[000:00:00;00] so, during a visit to phinyang, the head of mit lavrov confirmed that everything that putin and kimchin agreed on at the vostochny cosmodrome will be fulfilled; at a meeting with the head of the ministry of tsoisonghii, the ministers confirmed their determination to resist us attempts to maintain hegemony in the region. before his departure, lavrov gave an exclusive interview to our program and answered all the most pressing issues on the international agenda. the americans have had their fill of dreams, constantly accusing other countries of terrorism without evidence in the case of the malaysian boeing, it doesn’t matter what else, the scheme is the same, so you can no longer trust washington, you need to send the americans to the isolation ward. i’m not kidding, lavrov said that he doesn’t know what a sober american looks like, although not literally, in the political sense.

thank you so much for spending your time with us, i understand how... such a difficult situation with the schedule, i understand that i probably didn’t get much sleep, i’m probably tired, so thank you very, very much, it’s very important for me to ask you a question, kirby's official just recently announced publicly that this absolutely all american agencies quoted that over the past 2 months , 100 containers were delivered from pyongyang to moscow, probably with military assistance . the washington post then published satellite images that supposedly confirm this information, what is there? you know, i don’t comment on rumors, the fact that the americans constantly blame everyone for everything is not news, it’s well known to everyone, about satellite images, i was reminded of the situation with the malaysian boeing, when, after many years of legal proceedings, the dutch court

rendered a guilty verdict based on the testimony of, in my opinion, 13 witnesses, only one of whom personally gave this testimony, all the rest were anonymous, plus this court decision states that the fact of the use of russian beech by the russian military, or the military in the dpr and lpr, was recorded satellite images that the americans have, and it is written there that the images themselves. are not filed in the case, but the judges are confident that they are authentic, now when everyone is discussing the tragedy in gas, where a hospital was attacked, hundreds of people died, hundreds were killed, were wounded, it would also be possible to ask the americans for satellite data, because they definitely monitor this territory from satellites, and this kind of

attack could not go unnoticed. therefore , we need to turn ourselves around, then maybe the world will be more peaceful. well, that is, kirby’s words that we have military-technical cooperation with the dprk, that they are sending us something, we call rumors, right? of course, i call it rumors, and if they rely on satellite images, that is, there are a lot of situations where these pictures could help normalize the situation. but now it’s clear what panic , hysteria, will upset the americans, as a result of today’s lengthy negotiations, 2 hours of closed doors, you know, about anger and panic, i don’t care at all, we are not friends with anyone against anyone well, we are friends for the sake of promoting mutually beneficial, interesting

projects, with this... vostochnaya cosmodrome, today we had a detailed conversation, we have an understanding of how to move so that fulfill the agreements that were reached by the president and the chairman of state affairs. explain why we never make friends with anyone against anyone, but if it is clear that there is escalation, it is clear that the world is on the brink, everything is at the limit, why don’t we, for example, announce the creation of a military alliance with the same china, here ... the north koreans will probably join, but why, why, we , you know, are already the president of russia, the chairmen of the people's republic of china have said more than once in their numerous documents that our relations are stronger and more effective, than military alliances, in their classical sense. the fact that we are now deratifying the nuclear test treaty means that we are ready, we are planning, we have a plan, we do not plan to change our attitude towards those actions

that... we are withdrawing ratification solely because the united states has already been mulling over its ratification for many years and they are not going to do this obviously, we just wanted it as the president said. to reflect on this situation, what we did, but as an attempt to perhaps sober up the americans, bring them to their senses, not we are considering, i don’t know what a sober american looks like politically, sergei vikovich, but on the ukrainian track, what is happening now, so often in our program we talk about some fatigue, even irritation, about the fact that it is impossible to support the ukrainian regime, neither militarily nor financially, i mean it is impossible for the americans, is it true, is it so? we do not wishful thinking, what the europeans say there, for example, they convince themselves that ukraine will win on the battlefield, they therefore must do everything to make this happen, well, please, if such self-hypnosis helps them in life, but

