does that make an attack beer in odessa seem inevitable? well, that is what many people he saying that is why there are on an edge. that is why ha, many of them have already left the city and to we have to see that we have to say that the city of michel, i, if it's just 130 kilometers from here and to we are hearing a very disturbing report from there the battle is, are reportedly focusing on the northern part of the city and resident civilian neighborhoods were reportedly or so hit but, but by missile and artillery of fire. so people here not the saw, of course, of course watching the news and, and so thinking that they may be the next target of the russian forces. even in those really trying circumstances and alexandra, have you been able to, to keep abreast of the broader view here and how this conflict is developing across ukraine in recent hours. yes, and as i sat her, our impression is that the russian forces are intensifying a bombardment. and that is, of course, the spreading chaos and, and terror and death across a ukraine. we have

right, so as we've said, many people do fear that the worst is yet to come in odessa. how specifically our residents preparing for the possible russian onslaught? well, residents that i spoke with that told me, they are ready for whatever may come. and when you look around, we are now in the historic center of odessa, you see that the city has been turned into a fortress. there are a lot of checkpoints, there are barricades build up a build of sand bags, but also muscle and, and to we also know that there are tank trips a place at strategically important places. he, in odessa and, and many, he is still hope that you know, that it's not gonna happen, but of course, all of them are prepared for a potential russian is sold. and now i'm sandra one about just ordinary life activities. are these continuing our, our shops open? are people going to work well, shops are open, schools are close. we learned that if you, for example, go shopping, that's not the case that they would tell you you are not allowed to buy special goods. however, at the same time, we also have to mentio

the lexi port city of odessa is preparing for an offensive by russian troops. odessa, mayor says the russian military could soon surround the city, cutting it off from the rest of ukraine. locals are volunteering to defend their hometown and they're ready to put up a fight. we are in the center of their side. you can see that the port city has been turned into a fortress. checkpoints and barricades built of sand bags have been erected throughout the city, makoto rugle, cuz the gin moves we are ready every day we go to sleep, fully dressed, to be ready to seek shelter in anticipation of a missile strike. mortal printed for cuba, shoveling sand into sand bags on odessa speech to strengthen the city's defences. volunteers such as alexander an engineer, say they want to make themselves useful, but the we are trying to support each other. we are trying to organize ourself. i know so many people here i, i never know before, but now we are work as a team. and this is the perfect example. and this is what we should do or this is of tremendous strategic importance for the ukrainians, and that

odessa is a mix of splendor and misery. this occupied building in the center of town is slavomir's new home. the pensioner came here five years ago, fleeing pro-russian separatists in the east of the country. >> i'm from the donetsk region, from the town of dzerzhynsk. it's now called toretsk, it was renamed. the town is right at the front. that's why i had to leave and come here. >> separatists took control of his town in 2014. slavomir, who was the commander of aanti-tank battalion, found himself fighting his pro-russian neighbors. forced to flee, he came to odessa and moved into this derelict building. the city cut off electricity and running water to the building years ago. >> the city won't say why they did this, but the residents of this house are sure they want us out of the building. it makes sense. after all, the building is in a great location in the city center. i think soone has thr sigh set on the ilding. >> slavomir refuses to leave his new home simply because he doesn't match the image odessa wants to present

odessa is a mix of splendor and misery. this occupied building in the center of town is slavomir's new home. the pensioner came here five years ago, fleeing pro-russian separatists in the east of the country. >> i'm from the donetsk region, from the town of dzerzhynsk. it's now called toretsk, it was renamed. the town is right at the front. that's why i had to leave and come here. >> separatists took control of his town in 2014. slavomir, who was the commander ofn anti-tank battalion, found himself fighting his pro-russian neighbors. forced to flee, he came to odessa and moved into this derelict building. the city cut off electricity and running water to the building years ago. >> the city won't say why they did this, but the residents of this house are sure they want us out of the building. it makes sense. after all, the building is in a great location in the city center. i thinsoone has thr sightset on the building. >> slavomir refuses to leave his new home simply because he doesn't match the image odessa wants to present

