that is the strategy and the remainder of the donbass area. they don't have the capabilities were military abilities to take our cities without many casualties to their own side. the only way to do that for them is to destroy it, to convert those cities to rubble and that is exactly what is happening. >> you talk about the remaining donbass area, because the russian side are now saying they are near completion when it comes to the liberion of donbass. how do you see it? >> no, they are far from it. if you look at the map, the donbass area is posed the -- is both the donetsk region and the luhansk region. they have taken the luhansk region, the donetsk town is still hours. one town has been shelled and destroyed and that is where most of the dma is happening. >> but what we are hearing is that while ukraine is making progress in places like kharkiv, russia is gaining ground in parts of the coury village by village. does this concern ukrainian forces? and do you feel equipped to take on this upping of the offensive promotion forces? >> that is w

we begin tonight and the donbass region of eastern ukraine. it's part of the country where most people speak russian and before the war, many residents had a favorable view of moscow. that has changed as the war in ukraine has worsened. when russia failed to capture major cities in ukraine's north, the strategy shifted and forces descended on the donbass. today, russian troops entered the city and it is one of the last big cities ukraine still controls in the region. our correspondent sent this report from a front-line town that could become one of russia's next object. >> life was never easy and donbass. at least it was familiar. now the war is getting closer to their care. and it's time to go. these women have no families to support them. one of t ukrainian volunteers said the russian soldiers are worse than animals. they are taking them west out of donbass. a russian strike did this close by. most of the residents had evacuated by the time it was hit last week. a man who lived in this flat left the day before. civilians here fear the russia

then, russian troops advance on a key city in the donbass region. a look at that offensive and the role that open source technology has played in the role -- in the war. >> what we are seeing right now as the events unfold in ukraine is a bunch of new actors making your data available to decision-makers to understand situational awareness. willam: and the released of hacked chinese government files gives new insight into the mass detention of ethnic uighurs. all of that and more

sounding resolute now, the struggle for the donbass. andrew harding, bbc news, eastern ukraine. >> the queen has said she will not attend the uk's state opening of parliament tomorrow due to ongoing mobility problems. prince charles will stand in for her. in a statement, official said the queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems and in consultation th her doctors, has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the state opening of parliament. >> a decision has been taken. >> the speed which -- the queen's speech will be read by the duke of wales. they are counselors of state and empowered to do that. this is what the statement says within the last few minutes. the queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems. and in consultation with her doctors, has reluctantly decided she will not attend the state opening of parliament tomorrow. at h majesty's request, the prince of wales will read the queen's speech on her majesty's behalf with the duke of cambridge also in attendance. we are told the decision was taken

offensive. >> the big picture in the donbass is the kremlin's offensive has largely stalled. they have taken hardly any significant towns and the ukrainians are making them pay a heavy priceor every scrap of land. laura: in sri lanka the prime minister has resigned after weeks of protests which are turning violent. the fossil hunter who found a shark tooth that is millions of years old, and he is only six. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in moscow's red square, where today russian president vladimir putin addressed the crowds during the annual commemoration of russia's victory in world war ii. he justified his invasion of ukraine as a preemptive strike. the parade is an annual reminder of the kremlin's the terry might. steve rosenrg reports from moscow. steve: it is the annual pomp to showcase russian power. across red square they marched, thousands of soldiers, in a parade marking a glorious victy, the defeat of nazi germany. but today there is no peace. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine. >> [translated] back from there, paratroopers

please stand by russia steppinge on ukraine's donbass region. ukraine's president zelenskyy occasion moscow trying to destroy everything in the region. and following the deadliest school shooting in the u.s. in a decade, the governor of texas faces accusations of doing nothing on gun control. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin tonight with the on ths region. heavy fighting has been reported in and around the city of donetsk, where the original government says at least a dozen people have been killed in shelling. moscow says it will continue its offensive until it achieves its goals. [explosions] the battle for donetsk. its capture would allow russia to advance to the other half of the donbass region. that shelling is constant. some 15,000 people are believed to be hiding in shelters. >> it is hell. secondly, a lot of death. third, military problems. reporter: the russians have repeatedly surrendered severodvinsk on three sides. the governor of luhan

