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[00:00:08] The government has declared a national energy emergency as drought
[00:00:11] has reduced electricity production and restricted imports across
[00:00:15] eastern Europe.
[00:00:18] and in Slovenia, the nuclear
[00:00:21] power plant is reducing its production by 20%
[00:00:24] due to high temperatures and low river levels.
[00:00:28] Authorities warn that they will proceed with
[00:00:30] further cuts if necessary.
[00:00:34] Increased activity has been recorded in the Aegean in recent
[00:00:37] days, with continuous violations by Turkish drones now being joined by
[00:00:41] violations by fighter jets. Stavros Ioannidis has all the
[00:00:45] information. Christina, in recent days we have had a barrage
[00:00:48] of violations, but today the situation was different because in addition to
[00:00:51] manned aircraft, and some maritime patrol aircraft,
[00:00:55] we also had fighter jets. There were
[00:00:59] a total of 17 violations, two by a pair of Turkish
[00:01:02] F-16s. The interesting thing, however, is that as
[00:01:06] Greek fighter jets took off to intercept
[00:01:09] the Turkish aircraft, there was also an engagement, a simulated
[00:01:13] dogfight, with one of the Turkish F16s, which refused to
[00:01:17] obey the instructions of the Greek pilots, followed
[00:01:21] by, as we said, a short engagement before
[00:01:25] they departed from the Athens FIR.
[00:01:28] This is the third day that
[00:01:31] we are recording several such violations, in previous
[00:01:35] days Turkish drones were mainly in the spotlight, but today we also had fighter jets.
[00:01:38] Thank you very much, Stavros. The project of the
[00:01:42] electrical interconnection between Greece and Cyprus is gaining
[00:01:46] new momentum with the entry of the French Meridiam group. The government
[00:01:49] speaks of a vote of confidence with geopolitical significance, while the
[00:01:53] opposition insists on questions about the progress and timeline of the
[00:01:56] project. After the very long short circuit...
[00:02:00] The electrical interconnection of Greece-Cyprus is now connected to the French socket
[00:02:04] of Meridiam in order for the GSI to acquire the necessary
[00:02:07] momentum.
[00:02:10] The participation of the European giant, according to government officials and analysts, not
[00:02:13] only brings new capital. It ensures know-how,
[00:02:17] and at the same time sends a message that the cable remains a strategic priority for
[00:02:21] Europe, while for Athens the agreement also serves as an answer to
[00:02:24] those who questioned the viability of the project. We are thus moving towards
[00:02:28] the creation of a an energy
[00:02:31] interconnection in the Eastern Mediterranean, which at
[00:02:34] this moment, after the crisis we have in the Middle East and the Strait
[00:02:38] of Hormuz, takes on an increased geopolitical
[00:02:41] importance for all of Europe. This answers those who had
[00:02:44] second thoughts about whether the project is sound, whether the project is feasible, whether the project
[00:02:48] is worth pursuing.
[00:02:52] Within two months, the geopolitical plaster around the
[00:02:55] project broke. The first step was taken with Macron's visit to Athens last
[00:02:59] April. The presence of the head of Meridiam
[00:03:02] Do was followed in May by crucial contacts under the
[00:03:06] radar of the Minister of Environment with the leading executives of the investment
[00:03:09] giant, who put the French key in the door of the GSI.
[00:03:13] There is also a defense agreement which we recently renewed with
[00:03:16] France, article two of which states that
[00:03:20] France will assist Greece in the event that our sovereignty is called
[00:03:24] into question. I mean, there is a strategic relationship with the French
[00:03:28] here, which undoubtedly facilitates the leverage of capital, which is
[00:03:31] significant for us to be able to move forward, and constitutes a
[00:03:34] significant economic and technical development that will take the
[00:03:38] project many steps forward. On the other hand, according to experts,
[00:03:42] the creation of an energy highway in the eastern
[00:03:46] Mediterranean, where Greece is the central station, is evident, both with the vertical
[00:03:49] natural gas corridor and with the electrical interconnection cable
[00:03:53] between Greece and Egypt. We stand by the need for the
[00:03:56] government, in light of new developments, to give us a clear
[00:04:00] and binding timeline for the implementation of the project. What will happen
[00:04:03] if Turkey obstructs, again, as in 2024 in Kasos, the
[00:04:07] laying of the cable? All this time, all this time it was saying nothing is happening,
[00:04:10] and now it finds something else. So, the
[00:04:14] implementation of an energy project important for Europe
[00:04:17] can only happen through Europe. The basic assessment
[00:04:21] sets the milestone for the resumption of research within the coming
[00:04:24] September. The 26-year-old man
[00:04:28] accused of the murder of Elizabeth Jane Ross, whose
[00:04:31] body was found in a suitcase in Kypseli, was remanded in custody
[00:04:35] after his testimony. He did not appear to give substantive answers to the interrogator,
[00:04:39] citing the incomplete case file, according to his
[00:04:42] defense. Accompanied by police, the 26-year-old
[00:04:45] accused of the murder of British national Elizabeth Jane Ross
[00:04:49] leaves the Evelpidon courthouses.