olga, why did you decide to leave today to odessa? from odessa? >> we were thinking about it, but if we were just to run, i and my husband, we wouldn't leave anywhere. but we have three children, and i have responsibility for them and so i have to think about them. and i have to protect them. that's the way i do that. that's the only way i see in that situation, crazy situation, to protect them. so that's why we are here. >> reporter: well, we hope that your family stays safe. thank you, olga. >>> now, john, let me just explain. moldova is a tiny country, 2 1/2 million people. according to the moldovan government, every eight kids is now a ukrainian refugee. the government is providing free transport to everybody who comes across the border to get into these buses and then to move deeper into the country. many of the more than 230,000 people who have arrived in the last week-and-a-half then move on into other european countries, but some stay behind. the moldovans need help now to deal with this massive refugee exodus. you know, i cannot stress en

they are planning to bombard odessa and the russians always used to come to odessa and they felt only warmth, only sincerity in odessa, and now bombs are coming against odessa, artillery, marseilles, this is going to be a war crime, a historical crime, william his lot. this man who doesn't want to be identified or also talks about alleged russian crime. he was working on a cruise ship in the caribbean sea when russia evaded his country. he's come home to fight, to be honest, i am scared. i was scared when i made the decision. i mean, this is the world like people are buying and, and there is, i mean there is a chance that they're going to get shot. i don't know injure or whatever. but as i said now, we are united and on the same everybody on the same risk lives are being turned upside down in ukraine, people having to make whole breaking decisions on whether to leave behind their homes and loved ones, or riskless safety by staying put one where you realize that the teams are getting but we decided to go even with studying and working at who software engineer the eastern city of how ke

up the road at odessa's zoo, staf agreed to stay put, whatever the war brings. the director now sleep in his office, afraidhe sound of explosions might panic the animals. and more animals keep arriving, pets dropped off by families preparing to flee. >> i am afraid. but they stay here. they love our city, and they all stayed here and will fight. andrew: meanwhile, teenage recruits are still signing up for odessa's civil defense units, ready to fight russians street by street, knowing it may soon come to that. it is impossible to imagine the russians bombarding this precious city, a place steeped in the russian language, russian culture in centuries of russian history. and yet the events of the past few weeks and ukraine suggest this city, odessa, could be under attack at any moment. out of sight, off the coast, a russian armada is circling. odessa already sandbagged its most precious monuments. ♪ each new air raid since people down to the city's old sellers -- cellars to wait for whaver russia has in store. ♪ andrew harding, bbc news, odessa. laura: the russ

ukraine's black sea port of odessa is preparing for a russian attack. the city's mayor says russian troops could soon surround the city on three sides, effectively cutting it off from the rest of the country. locals are volunteering to defend their hometown and say they are ready to fight. we have a report tonight. reporter: we are in the center of odessa, and you can see the port city has been turned into a fortress. checkpoints and era cades, -- barricades and sandbags throughout the city. >> we are ready. every day we go to sleep fully dressed in anticipation of a missile strike. reporter: shoveling sand into sandbags on the beach to strengthen the city's defenses. volunteers such as alexander, an engineer, say they want to make themselves useful. >> we are trying to support each other. we are trying to organize ourselves. i know there are so many people here, but now we work as a team, and this is a perfect example and what we should do. reporter: odessa is of tremendous strategic importance for the ukrainians, which makes the city a likely russian

the russians always used to come to odessa and they felt only warmth, only sincerity in odessa, and now bombs are coming against odessa, artillery, marseilles. this is going to be a war crime, a historic crime would. but the russian army is talking only about military targets . it says it has destroyed $2230.00 military facilities in ukraine during what it calls a special operation. offensive continues to stoke popular anger, ukraine, especially in the southeast region. there was hope thousands could escape from the deceased city of mighty upon in the southeast. but the evacuation was called off after both sides claimed cease 5 violations. many other ukrainians escaped russian bombardment for neighboring countries. you and hcr says the number of refugees has now passed 1500000, making it the largest exit in europe since world war 2010. let's take a closer look at a dash, which is the 3rd largest city in ukraine. it's often known as the pile of the black sea, but it's also a significant port for the wider region was strategic pipelines, while a chemical processing facilities, as well as

odessa is a mix of splendor and misery. this occupied building in the center of town is slavomir's new home. the pensioner came here five years ago, fleeing pro-russian separatists in the east of the country. >> i'm from the donetsk region, from the town of dzerzhynsk. it's now called toretsk, it was renamed. the town is right at the front. that's why i had to leave and come here. >> separatists took control of his town in 2014. slavomir, who was the commander ofn anti-tank battalion, found himself fighting his pro-russian neighbors. forced to flee, he came to odessa and moved into this derelict building. the city cut off electricity and running water to the building years ago. >> the city won't say why they did this, but the residents of this house are sure they want us out of the building. it makes sense. after all, the building is in a great location in the city center. i thinsoone has thr sightset on the building. >> slavomir refuses to leave his new home simply because he doesn't match the image odessa wants to present

