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guarding against the danger from above, we need ukrainian troops on the lookout for russian drugs. ah, hello there, i'm the saucy. attain this is al jazeera alive from dar ha, also coming up. coldest christmas on record, 1000000 stranded at home across the us and canada after a while the winter storm disrupts travel plans. un says humanitarian projects in afghanistan will be effected after the taliban government bands, women from whacking and jos things up, going up very expensive. most of what kind of going off, what do you mean by christmas right now? and we take a look at what's fueling runaway inflation in nigeria. well, we began in ukraine where air raid sirens had been ringing out across the country. this christmas day. officials issued on the la covering all legions of ukraine. the

president lensky has called for unity and his holiday address to the nation. he says residents will create their own christmas miracle by showing that they remain strong in the face of russian attacks. assured me drawing me cards. no can cause drones can extinguish the christmas dawn. we will see its glo, even on the ground, in a bomb shelter in some way. we will fill our hearts with warmth and light and missiles can hurt them. they will break against our steel spirit and our fight will continue unabated. when the la, it's not threatened by planned or emergency blackouts. and we will never feel a lack of courage and invincibility a long h mobile. one is not sure that we will celebrate our holidays. as always, we will smile and rejoice as always the difference as one. we will not wait for a miracle because we will created ourselves when i speak to charles stratford, his in the capital key for us. charles, rousing words that from that as he,

even amid the air raid siren. that's right. yes. eric sirens, i suppose about half an hour ago now, country wide, we heard them loud and clear across the key is let's be put this in context and, and draw a line under the fact that these air raid sirens are these alerts, all calm, and they happen virtually every day we so far have heard no reports of any strikes either in cave or across the country, but we will wait and see because of course, we know the kind of pressures that ukrainian all sorts of the cranium military have had in recent weeks in protecting vital infrastructure from these russian launched kamikaze and cruise missile attacks around about a 1000 of them in the last 2 and a half months. we know that there are still millions of people who have no

electricity, that having to jo, rolling blackouts and have poor if any heating a tool as these winter temperatures continue to drop. the been a couple of lines from your current sources in the last 12 hours or so, saying that the situation remains critical for electricity. that's just in cave and significance across the country. as all efforts focus on trying to get as much of this infrastructure back up and running. meanwhile, they're all as, as we've been voting pretty much every day, now, only go intense fighting and flash point towns on the front line in the town of buff moot. we know as seen some of the most intense fighting in recent weeks, that is ongoing. strategically important for both sides, if the russians were to take it. and it's important to recognize that they've made very few or very little gain in recent weeks. but if they were to take it, that would give them a clear path to teaching the 2 largest cities is still under full ukrainian control

in the don't screeching those cities of cremmit tools can slow janski's were hearing also reports of ongoing fighting to the south of buffalo, that sir town of abdi of cur. that incredibly, it's so close to russian controlled donnette the city of denounced can yet by and large in the 10 months since this war started. there's been very little movement there, but the town now under heavy attack. and also very interestingly, there has and there are increasing reports of ukrainians. shelling the town of talk mac. now this town sits south, observe parisha between ukrainian controls, aperture and russian controlled melody or pull their reports that ukrainians are trying to potentially make a push towards man. it's awful and we understand that the reason why talk mike is being so heavily shelled by the ukrainians is they're trying to cut supply lines

a back to those attacks these ongoing drone and missile attacks that sir hitting all this infrastructure across the country. we yesterday spent the day with a mobile air defense unit around give and this is our report. pointing sky wood and on high alert is soviet anti aircraft gun was built in 1982. the man at its controls are members of a mobile air defense unit, trying to protect the ukraine in capitol and surrounding area from russian. so called kamikaze drone and missile attacks. some of the ammunition was taken from a similar russian weapon captured around boucher, the early days of the war. other soldiers carry portable heat seeking soviet post soviet and western stinger missiles. the commander says they are effective up to a range of 6 kilometers,

