the the breaking news, a plane crash in western catholic style sees dozens killed, but almost half. so it was a board the rails or by john airlines flight survive. 2 children believed to be among them. the also a head on the program for people are killed in the shelling of a border time in rushes. chris region, local officials say you pretty intrude, actively sought to target civilians, plus the san francisco criminals will either lay down that homes voluntarily be stumped out with the weapons and syrian soil surrender or die turkish president are

the one issues that ultimate subject to the kurdish and electing fruits in syria, some of the fighters were previously boxed and supported by own per his own nate to ally the united states, the premier, catching the news our from this december 25th. welcome to most go on to our to introduce we begin with breaking news from catholic stem, were announcer by shawn airlines. plane has crashed with 69 people, reportedly on board. dozens are believed to have lost their lives exact figures up the stage are on clear, but emergency services, se sum 32 survivors have been rescued including 2 children. we received exclusive footage of the 1st moments after the morning crush taken by one of the passengers. video capture several people try for lights of the plane rec,

over luggage and broken seats. many of the survivors appear to be in shock and covered and lot a local blogger, and also film this of the site of the project. to adjust the snow, i met the scene of the incident about 28 kilometers from the city of opt out. judging from the fact that the plains wreckage has scattered all over the stuff, there are many victims here, according to preliminary data. they say there are also survivors. as you can see, police have cordoned off the entire perimeter and are not letting anyone else, not even journalists. but while the exact cause of the crunch of the remains on known president of america has offered his condolences to the families of those killed, the russian leader promised to launch a thorough investigation into the cause of the deadly incident ortiz, marina customer of told me more the plane was leaving a box was revised on and it was headed to gross me in chechnya, when apparently it collided with the flock of birds. and that collision actually

caused an oxygen tank on board to explode after which passengers apparently lost consciousness. then and as to what signal was sent out while the plan was over the caspian sea. and apparently the pilot decided to divert the play into how and has like start. and it tried to have a live that we can see from the video there. as it was attempting to line, it caught fire spot, it's spin around and the front of the play and then fell apart. and presumably that's where those who died was seated in the front of the play. of course, emergency services arrived at the scene of rider with some, a 150 people working there. and actually we have a video that was taking moments after the crash, a heartbreaking video. the

around half of the pair passenger survived. and we have heard from the cause that ministry of transport, i confirmed the citizenship of those who were on board and there was $37.00 advice on the citizens. 16 russians, 6 cossacks, and the 3 kirk is a citizen. so those were the people who are on board and we're finding out information as to who made it out alive. and particularly after that then comes the investigation to probe into what occurred. and we know that the russian federal air transport agency has commented on potential causes that the crush. yes, they comments it and they definitely say that it seems that it was cause due to a collision with a flock of birds and not they're in contact with the all sorts sees and conflicts on trying to figure out exactly what happened. but we also hear spoke to an aviation expert trying to figure out what went wrong, how could this have happened? and this is what they had to say. i have an impression that the plane was almost

out of control. it was descending and seemed ready for landing. but in reality, the descent was too steep. only at the very last moment there seemed to be an attempt to level the playing off. it didn't seem right to me. there could be a number of reasons such as control systems failure. it's like reading tea leaves. there can be a lot of reasons, but we can see that the plain was almost uncontrollable. now what's interesting is that we're getting reports that local authorities are now looking into a violation of safety rules during aircraft operation. and also process investigative committee has launched a criminal case. also looking into a violation of the traffic safety rules as operation of air transports. then in terms of official reaction to the accident, a lot of countries involved here what's being said, yes, we'll start with the russian embassy. those are by john, which is of course in contact with the all sorts. who's there in the context on and

i set up a john, they've also set up a crisis headquarters nearby and sent their employees to the see over the crash. we also heard from money, as i thought of, she confirmed that most go is in contact with all the countries involved. and also trying to establish the faith of the russian passengers who were on board. and she's got parcels to the russian embassy and cosmic stone. as well as our representative offices in the country are in contact with the local authorities regarding assistance to victims of the ocean disaster information about the hotline of the administrative emergency situation. so because it's done, which relatives of the deceased can contact has also been published on the website and accounts of the russian embassy in starting the russian diplomats working in the cause. x time will monitor the situation and promptly inform on this issue. we also heard from vladimir putin who expressed his condolences to the eyes are by johnny leader, me through a scroll saw the crumb and spokes person has confirmed that letter. may i please and actually spoke to mr. i live by phone. and he also confirmed that mr. i live

