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there is no end in sight. mariupol is one of the cities under heavy bombardment and concerns are mounting for the civilians who remain trapped there. still, we are learning that moscow may be looking for help as senior u.s. official says russia has asked china for military assistance in ukraine, including for some drones. and moscow could soon find itself even under more pressure. france says that the president emanuel macron and the american president joe biden spoke by phone on sunday yesterday and agreed to strengthen sanctions against russia. mr. macron says he spoke with the ukrainian leader who took to social media to rally his country. >> translator: we are going through the worst or deal in our history, in our lives. we protect the most precious thing we have. we must hold on. we mightust fight and we will w. i know that. i believe in that. >> reporter: as the conflict

grinds on, one thing seems increasingly clear. russia's military attacks against ukraine are growing more destructive. here's cnn's oren liebermann with more. >> reporter: the attack on the military base is the closest russian attack to a nato member. the barrage of missiles hit just about 11 miles from poland killing at least 35 people. according to lviv military administration and wounding others. it grows more destructive by the day. near the city on the black sea, nine people were killed in a russian bombardment according to the regional administration. and satellite images show the city of mariupol burning. russia has besieged the city for days ukrainian officials say, leaving them without power and water. nearly 200 people have been killed according to the city council. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said help is on the way if it can get through.

>> translator: our humanitarian convoys are two hours away with only 80 kilometers remaining. we are doing everything possible to fight the resistance of the occupants who block even the orthodox church priests who are escorting the convoy with food, water, medication. ukraine has supplied 100 tons of the basic necessities for its citizens. >> reporter: among those killed in this war, american journalist brett renault. russian forces shot him outside of kyiv according to police. another journalist was wounded. >> the driver turned around and they kept shooting. it was two of us. >> reporter: the widening attack on ukraine has not deterred allies from shipping in equipment and weapons proven effective in shutting down russia. >> we believe we will continue to flow substantial amounts of military assistance and weapons to the front lines to help the ukrainians ensure that ukraine is a strategic failure for vladimir putin. >> reporter: multiple rounds of negotiations between russia and

ukraine have led to few, if any breakthroughs. another round of talks is set for monday. >> we are seeing some signs of a willingness to have real serious negotiations, but i have to say, as your reporter said, so far it appears that vladimir putin is intent on destroying ukraine. >> reporter: ukraine's resistance has slowed the russian advance toward the capital city of kyiv. russia has so far been unable to en circle the city. meanwhile, the u.s. is watching for any threat of chemical weapons from russia in a possible false flag operation. >> it is of the russian playbook. that they accuse you of they are planning to do. we haven't seen anything that indicates imminent chemical biological attack, but we are watching closely. >> reporter: a russian air-strike damaged the holy door mission monastery in the donetsk region.

it displaced hundreds of people, parliament said. the first ukrainian city to fall to russia, they held a mass rally. armed troops, a brazen show of spirit in the square, which means freedom square. another $200 million in security assistance approved by the white house over the weekend. that is after they approved 350 million a couple weeks ago. we see the white house and the biden administration moving very quickly here. again, within a couple weeks more than half a billion dollars. and where these used to take weeks if not months to get in, it's now getting in within days. anti-tank, anti-armour, anti-aircraft missiles and more. oren liebermann, cnn, at the pentagon. well, against this backdrop, the white house national security adviser jake sullivan will meet his chinese counterpart in rome in the next few hours. this comes amid reports that russia is asking china for economic and military assistance in ukraine.

cnn's nina dos santos will be joining us in a little bit unless she's with us now. i know she will be in a little bit. first lets of go to steven jiang in beijing. steven, hi again. any response from china for this call for assistance from russia? >> reporter: well, hala, the chinese foreign ministry is going to start its daily press briefing in just a few minutes. let's see what their spokesman will say. i expect officials to very much stick to their long-standing talking points to stress china's imposed partiality in this conflict and probably denouncing the u.s. effort to smear china and, again, blaming the u.s. and nato's eastward expansion for causing this war which, of course, is very much parroting a kremlin talking point. but this leak from washington, the timing of this is interesting as you mention because this is putting china under a spotlight for its role in this war just as jake sullivan is about to meet the