fighting continues, centered on donbass, which is near eastern ukraine. they've captured a town on the road to the ukrainian city which is a key russian target. they fight for control of the donbass. there is no way of verify the claim. the ukrainian president has accused moscow of the intent to reduce citizens in the east to ashes, and it could lead -- leave this region uninhabitable. here's a report from keith. >> this is what liberation looks like. once, 20,000 people live. now, it is almost deserted. the tally is one of the few that remains. >> i was sleeping here last night. i just had to fix a window somehow. the wind is bad. cold at night. >> she has seen the disruption of this invasion, firsthand. >> to people back there were attacked. they were sitting outside to cook, and a projectile came flying. eight people were wounded at once. someone was standing, some scooping the neighbors, and then, they were wounded. >> this is the town where russian forces broke through ukrainian lines. a slow but relentless attempt to encircle and destroy thousands o

they are pushing slowly forwar against this town and many others in the donbass region. but there is still no sign that the kremlin's forces are about to deliver some kind of knockout blow. even here, a few civilians cling on. these parents saying they cannot afford to flee. this 9-year-old is trying to take it all in stride. the sound of the bombs? you are not scared? >> [speaking foreign language] andrew: she says, "because i am the oldest girl, i am not scared." good for you. inevitably, those left behind here have moved underground. alexei and lubova gubin still wait for good news from their radio. >> [speaking foreign language] andrew: so they are disagreeing -- she wants to go but has no means of getting out. her husband wants to stay. "have you seen what's happened here? i don't know if we will survive this," she says, voicing the fear that hangs over this whole region. andrew harding, bbc news. laura: more than 5 million people have fled ukraine since the war began. among them, thousands of africans, students who call the country home for more than a decade. they

is it perhaps that this is just now about donbass? where does that take the peace talks between ukraine and russia? ihor: well, we also know that the war in ukraine has not been mentioned a single time, but that does not mean that president putin has forgot about ukraine. the existence of ukraine as an independent state is some thing which irritates him. but we remember the official statements in the second phase of the so-called special operation, where he repeated the words his generals were saying. it is hard to guess what was the deeper meaning. as far as the peace talks are concerned, nothing heard today from him, yes, but the position of ukraine, we did not exclude ourselves from peace negotiations. it is hard now to be in peace negotiations with officials from a country which make such atrocities in the war, but you heard my president several times, he said the need should be to have these negotiations, so my president is ready for these negotiations. unfortunately, we see no readiness from president putin himself to be part of

no one has destroyed the donbass like russian troops are doing now. the next weeks of the war will be difficult and we have to be mindful of that, but we have no alternative but to fight. ros: weave heard from ukraine's foign miniurging wests delivery. he says it is too early to conclude ukraineas all the arms it needs. the russian offensive in the donbass is the roughest on european soil since world war ii. here is an american perspective from one retired u.s. admiral. >> we have strong-willed people in putin and president zelenskyy, who doesn't want to give an inch. i think we are in for a long, difficult slog in the part of the country. the comparison to mariupol is probably a good one. russia has better lines of communication, bter support. if they continue to pound away with long-range weapons come i think we are going to see this for sometime time and i think the losses and damage are going to be very significant. ros: the ukrainians say the bombardment of the regn is getting worse. russia is saying it has slowed down. here is the russian defens

let us move to the donbass region. the ukrainian military continuingo prevent russian forces from advancing there. we focus on one eastern town which is encircled on three sides by russian troops. most residents have left. those who remain are unde constant shelling. >> getting closer, their missiles landing as we take the last road into look the chance cap, a farming town under siege. we are following a ukrainian army medic pointing out the latest lacerations. he is taking us closer to the front lines, to a hidden base from where his teams scoop up casualties. >> the russians are making a big push now? the fighting is getting worse? >> extreme. >> the army hasa soldier broughd wound. his injuries are severe. there is not much hope for him. upstairs silence. you can see the impact of this intense bombardment. room after room of young men with concussions. >> faces dazed and haunted. >> i have got 3:00 p.m. children, he says -- i have got three young children, he says. we have all watched our brothers die. what did this