was in fact in st. petersburg for an informal summit when this happened, but of course, he had to cut his trip short, in essence, returned back to as everybody's on the sofa, the little girl who took the president in the morning as when he had almost arrived in russia, but had to turn back, let us hope for a speedy recovery for the injured and of course, i am sure there will be a thorough investigation. we will coordinate the work of our special education services on issues related to this tragedy. we also know that mr. ally of such a state of delegation to cause like started looking into the causes of the crash. some more reaction, of course, from the test and liter homes on the who expressed his condolences and said that he's praying for the speed of recovery of those for some 5. we also had the cause of presidents expressing his condolences and saying that he will set up a commission looking into the causes of the sites and how this was allowed to happen. they had to rush just august on,

is offering to help in any way he can from his side and the georgia foreign ministry set that it's nice and solid guarantee. but it's, it's huge of part that during this difficult time, we had the serbia as president pockets nonce prime minister, expressing their condolences and also the united states saying that they're willing to help out there by john in any way they can. and of course, to expect them to hear more reaction as the day progresses. more people around the world wake up to these. this news? well indeed. oh, not very loud. her point set by marina r t spoken to a local journalist by phone reporting from outside the hospital where the survivors were taken. it was really nice. unfortunately, it was not possible to speak with any of the survivors. all of them are in the hospital now, and most of them are in intensive care, so they are not able to speak. doctors have not yet commented on their condition. the hospital has prepared 60 regular bags and 26 intensive care bags. adult victims

were taken to the regional, multi disciplinary hospital and 2 children. the aged 11 and 16 are being prepared for surgery. they were hospitalized with a concussion closed cranial cerebral injuries in various fractures. we saw members of the iser by johnny and touching the asper near the hospital right now. so ecologists are working with them, and they all donated blood for the victims. yeah, that probe investigation very much ongoing. at this stage, my colleague rachel, rubles talked through what may have been the cause of the disaster with former pilot and aviation specialists. surreal deluxe. and i will explain this as an ex all, and kept on myself because there are many things to say. and also a lot of interpretations on the 1st leader with us being able to see if we can see the craft coming in the way how you have to do it for a landing. also on the very steep bank angle the, the new approach for that across for

a landing is you can see that the aircraft is the landing gear down. i was not able to see the run out to bind, to be expanded. in this case, it would have means that they had the both engine off. i would say this across, these are fly by wire, like this is in some buildings also. so it's, it's, there is no really information. i would say, i'm strong enough to explain exactly what happened. the only thing that the only way to have a strong informations is to analyze the cooking, both sort carter and the flight at that recorder. ok. and you pointed out something interesting before we started this interview about the door here on this image and the emergency slide. can you tell our viewers what you out us there? yeah. and normally on all sides, when the finger is coming out of the aircraft,

and when the craft is going to be pushed back from the gates, the crew is getting all those to the cabin crew to the emergency slide right from the door like this. if you have an emergency, then as soon as you open the door, the slides are being deployed and then passenger scan exit. the problem, what you can see and those the systems are to be deactivated only when you are on the final star and are close to very close to the gape or most when the practice stop by the same mode are given by the like to add to this on this just to prevent anything happening when you open the door. so when i look at this picture, it's here effectively. we can see that the re, a left door of the aircraft on the, in the tail section is up and, and the image and see slide right is not deployed. which means that a's or

one of the cabin crew in the rear of the craft, decided to deactivate the system because it was completely upside down. and by basically preventing the passengers to, to, to victory the craft. and so we decided to deactivate it, or maybe it was for any given reason inoperable. okay, now there were a headline stories today. 4 people have been killed and 5 more injured in ukrainian shelling of a ton of the phones in rushes, cursed creek, and not coming in from local authorities. let's not cross to our tea corresponding to english adela for more. on what's known, igor, curse authorities also thing civilian areas were targeted on purpose was to unfolded on when is absolutely union. well, i guess every family has their own christmas traditions, but for ukraine and the c'mon does. they have decided to launch

a mess all attack against a sleepy and peaceful small town in the course region. the town of the gulf. it's only about a 90 minute drive from the regional send to the city of course. so several missiles hit the town according to the ukrainian combined as they targeted a come on center of rushes, marine the $1810.00 the brigade. but i witness accounts and video showed literally moments of to the attack of a pain to a very different picture. at least 15 story height building an apartment building as being the head full so adjacent to town houses and a beauty paula have been destroyed or badly damaged. now again, as you rightly mentioned, the attack was deadly right now we know about for people who have been killed. several injured and taken to hospital right now, judging by the sheer scale of the attack and the remoteness of the telling of you, go from the front line and the sort of destruction delta by the missiles,

