future heads filled with ideas. so get ready for the brain update. 40 to the answer to almost everything starts january 15th on d. w. with, ah ah, this is good news. live from berlin, ukraine's president condemns a russian attack on christmas eve. it's tara russian strikes heat. central has on the cd that had been recently liberated, at least 10 people are killed. and dawson's more injured is attack locks 10 months since the beginning of moscow's invasion. also coming out the taliban order or non

governmental organizations to stop employing women in afghanistan. the decision comes just days after a bad on women attending universities. plus an arctic blast the scenes temperatures plunging across the you with blinding blazes. freezing rang and extreme cold knockout power to millions of homes and businesses. the winter storm also just drops the holiday travel plans for many americans. ah, i'm jarrett great, thank you for your company and merry christmas. were starting the shower in ukraine today, where sadly this year's festive season is being defined by war. a russian strike in the southern city of hassan killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens of others on saturday. the city has been the target of constant russian shilling since

ukrainian troops regained control of it last month. a warning to our view is the images on this. in this next report, you could find disturbing hassan's city center on christmas eve. normally at this time of year, this square would be bustling with activity. this year, a russian missile has left the streets, strewn with bodies and blood, and distraught, loved ones left behind me. here or i really or known for all of the people killed was selling me to the market. worried you just went out on the stairs to have a smoke up. all was blood there. we were referred but we just dragged him here. he was dead. you article fall from north lou,

president zalinski says there are no military facilities in the area. he accused moscow of simply killing for pleasure. russia denies targeting civilians, but it does admit to targeting ukraine's energy infrastructure for months at the power grid has been battered by attacks that have exposed millions of civilians to bitterly cold temperatures. it's a gloomy christmas eve in ukraine this year. russia says it has no plans for a cease fire during the holidays. as people across the world get ready to celebrate ukrainians are still fighting for their survival. speaking to a bit earlier, ukrainian security analyst alexi melnik told us how ukrainian forces could respond to threats, of threats, of such russian attacks of uranium,

trying to defense, to minimize rational possibilities to strike not just military authorities, but civilian targets. and that's more than the group members more i mean, you show them the best chance is to destroy pollution russian stocks. and this is the only way to mean you might, can, i mean, you might be fully eliminated was renewed support behind your pain in the national them probably believe that in some kind of initiation. and if you shit solve this problem, it's not complete while and that was ukrainian security analyst alexi melnik's thinking to us earlier will russian strikes have also repeatedly targeted ukraine's utility infrastructure outside the capital. key organizers have set up

what they calling invincibility centers. now these are places where people can charge their phones work or simply warm up more now from d. w a manual shops. both though is a suburb on the outskirts of keith. victoria survived the russian occupation and now must survive the winter constant strikes on power facilities, catholic tricity, and running water to his entire building. so he makes do as best as he can do to get the good deliver. i'm good at you. we feel bottles with hot water somewhere. i already hit a hot water bottle. as for food for the fridge, we try not to buy anything like that. just to go in is a put down for me just as we speak. a surprise. the power comes by con and so does the heat for a while, at least whenever victor doesn't have electricity, he comes here a small prefab installed by the authorities,

so that residents can charge their phones and warm themselves up around the stove. ashore drive away is butcher. the city council is now a rallying point for those without electricity. it is one of thousands of wide presidents. zalinski calls invincibility centers on the father of act. the butcher city council is now a social hub where a generator works and where you can charge fines. and most people don't come here for social services, but because there is no electricity at home, no water at home. here you can collect water, you can connect to the internet. here resident study work and stay in touch with the relatives on line or obligations velva to live them online. those invincibility centers are crucial for ukrainians to simply survive. the air red siren goes off. but here,

nobody seems to care any more need to make those. i don't really like you. i would rather sit at home with the light on, but you need to charge your phone so you can call your relative or more more they hadn't california similar or the shoppers juanita. yes. felicia, i came to recharge my mobile phone. i just want to pay my utility bills, and most all i just want to contact my loved ones is what it is. your daughter is we're human, a blish, human cliff still kilowatt. the butcher city council relies largely on their nations to get to the winter for a foreign n g o gave this generator. but it's not powerful enough to cover all the needs. back in the capitol keys, electricians work day and night to repair and maintain the city. agreed that despite all their efforts, the situation remains critical. but a very, unless i'm put her in the with her would you have the strategies, 1st of all, to restore the electricity supply. however, we can so that people have some,

