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this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. i am michael holmes coming to you from lviv, in western ukraine, with our breaking news on the battle for control of kyiv. the ukrainian interior ministry warning citizens, at this hour, to take cover from, quote, active fighting. an adviser to the ukrainian president says russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups, as he put it, are inside the capital.
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now, this, after a night full of explosions and bursts of gunfire. ukraine's military says those blasts were part of an operation that destroyed russian tanks. meanwhile, a mayor of a town just south of kyiv says it has been, quote, completely occupied with fighting. clashes were said to be going none eastern suburbs of kyiv earlier. but now, a presidential adviser claims the areas in question surrounding kyiv are, quote, under control. ukraine's president shared a new video message from the streets of kyiv. have a listen. >> translator: good morning, ukrainians. currently, there are a lot of games appearing on the internet like i am asking our army to put down arms and evacuate. so i am here. we are not putting down arms. we will be defending our country because our weapon is truth.
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and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children. and we will defend all of this. that is it. that is all i wanted to tell you. glory to ukraine. >> now, here in the historic city of lviv, we have been hearing this. it's become a familiar sound here. air-raid sirens going off, and announcement warning people to take cover and go to shelters. the russian invasion in its third day, it began thursday of course with russian forces attacking from three sides, by land, sea, and air. ukraine's defense ministry says 18,000 guns with ammunition have now been distributed to reservists in the kyiv region. thfts this was the scene at a kyiv railway station friday. civilians desperately seeking to get out, to evacuate, escape the
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fighting. ukr ukrainian troops received a loud round of applause as they walked by. and new satellite pictures showing the ukrainian border with romania, traffic backed up for miles as many tried to leave. united nations says more than 50,000 ukrainian refugees have already fled the country, and many of them now seeking refuge in poland and moldova. cnn's alex marquardt is in kyiv. i spoke with him a short time ago. >> reporter: just before we came on the air, we heard those air-raid sirens that you also heard in lviv. but right here, as the sun is coming up in kyiv, as well. now, we have heard those throughout the evening. but it had been quite some time. those air sirens -- air-raid sirens ending just moments ago. and then again, moments ago, we also heard some -- uh -- gunfire. loud gunfire coming from that direction. that is the east, where you -- as you also mentioned, we have heard about fighting in the
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suburbs of kyiv. we have a very solid sense, now, that this fighting is really encircling the city. that the russian troops are proceeding in their goal to make their way all the way around this city. but, michael, possibly the most significant fighting that we saw overnight was in the western part of the city, within the city limits. for the first time, we heard explosions within the city limits just about five kilometers or just over three miles away. we believe that is near a military installation and the ukrainian military is saying that they were able to take out two cars, two trucks ladened with ammunition, as well as a tank with an anti-tank missile. so, that is what we believe those explosions to have been. so, we have that fighting in the west, as well as the east. now, we have also been told that there is significant fighting in a town about 20 miles or 30 kilometers south of here, as well. so, when you add all those three
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orientations to the fact that we know the russians have can been coming in from the north, although that front has been relatively quiet for the night, much of the night. the encirclement of kyiv is -- is very much happening, michael. >> alex marquardt there. now, cnn white house reporter jasmine wright joins me from washington. good to see you, again, jasmine. so, what does the white house know as it's monitoring all of this happening? what are you hear something. >> well, michael, the president is spending his weekend at his home in delaware but a white house official tells me he is being regularly updated and staying in close communications with his national security team while away from d.c. but no doubt, white house officials are watching what is happening on the ground in ukraine. these developments with great concern. we know that over the past few weeks, warnings from them have intensified as to what they could predict could happen in ukraine, based on updating intelligence.
