Conflicts and clashes between muslims and hindus continue in cities throughout the u. K. With the st. Battle in birmingham, outside its humble and a supermarket goes up in flames. A from las go to the world. This is our t international. Im Rachel Blevins in here are the top stories this hour. We began with the latest from the conflict in ukraine where key yet has once again shall the city of her song, which is in the south of the country. A local fire station has been heavily damage and here is the latest footage from their Emergency Services have reported that some people were injured report state that a barge used by local civilians to cross or river was also hit earlier. Local journalists said Russia MissileDefense Systems intercepted a rocket attack on the city. This comes as the region prepared for a referendum on becoming part of the russian federation. Meanwhile, the cranial army is trying to conduct a major offensive and the region with a push into the her san region. However, as the Russian Defense ministry has been reporting for several weeks now, the efforts have been unsuccessful and key is losing thousands of soldiers. There are keys, murat garcia, reports from the region a mast Ukrainian Military formation. Almost 300 troops, backed by dozens of tanks and Armored Vehicles launch as a surprise attack on a russian held village in camps on region. But the defenders were waiting ah rockets, me, fowls, shells rained down on the ukrainian offensive. Bodies piled the fields quickly, stools and turns into a route before him he ran those who could get away and he left behind their dead and wounded. They also abandoned their vehicles, armored personnel carriers, fire support vehicles in the tank. All of this in just one battle by way, book by those in their morale is broken and the prisoners confirm this. So they say they dont want to fight. Yesterday he was a plumber, todays hes given a gun and told to fight or they dont want to fight. They dont know how to learn due to security concerns. We have been asked not to name the settlement where the battle took place. It is still too dangerous to visit, but abandoned ukrainian armour is already being hauled away as a trophy vehicle, ukrainian btr 3 you abandoned several days ago by ukrainian soldiers who were driven to attack russian positions failed and left behind. All their belongings lost amounts of ammunition, clothes, gear weapons. But inside it is entirely inside. It is entirely intact. The thermal side snyder vision. Everythings in working order, the vehicle. I can go under its own power. As for i munition mother barely expended any so quick was their retreat in this one battle, which last had just hours. You came last 17 tanks and Armored Vehicles. 120 ukranian soldiers and mercenaries were killed and left behind among them polish citizens. Their identification documents were found amongst the corpses by me a b and p 2 vehicle also a trophy vehicle, captured from you canyon troops. As they retreated after another unsuccessful attack. Your san province is rapidly turning into a graveyard for ukrainian soldiers who had drafted an eye now being driven to attack, enforced well defended russian positions. And they are being driven to attack most of the soldiers that have been captured here. That if surrendered in the are now prisoners say that they were civilians off to work and rover and in kiev where they were drafted and give it a simple choice either the property and positions confiscated or they choose to serve. The matter of days, theyre thrown at well defended russian positions morale as well. There isnt much to speak of the captured soldiers. All say the same thing that if they refuse orders to go to attack or if they attempt to surrender or retreat that they are shot by nationalists who are always in the rear. Always watching them to make sure that they dont surrender despite these heavy losses. Repeated along the heaps on front the 3 weeks he have remains undeterred, throwing more men and material into the meat grinder, the desperate bead to secure a meaningful victory on this front. How many ukrainian soldiers die for key of victory here is seemingly irrelevant for id gazda of arti from his son region. Elsewhere a p o w exchange between moscow and kiev, was held according to various sources. 55 Russian Military servicemen were swapped for more than 200 ukrainian soldiers. Their released Russian Troops landed wednesday at a military airport in the moscow region. Members of the notorious new nazi as a battalion captured during this stage of mario, but were among the exchange as well as several western mercenaries including 2 british and one moroccan national, who had previously been sentenced to death for war crimes. By a don net court, they were handed over in saudi arabia. Serbian president alexander voltage slams the west hypocrisy over defending ukraines territorial integrity, as he reminded the United Nations general assembly, the serbias integrity was violated. But still internationally recognized. We ask for a clear answer to the question, ive been asking my interlocutors leaders of many countries for years. What is the difference between the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine and sovereignty and rhetorical integrity of serbia, which was grossly violated and for which you provided International Recognition and legitimacy. At least some of you was cross live now to our k correspondent caleb mob, been in new york now caleb, but what can you tell us about the issues being raised at the Un General Assembly today was you just heard that was the serbian president describing whats been done to serbia. Oh, observed, be always has been until western leaders decided to recognize it as an independent territory after they had been arming the extremists, of the so called kosovo liberation, army and their campaign of terrorism