of course, i am responsible for the future of our country for the people who are behind the gardens of truth starts february 18th on d. w. ah ah, this is the w news alive from pearl in russia launch is a new wave of strikes. targeting cities across the ukraine. keep says at least 11 people a day after moscow. slightest barrage of missile and drone attacks. stroke comes a day after germany and the us pledge to same tanks to ukraine, also on the program as russia, the tax force thousands to take cover in the ukrainian capital. we'll hear from

keeps mer, vitality clear coat about how people b, a coating. and a bit of cold wave tightens. it's fred on afghanistan. hello, beneficial. say 160 people a day. there's millions faced freezing temperatures and wind link food supplies. ah m anthony, how'd welcome to the program. ukrainian authority say at least 11 people have been killed after russian forces fired more than 50 miss are said targets across secret official said they were able to intercept the majority of the missiles. several infrastructure sites were hit, leading to power cuffs around the country, including in the capital. keith strike comes a day after germany and the us announced they would send heavy tanks to support ukrainian forces. i spoke earlier to keeps may vitality clinico and

asked him about the russian attacks on his city. a last name was not these it night because the russian sand can make as a drawn to hometown to rain st. a. systems our nuclear forces. we should actually know all drones and we have a dentist in our hometown and today morning. then next at tech was reg is the day it's actually was 34 hours before span underground in some way in shelters and, and also thanks to other forces they should almost ever, i guess, wish russian sand to the point of the strikes is to break the

cranium, 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. it's snowing outside the door is pretty called. and the target to target a critical infrastructure, the russian forces try to present a try to make the huge damages and destroy normal life ought to be there and to make a house to try to bring depressive mood to every one to everyone our citizens. so instead them be people were angry and ready to fight. listen, the i you like great saying the better without let them one of them

was russians and we're still fighting for how and dependency for our freedom. and that's why the russian, so that's why we have a lot of stuff on, of course, and we are thank you. 0, one more time for all friends to android system to no more than to weapons. it's very helpful to you. great to our forces. every reg, eric, i can because it was shut down tonight that was keeps metallic, click go talking to me early on. as amy's defense minister boris per story is visiting benefit trips for the 1st time since taking on his new role. the minister met with soldiers that the alton club military training area in the eastern gym and state of saxony and hope. it confirmed that gentleman made leopard tanks are due to

arrive in new crime some time in like march or early april. they w. benjamin group, our as karuba has more on what the gym and defense minister had to say while visiting people in the spanish troops. he said 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 in 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 him. 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 they to please benjamin alvarez gruber reporting there. okay, let's take a look now, some of the other stories making headlines. this. our u. s. is formally designated the russian private military contract of the wagner group as a transitional criminal organization. the move means washington can now freeze the groups us assets for its activities in ukraine and other nations. the us treasury has also placed multiple individuals linked to the wagner, under sanctions and investigation by authorities from the us, germany, the netherlands, and interpol as led to the closure of a website run by an notorious ransom waco. the f b. i says the operation called hiv heavily targeted hospitals and other health care providers. it report reportedly extorted more than $100000000.00 us dollars in more than $1500.00 attack. to announce that turkeys foreign minister has acute sweden

have been complicit in. quote, a height and racist crime. failing to prevent an anti is land protest in stockholm on the weekend. and he said, holding talks with sweden, all finland about their bids to join. nato was currently meaningless. the nordic countries require turkey's approval to join the alliance. palestinian officials say at least 9 people have been killed during in his ready ride in the occupied west bank gunfire and explosions were heard coming from the jenin refugee camp, which is a major stronghold full of palestinian militant groups. israel military said that forces had come under fire while attempting to arrest. several members of the militant alliston in organization is limit you heart will tell about officials in afghanistan say extreme cold this winter has killed at least 160 people. the country is in the midst of its worst cold snap and at least a decade,

with temperatures plunging below minus 30 degrees celsius. earlier this month, dwindling humanitarian aid is making the impact of the frigid temperatures. even worse. it's the brutal window for this matter. shalysea is grieving the loss of her 2 children who couldn't survive to 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. we don't have any way of heating inside the rain. when we bake bread, we also warm ourselves by sitting here with another. afghans with me could resource it, had been hit with temperatures as low as minus 34 degrees celsius. hunger is prevalent and harsh temperatures are making life harder. snow has been

bad news for this fruit filler in copy of it. and 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 the service. so that if i thought is 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 lights of millions. my message through all the taliban lights ministries, all a relevance to all our operations across with holland scope you. my direction 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 survive it. or generalist alley le tiffy in kabul, told us more about the effects of the deadly cold in afghanistan. ah, we know that more dying, we're becoming sick that people are having issues. you know, as your video packet said that the biggest issue for people is finding a way to keep warm, you know, earlier in the winter, the taller bon try to subsidize the cost of coal in kabul to sort of help people keep warm as prices have gone up because of different financial issues. but the reality is that it's getting colder and colder every day. that electricity is sparse because back some sort of back and forth with providing electricity to the country. and also because of the 8 cutbacks, the sanctions,

the banking restrictions which have led you know, businesses to flee, which have led, you know, investors to be wary of investing and have honest on, you know, something like 700000 people love their jobs. so they're just less and less money for people to do basic things like find ways to keep their houses warm in terms of solutions. ali, how is the taliban responded to the emergency? they have said that they have worked with the world health organization in the northeast in province about shawn, where there's this weird outbreak of, of a disease coming about. they have said that they've worked with other organizations and as i said like, you know, providing subsidized would and as a subsidized coal and things like that. but in reality, you know, their government is under sanctions. there are much money. they're not the most, they're not the brightest government. you know, they're not the most adapt. you know,

they're much more known for taking lives than giving live then, you know, helping save lives. so they're not really necessarily that capable of doing very much on their own. and you know, we've seen this throughout different humanitarian disasters in the country over the last year and a half where they really relied on foreign organizations. but of course, with the ban on women, not doing health related work for and g o that really impacts how much they can reach people in the country. people, journalists, lila 2, thanks so much for top. of the international olympic committee has opened the wife a russian and bell racine athletes to compete. it next is paris olympics, the i r. c said no athletes 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. if you cry, they w spoke to one of them, the olympic ha jumper noticed lava. who chic yara slavin,

who chick is back to doing what she does best. she's one of the world's top high jumpers, a bronze medal is to the tokyo olympics in 2021. and she'll be hoping for even better in paris next year. but now who jake is adamant, she doesn't want russian and better roost in athletes there with her. say died for me. really. i don't. they don't exist in my life. like that for from 20 froze federer because all changed for all the ukrainian people for ols award for all 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 park said athletes shouldn't suffer as a result of the war. russians and bell routines would need to compete and run neutral flag. but some athlete greeks insist that still is not the right view to take saying the ios, see a strengthening russia's propaganda machine, empowering the pearson regime and undermining peace. that's the message echoed by men who chic. if you'll so my be in the start man said a big stadium and russian sportsman support their president and of course ukrainian iceland sent ukrainian sportsman mildew. ever seeing is it possible sets up below us and russian athletes and sportsmen didn't come to international because their ashi steady state, 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 crying really. and of course a big dream. oh, a big dream for all ukrainians people is dead. finish of the raw and outweighing him. that's all the news for now. 5 next off, film present an examination of the horrors of forced sterilization than else through the eyes of survivors. coming actually don't forget this more in the website to be found a d, w dot com. we can also follows on social to handle the native at the ws with nico is in germany to learn german lodge, benita, why not learn with him online.