the fighting is focused on the donbass region where maybe two date to evacuate civilians. and the war as having far-reaching effects, including worsening somalia's food crisis. millions are going hungry and shorter just cause prices to skyrocket with family struggling to make ends meet. many children had no choice but to give up school and to go out to work. and we will take you to the cannes film festival where celebrations in one of the biggest events is underway. but some say the party mood is being overshadowed by the war in ukraine. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. three months ago today, russia launched its invasion of ukraine, and an end to the fighting is nowhere in sight. russia saying it's offensive will continue until its goals are achieved, but amid fears ukrainian resistance, those goals have shifted, and russia is now concentrating on the eastern donbass region. our correspondent traveled to a city which has been under heavy attack by russian forces trying to cut ukrain

a bid to take full control of the eastern donbass region. ukraine says armed supply from the west is leaving their troops exposed. vomiting and partying until 4:00 a.m., boris apologizes again admitted calls to resign. the report on party gate reveals behavior, along johnson's aids that breach the anti-covid rules. imposed by johnson and yes, his team. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us more grim and shocking details emerge this tuesday on the school shooting in texas, a total of 21 people were killed when 18-year-old gunman barricaded the victims in the classroom, 19 children were shot dead. from the same class at the robb elementary school in uvalde. they were aged around 10 years old. the families are paying tribute in the deep shot and sadns to their cherished job and, tragically taken away -- children and taken away. the gunman shot his own grandmother, drove to the school and carried out the atrocity that once again has americans questioning gun law. carrying automatic rifles, 18-year-old salvador ramos

and now we're fighting for the donbass, for the security of our homeland, russia. comparing his invasion to when russia defended itself against germany in world war ii, vladimir putin says that the west refused any constructive dialogue prior to the war. the russian leader claims western powers were seeking to invade russian territory, leaving him with no choice but to carry out what he calls a special operation. everything suggested that a clash with neo nazis, backed by the united states and their little friends, would be inevitable. silence falls over the red square to honor russian soldiers who have died in ukraine. no formal declaration of an annexation of the donbass region , now largely under moscow's control. neither has vladimir putin ever officially declared war on ukraine. russia's ambassador to poland was splattered with red paint thrown at him by opposed protesters. hundreds of angry people waiting for ambassador sir and he arrived with a wreath of flowers at the warsaw cemetery to give to soldiers who lost their lives during world war ii. poland says

the general scenario, the enemy will be pushed it of the donbass across many weeks and months. after all, the enemy controls the situation, and it troops. so is this russian offensive failing? why are the russians doing so badly yet again, or is it moving very slowly and doesn't matter either way? >> well, it certainly matters. i think the fact that they are having difficulties like this on the russian side speaks to their lack of momentum and any army that has a lack of momentum is going to have difficulty achieving victory. momentum is i think a key component of war fair. when you look at what the russians have been doing or are failing to do, i think what you see, john, is a real possibility that they are going to grind themselves into the eastern ukrainian territories, especially the donbass region and kind of forcing war on to themselves and on to the ukrainians. so it's very likely that even though they have every intent of making it an offensive operations a reality, i think what really is going to happen is that they are going to end up having a -- almost world war i st

russia intensifies its bombarent of the eastern donbass region. president zelenskyy says the area is completely destroyed. >> the organizers -- occupiers are trng to further spread. it is hell and that is not an overstatement. >> president biden makes his first trip to asia as he tries to undersce his commitment to the region. >> the bbc pains access to one of the places in rwanda were the u.k. government plans to send migrants who plan to enterhe country illegally. we report from cuba where an easing of u.s. sanctions comes amid an exodus of those trying to leave for the u.s.. >> this is more acute than it has been in many years. >> welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight in ukraine where baltimore zelenskyy has said the donbass region has been completely destroyed. he said it was like hell and is accusing russians to deliberately kill as many ukrainians as possible. there have been russian advances in neighboring areas. russia's defense minister says the liberation of the region is nearing completion. >> the r