against the serbian government. And now we have western leaders basically taking a chunk of serbia and declaring it to be independent, this fight serbia, and other allies of serbia around the world, making clear that is not legitimate. And this shed light on the hypocrisy abiding that the un hammering home this belief that what is taking place is all simply a matter of russia violating the territorial integrity of ukraine. This is when biden spoke. Russia has shamelessly violated the court. Tenants or the United Nations charter no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. No one threatened russia and no one other than russia sought conflict. Ah, now many hear these words from biden, and their 1st reaction is to notice the obvious hypocrisy of this statement. After all, us troops are currently in syria, violating the wishes of the internationally recognized government. And the United States continues to do that has no issue. There are many conflicts in the world where it is the ide states or allies of the United States who are violating the territorial integrity of Different Countries take for the other leaders. Ah, we should not ignore, longstanding conflicts such as that of the people of palestine. Israel must be held accountable for its destructive actions that of significantly impaired the possibility of a 2 state solution. Similarly, we cannot ignore the decadent long struggle for sir determination of the people of western sahara. We must, mr. President , treat all conflicts across the globe with equal indignation, no matter what color or creed of the people affected it. But beyond the hypocrisy of bidens words, people who are familiar with the situation in ukraine. No, it is not as he described it. Lets remember the people of the don boss, regions voted for independence. After the United States toppled the Ukrainian Government in 2014 with the euro maiden coo, there was a referendum of independence. Following that, you had the minsk agreement and negotiations, and the ukranian government was supposed to integrate these country there, these, these regions back in recognizing their sovereignty, their russian language, et cetera. So the way biden portrays it as it is, is simply a blatant violation of ukrainians, territorial and sovereignty. That simply doesnt match the reality of the situation. These folks voted for independence. Russia held off after the mens records were signed, and then ultimately recognized the governments that the people of these regions themselves selected and voted for. So the way biden portrayed things, its laced with hypocrisy. It doesnt recognize the real facts about what actually took place so many are looking on words and shrugging and recognizing that this is standard us policy and standard us rhetoric to ignore the facts on the ground and now speak a certain way. Present conflicts and an overly simplistic way in order to force forward u. S. Foreign policy goals are g corresponding caleb mop. And thank you for that day to discuss the matter more or less cross live the civil rights attorney, robert patillo. Robert. Its good to see you. Great. Have you on the program today . Now we heard from the serbian president , what do you make of his statement . Oh, well, i think that we have to take as International Communities and understand it. We need to have the same standards across the board. Are there cannot be a one set of rules where the United States and great britain, i am the nato allies in a 2nd cetera. And the 2nd set of rule for the all the other countries of the earth. And the only way for these International Organizations to have legitimacy is of, if they are truly neutral, they are truly fair minded. A. We cannot continue to have a 2 tier system in the international International Organizations. Otherwise we will continue to see our smaller nations and non nato nations or defect from these organizations really do not feel theyll get fair treatment. Or, you know, as interesting, you mentioned that difference and response in it always seems to be that was, that wants to talk about what it refers to as this international based rules are rules based rather order. Now what are some of the differences and how the west reacts to regional conflict, and how do you see that really feeling frustration for those other countries that feel like they are seeing a hypocritical response . Well, at the end of the day, i think the, the charter for the leave organization. So, and i would say un buzz also the Man InternationalMonetary Fund is a linear, these are external organizations. The issue is that if you, for example, or haiti, and you have a grievance, will france split say, of one of the major member nations, you have almost no voice when it comes to confronting them. Our we heard person bite into they talk about the idea of allowing african nations for reuben nations to have representatives on the permit Security Council will veto power. But as of right now, most of those small nations have no voice at all. The people, pals, dance that have the ability to simply vote on statehood and have a recognized by the International Community. And that be the end of it. If were talking about in an answer, democracy in real rules based order right now is all about making sure that the money interest stay in power to make shorted the nation, are basically one world war 2. Could continue to have, has more power over the world and seeing that i was a disquieting situation where the majority of nations are trying to move from, quote, unquote, developing and to be into self sufficiency. And now when it comes to people being able to have a voice, we know that theres some upcoming referendums in the non bass region and into regions in ukraine. Now, western leaders have already come out in full force saying that they will not recognize these results. We heard from president by then, of