but often find it difficult to latch on to the drones that russia is using to target ukraine's electricity grid. veronica, because effect, he thought he said you shaheed $131.13 kamikaze drones are low speed visible and loud, but they have a small heat signature. it can be difficult to lock on to the target. and the missile might mess anti aircraft guns work most effectively against the shade, but they have a problem at the drone flies at night or conditions of poor visibility. russian forces have carried out at least a 1000 drawn and cruise missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure in the last 2 and a half months. most like this one are intercepted but many gets through. so millions of ukrainians are suffering blackouts and poor heating in freezing winter conditions. ukraine's western backers have sent air

defense weapons such as this ne, some system. and last week, the u. s. announced it is supplying a patriot missile system. but training how to use it can take months. one missile costs up to $4000000.00. the commander of this unit says it will be used to project only the most important potential targets and cannot be deployed to intercept drones and cruise missiles. as we were filming this mo bile, air defense unit, the sound of the sirens can be heard in the distance. and as a result, as you can imagine, these men are now on the move. so we were not allowed to follow the soldiers because of the risk of giving away their locations, put in another field close to cave. this mobile a defense unit practices using machine gun,

the range of the well 3 kilometers. you can easily take down the chemicals, you drones that fly around a 160 kilometers an hour. only get eyes on 1st. oh, that's why there are no. your drones are less difficult. the missiles are, but there are observational difficulties because they can fly over forests that hide them or over busy roads, whether approach noise is drowned out by traffic. despite the challenges they face, there are hundreds of men like these across the country. constantly ready for a radio alert, focused on the skies. chaw strafford al jazeera key of region ukraine. now across north america, people are searching in for freezing festive season after major winter storm. more than a dozen people were killed during blizzards and the u. s. and palate has laundry been restored in time for christmas, but the so called bomb psych current has left many stranded. she returns the

reports now from washington dc. the, the bronze of the storm on saturday was hitting upstate new york and the great lakes with snow full and high winds, many enough strand in their homes. for christmas. i lived in what you might call the stereotypical american suburbs if you can picture that. and i cannot walk to the sidewalk in front of my house about 20 meters from my front door. thousands and thousands and thousands of people here and just in western new york state have lost power for a period of hours. and they are just coping with extra blankets and lots of christmas sweaters disliked and official ban on driving in some areas. there were is that many adventured up anyway, but the worst was over only to get stranded. this may turn out to be the worst storm in our community history. there are still likely hundreds of people still stuck in vehicles including individuals who tried to drive out in the late night

hours last night. this is the festive season in the us, one of the busiest travel periods of the year. and even though thousands of flight delays and cancellations were reported, some passengers were determined to complete the holiday travel. our whole airport shut down. so we drove to omaha, nebraska, got on a flight there than jer, then d. c. delayed in d, c. an hour here. even though winter storm earlier has moved way to the north. it's also of freezing temperatures mean cities from pennsylvania to florida being told to expect the coldest christmas on record. although climate scientists differ to ascribe a single weather events, the climate change. what we are seeing is in keeping with the models they've been moving about for years, a warming object disrupting the jet stream and plunging polar southwards,

more and more frequently. and just in general, an increase in a variety of extreme weather events. she ever times the al jazeera washington. well, andy parker is a meteorologist in buffalo, new york, which has been hit hard by the storm. he explains that the snow storm will likely continue into next week. arctic plunge, pursed, pushed across lake erie. and as it did it scooped up a lot of moisture and created a very small scale effect called lake effect snow. it's where a band of snow develops. it is only a couple of miles wide, but within that, anyone experiences what we call snow blindness or white outs, where you can't see the front of your car. if you're in it to drive at that point, people can't figure out where to go. they become stranded and rescue is not possible either because the vehicle is there, no one can see it. and even the e. m ts and emergency medical staff can't get around. this band is continuing for now over 24 hours. it is going to slide and packed different communities. it went

