with up to $750 off a new samsung device. switch today. this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. i want to get straight to our breaking news. well, there's growing evidence that the russian bombardment of ukraine is intensifying as russia winds its attack across ukraine. in the past hour hours, air raid sirens have gone off in kyiv along with gunfire. listen to this. ukrainian authorities say

overnight, shelling caused a fire at a warehouse northeast of the capital. this, as the british ministry of defense said saturday in its latest intelligence assessment that the bulk of russian ground forces are currently around 25 kilometers from the center of kyiv. and the centers of kharkiv, chi kherniv and sumy remain circled with forces and then there's this. this is the town of mykolaiv in ukraine. there's heavy shelling, shooting at civilian targets including a cafe and apartment block. there's now satellite imagery of units 18 miles center of keyiv. they're in a field outside of the city, with russian guns, as

russian air strikes continue across ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy in a new video address urges citizens to keep up the fight. here it is. >> translator: today, everyone is gaining hope for ukraine, shows the world what ukrainians are and what strength we have, hold our ground, hold on, we will win. >> ukrainian officials accuse russia of abducting the mayor of a southern town. according to the foreign ministry, about ten armed man threw a bag over his head and took him away. you can see the men leading federoff away from a government building. accusing the mayor of terrorist activities saying he's under investigation. ukraine's president calls the incident a crime against democracy. >> translator: therefore, they have switched to a new stage of terror when they're trying to physically represent

representatives a ukrainian majority. it's clear that a legitimately elected mayor is a true representative of the people. ukraine demands the release of the mayor of mariupol and guarantees security to all heads of community across the country. cnn has correspondents positioned around the world covering the story including reports this hour from ukraine, france, the white house and the pentagon. and we begin our coverage with cnn's salma abdelaziz live in lviv, ukraine. salma, brings us up to speed with what the latest is here. >> reporter: kim, this town was a tour destination a place where there's beautiful museums, it's known for its restaurants, its history. it's turned into a forward-operating base for this conflict. there's not a corner of this town where you're not going to see some part of the war effort taking place, schools public buildings, they've all been turned into displacement

centers. even the local theater is housing families, forced out of their homes by the war. the local library is making camouflage for the troops. there's a depot that's repairing army equipment. the museums now trying to protect their cultural history. everyone here, and i really mean everyone here, kim, is absolutely consumed with the efforts to help those who are fleeing from their homes. you have families now here from all across ukraine. and it's creating a sense of unity for everyone. this has been a safe haven so far. we are very far from those ferocious attacks that some other cities are seeing. but as you mentioned, russia's escalating its attack. it appears to be widening its advance. more and more cities like dnipro, for example that were safe a couple weeks ago, now, of course, in the crosshairs and here in lviv, there's also that sense that war is getting closer and closer. the last couple of days, we've

had air raid sirens. a couple days, we woke up to air raids here, many people spending the night in bomb shelters, worried what comes next. you have to remember, much of this is a volunteer effort, kim, it's all up to the people to keep sustaining it. >> you talked about the sense of unity people have there. give us a sense of the morale of those residents who have been facing so much stress and hardships right now. >> reporter: there's such a deep sense of national pride here, kim. a sense that together ukraine can overcome this. this is a very diverse country, one that is large and has cultural divides but right now, of course, you have families from every part of this country. that's what you're going to hear people and families say to you now is, yes, this is a mighty army but we ukrainians can stand together. much of that, of course, comes from president zelenskyy himself. i know you played that address there from him which continues to unify people to give them that strength of face in the

sense of atrocities. but i'm going to caveat this with these very ferocious and indiscriminate attacks. take the example of the mayor kidnapped this morning. or the paternity ward that was horrifically bombed. we saw bloody pregnant women, it makes people feel that no one is safe, kim. >> absolutely. salma abdelaziz, thanks so much. russia's ononslaught, has n taken a new turn opening fronts of the country that so far have escaped much of the violence. cnn's oren liebermann has that. >> reporter: the russian military is expanding its invasion of ukraine increasing its attacks on the western pat of the country. fire and smoke seen in the aftermath of strikes in airfields year the polish borders a scene that plays out in cities all across the country as russia unleashed a barrage of attacks in the early morning hours in the city of dnipro, fire littering the ground

