[explosions] jeremy: the russians are selling done ask -- donetsk. more than 150,000 people lived in the city before the invasion now, it is one of russia's biggest targets. this is russia using methods perfected in syria and chechnya -- heavy bombardment to try to brk the will of its opponents. ukrainian rescue crews can still operate to reach civilians in order to get out. day by day, family by family, russia is grinding forward. it is a long way to safety. there are roads out of donetsk that the russians are shelling, trying to cut the city off support, rescue, and reinforcement. here were born into war. ukrainians have been fighting russian-backed separatists in donbass since 2014. >> in moscow, the defense minister held a made-for-tv briefing, designed to back the kremlin message that russia is winning. jeremy: the minister said advancing forces would soon take all of luhansk, one half of donbass, including donetsk. ukrainian combat engineers are trying to slow the russian advance, laying charges to blow this bridge on a strategic road. [explosi

the governor of donetsk said the atta and at least ten people the were killed and 15 injured. a senior u.s. defense department official said that the russian military has been moving very slowly in the face of fierce resistance from ukraine. but russian defense minister sergei shoigu stressed on his country is expanding territory in the eastern provinces of luhansk and donetsk. he claimed that the russian side had already taken control of mariupol. in mariupol hundreds of civilians are believed to be still trapped in a steel plant the commander of ukraine's azov battalion indicated fierce exchanges of fire have been under way. he said it's already the second day that the enemy broke into the plant and that there are heavy, bloody battle ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said that the second stage of an evacuation operation in mariupol s completed on wednesday. he said that 344 people were rescued from the city and the outskirts and left for zaporizhzhia. but he said women and children remain in mariupol and the steel plant. he revealed that negotiations for the rescue op

take theown in this donetsk region. we have seen the russias try and take territory around that city. then you look in the region which the russians are increasingly targeting, that seems to be their priority right now. there is a single bridge allowing people to get out and supplies to get in there. the russians have tried to target that area as well. but it is clear that as the russian priority, and they are throwing everything at it, but also ukraine's second largest city in the northeast, it's been left alone for the past couple of weeks as the russians pull back. but today missiles once again have landed in that city, killing at least seven people, according to the authorities there. so while the russians are focusing on the eastern donbas region as a whole, these strikes suggest they might noturb their ambitions there the russians now occupy around 1/5 of ukraine's territory. it's clear they're not wanting to stop, but we're also seeing how they are consolidating. just look at the south regions where the russians

mark: no mention of the 27 civilians killed by russian bombardment in the donetsk region today. thank you very much for that. as ever, kate, great to see you. do stay with us, more to calm on live from paris. -- more to come online from paris. ÑÑ3Ñ3ÑgÑÑgÑgÑgÑpipú ce 05/03/22 05/03/22 ." [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> they are not going to get away with this. i don't care what i have to do, but they're not going to do this to me or america. there is more of us then there is them, and we are going to fight. amy: the supreme court has voted to overturn roe v. wade. this according to the news outlet politico, which has publd

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they control all the land between donetsk and crimea. clearly it was a major objective to connect crimea, the russian-occupied peninsula of crimea to the parts of eastern ukraine that russian troops controlled and mariupol stood in the way, and it got down to just the azovstal steel plant, which is still untaken, so, it's a thorn in his side, it's preventing him from announcing this, at least partial victory in what has proved to be an incredibly difficult war compared to what he anticipated going in. >> and i remember asking some of my guests on set here, daniel, you know, several weeks ago, whether mariupol would be the win, the trophy that generals would probably be handing him. some of the times perhaps not, he wants the donbas, but he's really struggled on that front. do you believe, as we've been hearing from u.s. and western officials, as they have been suggesting, that putin will use this, perhaps, daniel, as an excuse to really -- to declare victory over the donbas or do you think it's going to be more a de-escalatory move from

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on the ground, russian forces push deeper into donetsk. officials fear it will become another mariupol. the hollywood trial watched by millions. jurors deliberate between pirates of the caribbean star johnny depp and his actress wife amber heard. hello. it's good to have you with a spear he of the european union has handed down its harshest measures yet to russia for his aggression with ukraine. after weeks, members of the european union have agreed to been most russian oil -- ban most russian oil by the end of the year. >> viktor orban is celebrating his 59th birthday at the eu summit here in brussels. the hungarian prime minister, however, already got his presence in the wee hours when eu leaders agreed on an embargo on russian oil, but with exemptions for hungary and others. the eu commission president still considering the watered down deal a success. >> these sanctions are fighting hard -- biting hard. >> the eu plans to cut only russian oil that is transported by sea. hungary, slovakia, and the czech republic continue to receive oil