just to the north of buffalo, and that's where it's dropped more than 2 feet of snow. and a lot of this is going sideways in 60 miles an hour when that's what creates that white out condition or snow blindness. and it also takes that 2 feet of snow and turns them into 8 foot drifts, which makes getting through roads almost impassable. one of the small scale effects of this where it may be ok where you are. but once you begin to travel, if you become stuck in this, that's when you're trapped and you can't get out. we're finding that a lot of folks are trying to be rescued, but their cell phones are starting to fail after 12 hours of being trapped in their vehicles. so they're reaching out any make any way that they can. and, and we're finding that as this begins to clear, one area folks are getting out and trying to find these people who are in their cars. the pattern of cold for western new york is going to last into about mid week next week. and then the nation as a whole finds a bounce back. meanwhile, in canada for cost to say the extreme weather will continue throughout sunday.

already have been wanting people to stay indoors. a strong winds, freezing rain, and heavy snow sweep. the country has been cut to more than 200000 tons and fallen trees of stock. some incense, if you train service often had here on al jazeera struggle, keep warm in germany this winter as energy prices, so just easy hulu. praying for peace. christmas hopes of worship, as it was believed to be the best place. ah hello, it is looking like a white christmas for much of europe, or we have got some wet weather some when she weather pushing. of course, northwestern parts may be up into scandinavia. may see

a little bit of snow as we go through the day, but essentially lots of cloud stream going from the atlantic is a mile direction. so temperature is getting up into a double figures for london. and also for paris. there you go. little dusting of snow there into norway, pushing across into west sweden. but elsewhere, as you can see, is looking largely like a wet weather across western parts. dry weather, quiet weather into central areas. little bit of rain there, perhaps little bit of snow over towards you. crane fine and troy across much of the met it's right, but we have got some clouded rain yet. even affecting a good part of port. cool. once again and the north west of spain, as we go on in to monday, we keep that theed of miles southwest, the winds in to work a part of spain easing across into france. but it cools off for the british. charles had the island of ireland. we may well see a dusting of snow just around the west miles western scotland, both west england pushing down to the northern parts of well some snow there too. making its way across the baltics easing over towards that western side of russia.

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other they are watching al jazeera. i'm an associate haines are ha, that's remind you about top stories. people across north america are preparing for a freezing festive season. after a major winter storm, at least 18 people have been killed during blizzards in the us and thousands of flights have been cancelled. ukraine's president has called for unity and a holiday address to the nation, brought him. he has lensky said that people will create their own christmas miracle by staying strong. and the face of russian attacks on germany has been reliant on russian gas to meet its heating needs. but as the war and ukraine rages on energy prices, his sword now is dominick hen reports, germany has had to rethink its options for staying warm this winter. winter in berlin. in 2022. it's a cold and dark time with energy prices elevated by the war and ukraine for some people. there are few ways to keep warm. so the heated shelters are busy. as

a feeler mentioned in belinda, so many people in berlin but also elsewhere have so little money that they turn off the heating and air apartment or only turn it on for hours at a time. and that's where it's particularly important that during the day there are also places in the city where you can stay in the warm until 2022. germany received much of its imported gas through pipelines from russia. now that route is closed off and this is its replacement, a floating l n g terminal in vill hymns haven't built from scratch in months at the behest of a chancellor. determined to break with the past was lance president put russia's pilot and put him, believed he could blackmail us by cutting off our gas supplies. but he was wrong. we will not be a black man. by the end of 2023, we will probably have an important capacity of more than 30000000000 cubic meters of gas via the north german coast alone. all of this corresponds to well over half