another strike near a preschool and apartment building. and a city near kyiv, an explosion destroyed a soccer stadium. a city in the border of russia, a strike destroyed the home for disabled, many whom are elderly. and there's evidence that the town of volnovakha has fall ton allies. and russian troops seen running through the decimated streets. russia has accused the u.s. of supporting experiments with biological weapons. and russian president volodymyr zelenskyy said it's a sign that russia will use such weapons. >> translator: this makes me very worried because we're repeatedly convinced if you want to know russia's plans look at what russia accuses others are. >> reporter: president joe biden didn't draw the line on weapons

on russia, but he said issue th threat. and it's closing in on kyiv, it's slow progress that has turned the capital city into a fortress. the pentagon says one russian approach to the city is about ten miles outside the city center. satellite images show that the convoy of russian tanks stalled outside of kyiv for days has now larged dispersed. but it's unclear what the movement means for the capital. oren liebermann, cnn, at the pentagon. >> i want to bring in stewart crawford. he's a defense analyst, joining us from edinburgh, cotscotland. give us a sense of where you think the war it with the disbursement of that column near kyiv. where do you think the fighting is right now? >> good morning, yes. i think all of your correspondents have been very perceptive in their reporting

there. there's no doubt that russia, in its invasion is up to antics. the initial strategies would have appeared to have failed. that would open the strategy of trying to end this quickly within three days. and it has reset from a more deliberate operation. and it's interesting there that the attacks are spread across the country. nobody really knows apart from vladimir putin himself and closer advisers what the end state the russians seek. but it's clear that we are -- the ukrainians are now involved in a war of national survival. and the war, it's going to be a war in the cities. and that brings all sorts of interesting ramifications with it. >> on that end game you just mentioned. i want to read this quote, you said ukraine will win if it doesn't lose. russia will lose if it doesn't win. explain that for us. >> yes, well, a bit pair

doxdoxic pair doxical. the ukrainians have got to outlast the russians. you can argue that in afghanistan, the taliban outlasted the western coalition there. and at some point, russia is going to end that -- is -- i beg your pardon, it's good to run putin out of energy, money. and the ukrainians have just got to be in for the long haul. the sad part of that is that in fighting the cities we're going to see terrible destruction that we've seen already. and terrible civilian casual this. but the ukrainians must not lose, and if the russians cannot bring this to a conclusion, then they will lose. and have to call a halt. >> one thing that people are fearful when it comes to escalation is the threat of maybe biological and chemical

weapons. russia accused the u.s. of helping ukraine develop those. the reaction from the biden administration was that it was a russian ploy to possibly use those weapons themselves. is that a realistic fear here? >> very much so. as in the uk, the experts are beginning to get terribly worried about the possible use of chemical weapons. or even biological weapons. and, of course, the false flag type of strategy, which you mentioned, may well apply here. what is -- what is interesting is that this will be a considerable escalation in the violence. and one wonders at what point, nato and the west, will say enough is enough. and be forced to intervene. >> yeah, well, on that exactly. i mean, president biden told cnn that if russia uses chemical weapons, russia will pay, quote, a severe price. but i mean, what does that mean, just more sanctions? >> oh, gosh, i mean, who knows.

