my colleague, nikki, are and discussed the incident earlier with our senior correspondent, mariah garcia. we have salt requests for information. it is unclear when ah, details will emerge, will be shared with us nevertheless, as things stand. now merits casem, a citizen of latvia who's been detained by latin security services, state security services, suspected he is under suspicion of espionage and also, ah, of violating. and he, russian sanctions of the european union. this is, this is an argument violating sanctions that the latvians have used. and lithuanians and estonians have used for years to try and justify these blanket brands on russia, news sources, russian cultural channels. at this point, he is in jail, detained at the request for bail was denied without any reason, given his lawyer hasn't yet received any information. we don't even know if she's been able to talk with him. we have heard of cas reaction from the head of sputnik mythic. he said of he is on the european section of the, the logic that the europeans have gone by. the baltic states have gone by is that if someone

s. supplied high mars rockets to target russian army positions. art is mariah garcia has more. the death toll has risen from 63 previously to now. and 89. it is increased as rescuers emergency services. the military cleared away the rubble of this building that was struck one minutes after midnight on the new year's day. moscow, tom, the russian military has come out and said that in all 6 hi, mars rockets were launched at this building. 2 of them were shot down for impacted this building is compromised. the structural integrity of the building, the building, collapse that many of the soldiers who emerged from the rubble who survived the initial attack. they ran back into the damage sections of the building to try and dig out their friends. and many of them were killed again when, when other, nissan tvs struck whom we've also learned. the reason, the presumable reason for all of this and that is mobile phones. the main reason for the incident was despite a ban, the turning on and mass use of mobile phones within range of enemy weapons. this fact to allow the enemy to locate and

high marked rockets to target russian army positions. joining me alive in the studio is ortiz mariah garcia. welcome or i my, what else did the russian ministry of defense sang while the death toll? ah, the most important thing has risen unfortunately, 289. it was 63 mobilized fighters and officers killed predominantly from russia's samara region. we also learned various details about what happened in russian ministry of defense coming out shining lights on this on this tragic event, which happened just one minute after midnight. moscow time on a new year's day, i v v strike was carried out by a high mass launcher and americans applied high mars launcher with 6 missiles being launched at a temporary barracks where these mobilized fathers soldiers were, was staying again temporarily. while they were busy being given billets elsewhere, unfortunately, only 2 of those rockets was shot down by russian air defenses. this is, again, a very difficult task. shooting down missiles as advanced as high mas rocket. they impacted the building collapsed. it was structurally compromise, and many, many doze

of course the enemy positions are senior correspondent, mariah garcia, has been witnessing their effects these close to the front lines. roads are immortal. hazard. artillery is trained on every stretch. only trees of cover, even that scant. ah. some of the less the closest they are is 700 meters away. at 3 o'clock they're in a total of 3 directions. also a 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock and our boys are there to their rotating today that they're doing well. this area was recently ceased from ukrainian forces. they know every path, every clearing troops heading out to relieve those at forward positions. must be extra careful. drones guide them along. ah, we're scouting ahead to make sure that the way is clear and that our boys will get there safely. these soldiers, mr. holland tears of the act, my battalions answering to the chechen precedent ramson could thereof, to ensure everything went smoothly. a flaw support team armed with an automatic grenade launcher, was ordered to dissuade the enemy from trying anything. some of the most intense fighting he's underway, ukrainian units are desperate

our senior correspondent, mariah garcia, is in the region. with more details. we've had the statement from the russian ministry of defense which has come out and said that. 2 you can you chide, launch a surprise, nice all attack multiple walking to with using you estimate and supplied by mas resolve all the local hospitals global. i got to the hospital, i will stop by booth civilians and military doctors and treated both the local population. this is the local clinic also, as well as troops at injured and the fighting on the front lives and taken there for further treatment. the attack left 14 people dead for what you understand 24. you get those numbers may well rise up with, with keeping up to date with information from the russian ministry of defense of that there's also be another strike currently targeting a medical facility law at the hospital, which is who the way him saw region the city will have to hold his beat up. i'd listen, taking chilling for the past month and she says again, shilling that facility obstruct before, but again, we don't get no abou

face on the hardest challenges as they're exposed by enemy, drones and other technology artes. mariah garcia caught up with elite sharpshooters from a russian military group called viking to find out about their tactics. and just a warning. the following report contains some graphic combat says this graphic footage obtained by our t v shows an exceptionally brutal battle. soldiers of the 2nd army cool based and le ganske assault, a heavily fortified ukrainian position. a come in quite crawling on the barbed wire . once inside the perimeter, they strike quickly converging on to dug out, exits, and blocking ukrainian troops inside. they are caught completely by surprise. eventually, a surviving ukrainian soldier attempt to charge out what follows. he's a savage face to face $53.00 enemy dead to capture the love, surprise one the day. it is achieved in various ways. wait for the enemy to drop their god pound them and to cover with artillery. oh said snipers to keep their heads down. these are specialists pulled in the very specific tasks. they are valuable, they take years to train and a fortun