ah ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin rash or a taxi ukraine as the west promises more military support. ukrainians take to bomb shelters, made a barrage of miss heil and drawn a tax. strikes come a day after germany and the us pledge the sin tanks to you, cried also on the program. moscow reacts with fury to berlin and washington's

announcement of tank deliveries and shows no sign of backing down. we take a look at the weapons. russia has at its disposal this hour and a bit of cold life tightens its grip on afghanistan. tele beneficial, say, a 160 people who did as millions faced freezing temperatures and dwindling food supplies. ah. m. anthony howard walk into the program. ukrainian authority say at least 11 people have been killed after russian forces fired more than 50 missiles. a targets right across the ukraine. officials said they were able to intercept the majority of the missiles. several infrastructure thought were his leading to power cuts around the country, including the capital. keith strikes come a day after germany and the us announced they would send heavy tanks to support

ukrainian forces. i spoke earlier to keith smith tally clinical and asked him about the ration tax on his city. the last name was not these it night because the russian sand can make as a drawn to hometown to brain st. a system. so therefore, we should actually know all drones and we have a dentist in our hometown today. morning. then next at tech was reg as a day it's actually was 34 hours before span underground in some way in shelters. and, and also, thanks to, i mean, it forces they should almost, or i guess wish russian sand to the point of the strikes is to

break the cranny. and people in the middle of winter, more tax on infrastructure today. i ask you, are the russians getting any closer to weakening ukrainians? resolve the russians. try to destroy our infrastructure right now. a small outside temperature is pretty called, and the target, the target, it's critical infrastructure. the russian forces try to freezing a try to make it huge damage is set and destroy the normal life ought to be there and to make a house to try to bring a depressive mood to every one to everyone, our citizens. and instead them, the people were angry and read it to 5, listen the, i you like,

great same the better without let them one of them was russians. and we're still fighting for how and dependency for all 3 of them. and that's why the russian says, that's why we have a lot of stuff on, of course, and it's we are. thank you. 0, one more time for support all friends to android system door. no more than defense weapons. it's very helpful to you. great forces and every rank it was shut down. not that was keeps mer vitale. glitch go talking to me a little earlier on. the attacks come a day after germany and the united states announced plans to supply ukraine with modern battle tanks with berlin. adding its aim was to had the 1st company in ukraine by the end of march. the additional weapons v grant could play

a vital role in caves, efforts to repel the russian invasion that russia is showing no sign of backing down unless i it's laying the groundwork for a new offensive in the spring is a look now at some of the weaponry russia has at its disposal since the end of world war 2, russia has held the title as the 2nd strongest, global military. after the united states. before its invasion of ukraine, russia claimed nearly 1000000 personnel. 1500 combat aircraft, 7600 pieces of artillery and the largest tank force of any army in the world at 12400 units. russia was a formidable force on paper, at least following its failure to reach kia in the 1st few weeks of the war. many western analysts have come to doubt that russia's military was ever as strong as a claim to be. eventually, president bowden. russia will realize the full extent of their strategic miscalculation outside of moscow little is known about the current size of russia's

arsenal. but what it's brought out on the battlefield has been largely catalogue by investigative journalists. dutch researchers from the outlet or ex, have documented that russia has lost at least 69 aircraft, 560 artillery pieces, and 1600 tanks. the u. s. military however, claims that russia may have lost as much as half of its tanks. so far, some analysts point to russia's use in ukraine of the t 62 tank as evidence that its armory is in dire straits. the t $62.00 is a relic, introduced while the berlin wall was under construction. this photo, as from a russian museum of military history, ukraine's government has also claimed that moscow will eventually run out of long range missiles, saying russian factories can not replenish the stockpiles. yet their estimates from november were proven too optimistic when russia stepped up. it's long range bombing

campaign. in the last weeks of 2022. building a bomb takes longer than dropping one. but the kremlin says weapons factories are working overtime, quite literally to supply its invading forces. hootin recently visited in arms manufacturer praising the workers hopa of serving all this can only inspire confidence that victory will be ours for ukraine's part with so many of its factories and depos destroyed its best chance to counter rushes. military might, is to keep supplies flowing from its international partners of germany's defense minister bars. pressed audius' is a visiting bonus fare trips for the 1st time since taking on his new role. the minister met with soldiers at the alton gravel in the tree training area. in the east gym and state of saxony unhooked a confirmed that german made leopard tanks are due to arrive in ukraine some time in light, march, or early april. get up a day to please benjamin avarice. gruber has more on

what the german defense minister had to say while visiting. thus, when the spirit troops, he sat he, once again m talked about the criticism that the german chancellor. all our souls was too late with the decision to sent the german tanks, and he said exactly what you just mentioned. they could be in ukraine by the end of march or early april, that there will be the training now there. and the idea of this visit that comes on the 7th day and off it is talking to the soldiers. he said there was a very important to talk to them to know exactly what the problem saw that they are facing. and to get this inside, he oversaw several exercises shooting exercises with a small, a guns with rifles, but also with the puma. that's an infantry vehicle of the german armed forces to a then say that it's important to keep in touch and to also help them for everything that was benjamin alvarez, group of it. okay, let's take

