it's not, we don't want to watch it because it might just change the way. the breaking news on our t is 14 civilians, including 2 children, are killed and a ukrainian attack on the russian city of belgrade. the russian defense ministry says this latest across the border selling is a distraction from cabs, failures on the battlefield. the survey and pro western opposition holds a raleigh in belgrade. protesters are calling for the results of the parliamentary election, one by the incumbent president's party to beat an old disturbing images from the southern gaza as the palestinian red crescent posts footage of its staff evacuating the injured from the side of yet another is rarely strike on pon eunice, also ahead,

the grief stricken civilians more in their loved ones who are among the 20 plus reported victims of idea thumbs and central gaza, including many units omega. so um the home in the back, i lost my children, twins, house was bomb, tend to rumble, fell on to the children. the attack took place on that birthday, december 28th, called bless me with my children of to years of getting the i'm rachel ruble live in moscow here watching r t international. recovering, breaking news and archie, this our 14 civilians, including 2 children, had been killed in ukrainian shelling of the russian city of belgrade. as, according to russia's emergency surfaces,

at least 108 civilians have been wounded in the cross border attack. the mama city in the site. let's go straight to our correspondence for a month plus rather for more amman. what more can you tell us about this? showing a bell, the rod as well. like you said, there were the children among the lift simmons and some of them are wanted pretty badly and are currently in intensive care. so of this, deadly tally might not be final just yet. now ukraine struck the very centre, a bell girl in the early afternoon on saturday, just

a day before the new year's celebrations. naturally, there were many civilians near the city's main christmas tree around the central ice keys in rank. and of course, in the central park in belgrade as well. we saw absolutely horrifying footage of the dead and wounded on the ground in the streets amongst the debris, from the damage buildings and shattered glass. also, we saw absolutely a random people administering 1st aid to those who were still alive. now there was also quite a lot of damage to infrastructure and private cars were also full of shrapnel holes . according to the russian defense ministry, key of used modified multiple launch or walk in systems would cluster munitions of ukrainian and in the, the origin. now these types of weapons are designed to inflict maximum damage to people and infrastructure. russian ministers said that most of the rockets for

intercepted and destroyed preventing even further lethal outcome mistake. and this is the key for gene which committed the crime is trying to distract attention from the defeats at the front as well as to provoke us into similar actions. we emphasize that the russian armed forces target only military facilities and directly related infrastructure. so now you create a media were a quick side, so their own sources in the crate and government saying that the key of attacked minutes of his sites on the russian armed forces in belgrade butts. judging from all the footage that we have seen just now, and for out this saturday, their targets for the civilian population in the city of belgrade who are just getting ready for winter holidays. so i'm very far from any type of foot minutes or his sides out on the lawn air and don't ask now can you talk to us about what the

situation is like there on the ground today? both situation and then they ask hasn't really changed over the last few days, the city is still being shelled on a daily basis by a ukrainian the soldiers. now there are several districts on the outskirts of the city that are under constant shedding out earlier in the saturday. one woman is just 63 years old, was killed on this free, if another man 45 years old was wounded. unfortunately, we get these views here on a daily basis. and once again, ukraine are using nato supplied weapons. they're using old soviet weapons and weapons of their own ukrainian origins. unfortunately, recently, we have also a witness that ukraine are using a drones to drop explosive devices on the hands of civilians here in the city right now. as i'm speaking to you, i can still hear the sounds of explosions in the background. not sure if the camera

can pick it up, but this is what's been happening here on a daily basis. well, really, for the last 10 years, all right, are tease roman costs around for me on that. thank you. all right, let's discuss this further now with independent and that's journalist sonya vanden and the uh, sonya and thank you for joining us. this attack hit the christmas square in the very center of the city of build a rod just ahead of time sensitivities. i, i can imagine on a saturday afternoon, it likely would have been very busy there. what do you make of the timing and how does this all tally with claims by key of that it only targets military facilities . the bull. i think it's a terrorist x, because when you are used to doing it's a terroristic, does nothing to do with the battle field and what it said, and they used cluster munitions. so that's for been an actually my international. but of course, we had the a tech yesterday on the large cities in the ukraine. and yesterday evening there

