the, the, the, the city of will gone has again been shell by ukrainian forces following fridays to missile a task which left 6 children injured. the full, the west and colleagues is told on you crazy respect, religious freedoms. as the cracked down on the orthodox church continues in ukraine brushes and bass that are too big un demands, the security council looked into what he calls a breach of human rights. the turkish president, dismissal claims of russian meddling in the upcoming elections, accusing the was to being responsible for the real interference, the

coming to you from the russian capital. this is our to international with the latest world, these updates. if you realize that val, it's great to have you with us, we begin with the conflict in dom bass. the city of la guns has yet been show by ukrainian forces to people have now been hospitalized according to the region sen. bills of smoke can be seen on videos appearing online. our team in the city says residential apartments were hit with several garages burned down. we heard from a local witness. we know we will celebrate annual holiday with all parents and children in the courtyard and had a loud bang a fast. we thought the plane had gone to supersonic speed and did not pay attention . but the shock wave off to its, made it clear that something was going wrong. and we ran to the basement and hid the boat that to earlier on friday to ukrainian missiles came down on the city.

local authorities say 6 children were injured in that attack. one of the strikes caused a large fire at an abandoned factory rubble can be seen scattered at the territory with nearby windows shattered. the other missile reportedly clipped the roof of a high rise building before plummeting to the ground. the strikes were reportedly large from 150 kilometers away. we've gone skipped daugherty se ukraine use too long range storm shadow cruise missiles, which have recently been supplied to care of by the u. k. shards of the missile could be seen at both locations where the missile hit the city of done yet, it's going to a nearby village. we're also shelves with one person dead and suffer wounded on thursday. our cheese rome on closer of reports from the ground. the one civilian was skilled and another aides were wounded as the results of ukrainian artillery attack. here in gore left got not far away from the net. this is the point of

impact of ukraine in multiple launch rockets systems. now this is a purely residential area. all around me are apartment buildings, not a single minutes every position inside the man who was killed, he was standing on his balcony during this strike. according to the neighbors, his legs was sore and off immediately. he was then promptly taken to the hospital where doctors were fighting for his life. however, he died on an operating table. yep. well, let's see. we'll get if i'm complete to show the understand where the show. so lending one house close to mine has been shelter. then another one, it's appeal to residential area on the citizens leave here. there are no notes or facilities here. now this is yet another proof that the ukranian nationalists are firing indiscriminately against civilian areas here and go look at this is

a central, very busy streets in the city. and this is just one of the houses that was uh, targeted by ukrainian or jewelry. like i said earlier, as the result, a people were ones that and one person was killed right now. hello, go maintenance services. trying to get everything they can in order to fix these buildings. however, as you can see, the city continues to live and continues to hope that these indiscriminate, shedding spite ukrainian nationalist will finally stop the potentially need you to you. for 9 years, don bass has been in a ferocious for our civilians, suffer from blast wounds with subsequent amputations. many of them have become disabled for the rest of their lives as a criminal regime. so many children have come to our hospitals throughout this year, severely wounded or disabled and with psychological trauma, they cry at night. there's no excuse for these atrocities. over the last 24 hours,

at least, 20 civilians were wounded as the result of ukrainian artillery selling, and one person was killed. now this is the number for the inside and ask people's republic. most of those people who were injured by ukrainian shells came from goal of god. this is a hospital here in the goal of god that treated most of those patients, vermont cost for m r g. the next group, public as an ukraine conflict rages on the presidential adviser to let them use the landscape, has warned that if the west stops supplying weapons to key a, it will lead to a wider conflict across europe. and it increase in terror attacks in the region, or mr. burrell should have gone on to say, if we stop giving arms to ukraine, it would mean that ukraine would be completely murdered. and then after that there would be war and other countries said after that the number of terrorist attacks in

europe would increase significantly. and after that we in europe would no longer be able to sit in restaurants and he croissants in peace. because we would not be in charge of political and other processes in europe. that sounds like the kind of talk you hear from the mob when their demands. don't get net g, nice culture that you've got there. europe. it will be such a shame if something were to happen to it. so what exactly said opposite lensky zayed. apparently, he didn't think that the european union's chief diplomat use a burrell served up a strong enough dose of fear to keep the weapons flowing into p as when addressing the issue. i'm spain's last sex the tv channel. burrell said the quote, i know how to end, the war immediately stopped providing military a to ukraine, and ukraine will have to surrender in a few days. that's it. the wars over what's sounds like bro inadvertently blurted

