we still have time to work on going on with his subscriber all morning like ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. i had on trade, collision in greece, kills at least 36 people. police are investigating what caused the 2 trains to crash between athens and fest. hello nikki. more than 50 people are seriously injured after the carriages erupt in flames. also coming up, nigeria has

a new president elect ruling party candidate in full up to new blue is declared the winner of last weekend's election. but opposition party say that the vote was a sham and demand a re run. and keith acknowledges russian battlefield gains in your box. moved. as russia moved to encircle the front lines, city ukraine's president lensky says, the intensity of the fighting is only increasing. ah, i'm sorry, kelly, welcome to the program. at least 36 people have been killed in a head on train, collision in greece, or that 50 people are being treated in the hospital with serious injuries. now a passenger train was heading from athens to bessolo nicki when it hit

a freight train coming the other way. police are investigating what caused the crash. the collision happened just before midnight. it was a head on crash involving a cargo train and packed into city line authority say the force of the impact was so strong that the front to carriage is that the passenger train will almost completely destroyed with fires breaking out in many others around 350 people were on board the service from athens to the northern city of felony key at the time though to escape with their lives. describe the chaos when the 2 trains collided. but i'm a girl, obama. we heard a big bang like a little. it was 10 nightmarish seconds. unable to get on them with thrown rounded the wagon eventually falling on our side,

sissy at the commotion stopped. then there was panic. cables everywhere. yes, the fire was immediate, so as we were rolling, we were burning. fire was everywhere. that the vigor mcarthur, as we landed, a fire ruptured right next to us. this man, he saw a hole that we managed to get out through their own. we were emergency teams and rescue crews work through the night. and in the thick smoke. searching for survivors. scouring each broken carriage by torchlight for signs of life. and the bodies of those killed in the crash is a huge operation, involving more than a $150.00 fire fighters and 40 ambulances. the rescue. we're continuing into the morning with specialist equipment also deployed to how clear the debris is not yet

known. what caused the collision, but it is already being described as the worst train accident in greek history. and we spoke earlier with daphne toller in athens and asked her how it was possible that these 2 trains could collide head on. this is indeed the question. it's unimaginable are that to, to drivers are on the same line without knowing that they're in the same line. now there's a, there will be a full investigation. the station master has been brought for questioning by the greek authorities. i braces, railway system is aging, it needs modernizing. many trains are traveling on single tracks signaling control systems. automatic control systems are get to be installed in some areas. so we will know she, we will know more after the investigation is

a complete now we're going to turn to some other news because nigeria is electoral commission has declared bola to newborn president elect. he was the candidate of the ruling. all progressive congress party and darian stayed up late into the night to hear the announcement. mister to new blue is now expected to take over from outgoing president mohammed who ari and the electoral commission said that mister to new b 18800000 votes. while his main challenger, i teachable, i will back her, took almost 7000000, but opposition parties have questioned those figures and labeled the election a sham. ah, the man known as the gold bother of league also arrived to a pop stars. well cooked a long time political king mika paula to know who has just pulled off his biggest when yet, addressing his supporters after

a scrappy campaign, he portrayed himself as a unifying figure. i don't i i i board earlier the national election commission confirmed the final results after a highly disputed vote. jennifer bowler homage of the it p c. haven't satisfied the requirements of the know this year by declared the winner on this returned elected. thank you. party agent stepped forward to sign off on the results, but it was unclear of the mean opposition officials did so to on tuesday they

called for fresh collections following complaints about technical and logistical issues. hampering last week's vote. concern shared by some on the streets or mud in a position with you and advice who were wise that he thought o lord, so no opinion a thing the issued due the issue, where did she do that? she would be delicious deserts. i'll say that sam, he was in a free and in february says because he was obviously rigged in every state. becoming president was a lifelong ambition for to new to his campaign slogan was, it's my turn. for now, he may have to wait for the courts to have their say. and des lagos, bureau chief, florida to cora, joins us from nigeria as commercial capital. do the allegations of electoral fraud? have any merit to them? well sir,

i think now would be for the courts to decide what they are. so many allegations. i mean coming from all angles, even the former president of nigeria said, acts the president to redo the election because there were so many, you know, fraudulent activities. i mean, there were communities protesting even this morning saying that they never had an election in their community. what results were announced for those communities, there were election results, west causeway council, and a new numbers written over them. i think the allegations are actually overwhelming to a point where at some point and adrianne government is going to have to respond, it will be international community, the e u observation mission that came to observe the election also said that there were a lot of irregularities as well, as technical fios on the part of the elect to our commission to election authorities themselves appear to be taking those claims. seriously. honestly,