was an emergency meeting from the u. n. and there they called as russia because apparently they still civilians stay here. civilian is infrastructure, apartment buildings. but russia emphasized, and it was not like that today just hits the military and go so, but of course the west didn't say anything about it. and yeah, when you hit something like this in the middle of the day, and just before the christmas holiday or the new year's only days as an active start result, this is what reminds me of what they did in syria. they also both marcus cities with cecilia and tomorrow, and this was done by service. so i can say ukraine, you who do this are actually terrible. but the worst part, i think is this nato is actually involved because they use weapons, mitchell, as for their own weapons as well was, i mean, how can they justify this in the, in euro or the west. that these weapons we stay full of weapons for peace

use all the civilians and this is going on a low, low down, all ready. also, what to do is recently set in the us, canada, new york city is been to the doctor many, many times. a lot of children died a cecelia and so it still was ex, mainly it's despair because we all know there are single the bits of feel that that's no sonya, according to key of so far the most to claim the civilian casualties and the single russian attack is 19 people now this attack in belgrade report only by ukraine has claimed at least 14 lives including 2 children. now, romano said that there is that the casualty number could actually go up as, as it is still early. but what did these numbers tell us? with extra good the most in use. yeah. the cluster balls and the most abused maybe another problem to load a request that hit the market and they don't have precise goals. because what you

said that there are a lot of people that and a lot of people died 14 children and to do it on the marketplace for the most. i think it was an ice skating rain. there was a shopping center, and this is clearly a target and not just like a rent know something that is or accidentally a, you know, keep the markets know. i think it's precisely to, to make sure that again, i think it's, it's terrorism just nothing, no other word for it. because if you want to have something you should do it on the battlefield and i know they don't, they don't do this. they do this resume over time and with science. it's horrible. the us state department has reacted claiming that it does not support such strikes on civilians, you know, but a bit of a finger wagging here. and the western media for the most part isn't really reporting on this attack. and what are your thoughts on that? i know it is because you today is, you know, my country with the netherlands,

not there was nothing. i think the one just one short message in the article on the drum. and while the doctor show books, maybe a few sentences, nothing that you know, they called them is this was a terrorist act, or at least saying, you know, sicilian 20th. well this is a we, we know of the west, the steps of the west, you know that they are involved in this. busy it's a proxy. busy and they know that a diet coordinates, ukrainian army, and then coordinated with them what to do. and of course they will never come then it's and the only thing that goes to them is russia and is there was a minute terry time. and then they said it was a civilian time and they live all the time. and this is really horrible in this book she wore, i know it's from syria already. they started with this, these lives i. busy them and they continue and continue, and then that's a say what happens? and because actually they know, maybe they are guilty. they know it is what this will natal so they know they are

even though there was a film problem if you knew me. oh no, we're not involved in this and you know, it's the washington state is ukraine and so on and so on. but they are in this is the painful for them. sonya, the advisor to the head of the office of ukrainian president has said there will be no negotiations with russia, adding that the there will be alternate um requirements for the russian federation at the highest level in russia will accept them. i'm just trying to get the motivation for this, this alleged attack. what could he possibly mean by that statement? the full, uh, it's the us who is behind it and the western you will, they can pay the most likely as well. they don't want a decent negotiation, they don't want to use ease of that. just keep on saying that, you know, uh, the crate has to wins and a roof shut down. and one piece of because this is all wrong,

because we know in the last year when the especially military operation started in april, there were peace negotiations as an ukraine nearly science. but then the west says, no, not allowed to sign because you know, we've a, we have to win this war and you have not, not make any peace with russia. so this is the whole goal. they don't watch these, they want to continue this proxy or, and it's very actually stupid from battle because the weapons are running out, the money is running out into us. it's, we know that a lot of money went to israel. so i don't know what, what they want to achieve with will this as a think it's the pro ration of to work, but it cannot be anything achieved. only more of these re on the better deals with, i mean, so many soldiers have died so many cecilia is have died. so it's time that ukraine is saying, okay, the last 6 weeks. how the coolest. and we should start talking. but as long as the

