ah, ah ah ah ah, this is the w is leih from by lane. russia says dozens of its soldiers have been killed in a ukrainian asked strike. the kremlin confirms the attack on our barracks in russian occupied eastern ukraine. cave claims the death toll was in the hundreds. also on the program, we joined

a team of paramedics risking their lives to save ukrainian soldiers on the eastern front. and hong kong, elderly faced a new threat from covey. 19 many seniors refusing to get vaccinated territories prepared to reopen its florida with mainland china. what cases are surging by some american football player collapses in the middle of an nfl game on live tv. the 24 year old is in a critical condition that's being rushed to hospital. ah, i'm sure gail, welcome to the program. russia's defense ministry says 63 of its soldiers have been killed in ukraine. now this is a rare kremlin admission of military casualties. in this war, ukraine says it launched the strike on a russian occupied area of the eastern dynette screeching on new year's eve.

there's not much left of this building once used by the russian army and mc keith can't ukrainian horses attack the site in the russian occupied city after noticing a cluster of my ball thing signals, the russian defense minister confirmed the attack for the 1st time in a long time admitted significant loss as valuable as an inch of the 63 russian soldiers were killed. as a result of 4 me file strikes at a temporary deployment point here. this is one of the relatives and friends of the dead soldiers of a being provided with all the necessary assistance and support it by the of ukraine, reckons the number of casualties is much higher. the ukrainian armed forces estimates that full 100 soldiers lost their lives. but if it federal, on the 31st of december in the settlement of mc, keith k, internet's up to 10 units of enemy military equipment of various types were destroyed and damaged or was it the losses of personnel of the occupy as is still

being determined. while you push neuter on sunday night, russia again attacked ukraine with a rainy combat, drones ukrainian sources. st. 41 of the pilot, las aircraft, will shut down by anti aircraft missiles mileage we have information that russia is planning a prolonged attack using shad thrones. it's probably banking on exhaustion. exhausting. are actually around to aircraft. offense is our energy net, but we actually do everything so that the terrorists fail and their aim as all the others are failed. no or well, yes, she each he is. may i be tele? glitched? i said that while there have been some damage to energy infrastructure, no one had been killed. now, well, there's been a steady escalation in drone and missile strikes in recent weeks. a relentless and bloody trench warfare continues on the front lines for months now, russia has the focused on taking back more in the east and dumbass region. the city

has seen some of the most intense fighting of the war. these images from the ukranian national guard show the results of the russian onslaught. much of the fighting is trench warfare on the front line rarely moves in either direction. shelling is causing heavy losses on both sides as soldiers of pin down in no, no occasions. a reporter, mac santa joined a medical evacuation team saving lives on the eastern front, sheeting death at high speed, when taking the injured from ukrainian front lines on every 2nd caps. the glare has always counted me when you put your foot down andrey, and flying around back here nearer to me, they call her call. it means little wonder. she isn't told. few can match her calm . at medic experience. she's working on a soldier who's vehicle was involved an explosion because like, was this a ricochet? no,

we hit the mine. the driver threw me to the left and i saw everything he was thrown over the top. i had a plugs and a helmet on. i hit my head and i got hit in the chest. oh, oh. the soldier will most likely fully recover. his driver is dead. his merchant, this and this is probably a little volatile, so we have some other things to take care of it. do you have children? why do we leave the 2? 0 and then the set in must be 3 more. he might be in an ambulance on the way to hospital, but his mind is still on the front collision with everyone thought that we will break. but in fact, we stand and will continue to stand all these rates. it only angus is more, makes every one stronger. it's been

a grim day. wouldn't lose a disk in then to day and very difficult day. let's use the enemy, the russian aggressor will not come down for a while and unless he sees the advantage is anal site and fights harder and harder . usa, however, i am desperate because today which unfortunately we had 20. but last 3, throughout the liver, the isn't the wife of the of the more oh, finding the strength to face. what is coming out of the bar? what area? oh, for some of the hospitallers voluntary combat, medics. faith is part of the answer. clar converted to islam while working with muslim volunteers in the field. after hostilities began in 2014. she says she only fears god, but the job takes its talk. does she a by chela,