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and so far, a lot of things right now have come into focus, in terms of their predictions. and so, of course, officials are concerned about ukraine as a country, for the people, and also the nation's stability in terms of their government. but there, also, is great concern for president zelenskyy from white house' officials today. and we know that president zelenskyy and president biden spoke today on a phone call. white house officials said it lasted about 40 minutes and in a readout they released afterwards, they said that president biden commended the ukrainian people for really defending their country but also that he spoke with zelenskyy about support and about defense assistance. and just about an hour-or-so ago, we ott gadi a memo from the white house saying biden instructed the state department to release up to $350 million in assistance for ukraine, their third-such payment totaling to a little over a billion dollars. really trying to show that
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support for ukraine, for its sovereignty as it goes through these high ac-tension times. going forward, we know that he will have a rare saturday-morning call with his national security team and the vice president as he looks to get more updates on the situation, what happened overnight, of course, in ukraine. michael? >> all right. jasmine, before i let you go. president biden -- um, he is planning to take sanctions even further. tell us what's going on in that regard. >> that's right. the white house announced that president biden will impose sanctions on president putin, himself. this marks the highest-profile person that the white house has sanctioned as it tries to punish russia, and deter russia. although, it kind of seems that president putin is not really buckling under that determent effort. no doubt, this comes says the white house of after 24 hours of really unity, trying to negotiate things with allies.
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and this comes after, of course, we know that the eu, uk, and canada put in place similar sanctions against president putin, and also against russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. so, this comes as the president is trying to ratchet up pressure on russia, um, knowing that it may not really squeeze immediately. but it will instill permanent pressure on them in the long-term and of course their finances. michael? >> all right. jasmine, thanks. jasmine wright there in washington for us. now, vladimir is a leading figure in the opposition movement in russia. he helped to found the anti-corruption foundation, and was forced to actually flee the country because of politically-motivated prosecution by russian authorities. i asked him if he ever thought it would come to this -- russia about to enter, militarily, a major european capital. >> it really was unthinkable
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about/until three days ago. sincerely, i thought that it was putin's bluffing. and when the full-scale invasion started, i was really -- uh -- shocked and most russians were, as well. >> now, we know, of course, that putin controls most media in rush -- russia. i am curious, what are you hearing about what ordinary russians are hearing about this invasion? what are they being told? >> well, i -- i talk to people in russia. and i see the reaction of social media. it really is disbelief. it's unthinkable happening. our countries, our people that used to be, you know, so together, that share a common legacy. and now, we see tanks. we see blood. we see russian military
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attacking ukraine. it's really hard to process that. >> we have seen the images of protestors in russia being arrested for opposing this war. i am curious, what risks does putin take domestically by doing this -- this -- this operation? he's had broad appeal, of course, not surprising given the role of state media in messaging but what can eke into that appeal as the invasion goes on? >> well, it over the last few years, especially over the last year, it has become very difficult to participate in mass protests. people are arrested. people are beaten up. they are detained. and despite all that, we see protests in major russian cities. um, over the last two days, over 2,000 people have been detained in different cities of russia. and uh, we see this consistent
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wave of people, of dissenters coming to streets of moscow, st. petersburg, day after day. so, it's quite amazing that people are taking to the streets despite all the pressure. >> but -- but how can -- can that eke into his popularity, what is keeping him in power? what could hurt him at home? >> well, this war is very unpopular. um, you see it on social media. you see it from the fact that many people take to the streets. um, you know, it's -- has been just two days but i believe that popularity of putin' regime is really -- um -- uh -- plummeting. and um, that's -- we haven't seen, yet, the coffins with
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russian soldiers coming back. i think this is gonna be a very unpopular exercise. >> i -- i am curious. what's your take on who vladimir putin listens to? there's been a lot of talk about how isolated he's been, part particularly during the pandemic. who is advising him? and is there anyone who dares to h tell him that he might be going down the wrong path? >> unfortunately, vladimir putin does not answer to a parliament, to electorate. over the last decade, all the checks and balances have been eliminated. so, it's -- has, for a long time, been just a close circle of advisers, and it has been exacerbated by covid when putin is seeing even plless people. we have seen this footage of him
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talking to french president macron over a table with a length of 5 meters. and it's -- it's the same situation with, you know, his -- people who talk to him in russia. so he, indeed, is in touch -- is -- is out touch with the reality. and i think that's the reason for this miscalculated military step. >> you know, been discussing this with a lot of people. i'd hike your thoughts, too. i mean, there is obviously a disparity in the forces. russia is likely to win the -- the -- the conflict, itself. but how do you think it will win the peace? i mean, the thing is that, you know, this is, by and large, a pro-western society. and they've already thrown out a couple of pro-moscow presidents. um, it would be a tough thing to subjugate these people, wouldn't it? >> yes, indeed, i think it's miscalculation. it seems, from the rhetoric
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of -- um -- put -- what putin has said over the last few days, that he thought that this military escalation -- this aggression -- will not meet that much resistance. at the same time, we see ukrainian people fighting quite hard despite the overwhelming force of russian military. and uh, we see the fighting, um, that now takes place in kyiv and other major cities. i think putin miscalculated that this would be a -- a walk in the park for russian military. but clearly, it has not been. >> all right. vladimir, really appreciate your insights. thanks for taking the time. and this breaking news just in from the ukrainian capital.