most likely those will. hi, mazda american made miss solves used against the town of the gulf. this is also so far, the primary version of russia's investigative committee to their, yet to announce the final findings. but so far, they are also suspecting that those, that the high mas massages were used for this strike. and well, the very same missiles were used to gains another town in the russian coolest region less than a week ago when the ukrainians unleashed the fire power against the town over. i mean, it is about another, maybe 16 minute drive from the golf so. so the town over you go is, is somewhat in between the to the city of quotas, and it is which you did, which was attacked that last week because that attack was also deadly. also, civilian infrastructure was targeted. uh, several people have been killed. uh many were taken to hospital and the well,

it looks like the ukrainians. they are only getting the taste of of you know, attacking those townsend, striking civilian infrastructure previously those attacks? well, while they did a cap, they did not, they did not resonate so much with the population because mostly the ukrainians. they were busy with the trying to 1st expand and then hold onto the hold onto the front lines and the newly game positions in russia's coast region, which they uh, they basically carried out a border incursion this august. but since then, the area of control has shrunken by more than 50 percent and in it continues to frontier even further. so it looks like they are shifting their tactics and they are attacking peaceful towns. they are attacking civilian infrastructure and they are using high bonds massages which they do not. certainly they do not have as many

as well, conventional and regular. i have to say artillery shows, but simply those towns are too far away for them to strike with anything, anything that they have in, in abundance. so they are using more expensive and more deadly and more precise high mas massages to target the civilian infrastructure, which could indicate that they are growing desperate as they are throwing more and more reserves into battle in the course region. but all of that fails to give them any advantage. and to basically you to turn the tide in the favor, your thoughts with the families of those killed today and not tied into chris region r t, corresponding degree shit down off. bring this right through the developments there . thanks. i of the trickier cause issued an ultimatum and quite a direct one to us by kurdish militants in syria. president are the ones, sage, the fighters must surrender or die pen if you really can in the because we are

resolute in our determination to eliminate terrorist organizations, particularly dave and the p k. k on which threatened the stability and territorial integrity of both nations. the separatists, the criminals will either lay down that voluntarily or be stumped out with the weapons and syrian soil hold while our t corresponded. yes, and that can joins his life from mr. involved to discuss those remarks further. yes and long for long periods there's been friction. of course screen ankara on the kurds that we know but know are the one's words how, how does that expect to to impact the the turkish miller trees are ongoing operation in northern syria as well as you and the developments over the course of the past month. has shifted on colorado's priorities, but also it's approach and how it's supposed to jail with the remnants of what exists there today. and we understand that the ongoing conflict is, of course,

currently shifting in favor of encore a we understand that the turkish bags, administration and damascus has been in a position to establish some sort of administration. some form of governance in this given the long run will impact things moving forward because the one thing that i'm career has been successful in essentially cementing in syria at this going to moment is ensuring that they've brought together the different factions, the different groups within the country under one single banner, under the ministry of defense. now moving forward, this is going to be something that i'm current will be interested in utilizing, not necessarily providing boots on the ground, but of course the judge present it over the course of the past week or 2 has been quite vocal and suggesting that if it comes to that, that it will utilize that option as well. but what we understand that the time being that was more concerned about ensuring that the curtis groups in the northeast of the country laid down the weapons or face the consequences of military

operations and an incursion into the northeast. we understand that based on the statements that uncle risk providing, that the fundamental issue here is that it is to do so. of course, to get rid of any threats along the turkish border. but also, it says essentially adhered to the territorial integrity of the sovereignty of the states of syria. but of course, we can essentially say that this is the silence before the start, because we understand that uncle is currently in a position trying to persuade the y p g, but also the syrian democratic force of the s p f, which is the umbrella organization for that group, it was re branded and it's fight against dia, sion. we understand that the current position on crow holds is a crucial one. but this also means that it comes with a great deal of attention, particularly between incorrect and watch things. and we understand that the united states currently has a great deal of interest within the region that its interest a line with the y p g or the curtis groups. and we understand that on ground washington are currently at odds when it comes to this topic. specifically speaking