the same in syria, i think, by president obama which was called the red line. but sadly, and in that case, chemical weapons weren't used. and nato and the west have been bullied vladimir putin. and at some point the bully in the playground has to be confronted. and experience with everyday life indicates that it's far better to do it sooner rather than later. because if not in ukraine where next? estonia, latvia, poland? who knows. at some point, the west has got to call a halt. >> but confronted without obviously leading to another world war. finally, i wanted to ask this, you know, many here in the west

have hailed the thousands of people who have flocked to ukraine from around the world to fight against russia for the cause of freedom, russia, too, is inviting volunteers as well and syrian mercenaries. what impact do you think all of that will have? >> well, both sides seem to be doing it. i think once you stop calling them fighters who are not fighting in national armies then there's danger for widespread violence and indeed war crimes to be perpetrated. interestingly, the uk, the ministry of defense here, has had to issue an order telling, serving soldiers in the british merchant that they're not to travel to ukraine. but i understand half a dozen or of tso far. it's just an escalation of

forces involved. >> we're out of time, thank you for your analysis, stuart crawford in scotland, appreciate it. >> my great pressure. coming up, u.s. officials have growing concern that russia could use chemical weapons, as we just said. we'll bring you the warning that president joe biden gave if that happens. the european union gets tough on yet another group of sanctions against russia. after the break, we'll run down how these new measures will afaffect russia's bottom line. stay with us. join now, pay later. get your firirst 3 months free at ww.com hurry! offer ends march 14th. frank is a fan of fast. he's a a fast talker. a fast walker. thanks, gary. and for unexpected heartburn... frank is a fan of pepcid. it works in minutes. nexium 24 hour and prilosec otc can take one tfour days to fully work. pepcid. stng relief for fans of fast. rob did his best to manage his constipation with belly pain day after day. but after realizing it was ibs-c, he found another way.

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u.s. president joe biden announced a further squeeze on russia's economy, downgrading its trading status, and blocking more imports but the biden administration is increasingly concerned with russia's possible use of chemical weapons. cnn's mj lee has more from the white house. >> good morning. >> reporter: president biden issuing a stern new warning to vladimir putin. >> i'm not going to speak about the intelligence of it, but russia will pay a severe price if they use chemical weapons. >> reporter: on the heels of disturbing new assessment from the u.s., that russia could use biological and chemical weapons in ukraine. biden also announcing several new measures to hit russia's

economy. the u.s. standing together with g7 countries and the european union to revoke russia's so-called permanent normal trade relation status. >> doing it in unison with other nations to make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow to the aggression an economy that has suffered bad with from our sanctions. >> reporter: russia also slapped with other bans, caviar, vodka, diamonds and luxury goods like tobacco, jewelry and high-end cars. speaking to a gathering of democratic lawmakers in philadelphia, biden making this pledge of support to ukraine. >> we're going to make sure ukraine has the weapons to defend themselves invading russian forces. we will send money, food and aid to save ukrainian lives. we're going to welcome ukrainian refugees with ohm arms. >> reporter: while the pleas from ukrainian leaders only grow

increasingly dire. >> translator: if this continues that means the sanctions are not enough. russia must pay daly. >> reporter: but biden continuing to draw this hard line. >> idea that we're going to send in offensive equipment have planes and tanks and trains going in with american pilots and american crews that's called world war iii. >> reporter: meanwhile american diplomats working through channels to boost oil production. officials eyeing oil-rich countries like the united arab emirates, saudi arabia, and venezuela. some republican lawmakers already rejecting those efforts. >> i cannot imagine the outrage that every single elected official here is going to hear if we then switch to buy it from venezuela or iran. this is a ridiculous policy. >> we shouldn't be looking to go

to venezuela. >> reporter: president biden addressed a group of democratic lawmakers in philadelphia on friday, and he said when it comes to high gas prices, that is not the democrats' fault, but largely to blame on vladimir putin. of course, that is not the full story, inflation and rising gas prices, those were all problems confronting the white house well before the russia invasion of ukraine began. but this is a sign that increasing with, this is an issue on democrats' minds, particularly as we get closer to the midterm elections. mj lee, cnn, the white house. the european union hopes its latest round of sanctions will further drain russia's resources it uses to wage war against ukraine. the sanctions kicked in after a two-day summit of eu leaders in france. among the tough measures russia will lose its most favored nation status in the european markets and the world trade organization. all right. let's take a closer look at that

