that we are a little closer to the enemy and this is the type of entrenchment in which we are standing, that is, we hold a little distant border, if we are talking about fortifications or their restoration in a populated area, it is extremely difficult to do this, because everyday shelling and the same cabs, which i said, there are two times 2.5 less, but there are 30 of them in a day, they still destroy everything in their path, we are building very well now... and are strengthening, yes, with their brigade, by the forces of engineering assistance, is being built and dugouts, and trenches, and loopholes are being built every day, it's true, and they are becoming echelons, one line, the second line, the third line, it's very difficult to talk about the restoration, like, that's why our guys are trying to make that line now, on which we will be able to stop the enemy completely, where we will be able not to lose areas, just to maneuver on it there.

to take up positions and maintain their defense there, and i would like to ask what the enemy is doing on the side of semenivka, whether there is an attempt by the enemy to break through to berdych from the south through semenivka, such a threat is as serious as it looks, well, in practice, there is definitely a threat, there is always a threat, since it is a war, the enemy is trying to come to us from different sides, he is trying from the north, from the south. is trying to get around somehow, and on the edge of semenivka they were entrenched a couple of times, they were knocked out, there are the outermost houses of semenivka, there may be several units of the enemy's manpower, theoretically everything is possible, we try as much as possible to prevent this from happening, we try to stop them on the approaches until this moment, and of course, in order to to hold such a large area of ​​the front, of course, a larger number of military personnel is needed.

equipment and so on, but to date there has not been such a moment when they jumped up to us from the semenivka side and caught us off guard, as it were, we always watch where they are coming from, monitor this situation and try to stop them earlier, you mentioned the need for more people, more weapons, does your brigade currently have such well-established recruiting mechanisms with recruiting centers, with centers set to renew and strengthen the personnel of your brigade, how does it work for you now in practice? right now, this is only the initial stage of recruiting for us, we are just starting this process in order to scale it, there is a lot of paperwork to be done, and a lot of media work to be done, when we officially have a recruiting company working with us, we will definitely do advertising and in the news, you will see and hear it, but... to

date, we have already begun to invite fighters to us, us on our official pages in social networks in the telegram channel there is a form, a phone number, where everyone can fill in his name, patronymic, write who he sees himself in the 47th brigade, our, our person from the brigade with you will be contacted and then you will undergo an interview, the so-called selection and so on, that is, we are already starting it little by little. but for the scale and for the official grand opening of recruiting, some more time is needed. mr. oleg, thank you very much for including you and your brothers do to protect our country from the invaders. and i will remind our viewers that this was a fighter of the 47th separate mechanized brigade with the call sign azimuth. these were the main military results of this day, and more international and economic news later on vasyl zima's big broadcast, so stay tuned to the espresso channel. thanks to serhiy zgorets and

his guest, these were the military results of the day, then the second hour of the great ether, we have prepared a lot of interesting and important information for you. first, there will be an interview of my colleague yuri fizer with the ambassador, extraordinary and ambassador plenipotentiary of the united states of america in ukraine, bridget bring, and the money during. with oleksandr morchivka news sport from yevhen pastukhov and weather from natalka didenko, will the cold return to ukraine for a long time? well, now i will tell you in detail about the most important news. russians injured a man in kharkiv oblast. during the day, the occupiers shelled the village of kupyanska nodular with artillery, the regional police reported. the victim was hospitalized. well, three people were injured as a result of a rocket attack on mykolaivka on...

the occupiers dropped four guided aerial bombs on the city late in the evening, injuring a 47-year-old woman and two men. all the injured in the hospital also told the regional police that... that the enemy attacked the city of selidove with rockets, and more than fifty destructions were recorded there. at least 12 high-rise buildings and administrative buildings were damaged, fortunately people survived. well, barbarians, barbarians, what do you want, live in your own country, we didn't come to you, how do you live, poorer, richer, well , people, live, that's right, i don't know, just barbarians, they destroy everything. are released from what? ukraine is waging a defensive war not only on its territories, andrii yusov, a representative of the main intelligence department of the ministry of defense of ukraine, told radio svoboda about this. he noted that there are no safe places left in russia except for

russian dictator putin's bunker. this bunker, i remind you, is located in the urals. he also noted that the events on the enemy's territory continue to acquire a systemic character. it is, in particular, about disruptions in the supply of fuel to the occupiers and the undermining of the russian economy due to the suspension of oil processing. by according to the representative of the main intelligence department, during our last operations behind enemy lines, only ukrainian-made weapons were used. gurky tibovna on the territory of the aggressor state continues, it continues precisely on the military facilities that are directly involved. in the genocidal war of russia against ukraine, in these events, the weapons and means of foreign production of our partners, in particular, are not used, this is a fact. ties are getting stronger, ukraine and finland have signed an agreement on