[00:04:53] During his testimony, the man from Afghanistan exercised his right to
[00:04:56] silence and, with the agreement of the prosecutor and the interrogator,
[00:04:59] was remanded in custody. Until this moment, he continues to deny
[00:05:03] the charges against him, insisting on what he had claimed before the
[00:05:07] police. When I turned on the lights and went to the
[00:05:10] bathroom, I noticed that she
[00:05:13] was lying on the bathroom floor and something like water was coming out of
[00:05:16] her mouth. I spoke to her two or three times, but she did not
[00:05:20] answer, I froze, my legs gave way. The
[00:05:23] family of the 38-year-old issued its first public
[00:05:27] statement. Lisa will forever remain in our memory as a
[00:05:30] kind, upright and selfless person. Her
[00:05:33] integrity was non-negotiable and she dedicated her
[00:05:36] life to helping people in need. In her
[00:05:39] testimony to the authorities, the wife of the 26-year-old stated that she
[00:05:43] suspected him from the very beginning of the murder of the 38-year-old
[00:05:47] British woman. Combining dates, messages, and my husband's
[00:05:50] behavior, I have various thoughts that make me
[00:05:54] uncomfortable. In another part of her testimony, the 26-year-old's
[00:05:57] wife states that she had sent messages to the British woman to
[00:06:01] find out if she was okay. The answers she received seemed
[00:06:04] suspicious. These messages were not in Lisa's style, neither
[00:06:08] in terms of her English level, nor in terms of her use of emojis, which...
[00:06:42] for intentional homicide, he submitted a request to the interrogator for the
[00:06:46] victim's medical file to be provided to him, in order to check if
[00:06:50] she was facing health
[00:06:53] issues. In Mystras Laconia, the case of the 55-year-old man who allegedly
[00:06:57] kept his father's body in a freezer continues to cause
[00:07:01] shock. Toxicology tests are expected to shed light, and
[00:07:04] we also have an initial conclusion from the autopsy. Eleni
[00:07:08] Paraskevopoulou has all the information. Eleni.
[00:07:13] It seems that the medical examiner
[00:07:16] concludes that the 90-year-old
[00:07:19] man died of natural causes, but this is not something that
[00:07:22] we can say at this moment before the
[00:07:26] completion of the toxicology tests, as you mentioned,
[00:07:29] it is an initial estimate that is being made at this
[00:07:33] moment, at the same time, the time of death of the
[00:07:36] 90-year-old man cannot be determined, and this is because
[00:07:40] his body was in deep freeze and
[00:07:44] we cannot reach this, he could not reach this
[00:07:47] conclusion, what exactly is happening now, the
[00:07:51] 90-year-old's medication has been requested
[00:07:53] to see from the course of the medications, if
[00:07:57] there was any interruption in the prescription, if
[00:08:00] the prescription was continuing and this will not be able to give safe
[00:08:03] conclusions as
[00:08:07] the 55-year-old could have continued the
[00:08:10] prescription, let's say that he himself is
[00:08:13] devastated, as his lawyer told
[00:08:16] us, he has now realized what exactly
[00:08:19] he has done, as he says, and he is
[00:08:23] devastated, he says that in no
[00:08:27] way did he want to proceed with this act, but he did not
[00:08:30] want to part with his father with whom he was very close,
[00:08:34] these have been conveyed to us and we await developments
[00:08:38] Friday tomorrow at 12:00 where...
