i wasn't living in kharkiv before _ coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the _ coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. - coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. it - coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. it is - coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. it is my l in kharkiv before the war. it is my native city, i grew up there and still have many family and friends there, but i wasn't living there. i do have many friends and family members in kharkiv. i was getting desperate messages from them from the first day of the war. they are all terrified. what is important to note his kharkiv is a russian speaking city to a very big extent. i was getting messages in russia from many, many people. they resent one thing, that they want people to know that kharkiv is a ukrainian city, please do not surrender. that is the message i was getting from people sitting in bunkers for days and nights without water or electricity. the only thing t

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these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former airforce pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. . if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and t

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this attack was on freedom square in kharkiv. zelenskyy says every square in ukraine is freedom square. >>> also this morning, russia's military is closing in on the ukrainian capital of kyiv. we have new satellite imagery which show this russian military convoy, it stretches for more than 40 miles. and it reaches the outskirts of the city. u.s. lawmakers were told in classified briefings this new wave of russian troops could consolidate their positions in ukraine and by sheer numbers overwhelm the resistance that we've seen so far from ukrainian citizens. video from one town shows residents using their cars, their bodies to block an approaching column of russian military vehicles, about 40 of them. those vehicles did eventually turn around and leave. and another town, you can see people putting up barricades, laying down spikes to block the russian military advance. >>> according to the u.n., more than 500,000 refugees have fled ukraine to neighboring countries. poland has welcomed the vast amount of them. and officials are expe

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv. president biden says nato has never been more united, and that russia's president, vladimir putin, is getting the opposite of what he intended when he ordered the invasion of ukraine. the us president was speaking after a summit in which leaders approved plans to send new battle groups to four countries. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from brussels. this show of solidarity is why president biden�*s here, with the nato chief and over 30 other world leaders, to display the unity they believe is their strength. ukrainian president zelensky wants far more.— ukrainian president zelensky wants far more. you can give us 1% of all wants far more. you can give us 196 of all your— wants far more. you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, _ wants far more. you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, 1% - wants far more. you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, 1% of- i% of all your aircraft, 1% of all your tanks. i%. we can't just find just a supply, that depends on nato's positi

these pictures were filmed by local residents in kharkiv. some show what appear to be dead bodies lying on the streets. a rescue worker sent this update after the strike. translation: the regional state | administration building has been| partially destroyed as a result of an artillery strike. in buildings nearby a stairwell has collapsed and there are people under the rubble. rescue workers have recovered six people, they are about 20 injured. eight fire and rescue vehicles and about 80 personnel at the scene. the rescuers are sifting through the rubble, removing those injured and the bodies of those killed. our work is ongoing. let's hear from president zelensky — he addressed the european parliament on the threat to ukraine's two largest cities. translation: kharkiv and kyiv are the most important - targets for russia now. the terror is aimed at breaking us, breaking our resistance. they are advancing on our capital in the same way they are advancing on kharkiv. that is why the defence of the capital is the key priority for the state. t

a second day kharkiv , have seen the city remain defiant. >> the city of kharkiv will hold. kharkiv is unified as never before. ros: russia says it now considers the southern city of kherson. the u.n. has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the russian invasion plus, roman abramovich has confirmed he will be selling chelsea football club. russia's invasion of ukraine is pretty end of the seventh day. mass civilian casualties reported. we will show you what is happening, but first, let me bring up this map, where we can see which areas russian troops control to while the vast majority of territory is still controlled by the ukrainian government, there is still pressure on cities like khaiv. it is the second-largest inhe country, about 1.5 million people for two days, there has been heavy rocket fire and airstrikes. an explosion is marked close to a university building. this is what that looked like. russian paratroopers reported in the city, reports of fighting on the streets. the mayor of kharkiv. >> this is a tense situation now. we can hear shelling, explosions. administrative

