to unleash a long violent pass, and really imagine that these teachings or elements to gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on d, w. ah ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin. a fresh wave of missile attacks in ukraine as the west promises more military support us present, joe biden, and else is washington will deliver abrams tanks to the battlefield. just hours after german chancellor luft schultz confirms that berlin wilson lepper to tech,

also coming out a deadly cold snap sweeps across asia from afghanistan to japan. sub 0 temperatures and heavy snow are causing chaos for millions. and 2 people have been stabbed to death during a night attack. follow train in northern germany, police of arrested a suspect to has a criminal history and was recently released from jail. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. we'll begin with new is a fresh russian missile attacks on ukraine. arrayed alert sounded across the country with reports of explosions and key of an elsewhere. the tax follow wednesdays. announcements of weapons deliveries from germany and the u. s. berlin says it will deliberate leopard to tanks while washington has promised a battalion of abrams tanks. this coordinated move aims to support ukraine

encountering an expected russian to pensive in the spring. moscow has reacted with fury to the twin announcements. after days of diplomatic wrangling to big announcements from either side of the atlantic to day to day, i'm in our food at the united states will be sending 31 abrams tanks to ukraine. the equivalent of one ukrainian battalion, secretary austin as recommended to step because all hands ukraine's capacity and had finished her turn achieve strategic objectives. the u. s. president statement came just hours after germany announced it. we're deliver 14 of its leopard to battle tanks to ukraine. ok, does this does a given us, this is the results of renewed and intense consultations with our allies and international partners. or we'd like to underline that it was right. and it is right that we didn't let ourselves be forced into action. now that we instead

counted and will continue to count on closed corporation on these issues, international pressure had been growing and germany to agree to send leopard 2 tanks to ukraine or to at least lift an export ban on the jam and may tanks. so other countries could supply them that last week and meeting of defense leaders from more than 50 countries at ramstein air base and germany failed to produce any agreements chance loan of charlotte was unwilling to send german tanks. unless the u. s. made a similar commitment that diplomatic gamble seemingly paid off the agreement to supply the tangs is a huge political turn around for germany. and it's a major boost for ukraine. west and battle tanks like the leopard and the abrams are what ukrainian president followed me as a lensky has long been pleading for and many say they could be

a game changer in the wall. it was, i am grateful to all our allies of our willingness to provide as with modern and much needed tanks. always proofs for most important fat for the world to day. for fat, for freedom is only getting stronger and the way we are all working together to strengthen freedom, to defend ukraine in europe, is a historic achievement of a part of a leaders who are working on it right now. that zalinski also stressed that speed as now key. while the 1st leopard tangs could arrive in ukraine and the next 2 to 3 months. the white house has already said that it will likely be many more months before it's abrams tanks will arrive at the front. it's bringing our correspond mathias bellinger in kia mathias. first of all, we're getting reports of new missile attacks and ukraine. what can you tell us?

yeah, there have been missile attacks on several earth places in ukraine on several cities or including key if there was an explosion or heard earlier here in key of and we have the information or the mayor has said that one building or it's not a non residential building, we don't know more has been hit and that one person has died in the attack, and another person is wounded. there's also been explosions in odessa and in support. easier in odessa than infrastructure object has been hit and there on our power cuts and water cuts in the southern city. so it's another attack that follows pretty much the pattern that we've seen through the past fuel month. massive attacks on our infrastructure or, and other objects in ukraine or many misses intercepted we heard that 15 misses that were flying on. keith were intercepted, but still some of them make their way through and had critical objects and make it

more difficult for ukraine to repair all the damage that has been already done through the past few months. there's a lot of talk of moscow preparing a new offensive my tears. can you give us any details about i can't because offensives up prepared or in a secret men of course what we are hearing that they are preparing and offensive. we are also hearing rumors about a fresh ukrainian offensive which could possibly happen in the southern frontline years up. what is your that would be one of the, or of the targets that make sense to ukraine in order to cut the link between crimea and her. and the don barza. there have been rumors about russia possibly attacking from the north, from belarus, again on key of but western agencies are seeing that they're not seeing the preparations that would be necessary and possibly within the russian or army,

somebody would need to answer the question why they would be more successful this time, if marching on keith than there were last time. i remember that in the east where russia has been massively attacking around the town of buff mode, which is of course, much smaller than give advances that have been advances. but advances have been very slow and they've been using a lot of materials or this sir. upcoming russian offences until now remains a mystery. we'll see that most likely when it's happening. ukraine canal expect deliveries of german made leopard tanks and our american abrams tanks. how are people in ukraine reacting to that? but here's well, people have been welcoming these tang sir, that is the public opinion here is convinced that these towns will make a real difference. that's also what the military is saying, the ukrainian military, these tanks are in connection with what i've just talked about

