fuel surcharges. of course, that gets passed down ultimately to the u.s. consumer. >> all right. thank you. to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. you can follow me on twitter and instagram @wolf blitzer. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. breaking news. the u.s. warning china not to help the russians as more senators push biden to give fighter jets to ukraine. how much longer can the world stay out of putin's war? the u.n. calling a port center the center of hell. mass graves, a maternity hospital bombed, people with no food, no power, no water, no heat. and a shocking display of dissent. a woman interrupting a live broadcast on russian state tv to protest putin's invasion. let's go "outfront."

i'm erin burnett. breaking news. the u.s. putting china on notice. warning beijing it will pay a price if it supports russia's war in ukraine. >> we have communicated very clearly to beijing that we won't stand by if -- we will not allow any country to compensate russia for the losses. >> that comes as the u.s. warns russia is broadening its targets. >> this is now the third significant strike in western ukraine. certain lip appears as if the russians are broadening their target set. >> that strike killed more than 35 ukrainians and was the most significant bombing close to a nato border raising concerns that russia's invasion could break out to a larger conflict. they continue to bombard kyiv. the moment of impact for one of

the russian strikes. an apartment complex. look at that. an apartment complex. going up in flames. we understand that at least one person was killed and six injured. you have course, in all these situations these numbers are, you know, we don't know what we don't know. ukrainian president volodymr zelenskyy remains in the capital and is now expected to address the u.s. grease in less than 48 hours. zelenskyy expected to press lawmakers to send fighter jets to kyiv. while that move is supported by a growing number of bipartisan lawmakers, biden has refused to budge. he insisted categorically that it would be world war iii. >> the idea that we are going to send in offensive equipment and have planes and tanks and trains going in with american pilots and american crews just understand, don't kid yourself, no matter what y'all say, that's called world war iii. >> that would be world war iii. very different than any other

world war because it would be possibly a nuclear war and nuclear fears have been sparked here. putin put his nuclear arsenal on high alert. there are fears sparked by actions on nuclear power plants already in ukraine. as i'm talking there are 211 ukrainians working at gunpoint. at 2:00 a.m. in ukraine, 1:00 a.m., sorry, time change, working at choebl. the international atomic energy agency says they stopped safety repairs and maintenance because of physical and psychological fatigue. they have not left chernobyl since the attackers since the first invasion. the ceo who overseas all of the nuclear facilities told me these employees, these 211 employees and others at nuclear plants like zaporizhzhia are heroes. >> they believe in victory.

>> and he tells me that the situation is now even more concerning at this zaporizhzhia plant. it's the largest in europe. you may remember was attacked by russian forces. the facility was on fire for hours and under constant shelling. he told me one shell could cause a disaster of epic proportions there. he said because unlike chernobyl where the nuclear waste, those 20,000 fuel rods are surrounded by multiple layers of concrete, they are being cooled, at zaporizhzhia the nuke waste is stored totally different in dry containers. there are no thick walls. he told me that in his crew it is down to luck that the russians didn't cause a massive nuclear crisis when they shelled zaporizhzhia that night. of there are 500 russian soldiers at zaporizhzhia. those workers working around the clock. he went on to attack the iaea for claiming that russia

understands what it at stake when it comes to staging nuclear wa war. >> i do not think they are actually understand what they are doing, you know. they made an act of terrorism when they came to the vicinity to zaporizhzhia power plant which actually with is the biggest nuclear power plant in europe. and it has six nuclear reactors. they came there and they started shelling all up to now they show that there is nothing in their heads. >> nothing in their heads, he tells me, when it comes to shelling nuclear power plants. tonight few if anyone knows what is in vladimir putin's head as russia's offensive intensifies. today's crucial meeting between ukraine and russia failing to achieve a ceasefire but now there is a fourth round of talks between the two countries. it has been paused until

tomorrow. we have reporters across ukraine. i start with nick paton walsh out front in nick paton walsh in southern ukraine where russia has made more gains. what is the latest on the ground where you are? >> we have seen the skylight up from the continued rocket fire between the two sides here. russia it seems is trying to move to the north of this strategic port and essentially encircle it like we have seen in mariupol further to the east. that will be deeply chilling for the third largest city in ukraine, odesa, which would be the next target. the people living here, it results in a daily barrage of rockets that randomly hit anywhere. sunday our time it was when we saw the bodies of nine individuals outside a supermarket who had been hit by perhaps a stray rocket or perhaps dlib targeting of civilian areas. hard to tell when we see rockets