russia is trying to seize the enti donbass region, already partially in separatist hands since 2014. >> the sound of artillery echoes across the donbas. russian forces in sunny fields shattering already shattered -- shelling already shattered towns and cities. ukraine's president said getting artillery from allies would make a crucial difference. >> in the east, it is difficult for us because of the lack of appropriate weapons. if our mission to reclaim the region leads to tens of thousands of our people diane, we will wait for the appropriate weapons to save as many of our people as we can. the weapons are what will reclaim the territory. >> russia is pushing to seize the entire region of donbass, which has alrdy been partially in the hands of russian separatists. donetsk has seen widespread destruction, but ukrainian forces have had some small successes elsewhere in the east. more than 1000 civilians were evacuated from russian-controlled towns around kharkiv. >> there's no power, no phone service, no water. it is hard. i cannot contact my children. there's no work and no money. an

next in his sites will be the southern region, which makes up the other part of the donbass. laura: you have been reporting on the fate of the many prisoners of war in this conflict, what can you tell us about them? james: the numbers are murky. we know that thousds of soldiers and civilians have been captured, but hundreds have been exchanged and official negotiations between the russians and ukrainians. we've heard the story of one ukrainian soldier. metal scaffolding. holding together the broken pelvis. he also broke his jaw and lost vision in one eye. he is only just king his first steps. two months ago he was defending variable with the marines, watching. >> i turned my head and saw a tank aimed at me. i saw a bright flash. i felt the building collapsing. james: he survived but was captured. no one knew whether he was dead or alive until this video was posted online by his captors. he was taken to a hospital in russian occupied territory. >> they held a dagger on my leg, up my throat, and led to my ear and said, it would be nice to cut off your ear. they did it nearly ev

russia says it wants to take the donbass region. most people have fled, fearing the russian advance. those will remain at wait for whatever supplies they can get. >> they are giving humanitarian aid. i don't know what it is exactly, but everyone else is here, so i am here. reporter: inside, volunteers pack food for all in need. he is helping distribute packs of chicken and canned food. >> have you seen what is going on outside? they are firing. have you filmed anything out there? have you seen the strikes? it is everyday. very hard. the elderly are struggling while the children are playing. reporter: the local council would usually cut the grass here. now it is left for the goods. a rare sight of the child playing. the occasional sound of rocket fire in the distance. they don't even flinch here anymore. mykolaivka is 12 miles away from where the russian troops are. there used to be 15,000 people living here. many have left. a lot of those who still remain, opinions are divided. >> i think ukraine should be an independent country, bu

reportera: desde 2014 aÑo en que peso la invasiÓn rusa en donbass, este dÍa ha perdido importancia. hoy algunos quisieran mantener, muchos quieren desplazarse a este simbÓlico parque a dejar alguna flores para homenajear a los soldados que vencieron el nazismo. 77 aÑos de es tienen que seguir lamentando viviendo una guerra en pleno siglo xxi . muchas personas que vivieron error de una guerra consideran importante mantener estas costumbres. >> vengo siempre a poner flores, no puedo llegar a comprender el por quÉ de esta guerra. >> el presidente ucraniano asegurÓ que ucrania ganarÁ esta guerra, los bombardeos no cesan. un fuerte ataque de los separatistas pro rusos impacto una edificaciÓn. en odessa misiles rusos impactaron contra zonas residenciales. segÚn el ejÉrcito ucraniano tres misiles fueron disparados desde buques rusos. la violencia impera y la diplomacia busca un pronto fin al conflicto. patricia: al regresar un enfrentamiento deja muchas enfrentamiento deja muchas personas sin hogar. big game today! everybody ready? alexa, ask buick to start my enclave. starting you

we have a special report from the front line in the donbass in eastern ukraine, which has seen the heaviest fighting of the last few weeks. police in the us say a gunman who killed ten people at a supermarket in buffalo planned further attacks after the mass shooting. the british prime minister accepts that political deadlock in northern ireland is a result of his brexit deal. and a 17—year—old striker becomes the first professional footballer in the men's game in england, for three decades, to come out as gay. and a 17—year—old striker becomes the first professional we start with the news that more than 200 wounded soldiers from the azovstal steelworks on the edge of the city of mariupol have been evacuated. pictures suggest that they have been bussed out and have now reached novoazovsk, which is a russian—controlled town in eastern ukraine. at least 50 of them are said to have been taken to local hospitals. the forces had been withstanding a russian offensive for almost three months, gaining almost legendary status among many ukrainians. it's not clear at this stage if they will