us, as no, you are not allowed to, they will not. so they say okay, to piece right to your point, the rest of the defense ministry. it says the reason for me to have a straight today is because you crane is losing on the ground and trying to provoke russia. i'm just and i know that that us support was to support starting to dry up for ukraine. um, could that be the reason why are they trying to show the west have send us more weapons, send us more money? yeah, maybe maybe. yeah, it was. i think it's 2 boys. 3 donations for was a russia, you know, a text military targets in ukraine yesterday. and the 2nd and secondly, the money is right now, most of the money is going to israel and just a little bit is going to ukraine. and you know, without some money, you cannot and weapons or, but they forget one thing in the whole thing that there are so many soldiers are there that they don't really know, man, on the battlefield. now they are trying to think to look for all the refugees are

trying to set to demand. okay. because fixed and go to the battlefield. if that works, i don't know. but this is there a 500000 cements cases, but they are desperate. so yeah, they're going to actually begging for money again and what's, you know, to put the attention on it while you just the tech and the tech like this today will, will happen. and then it will help you may need to get more what this little more money because i think with the already set, stay the same thing to hold it. michelle. so okay. its nothing affordable. okay. to have the attention again. so maybe, yeah, this is the, was there a, the, to the who beat it, as you pointed out, the, this attack on belgrade that was carried out with missiles carrying for him. but the cluster munitions as well as potentially western supplied rockets, nato supplied munitions. he, i've had earlier promise not to use western supplied arms against russian territory, even us president joe biden said, hey, don't use it on the russian territory. and zalinski said, no,

of course i was there many consequences to this if any, it may be yes because it's not a tech the russian federation. so it's right on the border, the world. so, and it's what you said, they always said we will not use any, you know, military weapons against russia itself, only in ukraine or they called crane or to do this. but maybe yes, maybe this will be some retail. yeah. should from the russian sides. because yeah, russia has been a techno the city in russia has been attacked and of course, and a lot of the wrong, you know, like, and the middle of saying now the sixty's already or, i mean they trained all the pilots for the 16th and, well, what are they going to do the sixty's? i mean, maybe they cannot do a lot of damage. i don't know how military specialists, but maybe they can also at tech russia. so, i mean, of course there will be a dangerous situation actually, you know, we have this and then the 16. so yeah,

i think they have no different scenario. i don't smoke. so of course, but let's hope that yeah, this was the only time they did it, but yeah, i'm afraid there will be more like this. okay. when the independent that's journalist sonya of and, and then the thank you a thank you very much, 7 this evening. thank you. all right, a new is just coming into the our team is very russians deputy representative at the you and has announced moscow has requested an emergency un security council meeting to discuss ukraine's shelling of belgrade also requesting the presence of the check representative with some of the weapons used in the attack, reportedly coming from prague. that meeting will start in 4 hours. we will bring you live coverage from new york as it happens. for your cranes, let us attempt that account or offensive has installed as 2023 draws to a close for more on kids. failure to lock in any games on the front line and how

costs it could prove for the ukrainians to visit our website. r t dot com the, the survey as pro western opposition is holding another rally in belgrade. this comes after hundreds of students like city streets, for the 24 hour camp out protesting what they claim is allowed to cross. according to official results. president alexander who teaches ruling party one and the countries latest parliamentary elections on december 17th. party correspondence between the reports from the same house. some of those holding stations all re running their elections today. some $22000.00 no enough to imitate already change the outcome of of that poll. we heard in the fitness center just a while ago. speeches from opposition. politicians on academic from students. we heard from a position leader married in contemporary cheese, being on home defraud. she was taken to the stage, she said she was too weak to speak of right on very us the applicant,

when we heard some very from plastics, which is coming from the platform, coatings of which to resign coating folders. election has to be re run. we heard from the certainly of the former soviet on boss with that to brussels, who said that he'd have to return to the country. having witnessed the scenes here, he's a researcher for the open society found that this is a cost us the western box. so all spot to n g o, and he said that the european union flag was a symbol of democracy. and he loved parts of the european union and said that they should be doing mo, now the students comp time overnight, outside the foreign ministry. this was that protest that started on friday all to do part of a 24 hour sleep halt. they said that they come outside the foreign ministry. this is a deliberate target that they will seeking for an intervention. when i press them on this, they said that they were seeking sanctions on president, on it's on the route kitchen leaders of the serbian government from the european union, from the united states and from other institutions. now they've been very clear.