[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 luhansk province has warned that evacuations are too risky now. still, some are seizing what could be their last opportunity to escape. >> now it seems like the front is all around the city. surrounded with their tanks. we can see tracks from the army being deployed around the city. to me it seems like it is about to fall. reporter: elsewhere in the donbas, trains are filling up as people seek the relative safety of western ukraine. since the war broke out, ukraine habecome a country synonymous with defiance. but russia's latest offensive is testing its limits. "my country is dying," says this man. "i am worried. but we will win." brent: i asked our correspond

we have seen shelling from donetsk in the north and the south. this as the escape continued. southern ukraine witnessed hundreds of people fleeing their homes in russian occupied kherson. they spotted 120 vehicles making their way north to ukrainian held territory. they are across the country covering the story. vetika sud is covering the talks. all eyes on mariupol, a glimmer of hope that the rest of those who are being hold up for two months will be able to get out. >> and sometimes no news is good news, isa. yesterday we heard precious little news. the deputy prime minister apologized for that. she's been leading the charge trying to negotiate these corridors. she did not want to do anything to jeopardize the success of this operation. she singled out the red cross and the united nations. the secretary-general had meetings. a commander inside the plant says there are 200 civilians about that need to be evacuated today so they are hoping that cease-fire will hold. as for the people who were able to get out yesterday, for some of them it's been more than two months since the

he also says ten russian attacks have been successfully repelled over the past day in the donetsk and luhansk regions. >>> a russian court extended u.s. olympian brittney griner's detention until at least june 18th. this court hearing in moscow on friday was the first time griner has been seen publicly since her arrest back in february. she was able to speak to an american official on the sidelines telephone hearing who said griner is doing as well as can be exported under difficult circumstances. white house secretary jen psaki addressed the griner case from the podium on friday. here she is. >> the russian system wrongfully detained ms. griner. we take our responsibility to assist u.s. citizens and continue to press for fair and transparent treatment for all u.s. citizens when they're subject to legal processes overseas. >> because the state department has classified griner's case as wrongfully detained, it's being handled by the u.s. special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. >>> the biden administration is on the defensive and scrambling to deal with the nationwide shortage o

it's not only in the donetsk, it's not luhansk. what we have repeatedly seen, and intelligence reports are saying this, is that the russian attacks, the defense maneuvers are not well planned or executed. the precision weapons the ukrainians now have on their side are targeting those convco convoys, those maneuvers, which truthfully aren't dramatic in the way they're attacking. it's not a true maneuver warfare where you normally have artillery strike, warfare, obs obs obscurerance. the russians are moving around the battlefield. they're not maneuvering. they're just moving, which means they're not firing well. i think ukraine -- again i'll say this -- i think ukraine has the advantage because they're targeting the systems with intelligence, overhead platforms, and they're bringing precision weapons to bear on those russian forces. >> general mark hertling, always good to have your perspective. thank you. >> thank you, victor. >>> days after the racist mass shooting in buffalo just announced a new domestic terrorism unit to address

vero donetsk is set to be in ruins with two thirds of the properties destroyed. street fighting is underway between ukrainian and russian troops. meantime, u.s. president joe biden says that he will not provide ukraine with a large range rocket systems that confined to russia and an adviser into ukraine's president says that he cannot defeat russia militarily, without them joining me now from edinburgh scotland, stuart crawford, a retired lieutenant colonel in the british army, now working as a defense analyst, thank you sir for being with us. >> good morning, russian forces a gaining ground in ukraine's eastern donbas region, moving into the city of severodonetsk, how inevitable is it that russia would take control of that city and ultimately the donetsk and luhansk regions? >> i think that a recent report will indicate that perhaps the russians have taken about one third of the city. but the fighting appears to be particularly fierce at the moment. and the progress is slow, and i suspect very costly. and whether they will take the city quickly, i very much doub

the russians are trying to encircle ukrainian troops in donetsk and luhanks. russian forces are closing in on another key city in the region. nick patton walsh has our report. >> reporter: the focus here that may encircle the two cities on a river we are driving into. ukrainian forces we saw here, mobile and tense and at times edgy. >> this is why. across the river here, the besieged city of donetsk enc increasingly more in russian's hands who ever you are. we can hear the crackle of gunfire down towards the. >> referee:er. we were told the russians haves tried to get into town already. looks like we may be witnessing another attempt. >> the remaining bridges enter the city. a police escort shouts "drones." we are on high dpround and exposed and scattered. >> it is a terrible two of desperation here. that's what makes people stay and that's what makes them finall fin finally flee. some who say increasingly angry of what's in the ukraine. a young woman was killed here a day earlier. locals told us not to film. cameras attracted shelling. russia's bloody persist