key adviser to president xi jinping in rome in the coming hours. perhaps in anticipation of washington exerting more pressure over beijing, chinese state media has been trying to push back warning the u.s. against this approach and cautioning the u.s. not try to assert division between moscow and beijing. obviously since the war broke out, china has been trying to strike an almost impossible balance. they try to stand behind russia especially when it comes to "empire" oughting a lot of the propaganda from the krem lin, bt trying to say the right thing in public, respecting the sovereignty and calling for peace talks. at the same time trying to minimize the impact of severe western sanctions. chinese entities, which, of course, have a lot of exposure to the western markets. that's why in the past few days, some analysts have pointed to some subtle signs of changes from beijing, including china sending humanitarian assistance

on a very small scale to ukraine, and also some indication from some chinese entities of their willingness to comply with western sanctions. at the end of day, experts we talk to say china is very much very pragmatic. their self-interest is paramount. the leadership does not see up side in getting involved in a war not fought on their soil. the way they see it, no matter what happens on the battle field eventually a weakened and bitter russia would have no choice to move ever closer into china's orbit as a junior partner in this no limits partnership. that is why experts are skeptical at this stage china is willing to get involved directly in this war, especially militarily. hala? >> steven, i mean, i wonder, though, china is suffering tremendously economically from the rise in commodity prices, from this war that is having a big negative impact on its much

hoped for post covid recovery. so it would not logically want this war to continue. can it actually do the reverse and put pressure on russia to back down? does it have that ability? and does it have that will and desire? >> reporter: i think from western leaders -- western government's perspective, china certainly can. the question is whether they will. at this stage from what they've been saying, which is a lot, but what they have been doing is very little, it seems their strategy is not take that approach. our suggestion from the west. and that could be because of several reasons. one of which, of course, is this relationship between xi jinping and putin has been portrayed in such a personal kind of way, you know. xi has called putin his best friend. given xi's supremacy and his power, it is difficult for him to climb down from that for now. also as i mentioned

pragmatically speaking, they don't see a lot of benefits for them getting involved directly and deeply at this stage, hala. >> all right, steven jiang, thanks very much. ukraine's president is warning that it's only a matter of time before russian missiles fall on people in nato territory if the western block does not close the skies above ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy on sunday renewed his call for a no-fly zone over his country to help stop russia's attacks. however, that move would be an escalation that the u.s. and its allies have so far been unwilling to make. spent gone spokesperson john kirby gave this frank explanation. >> look, i mean, no-fly zone has a nice air policing kind of sound to it. but i participated in one as an officer in the 1990. it is combat. you have to be willing to shoot and be shot at. president biden has made it clear u.s. troops are not going to be fighting in ukraine. and there is a good reason for that, because the united states getting involved in combat in ukraine right now or over the

skies of ukraine right now leads to war with russia. and there is very little that you can see that would make sense for this war to be escalated between two nuclear powers. >> the pentagon spokesperson there. now i'd like to bring in from london the director and research fellow. thanks for joining us. so, what options do the ukrainians have right now? the no-fly zone is a non-starter for western allies and nato countries. they've been quite clear about that. what do they need the west to do in order for their fight against russia to have -- in order to be able to repel the russian invader at this point? >> well, look, we are moving in a critical -- what is -- from the east, odessa, and eventually the battle for kyiv.

and i think what is critical is that there is more forceful imaginative military assistance. a couple of principles are important. obviously ukraine is quite successfully prevailing on the ground defending its territory. but anti-aircraft missile systems are key because russia is increasingly using aviation to bombard civilian infrastructures, civilian cities in order to put pressure on ukraine's political leadership to concede. so it's important that there is a lot of confidentiality about what kind of armament is being provided and whether the roots of those. we have seen over the weekend an assault on a military training ground all the way in the western part of ukrainian/polish border. what ukraine needs is military and economic assistance to persevere. every day ukraine stands, it will get a better deal at the negotiating table with russia eventually.

>> and when you say that, you say a better negotiating position with russia. what will it take to get to that, to that stage, to get to the negotiating stage where seriously there is talk of ending this senseless war here? >> well, what has to happen is the kremlin must understand that it simply cannot win. it simply cannot achieve those ridiculous objectives that putin identified, such as, you know, complete demilitarization, some imaginative denotification of ukraine. one of putin's objectives is to slice ukraine in some region, ukrainian state to take over kyiv and install a puppet government. but also ukraine has to understand that militarily it will be difficult to persevere for too long. as long as ukraine keeps the