kharkiv will not fall and today kharkiv is i will not fall and today kharkiv is unified as never before. moscow says they're in control of the southern city of kherson. we'll be live with our chief international correspondent in the capital kyiv. and we'll bring you the latest from the united nations which has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine. and russian billionaire roman abramovich says he's decided to sell chelsea football club. russia's invasion of ukraine is in its seventh day. mass civilian casualties are being reported as russia continues its bombardments on ukraine's cities. we're going to show you what we know is happening on the ground. you can see from this map where russian troops are in control of territory. note that while the vast majority of territory is now controlled by the ukrainian government there is no pressure on a number of important cities. we'll look at what's happening in the main cities under attack — kharkiv in the northeast — kherson and mariupol in the south. we'll go to kyiv too. let's start with kharkiv. karkhiv is ukra

me hearing from friends in kyiv and kharkiv? ~ , , ., kharkiv? we saw the missile targeted a civilian house _ kharkiv? we saw the missile targeted a civilian house in _ kharkiv? we saw the missile targeted a civilian house in kharkiv. _ a civilian house in kharkiv. targeting districts. i have many friends in kyiv. they are sitting in basements in shelters. there is no chance to go outside. there is an active full—scale war there. there is a reason russians will attack... they have already attacked civilians. ., ., , ., , ., civilians. how do you feel when you hear from the _ civilians. how do you feel when you hear from the kremlin _ civilians. how do you feel when you hear from the kremlin today, - civilians. how do you feel when you hear from the kremlin today, they. hear from the kremlin today, they were saying there military is not in any way targeting civilians? that is ure any way targeting civilians? that is pure prepaganda- _ any way targeting civilians? that is pure propaganda. everyone - any way targeting civilians? that is pure propa

and this evening in kharkiv, there was this... their president calls it the price ukraine is paying for its freedom. it is an enormous price. sarah rainsford, bbc news, dnipro. thousands of people from across ukraine, have been arriving in the western city of lviv since the fighting began. it's become a hub for refugees trying to reach poland, slovakia and hungary. while tens of thousands hope to cross the border every day, it's expected many more will soon arrive, as russian forces advance. our special correspondent, fergal keane has just sent this report from lviv. the road that goes on and on, the refugee road — of days waiting to move meagre distances. on day six of this invasion, the refugees keep coming. now, when you look at these images every day, you might think it's the same story every day. but, of course, it's not — war never is. it's not about an anonymous mass of people fleeing. it's about individual lives that are turned upside down. over half a million have fled already, many thousands more are on the move —

kharkiv is in that direction. from that direction that those sounds of the outgoing artillery certainly are coming from. the other thing, jim, that we're also hearing increasingly today that might feed into what you said, those reports of two russian jets allegedly being shot down over kyiv, we're also hearing a lot more russian air force activity above our position. we're hearing it right now. we heard it throughout the course of the day as we have been standing here. it seems to us as though the russians are intensifying their air campaign in kharkiv. of course, it is unclear from our vantage point here what we're hearing overhead is some kind of surveillance aircraft, but they sound like they're fighter jets or strike aircraft that are going overhead here in our position. and, again, we are not far at all from kharkiv and where those big battles are going on. it is about 40 miles down the road from here, but only about 20 miles -- probably less, 15 miles to the actual border with ukraine. and from the news that

kharkiv _ ukraine. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in _ ukraine. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in eastern _ ukraine. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in eastern ukraine. l in the besieged city of mariupol, there are reports many people have survived after a theatre was bombed by russian forces. hundreds of people were thought to be sheltering in the basement. president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of deliberately targeting the theatre but russia has denied carrying out the attack. our international correspondent, orla guerin, reports on the continuing russian assault. fire and destruction at the theatre in mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of dropping a bomb on this cultural landmark turned shelter for terrified civilians. this satellite image shows the russian word for children clearly marked on the ground. it did not protect them from russian jets. ground. it did not protect them from russianjets. in the ground. it did not protect them from russian jets. in the darkness a week ago,... of women and children who sought refuge

in the short term kharkiv _ war will be over. in the short term kharkiv was _ war will be over. in the short term kharkiv was heavily - term kharkiv was heavily shelled, as ye have heard and do you have experience, many are seriously injured and needed medical help. what are you hearing about how hospitals are coping? do the make i don't know about the hospitals because it is the connection is here very unstable in terms of, you don't know what is happening because of the transportation which is not working people are hiding and when they're in the basement there is no connection with them. a family of my friend in them. a family of my friend in the house hit yesterday by the russian missile systems and she was out of the country and could not get out of her parents, she does not know if they were alive or not. so we are actually, the hospital still has some surprise, they will soon run out and we ask all the countries that could have to bring as much support and help, humanitarian aid also by international organisations, as possible. yesterday, beautiful snow troops deliberatel