they are trying to get into the donetsk region. supply issues are going to be, their morale issues are also an issue that the ukrainians have been quite good about using, the artillery to fend off the russians. and also using drones and jets to target the donbas. at the same time, the russians are pushing forward, this is their main focus, to concentrate on. they really want to take over the donbas. but we are seeing now is the town of donetsk, in the luhansk region, the russians have surrounded from three sides, it is a dire situation. a bridge was blown up yesterday, preventing civilians from escaping this city. also, preventing the ukrainians from trying to protect in. there is a deep concern here that if the russians take this town, they can push in towards cities like sloviansk, and other cities. >> before you go, i want you to quickly talk about this story that you told in the washington post about the 13 year old girl who lost her life during this war. she was trying -- traveling, trying to get over the city, with her 12 mon

the down in donetsk, the gateway in the larger city. russia continues to use art artillery against the town bakhmut. the ukrainian military launched counter offenses in the seven regions of kherson. they published videos of artillery strikes and claimed that russian forces were pushed back ten kilometers. there is no way for cnn to verify the claim. >> ukrainians are still trying to flee russian occupied areas with hundreds of vehicles stranded for days. there are still few safe place for sifrcivilians to reach terry control. >> these women waiting for help saying there are many babies and young children among the hundreds trying to cross. a small gesture of defiance. the russians trying to consolidate their grip in the south, the sign being put out mariupol saying "forever russia". >> that was cnn's paula newton. >>> live from london na nada bashir. what does that reveal of russia's goal and what's more does he have to say? >> we heard from western intelligence pointing to the fact that russia seems to be refocusing its efforts on the

, who had set up a restaurant in donetsk, with his wife. he had to flee there in 2014 because of a russian invasion. set up shop, his beautiful restaurant in mariupol with his two young sons, had to knee that restaurant three months ago. he is now here in lviv setting up his restaurant to open up once again, really demonstrating the spirit, if you will, of the ukrainian people. the refusal of them to be held down in some sort of occupation but to be free. >> incredibly defiant, indeed. do stay with us. anna stewart is here in the studio. throughout davos, the west conference we are seeing incredibly front and center. . give us a sense, i only saw a minutes or so, he was very emotional. >> it was a really emotional address. he spoke of the horrors of war and what it's like to live in a war and for people's lives to change in a moment. what it's like to live underground months at a time, the sound of an air ride siren and he had a warning. take a listen to this. >> we are there with not just our family and our children. we defend you because

the bridge between donetsk and luhansk was damaged. it was possible to cross by bicycle. i crossed over. later, the same day, the bridge was destroyed. >> we continue to hear these harrowing stories of survival. i have been speaking to a senior ukrainian official who tells me he is concerned about the situation, especially about the kind of assistance that they are seeing from the united states. he says the united states have promised to provide everything that ukraine needs for victory. right now, they are seeing short of that. for example, the u.s. is providing 85 howitzers for this fight. he says that ukrainian officials have been asking for hundreds of howitzers. right now, what we are seeing, is an artillery war. this is a side of the biggest and most impressive weapons and winds. ukrainian officials say that they are outmanned and outgunned in the donbas, katie. >> thank you to erin maclachlan in bucha. coming up, the only way to stop a black eye with the gun's fewer doors? take crews swapping the usual good guy with the gun talking point with a new solution that ha

you have been warning that russia is ready to annex luhansk and donetsk and could declare kherson an independent republic. what more could you tell us about putin's plans and the timing here? >> yeah, so thanks, erin, we have credible information that russia is planning to possibly annex these two regions of ukraine, as early as mid may and that they are looking at possibly conducting a sham referendum in kherson oblast to declare a so-called peoples' republic similar to what they've done in donetsk and luhansk and this is part of the kremlin's playbook, we've seen this before. they replaced local officials with russian proxies and puppets, cut cell phone and internet coverage so they can stop reliable information getting in, decreed they'll use the russian ruble so we're looking closely to see if they execute on this plan but do have indications this could be afoot. >> and that could, you know, sizably, would be by thing off larger and larger chunks of ukraine if they do this. ambassador, u.s. and western officials have also said that putin could formally declare war on may 9th and

we are also getting reports from a town close to donetsk. pro-russian separatists control donetsk. there are reports of at least 10 people killed and 15 others injured after shells landed on a coke plant close to that city. this plant is considered to be the largest in europe. it employs thousands of people. we were in the area yesterday and were told the plant was not operating to 100% capacity. it is stopped because of the war, not because of shelling, but we know there are hundreds of people working there still today. authorities are saying those casualty figures are expected to rise. we are also hearing reports from the military administration of luhansk province that there are many towns and villages across the region where there is no electricity, no gas, and limited running water, which, of course, is a huge problem for the thousands of people either trapped inside these towns and villages or who are still refusing to leave. >> still had on the program, there has been a warning from the u.s. secretary-general about fighting in the sahel region. on press freedom day, we look