security cooperation and long-term support. it happened during a meeting between the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi and his finnish counterpart alexander stub in kyiv. the document talks about what finland provides. will have long-term military and financial assistance, and will also deepen cooperation with ukraine in the political, financial, humanitarian and reform spheres. stubb announced the allocation of the 23rd aid package in the amount of 188 million euros, which included air defense systems and ammunition. also, the northern country will help us rebuild the energy sector, strengthen border protection, and will also treat ukrainians. we understand that the biggest guarantees for ukraine, security guarantees, are nato, but while we are not in nato, and while there is a war with russia on our territory, we need some concrete guarantees, these documents and

finland is one of those eight countries which we were given bilateral guarantees, this is a specific guarantee, there are specifics, there are clear packages, there is the minimum, although it is not the minimum, it is a powerful support, but the minimum that ukrainian society is capable of, the country, the military, which is definitely very important, to calculate not once, not later, not theoretically, but practically this year. we in finland believe not only in our security relations, in our bilateral agreement, but also support ukraine's membership in the eu and nato, provided that all criteria are met. we ourselves should not forget how our road to... the european union and the north atlantic alliance was paved. for ukraine, the main thing on this path should be victory. nato is developing a new format for assistance to ukraine , the secretary general of the alliance said jens stoltenberg before the start of the meeting of foreign ministers in brussels. according

to him, the heads of foreign affairs will discuss how the bloc can take on more responsibility to guarantee stability of support. in particular, this concerns the provision of military equipment and on... we are currently discussing ways to make nato support more predictable and more reliable, because we firmly believe that support to ukraine should not depend on short-term voluntary offers, but rather on long-term obligations of nato. by doing this, we will give ukraine what it needs, and in doing so we will send a message to moscow that we support ukraine. return home of seven more children with their families, seven more children with their families left the temporarily occupied territories of our country, these are families from the zaporizhia and kherson regions. this was reported by dmytro lubinets, the human rights representative of the verkhovna rada of ukraine. according to him, ukrainians witnessed

real russian crimes, in particular, looting and forced passporting. except in addition, the invaders could mobilize teenage boys who are about to come of age for the war. currently, the ukrainian side is providing the returnees with all the necessary assistance. in poltava in one of the churches. volunteers of the orthodox church of ukraine collect aid for the military, in particular, they weave camouflage nets, the greatest need now is additional working hands sent to the front, our correspondent anna morozova saw, we look at the material, former clothes, this is bedspread, this is agricultural fiber, knitwear, mrs. olena, in on the first day of the full-scale invasion , she left for poltava from kharkiv, reading the news and observing the consequences of the russian

attacks, the woman could not sit idly by and joined the weaving of camouflage nets in one of the churches of the orthodox church of ukraine. i am an architect, restorer by education, i lost my job because our company, she, who is where now. the volunteers agreed on their unique weaving technique, slightly different from others. we have developed our scheme. ugh, and cuts with such leaves and a diagram weaving, i.e. two by two, two by one, one by one, and so that, well, our task, like that of doctors, does not offend, correctly, maria volodymyrivna, a parishioner of the temple, as soon as she heard from the abbot that working hands were needed , joined the other volunteers, has been cutting... fabric for weaving nets for two years, i wanted to do something, i already, i 'm not easy, where to go, i came here to

the church, and the priest, our father oleksandr announced , what is needed, i see, there are nets, that's all, well, i started coming here, under the guise of insults saints and prayers, the lady does not think about fatigue, but about those whom her work can save, it is necessary, it is necessary, sometimes you are already tired , but you keep going, because you know that our boys, alas, it is even worse and we think that maybe something will save someone, this is our network, this is our work, maybe it will save someone from oh, from the worst. the first frame for a camouflage net appeared here long before 2022. in the 19th year, when the government changed, we realized that the war was being erased, and it immediately arose, well, that was the proposal posture.

they give up some of their household items, and they still need to donate, because a roll of base for a camouflage net costs 17 hryvnias, the base fabric of green color - 4 thousand. all orders for products are carefully recorded by volunteers. unfortunately, this is already our second notebook. i started keeping records, i came here on 1.22, and they started keeping a notebook when the order simply collapsed. for 22 months , over 13,500 km of masking nets have been woven and sent within the walls of the temple, and the volunteers

will continue to work as long as their work there will be a need. anna morozova, bohdan proskurov, from poltava for espresso tv channel. thanks to all the volunteers who, despite everything, continue to support the armed forces of ukraine. i also urge you to continue to support, to donate to the needs that we voice, they come to us from our fighters, we are only intermediaries. thank god that you are responding and helping to give money, whether the fighters or someone else is buying what is necessary for the front. and then we have an interview conducted by my colleague, yuriy fizar, with ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states of america in ukraine, mrs. bridget brink. let's see greetings, my name is yuriy fizar, this is. i will talk about the urgent