a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. they sell and the u. s. is formerly designated the russian product, military contractor, the wagner group, as a transitional criminal organization. the move means washington can now phrase the groups us assets for its role in russia's invasion. a few criteria us treasury has also placed multiple individuals linked to wagner on the sanctions investigation by authorities from the us, germany, the netherlands, and into pole, has led to the closure of a website run by a notorious ransom waking. if b, i says the operation called hiv heavily targeted hospitals and other health care providers, it reportedly extorted more than $100000000.00 us dollars. 100 in more than around the $1500.00 attacks, took his foreign minister as accused sweden of being complicit in, quote, i hate and racist crime. failing to prevent and at ease land protesting, stuck home on the weekend is head holding talks with sweden or finland about their

bids. join nato was currently meaningless. noted countries require turkeys approval to join the alliance. taliban officials in afghanistan say extremely cold. this winter's killed at least a 160 people. the countries in the midst of its worst cold snap and at least a decade, with temperatures plunging below minus 30 degrees celsius early of this month. dwindling humanitarian aid is also making the impact of the frigid temperatures. even worse. it's a brutal window for this matter. please. shalysea is grieving the loss of her 2 children who couldn't survive. the freezing temperature sister opened fire the only way for her to keep her other children warm and safe. oh yeah the, the weather is really cold on about 2 months ago. i lost 2 of my children because of the cold so much. we don't have any way of heating inside the room with when we

break bread. we also warm ourselves by sitting here. no doubt it's another afghans with me, good resources have been hit with temperatures as low f minus 34 degrees celsius. hunger is prevalent and harsh temperatures. i'm making life harder. snow has been bad news for this fruit filler in copper. i wanted to know when i came outside my home, the kids were cheering saying it had snowed. but then i had to tell them that since it snowed to day, they'd be going hungry. well, they all went quiet and sad and said nothing. because they understood that their mother wouldn't work today and they would be left without food. but all of that was love with others, so that if i thought there's another room more than 20000000 people in the war torn country need food assistance, operations of many eat organizations have been suspended due to the ban on women him and it didn't book us by the taliban. this is jeopardizing the life of

millions. my message through all the taliban line ministries, all of relevance to all our operations across with holland scope you much production is if you can't help us resend the bad, give us the exemptions to allow women to operate with no help arriving afghans like shalysea and her children feel they have been left on didn't want to fight for to survivor. the international olympic committee has opened the wife russian and deliver seen athletes to compete. it next is paris olympics. the i see said, no athlete should be prevented from taking part because of their nationality. but the movers angered ukrainian athlete to say it, quote, endorses rushes, brutal war and invasion of ukraine. they w spoke to one of them, the olympic ha jumper yet his lover, the hood which dearest lavender, who chick is back to doing what she does best. ah,

she's one of the world's top high jumpers, a bronze medalist at the tokyo olympics in 2021. and she'll be hoping for even better in paris next year. but now who take his adamant? she doesn't want russian and better roost in athletes there with her. they died for me. really, i don't. they don't exist in my life. like before from 20 froze february because all changed for all ukrainian people, for all the awards for all the ukraine, and we continue fighting for our lives. the international olympic committee sees things differently. last year it recommended russian and battery soon athletes be excluded from international competition. now though, it wants to welcome them back, saying no athletes should be prevented from competing just because of their passport. in december i oh see president thomas bock said, athletes shouldn't suffer. as a result of the war,

russians and ballard oceans would need to compete under neutral flag. but some athlete greeks insist that still is not the right view to take saying the io. c. a strengthening rushes propaganda machine, empowering the putin regime and undermining peace. that's the message echoed by men who chic. if you so my be in the start mendez l. a beak, stadium and russian sportsman support their president and of course ukrainian as listened, ukrainian sportsman. we'll do ever sing, is it possible sets up below us and russian estimates and sportsmen didn't come to international because to russia, stellar estate, or who chic. describe 2022. as the most difficult year of her life beyond ambitions of more sporting success. her hopes for this year, a more basic my goal was this year, is some,

not crime really. and of course, a big dream or a big dream for all ukrainians people. is there finish of the raw and out when you're watching the w news coming up next in d, w. news asia, how the region is responding to a rising india made. and is it a welcome moved across the pacific? this a chance has that story and a lot more coming up after the break. don't forget, this was more news and analysis on our website to be found at the w dot com. also for insta and twitter handle unique is at the end of the news media. belinda contrast of ambitions of inequality. 75 years ago. mahatma gandhi peacefully led the country to independence.