we are in the center of odessa. you can see that the port city has been turned into a fortress. checkpoints and barricades built of sandbags have been erected throughout the city. makoto ruger, polkas, the jin moves we are ready. every day we go to sleep, fully dressed, to be ready to see shelter in anticipation of a missile strike. mortal printed for cuba, shoveling sand into sand bags on odessa speech to strengthen the city's defences. volunteers such as alexander an engineer, say they want to make themselves useful, but the we are trying to support each other. we are trying to organize ourself. and oh, so many people here i, i never know before, but now we are work as a team. and this is the perfect example. and this is what we should do or this is of tremendous strategic importance for the ukrainians, and that makes the city a likely russian targets and capturing odessa passports. russia would be able to cut off ukraine from the black sea and from all supplies coming in by ship. ah, time and again, irrate sirens

but it is for cuba. shoveling sand into sand bags on odessa speech to strengthen the cities defences. volunteers such as alexander an engineer, say they want to make themselves useful, but the we are trying to support each other. we are trying to organize ourself. i know so many people here i, i never know before, but now we are work as a team. and this is the perfect example. and this is what we should do or this is of tremendous strategic importance for the ukrainians, and that makes the city a likely russian targets and capturing odessa passports. russia would be able to cut off ukraine from the black sea and from all supplies coming in by ship. ah, time and again, irrate servants go out and residents have to seek shelter. it's almost too much to bear. alexandra tells me. her family has lived in odessa for 4 generations, but now alexandra says it's time for her and her daughter to flee. this issue? oh, boom, aha! tomorrow i've been thinking the long should i leave my home, my family, my husband was who's been my i love it. it's so hard, accordingly you take only the necessities and

also coming up jewish choate, jewish children from the ukrainian city of odessa, find refuge in berlin, where they're celebrating the festival of putting ah i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. dozens of ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a russian missile strike on a military base in michel live in southern ukraine. the strike is one of the deadliest attacks on ukrainian military targets since the start of the war, and it's feared the death toll could rise significantly. it comes as russia make significant military gains in ukraine, including in the besieged port city of mario bowl. the aftermath of a russian missile attack and nickel live. it's believed 200 soldiers were inside. at the time, the base was struck. rescuers raced to find survivors in the rubble, but are forced to seek safety. when an air raid siren rings out, the constant threat of bombardment has forced people here under ground ideas that was lovely. i can't tell you how scared we are. we'll live in the cellar now. when the bombs hit the army base, everything shook to the east. russians are pushing deeper int

it's the last stand against russian forces near odessa. and ukraine says it was temporarily denied access to the sea of as of because of russia mercury activity at the port city of mario paul, stephanie decker is in western ukraine and begins our coverage from above. mary paul, looks like it's had the life sucked out of it. people's homes now frozen in time. eerie carcases, of war, and on the ground. even the dead get no peace. it's too dangerous to bury them in the cemetery. often lying outside for days. those left alive can't make sense of this war. rick, you're sure directly through the my mother in law born in 1936, she survived the learning grog siege russian passport on worker of russian federations fishing industry. but she is lying. those killed in the bombardment of being buried in the grounds of their homes. something they never would have imagined while living here. settlers nibbled when you go quiet. it's disgusting. i'm not going to blame anyone. i'm disgusted. i'm scared and i'm cold. it's a horror. i have never expected this

the situation in odessa has been steady for the past ten days or so. they're very much prepared for the attack, and continue to prepare. but we are not seeing too much of an increase. there are reports of shelling in the southwest suburbs, but we haven't been able to make it out there yet to check it out. listen, >> you are with a family that was sheltering in a basement in mykolaiv. what can you tell us about that? what were they experiencing? >> yes, a few days ago we made a trip up to mykolaiv, and which is kind of the southern front of this war. over in the eastern neighborhood suburbs, we spent all this time with a little girl on her fifth birthday. or apartment building had been very badly shelled, as well as multiple buildings around them. this little girl was happy. she gave us a tour of her bunker where she's living in a very cheerful voice. but you could also really see the amount of stress that this is playing on her. every few minutes she would kind of go from a happy girl like a kid, to very tearful and needing the comfort of her parents a