fences of its key cities and it's able to keep the negotiating open, but also let's remember all the economic warfare the west is imposing on russia will eventually weaken russian access to funds to support military -- support war in ukraine. war costs money. >> yeah, war costs money. vladimir putin is going to have a very hard time raising money. his central bank is unable now to raise funds outside of just printing rubles, not able to raise funds outside of russia. the stock market has crashed. the currency has crashed. the economy is going to crash as well. at what point is this too expensive for the russian president, or is he so determined because he believes ideologically he'd rather level this country to rubble and get control over it rather than

letting it go and saving his own country? >> well, it sounds horrific, but leveling country to rubble and having control of it are two very different things. if you level the country by bombardment, you eventually recognize you cannot take over the cities. so clearly putin is determined, there's no doubt about it. defeat by ukrainian armed forces would be deeply humiliating to putin. but we must remember that putin completely controls media space in russia, and he can turn around whatever he needs as a ramp for his speculation to present it as a victory. he could say, i already bombed military infrastructure. i have achieved my objective. we should be, you know, clear that putin's objectives and messaging will be changing as long as ukraine shows military success and backing of the west of what we discussed at the beginning maintains.

>> from the outside looking in, i mean, very few of us -- i don't know if you did -- even expected an invasion. in the first few weeks when it was clear the russian military was not making lightning advances and taking kyiv and other big cities quickly, the thinking was, well, putin is going to realize this is too costly in men, in money, in weaponry. and he'll back down and there will be some sort of diplomatic off ramp. that, too, doesn't seem to be happening. so are you puzzled at all by this behavior? >> well, i'm not puzzled because we do know that for the last eight years since the annexation in crimea, his ability to take over political decision making in kyiv and salvage all relations ukraine has with its western partners, i'm not

surprised he embarked on the war of terror. but like everybody else, i am astound by the courage and total mobilization of ukrainian society and resolve actually to make putin fail. and i think the whole europe will be better off if putin's strategy militarily and putin's ideology of this expansion fails, and ukraine is determined to make its token of, you know, contribution to this victory. >> yeah, absolutely. it's something we witnessed here as well. we are even doing a story later on ukrainians who left the country, but are returning to help with the war effort in their country. thank you very much for joining us. another area of concern is chernobyl. the international atomic energy agency says the staff at the nuclear power plant is so tired that workers have stopped carrying out repairs and maintenance of safety equipment.

the i.a.e.a. says the physical and psychological fatigue of working nonstop for nearly three weeks is to blame partly. the agency's director general has proposed a plan to deliver assistance, but it has to be approved by ukrainian and russian authorities before it's implemented. and remember russia is controlling now chernobyl. just ahead, ukraine's train system is a reliable main stay of daily life even now. how rail operators are keeping people and supplies moving despite the russian invasion. plus, hear from kyiv's mayor and his brother as they vow to stay in the city and defend it from russian soldiers. frank is a fan of fast. he's a fast talker. a fast walker. thanks, gary. and for unexpected heartburn... frank is a fan of pepcid. it wororks in minutes. nenexium 24 hour and prilosec otc can take one to fourur days to fully work. pepcid. ststrong relief for fans of fast.

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ukrainian border into moldova. according to the u.n. now, in total, 2.7 million people have fled, and moldova's officials say more than 328,000 of them have arrived into their country. but many ukrainians who have been forced to evacuate are hoping to return home. >> translator: we want to come back home. we have relatives there. sisters, brothers, mothers. what is our plans? we will look if something remains from our house and we will rebuild it little by little, and we will build our city again for the people to come back and live calmly under peaceful sky. >> well, despite the bombardments, ukraine's railway system continues to be a reliable lifeline for its people. you can believe it, you can still take a train to kyiv from here in lviv. but obviously fears of being targeted by russia are a challenge for all of its operators. cnn's scott mclean has their story.

>> reporter: first light in ukraine is the rising sun. the city's lights have been kept off since the war began. more than two weeks that have exhausted, overwhelmed and completely upended normal life. but through it all, ukraine's rail network has kept running. every morning, the railway's executives led by 37-year-old olixander gather for a morning call. no cell phones, no zoom, just a closed circuit phone system that connects every station. they won't stay here long. they can't. they believe they're a prime russian target. >> the strategy is to move fast so that they don't catch you. >> reporter: how long can you stay in one place? >> hours. >> reporter: instead, their workmanaging 230,000 employees continues on a single-car train headed west for now. often their work is aboard ordinary passenger trains to blend in with the masses.

