to only about half of the country, but previous report suggested that basically ukraine has to balance between and to choose whether or not to supply households or the facilities of the military industrial complex which need plenty of power to operate. and very often, this balance, well it kind of tips in favor over the latter. so really it's so the ordinary citizens who are bearing the brunt of these attacks that are meant to cripple ukraine's, while ukraine's military capabilities and military production capabilities to it is meant to deny the supply of power to those industrial facilities who repair military vehicles. and so on and so forth. again, according to or ukrainian source is at least a types of different weapons were used in this attack. as air raid sirens sounded all across ukraine and explosions of rocks about age regions of the country, including a key, if a region including the very capital of ukraine, which is not,

which is it's not a common occurrence. now when it comes to the reasons behind this attack on wednesday, indeed ukraine use the us made long range attack comes most solves to try and attack a military at field in russia. 7 town of took an rug. uh, 2 of those most houses were shut down and the rest were sent astray by uh, by electronic welfare. i was, i was, they did, steve, they did it still close it, some casualties and destruction on the ground if you'd like to reveal on any of us stories, do check our website. let's see. don't call that. it's always a pleasure to have you with us here. on the international bye for now the,

for all intents and purposes, syrian now ceases to be a sovereign state. it is in the process of being partitioned. a new international proxy war has been ignited in the region with no terrorist and power. when states disappeared. so the people, the mountains, endless steps, the wild type guy on one of the world's most epic rivers were in how cost you a region so beautiful. the people here believe that it was bestowed upon them by god himself. so let's get off this mountain and explore this divine land has to

offer the view to say is one of the world's great rivers. because the whole of rushing hoff we've come most quenching this to us and its tributaries in the south. the morning all the way to the icy car seat and pull of that surgery in the middle, the victoria was a cost you called the land of the 5 elements. what's your decision that everyone knows the full main elements here at the water and fire on a hook has yet is unique because it's describes is yolanda. finally you've elements . why? well, let's start with good meaning mountains and landscapes on soft comcast. the indigenous population of culture as here. cool themselves the children of the mountains. so it's a very read old local police or the what the now what uh we have

a huge roof i. e n a c, which you'll thousands of streams and hundreds of lakes. i see your face, the idea is that house, as it is covered with snow in winter, and it melts on the day of the spring. at twin oaks, the june passing closet e or feeling the streams that the fire comcast sherman's worship fi, it's present in electric tools and legends. vanya and aries, unique and hawk has the built in talk about the great spirit in the sky of the great spirit of acts, which is supposed to rain over. how has the 5th element is unique to this place? we talking here about the special historical and cultural heritage such as the menus. wilks had 2 clips, one of a coined scope, physics cetera. that's why, how has the it is known as the land of 5 elements. let me just see you mention the

any, say the world's 5th largest. we have lots of interesting facts. can you tell me about that? no. the units say is the main route to way of co cause the flows through the whole republic expanding over 4000 kilometers is the face longest river in the world to give you some perspective. it's 110th of the lens of the equate to which is an immense distance. every it to live is a foot 650 kilometer cube to move that into the ocean. that is a loss of water. just imagine a tube of water with each side, measuring one kilometer. we're going to here, we're talking about $650.00 of such cubes. we can talk about begin to say it's very beautiful for stuff is cost. you can see it here. and how does this ducks very along the length, release, sophia, and a say varies rate lee,

and this reflects katasha itself. the depth of the width of varies from just a few meters, in some places up to 70 meters in of us. it's the result of tectonic events in this area. it created very uneven terrain and late to begin this phase, which is fill these costs. it's very diverse for such a large river must be home. some unique flora and fauna will live life lives in the gonna say and on these banks. now the river originates into and goes all the way to the oxy, goshen, which means it's a home to an astounding variety of flora and fauna report flows through different habitats, ranging from alpine meadows at the source, down to the cold shows of the arctic ocean. the across is tundra, tiger foothill steps, and all kinds of other landscape. understandably, very different species of wildlife are to be found in on the roof or pick up

a course of the, in a say runs through the habitat of the snow leopard. an extremely rare animal while pull up as a room, the expenses and the rates most a lot of diversity. the phone of the refund itself is similarity which we have for a fish species. he like land or siberian time. and as well as more widespread ones like a cru see in comp, coleman called high except trust me, i just want to ask you, i've heard that the innocent has been called the musta or the father is that because of the, the critical role that he plays in the culture, an ecosystem here is true and people call it fall, begin to say for a reason, it's the main which way of our region and the source of inspiration for a huge number of legends. some of these tell the story if it's all right and this has to be in a safe thought to be the son of the 2 rivers, the hawks and or the be kim,