officials warned the kremlin wants to formally claim donetsk, luhansk, and kherson. as part of russia late oren this month. russia would reportedly hold a referendum which would not be recognized by the u.s. or its allies, of course. meantime, prime minister boris johnson is expected to address parliament today. he's expected to announce $375 million in military aid. debra alfarone has the latest from washington, d.c. >> reporter: american diplomats return to ukraine monday holding a news conference in lviv. >> we expect to continue to do day trips. we very much hope the conditions will permit us to go back into kyiv by the end of the month. >> reporter: buses carried civilians rescued from the bomb barded mariupol plant. and there are plans to evacuate more. this woman says all the time we spent in the bunker they were bombing. house speaker nancy pelosi and a delegation of fellow democrats met with the polish presiden in warsaw after a secret trip to kyiv over the weekend. >> this is a crucial moment in politics for us. >> reporter: congressional democrats are hopi

moscow previously indicated it wanted donetsk and the wants -- luantsk to become independent republics. earlier, a brief in allowed some residents to be evacuated, but the cease-fire broke down. now around 200 civilians are trapped underground in the steel plant, and many thousands more are unable to leave the city. reporter: after weeks under constant attack, these people have escaped the steel plant, ukraine's last stronghold in the besieged city of mariupol. many arrive in tears, recounting stories of horror. yo can' -- ou can't imagine how scary it is when you sit in the shoulder in a wet and damp basement, which is bouncing, shaking. when we were able to go outside, i saw the sign for the second time in two months." but while dozens have made it to safety, thousands remain in danger. "at the moment, while we are here, it is being stormed. mariupol is still under siege and people could not leave today . there are tens of thousands of such people. tens of thousands of women and elderly remain invariable-- in mariupol." russian shelling continued through the day in mariupol, soon aft

the spotlight is currently tom southern donetsk. -- on southern donetsk. the russian siege of the city has come at a high price of lives and military assets on both sides. >> weapons and ammunition left behind on the battlefield are from ukraine's western allies. reporter: even as they collect trophies and conquered territories, the battles may not be over. france is sending ukraine more help. during her visit, the french foreign minister said her government will be committing more essential equipment to ukraine. fire trucks and ambulances to help cope with the near daily bombardment of russia's villages, towns and cities, hoping to turn the tide of the war in ukraine's favor. al jazeera, kyiv. ♪ >> israel's defense minister is calling for two extreme rival in groups to be declared terror organizations. at the forefront of violence against palestinians on sunday. during the anniversary of the occupation. we have more on this. reporter: the two groups he's talking about -- la familia is a football hooligan organization, there is no other than that. they f

on saturday, they said they took the city of lyman in donetsk. and fierce fighting continues in sever-donetsk, the last ukrainian-held city in luhansk. [banging on door] in a nearby village, ukrainian soldiers urged elderly residents to leave before the russians arrived. katarina: i don't want anyone to go through this. it's terrifying. oh my god, it's just terrifying. ali: but ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said those cities will not remain in russian hands. pres. zelenskyy: if the occupiers think that lyman and sievierodonetsk will be theirs, they are wrong. the donbas will be ukrainian because it's us, it's our sence. ali: meanwhile, the pos in besieged mariupol are reopening der the russian naval flag. the russian military said it demined the waters around the city. but as the russians regroup in the east, families reunite in the northern city of kharkiv, recaptured by ukraine. >> i'm happy. i'm happy. ali: a precious moment of joy in a country that remains in so much pain. for "pbs news weekend," i'm ali rogin. geoff: in today's oth

mariupol is at the southern tip of the donetsk region capital stop until now, russia's offences have been moving with the handbrake very much honour, and they has a question now of, now that they are more free, if they will actually move the handbrake off, move faster, and i would say the big warning signs now is that since in the donetsk region, like kramatorsk, it is. government held but significant, and whether those cities now come under russian siege. you for being with us, samir puri with as. let's get some of the day's other news. the united nations children's fund says the number of severely malnourished children around the world is rising because of the combined effects of armed conflicts, the coronavirus pandemic, and climate change. and unicef has warned that the cost of helping these children is becoming more expensive because of the rising cost of the food needed to treat them. the number of people suffering from covid—like symptoms in north korea is fast approaching 1.5 million just a week after the state admitted its first outbreak of the virus. the country's leader

