ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin to night, ukraine's president condemning a night of terror as russia launches its biggest air strikes in weeks. 21 civilians have been killed in one apartment building alone. but keith is saying that its forces are now almost ready to begin a long awaited counter offensive against the russians. also coming up poison

attacks on thousands of school girls in iran, it's been going on for months now, and it's still not clear who's responsible. and it's hordes, we look at women's team, our be life seeing who have been promoted to the german bonus league and conceal the 2nd tier title this weekend. that in war, coming up in our sports report ah, eyebrow. gov is good to have you. with this on this friday, russia has launched its biggest strikes against ukraine in weeks. cruise missiles and drones had several cities killing dozens of civilians, but the government and keep it remains defiant. the defense ministry saying today that ukraine's forces are almost ready to start a much anticipated spring counter offensive against the russian invaders. the biggest loss of life inflict by this latest strike is in the city of oman,

south of keep fully sea 21 people including 2 children, were killed when rockets struck an apartment building. ukrainian president zalinski has condemned the attacks calling them part of a night of terror. 6 there still in shock after russian missiles destroyed their homes in the early hours of it, at 1st all the glass flew out. everything flew out even the chandelier fell. everything was covered in glass and then there was an explosion and the cars started exploding. we quickly found our things and ran out, and then every one started arriving. several buildings were hit, one completely destroyed. you emotional bully with, we had the sound of a plane taking off. 0110 minutes later there was an explosion of very, very at 1st i was confused as to any one and then there was

a 2nd explosion here. all in the last glass flew towards us. all of your. you quickly covered myself with a blanket and asked my husband if he was alive or not. but you will, you got this through the window. we could see that everything was on fire. it's hard to find words to describe it was after that we gather la things and went outside to senator dorothy, some of his stomach bug. oh, emergency services managed to rescue several people from the rubble presidency. lensky called the attack a night of terror and condemned the targeting of civilians, ukrainian forces, say russia, launch 23 missiles on the cities of women on nipper, where a woman and her child died. and in the key of region where an apartment was hit, ukraine says it intercepted all but 2 of the missiles to russian jones are reportedly also taken down. the attacks were the latest in

a series by russia in recent days. meanwhile, ukrainian forces are wrapping up preparations for a spring counter offensive. as we heard, ukraine's defense ministry said to day that the country's military is almost ready to launch a counter offensive against russian forces in the east. our next report looks at the challenges that ukraine's troops will face on the battlefield. training near the front, these ukrainian soldiers are getting ready for the big battle to come. lankin with the new streaming boat is gone, more or less. okay, but with some difficulty, is it possible we will work on this and get rid of the problems? was the water that we found, the mines run of? we will rehearse again, and then it will be fine at the bottom of them was with nibbled, getting ukraine's forces ready has been no small undertaking. many of the country's

most experienced soldiers have died or been wounded in over a year of grinding combat with russian forces. that means the counter offensive will also rely on fresh recruits who haven't seen battle. and there's another big problem. no, that means neither. so that's a moment there is a significant ammunition shortage. either. we lack high explosive, incendiary shells done. so tanks and artillery are unable to work effectively. estimate if high explosive cells have a much more destructive power and the damage radius is much bigger than armor piercing shells. and i do show years in the community when you're filling the ammunition gap will be key and will take time. but ammunition is just one part of a much bigger and more complex machine. the ukrainians must coordinate tanks, infantry artillery, air power and engineers relying on communications and quick decision making. but they're up against considerable obstacles. if, as expected,

ukraine pushes to the south to cut russian held territory and half they have to cross the denise bro river. they'll face mine fields and concrete obstacles known as devils teeth. and that's before they reach russian trenches shown here in satellite pictures. while the russians will likely be shooting at the ukrainians the whole time that kind of push requires equipment and may explain the longer than expected build up to the counter offensive is la maya. they've really been arming that military from the ground up. so originally was anti tank guided missiles, then it was hillary, then it was infantry fighting vehicles, then it was tanks. your listeners, remember you view the story, will remember all the tanks, the gold place, the beginning, the year. and so at each stage, ukraine receives what it wants and look, i would do exactly the same thing. it's always in that position. and then it asks for the next level of support. the problem for ukraine is that western support is

not likely to last forever. the spring counter offensive, which may end up happening in the summer, has to show concrete gains to keep ukraine's backers happy and to keep the weapons coming over more. now i'm joined by liam collins. he's a retired curdle. he served in the u. s. army for 27 years, he's also the founding director of the modern war institute at west point. kernel is good to have you with us a bit nasty before we talk about the, the russian challenge here. let's just talk about the weather is mother nature. working out for the ukrainian military considering it wants to launch this offensive. this counter events in the spring. yeah, i mean, i think it's going to work out. i mean, everything raises and we saw last last year and rashness annotate conduct evasion right during the rainy season. that was that a good strategy. but really, what's delaying ukraine isn't the weather. it's really getting the ammunition and supplies and getting all those things in possession. so that's really the bigger

