to be heating.
paul adams, jerusalem.
anchor: thousands of
palestinians have left north
eastern ukraine after the
russian military opened a new
front.
ukrainian police are conducting
door-to-door evacuations in
border towns, rescuing civilians
from areas under attack by
russian mortars, artillery, and
gunfire.
this footage is from the town of
vovchansk, which has been
heavily bombed in recent days.
the town is 45 miles from
kharkiv.
ukrainian officials fear russia
may be able to strike hark eve
with artillery if it comes
within 30 miles.
in an address, president
volodymyr zelenskyy says
counterattacks are underway in
the northeast.
he also urged soldiers to hold
their ground.
>> our task is clear, to thwart
russia's attempt to expand the
war.
the fulfillment of this task
depends literally on everyone
who is on the ground right now,