guy: he talks a lot about the donbass region. obviously that's where the heaviest fighting is right now. joining us now to discuss, bloomberg's washington correspondent annmarie hordern. he did not label it as a war, which a lot of people are citing as being significant. if he had, it would have led to a mass mobilization. it was a more subdued speech than many anticipated. how is it being received in d.c.? annmarie: many thought, as you say, he was going to label this a war. there could have been a mass mobilization. he did not even mention the country ukraine. it does look like he's really trying to focus on the donbass region. we should note that these 10 weeks of this invasion, russia still has not been able to fully capture a single city. their biggest triumph is mariupol, and yet it is still not fully in russian hands. so what you saw from president vladimir putin is a very different speech than what he would've likely wanted to give preinvasion, when he thought it was going to be a very swift capture of ukraine, but we sho

. —— donbass. there is a big aid effort also. donbass. there is a big aid effort also-— effort also. dnipro is the first stop _ effort also. dnipro is the first stop for _ effort also. dnipro is the first stop for families - effort also. dnipro is the - first stop for families fleeing russia's growing onslaught to the east. 0n russia's growing onslaught to the east. on this street alone, a queue for cash handouts and hygiene kits. and a shelter. a safe space for kids to be kids. anna just arrived last night. she lost her mother to illness. her home to war. and at a loss for words. then, this. just here in the place where they are trying to forget the war, we have just heard that there has been a missile but has landed close by, the air raid sirens have sounded so, like everyone else here, we and the children are going to the bomb shelter. there is no escape for anna. two days before, russia's cruise missiles slammed into this bridge and a railway facility. shattering weeks of quiet here. several hours' drive from the main frontlines. at

and today, those who fight in donbass. they are fighting for their own land since the days of potemkin. and then followed -- now i refer to our soldiers in the donbas. we don't want to have those who are fighting against humanity. today we bend our heads to those whose lives were taken during the second world war, the sons and daughters, husbands, wives, sisters, those relatives, friends, the memory of the martyrs of odesa who were burned alive in 2014, the children and civilians in donbas who died in the barbarous -- tom: that is the russian president marking the may the ninth victory in moscow with some lines on ukraine as well. putin saying that the conflict with ukraine and nato was inevitable, saying russia saw on attack that had been planned on crimea. and said that russian troops in donbas are fighting for russian security. making those comments as he marks that victory parade in moscow. let's get back to our guest, they credit suisse head of economics and research, nanette is waiting patiently. francine was asking

in donbass, the picture is mixed from day today but the overall picture is one of impending slowing down of the russian advance, they should have made breakthroughs, they are feeding forces and slowly and things are not going well for them overall, the other is give-and-take. it's a built-up area, difficult to fight through and russians are throwing down -- slowed down. interesting in the black sea, the ukrainians sank patrol boats with one bomb each. what that tells us is the ukrainian air force is able to challenge the sea and air. overall, the russians are stymied and are to some extent being held back. anchor: what about this group linked to vladimir putin? is this a sign of russia's desperation? >> have been contrling the barrel for some time, announced themselves six wks ago. at a victim managed to get that. intelligence offers think putin will declare the end of the military operations but the beginning of a war footing which will start the process. anchor: the aid announced by the u.s. last week. as a layman it could make a big difference. >> the russians defense budget, this is

russian forces have kept up their sustained bombardment of donbass. ukraine's leaders are angry that heavy weaponry pledged by western allies has not yet arrived. meanwhile, russian shelling killed at least seven civilians and wounded 17 in the city of kharkiv. ukraine's second-largest city had been relatively quiet since ukrainian forces regained territory around it and pushed back russian troops this month, leading authorities to reopen its metro network. our reporter is in kharkiv. >> it really took everybody here by surprise after a relatively calm and quiet time. they ran this huge counteroffensive region by region, village by village around kharkiv by ukraine forces to push back the russian military, and everybody was thinking here in this huge city which is deserted by maybe 1/3 of its population over the past week, people were expecting the concentration from the russian military will be donbass, which is roughly 50 kilometers south of where we are, but in the midday today, this heavy bombardment and -- in northwest areas of kharkiv took every

