kyiv, have they given up on k iv? , ., kyiv? the reports are the military _ kyiv? the reports are the military we _ kyiv? the reports are the military we know - kyiv? the reports are the military we know has - kyiv? the reports are the military we know has no | kyiv? the reports are the - military we know has no game left in kyiv as it is. as it is, they may be using the pretext of these rounds of peace talks that we are seeing in istanbul in turkey, they are retreating from the kyiv area in order to possibly regroup because the reports are that vladimir putin has not given up with his obsession of controlling kyiv and that would obviously be a very dangerous development. we may yet see in the near future another attempt on kyiv. right now, though, ithink another attempt on kyiv. right now, though, i think the russians will concentrate on attempting some victories in the south and the east of ukraine to try and knock out mariupol finally and complete the land bridge from crimea to the land bridge from crimea to the donbas so by make the ninth, a sacred day in the s

i think in kyiv. it is _ difficult for ukraine? i think in kyiv. it is a — difficult for ukraine? i think in kyiv, it is a different - difficult for ukraine? i think in kyiv, it is a different sort - difficult for ukraine? i think in kyiv, it is a different sort of. kyiv, it is a different sort of situation to the rest of the country because this place has remained, certainly the centre of kyiv, remained relatively unscathed. yes in the towns and villages around here that have been under russian occupation, those names that we now know so well, places where i have been over the last week or so. and the devastation is, in some places total. people's lives have been destroyed. i think here in the centre of kyiv, it is easy to see that, to feel perhaps, to a degree, removed from it, but people who live in the city, they know that there is that symbolic importance attached to a capital. certainly, you're right when you see russia will really have been seriously displeased with what happened with the moskva, it is theirflagship, ukraine is not known for its might, at sea, that is somet

russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship missiles and threatens more to come. the world braces for wheat shortages as the war disrupts global supplies — we're in the port city of odesa. millions of tonnes of grain arejust not leaving. and the question is, what will happen to international supply routes should this war continue, and if russia takes control of this region? more than 150 palestinians are injured in clashes with israeli police atjerusalem's holy site. the british home secretary pushes ahead with plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, despite concerns from her own civil servants. hello, welcome, thanks for joining us. russia has threatened to intensify attacks on the ukrainian capital kyiv, if its territory is further targeted. tensions have risen since russia's iconic warship the moskva sank on thursday — moscow says the sinking was caused by a fire, but ukraine says it hit the vessel with missiles. a weapons factory near kyiv has already been partia

russia lost the battle of kyiv. kyiv still stands. the capital city of ukraine was subject to an attack as its invading neighbor tried to conquer kyiv, and russia failed. and they failed chiefly because of the bravery and skill of the ukrainian armed forces, but they also failed because the united states and our partners put in the hands of those armed forces advanced weapons that helped beat back the russians. so we were proud to be able to support the ukrainians in that. now, the russians are regrouping, they're refitting, and they're refocusing, and they're refocusing out in the east where they will try to make progress. >> brennan: european leaders are walking around kyiv. when are the americans going to go back? >> we're working on positions when we will be able to set our diplomatic presidents up in kyiv. it gets worked through our securest professionals. they are actively doing that. in the meantime, margaret, the united nations is surging resources, and also diplomatic resources to support the ukrainians. it was president bide

this is a suburb of kyiv. as you well know, sort of driving through this part of ukraine here in western ukraine, a lot of these areas are just like neighborhoods. and it's something to imagine finding in your backyard what some ukrainians are finding as russian troops withdraw. >> that was a dead body in that family's backyard when they returned home, very much looking like a civilian. and i think, brianna, the concern, it's not just bucha where the russians are pulling back from. town after town, city after city, the troops are withdrawing. there is a legitimate concern about what will be found in all of these places. . >> i think that's exactly right. is this just the tip of the iceberg here. we spoke to the mayor of bucha for that. he had, quote, we will not forgive the russian people for the atrocities that happen after this trail of horror in his city. he said vladimir putin gave russian troops the green light to go on safari in ukraine. mayor, can you please tell us what you are seeing in bucha? >> tran

