[000:00:00;00] news news line from by land the united states to send ukraine additional weapons worth $800000000.00. they delivery will include heavy artillery and helicopters, washington hope so, help ukrainian army repel a russian offensive in the east. also on the program, ukraine says it's missiles have knocked out one of russia's most important black

sea warships. russia has only acknowledged that the moskva has been seriously damaged and police in germany and cover extremist plot to overthrow democracy. that's a part of the group's plan involved, kidnapping, public figures, including the german health minister over to 4th, the code 19 lockdown. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. you as president joe biden has approved an 8, an additional $800000000.00 worth of military assistance to ukraine. the package includes heavier artillery and helicopters as the country prepared to defend itself against a renewed russian assault. that's expected to target the east. a satellite images show, large convoys of russian military vehicles converging on the don batch region.

murray, you poll is in ruins. after weeks of russian bombardment, the u. s. says it is once again sending arms to ukraine to stop russia's destruction of the country. ah, today the president announced and author us another presidential drawdown of security assistance, valued at up to an additional $800000000.00 tailored to meet urgent ukrainian needs for today's fight. as russian forces shift the focus of their ruthless aggression now to eastern ukraine, ukraine's president expressed his gratitude. we've agreed on $800000000.00 in military aid for weapons ammunition, artillery helicopters and more than i am sincerely thankful for the support that you get that all the need for more arms is urgent. as russian convoys converge on eastern ukraine. analysts say the weapons in the american package,

such as long range howitzers are especially suited to ukraine's defense of the eastern gone bass region. so you one system like that that can fire your 3040 kilometers away from where you are trying to break up the military long before he gets close to you and that's what ukrainians need at this moment. they need to destroy the russian. com boys before they even get to the cities or near to locations, they want to take. the pentagon said it was rushing to send the equipment, but did not provide a time table for the people in the eastern ukrainian city of seattle, rodonna ask something as simple as walking to get groceries is a calculated risk that could end in tragedy. war has brought life to a standstill though it's a disaster. got every 10 or 15 minutes in bam, bam, israel, i live on the 7th floor of a 9 floor building. it just imagine boom from one side band from the other. and

then you think the roof will cave in and kill you? well, it's a policy for some, the fighting is too much to bear. a bus takes them away from the bombs. but others are staying behind, hoping to survive the russian advance. if weapons from the us don't stop at 1st. will they w correspondent, young for their shouts is in the vive, in western ukraine, he told me more about the ukranian response to this american announcement. it really is the ukrainians are extremely great for the to the u. s 800. so a 1000000 us dollars and heavy artillery and other equipment is very important so far the ukrainians, especially in the light of a possible and major offensive in the east. as you know, president zalinski has praised president biden on several occasions as a true leader, and this is also reflected by the public opinion here in the ukraine. people really

think that the united states ends ukraine's western neighbors, especially poland and the baltic states out through allies in this fight. this is in stark contrast with the public opinion about germany. of course, a lot of ukrainian says c, germany is the current position as 2 to his distance at the moment. right now you've just returned from the port of a desa, which russia sees as a significant at target at what did you see there? well, a desa is getting prepared for the worst. indeed, it's a very important city. it's highly significant, culturally, economically, it's a port city. it's the major port, city of ukraine. but also from a military perspective i, i talked to a high ranking officer and in odessa and he said, sir, the military is very well prepared for a possible offense offense. what i also found astonishing is the courage of the

local residence in odessa they left no doubt that they are ready to defend their city, to the last and the town of macaroni to the west of her cat kiva . another town which ukraine has retaken from russian forces. what did they leave behind their? yeah, i visited sir the town to day and sir, they left behind to pure horror. you can say destruction and human suffering. the may. i said at least 130 people died and i could see with my own eyes that i would say at least half of the city is completely destroyed. the stories that the local residents told us terrible. one man said that his neighbor was trying to dig a grave for his dog and russian russian soldiers saw him doing this. they ask, what are you doing? he tried to explain it to them. this is