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. . if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and

first, we're going to focus on this assault on kharkiv ri

kharkiv is now completely destroyed, kharkiv city centre. it will be very difficult to get to normal life, and that is why people continue to leave the city, searching some places where they can start their life from the beginning. it is very difficult for people to leave everything here, everything they knew and their lives, and in they knew and their lives, and in the city the situation with food supplies, well, it is better now because there are less people actually in the city, and there are cars with humanitarian aid coming into the city which is distributed to people, but then when you go outside and you stay in line in front of the shop it means that at any moment you can become a target for another russian missile or attack. i, myself, see my role in providing the information about what is happening here on the ground in kharkiv, because i see a huge wave of this information that russia spreads through state media and social media. they continue to claim that this is ukrainian forces who she“ that this is ukrainian forces who shell

there in kharkiv. ., ,, , ., . ., , kharkiv. thank you so much, it was my pleasure- _ kharkiv. thank you so much, it was my pleasure- i _ kharkiv. thank you so much, it was my pleasure. ijust _ kharkiv. thank you so much, it was my pleasure. i just want _ kharkiv. thank you so much, it was my pleasure. i just want to - kharkiv. thank you so much, it was my pleasure. i just want to finish i my pleasure. i 'ust want to finish with a thought — my pleasure. i just want to finish with a thought on _ my pleasure. i just want to finish with a thought on the _ chinese because the chinese president xi jinping spoke today with president macron of france and the german chancellor, olaf scholz. and he supported france and germany in their efforts to find a ceasefire. but he is loathed to criticise moscow. and it seems the country is taking down any pro ukraine messages in china that are appearing on social media. that's right, very typical of the chinese regime, unfortunately. thea;r chinese regime, unfortunately. they abstained as — ch

square in kharkiv. he says every square in ukraine right now should be called freedom square. i'm joined now by cnn's anchor christiane amanpour. sounded like the translator was choking up because there was so much emotion there. >> well, i think you're absolutely right. you know, he said i can't even say good morning, good evening, good afternoon to you all because it is not good for anybody in ukraine. although we're fighting hard, everyday brings more deaths. and again, he raised this unbelievable global specter. this is not justified, he says, for ukraine or by brave ukrainians, but it is for the entire world, particularly the free world and particularly for europe. and he used this address here at the european parliament actually obviously in brussels to ask for immediate accession to the eu. now, it's unlikely that he will get that, but this was a point that he absolutely made. and let me say i spoke to the french finance minister today. and they have been working along with the united states, alo

they went back to kharkiv right now. >> so, your parents are back in kharkiv. are they okay? >> yes, they just -- i just talked to them. they managed to get home safely, which is good because just today their car was shelled with people in it. and they died. so, in kharkiv, i mean. >> ud said you had come all the way to lviv. that's where i am right now. it's close to the polish border. did you give some thought about going into poland? >> well, it's kind of like a hard topic in our family because me and my sister, we are not live in ukraine. we are staying here. we are going to do everything we can. we're going to help volunteers. we're going to provide aid for kharkiv, what we can. we can assist our army and our people the way we can. it's our position that we took, a decision made. but it's hard to do because our parents want us to leave. but they do not want to leave without us. >> these are impossible choices that so many people here are having to make. >> yes. most people don't want to leave their home, obviously. but when you have to, then there's -- there are hardship

a scene repeated in kharkiv as well. despite all of this the russian defence minister remains undeterred. this is what he had to say on tuesday. this is what he had to say on tuesday-— this is what he had to say on tuesday._ the tuesday. translation: the russian armed _ tuesday. translation: the russian armed forces - tuesday. translation: the russian armed forces group | tuesday. translation: the - russian armed forces group will continue its special military operation until it has achieved its goals. mil operation until it has achieved its coals. �* ., , its goals. all of this happening - its goals. all of this happening as - its goals. all of this happening as the i its goals. all of this _ happening as the slow-moving happening as the slow—moving convoy heading to the capital. how do things look coming into day seven of the conflict? clearly not a quiet night as these pictures show and it is still a government hands and this is the sound of things to come and that convoy, russia has been warning of an imminent

