dining office, enjoy our services. oh, be our guest at frankfurt airport city, managed by from waterloo. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia unleashes a massive missile barrage on ukraine, explosions in key then across the country. target energy infrastructure and hit residential buildings. will have the latest from our correspondence in the ukranian capital. also coming up ga backtracks on its controversial bill. after 2 nights of

protests and flashes with lisa to lucy, the welding party says that it is dropping the foreign agents fill, which critics say stifles free speech, and damages georgia's bid to join the you. and concern in israel over plans to overhaul the legal system. people take to the streets to challenge government proposals to check the supreme court's power. protesters say that it is a threat to democracy. supporters claim it reflects the will of the people. plots, guilty of negligence and indonesian football official is sentenced to one and a half years in prison for his role in one of the world deadliest stadium disasters . ah, i'm sorry, kelly. welcome to the program. russia has on leached

a massive missile attack across ukraine, killing at least 6 people, residential buildings have been hit as well as energy infrastructure. in this latest rush caves, mayor italy clutch go has said that emergency services were tackling the explosion sites in the cities. southwestern neighborhoods many other cities including the vive, were also het, although how many missiles made their target is not yet clear. corresponding amine as it is in the ukrainian capital and told us more about the missile attack. many residents of kia, including myself, were woken up very early this morning by the sound of explosions. at least 2 places in key. if we're hit by russian missiles. this includes a thermal electric plant that supplies a heating and power to the city, and there are reports that about 15 percent of the city lost power. it's not an exaggeration to say that most regions in the country were hit or were affected by

russian strikes. overnight that includes odessa in the south. harkey in the east geneva in the north and in the far west of the region of levine was also hit, where 5 people died when a missile struck a residential suburban neighbourhood, just outside of the city about an hour outside of the city. and that significant, because this is the 1st time since the beginning of the war, that a residential area has suffered, a direct hit from russian missiles in the vive, o glass. so this wave of strikes was perhaps particularly terrorizing to people in the far west of the country. and we understand that strikes have also cut power to the separate c at nuclear power plant. what's the impact there? power was cut to that nuclear power plant. we've had confirmation from ukraine end, russia. russia says that the operations are ongoing, safely at the plant through the use of diesel generators. this is something that's

happened several times before when power was cut and they can operate for about 10 days on the, the supplies that they have there. so russia says that everything is stable now, but the truth is that this is the 1st full scale war in a country with nuclear power plants. so we really don't know what the risks are in this situation. it's the biggest wave of an aerial attacks from russia in, in weeks and in areas like this in the country. what is the feeling right now in ukraine among civilians? there was a period of revel relative calm and central and western ukraine because after a several months of attacks from russia to knock out the power grid here to cause blackouts in cities across the country. this had stopped for a little while bringing things back to a relative sense of normality here. but of course on the eastern side the

ukrainians are confronted with death and destruction every day. so i think for the west, this is really brought the front of the war home and reminded a lot of people that no place in the country is truly safe. i mean, as if in case thank you. yes, stolen berg, the head of the nato military alliance is warning that ukrainian town of bark mood, meanwhile, may fall to russian forces in the coming days. it is the latest indication that keeps grip on the town is flipping. as russian mercenary forces claim control, the towns east, but key for its part says that it will do all they can to prevent russia from taking bartlet. he will only reveal his alias to us, commander curt speeds to abandoned villages. these are the fringes of the battle for back moat. a perilous desert of mud shots are fired her daily luxury, he's more by our mission is to wear the russians down as much as possible and it's working. we're seeing that they're losing strength that are not in the position to

start major attacks elsewhere. kurt has hidden his ukrainian commanders in the rooms. well, they plan, they tell us to ambush russian units his father. nicola is among the group who look, amanda is a commander, but a father is a father at home. i am the father. here is my commander. the rumble of an approaching tank interrupted the father. some discussion card moves on the ground. he would rather stay on the move when the russians are so close by. on the way, he shows us his infant tree, his supply of military equipment, summers long. the hardest thing is that every day we're losing the best people in this war that ukraine didn't start every way. everything else can be overcome. when we lose comrades that spurs us on live, we have a goal. why did someone have to die? we don't win that you won't be so we have to win. but come with us napoleon. and

