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in their narrative because the form of pseudo reality because making the claim ukraine is windy is untenable. the n r t crew gets exclusive access to the front lines of blue camps for public were furious. battles are underway, 1st hand report from the ground coming up in a few minutes. these arrows to government is open to dialogue with a co op to, as it seeks to resolve is found off with the block and put an end to escalating tensions in the region and rushes f s p security service and covers of finished intelligence find network aimed at interfering in rushes internal affairs, the
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fly from moscow. this is archie international. i'm rachel ruble. the russian army has repelled 2 attacks by ukrainian troops in the against regions suppressing their offensive with artillery fire. up to 10 soldiers and one armoured vehicle were lost in the attack. that's according to the russian ministry of defense. with the ukranian counter offensive in the south finding little success russian troops have been on the advance in the coupons region and an exclusive report. ortiz ego is done of follow the russian forces on a don mission and the name brand at criminal. i area. i'm warning 1st. some of you may find the following footage. distressing in the future.
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with the headlights of russia special task force tries to sneak us post. ukrainian spots is a loss. this time the cover all the pitch black nights was not enough. we pick up on a cluster munition heading right away just in time. the for our crew makes the rest of the way on thoughts sprinting across every open space. we are the 1st team of john list to access and film these positions to proceed from here. the enemies no more than 400 meters
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away. finches with edges, once as tool as an adult man, have hopelessly crumbled. nature weapons schedule around us, along with the bodies of ukrainian troops, abandoned by fleeing comb rates. the titles upper tv isn't any move up in america launcher. all the mines that have passed, and by fast on the way here they are, all nathan made there, there is a skeleton, the bones a little bit higher there with these endodontics and other ukrainian cluster munitions bounce through this kinds of woods, neighboring positions. a new day rolls on, revealing the harrowing scale of devastation. so just a couple of words about the density of the slicing here. and really, the landscape speaks for itself. you can see the trees or rather what's the left of them all around me. this used to be
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a very sick pine forest. you wouldn't tell right now. the treetops have been shaven off by the hail of scrap po from pretty much every around imaginable. artillery. well hole calibus tanks. pretty much every heavy weapon that you can imagine will most. they fight at this position. there's grown shortage short a few weeks ago provides a small glimpse into how to wash just leave. this film hold had been smashed for months, leaving nothing but scorched and black and free stumps by driving cubic foot. sad to hear russian forces have aged closer to several enemies, key logistical points. right on the edge of this woodland upward. we approached the river which also borders the town of bella, golf cart, which is on the other side. we are advancing to kind of the enemy so that we can target them so that we can get close enough bite road to cut off the ammunition and
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then we re supply attracts. both sides are regrouping now. ukrainians, hastily reinforcing their new defense lines as russia is replenishing, it's a suicide force to resume the push shortly. i mean, there's done of reporting from the don't pass out. see american made drones are too expensive and difficult to operate on the battlefield. a new crime that's according to a former us navy intelligence officer quoted by the wall street journal. he says, washington simply doesn't produce the cheap and simple drones that you have actually needs for you. as defense, tech firms have spent months testing their drones and ukraine. but some now leave their drones in storage because they couldn't perform perfectly a new cranes, harsh battlefields conditions. they're too expensive to deploy at scale. u. s. companies don't mass produce the cheap expendable drones ukrainian troops need.