most favored nation status. the wto has 164 members which trade equally at favorable rates. that includes the lowest tariffs, highest import quotas and the fewest trade barriers. now, without that status, western allies can increase tariffs and impose quotas on russian goods and even ban them. if russia is kicked out it will join iran, north korea, syria and belarus who aren't members of the wto. melissa bell joins us from paris with a closer look at the sanctions. melissa, take us through what's in them, how it was missed and how those will affect not just putin but the west. >> reporter: well, the big missing part and the great frustration from europeans where they could after all round of sanctions imposed by the united states, by the united kingdom, how they could do now, equipped with the russian economy to take on the russian exports.

the clearly, the europe people union focused on them for the time being. what they point out from the round of sanctions appointed by the european union that industry should take a hit and it is a huge one. the european energy commissioner pointed out earlier this week in 2019 it brought in refined oil imports worth $26 billion euros to russian coffers. that is a size of how much money continues to pour into russia as a result of these european imports. clearly, it's going to take some sometime for europe to wean itself of those energy imports. what we heard in versailles where the 27 european leaders met on thursday and friday they're able to do that over five years. it will be a short hit. but over longer term, they're going to look at weaning themselves off all together. so far, they have targeted the banking system, the assets of the russian central back. we've seen the ruble collapse. the savings that the russians essentially have, just in the

last couple of weeks. and that will bring huge pressure on the country. now what you're going to see a focus on trade, as you said as a result of that preferred nation status being revoked on not only g7 countries, but the united states has announced well. that will allow them to target trade in russia, and that should have a real crippling effect. and europeans say they're prepared to go further. have a listen to what emmanuel macron had to say yesterday at versailles. >> translator: we're willing to adopt other sanctions and all options are on the table. the point of our discussion is to order, to prepare ourselves for these sanctions if they were able to call a halt to the attack and the aggression. and could prepare us also for the consequences in the coming weeks and months. >> reporter: of course, sanctions are a double-edged sword. they will have a cost for those imposing them as well.

that is something that the european union is prepared to take a hit on. that's what the message that came out from versailles these last couple of days. the other message from emmanuel macron, there are no taboos, nothing across the table. and they're keeping a closer eye, as you said, kim, the air missile strike targets and south of the capital are something that europeans are watching very clearly and it could trigger further sanctions still. now, there's still a small round of hope that keeping a dialogue could have hope. vladimir putin has a call with emmanuel macron later this morning. we'll be keeping an eye on that but the hopes there very limited, kim. >> thank you so much, melissa bell until paris. appreciate it. people fleeing the fighting in ukraine are facing harsh, freezing temperatures as they try to escape. in romania, for instance, red cross volunteers were afraid some of the refugees you that you see there crossing the danube might be suffering from

frostbite. more than 2.3 million people have fled, as russia made the invasion of ukraine. poland has received the majority of refugees with 1.5 million crossing the polish border, many who made the grueling journey just want the fighting to be over. >> i have my one desire -- >> translator: my favorite country is ukraine, we were under bombardment there. heavy bombardment. we did not ask for that. we had a good life. we do not know what they want from us from. >> the u.n.'s migration agency said border crossings just aren't designed for the number of people passing through them and that's having ramifications across the board. phil lowery for the national center for migration explained how. >> people are coming over in huge numbers.

these are small border crossing points that normally take a few hundred or say few dozen people a day. now, we've got 21,000 across an area on a daily basis. people are coming in, you know, distraught situations. families are being ripped apart on the border. the men are going back, only the old men and the very young are able to go across with their families. and this leads us to several problems. one is the fact that -- it's a sanction on borders, on the fei refugees' journey, is women and children, women have the complete burden of looking after the families by themselves. in a very -- in a very unusual and frightening situation. >> if you'd like to help people in ukraine who may be in need of shelter, food and water, please go to cnn.com/impact, you'll find several ways you can help.