now they're preparing for their next battle on the front of back moved. and here are some other stories making news around the world. 3 more rail officials in greece had been charged in connection with last week's train collision that claimed 57 lives. a supervisor and 2 station masters are facing charges of negligence in the countries worst rail accident. another station master was charged earlier. great prime minister carry arcos mid so talkies has promised absolute transparency in the investigation to remove the italian coast guard has rescued dozens of migrants after they're both got into trouble. near the mediterranean island of land producer, rescuers said that there were no casualties. tens of thousands of migrants attempt, the dangerous crossing to europe. every year. 3 palestinians were killed in an

exchange of fire with his really security forces and the occupied west bank. israel said that it soldiers had rated the village of java to arrest suspected militants. the deaths come amid escalating violence in the occupied west bank. in israel, a traditional restructuring effort has led to widespread protest. proposed laws would reduce the powers of the supreme court and allow political influence in justice appointments. crowds opposing these plans have been gathered in protest with critics voice in grave concerns about the will of law and calling the proposal . a threat to democracy. supporters of the plan say that they reflect the will of the people our correspondent, the temperature of some of the earlier protests which have gathered over recent days to confront the government's latest move. it's one of the many protest happening across israel. this time is really on the veterans and reserve is have

invited the public to demonstrate against the governance plans to change to legal system across the street from prime minister benjamin netanyahu office sigma bressler, a physicist as addressing the rally. these were in the scientist baris, that is, rose, democracy is in danger. the new government trying to impose laws such that the government will be supreme to basically everything including justice. so why we are here to make sure that such a legislation will never bess, it will take us down below that, that hungary and poland and turkey and iran went before us. we just want to make sure that this is not happening here as well. just a few 100 meters away at israel kinessa at the far right government is pushing through with its plans to trust stickly curve. the powers of the nation's supreme court. parts of the legislation have already passed the 1st reading in parliament sim ca hoffman. from the far right village to sign his party is one of the main

architects of the judicial reform. he states voters have given the government a monday to go ahead with the controversial overhaul in the november 1st. a lot of people went out of the whole homes and voted, and they voted on exactly this issue. so to listen to that, there is a lot of people, but it is small minority israel that says is that this reform is not good for them . we have basically a court that is an unbalanced and uncheck on like the other entities in with the government, which are checked and balance. so we need to introduce checks and balances to says river system, the deponent to secrete, they say the overhaul, the give, the government unchecked power, overwrite israeli to dish, or a rece independence in little. and there's no constitution in the state of israel and no declaration of human rights. we do not have the 2 houses of parliament. we do not have

a term limits for the prime minister the now and i'll be more and that's why in terms of checks and balances. many times we lean on the high court's decisions. this law makes it impossible for the supreme court to. ready oversee the candidate and the government's action as another protest this time in front of the prime minister's residence in jerusalem. after weeks of demonstrations, people here are angry that their voices are not being heard. and legislation is being pushed through here because things are getting really radical with good enough people citizens. i would say that the banjo for 3 me just to go over the parliament and they just want to buy their own laws. they don't care about us. they don't care about the public level. just keep coming with trying, not the way, but i mean they have nothing else to do and we need to fight for our country.

despite efforts but israeli president isaac had spoken to others. a meaningful dialogue on the issue has yet to materialize. the government insists the reforms essential and doesn't seem to be backing down. and d, w 's rebecca writers is on the ground near been gory an airport where protesters happened, gathered for hours. she gave us this update. ah, that's right there. where i beg korean, as you say, it is around my new national airport. protest is holding base resistance against dictatorship today. and you can say here a massive protest. they've talked behind me coming up. they come right up into the a portal. give you a good view, really loud. hey, everybody's home came flying flags using mega phone to get their message across. they're trying to block the entrance to the airport. benjamin netanyahu department assess, he's due to be here. he's doing a flying to italy today,

and they're trying to cause this up around the airport the course and know who has top it in. he's come by helicopter and we saw them arriving a little while ago. so he is at the airport when he due to meet the us defense secretary here at the airport. he was supposed to be that was a plan visit, but he was supposed to go to jerusalem to meet with the prime minister. but it had to change the schedule because of this day of disruption. you can see behind me these people have been, we've been talking to them, they're really, really angry. they say that they don't have any other option, but to make their voices heard that they feel like that, that democracy is being taken away from them. and they're going to disrupt until they can find some kind of other outcome. and in fact, the protests have been taking place for several weeks. is there any sign that the government is listening? rebecca? that's right. it began in early january. sarah, this is nearly 2 and a half months in today's weekly. and now more than weekly protest, i began just as