but also lavrov said russia's priority is to liberate donetsk and will luhansk. >> several weeks after russia began its invasion, pointing to the fact that russia seemed to be refocusing its efforts and its energies on the eastern part of ukraine. now, of course we're learning from the foreign minister sergey lavrov that russia is looking, in his words, at liberating the donetsk and luhansk region. he described this as a matter of self-defense. the russian federation has previously recognized these regions as independent states. this stands in contrast to the facts on the ground recognized by the west by ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking on saturday said that the donbas region will once again be ukraine. ukrainian armed forces will liberate that region. so clearly we are seeing an intensification of military bombardment in that region. but, as we understand it, the ukrainian armed forces are not giving up on that territorial demand that we're seeing from russia. rosemary? >> all right, thank you so much. joining us live from london. >>> well, cnn has obtained ne

the situation on the donetsk, he's going to have nothing to show for his big grandiose parade. >> so, that may represent an escalation towards war. what it means legally is russia will have the legal ground to declare a general motorization. they can draft and scripting anyone they want in the military. >> one of the skconsistent linee have been seeing is how horrible their logics. >> i don't believe 3,000 or 400,000 guys with weapons are going to help. we are seeing the mysterious accidents occurred across parts of the russian and ukrainian border side. >> i know you focus a lot on this information on the side of the school and i want to get your views on the narrative we have been hearing from russia. how do you goes about sorting out facts from propaganda? >> one thing it has not done is it has made my job a lot easier. russia has no time or the amendment to crack this sort of elab elaborate fiction that they would. everything they believed has been instantly ribboned. >> when they say things that are directly opposed to facts, not only ukrainians but also international bodies thou

the donetsk military claiming about 200 civilians remain traps inside the sprawling azovstaal plant. ukraine's president says authorities are doing everything they can to get people out. >> translator: russian shelling and assault on as-zovstal does t stop. but civilians need to be taken out. women, children. many children who are still there. just imagine this hell and there are children. more than two months of constant shelling. bombing. and constant death nearby. >> mr. zelenskyy said evacuations from the southern part city are ongoing, but he didn't say how many people left mariupol on thursday. the red cross says more than 300 people are believed to be from mariupol and other nearby areas arrived in zaporizhzhia on wednesday. a ukrainian commander says wounded soldiers inside the azovstal steelworks are dying in terrible agony but those who are able are fighting to defend the plant. more now from cnn's isa soares. ♪ >> reporter: ukrainian soldiers trapped in the azovstal plant sing the army's battle hymn. ♪ "it is sweeter for us to die in battle than to live in chains as du

on sunday officials in donetsk and kharkiv region said seven people were killed by russian strikes. and russia's defense ministry releasing this video. they say it shows a high precision missile, the same kind of weapon russia says it used to destroy a hangar of european weapons and air field near odessa. ukraine said saturday russian missiles knocked out a runway, but it is unclear if russia is referring to the same attack. >>> joining me is the director of security programs at the foreign policy council ukrainian prison and she joins me now. good morning to you, hannah, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. let me start right there in odessa because i believe that is where you are. we saw the attack on the runway a few days ago. give us a sense of what you've been seeing and hearing on the ground. >> good morning, thank you for the invitation. those storages that russia claimed are not the latest attack, but last saturday when they targeted the civilian residential building and eight people being killed with 18 additio additional wounded. and that being the biggest strike

luhansk republic. fix, donetsk luhansk republic. a second strike on this city since saturday. the 15—year—old boy was killed in the latest attack. how, asked ukraine's president, was this child afraid to the russian state? stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a bbc special report on allegations that workers are being exploited by chinese companies operating in europe. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and f

donetsk is the southern access. it's very clear that the russians would like to advance here out of the south. separately in the north, that's where we're seeing the major russian advances at current. belgorod is a major supply port. izim is where they would like to push south and they're not having much success. general and officers being killed on the battlefield, russian officers potentially attacked there over the weekend with indirect fire. that's artillery strikes. this is definitely slowing them down. they're not making major advances. in this area here, kharkiv, what we're seeing is ukrainian counterattacks. they're actually making progress, attacking towards the east and this is essentially a threat to this line of communication and supply for the russians. when you dive a little deeper, you start to see this is where the battle will unfold in the coming days and weeks. from kharkiv down to izyum, you're seeing very short axis where they're trying to push their armor forces together. when you zoom out one m

. >> for now, though, they remain in the breakaway donetsk people's republic. its leader suggesting on wednesday that the fighters might now be put on trial. comments mirrored by the speaker of russia's lower house of parliament in russia. >> nazi criminals should not be exchanged. they're war criminals. we should do everything to insure they are put on trial. >> the russian side now claiming that the commanders of the azovstal fighters are not amongst the evacuees. even as the fate of the surrendered soldiers takes a far murkier turn. jake, the point is that the surrender of these azovstal fighters to the russian side essentially gives them leverage, and beyond that, the fall of mariupol as a result of their surrender also changes the dynamic on the ground. what you're talking about is a huge swath of ukrainian territory that goes from crimea to the donetsk republic that can be claimed by russia. and that's what we have been seeing over the course of the last 24 hours. russian positions pounding those areas to the west of luhansk, the north of donetsk, and wha