[00:08:42] the 55-year-old is expected to be
[00:08:45] tried. Thank you very much Eleni. In the economic news,
[00:08:49] Greece submitted a request to the Commission for the activation of the escape
[00:08:52] clause with the aim of strengthening the energy resilience of
[00:08:56] our country. More now about the amount of
[00:08:59] investments sought, and in which sectors, Chrysostomos Tsoufis will tell
[00:09:03] us. Christina, in essence, Kyriakos
[00:09:06] Pierrakakis is asking the Commission to
[00:09:08] extend the escape clause, in addition to defense spending.
[00:09:12] for which it already applies, to energy spending which will aim to
[00:09:16] strengthen the country's energy system and to
[00:09:19] accelerate the country's independence from fossil
[00:09:22] fuels. Such expenditures Greece has in the pipeline and
[00:09:26] amount to one billion by
[00:09:29] 2028. If the Greek request
[00:09:32] is approved, these expenditures will not be counted towards the ceiling
[00:09:36] of expenditures that the fiscal European rules allow us every
[00:09:39] year. They will, however, be counted towards
[00:09:42] the debt and the fiscal result of the
[00:09:45] budget. Such projects that could be
[00:09:48] financed by these investments are energy
[00:09:52] storage projects, energy saving projects,
[00:09:55] building upgrades and new
[00:09:58] infrastructure. How exactly this
[00:10:01] one billion euros will be distributed will be seen in the
[00:10:05] coming days when it will be specified by the competent ministers
[00:10:09] of the government. Thank you very much.
[00:10:12] The Prime Minister sent a message of continuing the fight against the deep state,
[00:10:15] cronyism, and old-school politics, presenting the new Maiagro platform
[00:10:19] for agricultural subsidies after the absorption of the PKC by the
[00:10:23] government. At the same time, the government committee for industry finalized the
[00:10:27] plan to strengthen industry and
[00:10:30] manufacturing. A new framework for strengthening Greek
[00:10:33] industry and manufacturing with a focus on investments, reducing energy
[00:10:37] costs, simplifying procedures and utilizing European funds,
[00:10:40] was at the center of the meeting of the government committee for industry
[00:10:44] under the Prime Minister. In view of our government program which
[00:10:48] we will develop and present with a horizon of the
[00:10:51] spring elections of 2027, the strengthening
[00:10:55] of investments primarily in manufacturing and
[00:10:58] industry will constitute a central pillar and a central political
[00:11:02] priority. At the meeting, the seven priorities for the next
[00:11:06] period were discussed, among which are the acceleration of 11 critical
[00:11:09] reforms for industry and manufacturing, the support of
[00:11:12] productive investments amounting to 3.7
[00:11:16] billion and the mobilization of 700 million to reduce
[00:11:20] energy costs. More investments. Productive
[00:11:22] investments in the country, continuously increasing industrial
[00:11:26] exports, 60,000
[00:11:29] new jobs and better wages for industrial workers can
[00:11:32] now constitute a life plan for new
[00:11:35] generations. Earlier, the myagro platform
[00:11:39] of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue was launched, through which farmers
[00:11:42] and livestock breeders submit their single aid application
[00:11:46] for 2026. The country can no longer be a
[00:11:50] victim of circuits, the
[00:11:53] deep state, cronyism, old-school politics, all these
[00:11:57] ultimately work against the vast majority of
[00:12:00] honest farmers, honest livestock breeders, who
[00:12:03] now see with the payments that have been made that
[00:12:07] they are entitled to more money than they received in the past. It is provided
[00:12:11] for the first time that for farmers who submit their applications by
[00:12:14] September 15, the advance payment will be made by
[00:12:18] October 31, while for the remaining applications by November
[00:12:21] 30. The conflict continues
[00:12:26] between Adonis Georgiadis and PASOK over the recycling
[00:12:30] kiosks case. The two sides are exchanging heavy accusations,
[00:12:34] while the matter is still being investigated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
[00:12:37] The fierce dispute between Adonis Georgiadis and PASOK over the
[00:12:41] recycling kiosks of Tehan and the cost of their acquisition
[00:12:44] continues. I will expose the hypocrisy of
[00:12:47] PASOK, which made its leader make a video about a scandal for which,
[00:12:51] I repeat, the Secretary of Institutions and Transparency of
[00:12:55] PASOK has given a written opinion that what
[00:12:59] EDEL says about the wrong procedure and the wrong estimate is
[00:13:02] lies. So, instead of attacking PASOK and Nikos
[00:13:05] Androulakis, Mr. Georgiadis must answer why the Ministry
[00:13:09] of Finance proceeded with decisions to recover 40
[00:13:12] million. Why is the case being investigated by the
[00:13:15] European Public Prosecutor's Office? A fiscal correction does not automatically
[00:13:19] mean fraud, corruption, or criminal scandal, just as the
[00:13:22] investigation of a case by any authority does not constitute
[00:13:26] proof of guilt. This applies to everyone in a state of law. The
[00:13:29] spokesman of PASOK criticizes Adonis Georgiadis for an internal party
[00:13:33] rebellion, with the Minister of Health clarifying that he never
[00:13:36] questioned Kyriakos Pierrakakis. If Mr.