ukraine is preventing russian forces from crossing a river in the donbass region. it released this video of a destroyed bridge. while it's unclear who took them out, over pontoon bridges have been targeted and blown up by ukrainian forces. a senior u.s. defense official says russian forces have not made much ground as a result. here's how the press secretary sums up ukraine's progress so far. >> they have prevented the russian from achieving virtually any of their strategic objectives thus far in the war. >>> meanwhile, ukraine making use of dozen of artillery systems provided by the u.s. they sent a message of them in action. it praised the artillery is high precision and effective weapons. >>> the war, of course weighs heavily on all aspects of life in ukraine. scott mclean reports now on how the conflict has impacted a university in the western city of lviv. >> reporter: ukrainian catholic university in lviv looks like an oasis of calm. you had two years of covid then two months of war, what has that been like? >> everything that happened forced me to grow up qu

russian forces have been pushed out of the region, and the offense in donbass is moving very slowly. i'm not predicting the outcome of this war. no one can do that. but i'm only saying the obvious thing, that russia did not achieve its goals in ukraine. this plan was a short military operation. it is a long, costly war for russia. we welcome the fact that sweden -- finland and sweden have applied for nato membership. i am confident that we will be able to address the concerns that have in expressed and we will be able to welcome finland and sweden as members of our alliance. >> just a follow-up on finland and sweden, two countries that you know very well and neighbors of norway, where you were prime minister for a decade. you say you are welcoming them, and i believe that is welcome in helsinki, but not in ankara. how do you deal with the challenge from mr. erdogan? sec. gen. stoltenberg: i spoke with mr. erdogan on saturday, and we are seeing statements and turkey has expressed concerns related to terrorism, to their security interests. and then we have to do what we always do in na

young talent brings is a story from donbass in a butterfly vision and celebrated filmmakers are here with a latest feature, the natural history of destruction which discusses the human cost of war. [rumbles] [metal clanging] >> hello, your film takes us back to the second world war to ask a crucial question, how does breaking a population's moral and psychological defenses act as a weapon of war? bring that into a contemporary context in ukraine, how important is winning hearts and minds there, you think? >> the fact is this year, we were all thrown back in time. we suddenly found that 80 years ago as a hort we did not want to be repeated again came upon us. that is the horror of world war ii go in europe. we found out that in those 80 years, no effort or reflection had been made for humanity to prevent conflict. we find ourselves helpless, facing the nightmare we see happening every day on our tv screens. i was shocked by the cruelty with which russian soldiers are destroying ukrainian cities and killing ukrainian people. the only question that comes to mind is where are these peopl

this is fwhapd donetsk referred to as the donbass region. what happens is the russian supporters there hold some sort of voting process, some sort of referendum that says, yes, we want to leave ukraine and become part of russia. then they say, we have russian speerks who are being beat upon and we are going to better protect them. this is what happened when other parts of ukraine were annexed, crimea, and also the russians have done this in frozen conflicts in several other low cases. so that's what i think is probably going to happen next if putin decides it's going to be really difficult for him to get much past, militarily i mean, much past the eastern and southern portions of ukraine. >> sources told cnn that the united states provided assistance to help sink that russian ship. we know the u.s. is sharing intel about russian movements and low cases. do you think putin was expects as much, or do you think he'll see this level of cooperation as provocative? >> you know, he'll see it probably as provocative or sort of on the same par i woul

yesterday around this time we got news from the ukrainians that a key entry point over here in the donbass region was effectively declaring force majeure, and gas would not be piped through their into the pipeline that basically leads over here, into the rest of europe. the idea currently is that some of the gas going through here is now going to come through here, but we still don't know exactly the capability of making that switch. gazprom says it is difficult. we are seeing some suggestion that maybe gas flows are increasing. there is a number of big questions around all of this during the key went to my mind is, what is going on in the donbass region that has finally forced the ukrainians to say enough? a sickly these troops -- the russian troops have high control of the compression station here for a very, very long time. why are we now only getting to the point at which we are declaring force majeure? we spoke to naftogaz a few days ago. they said the russians are not targeting transit facilities, we do not know what is happening on the ground. a number of questions we need to find o

