a soft bower mary, can the final goal of these seem revolutions to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. ah, the headlines on r c, international. the russian defense ministry says ukraine has lost more than $6000.00 of its soldiers over the past one month. the us on this western ally seek to further prolong the conflict with so i more off the job setting to offer a set of devastating earthquakes rockridge parts of the country, destroying homes and leaving thousands desk a wife and children

are also being pulled from the rubble of destroyed buildings in syria. more than 4000 fatalities have been confirmed in both trophy and syria. the death toll is still rising. with your top stories that live from moscow with archie international with me role re sushi from the entire news team here. it's good to happy with us. so the russian military has assessed kias battle field losses over the past month. the russian defense minister studies show who showed that just during that time ukraine lost over 6500 troops and more than 600 military vehicles. it also said that the u. s. and western allies have been trying to drag out the conflict with the ultimate goal to hom, russia. sooner so they may say is it united states and its allies are trying to prolong the conflict as much as possible to do this. they have started supplying

heavy, offensive weapons, openly calling on ukraine to seize our territories. in fact, such steps involved needle countries in the conflict and can lead to an unpredictable level of escalation. here, the groups of russian troops are working to eradicate all the weapons and equipment supply to key of both on the delivery routes and in combat positions. in january they also lost 26 aircraft 7 helicopters and 208 drones. so that was the end of that list of the losses when it comes to ukraine. then who went on to talk about those who are supplying ukraine with weapons. and he said that the u. s. and its allies are really dragon out the conflict by supplied heavy offensive weapons. and that their actions also openly calling on ukraine to snatch russian territories and that their actions, the us and its allies, their actions are actually dragging nato countries into the conflict and escalated

things to a point where we could see it, reach an unpredictable level. that sounds quite scary, but again we're seeing this, it's not stop in there, just continue and continue. and he also went on to say that the weapons that they do find russian troops are continuing to grind all the weapons and equipment a find that is supplied the key of regime both on the battlefield and also on the supply routes. then he spoke about the key aversion continuing to intimidate people in the territories that have recently come on, the russian control, and they're doing that by striking hospitals. why striking residential areas then he moved on to say about how over orthodox christmas went. both sides were supposed to observe a truth period, a ceasefire because as we know in the 1st week of january, russians and ukrainians, of course they observe that when they christmas and still, despite that, ukraine's armed forces carried out over $550.00 artillery and more so it's high sir

in that period. so the defense minister said that this shows their barbaric nature that they don't care about anything, even something as sacred as a christmas. and then he went on to give us a list, all of the terry terrors, the areas that have recently been liberated. and he said that whites and currently in the area of ugly dar and arts almost is developing successfully. meantime, the head of the donuts republic says russian forces i have gained a strategic advantage around the embattled city of r, a tom off scorsone in his buck. mood that's as our russian troops have been advancing on ukrainian positions all across the front line. here's our senior correspondent, kiev admit back more ease on the brink, rushes, wagner group has launched an assault from 3 directions, north, east, and south. who actually, my cit though are, are though we're good out of this hail called bot net. it's old burning wood barely got out in small groups. our command is don campbell,

us. i'm telling it to you like it is so that we lost more people to say to dad for injured in half an hour. these are all who are left. it's hell there or simply hell, i'm telling you, i still don't the battlefield back. what has been utterly savage. it has claimed thousands, if not, tens of thousands of ukrainian troops killed endangered. rare sleeps from ukrainian journalists and troops paint a terrible picture. oh, elephant i spoke to people who transport the dead and wounded out of back moment. and they told me that according to their estimates and unprepared ukraine in fights as survives and backward for only 4 hours on the front line. yes. that's a very negative statistic. i think they survive longer in zappa rogia than yet. can le ganske russian forces are pushing forward slowly but surely. ah,

with these is the 2 s for 2 lip, a 240 millimeter mortar used to level fortifications. rewards with blue, with the thought, ah, they may be huge and they showed me are, but they function much like their smaller cousins. and those are reg, regular, more dog cell. mine is launched out of the tube flies in an arc and lands on target with the ammunition that they're using now are those mines are

rocket assisted, meaning that they can cover much greater distances. ah, it is somewhat rare. see through a v, i think 2 of these guns falling together. one is usually pretty enough. mm. but it's a little finishing us to nothing remains of the enemy's positions of the shot. this system fire strictly a major target and leave nothing ending. the 2 lip is just one of the weapons that ukrainian troops and nationalists are riding from in baltimore and elsewhere. and every day, more weapons and vehicles arrive. russia's military, industrial complex is in overdrive. that key of understands time. he's not on its

