STORY: Vlog: A Xinhua correspondent's encounter during 6,000 km-journey to Moscow
DATELINE: June 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:10
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
2. STANDUP 2 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): YULIA, Passenger
4. STANDUP 3 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
5. STANDUP 4 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
6. STANDUP 5 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
7. STANDUP 6 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): OKSANA, Tourist

STORYLINE:

Xinhua correspondent Liu Kai traveled over 6,000 km in Russia during the past several days.

Russia's National Anti-terrorism Committee announced on Saturday that a counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in Moscow city, the Moscow region and the Voronezh region to prevent possible terrorist acts after the Wagner private military group was accused of trying to organize an armed rebellion.

STANDUP 1 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
"On the flight from Yakutsk, the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), to Irkutsk, I encountered some Russian soldiers. Let's go talk to them.
The Russian soldiers I've just talked to told me that they were in Russia's Siberia and did not participate in relevant operations of the Russian military, but they have also been closely following the development of the case. They felt that the whole thing is under control and the situation is relatively stable."

STANDUP 2 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
"I've now arrived in the city of Irkutsk, in Russia's Siberia.
Over the past three to four days, my colleagues and I were on a business trip in the Republic of Sakha  (Yakutia). We saw that large-scale economic, trade and cultural events were held safely and smoothly. Everything from airports to public transport has been operating normally, with good social order.
My flight to Moscow has a stopover in Irkutsk, so I interviewed several passengers and staff members at the airport to see how they feel about the security situation."

SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): YULIA, Traveler
"Everything is fine now. The situation has been under control since last night (June 24)."

STANDUP 3 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
"We can see that the airport in Irkutsk is operating normally. There are many passengers now, and many of them are waiting to transfer back to Moscow like me."

Liu Kai arrived in Moscow on Sunday.

STANDUP 4 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
"After flying for several hours, we finally arrived safely in Moscow. Domodedovo Airport is a major airport in Moscow. As we can see, there are crowds of people here. We do not see a lot of police. From the screens we can see that many flights are operating normally."

STANDUP 5 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
"We are now on Volgograd avenue, one of the main highways in the southeast of Moscow.
Just now, we saw that the police were checking vehicles, but the overall situation is relatively good. There are many vehicles on the road and the journey is relatively smooth."

STANDUP 6 (Chinese): LIU KAI, Xinhua correspondent
"We've arrived at the Red Square. We found that the Red Square is still closed today. Nearby, some police officers and security personnel are on duty. There are also many tourists, some taking photos, and many of them are foreigners. The atmosphere is calm and peaceful. I do not feel any tension."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): OKSANA, Tourist
"Of course, there had been some kind of not-so-good situation, but we are glad that everything has been resolved. We hope that everything is under control. We believe that they will properly handle the situation. We have faith in the (Russian) government."

Russia lifted the counter-terrorist operation regime in Moscow and the Moscow region on Monday.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)