a possible invasion as tens of thousands of russian troops gather on its doorstep. also coming up fears of a resurgence of so called islamic state in syria fighting continues between kurdish forces and the militants. after the group targeted a prison in an attempt to free thousands of its spiders. and watch out buyer munich . bruce have dormant, closing on the bone is lea a leaders after these the off hoffen? hi ah am abby corps of ass and while come to the program, we begin this our in ukraine. we're the 1st shipment of additional american military aid has arrived. according to the u. s embassy there. this is part of a package worth $200.00 us $1000000.00 promised to kiev last week by americans deck, terry of state antony blinkin. the initial delivery includes defensive weapons and ammunition, as the country prepares for possible russian aggression. moscow has deployed some 100000 troops along its border with ukraine, but insists it has no plans to launch an attack. the russian military flexing its muscles in the war nest region bordering ukraine. moscow denies its planning and invasion. but with this slick video released by its defense ministry, it at least wants to send the message that it's ready to fight. there is real concern in the region about russia's motives. russian troops are now positioned in bella, rues, all along russia's border to ukraine and our mast in eastern ukraine, where fighting has been ongoing for years. further to the north, the baltic states of estonia, latvia and lithuania, are promising to support ukraine with shipments of weaponry and military support. arguing that diplomacy alone can't prevent an armed conflict. aggressiveness, who said that a guide him was the aggressor, always way, got impossible, losses sausages and likely damage. also, i did a my, i think that a strong state or capable of defending itself or to steve is really the only way in to increase the chances of a peaceful resolution. oh, really me there plus years of they just was, but it was however, it's a principle of deterrence not endorsed by germany, which has disappointed kiya by refusing to supply weaponry to crane. because now off the cuff comments by germany's naval chief have added more fuel to the diplomatic fire. kind of him shown back on a visit to india, said russian president, vladimir putin probably deserve respect. and that the crimean peninsula annexed by russia would not return to ukraine, just with the saudi great economy of his life is got no commit. this is this effect of we have to learn that, oh, legal issues are actually worse. and that you, most, these remarks have now cost him his job. and the full part has added to the misgivings in kiev over germany stance on ukraine. but with the uncertainty looming, ukraine has been assured that it doesn't stand alone. the u. k said anti tank missiles earlier this week, and the 1st delivery of u. s. military supplies has already touched down. meanwhile, residents in kiev formed a human chain in celebration of ukraine's national unity day. hoping that opposing sides can still come together and hold on to their stated goal of a diplomatic solution. oh, i'll go straight to care now that we're all find it. i'll be corresponded. mathias, burling air. he's in care of as i just said mathias, what exactly has been provided here, what's been delivered and what does this mean now in terms of the conflict moving forward while at the moment the ukraine is pickering, procuring mostly light weapons and a tank miss isles. and your weapons that will be really used on, in, on the ground in combat. there are, are more long term plans to, for example, by her ships or, or, or bigger systems. but these are, of course not something that can be procured easily and quickly. and that would help in the case of a russian aggression a. so basically the aim of, of ukraine is to ensure that any invasion by russia, while it's not very realistic, that the ukranian army could beat russia. that it would be as costly as possible that the losses on the russian side would be high and that this works is some kind of deterrence mathias, ukrainian, foreign minister, demitra caliber says he's disappointed by germany. what prompted this yesterday? he has simone, the german ambassador that was made mainly over these, commenced by the now a retired german naval achieve. but this came at a point where frustration with germany is growing here in kia. and there are 2 reasons for that is there is a germany is refusal to phase out, not stream to which is. it's that the gas pipeline, which is seen here in ukraine as a means to circum, circumvent ukraine in terms of gas deliveries, making ukraine more vulnerable at the moment, or the gas pipelines of ukraine are vital for, for russia, because it supplies gas to europe through them and for europe, because it gets gas from russia through them. this puts ukraine in some kind of a position where it can negotiate. if we had a pipeline at circumvents ukraine, going through the baltic sea. of course, p people here feel that their position would be weakened and the 2nd earth cases as, as, as you mentioned before in the report that germany refuses to sell weapons to ukraine . now, um, germany not selling weapons is one thing, but the, the other thing is that germany also actively blocks weapon, se, as at least this is what the ukranian government says by other countries. one example, the baltic states have promised to sell a weaponry to ukraine that was procured or that, that, that has its origin in germany. so according to all the contracts, germany has a saying where these countries will sell them to and it blocks them at the moment, or it has not yet approved. the sale to ukraine and germs. are these the if, if germany does not supply weapons itself, ukraine might seek from the church to buy them from other countries. but if germany blocks other countries or for ample, the nato presumed human agency. this is what many people here, not the diplomats, but civil society say, isn't active sabotage of ukraine strategy? dw correspondence, mathias billing are reporting for us from kia. thank you much. yes. now in the middle east are a fears of a resurgence of the so called islamic state in syria and iraq, after several deadly attacks. the militant groups largest and chew years and experts, a instability in both countries is helping i asked, gain ground. the sound of intense gunfire. fills the air in the syrian city of his soccer. as kurdish lead forces fight with militants from the so called islamic state. the battles had been centered around the gray run prison, where thousands of suspected ice fighters are held. the fighting broke out late on thursday when i a sleeper cells launched an attack on the prison. 