[00:13:39] Georgiadis has reservations or objections, it would be good for him to
[00:13:43] address the political head of the Ministry of National Economy and
[00:13:46] Finance, Mr. Pierrakakis, unless he is deliberately attacking
[00:13:50] the Minister of Finance for internal party reasons. It would not surprise
[00:13:53] us. I did not question EDEL, nor the Ministry of National
[00:13:57] Economy and Finance, nor of course Kyriakos Pierrakakis. Fiscal
[00:14:01] corrections and recovery decisions are specific
[00:14:04] administrative acts which were issued and are in force. But
[00:14:08] that is one thing, and the claim of PASOK that with these
[00:14:11] a scandal was proven, overpricing or rigged
[00:14:14] tenders, is another. In short, he tells us that what he said yesterday is
[00:14:18] not true and was empty talk and sophistry. Who will bear the
[00:14:22] cost of the 40 million that arises from the actions that today
[00:14:25] are declared to actually apply normally? Perhaps the municipalities and the
[00:14:28] citizens? Adonis Georgiadis with a lengthy post
[00:14:32] also responded to yesterday's statement by the Secretary of Institutions of PASOK,
[00:14:36] who implied that the Minister of Health distorts her
[00:14:39] opinion. The texts exist, the signatures
[00:14:42] exist, and fortunately we can all read Greek. From the moment PASOK
[00:14:46] kept her in her position, PASOK can no longer not
[00:14:50] accept what the Secretary of Institutions and Transparency advised the public
[00:14:53] regarding the aforementioned case. Mr. Georgiadis
[00:14:57] continues to confuse different legal
[00:15:00] issues, and the government still owes the answers, and ultimately
[00:15:03] justice will seek them. The case of the recycling kiosks
[00:15:07] is under the microscope of the European
[00:15:10] Public Prosecutor's Office. The departures from the Hope for
[00:15:13] Democracy movement have now taken the form of dominoes. Almost daily, a
[00:15:17] new departure is added, with criticism of the way the party operates.
[00:15:21] In a new announcement, she responds that the target is not
[00:15:25] her, but the crumbling system of power. Two
[00:15:28] more new departures for the Hope for Democracy
[00:15:31] movement. These are the director Asterios Gerogiannis and the
[00:15:34] member of the Thessaloniki and Macedonia organization, Giannis
[00:15:38] Chatzistogiannis, with the latter speaking of decisions by closed centers.
[00:15:41] Politics requires a clear statute and a
[00:15:44] leadership that can unite, embrace, and
[00:15:48] inspire, not operate with autocratic stereotypes,
[00:15:51] closed circles, and decisions made by
[00:15:54] closed centers. These
[00:15:57] developments come after the public letter from 22 former
[00:16:00] officials of the movement, in which they launched accusations of
[00:16:03] centralization tactics. The democratic procedures,
[00:16:08] we intended to create the prefectural committee, we started the
[00:16:11] procedures to hold elections, they told us no, you will not hold
[00:16:15] elections, because they were in a mindset to
[00:16:18] appoint even the coordinators, hints of
[00:16:21] parallel fermentations within the movement, said Maria
[00:16:25] Gratsia. I must say that I do not even know the 11 people, and neither
[00:16:28] does the president, very quickly 22
[00:16:32] people coordinate, sign a
[00:16:35] letter, and it is now revealed that within the movement
[00:16:39] there were parallel fermentations. Movements that
[00:16:43] start from the people have no name, they are popular movements, not even
[00:16:46] Andreas Papandreou dared to put his name on his movement. Some
[00:16:50] envision policies for a proud, dignified, free,
[00:16:53] independent Greece, and others dream of parliamentary seats and
[00:16:57] conspiracies, when democracy abruptly awakens them
[00:17:00] and shatters their dream. At the same time, Maria Ioannidou, who
[00:17:04] recently left the party, strongly reacted against
[00:17:08] Michalis Christodoulidis, a member of the political council, who had attacked officials who
[00:17:12] left. As far as I am concerned, I still believe that
[00:17:15] politics cannot be separated from ethics. My
[00:17:19] understanding of political responsibility and public stance differs
[00:17:23] substantially from what some members of the political council
[00:17:26] seem to adopt. Some nobodies whom their mothers
[00:17:30] didn't even know, were made prominent figures in public life,
[00:17:34] supposedly dissatisfied because they didn't get what they
[00:17:37] expected. At the same time, Hope for Democracy issued a new
[00:17:41] announcement. The goal is Maria Karistianou's movement
[00:17:45] and not the corrupt system of absolute entanglement.