a week on the saturdays and television. those protests were brushed aside by the government that they were just simply left the activists that they, the people who i'm happy with the outcome of the election. and i was trying to brush them away, but now these protests have become more and more active to try and brains and to really kind of bring the controversy through a home. so in terms of whether or not these are going to compromise the president of the country that hurts or he's trying to bring together the 2 side to some kind of compromise on the legislation. thing that they will keep changes to the supreme court, but not as extreme as what the government is currently trying to put forward. whether or not they're successful really remains to be seen. and if they're not, looks at that these kind of protests, ok, new rebecca, we have just 30 seconds netanyahu meeting with the us defense secretary today. tell us more that right here to discuss primarily escalating violence in the west bank. also nuclear armament in iraq. that's obviously very important topic for israel,

but as i mentioned before, the schedule was changed. the israel army that the valve and pentagon said will be changed because of the same disrupt. and the 2 men will now meet at the airport and also meet the rally defense minister of the airport, which is behind me before he flies on benjamin and young record flying on to italy and often going back to the us. protesters meantime very clearly making their point, we see that they've actually shopped there behind you for a little bit. rebecca. right. or joining us just outside of been korean airport. thank you so much for your reporting. george's willing party has been forced to think again. it has announced that it will drop it's controversial for an agent draft bill after international criticism and 2 nights of violent clashes between police and protesters. georgia, formerly part of the soviet union, has applied to become a member of the european union and the nato military alliance.

up against the riot police battling for the future direction of their country. now it seems their voices were heard after another night, a violent protest into georgian capital, tbilisi the ruling party, and now they would, would draw the foreign agent law. for 2 nights the police tried to disperse to crowds to find protesters waved you flags, rejecting a draft law that they say is reminiscent of existing legislation and russia that has been used to crack down on descent. critics say the law which would have

required and g o's, an independent media who received more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to declare themselves for an agents, is undemocratic. the draft law didn't just stir public anger at a beat on the bill in parliament on monday. and it with lawmakers getting into draw to use representative for foreign affairs. had warned the bill would be bad move for the country. now the government seems to have caved, were drawing the draft before it could become law. but this alone will likely not put an end to popular protests. many are calling for a formal denouncement of the bill and a release of protesters who were detained by the police. and i spoke with g w

correspondent, maria cut of mazda in tbilisi earlier and asked her if the government's withdrawal of the draft bill was brought on by the protests. ah, yes sir. i, at 1st glance it looks like that of, for the past few days, we have seen a very violent flushes between protest service and the georgian police. so, given these kind of fights done with by georgian people, the government really decided to drop the bill. however, up here and people seem very happy and cheerful, you know, to receive this news. however, there is some skepticism about it. we've managed to speak with some lawyers, and they told me that it's too early to say that the government is genuine about this decision. because of the 4th so far we have, we have heard only the rhetoric, but there were no additional actions taken. as of now, remind us of the major concerns about the law well,

of why the law is widely sienna, as russia for an agent, legislation that it was introduced in russia allowed the crumbling to crack down on a civil society. and in georgia, there is a very much of anti crammed in mood and georgia and see this legislation as a put in star legislation as the opposition puts it. so they're really kind of, i mean, they were concerned about russia, the influence, and we've seen on the proto people who are saying no to russian law. never back to the u. s. ceasar. so they don't really want to jeopardize their you future by introducing this law as i sat there towards the authorities job the bail. however, we don't know still if the low wouldn't be range reduce later. how close is

the georgia government right now to moscow? because in the former soviet republic of georgia, in general, has been moving away from russia's sphere of influence. but many saw this proposed law as inspired by a similar russian law. ah, yes, i mean, a ga allowed itself to flirt with a rush. so sometimes, for instance, couple of weeks ago, georgian government aside that it would be opened to, ah, to restore the direct flights with moscow. and it was also received with a public opposition and at georgia to day condemning the war in ukraine officially conducting the war. he crane but not joining the it's not so sanctions make many believe that georgia is pursuing a city strategic kind of a policies towards russia. because georgia is nada, reach country. and he doesn't really want to cut ties ah, with the russia and the russian market is

