a and some great cultural memorials to boot d w. travel off we go. ah ah, this is the deputy news live from further. the current president condemns a brush, an attack on christmas eve as tara russian strikes it, central house on a city that has been recently liberated. at least 10 people are killed and dozens more injured. also coming up an arctic blast since temperatures plunging across the

united states, blinding blizzards, freezing rain, and extreme cold knock on power to millions of homes and businesses and disrupt the holiday. travel plans of many a mary and polls are enchanted by the nutcracker. as christmas theme, but can't celebrated composes nationality on russian forces bring tragedy. ah, i'm anthony out working to the program. a russian strike on the southern city of hassan is killed at least 10 people, and wounded dozens of others on christmas eve. in spite of the violets president vladimir soleski said in his christmas eve message that we believe that tears will give way to joy. a word of caution. some might find the images in our next report. disturb 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 destroyed loved ones, left behind, hulu. ear ot reluw or new onto one of the people killed was selling me to the market. worried on he just went out on the stairs to have a smoke pool 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. also gave petticoat is a former ukrainian deputy minister of justice. he told us more about the attack on her son. well brushes, it's our estate and it breathes worthy of the snake. there's no big strategy behind that except for to rise into population. and they cannot win this war and

a conventional sense. and they are lacking a missiles, long range missiles that they are using sparingly to target the electric read of ukraine. but they have enough all the conventional artillery that they're using along the form line wherever they can. she not only twice with this war, but unfortunately to target the civilian population. ah, before when they were stationed in her song, they were shooting all over michel life, another big city that is less than 60 kilometers away. now that they've been pushed on the other side of ne pro, they are shooting her song repeatedly almost every day. so this is just a terrorist tactics trying to scare the craning population into submission. the kremlin claimed on friday that significant progress had been made toward the goal of dean mil at horizon. ukraine. is this solid evidence for this? just like any other policy,

all the kremlin that they've been announcing when starting this war, these of course failed. i mean, it's quite contrary, you can have ukraine has got the, you know, the best western ah weapons that we need it at the beginning of this war. and i constantly replacing the old soviet weapons would be more, ah, you're ne, 2 centers, weapons. so in reality, in response to this russian aggression, the ukrainian military has gotten stronger, ah, more, ah, more, better equipped, and the more up to date with the, with the requirements of today's wars. so russia failed in that just like in any other policy that they've been very presidents, lensky, mac, 10 months since the start of the war with a fiery and defiant speech. how do you judge the collective determination of the cranium? people did i? did they share the president's will to keep defying russia?

absolutely. i mean, yeah, people are just more and more getting angry with russia. and i know as a result of those discredit acts on the power grade. people say, during this christmas without lights in many places without heating, sometimes without water. and these did not stop us for him. he's wanting to win this war. this only made us more determine of each month and a more supportive of our armed forces. so get pitch. gov in chief. thank you so much. thank you. the taliban a vote. ordered all foreign and domestic humanitarian organizations in afghanistan to stop employing women. the ban is the lightest blow to women's rights in the country coming just days after the taliban also bought women from attending universities. the taliban. i trying to release them from

public life. but i've gone billing. i fighting back. not letting the taliban crash a dream. in this alley zoom in protesting for the right, the university education were dispersed with water cannon. you know, you need not getting any weapons that taliban forced us to come to the street and then they use quarter canons on us. we all got drenched and many got fell down there scared of her voice. if and don't have any other weapons, we want our rights. i love my daughter to taliban. a thought on women's rights. she was no sign of stopping women humana didn't book of i desperately needed in poverty stricken afghanistan. now they're being told to stay home. the u. n. s one, against committing the minstrel in the humanitarian victory. effective you measuring assistance relies on this meaningful participation of learning,

as they stated. and we cannot overstate the importance of their capacities, incite and ability to reach women and girls across the country. despite 12 byte condemnation, that taliban are not going down to the pressure. and at closing dose to any meaningful engagement. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world to sell. china's national health commission says it will no longer publish a daily cove in 19 case figures. from sunday. it comes as many reports claim some 248000000 people were infected with the current of ours. during the 1st weeks of december alone. bloomberg and the financial times cited figures from a lick government document. members of the kurdish community have again classed with police in paris. it comes a day after 3 curds were shot and killed