waiting from washington, i mean ukrainian-american relations, what is the aid that is currently stuck in the house of representatives and much more, so today the ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine, mrs. bridget brink. madam ambassador, i welcome you and thank you for joining me today. nice to be with you. so, you came to ukraine at the end. 2022, how the situation in our country at that time differs from current? the current situation is radically different. when i... went to ukraine in may 2022, the streets were practically empty and there were roadblocks everywhere. when i was driving then, i saw a lot of destruction. now, despite two years of russia's brutal war against ukraine, i see incredible progress. 50% of the occupied territory was recaptured by the brave defenders of ukraine. ukraine

was able to export food through the black sea ports, sending more than a thousand ships, that is... in winter, ukrainians were able to save energy and electricity for the whole countries. these are really great achievements, and despite russia's military efforts, we see that the economy is not only surviving, it is growing, talking about 5% in 2023 and predicting. it is obvious that this is a difficult moment and a difficult situation for ukraine, but we undertake to be with you in the future. right now, i see the incredible resilience of every person in the country who wants to win this fight with russia.

thank you very much for that and thank you to all the american people. for the help you give us. let's talk about this help. now we are very dependent on external funding, and unfortunately, the bill from the white house, which provides ukraine with about 60 billion dollars, is stuck in the house of representatives. however , we do know that house speaker mike johnson is going to put this relief package up for a vote after representatives return from the easter break, around april 9. what do you personally think about it, will they vote for it, and if so, will it have the innovations that speaker johnson is talking about. i am sure that the us congress will support it additional draft law on ukraine. of course, it is up to congress to decide when this

will happen, but my confidence is based on the fact that, in addition to the us president and the entire administration, ukraine has the bipartisan support of congress. many of its representatives visited ukraine, including senator schumer. he was here in lviv with a delegation just a few weeks ago. such visits further reflect the support of the american people. we know very well that now at kona, the fight for freedom is being waged, so that russia and putin cannot do something similar in elsewhere, we support ukraine in its struggle for its existence. what about innovations? as for innovations, the congress will decide here. we have prepared an argument based on the president's proposals. this is what we adhere to. as jake

sullivan said a few days ago, there is no plan b in kyiv. there is no plan b because many american politicians. talking about plan b, they say, yes, we're talking about plan a because that's the main plan, but what about plan b, there's no plan, so we only have plan a, yes, and we support it. thank you very much. at the beginning of march, in an interview with cnn, you said that the united states of america has reached a critical point in its support for ukraine and that people in washington should redouble their efforts to help ukraine. did they listen to you on the capital hill? i will say that not yet, but i am sure that our congress will reflect the will of the american people and the strategic interests of the united states, the essence of which is to help ukraine. i propose to talk about russia. just a few weeks ago there they held what the russians call

presidential elections. we in ukraine call it a farce. so, putin reappointed himself again. but what do people in the united states of america think about what happened. we definitely consider these elections to be undemocratic, and i have nothing more to say about it. we do not recognize any elections on the sovereign territory of ukraine. let's talk about support from the western world. in february. french president emmanuel macron said that he does not rule out the possibility that once western troops will be on the territory of ukraine. i understand that most western...leaders disagreed with him , but what about the united states of america? we understand that there will be no american troops in ukraine, but can we at least

hope for the signing of some kind of agreement with the usa , similar to the ones we have already signed with great britain and france. yes, definitely. okay, can you tell me what will be included in this deal? not yet, it still is. is being discussed, but it seems that we are already close to that point. i can't name specific terms, but i can say that with active negotiations are being held with representatives of your government regarding this. let's move on to the issue of corruption in ukraine. you once said that in order for western investments to come to ukraine, we need to have an independent judicial system, free mass media and the absence of corruption. is there any progress in these directions? i will say your president, who represents your people and your democracy, has set an ambitious goal to integrate into the eu and nato. a strong democracy is especially important on this path. important components of which

there are dynamic and free societies, an active civil society, strong institutions, a system of checks and balances, and an independent judiciary. this is the vision of your president, who reflects the interests of your people, and we strongly support you in this. in this vein, we supported and continue to support all the steps that were taken to solve some of the problems that exist in ukraine. this is the fight against corruption, raising the level of corporate governance to international standards, and reforming the justice system. all this is very. important for achieving our primary goal, it's also critical for business, as we heard from special representative pena pritzker as part of president biden's initiative to

accelerate your economic recovery. the presence of standards and the rule of law so that businesses can be sure that their investments will be protected by laws and regulations. here is what is crucial. we hear this all the time, so on... it is extremely important to achieve this goal, as far as i understand, it corresponds to the aspirations of the people of ukraine. madam ambassador, and my last question for today: republican senator lynsey graham visited ukraine a few weeks ago. and he said that he has changed his opinion about the expediency of holding elections, namely presidential elections in ukraine now. he claims that elections can still take place. how official. ukraine is a sovereign, democratic country, and only it can decide such issues. thank you very much, madam ambassador,