factor, more so than whether it is that the biggest challenge you see right now confronting the ukrainian military. yet without a doubt, that's it. that's the biggest challenge. i mean, we've seen when they're armed effectively and they had the ammunition and the weapon systems which like again last fall, right. they had this, it's highly successful counter offensive and hers on, in harkey, bo blast. they were able to do that. so as long as they're able to get those weapon systems, ammunition, then they're going to have success, at least where russia is not densely populated with their forces. we know that nato and its partners have delivered lots of military equipment to ukraine. i think we're talking about $32000000000.00 worth of tanks armored vehicles. ammunition. ukraine says it's trained 9 brigades for a counter offensive. can we expect a tactical shift here? yeah, i mean, once they conduct this counter offensive, they will, i would expect that ukraine will have some success with it in without

a doubt more success in russia. his ad over the last 3 months getting marginal gains in inbox lou. right? the were you able to take of a single city, but i don't think we're going to see the gains that we saw last fall. you know, massive amounts of territory as a rebel deliberate in, in harkey, been in hers. i just because rushes again more concentrated into the territory that they have. so i don't think when you see the massive territorial gains we're seeing satellite images that shall russian fortifications along parts of the front line and eastward southern ukraine. and at the same time, we know that russia is continuing its efforts to take full control of bach boot. what would you say? what are the criminal priorities? yeah, without a doubt gremlins priorities or bach mood. i mean this is where they thrown everything they sacrificed. you know, hundreds of thousands of their own people, massive amounts of artillery. they absolutely have to take that to try to even claim any kind of success when the reality is, if it takes them 9 months to obtain

a city of no tactical value, that's really to shows to really the ineptness of them. so that's where russia is going to prioritize if they lose other territory, or then they'll trade that off. what do you think would be the, the most likely direction that this counter offensive will take? yeah, i mean, i don't think they're going to go at the heart of, you know, the back mood area where you know that they've done boss area that ration control prior to conflict. i think you're going to see kind of like we saw in the fall. you're going to see that up to the north by pushing past the hers are that the harkey boat blast or down in the south? maybe to the east. uh you know kind of in between the dunbar and hers on area. i just think trying to cross across the river will be extremely challenging as a massive obstacle to try to get across that. and so i think that we will a really tough offensive to make it. i wanted to get your opinion about what we heard today from the head of the wagner, the mercenaries. these are soldiers who are fighting for russia in eastern new creed. he said that he thinks that

a counter offensive from ukraine is inevitable. he's even predicted that it will happen may, 9th, which happens to be the day that russian marks its victory over nazi germany. he also says that will be the day that they will take. bach moved completely. is that bluster or how do you read that? yeah, i mean, a lot of times we, we put too much, you know, there's only $365.00 days in a year, almost every month there is some kind of a, you can attribute it to something. so if it happens around that date, i don't think so now you know what russia now they are about to, you know, take over by mood. i could see that installing or be more aggressive to do it on that certain date. but, you know, i don't think the offensive is going to be tied to a specific date is going to be tied to the conditions that ukraine is able to do it, whether supports the supplies or a position that will drive it more than an arbitrary gate. ok. but we will definitely follow the where the forecast is will as the the progress and the front lines retired. you as colonel, liam collins,

colonel. we appreciate your time and your valuable analysis tonight. thank you. thank you. right, let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . tenicia coast guard has recovered the bodies of 41 migrants who drowned trying to reach europe more than 200 people had died and shipwrecks off the tunisian coast. in the past 10 days, some morgues, we understand are running out of space. authorities and indonesia say 11 people died when a boat capsized among the victims. several children search and rescue teams are looking for passengers. still missing. boating accident are common in the rio islands chain. due to lacks safety standards. the immorality astronaut sultan, and yadi has become the 1st arab to walk in space. he's expected to spend around 6 and a half hours on history. on space walk in march on the jani embarked on

a 6 month long mission to the international space station, the board, a space ex rocky, currently find for it back here on earth sedans, army and the rival paramilitary rapid support forces have agreed to extend a fragile truce for another 72 hours, but there has been more fighting in the capitol cartoon. hundreds of people have been killed in the to we conflict. huge numbers of civilians are leaving the country. others who are unable to get out of running short vidal supplies. many countries are evacuating their diplomats and their own citizens. oh, and evacuation flight from saddam to attack, he. the relief at leaving the fighting behind them is clear. and this is what they left behind. signs of conflict in cartoon despite many cease fires, but the army is fighting this paramilitary group. the rapids support forces in

a deadly power struggle for control of the country, leaving hundreds dead at a trail of destruction. on the street, the distant sounds of gunfire. residents risk leaving their houses to buy food if there's any left available and we and i places selling flour or clothes and so there's no supply of flour for bakery good and available flour will be finished. and other bakeries, there are no workers, any minimum of getting things are getting worse. what is available now won't be there to morrow. the fighting has disrupted the distribution across sedan and damaged power lines in some areas around the capitol, leaving people without electricity or water damage in arizona. they're fixing the main power station for sham but city some

