this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes coming to you live from lviv in western ukraine. and we do begin with the breaking news. firefighters have managed to extinguish the fire that had been raging at a power plant in ukraine following fighting between ukrainian and russian forces. a nuclear power plant. now, i am going to show you the video there. you can see it. this is from a little bit earlier. the bright light you see on screen is from a flair gun, and not gunshots or explosives although there was incoming fire. a spokesman for the nuclear power plant gave an update to our anderson cooper a little earlier. this was before the fire had been put out. >> now, shooting is being

contained from air. any moment, it may result in nuclear accident. many buildings are damaged and on fire. on one of six power units is in operation right now. our power units with nuclear fuel. >> now, the nuclear power plant -- this is in southeastern ukraine. it is the largest in europe. officials stressing that radiation levels have not been elevated at all throughout this. ukraine's president offering his condemnation of russia for the attack. >> translator: we contacted our partner. i talked to president biden. we have contacted president

rafael grossi, also prime minister johnson. and we warn everyone that no other country, other than russia, has ever fired on nuclear power units. this is the first time in our history, in the history of mankind, the terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror. >> more on that fire in a moment. meanwhile, though, bring you up to date on some other aspects of this conflict. residents of mariupol' facing a deteriorating situation as russian forces besiege that key city from all sides. civilians there trapped without food, electricity, or water. the assault on mariupol', of course, part of russia's efforts to tighten its grip on the south and establish a so-called land bridge to russian-held territories -- crimea, primarily. fighting is also intensifying in other parts of the country, such as kharkiv in northeastern ukraine, the country's second biggest city. all right. let's talk more about that fire, bring in a nuclear expert now.

mariana is a research associate with harvard university's project on managing the atom. she joins me now from cambridge, massachusetts. well, things seems to be thankfully more under control now. but more broadly, what are the risks with an incident like this? >> well, michael, russian shelling of a nuclear power plant was an extremely reckless behavior. but actually, it takes several things to go wrong at the same time to precipitate a serious nuclear accident at a nuclear power plant. these are facilities that have very robust safety and security measures in place, especially since, you know, the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and the fukushima nuclear power plant accident, all of these protocols are getting updated constantly. but several -- if we have several things that go wrong at

the same time, then we really should be very worried. and these things are the breach and the confinement chamber of a nuclear power plant. so, every nuclear reactor that contains a core, nuclear core, reactor core, is protected by a very robust reinforced concrete confinement chamber that is designed to withstand an explosion internally of the reactor core that might release this radioactivity. it's designed to contain that radioactivity inside but it is also designed to withstand the outside impact of a certain intensity. of course, the staged shelling by missiles and artillery might compromise that confinement chamber. um, but the -- the -- the breach of the confinement chamber itself might not necessarily result in a nuclear accident. what -- what is critical for a safe operation of a nuclear

reactor is the functioning of a cooling system of a reactor core. so, if you can imagine, it's -- it's a sort of big pool into which the fuel rods inserted, and it has to have a constant supply of cold water to keep that core -- um -- and that nuclear fuel at a certain temperature. and of course, that system relies on a supply of water. that supply of water depends on the functioning of the pumps that pump that water to the core and the pumps rely on electricity. uh, there are back-up electricity systems, should the main power grid go out. that's -- that's standard for every nuclear power plant. those are diesel generators, um, that -- and then, there is also batteries. for redundancy. but in a -- in a full-scale invasion in a middle of the war, it's not inconceivable that all

these systems could be compromised, and then we really have to worry that -- that there could be a serious accident. >> right. and -- and to that point, how can a scenario like this be perhaps better mitigated? i think only one reactor of the six was running. if the reactors aren't running, are they safe or safer? or -- or not? >> well, even as a controlled shutdown of the reactor, it's not like you just click a switch and it's off. the fuel remains in the core for some time, for several weeks actually, until it's cool enough to take out and transport to a spent-fuel pool that's normally outside of the reactor building. and actually, spent fuel pools are underestimated. there are points of vulnerability in -- in the safety and security of a nuclear power plant. um, there -- the fuel there is

still quite radioactive. it may be not as active as within the core, but it's normally packed really tight so there is less material but there is more of it. so, again, if the -- and those pools of spent fuel pools also need to be cooled and kept at certain temperatures. so, again, if the cooling system is compromised, uh, then -- then there could be trouble. >> we're -- we're almost out of time. but real quick, if you can, in a worst-case scenario in this sort of situation, what sort of radiation spread could there be? what kind of area impacted, real quick if you can? >> well, you know, worst-case scenario i think the preview of that is the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986. uh, where release much of it, depends on the weather, it depends on the winds. during the -- after the