they said that rootkits was leading a brutal regime, that he's a dictator. i have to say so far, the protests of being very calm that being very peaceful, that has been no police presence on like uh, these things that we saw on sunday weather was fine and cautious as part of texas tried to pull sideways the electrical commission building the smashing windows, setting fires, and wounding police officers. a number of people were search 5 people were taken into custody. what happens next is unclear. we don't know about the product test, isn't the product as the organizes about to continue. they said that they going to stay on the streets and the calls will be here bringing you the lightest well, the southern gaza now or the palestinian red crescent has released footage following the latest is really striking on the city of con eunice, a warning. these are disturbing images, so the video shows the organizations that staff evacuating wounded palestinians

from the scene of the attack. the casualties were in an area the idea of had previously designated as a safe. so and that's according to the un ton unit, has come under repeated fire since as well expanded as operations to the south of the enclave. the, the central dogs of the city of their alba law, at least 20 civilians were reported. they killed, in an, as rarely strike, also on friday were upsetting images ahead from the scene. the array of family members are seen clutching the bodies of their loved ones, including a number of children. scores of attractive bodies are lined up on the ground outside the local morris, which is already overflowing. is the emotional account of a grief stricken palestinian mother,

just one of the many tragic stories in dogs are right now. so i'm going to home in that i lost my children twins. all house was bombed in the rubble fell onto the children. the attack took place on that birthday, december 28th. god bless me with my children of 2 years of getting now good. retrieved what he had given when 2 twin children, the pleasure of my heart and soul of tossed away as the idea of continues its military operations across the enclave. of many of those who manage to get away from the assault in central gods, i have moved to the sprawling dare l, milan refuge account. some palestinians have been displaced, multiple times, have been sharing their stories of escape and the difficulties encountered on the way. our law or the masonic job of the 7 square was sitting safely in our house and was preparing the children for school. when i had the sound of rockets being launched with all a sense of dungeon, and that's something strange was happening. 2 days later,

these really military asked residents in the industrial area to evacuate. what's left with the residents of 100 a month to add that on by my parents house is located. we're late to evacuate to the that are chariot because of this red there and went to july. but the volume of rockets involvement such shaking the houses in tower and we spend terrible nightstand. oh, whisk them to pay attention to the gas. and i'm to see us as human beings. that is all i ask and we will return to our homes even if they have been raised to the ground level for mileage. a lot of the was minimal, but i had a hard time moving from a car right to lose or ron. and then i had to move again to there oh belong. in this case, i had moved for time from jamal account in the north before which terrible law my father who suffered from high blood pressure diabetes, and heart disease was with me when he died 2 months ago due to the extreme cold and lots of food today as you can see were sleeping on the mattress in the sand with my children's including a one month old baby and my paraplegic mother. we have no tent with the shelter or

anything but the gods protection clinical. meanwhile, women slain from northern gaza has given birth to quadruplets in adair all belong hospital. the mother gave for us by sincerity and section at out of hospital one of the few still operating in the area. the say the children charity so severe shortages of medicine, clean water and food have had a significant impact on pregnant or breastfeeding women. human data shows around 180 women give birth daily in gaza. the mother of the for new barnes had this to say about the experience a sign in studies mission of mississippi on the way we will long distances, cycle tires and once and delayed but got the thing go the doctors helped me and meet with injections. nebulizer is in the island when i am to the hospital and they decided i needed the she staring operations that he was still a name and kinda needed to unit the blog adoption thing. gotcha. and delivered the place 3 healthy babies and that it was yes, we suffered from a shortage of diapers in middle ground. and i also sausage from longer food drink.