other radical or suffering oil. there's no water. and on top of that, and while the water plans of close love of them were tens of thousands of people have had to leave that homes with many heading for the border crossing with egypt at my home. my place because of the fighting between keep off the same country against each other. but this has never happened in sudan, and we never had this before. much longer than, than amid the escalating violence, more sudanese people will be making the grim calculation whether to risk staying or risk leaving of emily's in iran or accusing the authorities of failing to stop a series of poison attacks on school. girls that have been going on now for months where the $13000.00 cases of gas poisonings have been reported. amnesty international says the attacks have targeted $300.00 girls schools. some government,

critics believe the poisonings or retaliation for last year's nationwide anti regime demonstration. but it's not clear who was responsible. ron's supreme leader has described these poisonings as an unforgivable cry. which one to me now is mock moved to a merely mo dom director of the n g o iran human rights from oslo. my point is good to have you with, you know, 1st of all, i just wanna ask you 300 girls schools have been the sight of some type of poison attacks and we still have no idea who's responsible. how is that possible? thanks for having me. in, well it, yes, $300.00 is the absolute minimum. according to our reports, there are hundreds of go schools across the country. so the fact that it's so widespread and coordinated attacks basically it's not

possible unless authorities directly or indirectly are involved in it. you know, you run an authorities, they monitor basically every move you make, if a couple dances in the back street and put their picture on them, they are arrested the day after. but how come that after 7 months of poison attacks, they still don't know where it's coming from. so i think that it's, and in the best case in directly the action by authorities to spread fear among good people, especially young kids who have very active during the protests. do you think that this is the payback retaliation for last year's projects that we saw across iran, particularly among you know, women who were going out in public and who were removing their his job? well, i would rather say that the iranian regime is doing what we can to prevent new

quote this because you know, although we don't see it to put that on the streets every every day anymore. but it's just a question of time the regime. no. see, because they are not able to solve people's ordinary daily problems. and then we have an oppressive and corrupt written. so they know that sooner or later a new quote, this will arrive and what they are trying to do is to at least care these young girls from coming out again because you know, school guess they were very active in the produce from day one, you know, right, i mean do we know what, what kind of poison this is? do we know how dangerous these poisonings are when it came, according to reports that have been published and witness testimony and these

young girls, they feel very bad. they get problems breathing, b r and confirmed reports about what died as a result of that many, but i've been hospitalized so, so basically i don't think they are aimed at killing as many as possible, but too scared. and because you know poison attack that can actually come any time, any place. it's pretty scary, it never is act it's, it's a terrorist act and they are doing it. and i really think that it's obvious for most of the board that the running authorities one be or are, there must be, must be involved in it, moved to the modem, director of the geo. you run the human rights. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you.

ah. will rapid rise up the football pyramid is nothing new for germany's most controversial club are b. leipzig, while their men side are largely seen as germany's most disliked club due to the leak with energy drink company, red bull, it's different for the women. they have secured promotion to the german bond this league, and concealed the 2nd tier titled this week it o r b. life's isha carried buddhist legal aspirations. since they launched their women's team in 2016, their goal slow and sustainable growth to the top of women's football. with the backing of the men side, lights ish was able to attract top players from teams in the area and supplement their roster with talented youth prospects. after a tough run in the 3rd division lives ish needed something more on your mit tag. join the club in 2019. the former germany international who has won almost every

trophy football has to offer begin as a player coach by the achieve promotion that same year. now they've achieve promotion to the buddhist lager. their success, combined with a fairy tale run in the german cup, has ignited the interest of fans in the region. while their men side is fiercely criticized. the response to the women side is largely supportive. that's mostly due to differences in fan culture and the financial reality of the women's game where more investment is needed. and therefore seen positively. women only clubs have struggled to survive and clubs back by men sides are more sustainable and overall good for the growth and development of women's football. on a piece, we'll see how life's ish fair in the boonies li got. and if they continue the sam trajectory, as the men who now compete for titles will depend on how much the club decides to invest in women's football. fan in the boonies slager match ups will be more high

profile and could lead to increased criticism about the club. but for our be lifes ish at the moment, all thoughts about the future, our focus solely on the pitch on swans come. earlier we spoke to former german international and the current or b. leipzig assisted coach anya, to talk about her teams. rice. if you heard a name of the lights, you can, you know, in the men's team, the name stands for success in the way. and so i think there's a lot of hope that ok, now that women's team maybe a sheaf the same or have a big name and a big name means maybe some money and maybe it's not like ok and go up and down again. so they also, it's going to be some i'm on honest english where it but yeah to, to keep us in the leak and it's not like we got to grow like slowly it's not like that. we got going to play chain gets the next season or anything like that because we want a bit slow. but yeah, i think it's more like that. we feel like on

a team say, hey, congress are the lights again. you made it to the ones you can, we happy and we have a good team now need to make it more competitive and things like that. so i think that's could be one of the reasons are let's check out other reports from the world of sports to formula one. and where ferrari is charles the clear secured whole position ahead of the arms or by john grand prix, ending red bulls st. paul positions this season, it's the 3rd consecutive year. the clerk has secured pole in baku. the answer by john grant free is the 1st sprint race of the season. south african kiersten neu schafer has become the 1st woman to win a solar round the world race under sail the 40 year old triumph to the golden globe race. after spending $235.00 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes and 4 seconds at sea, she drank rain water during the voyage. wow. and spare

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