side more. i'd gas v of r t. look on squeezen. 38 has been struck by another series of earthquakes just a day after a magnitude, 7.8, shook the country, bringing havoc to that and to nearby the southern neighbour of syria. turkish president of the one described as the strongest earthquake in almost a 100 years. so far more than 4000 people confirmed dead. the following footages from one of the areas hardest. yet i should warn you. you may well find this disturbing. i anita with oh, i

just had a touch earlier in the program here. we heard from my door back off tanika correspondent, the turkish news agency. d ha. reporting from the epicenter of one of the worst quakes. a, she says our search and rescue missions are well underway and took e a expects more help from the international community. the i am caught about my right now. it says 7 points, a magnitude charge crank this fall, turn turkey. it becomes early monday morning, yesterday and almost of par thousandths holdings, have been this through detroit by the earthquake behind my back as you see. that was the 7th floor, this throwing, folding, searching arrest. good themes, laurie on the mission income on my us to save the same lives in turkey. people needs basic needs like blank blanket, dry, dry fields,

leather situation. i really bad that so very call 23rd day in turkey. yesterday night it was a very bad snowstorm and throw sorry clause. so we try and they handle the situation. then our rescuing teams are constantly working. people are constantly searching for their families for a beloved warmth, mostly in our area. in our neighbor could neighboring countries earthquake. it's such a biggest sapp, ms. lynn for humanity. so of course we hope for international health. let's bring it focused your scientists now to allow shang your, to joining us here live on the program. to take this further, the story, i should say much further here on our, to international a very warm welcome to you. so welcome to this program here on our tea, what i wanted to bring up a comparison for you. if i mesa, according to the italian geologist, professor called donnelly. as a result of the earthquake toki has reportedly shifted 3 meters. is that

accurate? and can you explain if it is accurate? how did this happen? well, there is a low crew shift for about 3 meters, but that doesn't mean the whole of turkey shifted. now, the earthquake is caused by 2 faults. to earthquakes rather were called by 2 fault . one of them is a continuation of the dead sea transform fault that comes from israel. in fact, it comes from the red sea. it goes through gulf of october, while the ariba dead sea, and that through galilee into lebanon, and from lebanon through the syrian coastal areas. it comes in to take you to hot i, and then veers slightly to the east to join the east anatoly in fault. but when it drives the east on it all your fault and other fault, the exec volt drawings it. so what we have is

a situation i can do it with 2 fingers. here is the, is the dead sea fault. here is the exact fault. and here are adamant fault in here on the other side like this is the east anatolia fault. so there was a triple drunks. the earthquake activated these 2 faults. and these 2 faults join at the, caught up on my dash triple junction, where they create a little basin. they have done it in the past, and it is still active. so you talk about this or triple junction i and the fact that it's, that area is still active. what would that coincide in any way with a european size more logical center saying that they recorded now 540 earthquakes in the european mediterranean?

because i wanted to ask you, what is the potential for the latest big quakes to put pressure on other areas? well, the other areas will that might be affected in the future. is a law suit along the east anatoly and transform fault and it goes all the way to cut a little over. finally, the dead sea fault will be effected, perhaps in the future, and it might hit an takia. the old antioch, a 3rd area would be either in fact the aqua or nuclear center or the future. aquila nuclear power plant would be fairly close to it. well, that's pretty concerning, oversee that, you would bring some high that up. we've seen reports of various petroleum facilities and all refineries having, having terrible fires in the wake, all of these are earthquakes. yeah, i wanted to ask you, what's the expectations for the shaking to continue off the shocks and tremors are

what people are talking about. now that you don't forget, these are really big earthquakes. so the av after trucks will continue and usually with such earthquakes. busy there is a big aftershock that is one magnitude lower than the big shock. and that can come the next day, a few days later and in one infected come or it can come in 6 months. so what has to be really prepared for these things? you have to monitor them very carefully, look at the distribution of the off trucks. so it would be really, really difficult. so what, what advice? so what advice would you give to people who are living in these regions who are at risk of further off the shocks? what the people need to do? what they need to do is to look they have to have their houses examined, see whether those houses are up to the expected earthquake,

excuse me. i know well competent it that's very kind of you. so that's very kind of you. so thank you for, for cutting off that telephone call. what do we need to know? what do we need to know? i guess the concern is there are people now who have lost their homes. there are people who have lost that love. yes. yes, yes, yes. i mean we're after you have to have it as sort of earthquake town built as quickly as possible because it's very cold there. now, a lot of people will die if they don't do that. oh yes, i bought out. you know that the damage to infrastructure as well. gas pipelines, oil pipeline, jet rose and runway heard that the gas pipeline exploded me or my lot. yeah. so but jumbo, the mayor of con, i'm on my dash one, people not to drink the water that is served normally to the city. oh, okay, that means all there's other, there's been