god be their judge, we will do our job, we know our goals, and we know that we are fighting for the right and that’s the case, but you can feel the fatigue in financing, i know that you recently talked with szijjarta, putin with orban, that’s the atmosphere. what is called on the sidelines when you discuss this issue? you know, i think that many are tired of ukraine in europe, out of inertia they are trying through self-hypnosis i still have to keep this situation afloat, but i don’t know how much they will be able to do, how much their voters will be ready to put up with the deterioration of the socio-economic situation in a situation where ukraine is receiving the euro. at the highest ukrainian level, right up to president zelsky and the head of mid-kuleb, ukrainians claim that we benefit from this nightmare and horror of the middle east, that it distracts attention, these are price tags

that are completely burned through, their only task is not to forget about them, but they may be forgotten, and not because it’s for us wanted, we will still solve our problems, but simply because what is happening in the world... unfortunately, other conflicts, other crisis situations are emerging , which the united states considers to be a priority, this does not depend on us, it depends on the unresolved conflicts are primarily due to us policy, because if the us had contributed to the creation of a palestinian state, which we advocated on the basis of a security council resolution, it would not have happened. there was generally no such tension in the gas around it there would be tension in the middle east, but we are now seeing one of the results of american adventures. when we insist on a two-state solution , what do we expect, bearing in mind that israel has

already occupied most of the palestinian territory, will they leave, or how might this ultimately end? committed to the decisions of the security council, which no one has canceled and which no one has abandoned, which presuppose... reaching an agreement on the creation of a palestinian state on the basis 1967 borders with the capital east jerusalem. everyone knows that israel, through its unilateral actions to expand so-called settlements, violates this resolution. and of course, when , i hope, everyone comes to their senses and sits down at the negotiating table, we will need to look specifically at the map and correlate our practical... actions with security decisions, but take into account the realities that have developed since 1967. sergei viktorovich, literally the last thing, about cynicism, how is it that the europeans are introducing more and more sanctions, and they are our second largest

economic partner, how does that even work? well, you know, this is purely european , this can be called cynicism, i would call it neo-colonial thinking, which is manifested... everywhere, this is what we decided, this is what we wanted, this is what we can do, you can’t do this, let them sort out their problems themselves, well, there is a big war in the middle east, there is no invasion, the invasion of the gas sector is getting closer, the israeli ambassador to russia, alexander benzvi, said that the decision to begin a ground operation was made, right in this minute israel is shelling lebanon and gaza, the day before tel aviv evacuated all its embassies in arab countries, and prime minister netanyahu personally came to the troops on the border with the gaza strip with fighting fervor, there we shouted with the soldiers and we are ready.

the minister of defense of the jewish state , galland, personally assessed the situation in the southern district. he told the military that the order to enter the sector could come at any time. the commander of the southern front, major general finkelman, stated that on... the official name of the operation is crush the will, well, that is, in the coming days there will be a group of three hundred thousand. sahal will go against twenty thousand hamas and against the civilian population of the gaza strip. reuters, citing eight sources at once, among officials in israel and other countries, writes that tel aviv has planned a special operation of unprecedented ferocity. the goals are outlined as follows. the first is to push the palestinians back onto the border with egypt and blow up hamas' network of underground tunnels. second. at any cost, even a huge

number of civilian casualties, destroy the entire gaza infrastructure, israel also demanded to evacuate 24 hospitals in gaza, while tel aviv did not specify where so many sick and wounded could be transferred; hamas publicly appealed for military support to iran and hezbollah. israel says a ground invasion is imminent. is coming while the israeli defense minister promises the troops that they will soon see gaza from the inside, near the gaza border prime minister netanyahu is gathering forces, we are going to win with full force - he shouts to the soldiers, are you ready? yes - they shout back. i'm here with

the brigade soldiers. galani, they are from all over the country, they fight like lions, will continue to fight like lions, are you ready to continue , we will win overwhelmingly, are you ready, all the people of israel are watching you, we will strike a crushing blow to our enemies to achieve victory, in victory, are you ready?