chernobyl catastrophe, the radiation was carried as far out as ireland and as -- as england. and with the fallout still to -- until rather recently i think, early 2000s, a number of farms in the uk and in ireland were affected. where they couldn't sell their produce. um, to this day in southern germany, wild boar hunted in the woods is tested for radiation to this day. so, we're not only looking at the geography. we are looking at a time scale of decades. um, that -- that these consequences could last. >> yeah. yeah. and ironically, would impact russia itself. mariana, thank you so much. really appreciate that. all right. now, a new video showing horrifying aftermath of a russian strike north of the capital kyiv.

officials say an apartment building -- this is in the city -- was hit on thursday leaving at least 33 people dead, 18 wounded. we are warning you, the footage you are about to see is graphic. >> [ bleep ]. [ speaking foreign language ] now, in southern ukraine,

port city after port city is facing increased attacks from russian forces. that's no accident. that is tactical. nick paton walsh has more on russia's campaign to tighten its control. >> reporter: the town refuses to give up it seems. looting crippling life here. this russian soldier's bid to get into a cell phone store, a sign of the lawless world they brought with them where food and medicine is lacking. and what life is left made more unbearable by the laying of trip-wire mines, local officials said. this one, posted online to warn others. on the other side of russian-held crimea, mariupol' under siege without water or electricity. the mayor saying the russian, quote, scum have found no other way to break us.

the prize in the south is this. odesa. its opera house fortified. its coastline, a harder task. where the tide could bring russians in with it, yet still lapse as if nothing has changed. an estonian ship sank thursday east of here, its crew rescued with ukrainian officials accusing russia of shelling it to act as cover for their landing ships. any hour now, when the landing force could hove irrevocably into view. odesa brims with locals ready, though, like so many here, these civilian defenders don't want their whereabouts filmed but are happy to speak. chief marketing officer for an i.t. company, who's traveled europe and africa, but joined up to fight on day one. >> unfortunately, i have lost two of my friends. two days ago. >> sorry.

>> yeah. they also have been -- >> fighting. >> yeah, they were fighting and they -- they were in volunteer troop. so, they have no military background at all. both of them are programmers. >> reporter: we are joined by lira, age 19, a nanny who fled russians in crimea when she was 11. we're ready to the end to defend our land, she said. the occupiers came to my home before, my family are still there. only i could leave because i don't want to live in russia. across town, mothers knit camouflage netting while their daughters fight. hers staying behind to defend kyiv. >> we know the danger. we know that it will come. but we didn't know when will it come? and i ask them -- children, come here, please. be safe. come to me. but they didn't want.

no, mom, please stay alive. stay safe. but we will defend our because everybody loves our -- our motherland. everybody. sorry. sorry. everybody wants to be independent, to be free. they decided to stay there, and i can't influence their decision. but i pray every day, i pray every night for them to stay alive. >> reporter: the define words of the ukrainian soldiers of snake island who told a russian ship where to shove it echo here. >> [ bleep ]. >> russian ship [ bleep ]. it is the logo. it is the logo now in ukraine because -- >> reporter: they will need more than high spirits in the days

ahead. nick paton walsh, cnn odesa, ukraine. now, john spencer is a retired u.s. army major and chair of urban warfare studies at the madison policy forum. he joins me now from colorado springs in colorado. and thanks for doing so, sir. before i get to your area of expertise, i wanted to ask you how disturbing is it that a nuclear power plant would be the site of russian' incoming fire? munitions going into a power plant like that? >> that's a global disaster waiting to happen. it is very scary. especially, firing anywhere near any type of weapon. that is just ridiculous. >> you -- you are an expert on urban warfare. that is the big fear in terms of what could be coming if the russians' assault kyiv with heavy weapons, then a no holds barred entry, what would that look like in a kinetic sense? >> it would look like hell on

earth to be honest. i mean, we are just seeing the very start of this. the indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas with the hope there are defenders in there, not following international law of ensuring there is -- you know, making sure there is no civilians at whatever you are striking. i mean, it's doctrine unfortunately and we are going to see this intensify. just think about the battle of groz think. the russians started on day one firing 3,000 artillery rounds a day when they really faced resistance, it ended up being about 30,000 rounds a day. >> wow. 30,000 a day. i actually covered the retaking of mosul from isis in iraq, and that sort of starkly illustrated how fighting in a city can be, you know, incredibly damaging to infrastructure obviously. and -- and far more likely to result in high civilian casualties. i think in mosul, some estimates were 10,000 civilians died. just describe how bad it can get and why? >> yeah. so, i think this will be ten