out the solution for peace ending western weapons deliveries. so the premium statement seemed to be an attempt to refrain morales remarks by pointing out they've been into weapons for ukraine. won't actually stop the cause like it would just move it further into europe. western europe from the sounds of they've given the statement, referring to europeans not being able to eat quite sauls calmly would have terrorist attacks, which terrorists is even talking about who in ukraine would be so upset as a result of peace that they take the fight into europe, a lot of questions and concerns here about what this ukranian adviser is actually talking about here. meanwhile, burrell in the same spanish interview also took issue with news for terry general again, stilton birds, recent remarks in washington, post interview that all nato members agree that you train will become a member. and burrell is basically saying that stilton bird is talking out of those

behind. and they've been new to our service area. and i got out that that's not up to the secretary general, but individual nato members who decided he had to go into ukraine for self defense . because you create a native, we're deploying missiles. there's never been any need on this solves and ukraine. ukraine us to join nato, a long time ago, but the process of ukraine's the session is not on the table. and it wasn't before the war either. well, morales really throwing his weight around here. he's making pretty bold statements about nato's intentions, like a high roller walking into a casino and thinking that he owns the place. except that when it comes to brain, europe really doesn't have anywhere near the amount of skin in the game as the u. s . and it's military industrial complex, so stilton bird keeps saying that ukraine will be in nato. remember, gary and prime minister victor or bon last month said what? when stilton burge said the all numbers agree on that?

so barrels confidence about knowing for certain what's really going on behind the scenes around the us and nato's plans for ukraine might turn out to be completely misplaced. the continued clamp down on the orthodox church and ukraine was the focus of an informal un security council meeting called by russia earlier. the situation dates back to the might on 2 of 2014, according to russia's envoy to the united nations. was a good one. it was. yeah. don't be wishing movies. are you long? yes, you have tons of blind dying to the crimes of the key of regime against these are the citizens of the don't bass and for some reason you didn't care told about the disruption of the peaceful lives of those innocent people. a good union. the persecution of the crating and orthodox church did not starting february 2022. this campaign has been systematically prosecuted by the key every game, at least since 2014 the gates of the crew to tar in ukraine. now it's become a real may have need to end users. none of all the western colleagues is told on

ukraine to respect religious freedoms. unfortunately, some of you simply do not understand or do not want to understand the meaning of what is happening. and what kind of persecution of the old adults in ukraine is now being carried out with the full support cannot even, and they'd be has to be current key of authority. so the new roster called a meeting of the un security council to address the ongoing issue of the persecution and mistreatment of the ukrainian orthodox church. now at the meeting, they highlighted the fact that there have been raids on raining orthodox churches. there are 6 regions in ukraine, the outright and the for any and orthodox church. and there have been a number of the priests and bishops that had been charged with trees in or sedition or been arrested. there were witness testimonies that were brought forward by russia to the security council. when you logged in, you said you guys

a little bit identical. i've been stripped of my ukranian citizenship twice, not for my political views, but for my orthodox religion. because today the orthodox church is persecuted in ukraine by all means. the constitution is violated. the courtney laws violated the close churches beat up until pres, desecrate sanctuaries and take dogs into monasteries. they tear down and dance on pictures by little children, drawings of dogs, and words of peace. there are thousands of such cases of the church being humiliated, and the se tannic, godless regime covers it all up. now the western members of the security council did not seem in drifted and listening to what the witnesses had. ringback say, or the evidence that russia was presenting the us the u. k. malta in switzerland all took the podium, essentially accusing russia of using this meeting to distort reality, to distract attention from the war and the ongoing crisis in ukraine,

which they blame on russia. switzerland condemned the recent spike of russian attacks on numerous ukrainian regions we've shown by the information the dozens of civilians and ukraine, adat and wounded. also good reports of atrocities there. regarding the freedom of religion, switzerland stands against the spreading of hateful rhetoric wise or religious discrimination. but the fax on the ground do speak for themselves a number of basically all opposition parties. and ukraine has an outlaw to any individual expressing sympathy for russia or opposition to the and pro nato antagonism is going on in the country has been arrested. a number of journalists have been arrested and detained ukraine is anything but a shining example of human rights. and democracy and freedom, and the persecution that the ukrainian orthodox churches facing the outright hatred that's being whipped up against them is pretty extreme.

the only the african country is represented on the council, mozambique gabon and gone to the same to express concern about what russia. ready is raising, they pointed out that intensifying religious divisions and hostilities and the country would only diverge from the very needed efforts to resolve hostilities and, and the conflicts currently taking place in ukraine. however, the western members of the security council seem to just focus on demonizing, russia, and blaming russia for the ongoing problems and the conflict in the country. this is program i take all, how does the west wages war?