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russia is pouring more troops into the luhansk region, they are focusing artillery and troops around donetsk and are accused of firing on civilian targets. they say the russia hospital at the hospitals, this amid reports ukrainian forces have pulled back from a bridge linking the city has been destroyed in a sign ukrainians may be taking up new give lines. suzanne malveaux is live in lviv, ukraine. great to have you in okay. i know you arrived over the weekend. give us a sense of your first impressions so far. >> reporter: well, first impressions really are quite amazing that the ukrainians crossing over the border, we entered from the poland side and there is such a sense of optimism and hope of the people to really come back into their country no matter what the condition is here. i mean, i actually met a woman who was at the front of the line and the lines are miles long, you can imagine these cars just trying to get back home. she had been waiting in line for four days with her 7-year-old son. i talked to her and she just wanted to come home. that was the tremendous feeling that a lot of

and matthew mentioned donetsk. they have been bombed mercilessly with long range artillery, even with other kinds of thermobaric bombs which will push the ukrainian soldiers out of their bunkers so the russians are using brutal tactics, and after they have bombarded the cities, they can gradually move forward. so that's what's happening. but matthew is also right when the russians are concentrating so hard around donetsk, that means they have to leave other parts of the front less defended. and so the ukrainians are pushing back, are counterattacking in the south. they're counterattacking in the north. so there is a real battle going on. but there's no doubt that the russians are moving forward. it's a grim time for the ukrainians. >> and having said that, president biden is weighing sending a rocket system to ukraine, but potentially holding back on the longer range weapons that could hit inside russia. help us sort that out, ambassador. why would the president be saying that? what factors are at play when ukraine

today there were nine civilians killed in the donetsk region according to the ukrainians. ukraine now says that the russians are taking some equipment out of storage and bringing it to the frontlines to try to replenish what they've lost already. >> scott mclain for us. thank you. we'll continue to watch developments in ukraine. >>> coming up, the senate nomination in ohio is one big prize and a test of donald trump's sway with republican voters. . oh hi caesar. we were just talking about you. yeah, you should probably get out of here. ♪ ringcentral ♪ if your moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms are stopping you in your tracks... choose stelara® from the start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. pres, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possi

russian forces and their allies in the donetsk militia surrounding the plant. >> nationalists are actively surrendering. so far, 19,008 people have laid down their arms. >> reporter: the injured taken to hospital, the evacuees now prisoners of war in the self-declared donetsk people's republic. some of their families finally beginning to hear news from their loved ones. >> so my husband wrote to me two days ago and the situation is really hard and horrible. and my husband is on the way from one hell to another hell. >> reporter: russia's promise to ree treat the fighters according to international law, but has said nothing about any exchange of prisoners of war. according to ukrainian officials, negotiations are difficult. after weeks of bombardment, the place that symbolized ukraine's resistance seems at last to be quiet. that now confirmed, wolf, by the russian ministry of defense, which says the last 531 fighters have been evacuated, which means that tonight, if those -- if that announcement is to be believed, it is azovstal that has fallen and with it the city of mariupol. >> we're als

a front line in particular around donetsk, that has been the scene of a great deal of violence. and of course it isn't just the fighting between the two forces. as they meet one another, russians trying to press ahead with their offensive, ukrainians trying to prevent them from doing so. but of course the civilians that find themselves caught in the middle. that town of donetsk that we've been talking about so much the last few days, 12 civilians were killed there on thursday. we know that there were some 15,000 still in the basements of that town. meanwhile, in those parts of kharkiv for instance, where the ukrainian counter offensive has been successful the last few weeks, in pushing russian forces eastwards, there is also the opportunity now to count some of that damage and it gives you an idea of what follows after these retreats have taken place. the town of kharkiv, we've been remembering that it was a scene of that siege that lasted for two months. the dreadful relentless daily shelling of civilians areas, we've been hearing from the mayor of the city speaking about the d

yeah, i returned from donbas on friday, and then i was in donetsk and i can say that the situation in donbas, for example, is changing, not overnight, but hour by hour. unfortunately, i did not get to the luhansk region any more, because while i was driving, the last route between the regions, i came across russian shelling and i had to turn back. what i can say, the russians destroyed, to cities in the donetsk region from the air, they were bombing from planes and they used also artillery and the places in that region are important for russia now, because when they are trying to close the ukrainian army, they are currently in that region, the situation there is bad. they do not have electricity, for example, any more. it is very important to say, for russia, the donbas region it is an issue of ambition, not from february 2a, but from 2014. this an issue of ambition, not from february 24, but from 2014. this is very important and the damage is getting bigger and bigger every day, at least 100 ukrainian soldiers are killed in donbas and many civilians, because russian rockets have been