so much so that although there has not been a wide spread military operation or incursion to these territories against curtis positions that there had been some attempts essentially shouting or attacking certain settlements within the northeast. and we understand that this is, of course, a matter of concern because we understand that the us position suggests that the us must be interest uh, especially focused on taking all of its options into account. the american enterprise institute, essentially the american thing tech published an opinion piece, suggesting that the american should be in a position to at least prepared to target terms outside of practice. borders essentially can say in syria. and this comes, of course, at a time, according to that opinion piece, suggesting that attacked by the turkish, by forces within a north, northern syria. ne syria. that's and some attacks have come close to attacking us personnel. and this, of course, moving forward could pit into nato allies against each other, but coming to reality are coming to side sensors. and the most part is going to

suggest that on present a position to ensure that the y p g and this affiliated groups within the north of the country, lay down to weapons that we understand that outreach is not just limited to syria. but there has been a great deal of vocal opposition against continuing this fight with these curtis groups and so much so that the national, this party, the m h p within turkey has also suggested that's on co might even consider a new reproach. mince with the kurdish forces and essentially put everything behind them. but of course, this is a decades long history that we're talking about and the battle, or at least a warrant. syria has essentially result in a great deal of issues that i'm trying to use to address as to how successful longer will be. and it's at least it's commitment moving forward is going to be something that we will observe quite closely. you know? yeah, we absolutely, well that's very much a developing issue. there are 2 correspondents. yes. and that can from istanbul as well. just thing with this,

some reaction former senior security policy on the list in the us defense department is michael maloof predicts washington is likely to a bundled in the kurdish fighters. it once supported, it was inevitable, and it was to be expected. um uh the current occurred sir. uh, are you in a very defensive mode right now in turkey appears to be in the, in the driver seat, on the, on the syria. serious we know it no longer exists. and as a secular state, it's not no longer it no longer exist. um and uh, the cards are, are, are, are going to have to figure something out because they're either going to get attacked or they may have to go along with a simulation. this is mr. july because the suggested into their uh, new uh, military uh, military structure of the united. as for what the united states does,

like every other agreement will probably the united states probably will a random occurrence. my goal is solar, if not something at which hosting 3 of interest a christmas tree was 7 fire this week and a greek orthodox majority time in syria sparking northridge video online shows men torching the holiday symbol 2 days before christmas. local media, say it was card i might list affiliated with a high authority or i'll show them terrace group, which recently sees power. it comes just a week after government open fire and a greek orthodox church in the nearby city of comma, causing significant damage to the building. christians have responded by staging mass protest in damascus. hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets of the capital, counting slogans,

praying and carrying crosses by charlotte. toppled government had previously sold to protect various religious and ethnic minorities in the country. but since h t. s. terrace, some taken over. there's been an optic and religiously motivated tax law. i spoke earlier with the mother superior. they sent james, the mutilated ministry and syria. agnes. smarty, i'm the deluxe la saves. it's a dark time for the nation's christian community, which dates on to the 1st century. we've seen the cities in security duties. the us that we can say is it varies in security. and this guy and the of the attempt of aggression. you know, he's not the only 2, but the material in the threes. it gives a burdening i would appreciate, i suppose it's the thing i will say. it's burning with joy. it's broadening,

you know, the fees of the christmas. me is the key of a lot of these guys. is it less for me for the us? it's a nice and so uh, i have the, you know, how is it someone that is in control of the situation with the give a statement and as always, my, my experience in c. yeah. is this, see me in the any p is always for good in the media. the speak with the one wishes to show is it would be, you know, the testing. i am talking about domestically media with these interesting for them with web, the people of the lee and celia, i'm leaving a dozen method. it's not the only need for the creation that has been

a lot of good news against other minorities. you see what, how does the christian community currently receive from the west? my idea, we have never received the people from the west to the contrary. we have always faith, especially during those years. it is that the to us even for the be done for us to talk about the persecution of cushions, are you wonder how will your role as it was not helping to secure the life of christian in the past is how now are they going to secure it, when they are treating, as we use the, you know, h t s, which is to cost you the as a total risk organization. you know it's, it's

a situation like who skis offering the situation and we, we, we don't rely on the truck dixon from the west and early today to say it and we can't, but wish everybody is celebrating today. every happy christmas especially. and as we're hearing their persecuted areas, know how much evidence is there about the us is actively developing biological weapons. that's what able, gary and investigative journalist saw the find arts. and next she shared her findings with ortiz documentary team. it's laid out by that the

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