what i have seen includes deaths and civil lemme opened heads and stomachs is i put a barrier in front of me so to speak and wasn't there. so he is wounded of what i work with him virtually. and if i give up love and how will that help in the me almost. so i hold on the filtering them yet that i have 2 nephews at home when i'm exhausted here, bailey, on my feet, and then i have a rotation though. i got home and seeing these nephews and other children fixes everything that can be fixed. did this, do us the new one as a good? right. so what's your lady? she has to return to the fronts, even though it's been quiet for a few days. she knew rain and low cloud have created poor conditions for artillery and drones. but in the distance cannon fire, the weather has changed, and the next evacuation call may just be moments away. or

united states has been ukraine's biggest supplier of arms since at russia invaded. but it is that like me to continue as republicans take control of the house of representatives. are most republican voters back that support some more radical voices in the party? a questioning the policy because couldn't report when ukraine's president vladimir lensky spoke before us congress in december, he took a calculated risk, leaving his country for the 1st time and 10 months of war was dangerous. but we assuring his most important ally was vital on your money is not sherry team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. days later, congress approved an extra $45000000000.00 package for ukraine. but that decision was taken by the old congress, led by democrats. this new congress is split. republicans

have taken the majority in the house and that's about to sound a lot more like this. president tramps, border wall would have only cost $22000000000.00 with the money we sent to ukraine . we could have our a secured our border, but we're not doing that. leading voices of the hard, right. echo chamber have little power on paper, but growing influence over the political agenda. americans feel like we've been providing the lion's share of the support for ukraine, both material and financial aid. they do not want to see that continue because we have so many domestic problems on our own. they want to see europe step up, their aid and support for ukraine. the u. s. kept or so little debate over whether to help you crane in those 1st 11 months of conflict. this new congress includes a large number of hard, right? republicans who want to turn ukraine aid into

a political bargaining tip. it's inflation and border control that worry americans a lot more than the war in europe. but polls also say that most americans are in favor of supporting ukraine. that's what the person described here as the most powerful woman in politics is banking on nancy pelosi is stepping down as how speaker, after having led the democrats for almost 2 decades legislators. how will the new congress feel for your how i think the, in your oh, i think we're going to build a mean. i think there's very strong bipartisan support, respecting, respecting the courage, other people of you kind fight for their democracy. the fight that the people of ukraine are making for their democracy is a fight for all democracy or portman. so the ukraine debate may come down to mostly drama, with an eye on the next big test. at the ballot box for sas,

this deeply divided new congress put a horse to jo biden's ability to launch any major new legislation. he will have to work that bit harder at home to remain as stable partner for his allies abroad with attention fast turning to the question whether biden will run again in the 2024 presidential. i will take a look at the most doris at making headlines around the world. protesters in bolivia, santa cruz, her fur, fired fireworks at police during protest against the rest of local government. louis camacho, thousands of his supporters have taken to the streets over the last week, burning carson blocking highways with the camacho was detained for his alleged involvement in the removal of former president eva morales in 2019 rescue workers in southern vietnam. so they are not sure about the condition of a 10 year old boy who fell into a hole on a construction side. the whole 35 meters deep. only a few centimeters, wide,

rescues had been trying to reach him without success. go to hong kong which is scrapped. most of its remaining corona vines restrictions following the lead of mainland china and giving rise to fears amongst hong kong as about a new wave of infections. and this could prove particularly dangerous for the islands, elderly population, many of whom refused cove vaccinations. despite the higher death rates are most at age group the wi fi because i spoke to one senior used decision not to protect herself, is driven by a fear of the vaccines extremely rare side effects. mrs. war is getting ready to deliver some food to her husband at her home for the elderly. she used to visit him every day and 23 years ago, to pin down they could put a stop to that. oh my god, i did, i brought him some this kids today and next and aided families are only allowed to leave the food at the entrance and let the staff pass it on. i can only talk to him

over the phone, is only one of a variety of places in hong kong. that's too bad. i'm fascinated people until last week. misses will couldn't go to restaurants or public markets. grocery shopping was also limited, like hundreds of thousands of senior citizens in the city. missus will stand firm against fascination. despite years long inconveniences and deadly outbreak last year. while she's a bit worried about catching cove, it, she is far more concerned by potential side effects of the jap or dog n g was and i, what if my body cannot handle the vaccine? i'm scared of the side effect. it can't be undone. why? hello? not to mention that doesn't guarantee 100 percent protection. my buffer about the severity of the disease depends on how strong people are to go go under. these