of the total volume of gas, but flowed through the pipeline from russia to germany and $22100.00 plus list replacing last russian. hydrocarbons has been a central problem to europe's leaders in 2022. the e u. has introduced embargoes on coal and oil. a cap on gas prices has just been agreed and will start in february. and one brussels based analyst says e leaders could agree to purchase gas as one block with one negotiating position to represent 400000000 citizens. and you're talking volumes that very, very large and these volumes, of course, you can get some sort of discount. and then of course, we'll have an effect on, on the, on the consumer prices as well. but again, this is going to last, at least a few months, probably if you get through and if it's being implemented, which also has legal administrative hurdles to, to pass. then it will have an effect on, on,

on the gas price and the next winter. at christmas markets like these most people's minds of fall from the volatile energy markets. mold, wine, pastries, and presence of the order of the day when the festive season passes. these markets will disappear and winter will not, until the ministers encourage the citizens to reduce their energy consumption. many might wonder how easy it is to do that in the cold and dark days of a new year, the toner cane, al jazeera berlin. now there are reports that libyan waterleaf a half day has announced what he calls a final chance to hold elections. rival factions agreed to hold an election a year ago, but the process fell apart. half does all me previously waged war against the un recognized government and tripoli. while the united nations has expressed concern after afghanistan, the taliban government band women from working to aid organizations for an and years operating in the country of warned that the move will deepen the humanitarian

crisis. their women in afghanistan, i've seen their rights gradually eroded since the taliban took over. earlier in the week, the government also banned women from attending universities. well, us secretary of state anthony blanket says he is deeply concerned by the taliban, the decision and warned of the devastating impact the decision will have only african people. our schools are drawn as a former african youth representative to the un. she says the international community must maintain pressure on the taliban. a gender up. i thought it was happening and then it's done. it begun when the tyler bond doesn't allow women to show up in their work. this is lost here and it continued when the thought of on shut down the female can recount. and then following those degrees abandoned aloud, they didn't allow the women to show up in public places parks or other places. and unfortunately to yesterday and to the, to more it is coming, which is very,

very disheartening. it means that dollar bond totally erasing a woman from society, from public eye info from human life. and there is a hardening because it doesn't affect us in long term. and short term struction orleans is happening in dennison and strips avoidance usually you decide to to or died when we're witnessing out. the protests are being treated in a very violent way by the female predictors are being arrested in her protests are being arrested and assaulted by solar bonding. so all of these incidents are an indication that we are going to have a very dark future. and moreover, i believe that the time has come that the international community and especially

the, the, you know, my should stop releasing and sending $40000000.00 to have denison. i think the time has come to take tangible to his actions against a dollar bond around supreme court says it will accept an appeal from rapid. someone said he, yes. and he is facing a death sentence after participating an anti government protest, he's accused of trying to kill security forces and of setting a rubbish, been on fire. yes. and denies the charges nationwide purchased so triggered by the death of a 22 year old woman, massa minnie in police custody back in september. china's national health commission says it will stop publishing daily figures uncovered 19 infections. numbers will instead be published by another government organization for research purposes. many hospitals and china becoming overcrowded as a bachelor's, a wave of corona, virus infections, but no curve in 1900 deaths have been reported for 4 consecutive days. now. the

congress only has dismissed a pledge by m 23 fighters to retreat from a strategic frontline position, calling as a sham. the armed group says it will give up the town of cuba near the eastern city of grammar as a goodwill gesture for the military says the move is designed to create a distraction to allow rebel fighters rather to reinforce other positions. m. 23 has made significant gains in east since taking up arms again last year. when many people in the area are facing increasing hardship as the prices of basic goods have doubled compared to a year ago. inflation has been made west by flooding and a lack of security and some of the farming regions for media miller reports now from the boucher despite being one of the largest oil produces in africa, nigeria went through yet another fuel crisis in early december. at times the price increased 300 percent instead of using a bus. so taxi alix. gabriel uses the cheapest mode of transport he can find from