slam into residential areas. their bodies lyoutside the supermarket, the glass shattered there. i spoke to the recently made widow of one of the men who died there who described seeing her husband, his head so heavily damaged and how they had been buying supplies for the wake of their daughter who had also recently died as well. that's the kind of compound trauma that we're seeing amongst civilians here in mykolaiv. we saw today the volume of ambulances whizzing around here. it is quite extraordinary to see a population trembling, frankly, with the kind of heavy shelling we are seeing at this stage. the question really is how the balance of power in between the two militaries around it. there seem to be claims from the ukrainians that they have managed to clear some roads, but there is also fears of potentially the russians moving b back in at some point. this is vital for russia's project for the south here, for

control of the black sea coast that is important for their broader farfetched goal of a longer term occupation of ukraine and in mykolaiv that hinges here and there are deep concerns about what may lie in the days ahead. >> thank you very much. nick reporting from the ground. of course, just to state the obvious, when you see what russia has been capable of doing when they want to hit radio battalion or military base they do so with precision. when you do that, nothing that can justify hitting people outside a gross store and killing them unless you're aiming for civilian areas. seth jones is the director. international security program, ret retired army general also here. seth, the latest satellite images from the battlefield. in light of the reporting nick is giving from the south, you have been looking at these satellite images talking to your

sources. what stands out to you right now about putin's strategy tonight? >> well, i think one thing that stands out is that particularly in the south where the russians have managed to move into a few cities that the images do show widespread destruction that they have caused in cities. the second issue is they have start today replace local leaders with pro-russian collaborators. this really goes to this goal in areas that they can control of replacing local ukrainian governance and replacing them with pro-russian collaborators. i mean, this gives us a sense if they make progress in kyiv what they will try to do to the ukrainian government at large. >> general hodges, you know, to this point, there looking at the explosion on an apartment complex in kyiv. you see that. you know, i heard one of the strikes on a military installation in western ukraine on the morning -- the first morning. strikes, right? you could hear it.

they were at that time targeted. now he did it within a airstrike near the polish border on a military base. we know a drone crashed into croatia a couple days ago. a big hole left in the ground. it was a miracle nobody was hurt, nobody killed. croatia is a nato country. general, how concerned are you t this will spill over no nato countries, purposefully or inadvertently? >> erin, actually, i don't think it is going to still over. i think that the russians know there is no benefit for them for it to spill over. i think there are people around putin who understand the significance of what's going on. so i think what we are going to see is a continuation of the murder of ukrainian citizens, innocent people like you have been showing in your very courageous journalists on the team that are out there. let me tell you this. i think that the russians are in trouble and they know they are in trouble. they have a serious manpower

issue that is manifested bit fact that they are recruiting syrians to fight. there are plenty of reports of problems with morale, desertion, even mutiny, and those are just ones that we know about that we're seeing now. i think also that there is a factor of time that we're starting to hear reports about in fighting in the kremlin where already they are blaming the fsb for failure. the logistics. the way they have arrayed themselves is not sustainable for a long period of time. and so actually i would say that we are in the next ten days in this decisive part of the campaign where if we, the west, can get into ukraine the things that they need to destroy the long-range rockets and artillery and more air defense t actually, the russians are going to reach the point where they can no

longer continue the attack. but that's in the next ten days. >> seth, what do you think? >> well, i mean, i think there are just to add to that, there are two serious problems that the russians have right now. i spoke to u.s. officials just before i got on this call, erin, and one of them said to me they are estimating about 6,000 to 8,000 russian ground force fatalities right now, including some general officers. so just to give people a perspective that there have been more russian combat fatalities in just about two weeks of war in ukraine than the u.s. had in both iraq and afghanistan in 20 years. so this is unsustainable. the other is that the russian forced to population ratio is four russian soldiers per 1,000. that l make it impossible to hold any territory that they are trying to control. >> in the context of your point of view on how this is going for