hesitancy is also attributed to the novelty of cov, if that seems, i mistrust of the authorities. 15 percent of hong kong or 60 years or older, remain and fascinated. and those who have gotten jap generally have had a domestically developed cove shot. the german late m r n. a vaccine is available in hong kong, but it's not a popular option for the elderly here. many of them prefer the chinese vaccine because they say it has mt a side effect, even if it's less effective in protecting against severe illness. as hong kong has lifted most of his cove at restrictions and prepares to fully open his board over mainland china. concern over an influx of infections is growing. that's something mrs will has discussed with the relatives on the mainland us. well. normally i hope it said that cove it can be treated as a cold. now i will call you for almost 3 years. she has spent most of

her time at home. missus wolf barely left her neighborhood and cut off nearly all her social contacts to avoid infection. moral dance long though. i'm not very anxious about the opening up and confident in my own immunity. yes is seldom get sick. i think it's my freedom to choose not to get the jap ortho. i don't blame any one if i contract the virus or yeah, i go. however, now may not be the best moment for her to lower her guard. hong kong is raising itself for an auto search of the corona virus. professor dale fisher chairs, the world health organizations, global outbreak, alert and response networks. i asked him why china hasn't been able to get more people vaccination well than 2 years after the 1st job was approved. that, you know, thanks though it is a little bit like groundhog day i'm. it's like we're saying everything that

happened last year happened again this year and in china. but this is quite a specific issue. we founded in singapore, in the middle of last year, when we were vaccinating our elderly people, hong kong realize it's a very natural tank, i guess being cultural it's we found that people had a fight to list together to, to if i get covered. so be it worried about the side effect worried of my upset, their co mobility is their heart disease and things like that. but of course, people with heart disease again, i'm more likely to benefit from the back same so sorry. it is a problem in singapore. we got them so sending out teams of people do individual homes to talk to individuals to try and explain to them to get them back from either, especially when you say a surge on the horizon. and so do you expect the same thing to happen in hong kong

without intervention the low vaccination rate, right. having a catastrophic effect after the easing of restrictions on mainland china. well yeah, i mean it's not, it's not about the country, it's any, any country this experiencing a surgeon type as if they've got a large percentage of the vulnerable population, particularly the elderly, not vaccinated or not boosted as, as appropriately. then you're going to see a lot of severe illness and you're going to see health systems overwhelmed so. so yeah, you'd have to say that's a risk for hong kong and it's but it's a risk for, for any country if they have a surge in the lift and they've left, vaccinations and boosters get away from them. we heard this morning that the european union is offering some of its vaccines to china for free. i do think the offer is likely to be taken up and what sort of difference would it make if it was

well yeah, i mean what we're saying last year or the last 2 years. it's not only about availability, it's about convincing people that it's a good thing to do, that it can be life saving, it can protect their health system. so, so just you can like popping the vaccine out there. it's certainly a good thing to do and that's what countries should do when, when a, when a neighbor is suffering. so it's certainly good to offer, but that has to be paid with, with a whole, you know, vaccine promotion a whole system. and as is inherent in your question, there's going to be some reluctance because it would seem that the chinese people are very happy with the chinese vaccines, which as we know are probably less effective in preventing some of the things i professor, thanks for that message, official from the very chose the global outbreak,

alert and response network a form of pope benefit. the 16th is lying in state at the vatican. tens of thousands of morals are expected to pay their final respects before his burial. later this week, 1000 suite to enter to medical people from around the white lined up to pay their respects to former pope benedict inside. it's a somber moment for many italian prime minister, georgia. maloney was also among the mourners. the faithful coming out of saint petersburg, filica tried to some of their feelings. i think it's em once in a lifetime experience, you know, 1st hand it seen in all read the book now late, but i saw it sir. it's humbling for me or as a priest to get to this experience in romeo now, she would,

i can approve it in. so he is, i think the providence gave him this dark time, a light that help understand what it means to serve christ. and the church, but above all, an example of humility, of little thorn. when i simply do milda, simply berlin and dick need history in 2013 when he design fighting in help, the 1st pontiff to do so. since the middle ages. he let the church at the height, the clerical, giant abuse scandal offering an apology. 2 victims during a visit to australia in 2008. indeed, i am deeply sorry, fuzzy pain and suffering. the victims, haven't you? in benedict homeland germany. the head of the bishops conference, find the book of condolences, 0 many, many people are showing their feelings by writing letters and communicating with us

. they are going to the church is taking part in pres, lighting, candles and writing in the condolence books. the call is very shy and book benedict will be late to rest on thursday in a funeral service that picked it to a positive, a historic occasion. that will mark the end of an extraordinary eta. that thought to pope's living in the vatican. i saw more headlines from around the world now and we'll start in botswana where authorities of issue is an arrest warrant for former president in commer. this, the commer who's currently living in south africa was charged with illegal possession of firearms last april, but has yet to appear in court. it denies you accusations for and you are state of california is preparing for more heavy rain after at least one person was killed in flooding on new year's eve. weather events known as an atmospheric river dropped almost a 13 centimeters of rain in the sacramento valley over the weekend. and

you are sir national football league player is in critical condition after collapsing a during a game 24 year old. the buffalo bills plaid de mar hamlin. i fell to the ground in the 1st quarter of the match against the cincinnati bengals. after making a tackle shot in the audience and his fellow players, he was that taken off the field by paramedics in the game was suspended. chris huntington from d. w. yes. force is here. welcome, chris. so that let's start with more about what happened. yeah, you know, as you mentioned, it was very, very early in the game, and damar handling plays a safety position. that's a difference of position for off the ball, typically generates a lot of speed and he was going up to make a routine tackle is what it appear to be. and after making the tackle, as you said, you know, he quickly came to his feet and then collapse. he was surrounded by players.

players were visibly distressed. they broke away from the live television coverage for a moment because of the scenes, you know. and then the medical response was very quick, you know, with the nfl, they got his heart beat back on the field and ultimately the ambulance to come to the nearest medical center. but what some doctors are saying that the impact was to his chest and that impact to his chest at a particular time during the heartbeat can cause a cardiac arrest. and i'm not sure if they're doing further testing, but that could be exactly the cause of that. but it's a very dangerous sport. as we seen many injuries you know happened and hopefully he gets back to a better health vitals or back to normal. they say he has a breathing to down his throat and everyone is wishing him well at the moment and tells more about de mohammad. yeah, 24 years old. you know, he was drafted in the 6th round in the nfl to put that in perspective. there are only 7 rounds and he became a starter. he was, you know, playing on and off his rookie season. but this season in particular became

a starter because the player in front of them had a severe neck injury. and he was out after the 2nd game of the season, and that was the opportunity that presented hamlin, you know, his opportunity to get in the game. and then we see this drastic turn of events. but in terms of hamlet born in pennsylvania, a good kid actually has a local toy drive every christmas, you know any. and he's in the prime of his life. 24 years old, very short nfl career. the average is only 3 years and, and some change. and i'm him being a starter for a very good team, a super bowl candidate. and this to happen. you know it's, it's devastating a briefly, chris, is this incident likely to have repercussions for his team orienting for the lea? yet? no, i think both teams in the nfl has 2 conferences, both teams are doing fairly well and there's they are both super bowl contenders. this game, just to put in perspective is the desert to the super bowl. this is a monday night prime time event. you know, so i think the inner feels response,

they did all they could they, they responded. he's at the hospital in terms of what it could do to the teams. they, the nfl suspended the game. it's rare they do that when injuries occur, you know, but i think a movie for both teams will do well. yeah, i think all thoughts are the nfl have said they're just concerned about to mar hamlet's health right now. and it's like chris chris harrington from d. w. support. thank you. i have a funeral of brazilian football legend pele will take place later, attended by the country's new present to la da silva. i accuse of people passing by ice coffin to say that final good bye stretched up to 3 kilometers at the stadium in santos, where his career started. the brazilian city of santos, which sporting legend pay lay turned into a byword for football. brilliance is bidding good bye to its hero. mourners lined up to see police body in an open casket in the center of the field at the villa ville mural stadium for my teammates and officials were among the 1st to pay their

respects. the 3 time woke up when that died on thursday at the age of 82. of course we pay tribute to him by being here. we pay tribute to him by asking an older federations. now to pay a minute of silence and tribute to play. but we're also going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums. with the name of philly. thousands of fans gathered on the streets to say a final good bye to the sporting hero. and some of them cued all night to see the coffin. i thought oh, it was must have been philly's important here is something else. listen, i've been a santos fan since my father took me to a game. i'm only scientist because of my father and there's no way to separate that from the connection with a lay. it's something i can't describe and it makes me very emotional. she got a mazama. p lay arguably the world's greatest f. a player had been undergoing

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