[00:17:49] Tomorrow Maria Karistianou will be in Larissa for a tour. A team of the
[00:17:52] movement will visit the fire-stricken areas of Western
[00:17:55] Attica. The possibility of a new form
[00:17:59] of hybrid warfare is at the center of German authorities' attention
[00:18:02] after the discovery of a drone with explosives inside
[00:18:05] Leipzig airport. The incident has caused intense concern
[00:18:09] for the security of critical infrastructure in the country.
[00:18:13] The specter of a new explosive threat looms over German
[00:18:17] cities and infrastructure. The discovery of a
[00:18:20] drone with explosives inside Leipzig airport, next to a
[00:18:24] Ukrainian transport aircraft, puts the security authorities
[00:18:27] on alert, who initially appeared unprepared, while the German
[00:18:31] media are demanding
[00:18:32] answers.
[00:19:01] My assessment is that we are dealing with a
[00:19:04] hybrid attack scenario here,
[00:19:07] because with hybrid threats we must expect that critical
[00:19:11] infrastructures, power suppliers, IT centers, data centers,
[00:19:15] trains, bridges, transport routes,
[00:19:32] in 2025 alone, the Federal Criminal Police Office registered
[00:19:35] around 1200 suspicious cases. Affected were mainly airports,
[00:19:39] military facilities and other critical
[00:19:42] infrastructure. In any case, what concerns
[00:19:45] the weapon system drone can already be seen
[00:19:49] as an escalation of a kind.
[00:19:52] And one must indeed see, if a state actor
[00:19:56] such as Russia is behind it, there are of course geopolitical motivations to perhaps
[00:20:00] escalate further here.
[00:20:08] even if the damage in the hinterland in Russia and Ukraine is now
[00:20:11] escalating, this is still a raised
[00:20:14] finger, we can also make it explosive for you, I
[00:20:18] believe that is the message from Moscow, if it was
[00:20:21] of Moscow origin.
[00:20:25] Germany has had a special analysis service since last year and
[00:20:28] some technical means of neutralization,
[00:20:31] but dealing with the new hybrid threat requires
[00:20:35] general alert.
[00:20:37] As you understand, there are many and serious questions that arise, especially
[00:20:41] regarding security. We are talking about one of the largest airports in Germany and we have other
[00:20:44] revelations. Dimitra Kyranoudi is with us to examine all these developments.
[00:20:48] Dimitra.
[00:20:51] Hello from Berlin, Christina, new information is constantly coming
[00:20:54] in about this serious incident, about this
[00:20:57] hybrid attack at
[00:21:00] Leipzig airport with the drone trapped
[00:21:04] with explosives. A last-minute development, the
[00:21:08] German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrind, a short while ago,
[00:21:11] denied reports from three
[00:21:14] German networks, which cited classified
[00:21:17] police information, according to
[00:21:20] which this particular drone was found near Ukrainian
[00:21:23] transport aircraft, one of which was carrying
[00:21:26] military ammunition, possibly from
[00:21:29] France, with an unknown destination. Beyond
[00:21:32] that, according to the same
[00:21:36] journalistic information, this
[00:21:39] particular drone even entered the airport area
[00:21:42] several hours earlier than when it was spotted around 7:30
[00:21:46] local time, while it was spotted in the...