g 0, live russian worships, have been shelling odessa, which is bracing for russian invasion. odessa z crane's 3rd largest city home to more than 1000000 people that's located on the black sea coast. and her c crating navies headquarters, which moved them off to russia. annex crimea, in 2014. it also handles around 65 percent of ukrainian c, cargo. that makes it a lifeline to the outside world. if russia seizes odessa will effectively cut off ukraine from overseas trade and military aid. all the adul, hamid reports. ah, when the sirens go off, people head to the shelter in odessa is deep underground in the so called catacombs, all stone mines, excavated through times. and her children have been coming and going from here since the beginning of the war. they have supplies ready for the long hold. i think it will just look a look. we have water here with the blankets. we have to sleep here with matt and to inflatable mattresses. and here we keep food, a lot of different things. biscuits, liver, patty, and different kinds of food. i have the passports and all the documents in my bag. as

it helped evacuated from a foster home in odessa. the children arrived in berlin after a bus journey that took them from the black sea city through moldova romania, hungary, and the czech republic. before reaching germany. the children had spent the 1st several nights after the russian invasion, sheltering in the cellar of their foster home. to via is now safe from berlin, but the 5 week old baby has already experienced tragedy. his mother gave him up to foster care in the hopes he could find safety. she came to us when the kid was 4 days old, she came with the baby. she gave him the shem to my father to the rabbi, odessa, and she turned around and shook out, and she didn't give the kid to via is one of $105.00 jewish children who have been brought to germany from odessa. the jewish community in the ukrainian city include several holocaust survivors who now live in fear of russian atrocities a berlin rabbi agreed to help. and now in the war, our job changed. we now we're doing another stuff who was teaching now we saving lives. that'

it looks i'm one of the odessa isn't far away. and snake island has been destroyed me in the austin, go to them when they will, but all the other people are being killed really good, very. yeah, there's just which i hope the world community will react to the russian president's actions, and that there will be peace in ukraine. ukrainian boys are dying right now in the stand in with the, with show him that grains he clocked in. odessa was attacked right at the start of the war. yeah. was latina and dummy fled to their grandmother in the village, but it was not safe there either. the 3 of them left as soon as they could get along a shuffle stalker yourselves. what are my plans and flung them? i'm just so tired, which i have no plans on you. my children make the plans for me when you did it. i'm not well, they should have left money behind. but my children are worried about me and want us to be together. i wasn't but as i told you should get a book bag, which i don't know what will happen next august of that is we help with that. we

we got odessa in the sal preparing for the worst. the war also getting closer to nater territory in the west . you have said that this all demands a clear message from nato. why should that message be? when figures should be several fold? and one, although it may said, should be that certain weapons, nuclear cubicle, have no place in this conflict. and that the use of those weapons will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict with devastating consequences and to find that nato's leaders have not pushed back on the let me put in nuclear, our chemical weapon, black men, set the very dangerous precedent. so the fear we have of his collision is actually amplified because we're not responding with the right strategy that's on on vag. putting skeleton 3 steps, miss protein, let me ask you, a nato has not pushed back enough or correctly vladimir putin. he increased the alarm status for russia's nuclear arsenal when the invasion of ukraine began. how is nato supposed to respond to that? when nato was for them to decrease it to actual

the odessa is a russian city and speaks only russian. no, like, i think the people are now switching to ukrainian. so i really hope that a decimal not returned to pro russian narrative any more exclusions and air sirens . i heard more often every day and night assigned it for a distance from the light at the end of the tunnel may still be far away. without that humming al jazeera odessa in sudden ukraine. the resignation security council is meant to discuss allegations that the u. s. is funding biological weapons research in ukraine? the u. s. denies the claim of zeros christians, louise at un headquarters in new york. russia called the meeting to present what it described as new evidence, a u. s. supported biological research laboratory in the ukraine posed a threat to the region. rachada grays. he was to go to them by women, got more put simply, the ukrainian authorities gave the pentagon carte blanche on the territory of ukraine to carry out dangerous biological experiments. there. this is not the noble assistance to ukraine, that the

also coming up jewish children from ukrainian city of odessa find refuge in berlin, where they're celebrating the festival of purip. ah, amber hello mohammad. walking to the program. russian forces have entered the center of the besieged city of mario upon a key port in the south east has been under attack for several weeks. taking mary jo, pull a scene as a key strategic move for moscow, and would open up a land corridor between russia and crimea. ukrainian troops are now fighting with russian forces over the site of the as love style plant in mario pole. one of the largest steel plants in europe, the cities met, vice mayor says the facility has been destroyed by russian air strikes. a warning, some viewers may find some of the images in this report to study. ukraine's port city of mario paul, lies in ruins. this used to be a shopping center. now it's just a shell, dead bodies, litter the streets. those still standing left with almost nothing. rushes, assault on the city has not let up. with reports, russian forces have now entered the center against this background, ukraine's president is d

