hello ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia launch is a new wave of strikes, targeting cities across you. great. keep said that at least 11 people have died. strikes come a day of germany in the us pledge to st babel takes to ukraine. also coming up to night, tough questions for germany's new defense minister as he meets with troops for the very 1st time. and a bitter cold wave tightened his grip on afghanistan. talib unofficial saying, a 160 people are dead. as millions, face freezing temperatures,

and dwindling food supply. ah, i bring gov, it's good to have you with us and we begin in ukraine authorities there see at least 11 people have been killed after russian forces fired more than 50 missiles, a targets across the country. officials say that they were able to intercept the majority of those rockets. several infrastructure science however, were hit, leading to power outages across the country, including in the capital key of the strikes come a day after germany in the us announced that they will send heavy tanks to support ukrainian forces. we spoke earlier with keith's may or vitaly plesco. we asked him how russia's attacks on infrastructure are impacting morale in the country. the russians tried to destroyed our infrastructure right now. snowing outside

temperature was pretty caults and the target, the targets, it's critical. infrastructure to russians forces right to the precinct it's lance in our hometown. try to make it huge damages and destroy the normal life to be them and to make it house to dread, to bring the depressive mood to every one. to everyone, our citizen. instead, them the people were angry and read as a 5. listen, the i year like, great saying the, our citizens felt better without let to stand what and then with russians. and we're still fighting for how and dependency for our freedom and that why the russians. that's why we have a lot of a lot of courage. and we thank you one more time for

support of our friends to android system to no more than defense weapons. it's very helpful to you to our forces and to the every rigorous and arid guys. one was sent down tonight that was the mayor of keep the tele glitch cove there. well, there's been no lead up in the fighting around the bitterly contested city of buck mood in eastern you crate. after recent russian advances of the area, many locals fear that their cities could soon fall into russian hands. we have this report from the city of coast. i think nico custody nitika in the dumbass region has come. and, or lot of russian fire recently. it's close to back moot where intense fighting is taking place during filming. there was a rocket strike nearby. let us so on. that was we are under constant bombardment because the getting closer, closer than in the summer, has several of alexi ross loved heads up. the city's military administration and

visits all the effected sites to rockets hit this apartment loc. 4 people were injured, 2 of them children, the city authorities, are trying to patch up the damage boarding up windows repairing cables. alexey says there can be strike several times a day. still on, on the let us will, will ship it at the moment. there are more than 5000 children here. and more and more people are returning miss. although the government called on every one to evacuate, increasing numbers are coming back. all of them are alive. ludo pulled out. many had fled, but couldn't find a new home. that's why they prefer to return to the war. although it's getting more and more risky. people are reluctant to be outside for longer than necessary. mila is helping to clear up. she's a street cleaner, and she's very upset. this is her city and her home. miss him. back up. they live at the upset. it's increasing. this more firing is because of back mood. it was quieter before, but now they're

a big strikes before the entire city was quieter. you know, i live on the outskirts and i can hear exactly what is coming this way. you're not crying as it will. it watching it's lee snuck up, but a lot is a lot, as we are driving into the center of cost it and nika. the news comes at the ukranian military is pulling out a solid r. it is now in russian hands. the front line cities are being bitterly contested. the russians also want to capture back mood. come what may. both sides have lost a lot of troops in this battle. we hear a missile strike every few seconds. the market is still open, but eula has barely sold anything such as novel that a whole look of business isn't good because there's no in walking through the city ga gov women to live with stuff. what if you look at what has happened in other cities, rather it's very frightening law process that you had deal. we don't want this destruction will of so nora's will shannon lost of a bullet. the fighting and back moot is palpable. it's only 15 kilometers away as

the crow flies, the people here know that cost it and if go could be next. germany's defense minister boris. the story says visited bonus fare troops for the very 1st time since taking on his new role. the story is confirmed that german made leopard tangs are due to arrive in ukraine sometime early the spring. he also addressed concerns at sending heavy weapons to keep could weaken germany's own military. taurus pastorius has been in office less than a week, but he's never been out of the headlines berlin's decision to send 14 german made leopard tanks to ukraine is welcome news to cave. but his stories acknowledges that it comes at the expense of german is chronically under equipped armed forces. i would not want it on the roughly with the army deliveries to ukraine are possibly going to tear holes in places where we already have deficits even with ones. and we have to make decisions that we can hardly sell ukraine. we're going to stop helping