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets of vladimir putin's war. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but re, the men of ukraine's 22 battalion have pulled off a miracle. they have stopped on the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill-equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they are still holding the line. russian boots ha failed to gain hold here, frustrated, they ha sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. constantine, a former air forc pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. >> this is the first line of defense for the city. if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of its city. but the heart of kharkiv and ukrainian resistance is still beating. just beyond this position, there is only open country, and russians. they have tried to punch through here again and again, and have failed. ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. trying to encirc

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv. president biden says nato has never been more united and that russia's president, vladimir putin, is getting the opposite of what he intended when he ordered the invasion of ukraine. the us president was speaking after a summit in which leaders approved plans to send new battlegroups to four countries. our north america editor sarah smith reports from brussels. this show of solidarity is why president biden�*s here with the nato chief and over 30 other world leaders, to display the unity they believe is their strength. the nato summit is naturally focused on defence, how to help defend ukraine. more weapons and equipment are being promised, with britain pledging to double the number of missiles being sent. but ukrainian president zelensky wants far more. translation: you can give us 1% of all your aircraft. _ i% of all your tanks. 196. we can'tjust buy it. such a supply directly depends only on nato's decisions, on political decisions, by the way. nato will not send troops to ukrain

a town just on the outskirts of kharkiv, anderson. a pattern to not only capture but replace the political administration. yesterday a mayor was released. russians are trying to run towns they're taking on, kherson. that is the biggest city they have captured in that location. there has been daily protests against the presence of russian troops there, almost daily protests. local protestors aren't fighting any longer. they are trying to undermine some parallel political administration, anderson. >> sam kiley, appreciate it. kaitlyn collins. hard to get reporting directly out of kharkiv because of the punishing attacks. coming up next, joined by a correspondent who's just returned spending 5 days there. later, a top american official who has sadly seen far too much of this. rength it needs. even with repeated combing hair treated with dove shows 97% less breakage. strong hair with new dove breakage remededy. number one beauty brand not tested on animals. andy, justin tested positive. let's do a cue test. okay. ♪ (whispers) whoa, what

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. . if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and

you sent my team some pictures of kharkiv from before the invasion. now the russian army is just outside of kharkiv and the city faced serious damage. how are you processing the destruction of your home and how are you doing? >> i'm fine. the family is fine, as well and safe. house is still there. our house, which is perfectly good and other side or other houses. the pictures all damaged. everything we will spent -- >> victor froze for a moment. we'll give it a second to see if we can get him because we're dealing with long distances. are you back? >> can you hear me? >> please start over. how are you doing and how is your family doing now? >> family is safe first of all. everything is good. i have the children, all of them safe which is perfectly fine and we glad to have it. our house we're living is still there which is kind of surprised but worst case other houses are broken, bombarded, missile, many people damaged, killed especially children who are not really -- who are just civilians. people -- so yeah. >> you got a 5-year-old s son,-year-old da

the city of kharkiv is being purged of life. in near total blackout, the police in the country's second—largest city take us on patrol. the russians aren't far. explosion. shelling happens every night. this close to the russian border, there's another threat here — saboteurs. no—one escapes scrutiny. alina, 76—years—old, is lost and confused. in an instant, everybody�*s life here has been up—ended. but this young nation has surprised russia and the world with its resolve. we weave our way past the fallen, into no man's land, with the ukrainian army. here is 21—year—old yevgen gromadsky. where are the russians? over the sound of shelling, he tells me, "the russian soldiers are standing about 900 meters away from here. you can hear right now that they're firing on our positions and we are firing back". it's a grenade launcher, british. but it's more than just a grenade launcher — it's a guided missile. is it good against tanks? it's the best we have right now. how are the russians fighting? they're fighting lik