course, he mentioned russia during his u. N. G, a speech that didnt come as much of a surprise. But what do you make of the fact that these western leaders are coming out and already saying were not going to recognize the results of what the people vote for before the people have even had a chance to vote. I think this is part of the issue with the quote unquote rules based order, who makes the rules and who enforces those rules. I think that in an ideal situation of people in the don baskin and don, boss, and lew, hans and crimea encouraged her sean should all be able to vote and not need to fight for their freedom or independence or to determine what nation they are part of or if indeed they are part of a or any nation at all, or were seeing a very similar situation right now all across the border in moldova would be people who trans mistrial or do not want to be joined into a natal nation. Theres good conversations about whether or not to join a romanian moldova, to one state, which would incorporate them to the of the old people, to have their voice respected as any Distinct Ethnic Group should. We are seeing similar situations with the current were roped into poster world war one colonial line. So were going to have a range based order. Were going to need to have that order across the board for everyone. Great and side as always, civil rights attorney, robert fitz, hello. Thank you so much for your time today. Thanks, rachel. Ah. The pressure from the west is growing more and more as politicians have lashed out at president putin over his announcement and the referendum plans, the voting will be held from september 23rd to the 27th. And for regions, these regions are the hearse on ends up hiroshi regions, as well as the lugens and dumbness republics. Archie contributor rachel mars. It has more on how the west is reacting to the plans as expected, the reaction of western leaders to the idea of a referendum in the russian held ukrainian territories has been nothing short of hysterical. Usm vassar, ukraine, bridget frank, even referred to quote sham, referenda and mobilization as signs of russian weakness and failure. And heres what some other western officials had to say. Now he limit, no, russia must hear that they cannot impose wishes through military means even through so called referendums in show territories, which now occupied members of the Security Council should say this loud and clear and members of this assembly should support us in this pav apiece. The you strongly condemns the illegal referenda in lieu hans terse on and dont, etc, which are in violation of ukraines independence sovereignty and territorial integrity and blatant breach of International Law. Results of such actions will be nolan void. Sham referendums have no legitimacy and do not change the nature of russias war of aggression against ukraine. The International Community must condemn this blatant violation of International Law and step up support for ukraine. Leaders of these western countries shoved their policies cooked up by cat technocrats in brussels down the throats of european citizens. So its hardly surprising that they be against the notion of self determination, their crushing the democratic legitimacy of any referendum in those territories. And thats pretty rich coming from the same people who brag about censoring media in their own countries. Citing a need to control information flow particularity during election periods, and go other their way to smear populous candidates running for office in their own countries. So that the only real choice that voters have in their own so called western democratic elections is between house broken establishment lapdogs. Western leaders didnt seem concerned with the territorial integrity of europe. When u. S. Lead nato blew apart yugoslavia and carved out kosovo from russian ally, serbia. At the time you as president bill clinton said quote, i believe we have quite a good chance of achieving our objectives of the return of the close of ours to live in security with a measure of self government. So how is that any different from what russia is now facilitating for these reza phone regions . Its also worth recalling that washington also refused to recognize latvia, estonia and lithuania as part of the ussr, starting in 1940. When they came under soviet protection, amid the panic of paris falling to nazi germany during the 2nd world war, the west is also slamming the idea of russia, mobilizing military reserves, so strong undertone, morgan mahoney. Russia has ordered a partial mobilization and is thus pursuing a further escalation of this war of aggression on ukraine, violating International Law, a bad and wrong step again from russia, which we will, of course assess politically and advise on how to respond to it. Clearly its something that we should take very seriously because, you know, were not in control. Im not sure hes in control either. Really. This is obviously an escalation. The mobilization and calling for a referendum in the don yeske is all a sign of panic. His rhetoric on Nuclear Weapons is something we have heard many times before and it leaves us cold. Were talking here about russia, mobilizing Russian Troops to serve near its own border, the u. S. In its allies, notably the u. K. And other members of its, quote, coalition of the willing sent hundreds of thousands of troops including reservists halfway around the world to iraq and afghanistan. No one said that was a sign of weakness or that it risk provoking an escalation. It was a demonstration of former president of Ronald Reagans classic doctrine of peace through show of military strength. The west has been collectively, relentlessly, bullying russia like a group of mean kids in a school yard. And like every bully, they always seem to be surprised and shocked when someone actually pushes back. And we will have spe