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their advanced drones start at around $16000.00. international consultants, earle rasmussen echoed at the idea adding that the production of drones suitable for ukraine is of no benefits for the us. ukraine has no chance to win this problem, but 0 and for long it really is a humanitarian crisis. so many. so there's a big need for drones us just doesn't make drones to that. a lot of our drone development was all done during our occupation in interact and as well as the chemist in use. and then those 10 types additions. that's not necessarily what ukraine means. so you, you're really looking at a complete new redesign that would be necessary and, and i, i just don't see the, the desire within the public or within corporations. and probably not within the government the other than the, the state department and the white house to put the investment in the costs that
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that would be required to provide the production line. provide the, the scale of the capability that would be required and necessary. they're not gonna see a profit margin that they similar to what they get with the other drones as well. sorry to say this, but it, but more in a lot of ways, there's the money making a opportunity or the death toll has risen to 41. as heavy rains recover back in the him a child protest state of india. the destruction includes a land slide that toppled a temple and buried houses under mud and rubble. as several buildings have a class, then victims are still feared to be trapped in the brain with rivers is searching. evacuation measures are underway by the state disaster response force. local authorities are addressing the aftermath of these natural disasters to ensure essential services are maintained. despite the challenges posed by the continuing downpour. the chief minister as hold for caution,
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sending schools for the day and advising citizens to stay in doors and avoid a fly that from regions well known to the african continents, where these arrows, military government has agreed to hold. direct talks with eagle was as, according to the head of a new jerry and delegation, who met with news years leadership and the bid to put an end to the crisis in the region. a local journalist from nigeria, timothy, it'll be a 2 reports. well, there are positive developments coming out of new. sure. this is i'm, i'm on the latest science, but that could be some level of um, welcoming or acceptance out from you know, dialogue and talk to these. these are the 1st time there. hopefully the clubs are in, but if you'd be interested in whole being talk some with apple watch. so what this also goes to show is that upon the a path from echo as saying that he was ready on thursday. you know, it's a different the deployed or activate, it's a stand probably
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a military force. the negotiations could be expected in the coming days. we have but so when back it is going to be exact. ready but we expect style, one of the things that could be on that table would be to really use a phrase, i'm a how much assume and also the possibility of problems, you know, power, there can be reinstated as the president of the country. now how is that correct? it's going to play out is what we did not know of what the could take much longer before i complete resolution is reached, the new military government, a new share has also announced that could prosecute the deposed president mohammed . but assume for high treason, i wanted to do new jersey and governments and a sofa, good evidence to prosecute to the deposed precedents on his lookout and for an accomplices before the competence of national and international buddies. if i choose and undermining the internal external security of music in the news
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era cancelled all local supporting. the qu, government have organized citizens, individuals, they are searching for express, sending from deployments of the eco, was stand by force and the blocks possible military intervention in the country. on sunday, thousands of people gathered at the stadium in the capital city to support the new military governments. people were seen dancing and waving their country's flag at several local bands performed at the venue. locals spoke of defending their new found freedom. everyone is free. as you can see in the streets, everyone is going about their business. there's no problem in this year now. but if that cost says is going to come and attack us and is going to see new, here's red eyes right now. we're going to rise up against that and was we'll proud to be africans. we're here to support a military government. we have freed, thanks to them, that we can just afford the military government. we think the security situation is
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best left in their hands to meet them in peace. still continue to provide security because we have already suffered lot as these arrows to government makes headlines, be sure to head to our website, our t. com to get all the latest news and to the rushes f as b security service has uncovered a spine network of san lens intelligence agency, aimed at interfering in russia's internal affairs. the network included finished agents and recruited russian nationals as well as 5 as a closely monitor the staff of the russian embassy in helsinki and the places they frequented a r t correspondence. marina customer eva has all the details. it's only recently that finland lost his neutrality and friendly diplomatic relations with most scope boards. as it turns out, it was never really that friendly to begin with. according to the f as b,
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it's been trying to interfere. and ross has internal affairs for quite some time, which is an interesting development, considering that finland shares a huge border with russia out over a 1000 kilometers with about 10 check points, which was fine for decades. as i've enjoyed a great relationship box, things have changed. it seems as well and has become increasingly and sorry, russian and so for everyone this spring, when they've decided to join nato fears, but coming rushes next, target pushed feeling to seek a membership to the north atlantic. treaty organization more commonly known as nato b crane spent years trying to get with finland and sweden seem to be vying for now . nato membership to protect itself in a case of russian incursions. it also shows you how much it was created in finland as well, by virtue of that very, very long board with russia. and they saw what was happening in ukraine. i'm remembering just not long before russia and faded ukraine for ross. and is this
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like ization or fear mongering as ludicrous consider or feelings wouldn't even be solved rented, they had it not being full. vladimir or lenin, who formerly recognized its independence in 1917. it was part of sweden for hundreds of years before becoming part of the russian empire, and under ross from blue. it was the grand duchy of finland, with its own laws, currency, police, customs, and culture, after land and agreed to let them go their own way. a civil war followed where germany and the soviet union got involved spots. finally, in 1948 veterans and the ussr signed an agreement to friendship corporation and select systems, promising to defend each other against external threats, a promise. helsinki kept route, the cold war for decades, frays were licensed between selling and russia. had been doing very well. in fact, in the yearly and up to the ukraine, calls like russia exported nearly $9000000000.00 in goods to sell. and well