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an apartment building near one of kyiv's airports has been hit by missile or rocketfire. difficult to tell which. just have a look at those images there. kyiv's mayor said emergency services were at the scene. the extent of casualties is unknown, at the moment. the cause of the strike, not yet clear but, obviously, some significant damage done to what is a civilian-apartment building. meanwhile, thousands of ukrainians are fleeing to safety amid the russian onslaught. what they have to say about the journey, and what aid groups and neighboring countries are doing to help. that's coming up. >> i see that you are alone here. where is your husband or partner, family? >> he fights. that's all. ever get a sign n the universes trying to tell you something?
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since the russian invasion. more than half of them are heading to poland -- that is the closest border really to where we are here in lviv in the west of the country. polish officials say the ukrainians will be considered war refugees, and reception centers are being set up all along the border. united nations, stepping up capacity. one refugee described her situation and harrowing journey getting out. >> my husband is still in lviv. they -- they -- they do not allow -- um -- men to -- to -- to cross the border. we're hearing bombing everywhere. uh, all bases in big cities were shelled or -- or attacked. >> now earlier, we talked to several people outside a train station here in lviv, who say they are uncertain about their
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future and their safety. >> we don't know what is going to happen here next. we just still safe. not be here, not sure what happened tomorrow or next weeks. just be safe and should go home. until we can figure out how to come back later. >> in odesa is also my girlfriend's family. so, they -- it's not so easy for them to come here. so, she -- she push -- pushes them to come. but we'll see who will live with us, who will live somewhere else. >> russia's invasion of ukraine is causing outrage, and protests even inside russia. thousands taking to the streets, again, to voice their anger at their own government. and in many cases, risking
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arrest. cnn's nic robertson reports from moscow. >> reporter: well, a second night of antiwar protests across russia -- more than two dozen cities involved. by midnight friday, more than 500 people across russia arrested. over 200 in st. petersburg, over 200 arrested in moscow. the day before -- thursday -- more than 1,800 people had been arrested at antiwar protests. more than a thof those reacted moscow. these are relatively big numbers for short-notice protests. not clear, why the protests weren't as big and heavily attended on friday evening. the police cracked down just as brutal and strong as it was on thursday. the government's saying that these protests were not authorized, that people could face criminal prosecution. that, criminal prosecution could bring, in essence, damage their ability to get -- damage them
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for the rest of their lives. very clear message from the people. they didn't want people it to turn up. nevertheless, significant numbers of people being reacted and another significant revelation on friday that one of the country's top officials -- the main kremlin spokesman -- the spokesman for president putin, dmitry peskov, his own daughter pocketed a stop the war message on telegram. hers is a verified account. she has more than 180,000 followers. the post has now been taken down but it just goes to show the reach and depth of feeling, and the number of people that actually are opposed to the war. it would be ridiculous to think it is a number that is going to change president putin's opinion at the moment. more than 50% of the country are estimated to support his current war in ukraine but the protests haven't stopped. that is still a significant number of people reacted on the second night. nic robertson, cnn, moscow.