a possible ukrainian offensive in the spring. they will be critical because tanks are what i needed to break through the enemy lines. and these tanks that, that built in the 19 seventy's and 19 eighties. there are additional designs to battle. soviet tanks to battle the type of tanks that the russians are using. and of course, there is hope that they will have an edge over the russian tanks. and that, that will give you create more possibilities. it will depend on the speed at which they arrive and on the quantities in which they arrive, whether there will make a real difference in this war. yes, thank you so much. are correspond mathias spelling of their in keith. now a deadly cold snap is sweeping across asia, causing record low temperatures and disruption. freezing weather is affected. millions of people from japan and south korea to afghanistan, which is experiencing it's coldest winter. in 15 years. people in china's

northernmost city more. he and no strangers to the cold. the temperature here can stay below freezing for up to 8 months of the year. but this week things are especially chile, temperatures plunged to minus 53 degrees celsius. it's coldest day ever recorded with yet. so northern china has been hit hard by the freezing front. affecting asia roads are covered in snow rail tracks, a frozen with thick ice jelly or broad coil here and junk. a cycling isn't an option either. the cold sweep has caused sea ice and northeastern li alden bay to expand rapidly. it's not just china that's freezing. japan is also experiencing record low temperatures. heavy snow is blanketing large parts of the country with $93.00 seem to meters falling on the

city of money were in just 24 hours in south korea, nearly $500.00 flights in and out of the resort island j ju were cancelled on tuesday to to the wither, meanwhile, and central asia, the weather is proving deeply in afghanistan, temperatures have dropped to minus $34.00 degrees and parts, and more than a $120.00 people are reported to have died. we are having so many problems with this cold weather. we have no call, no stove, and our children have no warm clothes. the cold is deepening, the humanitarian crisis, facing the country since the taliban took control. yep, gun winter makes everything a lot more difficult and we're very conscious of the season of the timing. as you say, we see some of the consequences, loss of life. this is where the, the context of 6000000 people. it's an astonishing number of people

located on famines door. the bitter temperatures plunging much of afghan, a stand, struggling population further into poverty. is he a max cautious winter and a long time in large parts of asia and for the millions effected spring can't come soon enough to catch up on a few other stories making headlines around the world today. india is celebrating its 74th republic day with a military and cultural parade in delhi. thousands blind the streets of the capital for the annual event, which marks the adoption of india's constitution and the, and the british rule. at least a dozen people have been injured after a bomb exploded near a market in eastern congo authorities in the town of benny say, an unknown person detonated a device hidden in a bag. the victims were taken to hospital and an investigation is underway. social media giant meta says it will restore the facebook and instagram accounts of former

us president donald trump. after a 2 year suspension. the company says the band will be lifted in the coming weeks. trump was suspended from the platforms after the january 6th capital 1. 2 teenagers have been killed in several injured in a knife attack on a train in the northern german state of slick holstein. the incident took place as the train was traveling from keel to hamburg. police were able to arrest the attacker in the town of boxed at. authorities say he's a palestinian man in his thirties, who may be suffering from mental illness. around 120 people are on board. the regional train. when a man armed with a knife suddenly began attacking passengers, people scrambled to escape in panic. my daughter, my daughter called me and was dreamed and they had to get out of the train because somebody was running a mas stopping people randomly abroad was of mentioned anguish,

talking out hello to you by louis are sitting near me. oh, ran outside the hall. so i followed them and there was blood everywhere i brought throughout the whole transit. so good luck. the says he, 3 year old attacker injured 9 people. some of them sustained head injuries to passengers were injured so badly that paramedics weren't able to help them. they both died at the scene. the attack himself was also injured. some of the passengers managed to restrain him and turned him over to police at the next station. there on f, provide people on the scene helped to pin him down and right now an investigation his own though ac. determining exactly what happened with the law is involved in how so many people in and even hills. this is the alleged attacker is thought to be a palestinian asylum seeker who came to germany 8 years ago from garza, a repeat criminal who's known to the police. he has previous convictions for violent and sexual offences. authorities confirmed he had been released from prison

just 6 days earlier as the center of hardy, and this was a decision made within the framework of the law. and what needs to be considered now mentioned is whether a found on the continued monitoring compass. even after being released, but clearly in this case, it was decided that he had fully, sir at his sentence. and gazette, outlandish offer purpose. she speak holstein state premier, expressed his condolences and helped me to tea for a tower. i was devastated to hear the news of the design. always to turn off mr. jose to talk to innocent little lives at tar and impact to the so many i mention. does lim accosted, hurt on to feed my. there was a, with all those who are caught out in this more thought situationally beaten, padded in which they loved to widen unco hooligan desert, rookie shree m edwards. soon the alleged attacker will now be questioned by police

and hospital in order to determine a possible motive. you're watching dw news, just reminder the top story we're following for you this hour. there has been a fresh wave of missile attacks and ukraine as the west palaces, more military support of the u. s. and germany say they will send battle tags to help give defend itself against a possible russian offensive. coming up next, we've got a dupri documentary film for you looking at the dirty business of beauty. of course you get all the latest information on our website at d w dot call. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching you cream was like a stepping point 6, you know pilots you in so that would you want to be finish your studies. now you have, i said you get from the train, you can choose to go back or somewhere else. currently more people than ever on the move mode white inside.