among them was medina simeonoff who's a veteran of the soviet black sea fleet. here at the door couldn't command the ships would tank by ukraine following the division of the soviet black sea fleet. scores of battle ships and submarines was scrapped in a matter of years ukraine could not put them to any use. those ships were fit for further service as a ship is just a ship but there is also a crew on it this craft not just ships but also people souls. social and economic problems first surfaced in the crimea even before the breakup of the soviet union. during the whole band in one thousand nine hundred five the crimea almost lost its revered wine industry under the reign of a picked grapes for thirty seven years in the mid one nine hundred eighty s. she bore witness to the wanton destruction of tech tests of crimean vinyasa. you know the cut twenty year old greek binds at the very base like here look. it's pains me very much to see such great client spain like sounds which it was devastating it really is. government officials conceded that the prohibition had be

of this guided missile cruiser the most for is the flagship of russia's black sea fleet. that has a cruise control on them most of her live on the ship. but this mighty vessel is more than just a fighting unit that within it will go well as ship is not only a battle unit it is our home what it provides is good shelter and food. and we clean it every day we scrub and paint it good i think. ethnicity in the crimea is not as much of a burning issue was it is in western ukraine warrant officer victor plissken off married every now and ukrainian citizen after they fell in love in sevastopol their son yevgeny is now eleven months old because wages a sale is eight hundred u.s. dollars which is good money in sevastopol but victor does not buy toys for his son instead he wins them a fair ground shit together a look what she's doing. with thank you. they go fold it quite that is one feeling. let's go. to that but now that's how russian saying shoot. irina invicta don't get involved in politics they don't take part in rallies or protests they have little to squabble about. it's the

olympics come to sochi huge tourist stephenie's held across the country comedy to concerts in the black sea resort here in moscow r.t. is covering those are about has been following the celebrations. as you can see it's cold right now raining are here and the russian can. but that has not stopped all of these people from gathering in the very heart of moscow to celebrate a very important milestone with the final stretch just one thousand days one thousand days remain there until the official start of the twenty second winter olympic games which of course will take place in the russian coastal town of this or change a concert here in the russian capital to celebrate this event and of course moscow isn't the only one in a very festive mood in sochi the host city on this friday fourteen winter olympic games the official countdown began today with the unveiling of the official olympic omega watch that will of course be keeping the clock counting backwards all the way up until the very start of those big games in twenty fourteen in moscow various other events also took place we had a roller blad

the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics and such a massive passions are being held in the black sea resort and of course here right in the capital inspector oliver has more on the celebrations. here in russia everybody very excited about the twenty fourteen games that will be held in sochi now we have seen events all around across russia celebrating not just. one thousand day milestone the the clock is now being ten don't insult she counting down to the opening ceremony that will take place in a few years time well it's also other events going on here in moscow large group of people on roller blades and roller skates taking part in a i one thousand meter fun race fund space i guess if you will around one of moskos biggest faux flying the flag for sochi twenty fourteen i moved out to that they've been braving which is a terrible weather right here in the russian capital right now the highlights will be there to musical spectacular as that will take place when he removes go the other day in sochi where the games will happen themselves now of course winter sports incredibly popular her

bridges together with new schools and hospitals they will leave a lasting legacy for the tropical black sea resort so there is great excitement and high hopes the southern russian city wresting of the big event but i doubt you can see the preparations there being go the streets are cleaner. more tourists will come the olympics will bring festive mood into town. i think the medals will be ours and russia's team will be form bertrade home. a killer pair pair and snow leopards have been recently picked as the olympic mascots less than three years time this dream team will greet the athletes and visitors of the two thousand and fourteen sochi winter games. one of the greatest sporting spectacles on the planet is just one thousand days away but if the four children pick vision is going to be as grand as russia imagines every minute down to earth completing the mammoth construction now for a long time and then budget there is more security sochi there we're hearing that the the work almost complete in some stages and certainly on track els everywhere else to make sure that in a thousand days time

olympics come to sochi huge festivities are held across the country carbonating in concerts in the black sea resort city and in the capital moscow peter all over has been following the celebrations. there in russia everybody very excited about the twenty forty names that will be held in chief now we have seen events all around across russia celebrating not just. one thousand day milestone the the clock has now been ten don't insult she counting down to the opening ceremony that will take place in a few years time well it's also other events going on here in moscow large group of people on roller blades and roller skates taking part in a i one thousand meter fun race fun state i guess if you will around one of moscow's biggest hawks flying the flag for sochi twenty fourteen the moco two they've been braving which is a terrible weather right here in the russian capital right now no course winter sports incredibly popular here in russia and russia has a great track record when it comes to the games however last time out in vancouver they didn't do too well resulted in a lot of changes really ca

a japanese firm is bidding to structu construct another plant on the black sea. however, the fukushima accident has triggered concerns over nuclear energy and anti-nuclear movements have sprung up in neighboring countries like greece. meanwhile, turkey's talks with japan have been put on hold. >> if there's an accident, there's no boundaries or economic damage. in my opinion, we have to conserve the energy. not to consume it as much as possible. >> reporter: despite these concerns, the turkish government is sticking it to its agenda. the prime minister made a visit to russia following japan's quake to confirm that turkey will build the plant as planned. doubts over nuclear power are growing worldwide. turkey is faced with the difficult task of tackling the increasing demand for energy while easing concerns among its people. nhk world. >>> with that, we wrap up biz news for now. >>> hi there. time now for your weather update. whether across eastern asia, we see clouds build over northeastern china. this will produce some showers and thunderstorms including beijing