i mean, we have 2 sides to what's happening here. on the one side, we've got the, the, a particular way of nato, or west of nations waging war in which we have a long history of the pro vocational cic tedium divisions within conflicts. the ones he are in the island of ireland. there's one particular example that we have seen in egypt. we've seen that instead of we've seen that in the rack. and that then means that shouldn't come as a surprise when we see it happening in ukraine. the situation on the ground and ukraine means that this particular sectarian divides signs its history. in the early 19 twenty's with the creation of a hyper nationalist set participant objects within the orthodox community. but you know, a system to the nazi e, a. e, a at, through the process of the independence of ukraine. we've seen this, this growing. and of course, this has become a great burden to the west of the foothold in ukraine,

the exploitation over an essentially manufactured sectarian divide to. meanwhile, vladimir is a landscape, has arrived in rome to meet with his a tale and toner parts, as well as po francis. ukrainian leader has emphasized the importance of the visit on his social networks. it's holly and officials have increased security measures in the region with over a 1000 police officers deployed and a no fly zone implemented over rome. the vatican has repeatedly declared its readiness to immediate peace talks between them off. so and see if we cross live now to bill must a professor of law at the university of touring in italy. welcome. will the lensky will meet with pro premises on his toward italy. what do you think will be on the agenda for their talks? this is the really good news, i think the there is going to be in the team between both brands is and landscape

and they hope that very soon there wouldn't be anything between the president put in and, and, and the folk. i think the vatican is positively today the only institution that is working and has been working harmlessly for fees in the last few months is an institution that has a considerable diplomatic skills, has a very serious credibility on these matters. and especially thing for francis is particularly devoted to resolve this goes. so i forget that about the 1st part of the day of let me ask you wrong that these gonna be the usual pathetic sense of the bad, you know, sorry, it is to show lawyers the, the, to the united states and nato. a. i suspect that the 1st part of the day we will have a president landscape asking for what more weapons. and i suspect that what is going

to happen is that the, the, that i am pregnant is there, and the as everything, you know, sorry, these are gone that play the, you know, we're going to pretend to be ready to give anything and they are going to be very, very, so to say are designed in despite that as they have been in the last uh, in the last year or so. so the good news is that the people in italy are flocking to sign for the referendum. do they need to stop immediately? the uh, the delivery of, uh, what funds to ukraine is a referendum. a national referendum has been going on, the collection of seeing that there seems to late the april. and the, this is gonna be something very, very important to gather with another large number of people that are participating . you know, these movements you need to be right now. and everybody who's for peace knows that

the 1st thing to do is to stop throwing guys on the fire. you're not going to stop at war by throwing weapons on the theaters award. this is kind of come on the site as it go. but the functions of these that have authority is, are now basically working here for the u. s. military industrial complex, and they're not working for defending people. they are not working for the ukraine and people and they're not working for the russian people. so yesterday's, u. n. c meeting was dedicated to the persecution of the russian orthodox church followers in ukraine. what reaction then looking at this, could we expect from po frances? but you know, yeah, i think that the boat francis has been one of the 1st the boats a and perhaps the most of spoken one in the, on the freedom of religion and especially on the dialogue between the defensive

religion spoke fancies has been the interest they mean, a very constructive relationship with religious leadership in just let me ward into jewish war and certainly in the art of the floor. so i'm, i suspect that he's going to be able to raise the by didn't use it that are arriving on the religious persecution. that the address of the council and the other hand that he says about being anything new and we know that there has to be in that particular childhood. there has been the persecution of orthodox rations in the ukrainian dumbass and in those areas for a long time. and that has included the grooves of murder and other terrible acts of it is respect. so whether it's covered by religion or not, it doesn't really matter. this was of the matter is that the, the live and peace and human rights that should be protected by everybody everywhere are. now let me ask you this. the orthodox church of ukraine is switching to some catholic traditions. what could be the reasons behind discharge

fees on this matter? so i really even before that, and so, but i think francis, i think, should be deployed in this attempt to mediate because of that the gun has a very long and prestigious but degree of mediating very complex conflicts. and so i think that the russians, the should address him as an authority for, for peace. i believe that the from the people my heart, you buddies, another catholic. okay. over my tie professor of law at the university of toryn in italy. thank you. thank you very much indeed with one day to go until the presidential election inter tia the 2 main candidates are vying for votes with around 64000000 people already registered to pass their ballots or to will be covering the election as it unfolds on sunday. stay tuned for all the latest developments as they come in.