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in eastern ukraine. people are escaping from the beseiged city of mariupol, which is surrounded by russian forces. over 300,000 people are thought to be still trapped in the city — some were sheltering in the basement of a theatre that came under attack on wednesday. more from our correspondent, orla guerin. fire and destruction at the theatre in mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of dropping a bomb on this cultural landmark—turned—shelter for terrified civilians. this satellite image shows the russian word for children clearly marked on the ground. it didn't protect them from russianjets. in the darkness a week ago, glimpses of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre. the bomb shelter seems to have saved them. so far, there are no reports of any deaths, but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, a children's hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. the

kyiv, kharkiv and the port city of haar shawn. there was a separate government building that was reduced to dust. residents are trying to get out, and nbc news correspondent, cal perry, spoke with a young woman named katerina who spent two harrowing days running for her life. >> i left kharkiv two days ago when things got worse and my house got hit by a bomb and my loved ones died. it was like pretty much giving your soul to got every second, because our train stopped in the middle of kyiv and they were shooting and we heard bombs flying over and planes, and i thought this particular moment i can die. >> reporter: how did you survive? >> i don't think i did. we all are just super -- mentally we are broken and to be honest, i have ptsd, i do. every time i hear a sound, i start shaking. >> anything you want to say? >> please do -- please do cherish clear skies. every time you see skies cherish every moment of your life. >> our own richard engel reports that everybody is watching in kharkiv expecting kyiv is next. >> the assault has

massive explosion rocking kharkiv. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. 40 mile long russian convoy closes in on the ukrainian capital, ready to launch a bloody battle for kyiv. we are bringing team coverage. we are standing by. >> carley: start with mike tobin live in lviv, ukraine. what is the latest? -- >> mike: we are watching the attack of an administrative building. we are told that was attempted assassination. aftermath shows a building that took a great hit with a great ball of flames. great damage to the structure, no word on casualties. in the city of kharkiv, subject to unrelenting and indiscriminate rocket attack. rockets falling down within the urban population, best we can tell you, there are dozens of civilian casualties in kharkiv. headed south from the belarus battle they are heading to the capital city of kyiv. beyond that with satellite, we are getting information additional attack helicopters and infantry on northern side of the border on the belarus

russian forces have moved in toward kharkiv. it got hammered yesterday with artillery and rockets and the allegation of cluster bombs and russian paratroopers have moved in and taken up position in kharkiv. if you move around the country to the south and the east the russian backed region, they've been moving up from the crimea peninsula. a town of kherson where the battle is pitched over the last couple of days because there is a bridge spanning the dnieper river to connect crimea to the mainland. the russians say they have dominance in that town. ukrainians dispute it. the town of mariupol, they're out of water and been without heat and electricity. >> harris: you know, mike tobin, before i let you go there have been areas and you mentioned the holocaust museum. we know part of the propaganda of this war because we don't really know what to believe coming out of the kremlin, is that they want to denazify the world. that makes absolutely no sense when you consider that the president of ukraine is jewish by faith. and from what

perhaps we could start with the drive to kharkiv. as you said, it is the second-biggest city in ukraine and the road up there is a road you would expect. a hugeighway, sort of multiple lanes in other directions. almost completely empty because the city itself has become so dangous -- it is not technically under siege, but we spoke to the governor and several people from kharkiv told us they just cannot get drivers wiing to bng up food and other supplies. [indiscernible] the attacks on the city are so intensive that people don't want to risk going up there. you drive up this empty road and you go into the city -- the russian troops are focused on the north and east. we were driving from the south try not to cross the front lines. as you go toward the center, you start seeing the impact of this brutal, brutal assault. obviously, the worst hit city is mariupol. partly devastated. kharkiv is probably among those that are competing for the horrible title of been the second-most bombed. sort of announced the assault on khaki by sending a m