times what the battle of mosul was. just because of the resistance you are fighting. in the battle of mosul was, you know, 5,000, maybe estimate of 10,000 untrained terrorists and still took 100,000 people -- forces backed by the most powerful and conflict abiding air power in the world and still took them nine months in destroying most of the city. this could get in the tens of thousands of civilian casualties and destroy every building there if the ukrainians put up the resistance. but for me, more importantly and what i hope, i stand with ukraine, is that they can make russia pay a huge, huge price. >> right. yeah. and to that very point, the ukrainians are the defenders, and i know you have written extensively about many of the advantages of being in that position. what are the main advantages? what would ukrainian forces be doing to prepare or should be doing to prepare?

>> yeah. so, defense is always the strongest form of war. has always been. in urban defense, ten times that. they can prepare every street. they can block every street. put guns in every window, hidden, and just make it impossible for the russians to come in without fear. the russians fear urban combat and that's why they are going to bomb it, unfortunately, a lot because all soldiers don't want urban warfare. so the inside of kyiv, if i was there, building the barriers, ensuring that they have protection. digging so they can go underground when the bombing starts or get in -- picking out which building they are going to be in. picking out which building they are going to shoot from. i mean, the resistance is -- is amazing but it's so powerful. i don't believe the stories -- i mean, i studied this for over a decade and i can give you all kind of historical examples. if the ukrainians fight, kyiv can hold. >> yeah. yeah. that -- that -- that's

incredible analysis. i want to ask you this, though, before we go. um, there is a lot of talk about russia's thermobaric weapons. i mean, cluster munitions, as well which they have already used but briefly, these thermobaric weapons, what opotential applications in an urban or city environment? >> yeah, so thermobaric. you know, some people call it a vacuum bomb just because thermobaric does, when it hits the ground, it sucks all the oxygen out of the room, out of the person's lungs and fills it with fire. so, some people call them a flame-thrower weapon but they are thermobarics. they are advanced technology, meant to destroy things like tanks and big vehicles in the open. they are not meant for urban terrain. so, if that was fired into urban terrain, which it will be and it was in the first battle, it just melts concrete, melts metal and -- just -- i mean, it is a cruel and unusual weapon to use in urban terrain. >> just horrific to contemplate. um, yeah, this sort of warfare

could be on the horizon so it's great to have you in to get your expertise on this. john spencer, major, thanks so much. really appreciate it. >> thank you. all right. coming up on "cnn newsroom," the russian people are getting a warped view of the invasion thanks to state media. we will take a look at the fake news that is flooding their air waves. plus, more than a million ukrainians displaced. how european countries are coping with a flood of refugees pouring across their borders. we'll be right back. why do people who live with generalized myasthenia gravis want a new treatment option? because we want to be able to get up and get ready f for wo. because the animals need to be cared for, and we like taking care e of them. because we w want to go out to dinner with our friends. because, in family photos, we want to be able to smile. a new fda-approved treatment for adults

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union unanimously agreed to give temporary protection to all refugees fleeing ukraine. now, that gives them protected status, and rights to residency. >> translator: all persons will thus be able to benefit from a protective status, further than that of a refugee for a renewable period of one year. this unanimous decision reflects, i believe, the full commitment of the european union to the solidarity that we owe to the ukrainian people in the face of this unjustifiable war. >> now, ukrainian refugees crossing international borders are dependent, of course, on the good will of volunteers waiting to help and the country, itself. once they arrive to safety, they are grateful for every kindness. cnn's ivan watson talks to refugees newly arrived on the ukrainian-hungarian border who were just happy to finally be safe.