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now, the overwhelming military operation is putting the skills of the ukrainian president to the test. the charismatic comedian swept into power nearly three years ago with little political experience. cnn's nina dos santos takes a look. >> reporter: he was the comedian who once played ukraine's president on tv, before winning the office, for real, in 2019. since then, event ads have chan dramatically for volodymyr zelenskyy and his people. no more laughter. instead, it's tears he shed on screen. his country folk, meanwhile, shedding their blood on the streets. >> translator: today, russia began an attack on ukraine. putin began war against ukraine, against the entire democratic world. he wants to destroy my country, our country. everything we have been building, everything we are living for. >> reporter: with lil political
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experience defending ukraine's fragile democracy against increasing aggression from a neighbor that had already seized parts of the country was always going to be a big ask. >> we have reason to believe the russian forces are planning to and intend to attack ukraine in the coming week. >> reporter: but as russian forces began amassing along ukraine's borders, zelenskyy voiced his frustration with these foreign powers saying they were inciting panic. >> we cannot say, on the daily basis, that war will happen tomorrow. what kind of state had drn is it going to, what kind of economy is it going to be, how can you live in the state when on a daily basis, you are being told tomorrow a war will happen? >> just two days before russia began its assault, zelenskyy was still pursuing diplomatic ways out of the crisis. after continued warnings from abroad, he declared a state of emergency and called up his reservists. >> translator: on the issue of security and defense, this is no
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need for a general mobilization. we do need to promptly replenish the ukrainian army and other military formations. >> reporter: two days after that, he ordered a general-military mobilization. a cnn poll conducted earlier-this month, found that less than 40% of ukrainians saw their president as trustworthy or decisive. and just 29% thought of him as reliable. and of all of the regions in ukraine polled, none believe that russia and ukraine should be one country. with a question mark hanging over his future and that of his nation, zelenskyy and his cabinet emerged in a video, staring down europe's despot and appearing to be standing strong. nina dos santos, cnn, london. explosions and gunfire ripping the darkness in predawn ukraine earlier. when we come back, the latest on the fighting and the defiance of
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office with a defiant message. he said this. quote, i am here. we are not putting down arms. we will be defending our country because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this. now, that comes after a night of this -- explosions and gunfire in and around ukraine's capital of kyiv. a mayor of a town just south of capital says it's been, quote, completely occupied with fighting. there were reports of clashes in kyiv's eastern suburbs, as well. but now, a presidential adviser claims the situation in areas surrounding the capital is, quote, under control. now, near one of kyiv's airports, however, an apartment building has been hit by a missile or perhaps rocketfire. kyiv's mayor said emergency
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services were on the scene. the extent of casualties, unknown at the moment. the exact cause of the strike, not clear. but you can see, the damage done. the european commission spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, he joins me now, live, from brussels, and thanks so much for doing so. a question many have been asking for days -- weeks even -- including the ukrainian president is -- is why haven't sanctions been even tougher? existing sanctions -- while tough -- have not given putin a reason to blink. why haven't they been even tougher? >> good morning. there is nothing good about this morning especially for people in ukraine and acknowledge and admire the courage of the ukrainian freedom fighters in the light of this brutal aggression. and when it comes to sanctions, this one part of our response but one has to take into account this response was very, very
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fast. we managed to unite 27 member states in unprecedented massive package in a record speed and this package is the biggest and hardest hitting ever the european union has ever introduced. now, it includes also mr. putin and mr. lavrov in the -- in the sanctions. and european union is not a military alliance. our means includes political pressure, political instrument, and economic pressure, and we are applying now the economic pressure. we will make it very, very [ inaudible ] for putin to continue with his campaign and we want to cripple his ability to finance his aggression against ukraine. and also, on the other track, we are working politically to ice hat isolate him internationally. and the latest vote in the security council this night has showed russia stands isolated. it is not only sanctions by 27 eu member states but sanctions by partners like united states,
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united kingdom, japan, australia, canada. so we have four dozen most democratically and economically advanced countries who are united and working with other partners so they can join us in this international not only condemnation, this aggression, also response and will hurt his and his associates very hard. >> the president of this country says it is not enough but i appreciate what you were saying. in a broader picture, has what has happened here exposed the limits, in many ways, of the west's ability to truly stop someone, like putin, whemn he wants to wage war on a neighbor? sefr essentially, he just ignores it and he gets away with it, isn't he? >> this is a question for the whole international community because in europe or in the world of 21st century, we have certain amount of rule that is are respected. in europe, we have security