phil: our dw correspondant is in a city in the donbass region, about 50 km from the fighting. i asked him for an update on the situation in the city. reporter: well, it is already past curfew. now i am in the backyard of my hotel. the city is eerily quiet. today during the daytime, we had never seen more than -- we have never seen more than three or more people on the street. usually you see no one. most of the people have left the city because it is the administrative center of the donbas region. there were of course expectations that something might happen here. the city has been hit by rockets before. there was an attack on the railway station in the beginning of april. many civilians were trying -- many civilians trying to flee the city died. fighting is going on mostly northeast of here. in another administrative center in this region. shelling in the area is heavy. people die every day. much of the city has already been destroyed. phil: right. both sides now, ukraine and russia, have now confirmed the steel plant is in russian hands. what are you hearing? reporter: yeah,

in the donbass, ukraine admits tonight the russian forces have made some progress, possible if they are successful in holding that, enable them to encircle some ukrainian troops. that's significant. there are other places though in kharkiv where you see on your map, you have ukrainian forces pushing back much more successfully. so there's back and forth and as we mentioned a ship in the black sea, a russian supportive naval ship which is on fire. we're not sure exactly why, but you have russians trying to push that front and fighting in places like odesa today. >>> so listen. we are seeing something for the very first time. >> you're looking, in a minute, at a massive, supermassive -- >> i just said we're going to see it for the first time in a minute. >> look, guys. can you see it? massive. i'm sure you know exactly what that is, and we'll t talk more about it next. better luck next time. but i haven't even thrown yet. you threw good money away when you bought those glasses. next time, go to america's best can't beathat. can't beat this, either. book an exam tay at americasbest.com hyb

will it be to reinforce the fighting in the south or what is happening in the donbass region? >> the main thrust is north. i'm not sure there is room for more troopto go there. that doesn't seem to stop the russians from doing things like that. if there isn't space to put more troops there sensibly, they might use them down south to head towards -- that's a major city. >> now to some other news on ukraine. the prosecutor of the international criminal court has se the biggest ever team to investigate alleged war crimes. investigators and experts will be going. >> the experts and investigators nowo thgs the gyathering have, d insight. usually, but have to wait a long time before they can investigate a crime scene. this time, the russians left so soon after the atrocities, that means the investigators can get in almost right away. that will help in terms of the preservation of evidence. they will be looking for things like eyewitness testimony. forensic material like soil samples, residue, and the more evidence they have the better hope they have of painting picture that will hel

. >> celeste backup a little bit because you're already in donbass and you're already in kyiv you're seeing the situation is a big fight inside of the obama administration new must'vn aware about the back-and-forth ander really it was obama personally against the council of his defense secretary and even ultimately a secretary of state john perry, did not want to have this escalatory with putin but he also clearly had putin's number at this point time read so the ukrainians are looking very anxiously trump, so that they thought that while the trump ministration - they were kind of panicked when trump came into office and the president at the time is in ukraine and there looking at them president of the united states is that he wants to have a good relationship with russia said that putin is a better leader even in our own american leader and it is of conversation with from push something into office is even going to list of the sanctions on ukraine sorry on russia because of the illegal annotation and really the threab was at the beginning tells about how anxiously this was when trum

he'll at least secure the-- all of donbass, declare that he's liberated the russian- speaking peoples of that region, and declare victory. and that will become another frozen conflict. >> o'donnell: mark esper's time as secretary of defense began when he was overwhelmingly confirmed by the senate 90 to 8 on july 23, 2019. two days later, on a phone call with president zelenskyy, mr. trump asked for a "favor" while he was holding up aid to ukraine. the call ultimately led to his impeachment. you had to keep pressing president trump to release $250 million in aid to ukraine? >> esper: yes, it would be an argument after an argument. and i'd have to say, "look, mr. president, at the end of the day, congress appropriated. it's-- it's the law. we have to do it." >> o'donnell: esper writes in his new memoir, called "a sacred oath," that the ukraine affair was an early source of tension between him and president trump. that tension would grow, as he told us when we met him at his alma mater, west point. >> esper: because it's important to our country, it's important to the republic, the ameri