the turkish opposition, leader and president are the ones main rival candidates has back tracked on allegations that russia is meddling in the presidential election. following harsh criticism him all to each daughter, obe, lose comments received not only condemnation for moscow, but from the turkish leader who dismissed his remarks as shameful to live. i don't want lucille, though, so that's more of a sudden. now mister kamala has begun to use russia, he says rashid's influence in our elections. it's a shame to to what would you say if i told you the united states, britain and germany manipulate elections? i'm a stickler style, the sweetest saying that the russian prince, please put your hands back from turkish faith, encore. so this was a very big discussion. in truth, you both in

a position and the moving far to side. actually last week we have president and john speaking in a meeting with his constituting replying to this eligibility blames, offload came on for the shuttle to add on. it says this is something very shameful . and this is not acceptable to play this kind of games for these politicians. so splinter mark comes federal tweeted about russian enters here and so called interference. he didn't get the public and the 10 to will of tax actually. we also know that it needs to be pasco, um printers, books, personal officially denied all of his allegations. we officially declared that that can be no question of any intervention. if someone provided mr. kelly, is there a glue with such information? then they elias, and that's what you need to say. the interesting part is mr. john michael estate goes to we came just after 2 days from our exclusive interview with his top foreign

policy. ag, unless i do not share because church told r t that church for him policy in a co style is administration will not have serious change. and he said that he believes immediately after the elections, mr. the colors, federal and russian president boynton will have very good in the quartier relations . one of the press, it is just for falls off service. i lectures a recently withdraw him from the race. mister hart images just got out of the race a few days ago, and now it is a publicly outspoken and that's because he was under stretch from church in parties. but we also don't have pendulum affects about uh, the reason why he just gave his resignation. let's say so how. 6 this new

development will change the election side action last or journalist or an x person to rekey. it thinks that the law so hard, i mean good will go to the president so they just tell you they're drawn and the forces are candidates. mr. stant on, on, was known as a alternation. i was presidential hall for now after a hard, i mean just withdrawal from the race. the question is if the election will stay for the 2nd route, on the eve of the turkish elections are changed. corolla taught less, speaks with turkish ex, about voters in south africa. many tickets ex, pets in south africa. still have until the end of the huts, like he allow you months, a rope engineer and business owner. thousands of miles away from his native mediterranean land. he is thinking and wondering about she's

choice for touch, he's future i have of the election if the editor by the things that they work, there's not turn to making decisions as all of what sort of them address. okay, i work for freedom, often media and freedom of expression. i was far better economics. i worked for a change. i don't think there's a despot system in turkey is fair at the moment. she low as major lived for himself, ga, in south africa, 33 years, which have given him a lives son and adults. like many of these country men and women. she was taken by the young uh mall hold for, lets see. say i had to do that back in 2001, but the time has says shipped away. and some of those memories all the beginnings

uh, start off, nicely add on government. it uh, quotes uh they, they performed to have, at the beginning of, i believe, as the years per long tomorrow you're staying power, the power points and that's what's happening. and it brought about the corruption is that, uh to get rid of it. and not, this is not the way i see that chart is not finding the right direction. but i tell you, and many of the ex, pets, units of data to come here to the touches embassy inventory. that's because the ballots, one can easily see how opinion is they are divided about the 2 digits of the same day of out of the through the 1st thing. what comes into my mind is that uh he pushed the tourism very hard to up to,

to become so well known not to be not just because of the european countries which are close to access, but as well. so not from all over the vote, especially south africa. and when he opened the citizenship, it became more popular even for the out of countries like guitar, a lot of south african school properties and to, to end up taking citizenship. few really i can say he was a good leader and he was actually managing the so well i have, i think the, the quote, could it be another leader who could be as good take he has been dell of a tough hint in the last few years from meddling, the devastation of the cove. it pandemic, the high inflation. that is, it's in a way, the value of the libra and devastated by the catastrophic. that's quite. but everyone came out of the embassy of the voting. with hope in the i had for

church. i'm just praying that the extensive, the fact that there is not going to be and they're thinking if that happens, turkeys doing to economic collapse 1st day and then as front of the document. other things that i would say i really hope the base for to keep whoever use and these are the pieces of it should with just as the touches taskbar, of cuz it's a vote a week before and her openness is folding station. they provide an insight into what to expect come the 14th general elections and just like the tugs that opinion is also divided. that i believe as of a lot of the and 3, sorry, uh, south africa the

before we go some use just in from rushes, brians region, a helicopter has reportedly crashed in the region bordering with ukraine. the russian task news agency said the helicopters, engine caught fire, causing it to come down near the town of quincy. according to local sources. there has been no especial confirmation so far. we will keep you updated on any developments. and that's or rap on the hour for the latest breaking news and updates head over to r t dot com and be sure to follow us on all social media platforms. thanks for tuning and we'll see you back at the top the hour the .