the mother and father. the son was very playful and stuff and but they cherished him and lovingly cool tim line s c, which is the yes and can name for the in a say your name on the origin of its present name on it would often floods the surrounding areas its level kept going up and down, but eventually he grew up and also with his parents leave to go away. they let him go and again, and so he left his dea, a child retired, been wounded, all the way to the optic ocean. but another tale about the n, a say is very romantic and beautiful. it includes some of brushes, best known natural gems, such as by count on the on, gar, a river you see, like michael on the greatest lake is supposed to have had many sons over 360. so many streams flow into it. and only one pretty door to be on guard. i do not get a seat to locked out, never show to anyone, and hope that she would marry that we could to live nearby them. however,

legend has it that she heard room is spread by see goes on, maybe merchant sailing by about the have sent me and say he was supposed to be a really fine fellow. so she fell in love with him and decided to marry him against her fault as well as a p. don't it towards him by call go mad and through a huge role being garbo, this walk is still known as sherman walk by kind of wanted to block her passage. but the young guard insisted on having things her way, where you can reach, be in a say, and the officer will see the vienna say is to meet the force of nature without causing the adult engineers here and see minutes with the so you all know shoshanna sky, hydro electric, them to find out exactly how they money is to harness the power of this might seem

siberian river the like say nice to meet, you know, so to wants an impressive view. this is what so unique about the saying the solution sky, hydro electric down to display to know you can see it's really a unique structure which was considered to be a feet of. so if you had hydro engineering cause it's 3 to mean nobody had ever built an arch across such a wide canyon before outage move. what you, what you know, the dam is 242 meters high, or do i need to make the switch? the longest onto them in the world, because it's, it's only what you measure. the length of its crest is more than a kilometer on there too. let me finish it the damn this high. it creates a water pressure of 200 meters. can you imagine that the water with the other side of them is roughly at the level of the bottom of those big glasses?

how much concrete did you use to build such an impressive structure? 9000000 cubic meters of concrete was used to build them 9000000. and how can you imagine $9000000.00 of those to give you an idea that the amount of concrete would be enough to build a 2 lane highway for a must go to that. if i still cause us ok, a need for a narrow pass to the moon. the amazing, amazing. and how did you even go about starting to build this dom did you have to block the unit? say 1st, let's see if you're gonna say is truly a magnificent driven moving 7000 sometimes up to 9000 cubic meters of water per 2nd in some yes. and would know so many or be managed to harness it this year. and this is how they did it. you would, they built a temporary dime of us and rocks across the river. there's most come and then over there, under the 1st 2 letters of the world where the spillway is now installed, released gates,

which have been closed since then. and then at the time was chosen when the industry was at its lowest point. we don't these of periods when it gets the least amount of water from its tributaries event, they re routed its flow through those gates. that's blocking the gonna say anything like a full, quickly completing the dam. no, the cell, no solutions got hydrolyzed to them is also in a dentist bulk of world records as being the strongest structure of its type. more gives it such strength because i've mentioned would require 9000000 cubic meters of concrete to build up what she was doing by so much, but the most the actually this an area of strong seismic activity unless we do get us quakes here. although we haven't had one in quite a while, but i would because as a rule they originate in 2 of the well i'm, i'm going, but they can reach you on area or as well. so you have an extremely wide canyon and size make activity. i mean, she was, but it was too tempting to build a dime here because the unit, so you have such a high flow rate and can provide enough water pressure to 1010 turbines. you go to

the biggest in russia, in the, for each of them generate $640.00 megawatts, which means that each of these turbines or hydro units reduced as much electricity as a relatively large stand alone hydro electric power plant. there are 10 of them here . what, why is it so strong? but it contains a lot of concrete when destruction was made extremely durable due to the threat of seismic activity, according to the specifications, it should be able to withstand a magnitude 8 quake and covering right underneath that. nevertheless, i always say back in 2009 the there was a disaster, and most of the 70 people died will cause this disaster. and what lessons have you learned from it to prevent it from happening again, the subjects in the both securing the color of one of the turbines broken with machine on the road to shut out into the machinery hole. we took the nobody had ever thought that was possible. it was a huge lesson, not only for all of us, but also for hydro engineers around the world when your input and conclusions have

been drawn from the incident. and the say on associated scale hydro electric power station has been extensively modernized since then. the hydro units are being replaced with mole mode and then say for once we using not just restored when you're sitting in a multi level safety system is being added, which provides for all imaginable contingencies. humans, the sheets of something happen, it'll kick in automatically. so if one system fails from another, will be activated to get off the of that model nice ation. so you all know, so shantika is probably the most molten and the safest hydro electric power station in the world. that's good to know, standing here. and finally, i like say, watts impacts has such a big dumb out on the surrounding ecosystem here. shortly, architects of the sale know, solutions go hydro electric power station were aware of environmental concerns for them. and the nature was f was created here to address those when he was a monitor, as the environmental situation generalizes the impact of the damn and the reservoir on ecosystems. annual studies show that it was owned,