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meanwhile, hundreds have been gathering in protest of the kidnap of the mayor in mariupol. in the south. you're looking at video. and a new attempt to bring food and medicine to the besieged city of mariupol. a city official said a convoy of 90,000 tons of supplies on its way to there. previous attempts to evacuate civilians from mariupol have largely failed. now, even as the war in ukraine unfolds, the threat of covid is still very real. and as refugees scatter across europe in threat of safety, the threat of contracting the disease is ever present. according to the lancet journal, ukraine had 270 new infections since the week of february 7. that's concerning since only 34% of the ukrainian population have

been fully vaccinated against covid. they've fled to poland where 60% of the country is vaccinated. vac vaccination rates are slightly higher in hungary. moldova has offered vaccinations to those from ukraine, 83,000. one doctor in war said saw told reuters news agency almost every child arriving its in hospital has tested positive for covid, probably due to the cramped conditions in which they fled to ukraine. and covid isn't the only disease threat emerging in populations. recent outbreaks of polio and measles have threatened children in the region, and health officials are warning it could get much worst. >> the conditions we've seen have the worst possible ingredients for the ability of spread of infectious disease.

doesn't matter if it's polio, doesn't matter if it's measles, doesn't matter if it's covid, alc cholera, you put that many people together, children and women packed in basements, these are areas where people's systems are weak, and infectious diseases can rip through populations like this. >> the director of health and care of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies and joins me now from geneva, switzerland. thanks so much being with us. with russian forces surrounding and cutting off ukrainian cities. some have compared it to medieval warfare or the nazi siege of leningrad. give us a sense of what effect this is having on hospitals, on patients including some vulnerable sick children in ukraine. >> good morning, kim.

and thank you for having me. the pandemic disasters are every health system's nightmare. and they challenge the systems, they drain them and lead them to collapse if we do not mitigate. what is happening today in ukraine has compelled this health crisis. the ukrainian health system has been fighting covid for the last three years and has been responding to covid. and now it is being challenged with a war. so what we fear that the longer this crisis lasts, the more the health care capacity is going to dwindle and boost it's power to serve and meet the needs of the population. we have seen reports of health facilities being attacked. we have seen reports of health facilities being abandoned, because of loss of water or fuel. we also know that around 1,000

health facilities, within the confines or within kilometers of the confines of the conflict zone might be engulfed. and that is a huge health capacity that we will be losing. and the ukrainian people within ukraine will lose. in terms of receiving that care. the living conditions, also, in ukraine, is getting worse, as results of images come. we know that people are crowding. we know that when you put so much people in so little places in shelters, in buses, in train stations and hotels, the public health safety measures needed, when you're in a pandemic, can not be applied. hygiene measures cannot be applied. so, you lose the ability to halt

emergent and preventional threat of infectious diseases. >> not just in ukraine but also in the surrounding countries. we have some, what, 2.5 million people fleeing according to the u.n. we know, as you say, war and infectious diseases go hand in hand. so in the covid context, what's the fear here, in terms of spreading not just in ukraine, but in other countries that are taking in so many refugees? >> well, let's remember that europe and the world has covid everywhere. so, europe has register ed a month prior to the war, announced 1 million cases. and it continues to register around 800 cases a day. so, the influx of refugees across the border is not going to drive figures within the countries. so, we stress that the systems in these countries will be able to support them and help them. our fears are of the search

within ukraine. and we do know this is the case prior to the war. 900,000 cases prior to that. and the positivity rate is 60%. so, the fear is the inability of covid stations in ukraine to receive the care they need to receive. they are in the middle of an omicron surge. >> and it's not just covid, though, it's other diseases like polio and tuberculosis, i mean, diseases we don't normally worry about here in the u.s., for example. why is it so relatively prevalent in the ukraine and exacerbated by this crisis? >> so, ukraine has long been -- has tb as a serious health challenge. they have put many plans in place with the w.h.o. to respond to that crisis. they do have around 7,000 tb --

ex-tb cases. however, all of these cases have been registered and they were received treatment. fear now is with this movement that is happening, destruction of treatment happens. and this is where the health risk happens. for other health in ukraine, we know last year, they had a polio outbreak that also the ministry of health had put in place a program to halt that outbreak. and now, with what's happening and children missing their vaccines, and like i mentioned, the living conditions that do not support any ability to halt or give access to people to receive immunization that is needed, unfortunately, will exacerbate the health conditions. in these situations. >> yeah. well, listen, we'll have to