>> reporter: forced to flee their homes and their country, ukrainians on the run. their children makering the best of it. oblivious to the fact that a week-old war just turned them into refugees. this is one of hungary's border crossings with ukraine. there is a steady stream of people arriving here in vehicles and on foot. all of the ukrainian new arrivals are women and children. hungarian aid workers welcome the refugees and bring them free of charge to the nearest village where the community center is now a place of refuge. some people stay here. others pause for food and warmth before moving on. among those here, anna, her mother vet la that, and her 16 month old son. >> yes, this is my son. >> they cross the border to hungary this morning after spending nearly a week on the road. >> for hungary people, it's very

hard work that is doing. >> the hungarian village has a population of 1,060 people. the deputy mayor tells me the village has taken in more than 100 ukrainians including housing families in at least 20 village homes. as we speak, another family arrives from ukraine. >> there is a little baby. yesterday, we took care of a five day old buyaby who came across the border the deputy mayor tells me. a five day old baby. victoria says when the russians invaded, she fled her home near kyiv for what she thought would be one night. a week later, she and her son just arrived in a foreign country. >> i had just one jacket. i think we are strong. it's -- country, strong people, strong nation.

and that's why i don't worry but of course my heart is broken. >> reporter: she says she tried to convince her friends in russia via social media about the deadly attack their military is carrying out on her homeland. what do your russian friends say to you? >> it's not true. no, it's not possible. >> they don't believe you? >> no. >> reporter: this 10-year-old chimes in saying vladimir putin is like adolf hitler. he is attacking the world just like hitler did. there are almost no men here, aside from the elderly because all ukrainian men of fighting age have been ordered to stay behind to defend their country from the russian invasion. >> i am very angry. for russia people. >> i want to tell russians that it is time to do something. it's time to change something says anna.

my son doesn't deserve to be forced to run across ukraine and across borders, she adds. he doesn't deserve to grow up like this. ivan watson, cnn, on the ukraine-hungarian border. now, as you can imagine, russian media coverage of the invasion is very different from what you will see on cnn and other western news outlets. pro-kremlin propaganda filling the air waves, and far too little real reporting is getting through to the russian people. more now from nic robertson in moscow. >> reporter: on russia state tv, audiences are only being told what the kremlin wants them to know about the war in ukraine. this new russian army video shows troops handing out humanitarian aid. they claim russian forces are giving civilians safe passage from the fighting.

a message, reinforced in president putin's latest state-tv speech. >> translator: our military have provided corridors in all areas of combat action. >> reporter: the terrible reality, the rest of the world sees, shelling of civilians. suffering. death. and destruction. never gets aired on russian state tv. and many russians believe their government, that the war was forced on them by ukraine backed by nato. >> translator: i know the truth. this was a forced measure on our side. after what russia went through in world war ii, it's madness to believe we want war. >> translator: i see what's on tv when i am getting ready for work. we try not to get too involved in it because we've got enough of our own problems. >> reporter: some do care enough to reach beyond state tv but even then, they're not convinced by what they see.

>> translator: yes, i have heard that some civilians, even children, have died. but i am not sure i can believe it because there is fake news. they are making money. >> reporter: obedient anchors on state tv never question the kremlin's version of facts, and reinforce its tropes about denazification. no mention that president zelenskyy is jewish, or russian missiles killed civilians near a holocaust memorial in kyiv. even so, some, mostly younger russians, see through their government's lies, get their news from friends, independent, and social media. >> almost all of us are understanding this thing that there is a lot of lie around. so, we do not know what's happening. >> translator: i think this is a crime. an aggression against a neighboring country. our government invaded. now, they are killing people. >> translator: it's awful.

what can we think about it? normal people understand our situation but we can't do anything because we're afraid like everyone else. >> reporter: the government is so worried independent media could challenge their narrative, in the past few days, it shut down two outlets and it's right now preparing a law that would criminalize what it calls fake media. it could carry a maximum 15-year jail sentence. despite the kremlin's best efforts at controlling the narrative, many russians have taken to the streets, angered by putin's war. more than 7,500 people arrested so far. including, this elderly lady at a protest in st. petersburg wednesday. and no surprise. this video is yet to be shown on state media. there is nothing more dangerous for president putin and russia

today than the truth. armed with evidence of what is happening in ukraine, many russians may reconsider their relationship with him and that could challenge his rule. nic robertson, cnn moscow. now, a children's hospital in kyiv is trying to keep operations going amid a war. after the break, we'll go inside that hospital and talk to those caring for the kids. inner voice (furniture maker): i'm constantly nodding... ...because i know everything about furniture ...but with the business side... ...i'm feeling a little lost. quickbooks can help.p. an easy way to get paid,d, pay your staff, and d know where your business s stands. new business? no p problem. success starts with intuit quickbooks.