[00:21:52] that is, there is a long period during
[00:21:56] which this particular drone had even been seen
[00:22:00] hovering over the airport without
[00:22:04] the special anti-drone systems that Leipzig airport
[00:22:07] has detecting it, precisely because it is considered critical
[00:22:11] infrastructure. At the same time, the investigations of the German
[00:22:14] authorities are also focusing on the second incident with the
[00:22:17] DHL transport aircraft, which, it seems,
[00:22:21] collided with an object that is probably
[00:22:25] a drone. The authorities are examining first of all what cargo
[00:22:28] the specific transport aircraft contained, and also where
[00:22:31] this drone is, because its remains have not yet been found.
[00:22:35] In any case, it is very serious for the security of
[00:22:39] countries in general, perhaps of Europe. However, for Germany, the matter has
[00:22:43] also taken on political dimensions.
[00:22:46] And while the government speaks of a hybrid threat and of a specific
[00:22:50] and imminent danger to state security, the
[00:22:53] opposition, and specifically the Greens, are demanding the immediate
[00:22:56] convening of the National Security Council and are raising
[00:23:00] serious questions to the German government: firstly, why did
[00:23:03] this expensive anti-drone system not
[00:23:06] work, and also what information
[00:23:09] they had about this case,
[00:23:13] and of course, questions are also being raised about the readiness of the German
[00:23:16] government, as neither Chancellor Friedrich
[00:23:20] nor Defense Minister Boris Pistorius
[00:23:23] were in Leipzig to assess the situation. Dimitra,
[00:23:27] thank you very much. Russia's provocation plan using
[00:23:31] seized Ukrainian drones is denounced by the Lithuanian Defense Minister
[00:23:34] Giorgfelidis. Officials of the Lithuanian intelligence services
[00:23:38] believe that Russia is considering the use of seized
[00:23:41] Ukrainian-made drones to organize
[00:23:44] offensive deception operations in this Baltic country, as stated by the Minister.
[00:23:48] Robertas, the leaders of
[00:23:50] Poland and three Baltic states have warned that Russia is
[00:23:53] considering a sabotage attack against their
[00:23:56] countries, as a way to shift the focus of the war
[00:24:00] and reduce support for Kyiv. One of the
[00:24:03] goals is for NATO to waver and reduce support
[00:24:07] for Ukraine, notes the Lithuanian
[00:24:10] Minister. Thank you very much. Meanwhile, the
[00:24:13] attacks are escalating on both sides.
[00:24:17] between Russia and Ukraine. We are seeing
[00:24:20] announcements again from the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr
[00:24:23] Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces struck overnight
[00:24:27] two Russian oil refineries as Kyiv continues to hit
[00:24:31] Russia's war economy. The President of Ukraine also stated
[00:24:35] that his forces used
[00:24:38] drones to strike Russian military patrol
[00:24:41] vessels in the Black Sea as well as ships of Moscow's so-called shadow
[00:24:45] fleet. Three people were killed and 15 were injured
[00:24:49] in a new Ukrainian drone attack, Russian
[00:24:53] officials say. At the same time, Russian strikes in Ukraine
[00:24:56] continued in Kherson, Sumy, Odesa and Kramatorsk,
[00:25:00] causing the death of at least 11 and injuring dozens of civilians,
[00:25:04] according to Ukrainian authorities. Thank you
[00:25:07] very much. Now the war in Ukraine seems to have given birth, created
[00:25:10] a new kind of fraud in Russia. The so-called black
[00:25:14] widows marry soldiers just before they leave for
[00:25:17] the front with the aim of collecting the.
[00:25:26] have lost their lives at the front since the day of the
[00:25:29] invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,
[00:25:33] among them was 59-year-old Jury,
[00:25:37] Maria's father, his death brought
[00:25:40] to light a secret that shocked her, as
[00:25:43] it was revealed, he was married to a woman
[00:25:46] 22 years younger.
[00:26:02] that has appeared in Russia during the war. Women
[00:26:06] marry soldiers just before they leave for
[00:26:10] the front, or even when they are spending their last
[00:26:13] moments in a hospital
[00:26:15] bed.
[00:26:18] The goal of these marriages is to receive state
[00:26:21] compensation in case their husband is killed in
[00:26:24] battle. The amount starts from
[00:26:27] €53,000.