it doesn't look like that. they're taking it seriously. it almost seems like they're far removed from the people and they're not hearing what is being said. when the results were being compiled yesterday, there were lots of protests in the compilation room by a position pots is, and the chairman simply said, well, we'll have to go on, proceed with this activity. and we'll get back to you guys later. but obviously nothing has been said, the process went on as usual. nothing was that's i just the issue for this morning . president gore. hurry up, put out a statement congratulating mr. bhalla. i met to bonn saying that he's the best man for the job. so nothing yet, even from the president, in spite of all the things that are being said. so um we just have to wait and see, it's probably going to end up in the courts. because as far as we know, the electron comission is done, we'd be a job at this point. he

w. splurge to cora in lagos. thank you. ukrainian president volota mears. the lensky has warned that the fight for buck moot is only increasing. russian troops have been trying to capture the eastern city for several months. recently they have stepped up their assault as they tried to encircle it and cut off ukrainian supply lines. the battle for bach mood has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the war. with heavy losses on both sides. they're fighting for every corner of this newly destroyed city. bottom, which has become yet another symbol of ukraine's resistance against the invaders. it soldiers have been holding the front line for months, but russian attacks have become more intense in recent days. gordon, do you more or less and you could say every house on every street is covered in our blood. hilary owners pro loads are artillery isn't managing to suppress their

artillery. you i'm virtual knee. we have a lack of ammunition, lack of professional drones that can conduct reconnaissance. so we senior growing of you give them only for the garage vehicle. butler has limited strategic value, but his capture would be a major symbolic victory for the russian army. and the wagner group of mercenaries which appear to have put their differences aside. essentially, we have seen that, you know, in, in the political sphere it seems that wagner tried to contest the ministry of defense. however, as of now, we're seeing that on the battlefield, they're still trying to achieve a common military strategic objective. most of the cities, nearly $70000.00 residents have long left bottom would soldiers and volunteers are still taken. some people to safety

a few choose to stay. ah, my gosh, so long as my home is intact, you're silly. and so long as i am not hurt quicker, so i'm on gone to stay here. any more girls, ruth, as one was on the scale of the destruction becomes clear when seen from above. but as barton would known as art your mask during this of your times may be about to be taken over the seat is defenders are trying to keep their spirits high for throughout the with i was thinking maybe i'll turn on the radio and listen to some music, so i'm not poor turns love boy. and on the radio i heard ukrainian soldier will give up art yamazik and has been taken by russians. leave your positions and surrender real spare years with and i was like the yeah, sure thing to the war. i'm driving through back loot and i'm going to surrender. so

funny. with resources running low and overwhelming attacks, these soldiers are determined to make the russians pay a heavy price for bartlett and for more on this, i am joined now by the w correspondent, ami, and as if, who is joining us from keith? i mean, why is the russian military putting so much effort into gaining control of back load given its apparent lack of strategic importance? while the 1st reason is symbolic, that's because russia has secured no major battlefield victories since this summer, when it took severe vignettes enlisted shuns so russia needs to show up to its people and also to the world that it is a making advances in ukraine. otherwise, it has no way to negotiate an end and secure a permanent victory and ukraine obviously wants to keep russia from securing such a symbolic victory. the 2nd reason is, unfortunately,

that this senseless loss of life is a strategy in itself. we've all heard the term war of attrition metaphorically, but this is what it looks like in real life, with hundreds of people dying every day. according to some reports, ukraine seems to believe that russia is losing more soldiers than ukraine is. and as the head of ukraine's a delegation to the nato, a parliamentary assembly said himself that although buttonwood does not have strategic importance for ukraine, it believes that it is, it is wearing down rushes military just by holding out as long as it can there. i mean, we only have our 30 seconds here, but i just wanted to very quickly ask you, there are reports that the u. s. has advised ukraine to give up back loop because it's not worth the law says, is that being discussed in ukraine? there are some signs that zalinski is listening to his us advisors who have said

don't concentrate on batman to go to the south where ukraine has more chances of gaining ground against where russia has taken there. but this goes back to a fundamental difference in how ukraine in the u. s. c, the war inside the pentagon, they don't believe it necessarily, a crane can retake all its territory and ukraine. they do believe that, so they're fighting to get back all of ukraine. t w corresponded amin ss and keith, thank you so much. up next business with my colleagues. see from beardsley. i'm sarah kelly and berlin, thanks for watching with someone else to talk t. the highlights selected for you. you every week in your inbox, subscribe. now. will you become a criminal am pre climbing oh reading.