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important under half of that amount from its northern neighbor, helsinki also relies on russell for power supplies. and most of its gas means the military operations again, and it all stopped. the spanish side has unilaterally curts, held on to wine cross border cooperation programs, as well as the landlords joined project to build a nuclear power plants influence it. also by for this companies to exit, there are some markets out of about 900 finished companies, specializing and construction, timber processing, food industry, and industrial production. only about a $150.00 it have reportedly stayed in russia and even they don't advertise or to disease searing european sanctions so much for neutrality box. that's what you get when you're part of the you having to follow someone else's policies, sometimes at your own detriment. as regards the sanctions, not
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a single finnish company is doing business in russia anymore. we're one of the few countries who did this regrettably, this is not prove to be an effective tool against russia. the wes believe sanctions would result in the collapse of the russian economy. there were those who believed this would happen within 6 months. this was a miscalculation the sections had an impact, but not on the scale. we imagined. greenland relies totally on russian trade. there is natural neighborly relation between russian, unfinished standing for hundreds of years of freelance has for to cope with the russians. and russians has learned to cope with trees being very difficult by as well. the line has joined a very good position of for many, many reasons. and of these past 2 years as being just a cat, the sort of a family, these being in a very deep depression of the communist pops
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a little bit 100 percent. the mind is we can say that feeling is heading to bankruptcy because losing the russian markets and russian trade and all the benefits. what of the russian suitable for for fitness markets? so situation is very green, very dean and very unfortunate. finland this now harboring over a 1000 rough and select the country, including members of the opposition. and it has also implements with severe travel restrictions on rough and sores with their prime minister states. and that it is not rights that while a rough size wage and an aggressive roots of war over at the russian in europe, russians can live a normal life travelling. you are b tourist, those were her words split. why do you move? was tammy synergy, conflict and anti russia policy as being pursued by the finish authorities and the move to dismantle a relationship of mutually beneficial cooperation between russia and finland that has been built over decades to suffer diverse trade,
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economic and interregional ties and direct contacts between people and the situation only got worse this summer as helsinki expelled 9 russian diplomats from the country accuse and then of spine, and then russia, if the same was 9 spanish diplomats, the venice president then cried spouse saying that it's a horse and a symmetrical responds and announced that they would close the russian conflict in circle russell followed suits with the finish consulate in saint petersburg box. all excellent. russia has proved that not only has the finish security intelligence service a, so pope being actively trying to recruit russian citizens and allowing the western agents to do the same. but beryl specials have been trying to gauge how big the opposition is in restaurant. according to ross is federal sector, it's a service defense of setup years in various establishments surrounding the russian embassy in helsinki. first,
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we receive the modem. the russian security service has established the finished security police, coal super, closely monitoring the majority of the employees of the russian federation embassy and representative offices in helsinki for super, because resorted to open external surveillance as well as an agency presence at the professional and recreational like to everyone knows that in addition to carrying out their official duties in the host countries, these official representatives likely people go to the head addresses as well as pharmacies shops and workshops on c po's actively monitoring these places which diplomatic and support staff visit. they then proceed to recruit the russian speaking staff, who work that these include handset oems, such as my color with a russian speaking, finish to address a cold lot of work and head dressing, 11 crane if it works in these employees. hands over all the information gathered on russian embassy person helped us to part of these 3 age. and some of the frontier security intelligence service have been singled out for recruiting russian citizens
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. this one was right here, for example, this is as well so 26 times since 1996. only 4 of those trips were through diplomatic channels. his mission to gather information about suppose the russian activities against finland and so extract information about russian law enforcement employees. now these are just some of the russian citizens that they are set to have recruited. well, that's my right here. code named only. he's the director of a travel firm in helsinki, which offers free services to russian diplomats. and he was also the director of a russian stave company, dealing with property management instant lived for 2 years. in 2014, he was questioned, of the russian embassy and how safety and collection to the illegal expropriation of real estate. there, he hasn't travel to russia since bought. he has apparently been passing lots of information about various russian citizens diplomats and criminals. and he was passing information. so this man right here, mr. hud call,
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who has been retired since 2015, but maintain his russian palm sized carla within the past to send so. so the active agents from the finished security intelligence service. and it was things to all his info that the fence managed to recruit. another man, not mine is alexander ignite, see if he's the head of a travel company in moscow, specializing in tours in scandinavia. and he also has a rough and he's a sensor in the house, and he also offering free services. so russian diplomats and he is the one who actually help sema vault. and then right here, obtain a russian visa on numerous occasions. quite a transformation for a guy who's surface son since in russia, in the ninety's for drug crimes. but recently he was charged with the organization of legal migration. and apparently this is exactly the kind of info defends me. that's a recruit him. they helped him with his visas and he returned the favor and then