it has been quiet in kyiv the last few days. that is true, i just got back to the west yesterday knife. it was quieter, but we did not feel released. just because your brain freezes when you see those images. you cannot accept a, but you know that you have to. you have to react, you have to talk to the world. now the world needs to react to what is happening. it is just mind-boggling, that's it. >> thank you for the time that you take to spend with us. thank you for getting this message out. thank you for all that you are doing. it's an honor to finally meet you in person. we will speak many times, unfortunately. maybe we will speak in good times. >> so much hope sue. >> and it's lawson is a member of the ukrainian parliament. at times this program is difficult to watch. it is a sunday morning, but it is our responsibility as americans and people to bear witness to these atrocities. we much look. after the break we will be joined by retired colonel alex vindman, who has already called for the u.s. to do more. including the ukrai

i mean kyiv was the... kievan rus' was the proto—state for both russians and ukrainians, and putin feels that if he unites the lands of the past, of history, he would be as important as all the other greats in russian history, vladimir the great, the original kievan prince, peter the great, catherine the great, stalin the great, and then it would be vladimir the first, putin the great. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, has postponed an official visit to saudi arabia in order to focus on devastating floods in the province of kwazulu natal. almost 400 people are known to have died in the past week, and rescue teams are searching for dozens more who're still missing. more than 13,000 homes have been damaged in the disaster, leaving many without shelter, food or water. canine teams have been deployed to kwazulu—natal in south africa as rescue teams search through the mountains of debris left behind following the floods. it's been almost a week since heavy rains caused flash floods and mudslides

it's for the kyiv independent. last time i checked, i think you'd raised more than a million and a half pounds because independent quality journalism does not come cheaply. but i guess it is worth every dime. so how dependent are you on raising money, you know, in a way that people just feel like they need to donate to you? how dependent are you on those donations? >> well, basically that covers our budget right now. before the war, donations accounted for about a fifth of our budget. now because ukraine is in the spotlight, because more people trust the kyiv independent because they see that we do quality journalism, obviously the donations also went up, and we are able to survive this year and maybe even next year. but what we fear is that we see a drop in people's interest in the war in ukraine, and we understand that this will also have an impact first of all on our readership and, second of all, on our donations that we receive. >> keep up the good work. don't let me down. thank you so much for being with us.

the russians insist they never wanted to capture kyiv. the evidence is that they were stopped by more effective, determined ukrainian troops. leaving the battlefield around kyiv simplifies russia's new objective, a spring campaign in the east, another attempt to break ukraine's will to fight. jeremy bowen, bbc news, hostomel. hundreds of people in the southern city of mariupol, which has endured weeks of bombardment by russia, have managed to escape in private cars. but a third consecutive attempt by the international red cross to drive buses to the city to evacuate people from the area has once again failed. many of those who've managed to leave are being taken to zaporizhzhia to the north west from where our defence correspondent jonathan beale sent this report this is what the aftermath of a russian invasion looks like — a trail of chaos, death and destruction. irpin, to the north of kyiv, is now back in ukrainian hands. but a bloodied and bruised russian army says it's now refocusing its military offensive to the east of the country

then we spent some time on the front lines north of kyiv. and that was a remarkable experience for most of my guys. thank god everybody's alive and no injured. at the moment we are prepared to be deployed to the south of ukraine. in a few days we're going to take off and going to defend civilians there. >> i'm told you have 120 people under your command and the volunteers range in age from 18 to some folks in their mid-70s. is that right? >> yes, that's correct. yes. >> what do the people in their mid 70s -- are they capable -- no offense to any seniors out there, but i'm 53, and i don't know i'd be capable of this. are they able to keep up with you? >> yes. this one particular kguy, he's been through four wars with russia since 1991 in georgia and different former soviet republic countries. and actually he's training my guys. he is sharing his experience, and he's doing a great job. >> sounds like a vital part of the team. so, you posted video of the trenches that you and your unit had dug. what has it been like training people who have no