a grave for my dog. and so just just said, well this is your own right now and so shot him on the spot. and so what i also found quite interesting that a lot of local residents told us that they witnessed increasing internal conflicts as they described it among the russian army, some a higher ranking officers. oh, well, obviously also irritated by the extreme protell party of some soldiers. so there seemed to be a lot of frustration that ended up in a lot of destruction and a lot of human suffering for the people there. thank you. dr. young philip shots in the viv but to contradictory reports about the fate of the moskva, the flagship of russia's black sea fleet, ukraine says its missiles of hit and sunk. the vessel. russia has acknowledged the ship has been seriously damaged,

but says its being towed back to port after catching fire or chrome board, the soviet era missile cruiser have been evacuated. if you crane's claims are true, it would be a serious blow to the russian military. as it turned out, this new ukrainian postage stamp was prophetic, shown off just hours before the incident by president followed him. is the lensky with the message? the russian warship always has only one direction. russia blames a fire for the damage and says to ship is still afloat. ukraine now has a slightly different take. i work at betty senior when you put up in the black sea region, the mosque was ship was hit by next year and she ship massaro sustained damage. the fire started the other ship, tried to provide assistance in the storm, and the powerful explosion of ammunition turn back and it started sinking stuff done with it. the mosque came to prominence at the start of the war being told to

go f itself. when he tried to capture ukraine's snake island in the black sea. i was in the last month, the man behind those words was awarded a metal for his bravery. initially fit killed, he and other soldiers were taken captive before being freed and a prisoner exchange. the moscow with the main shipping rushes black sea fleet, armed with 16 cruise missiles, as well as long range defense system. if you cranes claim is true, that defense system appears to have fail catastrophically. so how significant is

the last of the mascara? i put that to w. russia and list constantine exit. well, it is very significant filled because all was the whole last wall which you used to be called slobber, glory in russian. in the saw the is the only or maybe even was the only water ship in the black sea. later the disability knew that was the only ship that could conduct operations in the open ocean and globally, all other ships are much more and much more limited capacity. number 2, if it's true, that 16 missiles world war that is probably about warm tips of the whole christmas style armaments that the black sea fleet pans, number 3, of course the, the, the, the, the slob of the,

the most glass was modernize. it was, it was a very important ship for put in because it was actually supporting rushes operations in syria in 2016, 2016. and then it went the very, very profound overall modernization between 20182020. so essentially you have a modernized, upgraded sheep, which was, which was not hit by miss. and look, this is not a tractor. it takes yes, to reconstruct rebuild it. i am, frankly speaking, i think the, the, the only the only benefit is for those who i have no doubt about it. told me that budget's organization now they are better than this one. now, just shifting subjects slightly. moscow is accusing ukrainian forces have categorized as strikes in russian territory. i'm what can you tell us about this? because this, this, this looks like ukrainian forces to being somewhat emboldened if it's true if

it is true, because i do think that it's always kind of a bid on a hazing. the greens are in great in the grey zone. these news about ukrainian strikes on the russian territory, i think ukrainian deliberately maintained what, what i think it's cool, plausible deniability about these things. but you can have 2 ways of looking at it . one is that ukranian ascending, not very subtle message to the russian commanders that if you undertake this major offensive in the se, about which brought them the landscape, recent, you're in for very unpleasant surprise, but then they could be another versus if russia slaying it up, it may be preparing the public in russia for some kind of very address, again from the very, very cruel and unusual action by the russian forces in a quick word about russian energy. a new countries have been looking for ways to win themselves off. russian gas imports on thursday,

president putin and said russia is going to be directed supplies towards asia. do we believe that isn't simply being pragmatic? you are getting ready ready to, to pull the plug. if i may, because i have very little time expressing very personal opinion as since been younger in budapest, so that's your goal. they, at least these 3 countries, germany hungry and austria can do without russian energy, without russian gas that involves important, didn't seize the weakness and always uses it flips it. i do not think it will be very easy in the reality from it to switch it like that. russia will suffer very much. thank you so much for that. it's very clear. i. d. w, russia analyst, a constantine, i get when russian forces appeared to be massing for the sultan parts of eastern ukraine, d. w has been speaking with ukrainian former boxer,