one because we'll temporarily have gap looking at ice. the defense minister announced he would be holding talks with the arms industry to discuss how these gaps can be filled as quickly as possible. and i'm good for one if we need to increase production in germany in europe to fill these gaps. and that is what we should do grad listen than voted a fussy and yeah. there are concerns about how long it might take to replace the leopard tanks promised to ukraine. it's not only german army units, he feared being left without the necessary equipment. the german public is also divided about the move to supply the tanks and puts, i'm a pacifist. i do think that ukraine deserves help a anyway, that it should be supported. but i think battle tanks are the wrong way to go. but more efforts should be made to negotiate lights again and you can, ukraine was waiting for this. we decided to support ukraine. so i think it's good. yeah. good. oh god that though god, it's so difficult and we don't know what retaliation there will be. i've no idea

can on no one can. he can only hope that things will get better for the people and enlighten us when best i get. he dies on the defense minister also addressed the doubters among the german public. except i have complete understanding for all the people who are concerned about the fact that we are delivering tanks to a country at war. that goes without saying, split, public opinion and armed forces suffering from years of neglect. the war in ukraine forest historian certainly has his work, cut out full him, our lives legally. now some of the other stories making headlines around the world . the u. s. is formally designated the russian private, military contractor, the wagner group as a transnational criminal organization. the move means that washington can now freeze the groups u. s. assets for its activities in ukraine, as well as in other countries. the u. s. treasury has also placed multiple individuals linked to wagner. under sanctions. turkeys,

foreign minister has acute sweden of being complicit in, quote, a hate and racist crime for failing to prevent an anti islam protest in stock home last weekend. he says that holding talks with sweden orphaned land about their bids to join, nato would be meaningless right now. the nordic countries need turkeys approval to join the alliance and investigation by authorities from the u. s. germany, the netherlands and interpol has led to the closure of a website, run by a notorious ransomware group or the f. b, i's is the operation which was known as hive heavily targeted hospitals and other health care providers. reportedly extorting more than a $100000000.00 us dollars in more than $1500.00 attacks on a 20. the palestinian authority is ending security ties with israel in response to the israeli military's deadly raid. in the westbank city of janine, the authorities says that 9 people were killed in the operation,

which israel says was intended to thwart an eminent attack. palestinians blocked the streets of janine to bury their dead. they say one of the victims was a 60 year old woman. this video released by his real shows, troops moving in on a house in the janine refugee camp in a rare daytime raid. israel said the house was being used by suspected militants plotting an attack against israelis. this is what was left of the home after the military and detonated explosives being used by the suspects. the 3 hour rate is being described as the deadliest israeli operation in the west bank. into decades. the janine refugee camp is considered a stronghold for the militant palestinian organisation islamic jihad islamic jihad is designated as a terrorist organization by the you. one of the groups leaders bout defiance after

the raid or resistance will carry on. we will not back down from confronting the occupier. we will not be intimidated. only the raid quickly triggered palestinian protests and clashes with israeli police. israel's by right national security minister praised the mission and reiterated that troops had the government's full backing. it was invalid. i want to congratulate the anti terrorism forces. the shin bet, yes. who carried on a successful operation last night that we support a soldiers in the war against terrorists against the militancy neg. then helene israel has put its forces on heightened alert bearing more attacks. palestinian anger has been on the rise since israel's new governing coalition. the most far right ever took power last month. us secretary of state antony blink and is due to visit both israel and the palestinian territories next week in a bid to help deescalate tensions. the taliban in afghanistan says that

extreme, cold this winter as killed at least a 160 people. countries in the midst of its worst cold smith in 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. but it, it's the prudent window for this manta shantia is grieving the loss of her 2 children who couldn't fight 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 too much. we don't have any way of heating inside the room with when we bake bread. we also will myself by sitting here. one about is another afghans with

me could resource if had been hit big 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 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 to day and they would be left without food. but all of the yeah, that was love mozilla. so 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 he 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 rescind 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 this or bible. where's a reminder of our top story? ukrainian officials saying at least 11 people have been killed in a new way, but brush and missile strikes across the country. strikes come after germany and the us pledged to send advanced hate to you. great. don't forget, you can always get the w news on the go, just download our app from google play or from the apple apple store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news. talk to the w news. rob watch is updates with your business update. i will see you tomorrow

with people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away, families, liens on it. i see the reason for the credit on it is we let administrative people fleeing screen grant ross getting 200 people, his son from the agency.