since the war began, they've been in near constant motion crisscrossing the country to keep the russians guessing. the decision to leave their headquarters in kyiv was made in the early morning hours of february 24th. he snapped one last picture with his two young kids, one still asleep. are they still in ukraine? how does that make you feel? >> for me it's easier to know they are safe, and i have time to do my job. >> reporter: the country's rail network, one of the largest in the world, has been a lifeline in war, moving desperately needed supplies in and desperate people out of danger. more than 2 million since the invasion began. schedules are drawn up the night before, and changed in response to panic scenes like this one in kharkiv or in lviv in the early days of war.

how on earth have people still been able to use the trains in a war zone? >> that's something which is surprising for the whole country and for the president as well. >> reporter: surprising because every day the network is hit by russian bombs. small damage breaks the link between cities temporarily, a downed bridge indefinitely. near kharkiv, an undetonated bomb fell next to the tracks. >> translator: we are reacting and repairing railway under artillery shelling every day. unfortunately, some of my colleagues have been killed and injured during shelling. >> reporter: 33 killed, 24 injured, and counting. the difficulty working aboard a moving train is the cell phone signal isn't great. they have starlink systems courtesy of elon musk, but they barely ever turn them on because they say it makes it easier for the russians to target their location. the russians have taken control of rail links in cities like

besieged mariupol and cherniev. all hubs are connected by ukrainian rail. how bad would it be if the russians took these major stations? >> don't ask me how much. >> reporter: when the train reaches lviv, he makes a quick visit to the main station. and more calls and meetings and a message for the rest of the world. >> what we can do, what west can do, close the sky and all the rest we'll do ourselves. >> reporter: scott mclean, cnn in western ukraine. ukrainian leaders and citizens alike are desperate to find a peaceful end to the war in this country. they also remain determined to defend their country until the russian attacks stop. kyiv's mayor and his twin brother spoke to cnn earlier about their country's united front.

>> the whole country is highly motivated to stop russian aggression and the war. there is nothing that is possibly can break the will of our women and men. we all stand together and we are highly motivated to defend our country because this is our home. that's where our children were going to school. that's where our relatives buried in the ground. this is our home, and there's no other way that we're going to leave. and why? because this is our home. so we will defend the country until last drop of the blood. >> and regarding how much time we have, we have a lot of time. it's we never lose the fight for our home for our future because whole population against russian aggressors. and whole population, every one, and we never give up.

and that why, that why we continue this war. but the key which can stop this war is the unity of all world. we have make pressure, political pressure, sanction pressure, and please, weapon deliverance to ukraine within to fight. not just for our city, not just for our country. we're fighting for same world, same principles. it's this war can touch anyone, everyone, everyone in the european union, in europe, and can touch everyone in the world. >> and that was the mayor of kyiv, vital i and his brother vowing to stay in the city to defend it. as russia grinds on, ukraine's president is pleading

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top story, russia and ukraine are expected to hold another round of diplomatic talks later today. officials on both sides have signalled they are making some progress, but so far negotiations have pretty much completely failed to yield any major breakthroughs. in ukraine, the fighting rages on. this video is from the besieged city of mariupol. it shows russian tanks firing right into the city. officials say hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in mariupol still.

and aid workers say food, water and medicine are running out fast. but heavy fighting has prevented humanitarian convoys from reaching the city. meanwhile, russia has expanded its offensive into western ukraine sunday. carrying out a very deadly strike on a military base that is just 25 kilometers from the border with poland, which is a nato ally. ukrainian officials say at least 35 people were killed and more than 130 injured. in the coming hours, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is expected to address a special session of the council of europe. he was invited to speak to the group as it begins its two-day extraordinary session on russia's invasion of ukraine. cnn's natasha bertrand joins us from brussels with more on what zelenskyy is expected to say, and also at this stage of the russian invasion how european countries are thinking of maybe adapting their strategy and

their response. natasha? >> reporter: yeah, hala. so, president zelenskyy today is expected to reiterate the message he has been sending the last few weeks and months, which is that ukraine wants to be a member of the european union and, of course, a couple weeks ago we saw that zelenskyy filled out a formal application to become a member. the european union have met on that last week over two days, and they decided to not actually fast track that e.u. membership application as zelenskyy had wanted. obviously he has been disappointed. the country feels at this moment that it would be very, very important for them to be a member of the e.u., if not only symbolically because of the message that it would send to russia during this war, but the e.u. has said, look, we can't fast track this right now. this is not a process we really have in place. and it's not really a priority for us at this point. we believe that the priority is to give you the lethal aid and humanitarian assistance that you need in order to fend off the