kharkiv has already suffered so _ happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much _ happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much but _ happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much but it - happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much but it fears . happening. kharkiv has already l suffered so much but it fears this wall has barely started. a city of russian speakers, who can't fathom why russia is now destroying their lives and their houses. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kharkiv. russian forces are steadily making gains in this war, as urban areas are cut off by troops. in the city of mariupol, in the south, which is under siege, the mayor says food is running out and there's no water, heating or electricity. the russian advance is also gaining momentum to the east and north, with continued shelling and artillery fire that we can hear, within just a few kilometres of our base. the sound of air raid sirens is more regular throughout the day now, in kyiv. and there's been international condemnation of russia's assault on a nuclear power plant, the biggest in europe. jeremy

south, kyiv and kharkiv. what we are talking about in the south is this town of kherson, about the size of tampa, florida. 300,000 people. you're seeing what the russians are attempting to do. they're attempting to spread west to connect mariupol to mother russia and -- i'm sorry, to the west to get odesa, to the east to get mariupol. but this map and the other maps where you see a russian-controlled red, that is a huge area. and russia does not control all of that red. there is a lot of ukrainian fighters in that area. and what i would suggest as we continue to see that red eek out into various areas north, east and west, it opens up the supply lines. it opens up to more ukrainian fighters going against the russian convoys. this is the black sea. what you are talking about is replying through that black sea. that's very difficult to do for a naval force, especially one that turkey has said they will stop. and there are other nato vessels in the black sea. russia considers it a russian lake. it's not. there a

live from kharkiv. vladimir putin has praised russia's unity over what he calls the country's "special operation" in ukraine, and he thanked russia's military. his comments came in a public speech, to a packed stadium in moscow. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has sent us this report. "your president needs you," they'd been told, and they came, some with flags and fervour... all chant: russia! ..others with the letter z that's been painted on some russian military vehicles in ukraine. "i'm a patriot," says tatiana. "if our government's fighting in ukraine, "it must be necessary." not everyone, though, was so excited at attending a kremlin rally. well, we've spoken to quite a few people here who told us they were either forced to come here by their employers or promised the day off if they would come here, but no—one would go on camera. inside the stadium where the world cup final had been four years ago, this time... announcer: vladimir vladimirovich putin! ..it was president putin out in the midd

few have seen worse than the people of kharkiv. reporting from there has been extremely difficult, because of the near constant bombardment. clarissa ward was there. we have not had much -- no direct cnn presence there since. what you are about to see is rare, which makes it more important. dan rivers filed this report about one woman who turns the camera on herself as she watches her city assaulted. >> reporter: kharkiv is resembling the 21st century stalingrad. russia is laying siege. amid this, the residents are surviving. the day after a missile slammed into kharkiv's town hall, we asked a resident of the city to document what's happening to her home. >> my city, kharkiv, is under contact attack, bombing, rocket fire, artillery fire, all day, nonstop. just today, four russian warplanes flew near my house. >> reporter: she's trying to keep her body, mind and soul together with her family in their apartment where they are sheltering from the bombs. >> this is our hiding place. it's a vestibule area between two walls with no windo

one of their main targets today, the eastern city of kharkiv. russia attacked the city with what looked like indiscriminate fire to the south, the small port city of berdyansk was also attacked the mayor says russian troops took over the city but even then, people didn't give up protesters confronting the russian troops and heckling them, shouting "berdyansk is ukraine. but russian forces seem to have a bigger plan in mind this convoy of russian equipment and troops reportedly stretches for 17 miles outside of kyiv. but russia's advance has been plagued by logistics failures some russian vehicles literally running out of gas a ukrainian man pulling alongside this armored vehicle. broken down, he asks the diesel is out, the soldier says i can only tow you back to russia, the ukrainian says and the soldier laughs in kyiv, residents are preparing for street-to-street fighting, mixing molotov cocktails as fast as they can fill bottles. >> we are fighting for our freedom, for our self-reliance, for ourselves, our houses, our children we'll stand till