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millions have fled ukraine to escape the fighting, but not everyone who wants to is able to leave. so, volunteers with little or no experience in a war zone are putting their lives on the line to help those in need get to

safety. cnn's clarissa ward has their story. >> my name is natalia. i'm from the ukraine. but last five years, i live in the united states. my mama, she is still in irpin. >> reporter: an impassioned plea sent to us on twitter by a daughter desperately trying to track down her mother. >> she's only there a few days, she's by herself in an apartment. please, i beg you, please, you are my last hope. >> reporter: that message brought us back to this spot. a destroyed bridge where brave volunteers continue to ferry out civilians who have been trapped in irpin for more than ten days. we've been told they may be able to help find natalia's mother. on our way to meet them, we hear

a familiar accent. dwight crow has flown here from san francisco to help in any way he can. >> glad you got out of there. >> reporter: less than a week after arriving, he's embedded with ukrainian volunteers and now spends his days helping irpin's most vulnerable escape. >> when i saw the invasion, i honestly bought a plane ticket and got here as quickly as i could. this feels like the biggest fight for freedom i've seen in my lifetime. >> reporter: have you ever been in a war zone before? >> not like this. >> reporter: for most americans, this would be out of your comfort zone. >> this is out of my comfort zone. it's scary. there's people a lot closer to us than us. they're really in harm's way we're doing our part to get them out of here. >> reporter: gloria daria risks her life to do just that.

she goes through the streets looking for those in help. she's agreed to add natalia's mother to the list. are you not afraid to do this? >> of course, i just had a child here. and i understand that i can help people. >> reporter: they reach the first stop. shelling can be heard in the distance. and they need to move quickly. you can feel how this place is completely deserted. it's like a ghost town. is the owner here, they shout. the team consults their list to check the address. but no one answers. it's time to move on. in less than two weeks, daria has seen the plenty summer of kyiv where she lives turned into a war zone.

does it make you angry? >> yes, i'm angry. and i think it's okay. i'm angry to all russian people. to all the russian people. because silence is also violence now. ukraine or with russia. >> reporter: we recognize the next stop. it's the address we've been searching for. but the first glance is troubling. so, this is the apartment complex where natalia has told us that her mother lives. and i'm just a little bit concerned because i can see there's some damage up there. presumably from artillery. team member anton enters one of the buildings. who is waiting for evacuation, he shouts? but there is no reply. natalia's mother is nowhere to be seen. there is just a handful of people still living here, ludmilla and her husband tell us

they chop wood in the forest and burn it to stay warm. so, she's saying there's no water, there's no gas. there's no electricity. they cook their meals out here on an open fire. yet, they refuse to leave. where would we go, we don't have anywhere to go, she says. whether they kill us here or there doesn't matter. when will these monsters leave? across the road, daria urges another couple to evacuate. but it's another no. they made it this far and are willing to see it through. the team has found one man, oleg who wants to get out. and gets into the improvised rescue vehicle and sets off. beyond the smashed wind screen lies the relative center of

safety. back at the bridge, he tells us about his ordeal. it was an awful frightening situation there. they shelled us 24 hours a day. the rest of his family is in a city now held by russian forces in the south. i don't know where i live anymore, he says. before bidding us good-bye. it's time to head back. our mission unfulfilled. we haven't found natalia's mother. but as we get closer to the city center, our cell phone signal returns. so, we just had great news from natalia, she tells me that a few hours ago, her mother was successfully evacuated from irpin by one of the volunteers. yet another family saved by ordinary citizens doing extraordinary work. clarissa ward, cnn, kyiv. >> we'll be right back.

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