russians. but zelenskyy has been very impassioned about this. he spoke to the european parliament a few weeks ago and gave this passionate speech about why ukraine feels european about how they are fighting not only for themselves, but also for the future of europe. and so what they are going to be hearing today from zelenskyy is likely more of that as well as, of course, the urgency of the european country sending more ele lethal aid to fight off economic assistance and military aid. that seems to be the strategy along with the united states so squeeze russian president vladimir putin and his inner circle. they announced just last week that they are imposing a new round of sanctions on russia. they are revoking the most favored nation status in terms of imposing new restrictions on the trade relationship with russia. they are banning the export of luxury goods from the european union as well as banning many

imports in the iron and steel sector from russia into europe. and importantly, they are proposing a ban on additional european investments on russia's energy sector. essentially saying that the europeans need to step away from that dependence on russian energy on russian oil and gas. and so they in that sense understand that this is one of russia's most important sectors. and if they impose new sanctions on the energy sector that could really have an impact here. of course, the sanctions they impose need to be increasing, right. so far they have not really had an impact on putin's calculus here. he has continued the war. if anything, it has become more brutal. so anything that comes now i think zelenskyy is going to say will need to be even tougher and, of course, the weaponry here is really key. they feel they need that in order to continue fighting effectively against the russians, hala. >> all right. natasha bertrand in brussels, thanks very much. the british prime minister

boris johnson will host nordic and baltic leaders for a summit on european defense in the coming days. representatives will meet in london tuesday to discuss, quote, shoring up european security and increasing defensive military support to ukraine according to a statement. the leaders are also expected to talk about joint military exercises in the high north and baltic regions. and inside russia, dissent not tolerated. more than 850 people were detained in anti-war protests across russia on sunday. according to an independent human rights group. it says russian security forces are no longer detaining, just protesters. they are also trying to identify, quote, unreliable people in the places where demonstrations were announced. overall, the group says almost 15,000 anti-war protesters have been detained in russia since the invasion of ukraine began. and that's it for me for now -- from me for now, i should

say. rosemary church in atlanta picks up our breaking news coverage. rosemary. >> thank you so much, hala, for your reporting. appreciate it. well, some ukrainians living abroad are now returning home to fight for their country. we will meet one such family in the u.s. after this short break. my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...the itching... the burning. the stinging. my skin was no longer mine. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfya®... ...most people saw 90% clearer skin at 16 weeks. the majority of people saw

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activists hosted a vigil outside the white house on sunday. they aim to commemorate the innocent people killed by the russian invasion. and honor those defending the country. several speakers attended the event including a member of the ukrainian parliament and a ukrainian refugee who fled kyiv while pregnant. well, many ukrainians are facing an increasingly dire situation, cut off from humanitarian aid and running out of supplies. but ukrainians around the world are coming together to help. cnn's paul vercammen is at a los angeles church with that story. >> reporter: here at saint andrew ukrainian orthodox church in los angeles, they are rallying for the people of ukraine. they are collecting supplies, supplies for soldiers over there, including thermal underwear because it's so cold. they put together other kits.

if you look behind me, they've got toiletries, hand sanitizer. there's about 14,000 ukrainian americans here in the los angeles area, and this scene is being played out at other ukrainian churches. and the father here says what is astounding is not only are the ukrainians helping out so much, but other people in the community from all walks of life are also contributing. >> well, it started so small, and then i am overwhelmed with phone calls, people asking about ukraine and crying over the phone and supporting ukraine with whatever they can. clothing, medical supplies, money, everything, prayers as well. >> reporter: and the father said as people have been reaching out to him, they've asked him what is it that you need in ukraine right now. and he side, think of it like camping, like backpack camping, anything that you wrote ould ta

that sort of trip is what people can use in ukraine. reporting from los angeles i'm paul vercammen. now back to you. >> thanks for that report. and we, of course, have heard countless stories of courage in ukraine since russia's invasion began. everyday people bravely staying behind to fight for their country. and now some ukrainians living overseas are returning home to lend their support. cnn's gary tuchman spoke with the family in the u.s. worried for their loved ones who chose to go back to their native ukraine. >> reporter: at this house in bucks county, pennsylvania, these ukrainian american family members give each other comfort. all of these adults left for america two decades ago. once this war started, things changed. her husband andrei has gone back to ukraine, gone back to help his native country. >> i don't have any more tears left. i feel like i've cried them all out. it's very emotional. >> reporter: but her husband did