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do you see a point when you may have to leave kharkiv yourself? >> well, the most threatening and critical situation is in mariupol right now. so when the city is encircled, i think that russian troops will at some point try to do so, but kharkiv is much bigger city. it is 1.5 million city, now so many people will of course have to flee kharkiv so it is almost all empty. but then i don't want to stay in the city until the moment, if there will be attempt for this encirclement and i don't want to stay when the russian troops might come into the city. this will be threatening may personal security, of course, a very large point because they will be looking for people like myself. i really don't think this is the situation at the moment. i see and i speak to ukrainian military and they say that they are holding the borders of the city very firmly and i think that very soon we will get more support. we are already getting support but we will get more support from our partners. so that will allow ukraine and forces to counter attack and probably we wil

this city of kharkiv will hold and today, kharkiv is unified as never before. fighting rages on in the south—eastern port city of mariupol, as ukrainian forces battle pro—russian separatists. city officials warn large numbers of people might have been killed after hours of continuous shelling. in southern ukraine, moscow claims to have seized control of the port city of kherson. the mayor says the city is surrounded, but is still under his control. heavy artillery strike an apartment building in borodyanka, northwest of the capital, kyiv. president zelensky accuses moscow of trying to erase his country's history. ukrainians are a symbol of resilience. a symbol of the fact that people in any country can become the best people on earth at any moment. glory to ukraine. thousands of --eole glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed _ glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed over - glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed over borders| glory to ukraine. thousands of- people streamed over borders seeking from russian attacks. athletes from russia

some people who do flee kharkiv are now heading here. just as we were filming the volunteers were making this checkpoint one of so many fortifications now going up around dnipro on the air raid siren started to wail again dnipro on the air raid siren started to wailagain and dnipro on the air raid siren started to wail again and the volunteers ducked under the bridge for cover. just a reminder of how when we talk about dnipro being saved, it is all pretty relative. vera made it here this morning, grabbing just enough for a couple of days. in kharkiv, she tells me, food and even water are growing scarce now and a friend is in hospital after this morning's missile strike. she tells me he was right by the building. thank god he is alive. but she says all her friends started writing and calling today when their flats were hit, or something fell really close. and something fell really close. and some —— and this evening in kharkiv there was this. the president calls it the price ukraine is paying for its freedom. it is an enormous price.

in kharkiv, and it's just one of the new attacks in kharkiv. my parents don't live there anymore, but we do have many friends, and family members who do. i was taken to my mother recently, and i asked her, have you've been in touch with those people? the majority of people had left the city, to leave the kharkiv region, somewhere in smaller villages, and there were some family members with distant relatives. it was showing ethnically russian, to family in russia, and she was very pro-russian. she was always saying, we need to be closer with russia, our, friends our brothers, i just don't understand what the fuss is. now, she is in the city, being bombarded, and apparently, her whole view of the world, and her understanding of the world, just flew out the very first moment that they heard the bombs explode in kharkiv. she is extremely confused right now, but now, she is not saying the russians are our friends anymore, just like many other people heard another story, again, a friend of the friend situation, which was again, very pro-russian, now

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets of vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields. from europe's pasztor. —— past. but here the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they have pulled off a miracle. they have stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on they are still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they have sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: , , , translation: this is the first line of defence _ translation: this is the first line of defence for _ translation: this is the first line of defence for the - translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. . line of defence for the city. if they get through here they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you

also flying towards kharkiv. you have that school that was hit later today but also the police station, the university also being hit as well. it's pretty heavy weapons being employed in all of that. it seems to us as on the board, the russians seem to be stepping up their offensive not just around kharkiv but you have the formal general saying you have the land corridor that he believes vladmir putin is trying to create. that's something a lot of people have been talking about for an extended period of time. if you look at crimea, that's been the engsxtended location fa very long time. the water is quite treacherous there. they sort of went east ward and linked up with the army so the donbas republic. that does appear to show they seem to try to form the land corridor to crimea from russia and from the donbas republic to have it to resupply those areas. anderson. >> there's heavy snowfall expected across the eastern ukraine in the coming days. how might that upset russia's effort? >> reporter: i'm glad you menti