welcome back. let's update you on the main story. and ukrainian emergency crews say they have put out a fire at a nuclear power plant. this is in southeastern ukraine. a breakout a few hours ago after a alleged russian shelling of the plant. regulators stress there has been no change in radiation levels. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy blaming russia for the dangerous situation. >> translator: we remembered that russian propagandists threatened to cover the world with nuclear ashes. we remember. now, it is not a threat. now, it is a reality. and we don't know how the fire at the station will end. when there will be an explosion or when there won't be. god forbid, no one can predict it to the end. >> and of course, since the president spoke, that fire is now out. meanwhile, smoke pouring out of residential buildings in the

town just outside the capital kyiv where russian troops continue to advance. and russia appears to be gaining more ground in the south and in the east as fighting enters a second week. the ukrainian president is pleading for more help from western nations. and ukraine's largest children's hospital in kyiv has had to take special precautions as the bombings get closer, including moving the children to the basement. cnn's clarissa ward talks to the families and health professionals who are doing their best to take care of the kids. >> reporter: outside the hospital, the sound of heavy fighting pierces the night air. the shelling has started, this nurse says, we're in the surgical department for newborn babies. it's so loud. exhausted staff hover nervously in the hallway. this is ukraine's largest

children's hospital. shutting down is not an option. neurosurgeon shows us the impact of just one week of war. so the children who are too sick to be moved have to stay here in the basement, in case the bombardment starts again. there are ten patients currently being treated in this underground hallway. and they are very sick, indeed. is this your daughter? on the floor in one corner, we meet sonya and her three month old daughter milena. milena has a brain tumor. it's a terrifying situation. we must stay underground and we don't know how long for, she says. i'm alone here at the hospital and my husband is at home with my other kid.

for seven nights, she has been sleeping on this floor as the bombing gets closer. she is saying that the stress of the situation has meant that her milk has dried up. so, she's now using formula for her daughter. with resources being diverted to deal with trauma injuries, parents are stepping in to help where they can. at one bed, valentine is feeding an unconscious child. so, he is saying that little baby there is his little boy. but he's helping with this child because their mother can't be here. i tell him he's strong. there's no other way, he says, god gives us strength. in this environment, dr. ishenko offers his patients and their families whatever he can. but there are limits. >> it's really, very challenging and really tough because we

don't have good conditions for our patients. >> reporter: shh dangerous for them, this situation? >> yes, and not only because we have a war. this conditions is not suitable with brain surgeries. >> reporter: for now, nonessential procedures are on hold. 11-year-old yaris's sutures should have been removed but the risk of infection is too high. his mother tries to comfort him. i will massage you, and everything will be okay, she says. but no one knows how long this war will last. and these children cannot wait f forever. clarissa ward, cn kyiv. and i will be back with more from lviv, later this hour. but first, i want to bring in kim brunhuber at cnn's world headquarters in atlanta. over to you, my friend. >> thanks so much, michael.

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as russia's assault on ukraine continues to escalate, america's top diplomat is planning to visit u.s. allies to talk about how to handle the ongoing crisis. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken touched down in brussels a short time ago. in a few hours, he will meet at nato headquarters with foreign ministers from the alliance. after that, he will continue on to meet with nato allies from poland to vat lat vi that to talk about what the state department calls russia's unjustified war against ukraine. the white house is piling on the pressure on russian president vladimir putin by going after his inner circle.

on thursday, president biden slapped new sanctions on a group of oligarchs close to the russian leader. they will be cut off from the u.s. financial system while their assets and property will be frozen or blocked. britain later followed suit, slapping its own sanctions on two oligarchs worth $19 billion combined. wy biden says the sanctions imposed earlier are already getting traction. >> the severe economic sanctions on putin and all those folks around him, choking off access to technology, as well as cutting off access to the global financial system. has had a profound impact already. >> some of those targets to be seized include massive yachts own by of some russia's richest oligarchs. cnn's drew griffin looks at the floating mansions now in the financial crosshairs. >> reporter: the 280-foot yacht features multiple decks, has a swimming pool that turns into a helicopter pad, and boasts of

master and vip suites to accommodate up to 14 guests and it's just been seized by the french government. it's linked to igor session, the ceo of russian oil giant, the yacht company now says he doesn't own it. european union sanctions sessioned earlier this week, describing him as one of russian president vladimir putin's most trusted and closest advisers. the seizure, part of a coordinated action from western countries making it difficult for russian billionaires to operate and putting pressure on putin. >> this is what he cares about. this is what's important to him. this helps because the oligarchs look after putin's money. we want to punish putin personally and directly for what he's done and this is the most direct way of doing that. >> reporter: another target of coordinated sanctions, the super yacht dilbar. it's currently being renovated in hamburg, germany, and owned by a telephone and mining magnet. it has dozens of cabins and a

