the ride to speak, their native tongue to preserve their culture. the traditions your values and faith for the right to leave them. but these are the warriors have done that mar tourists, of that same hot change next year at the big things all the terrorist attacks. but it traded why the key for a gene volunteer is and militia, man civilians, children, women, elder people, russians, ukrainians, people of barriers. if the method is ation narrowed new leader then yes, that's true. people's leader of donna gallic founder as well. battled commander is

get you sugar. most get boy good, good and good goring class. again, her knee on the people's republic. it's all our soldiers and officers who died as heroes during a special military operation we they are a true heroes. good. i heroes of great russia, please let honor of them with a minute of silence. we thank you. the menu on the retail is then yes, it will guns chameleon so people and don s can look at people as republicans,

up out in harrison regions where they made their choice and our common destiny and millennia history has behind us that was passed on from generation to generation quite old the, they pick it, it was, they kept the law for russia 3 years. and these feelings cannot be destroyed. and by anyone that's why older generations and the youth who were burned up for the tragedy of the call that of the soviet union voted for our unity for our common carriage future in 991 in bullet pulcher, without asking about the wheel of regular citizens representatives of those party leads when made the decision to do with bringing their homeland to collapse and the people they were are. and what does that mark from? bear in mind. that land is man bridge. our unity, national unity turned into this asteroid like the opera there

a balloon and they were making dividing and border is somewhere behind the scenes. and the latest leader is called the soviet union. despite the direct expression, we'll let the referendum of 991 and they destroyed our great country. they just the fact that you were maybe they didn't completely understand why they were doing quincy of us. but it doesn't matter. i'd be it. and russia today doesn't need this ticket that we are not near driving for days, but there is nothing stronger than the willingness of millions of people. traditions consider themselves to be part of russia. in the center is lived in one state. there is nothing wrong group there are through historic homeland long 8 here is people isn't done bad. worse was put under genocide and leave and in her son ends up or launch the now keep regime was threatening of them with that through

school teachers, him a dating with the reprisals. millions of people who came to express their we'll bath, separate ology and her song. basically, you made their choice. i want now they become our citizens for ever. you mean we appealed to the key presumed to cease fire immediately. all the has still, it is the war that they started back in 2014 and to go back. had been a go stations table because we are ready to do that. and we have that bad. and on many occasions by the choice of the people have done that lu ganske is approaching her son. we are not going to discuss that choice was made. and roger will not for free his choice

if you would need us to level the key authorities the way they should see this expression of will with the recent back. and that's the only way we can bridge over the solution if we will protect our lands with average means we have at our disposal. and we would do every think to with them provide safety for our people. this is the great liberating mission of our people from the day we will restore destroyed, feed is in town schools, hospital theater is and we will restore. and we will develop industrial enterprises, infrastructure factories, social and pension, support, health care and education. and of course, we will raise the level of security to gather where will make it so that people in the region felt the support of the entire people or russia of the entire country to hold the republics of all the regions of our great homeland and vast homeland

was aiming delusion, friends, colleagues, today i would like to address soldiers and officers who participate in the special military operations and to the water yourself gone best and you russia, those who offered the degree of the partial mobilization, joining with they aren't forces performing the refund on duty to come up or coming to the enlistment offices voluntarily, i would like to address the repairs of wives. children. i would like fighting for who is the enemy, who is trying to throw the world into the new cried his brothers and sisters in ukraine. part of our people with their asked are preparing for mankind musically now. they threw away their masks and we can see their real faces that are true faces will have to follow their dictates back. then in $90.91 that we're going to shoot or the west, you thought that russia you operate these kind of full continue to follow the path

of collab and it almost happened. we'll remember these horrible 990 s family and hopelessness that i bought it was reborn and got stronger and it took its place in the world and the west. we have been looking for things you chance to attack it to make it we courage to destroy rochester with something they were dreaming about to this member of our country. you should put the estimated it's against each other with something they can remain faithful about that there is so when you grade the big country with all its natural resources of natural reaches with the people and your crew will never leave it to the west, can cross all the lines to preserve that neo colonial system that allows them to remain a parasite, basically to blunder the world. you're seeing that dictate that they're a technologist $10.00 is really good for them to collect his fees from mankind.

and to get him on to collect the hedge among the upset. and this is the key model that they have that's why if they want, toppled this solver. and that's why they are becoming aggressive toward to truly independent states or traditional values and independent cultures. company attempts to undermine international and integration processes that they do not control, you know, the global currency and standards of technological development. yes, it is critical for them to see all the count trees abandoned, their sovereign people, the benefit of the united states and ruling leads of some of the states. they do this voluntarily, and they agreed to become vassal voluntarily. the other is, are intimidated or dr. and if they don't succeed, they destroy entire state, and they leave humanitarian disaster ruins in their way. millions of young

people on the phone casualty to that. they create an protect trades colonies off calendars, but they do not here. the only thing they want is to benefit from that. i mean the ultimate is because i need to meet, you know, who will be to dominate the origin of the war that the hybrid war that the west is wage.