the evacuations come as much of the finding shifts to the donbass region. trade links reports now from keith. busses carrying ukrainian fighters arrived in russian controlled territory yesterday, more than 260 were evacuated from the besieged as of stop plant in mario po dozens of them heavily wounded in the fighting. efforts are now underway to save those left behind. we hope for extraction. this is what we're fighting for. i don't see another way out for them. fighters in that steel mill represented ukraine's last stronghold in the ports city. ukrainian officials have avoided using the term surrender, instead saying the fighters completed their mission. ukraine needs ukrainian heroes alive. the operation to save the defenders of marriageable has been started by our military intelligence. the work continues to return guys home, but russia continues to face setbacks in this war. in recent days, ukrainian fighters have advanced around the city of heart kiev, forcing russian troops to pull back. much of the fighting is now taking place in the donbass region,

there is no -- there is more evidence of an intensifying of russia's attack on the eastern donbass region. attacks from the land already occupied by pro-russian separatists. the area has taken heavy hits. the extent of the damage is emerging little by little. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy revealing 87 people were killed last tuesday. images from this monday show the damage caused by these russian strikes. meanwhile, our reporter has returned to irpin. he was there well russians were closing in with the aim of taking the town and pressing on with the aim of taking the capital, kyiv. he has been back to see how fighters are now and how the town is recovering from death and restructuring -- and death and destruction brought by vladimir putin's defeated troops. ♪ >> we are on the outskirts of kyiv. here, the russian offensive has been driven back. for many, the war is over. but not for him. >> here, my best friend's mother was killed. she died buried in debris. and they found her, there were only parts of her body. >> this area was the scene of heavy fighting in late march. >> com

in the donbass region, putin's troops appear to be readying to launch a major offensive. people around the ukrainian capital kyiv, in contrast, are

in the donbass region, putin's troops appear to be readying to launch a major offensive. people around the ukrainian capital kyiv, in contrast, are cautiously optimistic. russian troops have seemingly withdrawn from ukraine's north. scars from the war are still visible and fears of further attacks linger. yet, day by day, a sense of normality is re-emerging in kyiv, amidst the shock and trauma. reporter: kyiv resident anna is doing something for herself after weeks of watching her world fall apart -- getting her nails done. anna: of course, you want feel clean, look good -- that's part of life. there's death everywhere anyway. now that kyiv is waking up, i'm realizing that there's hope despite everything. ukraine is going to win, but it is going to cost resources, time, and of course, lives. reporter: bunny nails has started welcoming customers again in branches all over the ukrainian capital. and there's plenty of demand. antonia: when you're at work, you think you've gotten used to everything. but you can't get used to bombing at night. we barely slept last night. repor

but in donbass, the occupiers are trying to exert even more pressure. it is a #### there and it is not an exaggeration. the ukrainian government released this video showing an explosion at a cultural center in kharkiv, which has been the focus of an intense russian assault. ukraine says seven people were injured in that missile strike, including an 11 year old child. coming up at the london school employee accused of selling fentanyl to students. health authorities say she used students to help her that's at 11. and a barrier weather looks like temperatures will be trending up a bit in your weekend forecast, but the real heat that's set to move in next week we'll have the forecast update coming up. of personal remembering the buffalo, mass. shooting victims, the first funeral held today after i joined the district attorney's office to pursue justice for everyone. but like so many of my colleagues, i resigned in protest because chesa boudin interfered in every single case and failed to do his job. the office is absolutely in disarray right now. chesa dis

releases many of the russian troops who have been fighting, they might now be deployed elsewhere, to the donbass, where the most intense fighting is going on now. phil: you are in kharkiv, the country's second biggest city. what is going on there? >> the city's breathing after a long time of being not besieged, because it was never surrounded, but the russian troops being very close and shelling the city residential quarters, the city center has been hit by several rockets. there is a lot of distraction in this city and people have been hiding in the city for many, many weeks, for months, actually. now it is a bit safer, although we do your some artillery somewhere in the distance. we went to a villageoday outside othe cityhat was occupied and that ukrainian forces have taken back recently. fighting is still going on there. they have pushed the russians away from the cities orders, but not out of the region yet. phil: thank you to our correspondent in kharkiv. a russian trolled -- soldier being tried for alleged war crimes in ukraine has admitted to killing a 62-year-old civilian. this sends a m

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