crew of 96 people. guests can swim in an 80-foot pool, once the largest ever put on a yacht. a cnn review from marinetraffic.com found yachts have been report today be owned by russian oligarchs spread out across the world. some were already on the move towards friendlier ports in anticipation of a worldwide crackdown. >> the problem is that the sanctions have been announced ahead of time so, probably, right now, they are all busy feverishly engineering deals in which ownership changes could be triggered the minute sanctions are handed down. so it's going to be a game of cat and mouse unfortunately. >> reporter: that cat-and-mouse game may have already begun. even with russian billionaires who are not under sanction. the ga last ka supernova with ceiling marble, an outdoor theater and waterfall pool reportedly owned by a russian oil company executive left barcelona on saturday and crossed the mediterranean to montenegro. the ownership is often hidden behind complicated registries and shell companies, these

yachts are a symbol of the cash and prestige oligarchs have built under putin. luxuries like anti-missile defense systems, bomb-proof doors and a mini submarine. or a beauty salon and an elevator. one yacht now out of reach of any western authorities? the graceful. german media has speculated the owner is none other than vladimir putin himself. two weeks before the invasion of ukraine, the yacht left hamburg, germany, and sped to russia where no location data has been recorded since. and it's not just yachts. the u.s. government has sanctioned five ships it says are connected to a russian bank, oil tankers, and freighters. and in a sign this may be having its desired effect, that author katherine belton talked to of these oligarchs. she says they are shocked by what putin has done, never thought he would go this far. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. vladimir putin says his invasion of ukraine is intended

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welcome back, everyone. i'm michael holmes reporting from lviv in ukraine. and ukrainian officials say they have put out a fire at the nation's largest nuclear power plant, europe's largest in fact. they say flames broke out earlier after relentless russian shelling. this is at the zaporizhzhia plant on thursday. but white house officials say there has been no indication of any increase in radiation. the international national atomic energy agency says the facility's essential equipment was unaffected. so some good news there, but worrying nonetheless. russia's president, well, he says he is fighting nazis while conducting this brutal incursion into a country led by a jewish president. sam kiley looks at the cruel irony of putin's rationale with

a visit to one ukrainian jewish community. >> reporter: air raid sirens in uman. civilians seeking shelter from russian bombs in what vladimir putin says is partly a campaign to rid ukraine of a nazi leadership. the absurdity of this claim lost on no one, here heading to the basement of a synagogue. the jewish population of ukraine has suffered terribly over the last few hundred years. it's had pogroms inflicted on it by the czarist regime. it suffered miserably under stalin, and of course the jews here were murdered en masse by hitler. the tomb an is a pilgrimage site for thousands of hassidic jews and has flourished under ukraine's president. the result of putt sin's so-called denazification

program. military site in the town was bombed on day one of the russian campaign against ukraine. do you think ukraine has a government of national socialists, of nazis? that is what putin says. >> no. ukraine, you see ukraine in the last year, they give us to come. they don't make a problem. >> i have been living here for seven months and it's been amazing, very loving and caring to the jewish people. >> reporter: putin's called on ukraine's military to rise against the government, which he says is a gang of drug addicts and neo-nazis who settled in kyiv and took the entire ukrainian people hostage. on tuesday, russian bombing of kyiv's radio tower also damaged a holocaust memorial at the babin yar, where more than 30,000 people were murdered in 1941. many tens of thousands were murdered later. now ukraine's jewish president

suggested that putin is following hitler's lead. he said "this kind of a missile strike demonstrates that for many people in russia, our kyiv is absolutely alien. they don't know anything about our capital, about our history, but they have an order to erase our history, to erase our country, to erase all of us." in uman, the synagogue's underground bathing complex is a synagogue for jew and alike. >> i just know it's a bomb shelter and it's safe to be here. that's why i am here. >> reporter: like many people in this town, dasha and her family are joining an exodus out of ukraine. for those left behind, there is little but the promise of a long hard winter. sam kiley, cnn in uman. >> and that's all the time we have this hour. i'm michael holmes.

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hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes coming to you live from lviv in ukraine. and fears of the russian invasion leading to a potential nuclear accident appear to have been averted, at least for now. ukrainian officials say they have put out a fire at a nuclear power plant that they was caused by an assault by russian forces. the nuclear power plant in