to the center of kyiv that we have seen. and there is speculation among some people here that that is perhaps a shot across the bows to the to the u.n. secretary general who is here right now. >> let's look at what mr. gutierrez has done on his visit to kyiv. he went to areas that were review slander russian control. you can see how badly it has been damaged in this work. he also went to abuja, where ukraine -- went to bucha, where ukraine accused rush of carrying out work arrives. he is looking at an empty mass grave where hundred civilian bodies were found. he also described what he called intense discussions with president zelenskyy and said this in a press conference. >> today, ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain. i witnessed that very vividly today around kyiv, the senseless loss of life, the massive destruction, the unacceptable violations of human rights and the laws of war. >> antonio guterres and volodymyr zelenskyy spoke about humanitarian evacuations. we hear several hundred civilians are ridi

missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship weapons and threatens more to come. hello. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian troops, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv cautioned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko has urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike this morning. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long—range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. you can stil

in fact, a cruise missile did manage to strike in kyiv, in a south eastern district of kyiv. this happened according to the city's mayor overnight saying there are still medics on scene, they're still trying to get casualty information but this is a missile that struck south eastern of kyiv. clearly these kind of attacks continue to happen across ukraine at this point, kim. >> yeah, absolutely. and matt, earlier i spoke with u.s. military aid making its way to ukraine which russians have been so angry about. they need those to repel the russian forces shifting the bulk of their attack to the east. what are we learning about that assault? >> reporter: we're learning some of the forces that first withdrew after their failed offensive to take the country's capital, some of the first russian forces that left, they actually managed to shift east at this point and go into that area of donbas where we're expecting a renewed russian offensive to begin if not in weeks then in days from now. now, what we're hearing from u.s. defense officials is that the troops they've seen start to am

i went to kyiv for two days. i'm a complete ingenue in this, and after having that experience, my respect for you, lyse, and everybody else who does what you do has gone up, you know, even more. it'sjust extraordinary what you're doing, too. so, you know, it'sjust, for those of us who are not war correspondents who don't do this as a dayjob, it'sjust remarkable to see the bravery of ukrainian journalists and the bravery of international journalists who are there. the reason you the reason you were there was to interview president zelensky. do you thank you got that opportunity because of your senior position within the western media? do you thank you got access to this key figure in this story because you weren't ukrainian? i think it was a combination of factors. i think my colleague arkady 0strovsky, who is our russia editor, has interviewed president zelensky before, has very good contacts, knows a lot of people in the government in kyiv and had been in touch with them. and there was talk of him going to do an

russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship missiles, and threatens more to come. the british home secretary pushes ahead with plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, despite concerns from her own civil servants. china carries out military exercises near taiwan at the same time as a group of us lawmakers visit taipei. and brain cancer patients volunteer to have their tumours genetically sequenced, as part of a new study. hello and welcome to bbc news. russia has threatened to intensify attacks on the ukrainian capital kyiv if its territory is targeted further. tensions have risen since the russian naval vessel moskva sank on thursday. it was the flagship of the russian naval fleet in the black sea. moscow claims the sinking was caused by a fire, but ukraine insists it hit the vessel with missiles. a weapons factory near kyiv has already been partially destroyed in a russian attack. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from the ukrainian capital. this was the moskva. r

he is in kyiv. matt, this is a major reveal by president zelenskyy of information that would deliberately be kept secret for security reasons. what more did the ukrainian president have to say? >> it was a huge surprise, jim. i think one that not a lot of reporters in that room thought was coming. you and i have been having conversations over the past week talking about when and if we would see senior u.s. leadership come to kyiv like we have seen so many other senior leaders from europe come here. now it appears it is going to happen on orthodox easter sunday, which is now today, in kyiv. zelenskyy talking about what he expects in the meeting, saying he will lay out exactly the kinds of weapons he says he needs in order to immediately start a counteroffensive, basically trying to retake all of the territory russia has taken from ukraine. he acknowledged the change in pace at which u.s. weapons are being delivered. >> i see the change min the sped of response on the part of the u.s. and if the speed

missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship weapons — and threatens more to come. in the past few minutes, the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4000 fighters in the besieged city — the bbc has not been able to verify these claims russia has banned 13 british politicians, including the prime minister, borisjohnson, from entering the country, in response to uk sanctions. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert for further floods as more rain is expected over the weekend. and plans to send asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda are a breach of international law, according to the un's refugee agency. good evening. emergency teams around the ukrainian capital are responding to a second day of russian attacks on military—industrial facilities in kyiv. the city's mayor, vitaly klitschko, said one person had been killed and several others injured. tensions have bee

they all of the outskirts around kyiv. they were never able to get kyiv. they are still -- haven't got mariupol but we show civilian slaughter has unfolded because of the long range artillery and the air strikes and relentless shelling and they've only been ability to hold a town called cherson. to the east, the donbas reason as we know, the russians since 2014 have been controlling a small part of that area, what they want is the whole area. the whole greater donbas region. whether or not they can get it, given the failures we've seen elsewhere in this country, remains an open question. but the ukrainians are very concerned that that is where they're going to be focusing all of their regrouped forces and potentially adding more to actually do that. and, again, that also is going to be a place where eventually we will know exactly what transpired. i mean, it is very, very, ugly, it is very dark. it is an extraordinary situation. and when you hear the cat egg orrize denials and fake news from russia, it is extraordinary. there are two alternate realities at

i worried about the capital, kyiv. it was a focus of the russiansl kyiv. it was a focus of the russians for a time, but now they are turning their attention to the donbas. has that had an impact on the city, enabling people to go about their lives? i enabling people to go about their lives? ., enabling people to go about their lives? ~' ,., enabling people to go about their lives? ~ ,., ., enabling people to go about their lives? ~ ., , lives? i think so. i have been in k iv for lives? i think so. i have been in kyiv for a _ lives? i think so. i have been in kyiv for a week _ lives? i think so. i have been in kyiv for a week or _ lives? i think so. i have been in kyiv for a week or so, - lives? i think so. i have been in kyiv for a week or so, before i lives? i think so. i have been in l kyiv for a week or so, before that lives? i think so. i have been in i kyiv for a week or so, before that i was in the donbas. the difference in atmosphere was incredible. i wasn't here during the start of the war but i heard it was like a ghost town. now, it feels more li

you've seen the reports from bucha and kyiv. you've seen how badly it's been damaged, and all other cities, russians kill innocent civilians. they have no regard for human life. from that perspective, of course, we consider the risk of russia using weapons of mass destruction, including the tactical weapons, it's always a high risk. nuclear tactical weapons, chemical weapons, we have to be prepared and do everything we have to be prepared should this happen, but god forbid. griff: god forbid indeed and after 52 days, ukrainian forces have been unbelievably successful in their resistance. thank you for the insight. thank you for joining us, for the defense here in ukraine. thank you very much. >> thank you very much and have a great evening. griff: and tomorrow, a special easter message from ukraine is airing on the fox news channel. reverend franklin graham, president of samaritan's purse has been in ukraine and operateening multiple areas with medical facilities in various part of this war-torn country with food and non-food it

the us secretary of state antony blinken is due to visit kyiv today. there are renewed calls for peace talks with ukraine's president again asking to meet with vladimir putin. the united nations is also stepping up its efforts at diplomacy with visits to moscow and kyiv this week. it's easter sunday in ukraine with people reflecting on the war which today enters its third month as danjohnson reports. vladimir putin may have been to church this morning to mark the orthodox christian celebration but he won't convince ukrainians he's a man of peace. their easter is about a resurgent defence of their country. rising again in resistance to russian attacks. at least eight lives were lost yesterday when an apartment block was hit in 0desa. a three—month—old baby died here, the latest sacrifice in eight weeks of war. the president's easter message was high on symbolism and heavy with condemnation. translation: our souls are full of fierce hatred for the invaders l and all that they have done. our hearts are full of fierce fury. don't let fury destroy us fr

missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship weapons and threatens more to come. russia has banned boris johnson, the uk foreign secretary liz truss and defence secretary ben wallace from entering the country. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert forfurtherfloods as more rain is expected over the weekend. our correspondent is there. plans to send asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda are a breach of international law, according to the un's refugee agency. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies, against supplying further weapons to ukraine. the kremlin said the arms shipments could lead to what it called, unpredictable consequences. speaking during an interview, president zelensky has acknowledged that up to 3,000 ukrainian soldiers have died and as many as 10,000 have been left injured, since russia invaded his country in february. meanwhile, the head of the un's world food program has said he's not getting a response from moscow about how to r

could they, you know, regroup and then go for kyiv again? >> it's always possible, but they're going to have to fight for that ground all over again. that doesn't make a lot of military sense, and the ukrainians are even better set up to defend that ground now. it's most likely that they will continue to reinforce efforts in the east and try and get something they can call a success in that part of the country. but that will take them sometime. this won't be over in days or weeks. >> most shocking part for this weekend's news is the images out of the regions around kyiv, in the areas where the russians are retreating. would you say from what we've seen there that there is very clear evidence of war crimes? and how do we investigate that? >> i think it's very clear evidence of criminal behavior by military commanders who have established a lawless, unethical culture in the russian army. this goes all the way to the top. to be frank, in an army that has for weeks indiscriminately targeted civilians in cities, we shouldn't be surprised that rus

quite frankly, the authorities around kyiv, the people around kyiv, to the north of kyiv. they're finding out that the scale of the destruction is a lot bigger than anybody would have thought. also, that populations that lived through all this, they're extremely traumatized. there are so many people that we come across who stayed behind and who just break out into tears the moment they tell us some of the awful things they've witnessed. and then of course, some of the things the authorities are finding here. some of the dead bodies are truly a devastating and awful sight. so we have to warn our viewers in the report you're about to see, there are some graphic and disturbing videos. the tour is a sad routine for the body collectors in the outskirts of kyiv. finding corpses has become eerily normal here. a house destroyed by an artillery strike, a body burned beyond recognition. a mangled car wreck, two bodies burned beyond recognition. a house that was occupied by russian troops. an elderly lady dead in the bedroom. these bodies evidence of a brutal russian occupation and t

maxim levin was killed by russian forces near kyiv. photo journalist found unarmed, two gunshot wounds. he'd worked for a number of major western news outlets including reuters and bbc. reuters said it's deeply saddened by his loss and called his death a huge loss to the world of journalism. levin described himself as a documentary photographer, videographer, father, and human being. >>> even as russia pulls back in some parts of the country, aid groups are struggling to get ukrainians out of harm's way. the international committee for the red cross has managed to get to the battered city of irpin in recent days. they've treated the injured and hope to return next week with more central supplies. the aid group was unable to reach mariupol. even after arrangements were made, conditions were imp impossible. 100,000 residents remain trapped. according to the united nations, more than 4.1 million refugees have fled ukraine since this war began. ukraine says more than 4,000 people were evacuated through humanitarian corridors on saturday. b