ukrainian military reports that 12 russian attacks in the past five days have been repulsed in the donetsk and luhansk regions. they've shot down seven attack drones. they've taken back settlements to north and east of kharkiv in this area here. according to the pentagon, ukrainian troops have pushed russian troops 25 miles northeast in the last 24 to 48 hours. >> in southern uckraine odesa, 14-year-old boy was killed an a 17-year-old girl wounded. and russian forces are relentlessly bombarding the area. this is brand-new video, russian-backed forces firing grad rockets in the direction of the azovstal steel plant, despite knowing scores of civilians are still sheltering inside. some of them hoping to escape. the ukrainian military said it killed five russian soldiers as they attempted to assault the facility. moments ago, we spoke to the mayor of mariupol. he told us a convoy with some of the evacuees is moving towards the ukraine-held territory. we'll have more on that. let's go to lviv, ukraine, and bring us to cnn's isa soares, what can you tell us. >> reporter: we're warning and telli

as ukrainian and russian troops battle it out town by town, the battle for donetsk has become a major focus as russia seeks to capture one of the major cities still under ukrainian control after taking the southern port city of mariupol. the head of the luhansk region said russian bombardment in using scorched earth tactics. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said the fighting in the east has become increasingly bloody. with up to 100 ukrainian soldiers kill each day. meanwhile, ukraine is ruling out any cease-fire deal with russia, including giving up any of its territory. they are holding on. the presidential chief of staff tweeted yesterday the war must end with the complete restoration of ukraine territorial integrity and sovereignty. over the weekend ukrainian president zelenskyy said diplomacy is the only way to end the war. and as this goes on, 100 soldiers a day dying and volodymyr zelenskyy is not going to give in. >> no, real reason to give in. in the first phase of the war they pushed the russians out of the kyiv area and held on at mariupol for a long time and held up

and they're saying that it donetsk area. and they're saying thatitis donetsk area. and they're saying that it is incremental to use the phrase, it was the single digits since president putin is making it absolutely clear that he's in for the long haul, it seems that every day, his forces, his firepower is concentrating on making advances there, although to the north, northeast area of kharkiv, russia is suffering setbacks. you northeast area of kharkiv, russia is suffering setbacks.— northeast area of kharkiv, russia is suffering setbacks. you talked to an adviser to president _ suffering setbacks. you talked to an adviser to president zelensky - suffering setbacks. you talked to an adviser to president zelensky in - suffering setbacks. you talked to an adviser to president zelensky in he l adviser to president zelensky in he talked about the potential evacuation of wounded soldiers from the steel plant. fine evacuation of wounded soldiers from the steel plant-— the steel plant. one part of the donbas, it _ the steel plant. one part of the donbas, it is — the

they are in the city of donetsk, which is an old industrial heartland. i have been there and it has got warrens of tunnels and bunkers. it is a very, very heavily built—up area, being heavily destroyed, but it does give them a lot of key defence positions. if the ukrainians can hold on, it will make russian advance is difficult, but as we heard from the governor, they might decide to retreat to avoid getting encircled. i think the next few days, may be weeks of this are going to be rather crucial for the battle for ukraine. thank you to joe for that update. we're going to look at one of the impacts of the war in ukraine. hundreds of thousands of young russians have left their country — many because they oppose the war. many of them ended up in armenia —— a country in the south caucasus which russian citizens can enter without visas. but not everyone feels safe in armenia, which is russia's strategic partner in the region — rayhan demytrie reports. a pop—up russian wedding in a remote armenian town. most of the guests have fled russia. the gro

what we have been hearing is from the head of the donetsk people's republic that breakaway separatist ukrainian republic, now fully in russian hands, and where those nearly 1,000 evacuees from the azovstal steel plant are being held. what we have been hearing from in the last few minutes is that in fact some of the azovstal military commanders, the ukrainian soldiers that were holed up in there, are still inside the plant. and therefore we assume refusing to surrender. as to the fate of the nearly thousand evacuees, it had been assumed once they were evacuated, some sort of exchange would take place between ukraine and russia, a prisoner of war exchange, so they could be brought back to their families. that's what their families were hoping. what we have been hearing today through russian state media is that that same leader of the doe m donetsk people's republic is suggesting perhaps now they should be put on trial. what you would be seeing, jim and erica, is not just this trial going on here in kyiv, but if that trial goes ahead, some of those evacuees or perhaps all of them being p