letting me click go is the brother of chemo met at his join, the armed forces to fight the russian invasion. he says the armies fighting spirit is strong. we are prepared for any think as we were for the past 2 days, the date, 50 of their war that russia has started. we are prepared for anything for work, worst cases for chemical weapons attack for we prepared for everything. well, at least mentally, obviously we need to have supplies and support from the free world in our allies and partners on humanitarian side, military equipment. and obviously we cannot forget about containing isolation, economical, isolation of, of russia. because the money that they're getting in their budgets, they're going to buy,

continue buying weapons and pay their soldiers to kill us ukrainians. vladimir accent go. and you can see the whole of that exclusive interview on d w's youtube channel. now ukraine's trains have played a central role in the country's defense against this. so invasion, a moving people out of harm's way. i'm bringing in supplies, an aid. russia has bombed some lines for the trains came moving, thanks to the determination of their offers to have their operators. a dw rebecca written has been talking with one of when russia were invaded ukraine, yvonne was on duty traveling his regular route for more than 10 years. the train conductor serv, passengers betweens, appalachia, in the southeast, elevate in the west, a 5th day. now a journey. but on february 24, life changed forever. as dawn broke news of the invasion broke to hugo

block, a woman started to cry and said, have you heard anything? i said, no. she said that bombing me pro. i didn't believe it. i started to check facebook to check the news, and it turned out that there was bombing all around ukraine. we arrived late to separation, and we were told the evacuations would start in them. cavellas will, will the ever courts since then they haven't stopped. and neither has yvonne has worked every day and every night. now he lives on the train to russian troops have occupied his town. those 1st days were the hardest. bo, anyway, those are bodies over the train was already full in separate georgia. when we arrived in april, the platform was packed so many people. and cale started women children, there was so many in the carriage, william, at least a 100 to a 150 people. voiceless val spoke with louise little. what with

train's get people out, but they also get 8 in to where it's needed. ukraine couldn't fight this war without the railway network. it has more than 230000 employees in all of them have stayed on the job. despite the danger, over 60 railway workers have been killed in the line of duty as trains come under rush and fire. that hasn't happened to yvonne, but the work is taking its toll. it is very hard, psychologically. when you go back to separation in an empty carriage, and you hear sirens on the stations of all the feeling so, so with worrying dreams, i'm very tired. what is morally oh and there's little rest and head that isn't as the railway needs me for half a year, so i can't be called for conscription, which means they will not make me join the army. once that time is up,

i'll be drafted. i will go to wool until then ivan will be fighting for his country, doing what used to be just a regular job through the stations and towns he knows by heart. crossing his homeland at war with alex on the commission is the chief executive of ukrainian railways, and he told me the network has been under constant bombardment. actual dig, keep shall in the railway stations racks and so bring juice, daily and daily. we start from at least one station, 2 to re stations, but week you prepare them and we keep running on the schedule. and it's important to keep the trains moving. definitely because there's the lifeline on the country and that's the light. why not do best and your graphic and of the common that they don't eat and up people making normal journeys these days go,

going to work for instance, or is it all about the evacuation and, and supply? no, indeed. 2 weeks ago, we got back to selling tickets, and then we started with 7000 tickets, etc. and now it's about $14000.00 think it's cindy. compare 270000 tickets a day before war. so we're getting back to normal life in terms of selling tickets . right, because it's looking at the, at back of the country from outside, you get the impression that the whole country as it war but, but clearly it's different in different areas of the country. indeed they keep shell and starting from east from come a thought end and was leaving the west, but indeed east stop for us much more. and so you know that the rest of the russian for the recent told that the woo shell you if something happens. but again,

we tried to get back to normal operations, despite the fact that the russians could shell and all the state along on the company. and so this sounds like dangerous work, you know, you talked about how the, the russians keep having the, the tracks and the bridges and you go out and fix it. we've been hearing about how people are scared to even go out of their houses sometimes. but you guys go out there in order to, to fix that. the railways, knowing that at any moment you might get hit, you know, after they are real army, a real way man, on the 2nd arm you, if you green, i would say, and indeed we starved or a platter and death threats to once the shell and is over and in few hours, we are ready to go on to move on and you know, death costs us. we lost 94 people from railway ma'am. and 99 are injured. that's really the highest price. we wait for this war,