>> first, up in the north in kyiv i think the battle for kyiv is over. i think it is a huge developments. you remember churchill said after the battle of north africa he said this is not the end of world war ii. it's not even the beginning of the end. just may be the end of the beginning. by holding and kyiv it survived in putin's had a catastrophic failure which was just subjugate ukraine. it lives survives and lived to fight another day the eastern and southern ukraine because ukrainians were going to be capable of even pushing and defeating and foiling a russian objective. the other area of ukraine as well. >> you think putin realized ukraine answerable willing to fight to the death to protect their capitol so other targets might be better to attack? >> i think it was only because he knew he could no longer and i think his army in the north was in great danger encircled and destroyed because of ukrainian forces had to take this retreat under great duress. on think this forces in the north of a combat effective for long time. not sure they can be rotat

here's kyiv. we're told they're going to be moving over to the donbas region, which is this area right? the southeast. i'm going to just zoom in here. can you give us a sense of the combat power russia has already in this region and maybe russia's offensive strategy if this is where they're going to -- >> they've got good combat power here. some good units in donbas. they start with -- they mobilize the population. so a lot of kids in there who don't know what they're doing. it will be the cannon fodder in the first round. the ukrainians defending this, they will be held in position because the russians will use the cannon fodder to try to break through. and they don't want to be broken through. they'll hold. but the main russian attack will come in this way and then up this way. to cut off in the -- not on the map here but there's a town called dnipro. that's the key crossing point. they want the, k ukrainian forc to be in this -- >> they're trying to trap the ukrainian forces in there. >> for th

is dmitry, an adviser to the mayor of kyiv. thank you so much for being here. it's not just the secretary general of nato who thinks that kyiv is still in putin's sights. it's also the mayor's brother. here's what he told cnn this morning. >> this is the capital. that's the price. that's the aim. and of course, if they have been stopped here, it's not guaranteed they will never come back. of course they will. and we expect that. and the world must understand it. if they will have success in the east and the south of the country, they will come back. >> do you agree? and what do you think the time frame is? >> about the capital, for ukraine, the capital. so of course when understands now it is indeed a small batch than it was before, but of course we understand that they can come back and that the next steps will be much more important for our country and we will have a new russian army. and if what they saw in bucha -- >> yes, please, i'd like to hear that. >> it's before. yes, we can see it. look at bucha. what they see in buc

we don't know yet if the battle of kyiv, for kyiv, is entirely over. and we don't know if what the russians are doing, simply restructuring their military, restructuring things to the east, to focus on that instead. so, the war is still going and the ukrainians are really calling for more and more weaponry. because they expect the fight to continue. and with this -- by keeping the russians out of the capitol, it has also boosted their morale significantly. so, they are going to bring that confidence into whatever conflicts arrive in other parts of ukraine. particularly those in the east. so, with more weaponry, that's going to make them more capable of preventing the -- from seizing more parts of their country. [inaudible] >> sudarsan, we are in the same city, and the normal circumstances you would be standing here with me. but it is four in the morning and there is a curfew. and we are actually under an air raid warning as we speak right now. but we appreciate the hard work you have been doing, the great reporting you are. doing sudarsan raghavan is a

those areas on the outskirts of kyiv, _ again now? those areas on the outskirts of kyiv, of _ again now? those areas on the outskirts of kyiv, of course - again now? those areas on the i outskirts of kyiv, of course people have gone at an incredibly difficult time where we have been to places like butcher and others where they have to deal with rebuilding damaged homes and deal with unexploded ordinance and burying their dead. they have a long way to go. but here in the centre of kyiv, that russian forces didn't quite reach, you do start to see some small sparks of life, places like the famous market, which started to reopen yesterday. there were a few traders there, and a few coffee shops and restaurants starting to reopen. you see people on the streets again here in kyiv, but the mayor has reiterated again as he had been saying for quite a few days now, that he does not want people to return to kyivjust yet. he says that while these russian attacks go on, there have been three strikes the last three nights here, where the russians h