aircraft, carrier, harry, s truman, patrolling nato, s space and jewish children from ukrainian city of odessa find refuge in berlin, where they're celebrating the festival for it. ah, i'm really mohammed walking to the program. russian forces have entered the center of the besieged city of mario paul, a key port in the south east that's been under attack for several weeks. taking mario pole is seen as a key strategic move for moscow, and would open up a land corridor between russia and crimea. ukrainian troops on out fighting with russian forces over the as of stealth steel plant in mario polk. a warning, some viewers may find some images in this report, disturbing. ukraine's port city of mario poll lies in ruins. this used to be a shopping center. now, it's just a shell. dead bodies, litter the streets. oh, those still standing left with almost nothing. rushes assault on the city has not let up with reports. russian forces have now entered the center against this background, ukraine's president is demanding fresh peace talks was available and available. always insisted on negotiations for ov

her family has lived in odessa for 4 generations. but now, alexandra says it's time for her and her daughter to flee. this issue. so oh, boom. on behalf of wilma, i've been thinking the long should i leave my home, my family, my husband was is below my. i love it. it's so hard. when you take only the necessities and go, but everything it's necessary when they're, when they move. so as far as margot at each time i wake up and my mom says for we need to take cover, i would take the cad, the phone and height of the home. so we sit there until the alarm is over and we should jim thumb, not the whole company of winchester warner. many people have already left believing that it's just a question of time before moscow tries to capture odessa. or this has ties with russia, stretch back many centuries to city founded by russian empress. catherine the great is still largely russian speaking. but despite the deep seated connections, the people of odessa are prepared to meet, put in full dress with fierce resistance. we visited a school that is

it's a remains in ukrainian control but odessa is braced for the fight. many have already fled, the city seeking safety elsewhere lives left behind families, torn apart in the splendor of music in stock contrast to the signs of wall singing, thought i, city, and survival. in the hope that some one will here with that's all for now. we're back with more news at the top of the asked i with with, with taking a look at what divided and what to connect in the fight for peace and freedom. the war in ukraine changed everything. life and making art. we ask coolest effective can always be in these times. up arts 21. d. w. cutting off the money. russian only got as many of whom hold close ties to flooding your cruelty. you have long parked there in gotten friends outside their own country. now russia's war in ukraine has government 3 lax rules on for investment. why sanction from the financial sector might be the strongest weapon in the fight against the russian regime. a business special in 60 minutes on dw, sometimes a seed is all you need to allow big ideas to g

members of the famed odessa opera sing their national anthem. slava ukraini, thigh cry, glory to ukraine. >> diaz: chris livesay joins us now from odessa on the black sea. a critical city, as ukraine's largest port. chris, how are locals preparing for an attack, and how do they feel? >> reporter: well, adriana, they're bracing for the worst. and they're digging in for a fight, whether that's literally with weapons or if it's to provide moral support or any kind of military aid. we've seen people filling up sandbags on the beach, filling up crates of water and food for the soldiers. their hopes are extremely high. they've seen the military perform very well, above all expectations across the country, but they've also seen the devastation in places like mariupol, and you'd have to be crazy not to be nervous. >> diaz: okay, chris livesay in odessa. be careful out there. today, president biden authorized up to $200 million for arms and equipment for ukraine. cbs' debra alfarone is at the white house with the latest. debra. >> reporter: adriana, toda

well, alexander phenomena out a doubly correspondent in ukraine is in the port of odessa and joins us now. alexander, welcome to you again. i want to begin by asking how was the night where you are for we had to seek shelter at night and actually in the early morning hours and with sirens, going off at least for 3 times. so you can understand that people are tired, they're on their, on dissipating, that russian attack on the port city for this could happen anytime we also spoke with the local defense forces. they told us that they are ready to meet, put in soldiers, who would fear this? since that said, they are ready to fight to whatever a cost center. what do we seeing across the city that the city has been turned into? a full truck to a barricade, checkpoints, and even tank traps. blocking the approaches to uniquely important places. alexandra, you're right in the middle of this, but how you're witnessing the people around you holding up? well, i mean, everyone is trying to find a way to cope with the situation. we have to have to stress that so many people have already left the ci

