Ah, Russian Missiles strikes reported and several ukrainian cities, including the capital chief president zalinski, says civilians have been killed and wounded the bloss. Come hours after president vladimir pigeon, blank chief for saturdays explosion on the coach bridge, connecting crimea to mainland russia. Ah, youre watching l 0 light from a headquarters in del heine. Getting obligates are also a heads. North korea says its research missile tests are designed to simulate striking south korea with Tactical Nuclear weapons. Protesters and sure line cod denounced and government crackdown on demand the release of demonstrators. Ah, ah, hello. We have breaking news coming out of ukraine, where a series of reported russia miss all strikes have rock the capital keys and several other cities. The state Emergency Services says 5 people have been killed and many injured. The reporter to tax or the 1st on key in many months blocks have also been heard in cities and ukraines west, including levine thats close to the border with poland and tour no pill, denise pro and central ukraine, and close to the front lines has also been heads, im joined by rory challenge and following developments from keith. So roy, were now starting to get some sort of idea on the number of people who have been killed and injured. Tell us what youre hearing. Well yeah, there be multiple ways of missile strikes on give this morning at least 3. The last one was about an hour ago. Not particularly close to where we are, but certainly not too far away either. The 2nd one was about 20 minutes before that. That was much clase a t he explosions, rock downtown key. Remember this is, this is monday morning. This is, this is rush hour. So the strike scene designed to cause the maximum amount of carnage at the beginning of the week. Yeah, we understand at the moment the figure is 5 dead. Several injured thats you know, these figures because i need to go up considerably because the rescue existed out in the streets, trying to assess the damage and work out how many people exactly have been killed. Now the key of city mandatory clinico spice is that wall residence in the city that they should stay and show. Cuz and if theres no edge need, its better not to go into the city and tool. Police have blocked off a lot of central key if say that the Emergency Services can can do that work. Metro system is pretty much down those stations deep on the ground and now being used by residence to take shelter bombshell to give us an experience. Anything about this in month, people to stop paying attention to the red sirens. Its a very, very different reality this monday morning. In fact, id say nothing about this happened since the start of the war and even at the beginning of the war, there werent as many cities tend to strikes as taking place today. I have heard from Ukrainian Government officials at all or the president himself. Yeah, president lensky spoke a little while ago released the statements in video. And he said that trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the general. He said they destroy the people who are sleeping hovens, risha. They kill people, go to work and the pro and key if the era hasnt been switched off throughout the whole of ukraine and there were missiles hitting unfortunately wrong. And when did he said, please do not leave shelters. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Thats hold on and be stuff. There is no down here and you kind of this is funny, my pretends revenge for the cash bridge and these are already taking it out on some of the soft targets. There are just civilians. Ok, were thank you so much for giving us the update from keith. Excuse me, lets bring in. I mean, shes joining us on the phone from the crating city of the neighborhood. So are you getting a sense of how widespread the strikes on any per were . Well, this was the most intensive way strikes on the pins. The war started, the city had been targeted in the past just earlier last week there was an in strike thats in the neighborhood that actually killed an entire family, nothing. And also, you know, the alarm is still ongoing here and people are directed rather its for people to sit in shelters. I think i would even say that its a bit like what we described go on several times a day and night in the pro people usually just go on with their lives. I think what happened this morning, which is really a series of very loud explosion. One after the other, the last one being about an hour ago might change that might change people, calculations we were in the shelter. It was packed with people, not only the residents of the hotel where we are, but also people from businesses around or store around or employees who are in the area at the time. So searching a bit and nehemiah i believe joe, and also had been coming on the intent strikes over the past 10 days or so more than 60 people were killed in about 9 days. Most of the strikes targeting residential buildings, people in there, but the big and all of a sudden basically them and their house is completely gone. We also had a renewed air strikes in hockey that had been quiet for a while, but yesterday they were intense. No one was hurt today. We also understand that there were some strikes, but at the moment we dont have the full picture because in this part of the country strikes me more often, the Regional Government used information a bit later. They want to get a full picture of what has been hit with the residential areas, whether its critical infrastructure, what is happening spiritually. They was in that list beer. And in the past couple of weeks that because the russian army has been cured, defeat on the ground has been obliged to retreat from the north east, has been having a hard time in the guns collegian is having a hard time in the region that they would be a retail ation, and the probably the only option left at the moment for russia why didnt mobilize is why a great goose is Ground Troops was to hit the city. This is something that was, had been cell in this part of the country increasingly over the past week or 10 days. And so usually today i think people would have a very different view about where all this is going now. Okay, thank you so much. Ive been having reporting from the ne pro well earlier the russian president Vladimir Putin called the block on the bridge connecting crimea to mainland russia, a terrorist act. The russian president blamed Ukraine Special services, and he set to hold a meeting of russia security council. Later on monday, the current bridge supplies moscows troops and southern ukraine and is seen as a symbol of russian power in the region. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility you. There is no doubt. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying russias critical civilian infrastructure. Its authors perpetrators, and beneficiaries other Security Services of ukraine. Lets bring an huh. Val, hes joining us from moscow. So how much . Certainly the view in ukraine along storm is that these attacks that have just taking place in the past couple of hours are in retaliation for the crimea bridge attack. What are you hearing from the kremlin . Yes, that in the deputy semen of the National Security council dmitri made here that i made a statement there to day on his account on a telegram saying that to the same, the same words that use are put in use that this is a terrorist attack or russia and that the terrorists should be killed, all of them should be killed. And he said, this is what the russians are expecting. And we have heard these statements even before the results of the investigation came out yesterday. Many times from Party Leaders from murray. Oh, with parliamentary members and so on, all of them talking about ukraine, pointing the finger acquisition at ukraine and saying that if proved ukraine should be punished and russia should strike hard at the targets and not only any targets but vital infrastructure across the country. And thus, what we are seeing today in a way, or also this meeting today by president Vladimir Putin with the National Security council. A comes when there is i, you know, it, there is increasing talk about increasing use of the word terrorism and rumors and reports in the media that probably, that might be a change to the nature of the operation. The new name might be, and this is just expectation so far, might be anti an Anti Terrorism operation. The, the word terrorism is now the most frequently used word here in russia. And we are expecting a president Vladimir Putin to speak after the meeting to day. And everyone is waiting for what hes going to say. I shall keep us across that story for the time being hammered law. Thank you for that update from moscow. Lets be to alexander watch over whos a security and defense policy analyst and the editor in chief of the swiss military view, his in geneva. Thats where hes joining us from. Welcome to al jazeera. So several locations, as im sure youre aware, had been targeted in ukraine, including the capital, which hasnt been hit for a for some months. Now, just give me your initial thoughts on these developments. When ukraine most probably struck this bridge, they have in fact extended the battlefield. Busy to the rear echelon, to the apply infrastructure of the Russian Forces that are fighting right now in ukraine. So the response by the Russian Military forces is to also extend the battlefield and the waging strikes to the ukrainian capital. And the message is quite clear. This is fighting will resume in the areas are not only direct directly connected to the i think, but also into the rear areas where the population lives, where perhaps training is being undertaken with conscripts for the ukrainian military. So you think in your mind that theres is in fact directly related then to the crimea bridge attack. This is a direct, right . This is a direct correlation and link because the ukranian have been targeting a number of bridges on the river. And they have essentially managed to make it extremely difficult for the 1500s Russian Forces that are fighting in the area to receive all of the replenishment, the ammunition, the fuel coming from the rear. There are 3 train access that to allow for the logistical supply of these courses. And one of them is the one that was struck yesterday. How much of this, perhaps has to do with a new commander for the air force general in russia whos now in charge . I mean, does he need to show some strengths now that hes been put in this position . Well, if you look at his curriculum, you will see that hes not an air force person. He was put in charge of the russian air forces. But originally he was a member of the special forces and eventually then commanded many different units. He has a very, i will say, a difficult and challenging military career and pass. He was almost kicked out of the military and not on the number of occasions. And definitely he is perceived as one of the hard liners. But lets be clear, he does not control the operation. This is the russian president who is the main boss who decides what gets targeted and when so the Ukrainian Defense ministry has now come out and said that they are vowing revenge for monday, strikes on the country. Is this going to shift the war . Is this going to perhaps see a significant escalation in the war . It is an escalation, and as i said by targeting, it is now possible to send this deliberate message, even the border towns next to the polish border can be targeted. Where you see all of the nature weapons are coming in and the troops are being trained. So this is definitely an extension of the conflict. The answer to your question, is this going to be effective . Yes or no. It will depend very