and in the capital kyiv, an easter. the capital kyiv, an easter vigil takes place, another moment of normality in a country where that is now rare. they pray for salvation, they pray for an end to war. tim ullman, bbc news. there is more on all of those stories on the bbc news website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @rich preston. thanks for watching, bye—bye. hello. saturday was a day of more widespread warmth across the uk, and for many, easter sunday is a repeat performance. for many, not all, because this would suggest there is some different weather on the way the further west you are. and that initially the case in northern ireland and in north—west scotland, with cloud and some outbreaks of rain as the day begins. it will be coolest in east anglia, down to two or three degrees in places. for most, it is clear to begin with, there will be a few mist and fog patches around. but we do have this atlantic weather front with cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, initially in the western counties in the morning, slowly moving further east into the afternoon before it

they were trying to take kyiv and some cities in kyiv region. some of them have been occupied and they destroyed everything. the civilians, the houses -- they were stealing washing machines and equipment, so they were torturous as well. i think the clips that we shared with you, you have seen for yourself. it is important for the free people of the united states to have a look at it and see for themselves. before the war, when there was a lot of free time, we were watching different films and also war movies. but we couldn't have imagined anything like this because this is a maniac type of decision, to destroy the whole nation. in terms of the tactics and them pulling out and what the strategy of putin is, they are now focusing in the east of ukraine, so this corridor, which is going from the crimea to eastern ukraine. this is in the south of ukraine, and this is where they are trying to focus in terms of armament, in terms of deploying the personnel, the chechyan troops occupying the cities. theybringing people from different parts of the world

that is about 50 miles south of kyiv. jon gerberg, tell us more about this teenager. >> [indiscernible] impressive young woman. we were reporting -- very large blast. amy: we can hardly hear you so we're going to go to another of your reports and call you back. this is part of jon gerberg's "washington post" video report from last march when he was in the village of moshchun, just 20 miles north of the capital kyiv, and spoke to a ukrainian soldier. first, a warning to our viewers. this video contains graphic content. >> it as impornt forhem, so it was iortant f us to fend. yo can seehe fightg here was intense bue won and they reeated. at is thbackpackf a ruian soler. looklike forr russia soldie of cour. you can seit. he fgot his ammo en hwas runng! and sssor well, that inot veryseful. ok, he w a machi gunner. ye hwas a maine gunn. i just loing for mething useful. thats how waorks. i n't lieve in any negotiatns with ssia eve i w the rrom 2014 i knowo one ca tru russia. never. the onlyangue that russian understands is a la

it's an effort to terrorize the people in kyiv and more importantly show the government in kyiv it's isolated and getting help from outside the united nations. it's an insult to the united nations. >> general thrks is a skbig from the president. $33 billion. this aid package for ukraine. that would include more weapons and anti-armor capabilities. how do you think this will impact the fight? >> i think we got do get that material in there. they need the aid and most porptsly they need the military assistance. it's been announced over the last week or two. most of that is not there yet. it's got to get in there. they have about 120 kilometer gap they are holding open of that double envelopment. they are moving slowly. that will or could develop momentum. they are out numbered over there. they are being outgunned by russian artillery. if they are locate them, fix them, they can bring in artillery shells. they will kill anybody out there. they have more artillery and more ammunition than the ukrainians. >> the u.s. is unwilling to help provide planes when the fighting centered around ky

molly hunter in kyiv for us. molly, thanks. >>> joining me now from kyiv is ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba. welcome. >> the pleasure is all mine. >> the symbolic walk through the center of town with boris johnson, the importance of the symbolism but also what promises were made that you hope are carried out? >> well, i would say it's about symbolism, it's also about sending a message of confidence in ukraine and the ukranian leadership and the ukranian army that is capable of defending the capitol. and it's true to say that ukraine won the battle for kyiv. now another battle is coming, the battle for donbas, and, of course, we are preparing for it, working with our partners to get all necessary weapons, and basically everything that one needs to win a battle. the united kingdom has been taking the lead in working with us on the issues which we need the most, such s armored vehicles. >> earlier when this began, the united states made a distinction between defensive weapons and offensive weapons. you your