we can't always stick to schedule or return equipment to how it was before the war . but the temporary solutions like plant power cars are working, so people are getting some light to their homes. but the capacity that existed before the war is no longer there. and that's a problem blore. the way you may perio doors out as you on the my e senior problem. a problem that is likely to continue to route the winter here with temperatures often dropping well below freezing and no end in sight to rush and airstrikes. in other news now, the taliban have ordered all foreign and domestic, n g r. as in afghanistan to stop employing women, they alleged there were complaints that some women were not wearing a headscarf or he job. the decision comes just days after a ban on women attending universities, which prompted global outrage and protests in afghanistan,

journalist allie le t. v. as in cobble earlier, he told us what his band could mean in practical terms. it's huge, ah, if you think about it, you know it, it's just basic logistics every time there's some kind of an emergency. every time there's some kind of a need, you can ignore 50 percent of the population. obviously anywhere in the world. a woman is better capable of serving another woman, you know, whether that's going into the home delivering medical center where delivering mental health in delivering anything. and you also have to remember that it's not just the recipient, it's also the workers because there are so many households where the soul breadwinner is a woman. a lot of those women worked in n g o and now they're effectively out of a job. i'd been income as it gets colder and colder and cobble and prices for everything including food are going up. it's a huge impact. you know, it's an economic impact of societal impact, mandatory, an impact. it's

a moral impact on morale impact. i was just with the head of the trying to call logical doctors union for avalon is trying and she had no idea what to do. she didn't know what to do with her office. she didn't know what to do with her workers . she even scared for the future of her clinic. you know, her daughters were scared like this is just another strike. another limitation on them. you know, they're 14 and younger. you know, wondering what their future will be. that was journalist allie le tc. speaking to us from cobble, let's get a round up now of some other will use headlines. put frances has led christmas eve mass at the vatican in rome. the service was centered on rediscovering the meaning of christmas and to remember the suffering from war and poverty. the pontiff also rebuked to those he described as revenue for wealth and power. media report say some 248000000 people in china were infected with cove at 19 during the 1st week of

december. bloomberg and the financial times cited figures from a late government document, china's health system is under strain as covert rages nationwide. official figures report only a handful of dis, despite the growing cases. members of the kurdish community have again clash with police in paris a day after 3 codes were shot and killed dead. now, gunman shot people that occurred is cultural center and need by cafe on friday. and what police say was a racist attack. almost 2 dozen people had been killed in russia after a fire broke out in a private nursing home. thousands of 554 to control the blaze in the siberian city of kim a rover authority site. the care home was operating illegally. i found to inspect similar facilities in the region. and at night at least 9 people have been killed in south africa after

a truck carrying liquefied gas exploded outside johannesburg. officials say the tank is great, a low greed, sparking of fire that triggered the blast. the explosion also burned down to houses and damaged in the hospital. a massive winter storm has treated blizzards, freezing, rain, and flooding in mary many areas of the us and canada. the extreme way the has led to power outages for nearly 2000000 homes and businesses and disrupted the travel plans of and is more authorities sight laced. 17 people have died from the stall. ah, it's a white christmas for much of north america. in fact, it's a complete white out blizzard like these a hammering many areas of the united states and canada. i order per vin for snow has been piling up from coast to coast, with freezing wind seeming temperatures. plunging the massive storm,

coming at one of the busiest travel times of the year leading to the cancellation or delay of thousands of flights. yes not. is it under the lead here because of the grid is thought, well, boiler hood i go saw that has been flooded so it's not the right time for little good to nosebleeds not been on the visit. i thought this logical of that on friday, the boy resume condo for those who did make it to the destination. it wasn't always a smooth, right? so this is what i woke up to. you know, i live in addition to the snow and ice flooding has had some regions. the storm has been caused by a so called bomb cycling with atmospheric pressure dropping very quickly. the very low temperatures, affecting much of the country of forecast to remain in the coming days with much of the us staying well below freezing and they have been fatalities due to exposure. i

see car crashes and other effects of the storm. again, the flesh freeze in the ice roads are not going anywhere soon. this is going to be an event. it's going to continue through the weekend. and windshields are going to be absolutely bone chilling. that's why this is a life threatening event. the big chill is it to stick around for a freezing feast of season, across much of north america, before a return to calmer and more season a wither next week? well this christmas, like every year santa is finding creative ways to entertain and to lies. now these children in romania were still bound as a paragliding father, christmas flew in to see them. he was met by a large excited crowd before handing out gifts. fifties in the southern city, abrazzo featured a concert of carol's musical performances alongside

a christmas market. is it a reminder now at the top story by following for ukraine? it says russian shilling has killed at least 10 people that injured more than 50 others in the city of hassan, ukrainian president. flor may zalinski, has condemned the attack. his warm brush could be planning more strikes in the days it. stay tuned now for sports life, i'm jarrett read in billing. thanks for watching with we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. romantic corner tread hotspot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot.