ah ah ah ah, you're watching dw news alive from berlin. rochelle launch is another wave of missile attacks against ukraine, killing at least 5 people in the city of new pro and wounding. does it? missiles also targeted infrastructure in several other cities, including the capital key. also coming up on the show,

germany defense minister may be on her way out. media report suggest, christine lam dashed is ready to quit. pressure has been building on her for months and a warm welcome back in australia for novak job of edge, the unvaccinated tennis break was deported. this time last year. now he's working to win over. the fans afford this year's australian open. ah. hello, i'm clear richardson. thank you so much for joining us. russia has unleashed its biggest wave of missile strikes on ukraine this year. at least 5 people were killed and dozens wounded when an apartment block was hit. in the city of ne pro, our supplies were also targeted and the energy minister has warned difficult days or a had o in some halifax denito apartment block where dozens

of homes have been laid to waste by a russian missile strike. numerous, i'm speechless. rural, speechless york, like just minutes after the attack rescue workers were on the scene, carrying out the casualties and scouring the debris for trapped victims. lupa. i am part of the group of volunteers who usually evacuate the dead and wounded from the battlefield. but we also help when their attacks on the city i'm with using torches. the emergency cruise tried to locate residents inside the destroyed building the residence sent back signals through blo nice windows lice from their mobile phones. the d pro strike came as mission missiles rained down across ukraine, the ukrainian defense ministry says many was shot down,

but emergency blockades were put in place and many regions due to damage to energy infrastructure. ukraine's president says, the latest attacks are proof that only fighting back can stop russia from one of those openly. doris, is it possible to stop russian terror? yes, it is. auction you, can it be done other than on the battlefield and ukraine, more than unfortunately, no, i she's, it can and must be done on our land. what in our sky, what sleeve does what is needed? got the weapons that our partners have in their warehouses and our warriors are waiting for that could be seen as a message to germany, which is mulling whether to deliver leper to fossil time to ukraine on saturday, the u. k. up the pressure by and i think it was then challenger to time, they will be the 1st advance time given to ukraine by its allies since the war began. so how much of

a difference could those battled tanks from western allies make in the war? we put that to francis for ro, a reporter for the key of independence. the, the, the huge and really important development for ukraine. these tanks are superior to the soviet era tanks that both sides of fighting with in these small quantities that germany announced that poland also announced a few days ago that the u. k announced, i'm sorry, they will make a difference, but they need to come in greater quantities. ukraine requires hundreds more on vehicles, including tanks, to conduct the offensive. it needs to continue liberating more of its territories, but more importantly, it shows real political will finally from ukraine's western partners. sort of breaking this to bu, around tanks and, and showing that they are ready not only to provide ukraine with the aid, it needs to go toe to toe and fight on the same level as russia,

but also to take the offensive to tip the scales in ukraine's favor, so everyone's looking at germany now to see if now ukraine can get what it needs in the right quantity to really make a difference. meanwhile, here in germany, media report suggest the defense minister is planning to resign. christina lam vash has come under scrutiny for a number of vendors, most recently an unofficial new year's message that critics found distasteful. she also allowed her son to fly with her on an official business in a government helicopter. rushed a member of trans optional to social democrats, has taken heat for failing to reform. germany's military fast enough. what he does, he's chief political correspondent. nina has a told us why the resignation of the defense minister would not change germany security strategy a couldn't because all of shows made it very clear from day one when russia

launched a full scale invasion of ukraine back in february. that all things defends and military delivery of weapons, etc, that they are ultimately his responsibility. and that he has the last word. so i don't expect to see a major change in strategy. now the german government always argues that qualitatively speaking. it was already a step pub, when they announced that they are going to sent those 14 mazda ahmed vehicles to ukraine, but of course, pressure is growing for gemini to also sent proper tanks, the leopards, or even just to give that consent to other countries, sending those german made tanks to ukraine, pressure internationally, but also from his own government where his own deputy. but having said jimmy shouldn't stand in the way if other countries want to deliver those times to help you. crane. demi doesn't necessarily have to go with them. gemini, doesn't want to go to load and that is something that the german government keeps dressing, but if other countries are now sending combat tanks, of course,

this argument is no longer valid. as detailed as nina hazel speaking to us earlier. now we can take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. the white house as lawyers for president joe biden have found another wide classified documents at his home in the state of delaware. that is more than was previously no. or a special council is investigating the apparent mishandling of secret files from biden's time as vice president are going to get a chance to speak on over. protesters have clashed with police in tunis. thousands of all positions of orders rallied in the tunisian capital accusing president k u side of a power grab. it was the 12th anniversary of an uprising that toppled the countries long time dictator. tunisia has faced months of political turmoil and economic hardship. tens of thousands of israelis have rallied in tel aviv to protest planned by prog prime minister benjamin netanyahu is new government to

overhaul the legal system. that they say would weaken the supreme court. the proposed changes would give parliament the power to overturn court decisions. with a simple majority votes. china confirmed nearly $60000.00 coven related deaths in just over a month. that's according to the 1st official figures released since beijing made an about face on it. 0 cove policy, the relaxation was a response to protest and has helped fuel a wave of infections. and climate activists have clash with police in western germany, where hundreds of people are protesting the expansion of an open air. coal mine a police operation to remove the protesters from missouri has been taking place for several days. swedish climate activist crated whom bob took part in a demonstration near the sites. awe

tennis now and there is a very different atmosphere leading into this year's australian open cove at restrictions have been mostly lifted and former world number one. novak joke event is back in the field looking for a record extending 10th title. you might recall last year's controversy when the unvaccinated shock of which was given a pass into the tournament by organizers only to have government officials step in and kick him out of the country. let's rewind 12 months. right behind the scenes were jolting. no rec joke of it hustled into a government secured facility. his temporary home in australia, as authorities determined his visa status. the country back then required coded vaccination for entry. and ciocca bitch entered without a vaccination rules ah, rules. and there are no special cases. his visa was cancelled joker bitch was sent packing with an australian government representative at his side. he

was put on a plane deported. the australian open was his favorite tournament, especially after 2008 when joke of h. b. joe wilfrid saga there for his 1st ever a grand slam victory. he would go on to win 8 more titles in melbourne. 21 grand slams over all. ah, almost certainly there will be more grand slams and in melbourne on friday night for a charity event. joke of ich heard a thunderous welcome he stolen vaccinated, but that no longer limits entry to the country. my, you know, vision of australia has always been very positive and that has reflected on my performance. and my results are a testament to how i feel here. that the charity of and he showed he was out to win back australian fans and eventually regain his spot at the top of the sport.

thank you very much. and a tennis commentator, steve pierce, and joins me now from melbourne to talk more about the australian open. see if it kicks off on monday and what a difference a year makes. especially in terms of cove ed. yes. yes. claire does that make an enormous difference? it, it feels like polar opposite to where we were last years, you just alluding to there with holl novak joke of it. shun know back saga as it playdoh in his trailer right around the world and this year it just feels incredibly different. we might even have players playing with this here. there's no testing at all. all the mask restrictions, everything has changed. everything's gone just like it has around the world. and novick joker, which has come back in to australia and he's played it extremely well. i went to adelaide just after christmas play well in the tournament i've, they go extremely good reception. and then in what i thought was strategically,

a very good movie played a charity match as you just showed there against curios last friday night. and not only obviously, is that a great thing to do and the to seem to have repaired their relationship. and that's great. but also for him to get that feeling of walking back out to road labor arena and get out of the way that reaction that a lot of people including him, what a 100 percent. sure. what that was going to be. it was warm. it was welcoming. there's no federal so there's 2 of the greats left in the sport, nana doll and jock of it yet. i think everyone pretty much is happy to see him back . absolutely. so aside from the joke vet, who else is looking in form among the men since the interesting one with the men joke of it stands out so far, head and shoulders above the rest, with his knowing titles, already 10 and then winning in abilene last week. but then, you know, there are obviously other competitors who, who could, if you're rich lips up or maybe cause him trouble this daniel meant the dev, this

a pass to pretty proven performance method have at the very highest level. and then of course there is rafa on the dollar. the defending champion, his home line is a little patchy coming in. but we know if he plays his way to the tournament, he could definitely cause some troubles. and then there's people for maybe a little bit outside of those. my main content is maybe even a nic curiosity got through at wimbledon the way the final last year is a lot of people who could trouble joke of it, but he goes in read. and what about the women strong? what can we expect to see there? to really young $91.00 the women's draw and it's got to be fascinating tournament. i'm in women's tennis is really without a dominant player. at the moment. you got a issue on tick beginning to show that she could be there. she's still in a 20, was run a couple of majors last year. she's never really delivered down in australia before . so she, she has a lot to prove to herself. but when you look at the top women's players, she still goes in as a clear favorite to this tournament. there's other, you know, great players again, you know, all she but she is he, and made

a couple of major finals came up. just sure. could this be her year? is other people you know, in the upper echelons of the sport? coca golf, we've talked about for a long time. but you know, the women's draw really wide. i've been very, very few really well known names for people who don't follow tennis week in week out. so again, if you're fascinating, what could be the making of someone a lot to watch. thank you so much that steve pierce in nothing and we can take a look now at some other sports stories from around the world. football and a controversial equalizer from manchester. united. bruno fernandez, followed by a winner from mark as rockford, sealed a 2 at one derby success over manchester city. it leads premier league champions, city 5 points off the pace at the snowboard world cup in switzerland, carolyn long and horse and ramona hoffmeister sealed a top to finish for germany in the parallel giant slalom events like an horse

clenched the top spot. after hoffmeister fell during their final rounds, this was the 26 year old 1st world cup when of the courier gulf now and continental europe will take a 2 point lead over great britain. and ireland is the final day of the hero cup. as after winning 3 of saturdays, 5 matches in abu dhabi, francesco mullin, ari and nicholas. i. why god proved a formidable partnership as they won both of their matches, extending their unbeaten run in the competition. didn't new update at this hour. thank you so much for watching. mm hm. mm hm. a pretty climb, aol ain't bringing news. welcome to tech told me about penalize me turner. so.