it's about seven miles from border of kyiv. so very close to kyiv. they appeared there because they used chernobyl nuclear station as a base camp, and our army couldn't attack chernobyl nuclear station. >> we can see how close it all is. you were able to escape, dmytro. you got out of hostomel. have you been able to reach all your loved ones in these towns? do you know for certain that all your friends and family and people you know survived? >> my family is safe now. it was -- we were unable to escape. their closest point for organized corridor was in bucha. it's about four or five miles from our home, and we marked our car are with white marks and decided for our own risk to go through this territory, all controlled by russian troops, all controlled by russian troops. and there were many civilian cars destroyed by russia during our evacuation. we saw it. they were shooting -- it was civilian cars. it's not some other troops or something like this. if we are saying about my friends to my friends unfortunately still in this area without any connectio

tonight, a warning from russia of more rocket attacks on kyiv. [air raid siren] air raid sirens are sounding more fquently in the ukrainian capital, and it comes a day after ukraine's military said it helped sink a russian worship. -- russian war ship. and reflections on the similarities between his experiences then and those of ukrainian children today. and -- reporter: they asked, what are you digging here? a grave for my dog. they said, this is your grave no. and they just shot him. brent: more atrocities committed by russian troops in ukraine. we will talk to survivors near kyiv. and south africa starts to clean up after devastating floods. thousands are homeless, and entire neighborhoods have been wiped out. and the search for the missing continues, as the death toll is nearing 400. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the u.s. and to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight, russia says it has struck a missile factory on the outskirts of kyiv. and it appears to be in retaliation for the sinking of russia's large

i'm christiane amanpour live in kyiv. a senior ukrainian defense official says tonight this kyiv region has, quote, been liberated from russian forces. but u.s. officials are now saying that russia is shifting its focus to victory by early may in eastern ukraine. all this just days after russia said it is de-escalating around this cap it will city and ukraine is bracing for heavy fighting in the east and the south. this is new video into cnn of gunfire and explosions used to disburse a crowd of pro-ukraine protesters in the russian-held town in the east. an adviser to president zelenskyy is warning the days ahead will, quote, not be easy. today russia unleashed an attack on a major fuel refinery in central ukraine one day after they accused ukraine of targeting a fuel depot on russia's side of the border. that of course was neither confirmed nor denied by ukrainian officials. all of this as the fight to evacuate trapped civilians is inte intensifying. today the red cross is trying to reach for the second day the city of m

president zelenskyy now says five missiles hit kyiv during the u.n. secretary-general's visit to the city. was the kremlin sending a message? we'll get an update on the state of the war from the pentagon press secretary john kirby. >>> also breaking, president zelenskyy is vowing to punish russians responsible for war crimes in bucha, promising to find these, quote, bastards. this hour i'll speak to a ukrainian prosecutor who identified ten russian soldiers suspected of atrocities. cnn has obtained exclusive photos of the bucha slaughter taken in realtime. our correspondents are standing by in the war zone and over at the white house. as russia's invasion of ukraine enters its 10th week. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> let's get right to the breaking news tonight. russia renewing attacks on kyiv. hitting just east of the city center. president zelenskyy condemned the strikes just a little while ago. cnn's anders

correspondent: kyiv itself has begun to come alive again. now that russian forces have retreated from its suburbs. ha -- even this half normality is fragile when russia has shown it can strike at any time. host: for more on the latest on the war, i've been speaking with the bbc's ben brown, who is in kyiv. president zelenskyy accused russia of trying to humiliate the united nations by launching those missile attacks while the secretary-general was visiting. it ds not bode well, does it, for the u.n.'s efforts to establish humanitarian corridors? ben: no, and it is being seen here as an act of aggression against the united nations by russia. one ukrainian government official called it a postcard from mosco it was pretty clearly designed to coincide with the u.n. secretary general's visit here to kyiv, where bear in mind there had not been an attack on the city for two weeks, then suddenly this missile attack a couple miles away from where i am speaking. i heard the explosions. i talked to the secretary-general shortly afterwards because he ca