but the thing got 5 were saying we can was fun. there was a smell of gas in my lungs. what constricted is i was given the alarm injection and the children also to the shot and the smell of gas and smoke around the schools has been constant since whereas here you might see the smoke constantly rising. people can be on fire from the bone may have the hardest thing was the smell of gas and phosphorus sort of a, these realize y'all still throwing these out in places when the milk is not available for my children, or for me, maybe one another organization comes they will bring a box or 2 of supply from, i mean this things needed for the little ones. reason the new chair says it will not resume the flow of imports into the country. so the parts of it come to new and neighboring but in then lots of new share has endured a 5 month blockade due to sanctions imposed by the economic community of west african countries. the chamber of commerce and industry of new here reminds economic operators,

the illegal unjust and unfair sanctions of echo was to remain in particular those relates into the closure of borders with the objective of luck and commercial transactions with our country. to do this, the chamber of commerce and industry of new here invites economic operators to continue using the ports and corey doors that have made this possible to serve our country since the events of july 26th, 2023. the statement follows this week's announcement by the name that it has lifted the suspension on imports for transit onward to new share. the director of the port authority set improvements at the facility make it possible for the full. busy of goods to resume the measure relating to the suspension of important goods destined finish at the ports of cotton, who has been listed in view of the substantial improvements in the operational conditions for handling goods at the ports. in particular, the reduction in the rates of congestion following a to in the share on july 26, the west african block eco was hit the i'm a with

a package of sanctions. well, this one to the closure of the border with the name and the vital supply route from its port infrastructure. the move impacted the flow of a central supplies into new share, as well as the needs revenues from the transit of goods. and earlier this month echo was announced, the sanctions against new shares, military government will continue. we heard from local so say the decision to close the port cause harm on both sides of the border. the name has no other choice but to go in this direction because in the early hours when bending had taken the decision to close its pull. so no idea or intuitive was without taking into account the harmful consequences which would also impact the lives have been in these people. we have seen the reaction of the knowledge of chamber of commerce, which is also a salutary decision because for us today, the time has not come and been means negotiations to open the port. the night syrians held out for 5 months, it's true, it wasn't easy, but we already used to this and today we have for all the countries like to go which opened its pulled through us out to new is the largest city and part in the

name with access to the gulf of guinea and the atlantic ocean, the trade quarter between the port and the capital city of new share is one of the busiest crossings in west africa with the traffic of up to $1000.00 vehicles per day, many of which are trucks carrying goods to market is there a band in parts represent 80 percent of the transit volume to the port of count to new a. show me a new type o general secretary of the nigeria, new jerry and traders union of importers exporters and wholesalers, says the names lifting of the band doesn't affect new share. as the countries traders use other ports, new when the decision was made to band in ports through the port of culture new. we were not worried at all because our goods were already at a disadvantage as a result of translating through their port today. but then came back to us to say that the band has been suspended. it doesn't matter to us at all. it has nothing to do with the benefits they provide. it is because been installed,

that our government asked us to use the port of loma, or other ports and countries that helped us when we needed support. it is too late for bending to ask us to come back to allow importance through it's port. the name needs to compensate us for our losses is been in reimbursed as these losses. security in the core door will be improved. producers of onions, sweet potatoes, rise and vegetable oil have suffered losses that they cannot cover themselves. it is necessary to create the conditions that will allow us to resume our relations with benny. meanwhile, thousands and gathered at the sight of a former french military base in the army to celebrate the departure of the final french troops deployed in the country at last week. the prime minister of new jerry was joined at the rally by his counterparts from neighboring regina pasto and molly, which also brought the curtain down on a french military presence over the past 18 months.

all right, well that's what i do for me for now. but do say with us, my colleague peter scott, is in next to it about half an hour's timeless, much more news still to come. i think the, the harbor,

buddy. i'm rick sanchez. i've been doing news for 30 years and 2 languages all over the world. here in the us, i've interviewed for president's work. that for the u. s. has major television networks. i don't like what they do is he, isaac, new should be honest, and direct and impactful. and this is direct impact. the i want to start by talking about history. you see, history doesn't begin when we want it to. history begins when it begins ukraine, despite what my friends in the us corporate media report, for example, didn't become a story in just. busy last year in fact, it probably happened closer to 2014 is a just because you don't cover a story.