another morning marked by death and destruction in gaza, this building was at home nearby another house in ruins, in the south of gaza, which was supposed to become a refuge from israeli airstrikes, not a single child is safe, this is where israel ordered more than a million to move gaza civilians who have already evacuated their homes say there is nowhere to go. israel and egypt have agreed to open a small humanitarian corridor in gaza, expected to open in the coming days, while a ground invasion in gaza has not. .. the commander of the southern idf unit today visited the unit in the area and addressed the soldiers. we want to bring the war to their territory, it will be long, it will be difficult. the south of israel continues to restore order after the hamas terrorist attacks. we are in kfaraza, kibutzi, which is only 4 km from the gaza strip. now it is completely devastated, the smell of corpses is spreading in the air. the bodies of the victims, the parents. mothers, little children, now they are raised and

interred, there are so many bodies here that the rotting corpses of hamas fighters are still scattered around. twenty-four-year-old ben hardin, born and raised in los angeles, moved to israel six years ago, is an idf reservist and one of those tasked with dealing with the devastation of the hamas raid. to this small farming community. i would never wish on anyone to see such blood stains on children's cribs everywhere. from rog at the front doors, we received a direct order about the hamas terrorists, they had a simple order: kill everything that moves, it’s just cold-blooded hatred. the threat level here is so high that israel has declared all areas along the border a closed military zone, with sirens blaring warning of a missile strike. idf military vehicles drive to the sound of gunfire, smoke rises on the horizon from relentless bombing of gaza, we are only a kilometer from gaza and the israeli. the forces asked us to be careful

because the road is very close and hamas might shoot at the cars in retaliation. zahal continues his brutal gas bombing campaign after a very short break during president biden's visit. gaza's health ministry says the death toll has risen to nearly 4,000, if not already above that number, as they identify the bodies found. today we visited the base of the middle eastern desert, where they saw troops: part of the 300,000 reservists serving and preparing for close combat. it's not just the number of reservists called up, but the difference in age and experience. everyone must be ready to fight. that strong will will undoubtedly be tested in the coming days and weeks as israeli

forces enter a battle that threatens to spread far beyond the narrow gaza strip. the us has officially warned israel that the idf must be prepared for a larger conflict. about this in pentagon spokesman peter lerner said on cnn. the israeli navy is deploying its submarines to positional areas that allow it to control a significant part of the middle east. why is this being done? obviously, israel is preparing for a possible conflict with iran and hezbollah. it remains to be seen whether these are preventive measures or preparation for pre-emptive strikes. hamas and the washington post are also preparing for war. they write that palestinian militants have prepared, quote , “a deadly surprise for israel.” previously ourselves hamas has repeatedly hinted that they have prepared some military tricks that will take the israeli army by surprise in the event of a ground operation in the sector. british military expert fabian hince called hamas's secret weapon a rabbit out of a hat that

will be pulled out at the heights of military confrontation. it is also known that there is an entire metro system under the gaza strip. of the tunnels, according to the bbc, the length of the underground passages is 500 km. the tunnels represent a shelter, and warehouses, weapons, at the same time. armies may face such difficulties israel during the attempted occupation and gases, we look. the scale of the problem facing israel is very significant, but the biggest problem is what will happen in the gaza strip and when the ground attack will occur, what problems will israel face in a ground attack on the gaza strip, but for the most part israeli soldiers will have to move and fight their way through

dense built-up cities, israeli officers are trying to learn the lessons learned by the russian military during the assault on the ukrainian cities are about to conduct combined arms combat, which means that infantry moves alongside tanks while they are observed by fire support, air force aircraft and combat drones. hamas, in turn, learned lessons from its ground battles in the gaza strip in 2014, when small- unit ambush tactics worked well against isolated groups of israeli soldiers. urban combat is one of the most intense forms of warfare. which usually, to the advantage of those who are defending, visibility is greatly limited, sometimes, right up to the nearest corner, loss always high, especially among attacking forces. advance awareness of an approaching enemy usually gives time to prepare a strong defense, camouflaged city firing positions

are strengthened, holes are made in the walls between neighboring buildings, which allows soldiers to move freely through the streets. for which battles are waged without exposing themselves to fire, ammunition tanks are located in calculated places, at the necessary intervals, and probable passage routes are mined, large-scale gas bombings by the israeli air force could would actually backfire by helping hamas defend the gaza strip more effectively. during the second world war , german aircraft made the mistake of carrying out heavy bombing. at stalingrad before the german army tried to capture the city. the bombing killed many civilians, but the streets were littered with rubble, and every destroyed building was effectively a fortified position. this made it easier to defend the city.