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architecture under international agreement. and russia decided to basically ignore not only its signature under this agreement but basically ignore any rules of civilized behavior and they attacked a neighboring country, which is so close in many terms to -- to russia in terms of language, history, it is a very close nation. and russian political decide to do so. so this is not something we wish to see. putin to think in the outdated categories of the past of the cold war and using brute power but this is for us, not only for us, but eu and in the united states to -- to find the most efficient means to contain him, to stop him and prevent him to under mine the european and international ability even more. >> right. i wanted to ask you this before we run out of time. how concerned are european
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leaders about former-soviet states who have moved westwards over the years? how concerned are are they about those places going forward? baltic states, and so on. should they be worry thad mr. putin might turn his attention to them to continue what he wants, which is obviously an expansion of his sphere of influence? >> well, we have a major nuclear power that disregard and shows contempt for all the international agreement of these regard and shows contempt for the u.n. charter, the united nation. they are attacking secretary general of the u.n. verbally. they are really turning back to all the rules of civilized behavior, all the rules of international community. so, of course, it can do anything. this is no longer about ukraine. this is about security and stability in europe. this is about security and stability of the international community because, here, we have a guy who is determined to break any rules if it suits him and if
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it fits into pursuing his interests. that's why he needs to be stopped in joint efforts of international community. and of course, we are convinced he will not stop at ukraine once he succeed but we hope he will [ inaudible ] ukraine freedom fighters. and if he would succeed, of course he would not stop in ukraine. this is the thinking right now. >> peter stano, in brussels, appreciate you taking the time. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> all right. well, countries around the world turning up the economic pressure on russia over its invasion of ukraine. but what some call the economic-nuclear option has not been exercised, so far. we will look into that, when we come back. ♪ it wasn't me by shaggy ♪
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restrictions on movement around the world. but overall, i will survive. >> now, that's how some moscow residents react today a wave of new sanctions released on the economy. on friday, the u.s. and allies upped the ante, slapping sanctions directly on vladimir putin and foreign minister sergey lavrov. but so far, these countries are holding off on what some call a financial-nuclear option, which is cutting russia out of the so-called s.w.i.f.t. financial payment system. anna stewart is in london, joins me now, live, to tell us more about that and what it all means. anna? >> morning, michael. yeah. this week, we have seen unprecedented sanctions against russia imposed by rwestern allies. of course, it started with a targeted list of sachkdss at the beginning of the week really as a deterrent to stop russia invading ukraine. now, of course, it is looking at crippling russia's economy and
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we have seen sanctions against oligarchs, individuals, including, of course, president putin himself, banks, defense companies in russia, even export restrictions. but the most damaging measure of all would be dis -- disconnecting russia from s.w.i.f.t. and that measure has not, yet, been implemented. here's why. ukraine's western allies are cutting russia's bank ting tieso the global financial system. a bigger blow would be disconnecting russia from s.w.i.f.t., the high-security messaging network that underpins transactions across the world. without s.w.i.f.t., russian companies would struggle to get money in or out of the country. it is an option that was considered in 2014 in retaliation for russia's illegal annexation of crimea. then, a former-russian finance minister said it could shrink their economy by 5% in the first year, alone. the measure wasn't implemented then. ukraine says it must happen now. the foreign minister tweeting, i
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will not be diplomatic on this. everyone who now doubts whether russia should be banned from s.w.i.f.t. has to understand that the blood of innocent ukrainian men, women, and children had been on their hands, too. ban russia from s.w.i.f.t. and yet, this measure has met resistance as u.s. president joe biden made clear. >> it is always an option. but right now, that's not the position that the rest of europe wishes to take. >> reporter: s.w.i.f.t. is headquartered in belgium, and must comply with e you're regulations but the block is divided. senior-eu sources tell cnn that, as of thursday -- the day the invasion began -- countries like poland, estonia, latvia, and lithuania supported the s.w.i.f.t. option. others, seemingly, didn't, including italy, hungary, cypress, and the largest economy and most notable holdout, germany. buying oil and gas from russia would become much more difficult and in recent years, germany has