a lot of damage or i sorry. so when it comes to damage to infrastructure, that could be an issue with fresh drinking water. could you initial throw that ketone heating? you know how it is as well the problem. there's a problem with food. there's a problem with water. there's a problem with heating and unfortunately the organization has not been exemplary. it hasn't been exemplary, but again, this is, this is the worst set of quakes in a 100 years as we understand. yes, yes, but you know, turkey should have been prepared for this. you know, people who, including me, have been saying that these things will come in turkey. and in fact, in 1714, there was an earthquake, exactly at the same place. with the same distribution of damage. the same provinces were hit. what is your, what is your understanding? so all of just south of the border in northern syria, as we understand, there's been a large death toll there as well, an infrastructure down here as well. syria where it was,

it was in the was in the area of shaking. if you draw the, what's called the eye, so size moves. that means the equal shake areas. you, they started turkey and they enter syria, and then they exit. come back into turkey. you know, i'm duck. yeah. they're all serious, seriously. close to the epi central area and there been 2 of these earthquakes. i guess i but some, somebody with computer science together to alleviate a lot of the paid a lot of the suffering of these people. what we understand turkey is getting a lot of help now from the international community, but the people we've spoken to in syria a saying that they're having a difficult time getting aid from the international community simply due to weston sanctions. i mean, don't you think politics should be pushed aside in the wake of such a, i mean, i sank shoes under these circumstances, our city, they should stop immediately. i mean, i cannot understand. letting people suffer for silly political legs.

what needs to be done to help the people of serious crime in itself? you think the syria should be getting the same amount of attention and sympathy and help them. okay. yeah. as gang as well. yeah, i mean they, they had similar damage. they had similar numbers of people dying. i cannot understand why they should not be helped with that there must be, there must be. so, i mean we, we just had a comment from, from the u. s. state department spokesman net price, who said regarding syria and the situation you're in, it's all your own fold. that's what he said in the past 24 hours. who shouldn't be ashamed of even though it doesn't make sense, does it? no, no, i mean i cannot understand, not helping people that have been hit through no fault of their own. this is nature's doing well as well as we understand iran, iraq, algeria,

and russia, a currently helping of syria at this moment. we understand russia is also helping us with a dispatch of and turn off the big illusion airplanes to turkey with humanitarian aid, so on and so forth. but do you think so that this is a time when the world should come together to show and politicize support to all the victims involved? yes, absolutely, absolutely. i mean, this is nature's doing. and if you ask nature to, we are all one. we are one species living on this planet. and when nature harms us, we should fight against nature together. while the odds of the odds are certainly stacked against humanity at this point when you consider the size of these earthquakes, so it was a shock to you. you've been a professor, a professor of seismology and, and a doctor for all these years, studying what is happening on the nice ne, i'm with geology. well, you're

a geologist, but as i study, this is certainly part of the course though with, with your line of intelligence those cris each a part of ice molar. g is a part of geology. so well you, i haven't arsenal level though. well, you surprised even shocked by that? by the caliber know, the caliber the magnitude of these quakes you why, why not? why will you know, show you this was expected because for at least 250 is we used to think 500 years. we're the historian, friend of mine, her professor off here and you just sent me a paper showing that in 1714 the same areas were 8 as bad as they were. they've been hit today, but i guess they were letting walker later. oh, yeah, yeah. well, clearly it's a very, very tough time for all those involved in, in the region. if you could say in, if you could send a message sir, to the world that is watching this broadcast right now, on our t international. what does the world need to know about the people and the

situation in turkey and northern syria? well, they need to know that situation is dire, both in turkey and syria. and they should remember we're all human beings. sooner or later, we will, oh, face nature and we will all need each other's help. this is, this is supposed to be ought to be a time of solidarity. not a time of animosity. jalal shank your to joining us here with our to international a turkish jr. a scientist offering some perspectives and analysis that we just haven't seen as of yet today in the wake of this tragedy. it is an awful pleasure having you on with us here at auto international. thank you so much for your time and your insight. thank you very much cheaper. thank you very much so much. austin . well mean time, an elderly residents from a nursing home, you can see the pictures here they were forced outside in the freezing cold is the

facility was heavily damaged with the outside temperature around 0 degrees celsius . this footage are showing locals some seriously injured or exposed to the elements without any decent winter clothing. her images are also circulating on social media, showing people in tears that they wait for any news about their loved ones and affected areas. oh i with they have torn my hotel out, were completely broken new for the new modem. ah