the odessa was a russian city and speaks only russian. no, i think the people now switching to ukrainian when i really hope that a decimal not returned to pro russian narrative any more exclusions. and as i heard more often, every day and night assigned for a distance from the light at the end of the tunnel may still be far away with odessa in southern new cream. the wealthy program is warning of a wave of collateral hunger around the globe as ukraine's supply chains collapse. united nations agency buys nearly half its wheat from ukraine. it says the dire situation there will have implications for all countries that depend on it. the country's food supply chain is falling apart. movement of goods has slowed down due to insecurity and the reluctance of drive us to life to base is like net grow, like the lawn value or to me, the consequences often conflicting ukraine. radiating out votes, be going away for the collateral, how it costs the glow, asha and duquesne alone account for almost still keep the st. the global lead plate . the united

down in odessa's ancient catacombs, echoes from the past. these vast tunnels once helping families sheltered from the nazis. there is some graffiti here from the 1940's. it reads "hitler go, death to fascism." now the past and present seemed to mingle in the musty air. and yet from its catacombs to its clubs, today's odessa is in bracing optimism, as if that alone were a form of defiance against the kremlin. andrew harding, bbc news, in southern ukraine. ros:ell, while the world goes on, another round of face-to-face talks between ukraine and russia is scheduled to go ahead this week in turkey. we had pictures from lasear that shows the russian delegation arriving in istanbul. ukraine president's volodymyr zelenskyy, who will not be attending the talk, says he's prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country as part of the efforts to win the war. but he says such an idea would have to go to a referendum, and i could ke around a year to implement. here is more of what he said. pres. zelensky: security guarantees and neutrality, n

so certainly, there is a message coming out of odessa. we've heard also that a lot of the people who do support russia, a very angered or what's happening it in how to even care if so they are also sort of switching their side's. okay, thank you. so much.

most of them come from the odessa region, including valerie or alexandrovna. i retired doctor didn't tell us who brought all this is. so local people volunteers, they come and bring things here. the refugees enjoy the soup, but their fear remains. the last, i believe that putin is threatening the world with nuclear weapons, unfortunately would be to me, we don't want to die. civil. we want to live in may thir 15 my son told me anyway, i'll house my life. we mustn't mall the loss of our house. it is for the funeral. i deal with nobody knows whether the refugees will ever be able to return home at the moment. all that counts is a quiet night away from the bombs and missiles santa marina arrived with her brother and her young son last night like that for that. and he will not this, my son has no idea what's happening in our country. but he thinks we're on holiday that we want them to feel at home here, that they can feel warm from their souls, thought the quantity and the warmth of these rooms. kudos that they can rest he and live in dignity. here. supposed her w

. >> translator: they are preparing to bomb odessa. russian people always used to come to odessa and they only knew warmth and generosity. and what's now actually bombs against odessa. this will be a war crime. this will be historical crime. >> let's get to cnn's nick payton walsh who joins us from odessa. nick, give us a sense of what you're seeing on the ground and odessa, it's a vital port? >> reporter: yeah, we have been hearing for days of the possibility of maybe an amphibious or naval a salt against this third largest city in ukraine. it's maritime to the outside world. you can't control ukraine if you don't have odessa as part of that. but so far throughout the night and this morning with horizontal snow a moment ago, it has been quiet. not the case, though, from where you just saw the report. at 5:00 this morning, a number of rockets landed in a residential area there, and we've seen images posted by local officials of residential buildings on fire, and a hospital official we've spoken to confirmed one dead and three injured.

they are planning to bombard odessa. the russians always used to come to odessa and they felt only warmth, only sincerity in odessa, and now bombs are coming against odessa, artillery, marseilles. this is going to be a war crime, a historic crime. odessa is the 3rd largest city in ukraine is often known as the peril of the black sea, but it's also significant port for the wider region with strategic pipelines, oil, and chemical processing facilities, as well as major transport hubs. if russia managers to take the city, it would cut off ukraine's access to the black sea. john hall has this update from the live, see. they look at the horizon at elements of the black sea fleet, including landing craft and support craft hovering there. and they are aware that forces that have overtaken the town of song on the black sea just to the west of crimea, moving through house on expanding territory, heading towards mc alive, a big ship building center, and then potentially turning westwards to double back on themselves. and hit our d