the, the dw news line from the russian launch is a massive aerial assault on ukraine rockets. it searches across the country, including the capital key. one is 20 people that day. also on the program. the un loans at 150000 people in gaza have no way to go. israels intensifying and ground defensive is driving desperate thomas to the south for the territory, but nowhere in jobs and the 2nd the

phone guy, welcome to the program. at least 30 people had been killed and many more injured and won't ukrainian officials say is the biggest russian at assault. since the won't big on. government says more than $150.00 mist files and drones struck cities across the country, causing widespread damaged devices. the infrastructure, as well as industrial and military facilities, schools and the maternity hospital among the buildings in america and of kings college london, gave me assessments of the scale of this russian attack. smell pressure has been collecting missiles and prepare, and we haven't seen the scale of an attack on ukraine since the startups of warranty. and specifically, after ukraine has intensified strikes on the black sea fleeting fray mia. and after the destruction of russian overture across the ship on december

29th, and it seemed logical that a rush of would respond was a beverage of missiles and ruins. however, this amount of missing some drones has more perhaps been seen before. so they seem to have targeted amongst other things according to ukraine, defense industry official. so some production site, so they are trying to destroy ukrainian military capability in its inception. right . and of course this massive show of force at the time when ukrainians have been talking about having to pick that, that, that target capital a because they're running out of munition to absolutely, it also has of psychological effects on the population in ukraine. and there seems to be and new law regarding mobilization in making, so that could potentially have an impact. it shows that the ukraine has no chance

against russia, obviously because russia has used literally every muscle in its arsenal, ballistic cruise missiles drains. so it was a show of force in word that we can ukraine and to we can you frames for souls and also to send the message to the international community and polish defense courses have said, but i'm going to quote you everything indicates as a russian messiah and to poland, asked space, is this likely to be true to, to impact military support for you? okay. so everything is possible and according to polish authority, is the time would coincide with the time when russia launched is version of missiles. so it's plausible that the russian missile might have entered the polish air space and has violated the there therefore is the error space. it wasn't supposed to be there,

but it has exit it so it didn't lead to any damage or destruction. now of course, for this time, but it is worrying and so i think on the one hand in european countries um will try to provide you created was more air defenses than we've seen the porosity of those air defenses in this attack. and there might be efforts to also bolster, pull its own air defenses and this own capability, not just by deploying it, more air defenses to poland, but also by deploying more troops and reinforcing that border. thanks. lots, marina, marina. wrong. i've been a she analyst from kings college. linda, thank you for having me or the you and he's wanting the 150000 people in gauze. i have no way to go as israel winds, it's and ground defensive against time us, which has been classified a tetra group by many countries. dozens of people and mostly women and children,

were killed in a new wave of vision by the abstract overnight writing the names of the dead on the body back and saying good bye to loved ones. the bodies of those killed mine is reading the strike on the dead by law, refugee compton, central garza and laid outside the hospital. * this smell the face of the twins? no, no, no. you mean when i mean we were sleeping in the room with 2 of my children and my twins in another room. and it'll be in the house was bomb i live and the rebel fell on the twins really so many on their birthday. she on the inside the hospitals,

doctors rushed to treat those images. these really minute tree has stepped up bits and ground defensive in areas of central and southern goza. it release this footage of tanks rolling into the southern city of con eunice. the israel defense forces claim to have killed thousands of terrorists across garza, in a single day. 85 percent of causes population has been displaced by the ongoing conflict pots of data by law, flattened children such for belongings from the place that men include home. a well final, pres said, for those who were killed let's take a look at some of the stories and making news around the world. a shipping group have had lloyd is to divert more if it's vessels away from the red sea because of

attempts by humans who seek instruments. ripples we routing ships from asia to your around 7 tip of africa. cost an extra $1000000.00 euros of a voyage. who's they say the attack ships linked to israel? german is on the height of a fluttering wave of heavy rain full of battering many areas. officials save the situation in the northwest as critical is rivers and streams over flow in west and germany. forecasts as a one is almost a month's worth of rain for the full and the day had. google has a great, they've set low suited, which claims and secret retract millions of internet use as low as that google gather the details of people's contacts, of preferences and shopping habits, even though that set their browsers to private. it's not known how much compensation of the pay or bangladesh will hold. tell them entry elections on sunday, opposition, and rights groups think the vote can be neither free nor fair. they accuse the kind of government of cognitive brutal, crack down, arbitrarily,

jailing thousands of all position policy leaders and activists then longest serving female prime minister in the wood. yes, she's, i've seen a, has people tell me that this head of government, since 2009, the leader of the building of i'm unique body was for the consolidate board of to the elections in january 7. the main opposition, bangladesh nash, this body or b and b, is by cutting the contest, the housings of b and b does members and supporters has been changed on what the policies are particularly motivate discharges. the government faces victimization of due to the caption, booked, as it denies publications and blooms the b and b for arson attacks aiming to undermine the government. human rights groups and activists are warning about the origin of democracy under has the not but the father foot prime minister is on the

3rd. one reason is influential nipple, india, the fastest growing economy in the region. india hordes considered a both political and diplomatic drought over tucker, which liquid solomon in the last couple of years. our relationship on all important matters has grown stronger. hodge today, long last bangladesh is india is our biggest development partner, part of the mark not would be also sees. but these assets, this is a lie and enforcing forwarded security especially to continue to take of that ism and it's north eastern states, india fees, security due to you did there when the b and b was in charge. and other policies block now is china. it is heavy investing and infrastructure in defense projects in bangladesh. talk of hunger for development of hoping china expand it's footprint in the, in the best of pick

a gold dust you're supposed to do. it is investing in energy projects. russian president spoke to them. they know creation for exemption backed nuclear power plant. the bangladesh is our tested ally and partner our relations are built on the basis of mutual respect, equality and benefits. china, russia and india have largely steep silent. and dorothy and us criticism, especially from the american administration over testing of human rights record. the us state department announced visa restrictions in september on anyone undermining bellnick total process in bangladesh. for 3 to 5 years on that side, she casino is struggling off. any criticism of how she is handling things at home? michel, google mine is that the deputy director of asia program at the wilson center in

washington. i assume had credible elections boycotted by the opposition can be let's be clear whenever the top opposition party in an election is not participating in the election. you can say it's incredible election now a bundle dish has the ruling party will say, well look, we didn't prevent the b and p from participating. we didn't dana, and that's true. but you know, we need to understand the condition of the contributed to the b and p decision not to run essentially as the or the election would not be credible. and then it would be wrecked and not to mention the last few weeks of the report noted before the b and p and been hit hard, very hard by crackdowns. and i'll say this, the b and p boycott really helps the you want me like not just because it will most certainly win. but now you can't really accuse the want me legal rigging the election. you know, if the want me, lee more to win 95 percent of the vote, you can't accused of stealing pulse if it's essentially running against itself. right, so what does this tell us that about the states of bangladesh, democracy,

or i would argue that the election is a pivotal test for democracy in bangladesh or the last 2 national elections in 2014. and especially 2018 were viewed by many of the international community is not free and fair. and i think that if this 3rd consecutive election is the 3rd consecutive election, is the judge in that way as well. with the allow me lead coming back again for a 4th term. the 3rd term, pardon me, a 4th term. then you know, that could mean many outside bangladesh in particular and also inside the country. 6 will view the country as something that's approximating a one party state. i also think that there are key implications for some western countries, especially the u. s. which may well decide to review their future relations with a government and bundle dash that they believe is not held free and fair elections . i'm will type in us example. what does the us have that bottom of ash once?

why, why should bangladesh k, what the us as well, i mean, uh, bangladesh must recognize, it does recognize that the us as a top trade partner, it's the top destination for bangladesh. is government exports as well as bound the dash of the exports on the whole. so i think that the trade relationship is very important for, for bangladesh and country that's enjoy significant levels of economic growth, of and including under the the, the shaker scene administration. so i think that the commercial partnership is enough to make the best recognize how important the relationship was with us, but not important enough to prompt bangladesh to actually heat the pressure that's come from the us government over the last year. so for a free and fair election, i think that that pressure from the u. s. has, has had very limited success. and sort of how much russia and, or china, i feel any a gap left 5 of us as well. i think that we seen all the key

players in the region, the china as well as india and russia for that matter, has strengthened relations of bangladesh in a big way. they have a very strong comfort level with the current government. and of course, the us is on the other side of that, but i don't necessarily think that even if the election is regarded is not free and fair. and even if the us decides, perhaps to scale down its relations with bangladesh in a way that doesn't mean that the us for us appear from the scene. the us wants to have a good relationship with bangladesh and sees a bangladesh as a key player. and his brother in the pacific vision wants to try to push back against china. you then thank you so much as well. we'll leave it there. thank you . so thank you, michael, google and from the the wilson center. thank you. as a reminder about top story at face, our crime says at least 26 people have been killed and the biggest impression aerial attack. since this task, the will be sounds good surface including the capital key of mobile and use of the

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