guys, up with me. a ms. ross was in the families under there. my sons, my daughter, my son in law, they're still under the rubble. we hear their voices, they're still alive. there's no way to get them out. there's no machinery, there's no oh,

i'm not in my grandson is 18 months old. please help them please. we can't hear them. have not got any news from them since the morning please. there were the 12th floor, we can't reach my family, my grandson is now at least 10 turkish provinces have been impacted. and while the tremors could be felt for hundreds of kilometers away, out among the countries affected, a neighboring syria just in the southern part of the map here, already crippled by years of conflict, where it suffered massive devastation. the seismic shocks slamming into several of the northern regions. then i'll just for a moment here on the program. let's just have

a slightly closer look at what is essentially the extent of the destruction. and so far as we understand, over 3500 deaths have been confirmed in turkey, a 22000 people injured. then to syria authorities reporting more than 800 killed and 1400 heard. now the syrian city of alamo, very close. the talk is border was one of the areas most affected. residents were forced to flee their homes and mean gathering shelters where they were given a blankets and food. now the facilities were chosen because they're far away from toll buildings, as residents fear that could be more collapses. and we heard from some of them if they shared that terrifying experiences. unless numbers like that now, who could feel the ass moving under us like windmills and the shaking was getting stronger and stronger. all the things in the house were falling. we could not get ourselves together. we didn't know what to do, and i'm a, i believe people set from their homes and we decided to come to this comment. this

is a remote area and there are no 2 buildings there. we went out to the street to see all the people standing there. there were in a disastrous condition. hi leon aleck, that was there more than 750 people in the convent. we're providing all we can for these families. we give them breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as providing heating and bathrooms, and the most important thing for them, which is safety. now, as syria tries to cope with the aftermath of a devastating earthquakes, the u. s. has refused to lift it. sanctions against the middle eastern country, the u. s. the state of bob and spokesperson recently deflected a question about its policy, saying the syrian government is to blame for the current disastrous situation. bobby johnson entering government, they aren't. are they going to run these ratios or 8 operations? and so it would be a great gesture and i'm just showing to sort of left the sanctions that have basically, you know, suffocated. so it would be quite ironic if not even counterproductive for us to

reach out to a government and has brutalized its people over the course of a dozen years. now. gassy, ma'am, slaughtering them irresponsible for much suffering that they've endured. the human rights groups of wall, that western sanctions, particularly from america, a blocking aid from entering syria after the earthquakes. the media outlets are reported. the transport companies are reluctant to make deliveries to syria due to a risk of punishment from washington. now i spoke with mohammed ali, a local reporter from syria, who says a western countries ignore the humanitarian crisis in the country. and the refusal to lift sanctions is just one glaring example. western confess continue to impose those sanctions. those sanctions, not just now, but even during the years of for prevented syrians from getting there a basic mean. for example, if, if the syrian government wanted to get some medicine and medical supplies for the

country, the central bank of syria will not be able to make any transaction as a result of a sentence. this is just one example of what those thanks and have been doing an effect, how they have been affecting the life of the syrian people to us and western countries in general. do not care about history and peoples about the lives of the syrian. how can you, how can n syrian civilian or individual here believe that the u. s. care is about 3 and people while the u. s. itself and the us coalition killed hundreds of syrians during the crisis in airstrikes on syria destroyed houses. the u. s. looting resources to the us of dividing the country by occupying parts in the north and the north east and getting that oil, some of that oil to the so called through the product forces. former us president donald from said he said we're keeping the oil, we're not allowing the syrian government to get that all those statements and those

act why they not have space is a clear proof that they do not care about the humanitarian situation inside, sir. yes, all they want is to implement their agenda over here. they want their political interests to be achieved. they want the country to, to stay divided the end of the day. they don't care, they do what they want to do. and even if it's at the expense of syrians live in time, russian rescue workers have been providing assistance in earthquake stricken areas in both syria. a 3 planes with russian emergency personnel have arrived in the southern turkish city of donna, the russian crews had been ordered to work around the fall in syria more than 300 of russian soldiers as well as 60 units of military and other special equipment are assisting and rescue racial. the russian military has set up special assistance centers in the syrian cities of hamas, and latasha and other areas as well. well, in the meantime, the turkish president lowanda described the earthquakes as the worst in almost

a 100 years. wanting more details waiting for you if you want to learn more about this devastating natural disaster. you can do so at r t dot com. we're also across so various r t telegram channels as well. giving updates by the minute. so we're always keeping you fully up to date here from moscow on our t international. thanks for joining us. we'll see you soon. ah. with me. hello and welcome to was a part of the last several vacant american foreign policy community has become an armor with a carrot and stick approach, seeming to.