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some the friends were interested in russian embassy, staff, members, and any personnel changes. the reaction and opinions of diplomats on the negotiations of senior officials as well as any possible ways to circumvent the russian band on foreigners buying the real estate. in the border zone, i just had an interest in the work they do on migrants. they say we have special people are responsible for this area and we have migrants in this environment. we immediately points our own people who come to us and report everything. and since migrant probably reluctant to leave finland, they are quite loyal. in principle, moving on to this man right here was name avail, a former russian diplomats which turned into the onto business man. boring a hundreds of thousands of dollars from actually citizens not paying them back. he lost court cases in russia, ends in finland, bought up to, to stay. they're far away from his victims. he declared bankruptcy,
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but it's still supposed to repay the suspect them is there. so finish authorities apparently control his bank accounts. maybe that's why he decided to help them out by providing their agents with information regarding losses, foreign and domestic policy issues, russian institutions in finland, their employees and their psychological professional and financial matters. a similar story with this non wise here code named porno, kofi or kiosk. the he was the official representative of the republic of toughest on in the trade representation of the russian federal agent in finland for 16 years . he retired to cyprus, but continues to travel there, and then the defendants intelligent services of all available and for regarding the russian citizens living or travelling to finland, especially russian and speaking muslims. well, these are just some of the names that have been released so far, but we are told that there are many more now to that we know of were charged with
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trees in the last year, and they are currently behind bar as well. this man right here, a code name, they co, he is the one who originally went to fill in for a last the business trip, as an employee of the national trade representative office in helsinki. when he returns to russia in 1992 to court and move to finland, which is when he started working for the friends, apparently he later married a local woman, started a business and quickly got in trouble as local police suspected him of money laundering. after spending a year behind bars, it seems his buddies from the intelligence service got him out interesting fights. his wife was a parent, me a translator for super row, and it was presidents for various, for food and conversations with russians. well, alan, over here, he was also recruited while on a business trip. how call it, by the way, who was also the one receiving the info from bay co, the info related to russian diploma, civil servants, and businessman and return,
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he got a finished passport apparently. so these 2 are now in cost to the, along with this man right here, though his story is slightly difference. well, in spending and he wants cooperating with this with this military intelligence and security service. yes, for and agents are allowed to roam free in finland. it seems, and this is another man who switch sides was working on behalf of the russian government insulins in 2003, he decided to slip to the west or he is now set to be working for the c i a and this lady right here is an m y 6 agents according to the f as bid, and she's trying to recruit another russian diplomats for us. but to see if your computer, what is the federal security service of the russian federation has records of repeated attempts made by representatives of various secret service agencies, nato countries, to establish contact with russian citizens. for example, in 2022,
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catherine evans, the 1st secretary of the political department of the british embassy in helsinki, and a staff member of m y 6 met a russian citizen who at the time was an employee of the russian trade representation. afterwards she kept stalking him incessantly and following him around in her corporate vehicle. i met her accidentally at the spa. it was winter and it was snowing. not sure if i was given this ball certificate as depressing or both to myself, but i, when the i run into her and the changing, grew, assuming that she was small to the me, a knew who i was, she decided to wait for me in the common area i arrived in my diplomatic call, i'm parked in the designated area and she asked me where i was from. i replied calmly, i'm from russia. i also was, she was from, she said, i'm from preston. and then told me that she was a diplomat here. she said her husband was also here working remotely. the next time we met was a place where we bought pets. this was the 2nd time, just
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a few weeks off to the start of the special operation. i also felt that this was strange. i was driving down the street and that was an s u v with an open truck and she was standing by it and i saw her dog and the mom that i assumed it was her husband. i looked at her and then wait and call me drive on. i then saw from the rear view mirror that was a commotion. the husband and the dog immediately flew into the call installed the following me. of that point i became worried. i hope that they will not following me. i terms of the traffic light. the call turned off to me. i came to pick my dog . i parked, cut out the call. she said, hi, how long will you show? we have a coffee. i answered. we will at some point, and we went our separate ways. i got even most scared because she was brushed ish and she knew too much about me. i had applied for visas in the past, so they have all my credit card details. and as if that wasn't enough,
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this things have also been busy here on russian soil, trying to gather information about russia's internal affairs, september 21st, 2020 to the console general of the finish embassy in saint petersburg, holds an unofficial meeting with the pitts ease of the legislative assembly of saint petersburg from the job like a party, constantly asking them how strong the opposition is to let them have hooton's partial mobilization, and whether it has potential to grow. most c, sam. the
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office of the some of the then they all agree that it's very important to continue their partnership in spite of the sciences and the for an age and lol, which demands transparency when foreign money is poor. and so russian organizations such as the
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you the story and there was a or i guess on your cell. yeah. it says a, some of the city like the o, this goes to show that even though finland technically lost as neutrality this year, it was actually never really that neutral and storm or aligned with the west,
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even allowing their agents to work against russia on their soil. so it's hardly surprising that they joined nato in a heartbeat and started spewing out conspiracy theories about russel planning to invade. another case of the pot calling the kettle black. all right, let's look at the news for now, but stay with us and back in about half an hour's time with much more the .

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