as well as it's still another important thing to note is that the water going through the sloops gates comes from the, at the bottom of the rest of the block, away from the other side of the dam, not from the surface, so it's wilner in winter time, you colder, and some of that is one of the water in the unit se stays at about 10 degrees celsius solely around for that, unless which means the dam helps to stabilize the micro cloud the most deeply making winters will know then some of us cool on us, a few things to will know winter's we can now grow apples man is a breakout sandy from grapes suitable for wine making around here. they said in siberia and you'll notice it's harsh climate. it's always to be. well, i'd like to try the twine the

every klein has its own sacred mountain. so we've come to the best mountain range. and the single key was to find out what customs and beliefs the people they have. a role the mountains play in their lives. the actual how did these hills form the so as usual, those like waves from the it was some to is believe the man maisie and he would you know that these john canyon is a u. f. o landing spots. all the tracks of john dynamo. so of course, note the range of some do key consists of 5 hills, which you can see over the backend of devonte in period 370000000 years ago. they were pushed up by taking tony movement. this is how the cross is split, which is why the soon to key rise smoothly on one side, a have a sharp drop on the other that completely natural phenomenon. and the name single key meaning chests. also unusual why they called just, well we have slip of some of the if you look at the top of the 1st one,

do come with a good job with a hill live walking on its shape resembles a chest separate salt layers, white water, while the rest of the rug is red and it just has to be that's why they became popularly known as the single key. as long as the hawk, us name is on low cost, which means site some more exciting devices or dimensions. and that's the reflection of the sd. and on the glass space of this sacred sites. i'm talking about the 1st some the, some i've heard the legend about it. that's when the world was covered in oceans. there's a method. this was the 1st mountain to rise out of it. what can you tell me about that? the midst of the sacred mountain is universal, done in cultures all around the world. every civilization has its own sacred mountain and some of the most famous things really that limp is for the greeks. we are married for the chinese bear, as i see for the persians, an around, so the medians, and even the egyptian and nastic pyramids of attempts to replicate the concept of a mountain within this region. starting from the millennium,

b. c. the 1st one to consider the world's mountain. it was a place of great significance accessible and we need to increase encourage you who performed rituals here for over 3000 years as you travel 3 to 400 kilometers away, other civilizations identified new world mountains. but for those so lived here, the 1st on duke remained central out. if i found on the 1st on the federal own ritualistic in nature, these include various ceramic vessels with several assembled sky level tunes, ones and broken arrow heads as all discarded for the sacrifices and offerings to the son. it is without doubt essentially, what can we take a closer look up to him. okay, excellent. now some believe that this is one of if not the oldest open observatory in the world. how did people back then use this full nation to look at the sky? a sewing machine and

a single car inside and there are numerous audiological sites with no 16 kilometers a radius of the sun duke mountain the close of day, tied to astronomy and all the sports, the significance having the people, the people called holes in the rogues from your place slams that specific and goes for a new range stones don't align with the sun. and of course they did this to observe an owner of the sun as part of a widespread, something called that cause. the sun call was not unique to this region here. is existed across the world, i'm supposed to be in your book just as the most well known son worship took place in egypt, and it was practice here in much the same way with the police involved this time profound meaning has been created. this is why we think the purpose was to join a witness and greet the son the from the quest. why these places offer referred to as observatories? thing is taking a look around nearly every mountain in this area, as monuments in some way related to a strong them. a lot of them are all linked to the 1st on to where we stand. now,

what was the last one? this was the world mountain little person with the sanctuary of the dwelling place of the colors where the sun and moon touched the you can ski, actually, it wasn't immensely important to connect the equipment to list state some of it. so in sync would side, so the people of that time is kind of that was the end, but they've just like many cultures across the globe and everything was deeply connected to a strong. i'm a team at the senior senior. i'm against the though that replaces like this reading this one over the well and one associate about this one here isn't. was one of the oldest sites of his kind dating back to 3000 b. c smith, when it was an active site of worship that go into amazing and role does this some don't play in the lives of people these days the most today, this area is known as cost. yeah. so this directly, this area was populated by indo european. this until a 2nd century, a d. i went to a few people till cova smith and the south. caustic came to be coming progressive

here with today. we also have some of the to perform the annual rituals here to celebrate the summer solstice, which is the, is going to celebration because the sun is high and the day is long. the people have been considering this a special day of worship and a celebration since pretty historic time school. and so today, summit has continued to make offerings to the spirits. and if this tradition is thousands of years old, i thought i was in this particular place. because when i lived for 5000 years, the only relatively miles climbs of the industry in the south of the region. we've now come to a rather chilly and grisly, but no less during the school. he's in the north and to about to embark on an expedition deep into the heck us amounts. the, let's just say you,