[00:27:02] that they will receive more support and will have a
[00:27:06] greater incentive to fight.
[00:27:09] Back to our news, moments of agony unfolded during the night in Arta,
[00:27:12] when successive explosions at a PPC substation
[00:27:15] mobilized fire and police authorities and naturally
[00:27:19] disturbed the residents of the area. Christos Startoulakos has all the
[00:27:22] information.
[00:27:25] It was a hellish night, Christina, in Grammenitsa in Arta,
[00:27:28] when the first explosion was heard and occurred.
[00:27:32] in an area where there is a PPC substation,
[00:27:36] strong fire forces were immediately mobilized and responded to the scene,
[00:27:40] because you understand what an explosion at a PPC substation means, the
[00:27:43] fire quickly grew to large dimensions, other
[00:27:47] explosions were heard, when fire forces had arrived at the scene,
[00:27:50] more than five to six explosions were heard, according to information
[00:27:54] and it took several hours for
[00:27:57] firefighters to be able to contain the
[00:28:00] fire, the fire started at one in the morning. and we can say
[00:28:03] that it was brought under full control in the early morning hours, this resulted
[00:28:07] in many areas in Arta being plunged into darkness both in the
[00:28:11] city of Arta and in other surrounding areas, as well as in mountainous
[00:28:14] villages, with the DEDDIE crews
[00:28:18] working tirelessly to restore power, as under these
[00:28:21] conditions you understand how difficult the situation was for the
[00:28:25] residents in these areas. At this moment there is an investigation to see what
[00:28:29] caused the explosion at this specific location and
[00:28:33] which I should tell you threatened some
[00:28:35] residences near the PPC substation, the primary goal
[00:28:39] of the fire department was to ensure the houses next to it
[00:28:43] were not threatened, they succeeded and then they were able to contain this very large
[00:28:47] fire, as you can see in the footage provided by, indeed
[00:28:50] these images are incredible, thank you very much, a case that causes shock
[00:28:54] and the police are investigating, two men were arrested as they are accused
[00:28:58] of abandoning their accomplice, who was fatally injured.
[00:29:02] during an attempted theft of cables from a transformer by Giorgos
[00:29:05] Protopsaltis. In the area of Agios Stefanos on Friday, the
[00:29:09] incident resulted in the death of a 72-year-old man who
[00:29:13] was found a day later in the back seat of a car in the Ano
[00:29:17] Liosia area by a Civil Protection team. On Monday at noon,
[00:29:20] two men aged 68 and 72 voluntarily appeared before the authorities
[00:29:24] stating that they had gone with the victim as
[00:29:28] accomplices for cable theft. They claimed that the
[00:29:31] 72-year-old was electrocuted and fell from a great
[00:29:34] height, stating at the same time that they
[00:29:37] placed him in the car and abandoned him. Now these
[00:29:40] things they mentioned that happened after the fall do not seem to have
[00:29:44] convinced the authorities, there were contradictions which will be investigated as part of the
[00:29:48] preliminary investigation, both have been arrested on charges of fatal exposure.
[00:29:51] Regarding the death of the 72-year-old, it is reported that his injuries are consistent
[00:29:55] with a fall, however, he is being examined by the medical examiner to provide
[00:29:59] new evidence if he had indeed suffered electrocution. the...
[00:30:02] Incredible case, thank you. The actions of the so-called Copper
[00:30:06] Mafia are taking on another and more violent characteristic. In the
[00:30:10] last chase in Thessaloniki, the perpetrators
[00:30:13] shot at police officers and caused a serious accident involving
[00:30:16] unsuspecting citizens. In fact, one of them spoke
[00:30:19] exclusively to Sky and his description is shocking. I experienced
[00:30:23] what I only saw in movies, he characteristically said. As
[00:30:27] you can see, it doesn't appear from anywhere, eh, there's nothing
[00:30:30] around to be inside.
[00:30:32] in Laka and tomorrow morning it might not be there again.
[00:30:36] Transformer thefts are unfortunately a daily phenomenon in the villages outside
[00:30:40] Thessaloniki.
[00:30:43] Almost every night, as seen in security camera footage, the
[00:30:46] perpetrators in stolen cars snatch DEDDIE's equipment
[00:30:50] to remove and funnel the copper it contains into smuggling.