the russians, a western official tells cnn that the u.s. has information suggesting china expressed openness to providing russian with requested military and financial assistance. now, no doubt there will be back and forth on this, certainly depending what the united states does with the ukrainian side. what would it mean if china does help russia militarily and financially it's much easier for it to do, what would the significance of any sort of military assistance be? >> well, i think the administering has correctly identified this and i love the fact that this is another example that the administration exposing intelligence that they have to put the chinese and the russians on the back foot where both are denying for expressing surprise. i actually think it's unlikely that china is going to give any kind of meaningful support. you're right that probably they could sort of do some things that would enable russia to

bypass some financial sanctions, but we'll know that. and i think what jake sullivan said earlier, that there will be serious consequences for china, i think he means it. i think there will be. and, frankly, the chinese, i think they are probably starting to develop some buyer's remorse. there are very, very few good aspects to this relationship that they have. obviously, they need energy for their economy and they would welcome easier access through the arctic. but i don't see them seriously considering getting too closely involved any further >> all right. both, thank you so much very much. i appreciate it. general hodges and seth jones. and next, newborns born to surrogate mothers trapped in the middle of a war zone. their future totally uncertain as their parents are struggling how to get them out safely. and one of russia's richest move spotted at an airport. who is he? where is he going?

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injured in the abdomen, hip dislocated. holding her stomach where the baby was. the baby did not survive. she said kill me now when she realized she was losing her baby and she did not survive that birth either. it is an incredibly tragic thing to even think about. after photos were released of hers and others who were so visibly injured by the bombing the russian government claimed the photos are staged. they said the women were actors. one of the women has since given birth and she has survived, has a baby girl named veronica, dedunking the lies of the russian government. and now alex wade, the emergency coordinator in ukraine for doctors without borders. alex, thanks so much for your taking the time here amidst all of the work that you are doing. we knew that three people had died in that attack on the maternity ward at the hospital in mariupol and now we're learning of more deaths.

one of the women and her child as a result of the attack was dead when they delivered the baby. what has your organization learned about the extent of this attack at this point? >> so, unfortunately, we know a lot less than we would like because we lost contact with the hospital over a week ago when comms started going down in mariupol. >> i know that the death toll in mariupol is, frankly, unknown, right? we have heard people talking about walking down the street and there are people who have died and they are on the street, they are not, obviously, able to move them, they are not able to identify some of them. we are hearing, obviously, about mass grave situations. that trenches literally being built where people are wrapping bodies in anything they can, whether it be a bag or a carpet, anything to try to wrap those

bodies. have you heard anything more about this? >> yes. we have staff, nsf colleagues of ours who are still there. one of our colleagues, he has seen his neighbors burying the dead bodies of their neighbors. so they are in a situation where their choice is the only thing worse than burying my dead neighbor's body is not burying my dead neighbor's body and leaving it on the street. people don't have access to water and food, which has run out over a week now. we also know that people have already started dying who are part of vulnerable populations that had pre-existing conditions, chronic diseases, conditions in which they needed continual access to medical care. that care was cut off and members of this group have started dying already. and now what we'll start to see very soon is people in large numbers dying of dehydration and

hunger if some help is not provided allowing safe passage to lviv and bringing medical supplies and food at water to the population remaining in mariupol. >> i mean, it is truly impossible to comprehend this, the scale of this suffering, this needless suffering. alex, when you say that the vulnerable population, i spoke to someone the other day whose grandparents were there. part of the reason they stayed was in part because of when you mentioned, the speed with which this accelerated and also because they had underlying medical conditions, diabetes in this case, right, needed regular care. the last time they spoke to them was a week and a half ago before the communications went down and already the medicine went out. so people whether it be diabetes or dialysis needs or whatever it might have been, that's where you are now starting to see more death?