but all the rest, the infrastructure, i mean, would be restored at one the and, and how does that work then? so a bridge is blown up. do do ask for volunteers because it's dangerous work or to people just heard him say, well the bridges, bridges is down. let me just get on with it right away, ma'am. do all the job ourselves. and the easiest breach takes us a week. the hardest one. so far and thinks us a months when we wish you well and thank you so much for joining us, is having to shoot your story. i alexander commission and ceo of ukrainian railways . thank you so much. we'll take a look at some other world news headlines now. we're starting to israel, where security forces killed 5 palestinians in the occupied west bank. in the last 24 hours. israel has launched a crackdown on militants following a wave of deadly attacks on israel is the past 3 weeks at 12. israelis have been

killed for the are circulating on chinese social media, allegedly show hundreds of cov, 19 of patients sleeping in cramped facilities in shanghai. and st. 0 cove. it policies being enforced in the city, including a mandatory medical warranty. the people who test positive beijing has denied forcing people to quarantine in substandard conditions. hollywood actor cuba gooding junior, has admitted to forcibly kissing a waitress in 2018. the south lawyer says the admissions part of a plea deal relating to charges that he groped several women. he still faces a civil lawsuit for re police. here in germany have arrested for members of a far right group on suspicion of plotting violent attacks. to so civil unrest, prosecutors say the suspects were aiming to kidnapped germany health minister car, louder back, and then to blow up a power stations. is the law to rack a professor or to back is going to shop criticism due to support for measures to

stop the spread of covered 90. the plot to bring down democracy were said to have been hatched on telegram prosecutor c. far right extremist wanted to trigger power outages and civil war like conditions. it didn't stop there. he isn't of boxes to plot. the plan behind this was to kidnap the federal minister of health. profess allowed back to kill his personal security and accept this as collateral damage on us to show the health minister, priest police, and said he was unfazed, man eigen are, this will not affect my own work. i'll continue as before. he is here lout a back who has supported tough covered 19 measures has been a regular targets of protesters. he said the plot showed that such opposition had been co opted by far right elements give you the other one. this is about the forces,

the intent to destabilize the state and democracy as well. they're obviously taking advantage of the core with 19 protest. it is a small minority in society, but highly dangerous. we have to keep an eye on that and the via authority said the suspects were affiliated with cove 19 protest groups and the rights burger movement which denies the existence of the modern german state. thus for been the one to the unifying and foremost element of the grouping is hatred against our democracy and its government officials, aunt durham. ricky rules for untoward tissue. in more than 20 nationwide reads, please confiscated firearms, ammunition cash and gold bars. when get more on this from d w political correspondent, benjamin alvarez gruber, welcome ben, or what we know about the suspects have been arrested. so this telegram group with his 70 uses,

he had the name united patriots where they have this plans to kidnap germany's health minister. german authority said that full people have been arrested in 2 different regions in germany. there's a 5th one that is still at large, but of course investigations continue to see if there were more people involved and also to track this group that as we just heard. and the report is believed to be linked to both they're creating a protest. so the, the protests that we've seen over the past a years since the start of the pandemic and also to this, as i spoke a movement. so, investigations are, i'm going to see how many people were involved in this plan. and what the government saying. interior minister nancy phaser went to both twitter and also to a statement is saying that we will continue work of protecting a democracy and also that both groups share hatred for our democracy. that will,

she said in the statement taking this very is seriously. and of course, the government is also looking into fall right extremism. nancy is a sad that that is the biggest challenge that germany's a democracy is facing right now. the biggest security challenge, and how unusual are plots against german politicians. so there has been indeed an increase of attacks of physical attacks and also on online hate and abuse to words, a politicians we saw in increase last year during the election. and of course, what comes to mind with what we're hearing today with this plot to kit, not the health minister there was the murder of vita lipkin. he was a local politician in the city of castle. and in 2019, he was killed by a neo nazi the was the 1st murder of a lawmaker by a fall right extremist since the 2nd world war. so of course,

that's why authorities in germany are taking threats to politicians and this plots to kidnap the germans health minister very seriously. i thank you for that. benjamin alvarez, a group of political correspondent. i set you up today. it's more well news at the top of the hour, but us a chan has a news asia in just i'm with

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