armored vehicles could not move quickly through the streets and many tanks became easy prey. snipers tracked the advancing troops. almost all movements came to a standstill. the most effective way for hamas fighters to move around the enclave is through the extensive tunnel system they spent years building, which was only partially discovered and destroyed. concrete bunker buster bombs may have destroyed some buildings near the surface, but the israeli special forces will still have no choice but to go down into these tunnels and fight, we have heard so much about the tunnels under the sector gas, but there are very few photographs of evidence, most of them seem to be mostly dug by hand, are small in size and reinforced with reinforced concrete tubing, which does not allow them to easily reach these tunnels, according to

experts, it is about 500 km, the depth is unknown, maybe a few meters, or maybe much more, how they can be used, for example, they can contain hidden command centers, ammunition and missile depots. hamas fighters have nowhere to retreat, forcing them to fight even more desperately, were replenished with young people whose relatives were killed as a result of the bombing. the battlefield is behind a concrete wall and barbed wire. everyone who ends up there will be stuck inside, and there will be no way out. ordinary americans are not at a loss. look at taim square, enterprising citizens are already selling palestinian flags. here you can give advice, you can start selling flags of south and north korea, russia, ukraine, china, taiwan, india, pakistan, greece, turkey and ossetia. and georgia to continue or is enough, a whole

business plan, at the same time, but already officially and washington is mocking the kiev command, as reported by axios, with reference to israeli officials, the pentagon plans to send tens of thousands of artillery shells to israel that were intended for zelsky, on the one hand , the news is good in the sense that these shells will not fly at our guys, on the other hand, they will kill children in palestine. a military transport plane landed in israel today. gmaster of the us air force, who delivered military equipment to the idf to replace those destroyed by hamas fighters. somewhere now zelsky is crying, after all, now the united states has found a new conflict that they will sponsor, and those armored vehicles that washington has already handed over to ukrainian soldiers are now burning along the entire front line. for example, this pair of destroyed american bradleys is still standing on the road, somewhere in the zaporozhye direction. zelensky and the soldiers are running out, but the quarters, people are creative and have already come up with a new way to attract citizens to serve,

military registration and enlistment offices have begun to block bank cards for those who refuse to appear, at least this is what the publication of the country writes about, that at the front, look, the russians have mined this entire forest plantation where we are now, they improvise and set various traps on top of anti-tank mines, and if they detonate, taras falls silent, two of his colleagues were blown up when they entered this forest plantation, he tells us, most importantly, not to leave from the path. this war has now turned into a war of position and a war of artillery. this mortar unit provides fire support to the ukrainian armed forces attack aircraft, which are currently going on the attack. they are working directly on russian positions. maybe it even seems like you found yourself in a war a hundred years ago, but the buzz of modern combat. immediately brings you back to reality

, a drone, says taras, but he cannot understand where exactly the drone hovered and anyone’s drone at all, we are where the ukrainian armed forces are trying to drive a wedge into the russian defense, right and left, that’s why the russian positions are here, right now the greatest danger for ukrainians in this forest plantation is precisely mines, unexploded shells and homemade traps, so much- needed ammunition has arrived, sergei was a carpenter in civilian life and he said that there are army soldiers on the front line. he says that the russians are taking aim and that we urgently need to go down to cover, in the trenches you quickly understand that holding positions and moving forward is much more difficult than it might seem, especially when the ukrainians are working from mines, and in response they receive five-hundred-kilogram laser-