>> exactly. 100%. people -- we have had, beyond the direct causes of conflict, so the people who have been injured and died from shelling within the city, you have all of the emergency needs that every population on the earth has. you have people who need access to insulin, access to dialysis. you have pregnant women who need access to safe deliveries and who could have complicated pregnancies, need access to surgical services. you have people with serious mental health conditions that need access to mental health services. these are all conditions where, if ac cess is interrupted the situation can lead to death. we are hearing from our colleagues who are still there that people have died from lack of access to their treechlts we know even outside of mariupol there is a huge demand for insulin. it's not only mariupol. supply chains throughout the country have been disrupted.

so there is hospitals all over the country that are worried about their supply and this is at a time where their needs are increasing because they are receiving more patients than they usually would. and so we can be certain that supplies for conertain conditio have run out and the population is paying the price for that. >> so when president zelenskyy's survivors put the death toll in mariupol at 2,500 people, it sounds like from what you are saying that that actually is tragically going to be a fraction of what the real number is? >> you know, i don't want to speculate on that yet. but you don't have to be a doctor to figure out that if you have a population of somewhere between three to 400,000 people who don't have access to water for food for over a week now the o results will be pretty disastrous. >> thank you so much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. the war in ukraine is also upending surrogacy, a thriving

business in ukraine. sam kiley is out front in kyiv. >> reporter: this is precious cargo. not cash in transit, but week-old baby lawrence in transit to a new life. born to a surrogate mother under bombardment in kyiv. he is raced through the ukrainian capital to a nursery in the southwest of the city. it's perilously close to russian troops and easily within rang of artillery. this is gauntlet his new parents will have to run when or if they come here to collect him. from now he is among 20 babies destined it's hoped for lives in argentina, spain, italy, canada, austria and the u.s. parting from the child she carried as a surrogate, victoria is tearful. her pain intensified by uncertainty.

>> translator: it is harder that he is in a place where there is shelling and when will his parents get to take him away? it's hard. >> reporter: this missile struck 500 yards from the nursery while we were there. there are constant explosions we can hear from the basement and the russian military is reportedly consol diidating and planning to push further from the east. the future of these children is even more in doubt. how long will it be before it's impossible, completely impossible for their new parents to rescue them? the nannies cannot join the exodus from kyiv. these babies may bet tiny, but they are the heaviest of responsibilities. a husband and daughter have traveled to safety 130 miles south. >> translator: these babies can't be abandoned. they are defenseless. they also need care and we really hope that the parents will come and pick them up soon.

>> reporter: an arnltine couple collected their child the day before. a combination of the some have been stuck here for months. >> translator: it depends on the strengths of the parents desire. i met with parents. they had tears in their eyes. they waited 20 years for their baby and there are such couples who are afraid because there is a war going on here. >> reporter: these infants are oblivious to the doubts over their future and the dangers that they have already survived. there is abundant hope that it stays that way. >> now, erin, earlier on today not only was there that strike quite close to that nursery in the southwest of the city, but also in the west of the city two people were killed when their apartment block was struck by some kind of missile. this evening we have heard, i think, outgoing anti-aircraft or

anti-missile batteries firing, which means into the airspace is still being on kested. there are still threats coming in and this capital city of ukraine continues to almost hold its breath ahead of what is anticipated to be a much bigger russian assault, tingly in the east, and ultimately aimed at cutting off that southern route. so crucial to supply the city. >> of course, an exit for those. credibly brave when you were talking about that am would, her husband and child left and she stayed to take care of the babies. incredible to see the largeness of her heart. thank you. and next a fox news correspondent hospitalized after being injured near kyiv. another american journey killed in irpin. they are being targeted. a mother and daughter flee ukraine to romania, afraid they could suffer the same fate as those in some of the largest cities. >> translator: i heard about the violence, she says, and killings

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in us a editor for russian state television interrupting a broadcast to protest russia's epvation of ukraine. holding a sign that says no war. stop the war do. not believe the propaganda they tell you. lies here. shouting similar remarks before the program cut away. sh here she is explaining her actions before storming the set. you can see her here. i am going to let it play. she is saying what is happening now in ukraine is a crime and russia is the aggressor country and the responsibility for this aggression relies in the conscious of one person, this man is vladimir putin. extremely clear. she says go to the rallies and do not be afraid. they cannot arrest us all. russian media reporting she was taking to a police station and could face prosecution. they are lawyer says he unable to locate her. out front now, a veteran russian television host and journalist.