we've us lift, offload very colors. sets off on thoughts into the mountains. so for a cost, yes, i'm here with our guides. you've denny and he's been telling me some interesting thoughts about these parts. there was insights, a gold rush day in early 18, hundreds, earlier in the famous one in california. and the name of the supplements, police go lawyer. so if folding down things you have get a, an comes from the russian would. priest, which means mine. let us know much gold left to these days. unfortunately, with us not to say that there are some treasures to be found here. now i've been checking for a couple of hours or so, but i can definitely say it's as it looks about storing the, the if jenny, this place isn't exactly the easiest to get to. are there any plans to, to make you more accessible to people without spelled the countryside to, you know,

if the, if i agree with you that building a wooden plank trail here would contradict the very idea of coming to this place to enjoying a trip and hike in the mountains, as opposed to walking on paved walkways or the said front building and appropriate road to access this place would be a great improvement to the facility. it's a little bit across. now it's been a while since we've seen in the houses, and i don't think we've actually seen anyone else on our way here. it's not even mode school. so wild life. is there any spots there? it's like a city, paul. only here we have lives instead of square rows, we give them names. there is a bad cold, don't show with 3 cubs when the mall show with to comes up and she even visits dosher and we saw him today. i know the know brownback called your also comes by yeah. then the raise the reindeer. the come for these mode is they migrate, so gimme a call you them. we'll see them fairly soon because was also a side view and l showed up the season. luckily, we also get the links and bold the readings to plus books is very common. so you

think we might see them today? yes, it's quite possible i hope so. and with, by one of the yvonne of scale lakes here is this fantastic emerald color. why is it so broad like this? yeah, i only believe that the color is defined by the minerals contained in the late, but there is gold and silver in the mineral composition of dislike the crosby's mountains. you will find the lakes of a different color on the deep blue that's due to a different chemical formula with. but i think this color is quite typical for late in the mountains. now this isn't the suggestion of guinea, but the people swim in these lakes. the yes they do, they also dive as well as swim you've got people come here to train for a swimming competition on lake by called was they often turn up in morning before a day of practice and leaving the evening. you nice. nowhere obviously had the tail end of the summit, but this place is best known among skiers and snowboard as for its windsor. what

makes it so special for those sports? uh fellow, can i place you are exactly right uh the snow you'll find here is you need more of the for the if there is a nail pine scheme area where this note is very dense. but there are also places with power, soft snow, like in japan, the piece me you, the people who know they sleep a secret like to get half us of mine and can only then choose the mountains to ski on to put them depending on the conditions each day throughout the year. so i've had this place has been compared to the fairy tale, the 12 months. do you think that's a fair comparison? you can only thing. that's the reason i ended up staying in this place. even though originally i only came here for a day when you go out in the mountains, usually truly get to experience all 4 seasons in a single day from a snowy winter to spring and then to a hot summer. amazing. are you getting you with arrived here and they also late on i see the still some, some ice on the mountain side does not completely melt evening soma. there is

a reason why he doesn't know to them. as we go up the mountain, we may encounter a tundra zone and then a glacial zone. that's reason number one. reason number 2 is that way. we are a little bit closer to the northern latitude, even though it is called the south. you increasing number 3, the slopes here on ne, facing, they're also quite steep. so this is the station and that explains that. i see miracle. you see this is called the that's why we've got to l pine ice. even. it's a relatively low altitude vice prepaid nissan. say it is the only place on if you with this know, doesn't know at this low altitude people are in a sense that's true. and if i saw this in the summer, one of the conditions like here in the winter, i winter is the crumbling jewel of the mountains. this place gets covered with an enormous amount of snow, very soft snow. in fact, there are these huge, overhanging ledges you can ski on them or jump all to them. but just like when you

were a kid also like gets completely covered in winter. the ice is relatively same, but the layer of snow on top of it is massive, literally 10 meters of snow. that's up and that's considered normal here. the place where we all know everything gets covered with fresh snow during the winter. snow forms here, mostly due to the wind cracking. you did cross. it comes from the south from the east. excess snow from the mountains old accumulates here. as for the mountains themselves, they get the snow from the west and from the northwest. i think we should come back here in the winter to see what it's like then. absolutely, this is a place you simply have to seeing the winter. so if it came back in winter, you have guinea. where would we ski? down the mountain side. that's easy. we can calling by ourselves with a group that started from this i was doing the mountain, doesn't make a jump from one of the legislative onto the slope and finally have a nice lunch down here on the lake. you make it sounds so easy, but i'm still a big enough. i know it may seem like something only pros can do,

but it's actually surprisingly easy. okay, so i guess we'll find out in a couple of months time then great, thanks have a good the

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