guided bombs. even at the very beginning of the war, he said that right now there are fierce battles here, shelling from the russians has intensified, in my opinion they want to turn the estuary into a second bakhmud, lately there have been too many wounded, but ukrainian doctors are surprised to see that at least they still have everything they need, the main danger for soldiers. the war here is something between the dug-in first world war and the stars, all because drones, you don’t hear them, you don’t see them, when a grenade lands on your head, it’s too late to react, you won’t have time to do anything, and in most cases the wounds are fatal. despite the mortal danger, the 54-year-old bavarian is not going to leave ukraine; he has fallen in love. country and even can imagine that he will live in ukraine after the end of the war, but to do this

he must first defeat the russians. the chief of our middle east bureau, sergei poshkov, in direct communication from... tel aviv, sergei , first, urgent news, biden has just sent to congress a request for assistance to ukraine and israel in the amount of 106 billion. israel is proposed to provide assistance in the amount of 14 billion 300 million dollars. but asking about whether there will be a ground operation or not is probably already pointless, and the minister of defense and the prime minister said that it will indeed happen, what is tsahal waiting for then? obviously, the idf is waiting for a command, the command of the israeli defense forces has already announced that it is ready for a new stage of combat operations, but note that indeed benjamin netanyahu, yoav galland, the israeli minister of defense, yesterday toured combat units in the south of israel, located near the gaza strip , they said that hamas would be destroyed, that the enemy would be defeated, but

benjamin netanyahu never said the word ground operation, so here we need to... probably turn to today’s statement by israeli defense minister joov gallant, he spoke at the knesset committee on defense and international affairs, said that israel will act in three stages and this is probably the most complete decoding of israel’s plans for the near future, tactical and strategic plans that were formulated by an official, a government official, of the highest level. so, the first stage is happening today, this is the bombing of hamas facilities, the military infrastructure of islamic jihad, brigades from zedim elkosam, the destruction of headquarters, offices, banking structures, underground tunnels, weapons depots, surface flotillas, so we will be talking about bombings, which will apparently continue, this stage also includes, this is very important, as galland said, maneuvers, ground maneuvers of the israeli military in the

gaza strip in order to destroy militants and leaders hamas, what kind of maneuvers these are, whether this will mean the introduction of a very significant number of israeli military and large tank formations, or whether we are talking about raids by sabotage groups, frequent and numerous, we can only guess for now. third, the second stage, according to gallant, will consist of suppressing isolated pockets of resistance in the gas sector. and here is the third, final stage, which will apparently come in a few months. after the first two - this is the stage, as they said, of establishing a new security regime on the territory of the palestinian enclave, without hamas, the main task of the operation , by the way, is also formulated to destroy the military and administrative component of hamas forces, that is, their complete liquidation, again it is possible interpret how it will be

happen and what it will look like, that is, we finally got a plan, will it include a large-scale ground offensive in the near future, it’s hard to say, it’s being postponed again, it’s clear that today’s visit of antony guterres to wrofach, and sort of control , an attempt to inspect the start of the work of the humanitarian mission, which is still postponed, will apparently make its own adjustments, i believe that in the coming days, we probably won’t have to wait for an offensive, a ground offensive, the humanitarian mission will apparently have to start working first corridor, as for the money that joe biden actually asked congress for, 100-odd billion dollars, then israel will receive a small part of it , 14.5 14 billion 600 million dollars, and apparently this is primarily about shells and ammunition, insofar as , over the past week and a half, israel has probably spent so many shells,

aerial bombs, artillery shells and anti-missile salvoes fired by the iron dome that the arsenals require replenishment, restoration on israeli territory, there were usually warehouses with american weapons, american shells, which were gradually transferred to the israeli army, to offset the money that the united states transfers annually for defense and security to israel, this amount will be in excess and the arsenal and, apparently, politicians will be replenished during contacts, here at the highest level, approximately the ambassador... their military experts calculated how much it would be needed, how much it would cost, so biden decided not to delay long and immediately addressed this to congress. seryozha, thank you very much, the most objective and impartial chief of our middle east bureau, who has been monitoring