for your answers, and thank you for all the help we receive from the united states of america. it was an exclusive espresso with my interlocutor, mrs. ambassador of the united states of the united states of america in ukraine bridget brink talked about ukrainian-american relations, about the help we received, are receiving and will continue to receive and much more. my name is yuri fizer, see you soon. thank you very much, yuri fizer, this was an interview of my colleague yuri fizer with the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the united states in ukraine, mrs. bridget brink. well, now i bring to your attention the plot, we have a lot of interesting information ahead of us, definitely stay with us, but now the materials. which were prepared by my colleagues. city without barriers, according to the ministry of social policy, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of ukraine,

the number of citizens with disabilities has increased to 3 million people. therefore, more and more attention is paid to the development of the city according to the principles of inclusiveness. the heroes of our story showed how lviv is adapted for people in wheelchairs. let's watch together. 32-year-old karina has been living with an injury for 20 years. of the spinal cord, has lived in lviv for seven years and helps people with similar injuries, says that during this time the city of lviv has become more convenient for mobile people, but there are still many barriers and we decided to protest together how accessible lviv is for people in wheelchairs. this path is so that the center of dovzhenko is already considered accessible, there should already be normal coverage, normal coverage so that a person can reach it to this dovzhenko, because now what... we use special skills to move these slabs and these gaps between these slabs are like our super skis, but there are a lot of people who don't

have these super skis, and there should already be a normal coating, and then the center of the ramp can be considered accessible, now i would already say that it is not accessible, well, let's see what's inside, the essence of the ramp is that it should be so gentle, there are certain degrees, and the longer it is, the higher the rise , which must be climbed, the longer the ramp should be, and it should be so gentle that a person on his own... in a wheelchair that moves can climb up, that is , any ramps where there is a large slope, and where a person cannot independently can go up, it's not a ramp, so it's not an element of architectural accessibility, it is the same barrier as if there were just steps, for example, ivan was climbing now with the help of a handrail, and this is often

used by people, for example, who have lesions on one side, and in them, for example , the left hand does not work well, and then they can use their right hand to help themselves up there, well , these handrails are on both sides, and usually there are, for example, only on one side, but it will be difficult for people with visual impairment to move here, because there are no tactile tiles, visible signs of progress and obstructed by stairs, opening the door can also become a difficult task if we are talking about us for example. sofa, then we can now open this door and enter without hindrance. if we talk about a person in whom, in whom there would also be damage to the upper limbs, then she would not be able to do it accordingly. and so, of course, a good door is a door that can slide open, if only automatically. we understand, yes, that it is not possible to achieve this everywhere, and then the door should at least open with a light effort, and that the handle can be caught easily.

with the bone of the hand, even if your fingers don't work, well, we can check that now , you see, i just put my hand, and, for example, if my fingers don't even work, i can pull the door and open it, even in such a way to use the elevator in the dovzhenko center for people in wheelchairs, first you need to get a key from the employees of the institution, here they admitted that visitors in wheelchairs... they have not yet had, karina did not have any difficulties with access to the restroom, but she says , which may not be so easy to everyone, okay, i go inside, i can , what i can, i can turn on and off the light myself, that's the good thing, the good thing is that the mirror is lowered, that's good, because usually they are somewhere under the ceiling, well here in principle you can

use it to wash your hands. it's not inclusive this if the wash basin, but it's like that, you know, no big deal, there's no handrail, as you can see, there should be a handrail, it should be hinged, it should be 70 cm from the center of the toilet, as far as i know, and but it is almost impossible to get to the shelter, there are no signs of a bomb shelter also no, such an institution, according to karina , is not friendly to all categories of people. but lviv transport has become more accessible for all categories of the population, the worst thing is with trams, because only 20% of them are, if our heroes managed to get on the tram, then getting out of it became a problem, because the call button did not work, we had to ask the tram driver to lower the ramp manually , and people like that won't go out, won't miss often, you just have to, well, if we try to just

calculate everyone. step forward and know it when to return, when to go, where to wait, well, you just adapt one way or another, you need to create all the conditions so that people can realize themselves, work, pay taxes, and not sit and sit conditionally as if, well, only there on pensions, for example, or something in all that is going on, and let them rustle, and then they will get used to it. ramps are not installed everywhere, and where they are, they are completely inaccessible. karina says that the state should not randomly place ramps and consult only with experts on issues low mobility, because the same ramps should be convenient for different types of wheelchairs , with the appropriate slope and material. the situation is the same with stairs made of tiles or smooth.