30 years of searching, divers in romania have tracked down a soviet ship that sang in 1941 in the black sea. they were finally successful in their hunt with the help of modern sonar and gps. experts believe a torpedo hit the ship and call it the most important world war ii military ship wreck in that part of the world. >>> well, some students are looking for new ways to tackle the most dangerous situations. rescue robots proved most innovative at this competition in china. a firefighting bottom includes an electric drill and flame sensors to reduce fatalities in life threatening scenarios. another is designed to help in search and rescue operations and can turn into a submarine when needed for floods or tsunamis. >>> well, she's used to making headlines. now lady gaga is trying her hand at writing them. at least for a day. the pop star ditched the stage for a new gig as guest editor-in-chief at the metro newspaper of london. reporting for duty in a skimpy outfit and pink hair and a bee hive style, gaga offered her take on a range of stories from bully to go the japan earthquake. good to kno

another unsettled area, the black sea region as well as the southern end of the balgen peninsula, southern italy, too, scattered showers. heavy downpours and thunderstorms are going to be possible in parts of italy. as for highs, warming up in berlin, 26 high on tuesday. looking warm in vienna as well. iberian peninsula, too. 26 in madrid. 26 in lisbon. hot here for this time of year. here is your three-day outlook. >>> our lead story this hour, elevated radiation levels are again hampering the work to bring the troubled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant under control. tokyo electric power company says it may need to slow down work at the number 1 reactor raising concerns that the overall plans to repair the plant will be reviewed. the company measured radiation levels at several spots in the reactor building on monday as part of its preparation to fill the containment vessel with water and restore a circulating cooling system. the company's concerned that the reactor's pipes are leaking radioactive water contaminating the area. the test yielded a maximum of 700 millisieverts per hour

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and then we still see that very stubborn rain band affecting pats just north of the black sea and uprthwestern russia. temperatures are going to be improving for many of you. hitting 2 7 degrees in paris. 24 in london with sunshine here. still, fairly chilly in kiev. just 11 for the high. >>> once again, the top story at this hour. prime minister naoto kan has asked the utility firm to halt the operations of all active reactors at the hamaoka nuclear power plant in central japan. he made a request because of concerns about the risk of a mega earthquake. the hamaoka plant is located 180 kilometers southwest of tokyo. it lies directly above the projected focus of a magnitude eight earthquake that experts have longed warned of. kan made a request on friday after assessing the plant's safety measures against the earthquakes and tsunami. >> translator: the reason for my request is as follows. i've made this request out of consideration for the safety and reassurance of the japanese people. if there were to be a serious accident at the hamaoka nuclear power plant, this could become catastr

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point of no return in preparations for the twenty fourth season that would sort of be games in the black sea resorts off so much and the thousand day countdown begins right here today and we have it so mark this very important milestone we have there is then said being held all across a russian polluting right here in moscow at the moscow state university university said chemistry department but before we get said before starts all think about that that's all shall i just want to talk about so some much even said the russian organizing committee has already made now social investment into the russian winter olympics that is about six point five billion u.s. dollars and over sixty percent sell that money will come from you know on the government's bonds and out sochi twenty four it's the organizing committee has announced that it's already breaking all store so records including attracting over one point one that billion u.s. dollars from the private sector now that's a number that's a balance to increase over the coming years over the next to three years because the organizing committee want

bridges together with new schools and hospitals they will leave a lasting legacy for this tropical black sea resort so there's great excitement high hopes of the southern russian city resting on the big event but you can see the preparations you will there are being built the streets are cleaner. more tourists will come the olympics will bring festive mood into town. i think the medals rubio was and was this team will be formed bertrade home of. the polar bear hair and snow leopard have been recently picked as the olympic mascots in less than three years' time this dream team will greet the athletes and visitors of the two thousand and fourteen sochi winter games. one of the greatest sporting spectacles on the planet is just one thousand days away but if it's not your win preclusion is going to be as grand as russia imagines every minute down to earth completing the mammoth construction now for a long time and in budget then a small ski r.t. sochi. as you can see russia is on track with all the work everything will be ready just one thousand days left until that olympic torch arrives in russ