destruction will be from the ukrainians trying to prevent the russians crossing that all important donetsk river. alisyn, victor. >> let's talk about kherson, the first major city under russian control. what's happening there today? >> well, the importance of kherson cannot be exaggerated from the russian perspective because it essentially controls the head of a canal that delivers water, fresh water into the crimean peninsula, which the russians annexed into their invasion. kherson, at the same time, there's been a lot of effort put in by the russians to establish a local administration, there's been perpetual attempts of rumors of attempts to try to conduct some kind of bogus referendum. ultimately they're trying to carve kherson off as a third so-called independent or russian recognized republic. that is because they really desperately need to control their water supply going into crimea. arguably it's the most important prize of the whole invasion. at the same time, the local officials who were based there are saying that the people have tried to flood out, as allegations that a convoy

that is just one of the areas to the north of donetsk, to the left of luhansk. there is now a land bridge from crimea annexed in 2014 all the way to those areas that is essentially in russian hands. a part of the country it can now choose to announce that it is deciding to annex and that is why you are seeing even more violence and firepower concentrated on that part of the country where russian forces are trying to consolidate their positions, take as much land as they can northwards even as it is meeting ukrainian resistance for the time being remarkably successful. >>> to a home coming more than two years in the making. this sunday we'll air an interview with trevor reed. he was forced to survive in deplorable circumstances. as recently as february the state department reported he was coughing up blood after exposure to tuberculosis in prison. reed sat down with jake tapper to discuss his arrest, his conviction and the circumstances of his imprisonment. jake joins us now. >> anderson, i sat down exclusively with marine veteran trevor reed and his family for t

people from the small town in eastern ukraine's donetsk region even as the russian military bombarded that down with fire. ukrainians in the east are all too aware that a russian bomb could fall on them at any moment. and sometimes that's exactly what happens. >> since russian rockets destroyed her home, killed her brother, all she has left is her mother and her life. >> translator: all at once, they started falling one by one. there were explosions everywhere. the kitchen and the house, the windows and frame blew into the room. we're standing there, my brother was making the sign of the cross and i heard shouting. i turned away from him to look at the house. and then another rocket hit. and i was trapped in the rubble. i can't see my brother anymore. i fell, and i don't even know how i woke up and started pulling myself out. i'm all scratched and battered. i yelled vita, vita, but he was gone. >> her home was flattened during the battle for rubisnic which is now in russian hands. putin's forces have been driving southeast along the donetsk river and south from izyum. russia's stated

donetsk, which has been under a great deal of fire, we know six ukrainians were killed there, including one uft targets, these are civilian targets, one of the targets, a school used as a shelter. two people killed there. some wounded as well. some family members from the same family at that school. and so you can see how this is playing out for these families, these ukrainians, as the fight is continuing. >> all right, thank you so much, suzanne malveaux. >>> election day is almost over in australia, and soon one of these two men will likely learn he will be prime minister for the next three year. we'll have the latest in the live report next, stay with us. >>> polls have closed on australia's east coast where counting the votes has now begun. while voters on the west coast have less than two hours to decide which party will lead their country for the next three years. voting is compulsory. the main opponent is labor party. let's get the latest from anna coren live in hong kong. could we see change in a country that has stayed politically fairly constant for a while now. >> reporter: t

region, sojust trying — in the donetsk region, sojust trying to— in the donetsk region, sojust trying to make this what you call a cattle _ trying to make this what you call a cattle in _ trying to make this what you call a cattle in military terms. also they are trying — cattle in military terms. also they are trying to gain control over kharkiv, — are trying to gain control over kharkiv, but the ukrainian army has so far— kharkiv, but the ukrainian army has so far managed to do this pretty is successful— so far managed to do this pretty is successful counter offensive and regained — successful counter offensive and regained control of a few villages around _ regained control of a few villages around the city. gk, regained control of a few villages around the city.— regained control of a few villages around the city. 0k, vladimir from ukrainian military _ around the city. 0k, vladimir from ukrainian militaryjournalism, - around the city. 0k, vladimir from | ukrainian militaryjournalism, thank ukrainian military journalism, thank you ukrainian militaryjournalism, thank you

. >> meanwhile, further east, russian troops are zeroing in on the town of donetsk, where 15,000 people still live. the ukrainian military says russian forces have suffered significant losses as they try to push through the donetsk and. these are major set pwarbgs for the russians. >> they are pulling back from around kharkiv, and their major offensive in donbas has stalled. russia is not achieving its strategic forces. >> 600 chechen fighters are on their way to the war zone. they have played a prominent role since the war began. >>> still to come, a community in mourning. buffalo, new york, is reeling from a racist shooting over the supermarket over the weekend. the latest on the investigation just ahead. there were other dead reshootings in the u.s. on sunday, including one at a california church. we will have that plus details of gun violence that took lives at a texas flee market. ething with farmers. ♪wewe are farmers.bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum♪ discover a s simple way to use colors in managing diabetes! inspired by nature, onetouch verio reflect® meter shows instantly if yo