not go alone. her 62-year-old father valentine flew with him, and they both met up with her younger brother arson who recently married. in this room are the parents of her husband. and her mother has her husband and son in ukraine. it's complicated, and sometimes overwhelming. >> i proud for my son, for my husband, for my son-in-law, for all ukraine. i proud. >> reporter: before her husband flew to ukraine, he was presented with helmets and bullet proof vests by one of the local police departments. he and his two relatives are now part of supply distribution network to ukrainians. yulia, her family and friends arrange for cases of supplies to be flown into poland several days a week. andrei and family members pick up supplies and drive them

across the border and distribute them. they also drive refugees from ukraine to poland. >> we have packed things like armoured vests, helmets, gauze, tourniquets, two-way radios, medicine. >> reporter: their primary location for delivery of the items? the ukrainian military base that was just hit by a deadly russian attack. when she heard about the attack, yulia was extremely frightened. >> i started calling. i couldn't think. i couldn't think. i feel like i had, you know, white noise in my ears. >> reporter: a short time later she heard from her husband. they were all okay. but the fears for her family, which include cousins in the ukrainian army and her fears for ukrainian civilians, have resulted in -- >> panic attacks unfortunately. just unbelievable sadness and sorrow for the suffering. >> reporter: yulia and andrei's three children are 9, 7 and 3.

their parents are very up front with them about what's going on. do you think your dad is brave? >> yes. >> reporter: how come? >> because he went to ukraine and there is a war there. >> reporter: are you worried about him? >> yes. >> reporter: you're a good daughter to be worried about him. he promised you he'll be okay, right? >> yes. >> reporter: and that makes you feel good? >> yes. >> reporter: before we leave, yulia tries to call her husband. but there's no answer. she knows he's probably just fine, but once again, she worries and hopes for a callback soon. >> i'll keep watching ukrainian soldiers, telling us they are winning. and telling us that everything will be over soon. so, this is what gives me strength and i don't fall spiral into this panic. >> reporter: do you believe in your heart it will be over soon and victory will be ukrainian's? >> victory will be ukraine's.

i believe that with all my heart. i believe it is be over soon. >> reporter: gary tuchman, ling horn, pennsylvania. for one ukrainian football star, it was more than just a gain. his emotional return to the pitch. when we come back. visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector r lotion... only from gold bond.

welcome back, everyone. a group of ukrainian refugees arrived in italy on sunday with the help of italian football club yaventis. the team picked up 80 ukrainians and transported them on the team buses. a journey that covered more than 1700 miles or about 2800 kilometers. some of the refugees are members of the ukrainian football schools evacuated from kyiv, kharkiv and other areas affected by russian bombardments. well, it was an emotional return to the pitch for ukraine's andrei. the west ham striker came off the bench to score the opening goal. cnn's patrick snell has more.

>> the ukrainian andrei, this was about so much more than football. the 32-year-old had been on compassionate leave from west ham since russia's invasion of ukraine. but on sunday he was back playing. off the bench to huge applause at london stadium, and then yarmalenko with a superb finish for the opener in the host's 2-1 premiere victory over aston villa. the player then visibly breaking down in tears, dropping to his knees, mobbed by teammates. his reaction, both powerful and poignant. >> it was so emotional for me because, you know the situation in my country, and it's so difficult for me right now at this moment thinking about the football because every day in my country russia, russian army

kill ukrainian people. it was so emotional, just -- it's one thing i can say. >> reporter: the words of andre yarmalenko on sunday. chelsea arriving for the home league since the billionaire owner abramovich was sanctioned by the uk. on saturday the premier league's board disqualifying him as a club director. chelsea are allowed to continue playing under a special license, but they can't buy or sell players, sell new tickets to upcoming games or sell any club merchandise. in one corner of the ground, a banner featuring abramovich's face on the russian flag with the words, the roman empire. a small amount of home fans briefly chanting his name. chelsea beating newcastle on

sunday late on 1-nil thanks to the brilliant winner. and a winning sunday, too, for chelsea's women's team. the reigning super league's champs 1-nil at home after an astounding strike from australian star sam kerr against aston villa. patrick snell, cnn, atlanta. >> over the past few weeks, russia's war in ukraine has ripped families apart. we have seen heartache and tearful good-byes as millions of people flee for their lives. but we have also seen emotional reunions. this was the polish/ukrainian border on sunday. a ukrainian mother meeting her children at the checkpoint. she embraces them and walks with them to safety. and thank you so much for watching. i'm rosemary church. our breaking news coverage continues next with isa soares.

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