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relied on russia as the main source of their natural gas. and yet, there are calls from some german lawmakers to risk the blowback. s.w.i.f.t. is our sharpest sword, and was announced in case of an attack. the s.w.i.f.t. exclusion of russia must not fail because of germany. the uk would also support this measure, according to defense minister ben wallace. >> we would like to go further. we would like to do the s.w.i.f.t. system. that is, the financial system that allows the russians to move money around the world, to receive payments for its gas. >> the eu hasn't ruled it out entirely according to french finance minister. >> this is one of the options that remains on the table. >> it raises the question, though, with a full-scale invasion of ukraine underway, if western allies don't disconnect russia from s.w.i.f.t. now, then when? western allies have worked in lockstep over sanctions. we have seen it pretty much
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every day this week, including of course the decision yesterday to personally sanction president putin from the u.s., from the eu, and from the uk. they also want to show this unity, bolster their support of course for ow crane and just last night, the president of ukraine once again tweeting he would like to see this measure enacted. so, pressure is really mounting behind the scenes, particularly, of course, on holdout countries like germany within the eu. and we will have to see, within the coming days, that pressure will win out in the end. michael. >> all right. appreciate the reporting. good to see you, my friend. anna stewart there in london. and i will be back at the top of the hour to bring you the latest from here in ukraine. for now, though, let's go to anna coren in hong kong with some of the day's other top stories. anna? >> michael, appreciate it. thank you. sport can play a powerful role in international diplomacy. something europe's top football body knows all too well. coming up, uefa strips st.
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we're getting new pictures in from kyiv of an apartment building struck by a missile or rocket. the city mayor says emergency services were at the scene. the extent of casualties is not yet known. ukraine foreign minister tweeted about the strike. calling on the international community to embargo russian oil and ruin the country's economy. >> that's gunfire you can hear russian troops are closing in on the ukrainian capitol. fighting reported to the north,
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west, east and south. as well as inside the city. the russia ukraine conflict is even reaching in to outer space. the head of russia space agency warns u.s. sanctions could destroy cooperation on the international space station. and endanger the orbiter itself. space and defense correspondent with the details. >> there are four u.s. astronauts, two russian and one german astronaut all living and working together on board the international space station. but shortly after president biden announced sanctions on russia and specifically on russia's space sector and space program, the head of russia space agency said those new sanctions have the potential to destroy this cooperation and partnership. between the u.s. and russia. at the international space station. essentially the way this works
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is the space station is divided into two sections. u.s. and russia. you can't just pull them apart. the u.s. section provide all the electricity. and the russian section provide all the the engines. which keep the space station in the right orbit. essentially the right place in space. everybody at nasa and certainly leadership they are hoping for the best and they say that this cooperation continues. they said in a statement that nasa is continue to working with the international partners including for the ongoing safe operations of the international space station. the new export control measures allow will continue to allow u.s. russia civil space cooperation. so nasa certainly hoping for the best here. without a doubt, this partnership between the u.s. and russia at the space station is being tested right now. like never before.
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>> condemning the russian invasion of ukraine. including russian athletes. after his match on friday in dubai. he had a message to everyone. writing on the camera lens. no war please. he says it's important to have peace in the world. >> in this moment you realize that my match is not important. it's not about my match. how it affects me. what's happening is much more terrible. >> his fellow country men also spoke out about the war. he says he is all for peace and it's most important right now. if you would like to help people in ukraine who maybe in need of food and shelter, please go to c cnn.com/impact. breaking news coverage of russia invasion of ukraine continues after the short break.
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and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around lt world. i'm michael holmes coming to you live from western ukraine. with our breaking news on the battle for the control of kyiv. at this moment. ukraine president defiant in the face of advancing russian troops. sharing a new video message a short time ago. from the streets of kyiv. have a listen. >> good morning, ukrainians. currently there are lot of games on the internet. like i'm putting down arms and evacuating. we're not putting down arms. we'll defend our country. our weapon is truth. and our truth is that this is our land.
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