much on the mentality on the opinion in ukraine. I dont think that this is going to change the point of view of most of the ukrainian people. Its going to put them definitely under pressure. And so far they have resistance quite well under pressure. And what about the International Community . Does this change anything for, for the west . Well, of course, when you are targeting the capital city and you dont really know what you are firing and civilians are dying. And a lot of this munition is blowing up right next to the Largest Nuclear power plant in europe. This is not a good sign of suffixes methods. And i think, you know, perhaps over the last few weeks there have been hesitation among european leaders. I dont see any european leader coming out today and say, we need to negotiate. And you know, lets also examine russias points of view and they may be legitimate in their claim. I think this is going to probably consolidate the european position. Ok, well leave it there. We thank you so much for speaking to us from geneva. Thank you very much. Phil. Ahead on al jazeera teamwork makes the dream worth we take a closer look at how playing football critics young people important life skills. Ah, anticipation is rising. And so with the atmosphere you read, i went to my cattle a ways now the weekend was possibly summaries for spain in some parts of france that can last, were into october, nasa will this can come in represents couple of cold fronts. The air is going to no longer be blue sky and nice and warm. Its going to be back down to where it should be. So the forecasts the rest. A monday sherry for portugal, spain and the good part of france attempt his back dance in 19 to mid twentys raises, where it should be, the breezes up in the british isles, tickling scotland. But londons 16th not, not different from vienna, which is underneath the settled part in eastern europe, nor around this settled part. You still got that rather wet weather and east inside of ukraine. And the rain has been slowly moving across islam. Now in the south and crossing towards albania, it will keep going that direction towards greece during tuesday. Otherwise things the marginally better, but as they should for october in africa, the rains as you know, been a long way north recently in fact it looks quite wet and there they island during tuesday. Otherwise, still big areas of sherry rain, this one on its way into nisha. And nigeria, which is only recently been played with floods while the same is being repeated. These reins shows no sign of ending to with sponsored by cats all day ways. In these turbulent times, up front returns for a new season, join me, mark them on hill as we take on the big issues, they are literally being turned back. How is this not a contravention of International Law . This is exactly the place for us to interrogate people about issue that letter from the state of democracy around the world to the struggles faced by the under represented. The voices have to be brought to the table by the matter, we have to start to talk about the see who we will challenge the conventional wisdom up on al jazeera ah ah, color again, the top stories on al jazeera, the sour Russian Missile strikes have been reported across several cities in ukraine, including the capital kiva. Those state emergency shows up least 5 people have been killed. Many more have been injured. Loss of also been heard in cities in ukraines west, including the v thats close to the polish border until no pull. Any pro and central ukraine and close to the front lines has also been heads were putin has called the blast on saturday. The coach bridge connecting crane me out to russia, a quote, terrorist act. The russian president blamed you praying special services. The bridge supplies moscows troops in southern ukraine. North koreas leader, us as its latest missile launches were a way to test the ability of fixed Nuclear Weapons to wipe out american and south korean targets. Qindzhong also acknowledged plans to conduct more tests. Kim said the launches were in response to joint naval roles between the u. S. And south korea. Rob mcbride has more from sol. The North Koreans have said very little about this flurry of miss Ballistic Missile activity thats gone on pretty much on, unchecked for 2 weeks. Continually launching of these missiles the last week of september, the 1st week of october. And then today, monday, the official north korean use agency comes out with almost a pronouncement along declaration of exactly what its been doing. The dates of the tests, the types of missiles being launched, her and tested with photographs showing kim jung on the low north Korean Leader overseeing all of these tests. And basically the headline to come away from this is that the north korean say the goal that they have been doing is carrying out what they called Tactical Nuclear drills. This is the supposed development of a smaller Tactical Nuclear devices. Now, these are the, the kind of miniaturized Nuclear Warheads that you would put onto a rocket or a short range Ballistic Missile. It does require an awful lot of a technical advancement of technology and technological know how in order to do this, and its unclear just how advanced the North Koreans are in developing Tactical Nuclear warheads. But certainly, they are working on the Delivery Systems for these types of warheads, and theyve also, as well as carrying out to assure to range Ballistic Missiles. Probably the most Serious Development of the past couple of weeks was last last week on october. The 4th, they launched an intermediate range Ballistic Missile right over the top of japan that landed in the pacific ocean. That caused obvious alarm from all of the north korea as neighbors. Its the 1st time theyve carried out such loans like that in 5 years. And the north korean say that that is a new type of missile. They a