a gun and opened fire at a kurdish cultural center and a nearby cafe on friday. and what police say was a racist attack. at least 9 people have been killed in south africa. after a truck carrying liquefied gas exploded. outside johannesburg, official say the tank it 1st scraped a low bridge fire that in turn triggered the blast. the explosion also burned down to houses and damaged a nearby. maxine jazz, the lead singer of the british electronic ban. faithless has died at the age of 65 . the cause of death was not immediately known. musician and d j, whose real name was maxwell. fraser was renowned as the voice in the 1996. he insomnia, and on the massive winter storm has triggered blizzards, freezing, rain,

and flooding. in many areas of the united states and canada. the extreme weather has led to power outages for nearly 2000000 homes and businesses disrupting travel plans of millions of people. of 30 say at least 7 team people have died as the result of the still. ah, it's a white christmas from much of north america. in fact, it's a complete white out blizzards 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 mass of storm coming at one of the busiest travel times of the year leading to the cancellation or delay of thousands of flights. yes. what is it under lead here because of the grid is thought, well, boiler hub i go saw that has been flooded. so it's not the right time for me to get

to nosebleeds medina, dizzy visit? i thought of bicycle of that on friday, over the 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, a forecast to remain in the coming days with much of the us staying well below freezing and they have been fatalities. juicer 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 phone shilling. 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 i returned to comma and more season, a wither next week. po process has led christmas eve mass at the vatican in rome. and he's homily, he called out greed and hung for power at the expense of the vulnerable, the pontiff said, his thoughts were above all of the children, devoured by war, poverty and injustice in reference to live at his message to around $7000.00 followers, including tourist school and pilgrims, at some, his basilica service was centered on rediscovering the meaning of christmas and serving the poor in the face of consumers. on the nutcracker, ballet has long been part of the holiday season,

the world over. but because russian composer beauty tchaikovsky is behind this quintessential christmas classic, some companies are choosing to pause performances of this bella. we have this report from poet. oh, it's a fairy tale ballet we're toys come to life on christmas eve. and it's one of the pony beloved holiday traditions. but this year there won't be any performances of the nutcracker in the national opera. because the composer tchaikovsky is russian. something ballet fence here agree with the rugger, or if you take into account how the russians are waging this war, also killing people. then you need to make hard decisions. hot come over via rosie . motto to flemish, up on the most like it through the lift is it up of the nutcracker isn't on the bill. instead, they're performing. don quixote holds minister of culture. encourage pulls turned their backs on russians in a gesture of solidarity. after russia invaded ukraine,

most upholds national theaters are taking part in the boy content. but the move is controversial. yes, them school and as gorgeous share a pop said you boy caught, i can understand. and i support a boycott of artists and actors that would earn profit for the russian state. they are bits, normal price was his. kimmel was out of action as you are. but i support urbana literary and musical works that glorify russia, not yet that out to keep that a matter of getting a jackie mos, it's nick drama, will be glad if he coach with the nutcracker from chikavsky. many polls want to see despite russia's war, but not in the national feeder. instead, smaller companies are offering the ballet with the cleaning performers kicking over the stage. right before we go, he's a reminder of our top story we're following for you. this al, it runs president a lot of mr. lynch, he has urged his people to persevere in the face of russian attacks. we will endure this winter because we know what we have fighting. he said his christmas address is

remarked, came as russia launched new attacks on the city. yes. on killing and wounding cousins to point. that's all the news for now. up next, our digital magazine shift finds out what life is like for digital, no meds. and what the nice thing that's coming up after a short break, i'll be back at the top of the hour with another bulletin. don't forget this more on the d, w dot com at any time of the dipole. so breaking news at. and you can get the latest to on as social media channels with an instagram to handle the need is at the debbie's. actually, nico is in germany to learn german pollution pinnacle. why not learn with him online, on your mobile and free chest c w e learning course, nikos vague.