here to my destination initially wants you to mirror before. no, we are a 101. she's the one who's also the i bar drop. we're so up into saudi economy. and are you still in custody on horses which is very, very harsh. room was unreal. all these boys very, very stressful. even, you know, we don't have, will have, there is no place to buy a big place to buy full. so most of these company does, because i picked up as advantage to export from people the government subsidy program is meant to make feel more affordable. but critics say it's corrupt an oil supply is say they've not been paid in months. many people here say the cost of traveling to and from work is far higher than what they earn. the high cost of fuel not only impacts the cost of transportation, but almost all aspects of daily life. christy can no, no vice groceries at this. a butcher mark had several times a week. lately. the cost of living here has been very,

very unbearable. things i've gone off very expensive, was kind of gone off watching them by christmas rice. now, for example, things i've gone up and we are very expensive and every all on variable to it. so it is, i mean funding, i mean funding, mickey, it's been talked with her, she's not the only one surprised by the rising prices. right now, the crazy. i'm not friendly because i got apples. i usually buy apples for on right now, which is one happen on right now. i just going to the markets the and are telling me up with these 35, andre. i'm like how the lady was like, that's how the price of things to buy. sciences, a wound that if nothing is done to combat climate change, things will only get worse. the flawed in there was a very high, so the floor, the main, a farm i kind of gotten production on just discuss itself production to find out

that we have later, a thought that the supply will store very know that the mosque i'm not quite cave in the local market fighting between the military and our groups informing areas is also affecting food supplies, high government debt, and rising inflation is putting the economy under pressure. and as niger ahead to the polls in a couple of months, a worsening economy is likely to influence how people vote for me to mila ultra 0. boucher and francis has warned of the consequences of greed during a christmas eve mass. the head of the roman catholic church says the weak and vulnerable victims of the pursuit of wealth and power. 7000 people attended the services from peters. does that occur in the vatican? thousands more are expected from mass on sunday and some people square. mean to remind us time consumer and she'll, while animals feed in their stalls, men and women in our world, in their hunger for wealth and power,

consumed their neighbors, their brothers and sisters, how many wars and, and how many places even to day are human dignity and freedom treated with contempt, as always, the principal victims of the human greed or the week and the vulnerable and early thousands of people gathered for christmas eve mass at what's believed within the birthplace of jesus. best to him and the occupied west bank has been gearing up for a bustling season after 2 years of locked down. but while tourist numbers are up there still well below pre pandemic levels as me the abraham reform ah, a prayer for peace in one of the regions listen to the most in one 0, the latin patriarch of jerusalem presided over the christmas midnight mass in bethlehem's nativity church christmas eve is the event bethlehem looks forward to all year long as celebrations, attract christians from all over the world to the traditional birthplace of jesus.

but this season was 3 years in the making. the sympathies were admitted for the past 2 years. you to copy 19 locked down 50. uh huh. there is a good turn out in tourism is picking out a table behind me as customers from turkey and others came from ukraine. so there are people coming. the palestinian tourism ministry says that the sector is recovering with more than 500000 tours. visiting bethlehem in 2022 very nice atmosphere every feel at home. and it's the spirit of christmas compared to more than 3500000 tours to visited palestine in 2019 this year the number of put into this is just shy of 1000000. this is not the boost small shop owners. we're hoping for. for me, if you wanna talk about last year was much better than this year. last year i had a lot of work on the ariba lives at the norfolk for palestine like the people who lives in nazareth and to be around these people. they get came to buy in the game in big numbers because the borders were closed ah. out of the 900 palestinian

christians in gaza is radio authorities only granted 600 of them permits to leave to bethlehem. the $3.00 oh, $1.00 person will be granted a permit, but 2 others of the same family weren't. they always leave some one out. so what happens is that the family ends up not traveling with more than 220 palestinians killed by his ready forces. this year, palestinians are reminded that theory mean under israel's occupation. here say they tried to see any opportunity to celebrate. they live under israel's military occupation, and fellows, they don't have much to do. but to pray for peace. me, debra him al jazeera, the occupied westbank. ah, that is.