2 days later, the kurdish lead forces backed by u. s. coalition aircraft were still struggling to regain control. alida, i suppose, that now islamic state is only in the prison it, apart from the prison, they aren't present anywhere. we've checked the college and the agriculture building, surgically the silos and the surrounding areas of the prisoner under our control, and we're surrounding them in but they do have weapons, but they can't do anything with them, but they might run out of ammunition so they can't fight that i don't, it's there when it my that goal is lamar state however said via the messaging platform telegram that it's forces were still fighting in neighborhoods. outside the prison grounds. the violence has sent thousands of civilians fleeing the area around way run. they describe how i us entered their neighborhoods, killing local residence. well, everything is dark on what's going on. there's selling filtering and death. experts say i was building up to the large scale attack over the past few months. i think these groups, these are just insurgents, whoops. are benefiting from the generally unstable situation in syria and the political term on in iraq. and i, franky, this is a reminder that i s s never in debt, and it's very much alive and kicking, though it's not centrally organized. and, of course, far away from military capabilities. it had a couple of years ago, just hours after the attack and syria began, i as fighters managed to enter in iraqi army base, killing 11 soldiers in their sleep before escaping into the night. the dual attacks show ins still looms large in iraq and syria, almost 3 years after the collapse of itself styled caliphate. let's take a look now and the other stories were falling free this hour. a delegation sent by af gone. his dance taliban has arrived in the norwegian. capital alls low for 3 days of talks with western diplomat and members of of afghan civil society. it's the group's 1st official talks with the west on european soil since seizing power last august. frederick merits has been elected as the new chief of former chancellor angle and miracles party. the christian democrats merits has bow to, quote, redefine conservatism in germany, and reconnect with voters of all ages after his center, right parties, defeat, and elections last year. i'm new zealand is upping its measures to combat covey. 19 after several confirmed cases of the arm across variant prime minister just into our durn says, nation is now under a red alert. our darn has followed her government's guidelines and has postponed her own wedding, which was scheduled for next weekend. some bonus league news now bruce had dormant, returned to their winning ways on saturday afternoon with a 32 victory away from home against hoffen hein having been knocked out of the german cup during the week, marco rose's team were in need of a positive result. an early goal from a certain or region striker insured they got off on the front foot. ah, do it mean we're just 6 points, the drift of goodness, legal leaders, byron munich, going into their clash against hoffman, heine. the home side we're looking to continued their quest to solidify a coveted champions league spot this season. visitors stuart men were 1st to get on the score. she tops for earling holland. his 16th school of the season kept off some quality one touch team play to open the scoring after just 6 minutes. but the host are no strangers to come back. and andre, from our export, this equalizer just before half time and hines record, we're not to his 100. all for the club. after the break, captain, marco royce scored to put towards men back in front with what was just their 2nd shot of the match. thorton didn't need another shot on target to further extend their lead. huff and heinz, david rowe was put under pressure and scored an unfortunate own goal. hoffen heim pulled one back, but it was too little, too late to it. men held on to in 3 to taking all 3 points, keeping them in the race for the buddhist legal title. ah, you know, when young berlin have moved up into the champions league qualification spots after a victory away from home against barithium, launching glad bach, and was max cruz who wrapped up the 3 points with this winner in the 84th minute. it's been an incredible week for when yawn, who be local rivals her to, to book a place in the german cop quarter final and now find themselves in 4th place in the boonies legal table and only their 3rd ever season in the top flight. now the 10000 sports fans attending an indoor hockey game in the u. s. last night. new the forecast a down poor and after the 1st goal scored by the home team, the hershey bears the rain began. teddy bears by the thousands, the 10s of thousands. the teddy bear toss is a kids charity event held every year by the 2nd tier club in the state of pennsylvania. and the players seem to like it to the final numbers aren't in yet, but organizers were confident. they could surpass the last heavy total of nearly $45000.00 bears for children in need. reminder of the top story or falling for you, the 1st shipment of extra american military 8. as arrived in ukraine, it includes defensive weapons and ammunition as the country prepares for a possible russian invasion. you're watching the dubliners up next world stories the week and reports am abby quite often and our entire team will be back at the top of the hour with more news. thanks for being with us with every day for.