a really kind of attractive pie for georgia and producers. so this is also something that the georgia p people criticized the government of maria cotton mazda in tbilisi. thank you. ever since sweden expressed its wish to join nato, turkey has blocked its path, claiming that sweden harboured kurdish terrace. now the 2 countries, along with finland, dog resuming talks over membership in the military alliance in a move for sweden, since turkey had cancelled earlier negotiations due to a protest in stockholm, where a demonstrator burned the koran. so bad car i do, man is not a politician, but as occurred she says she cannot be silent. like many of her friends, she is worried that sweden's kurdish community will have to pay the prize for placating turkey and securing nato membership for sweden. i don't personally think

swedish government is going to to stand against her and say, look, those are integrated people. those are kurdish people. doors were political asylum seekers. if adult on one sit in sweden is desperate to get into the night too. yes, i do understand. but it shouldn't be costing people who can't defend themselves for months now, turkey has been blocking stock haunts neat, albert claiming that sweden harbors kurdish militants and demanding the extradition of individuals. it considers terrorists the government in stockholm has already introduced changes to its security services. and its constitution, and now a new law will be put to a vote in the parliament, supporting or financing a terrorist organization could then be punished with for years in prison. the swedish government says, until now it's been hard to prosecute people, unless their actions could be cap holds to a specific terrorist act. they promise the law would not affect people just waving

flags or demonstrating. but critics fear the government's main goal is to appease turkey. jessica, they're telling her member of the left part in the swedish parliament warns there will be repercussions. it's one of our main concerns with this sir proposal that you give away a lot of the freedom in our constitution. and we think that we need to stand up for the basic principle in our constitution, whether we're the rights and the privilege shut to have. despite that criticism, the law is likely to be approved by the parliament. but no, some the ruling coalition was willing to speak with the w, a hat of the vote. the far right sweden, democrats will support the government. we're not so shy. force there has been, oh, there has been needs for, for, for new legislation in this area is matter and, and her, it doesn't, sir. it isn't harmful that, that,

that all. so i fulfill expectations and, and am or contribute to, to a better collaboration or diplomatic year relations to turkey at swedish kurdish activist question whether such a collaboration is worth risking the country threat mutation as a liberal haven for refugees to day. i am not proud to read through the citizen because i feel that the 2 or 3 then does everything last a sweden or sacrifice the identity of the country just will be a member of the nato. and this is not good for the reputation of 3, though, according to a recent poll, and majority of sweets wants to governments not to give in to turkey's demands. but that doesn't really comfort saba had car i, dorman, she's concerned about what all of this means for her community. after all, she says, sweden is now her home. and harris mother headlines from around the world.

women across latin america have protests to call attention to violence against women and abortion, prohibition. marking, international women faith tens of thousands took to the streets including indigenous women, students and workers. many, latin american nations have some of the world's most restrictive abortion. pakistani police have clashed with the porters, a former prime minister in rom, khan in the eastern city of the whore, the violence roughly ahead of an election rally planned by con. it had been banned by the government. cons party leader claims that one of its supporters was killed. but that has not been confirmed by police. a court in indonesia has sent him to football officials to one and a half years. and one year in prison, they were both found guilty of negligence after one of the world deadliest stadium disasters. 135 people died at the game between a ramos and pairs of pairs,

a buyer. in october, last year. these were the chaotic scenes that led to a football match, becoming deadly in total indonesian police $545.00 rounds of tear gas at the match last october, while footballs governing body thief bands, the practice inside stadiums. and for good reason, a 135 people died in the resulting stampedes. this graffiti on the stadium was making the fans feelings clear. it was the biggest loss of life at any game of football for almost 60 years. protestors took to the streets to call for a thorough investigation into the disaster. officials and indonesia had already pinpointed the firing of kick ass is the main cause of this dam, pete. the police ought to blame other factors, including the stadium being over filled and exit. gates being locked shops,

3 police officers and 2 match officials went on trial, charged with negligence. the match officials have now been convicted and given jail time, the police officers await judgmental. and with that now you're up to date here on dw news to stay with me after the break. i am presenting a complex on panel from the munich security conference. that is all about the spread of this information, especially regarding the war in ukraine, is always more on the website, the w dot com, and also on social media. i'm sarah kelly, and berlin, thanks for watching. ah, ah, with

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