i just have so a, you take a moment, you think this is happening on live television in a country where protests are banned, people are being imprisoned for protesting, they could go to prison for fif teams years, people are disappearing for protesting and she went on a set to do that. it is a brave thing to do. >> that's the first thing i was going to say. i was going to say the words of support for the ukrainian people and for those russians who have the courage to speak openly and, of course, what happened today will definitely go down to history. it's already in history books, which will be written and she is definitely a hero, but not a hero of the day only. probably, you know, a hero for many years now. because this has nothing of the sort has happened on russian state television in years. at least 11 years since the protests in the streets of moscow of 2011.

and i try to get in touch with a famous lawyer and human rights activist in russia and according to his information he was held by the police of the tv center for several hours, but now no one's able to locate where she is. her lawyer tried to get in touch with her literally half an hour ago and there was no way to find her. so they don't know where she is. but the thing is there is actually even by the rules of the new -- the rules of the amendments to the new criminal code, there is actually nothing they can do to her at the moment. it's considered an attempt to discredit the armed forces fulfilling their duty, et cetera, et cetera, and again officially this is subject so fine, not to jail. but everything depends on how exactly they apply --

>> but, i mean, it is incredible when you think about it. obviously, that, you know, it's like the tank in tiananmen square, right? she walks out there on russian state television, does that while the -- you know, it is an incredibly powerful image. age image is so powerful and shows the bravery of one person. what more does it show? what are people really feeling? is this really sort of the tiny spark that represents something bigger? >> absolutely. look, when i posted on my facebook page and television channel the picture of her with putin's favorite propagandist news anchor on channel 1, and then, you know, everything was stopped really fast. so i got so many comments. some of them saying, well, she could have done this just out of pure emotion. she must have spent time

preparing for that and so on and so on. and we know she has because she recorded her message. are but no matter whether she had spent, you know, days preparing for that or hours, it definitely shows a change in the mood of those working on russian state tv, working on propaganda channels. >> and an awareness. >> of course. now more people than previously will know that -- >> they'll know something. >> not everything is fine in the kingdom. >> i want ask about the oligarchs. reuters reported that a jet linked to roman abramovich, well known oligarch who owns chelsea football slush, arrived in istanbul today after leaving israel and that is abramovich there, actually, at the airport independent israel over the weekend. that's abramovich taking off his coat. his 600 million yacht was heading to montenegro where it had been docked. its status was change and

destination was removed. europe has been seizing assets to the sanctioned oligarchs, abramovich is now on the list. so how impactful is this at this point in terms of the oligarchs and their power or people's perception of them? >> well, first and foremost, there are different oligarchs, okay? they have been oligarchs who have already tried to distance themselves from the kremlin. >> right. >> and those who have tried to be silent, waiting, you know, for where the tide turns. >> right. >> as for abramovich, so far i don't think he has been very successful. he tried to sell chelsea. >> and donate the money or something, right, right. >> and something happened to the yacht. definitely it's a sign to many russians. but some russians, you know, like patriotically caused russians to regard this as rats are fleeing from the sinking

ship. and to others, to, let's say, the upper/middle class, higher class of russians, it's a sign of what to do because they know abramovich has a very intuition, very good sense. he knows where the wind blows. so they think if abramovich is trying to do that, you know, to distance himself from the kremlin, that's probably where we should go, too. so all of those -- i mean, all the events we're discussing, abramovich, all signs of the house of cards very near falling apart. >> yeah. all right. thank you so much for your perspective here. and next, breaking news. new satellite images coming in from mariupol and the suburbs of kyiv and what they show. nearly every single home damaged. plus, russia's invasion of ukraine. tonight putting taiwan on formal alert. keep your laundry smelling fresh waaaay longer than detetergent alone.

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new satellite images taken show the damage from russian shelling of ukrainian cities. one village showing extensive

damages to homes with fires still burning. others show the scale of destruction in mariupol, including an intensive care hospital with a hole in the side of a building. it comes as nearly 3 million refugees have fled ukraine in the 19 days since the invasion began. more than 400,000 passed through romania and the locals there are going to incredible lengths to help the ukrainians. >> reporter: they arrive by the hundreds. normal ukrainian citizens one day, refugees the next. >> this stressful. because we have no idea what to do, we here to go and we will b able to return to our holes. homes. >> reporter: she is from kharkiv, ukraine's second biggest city, devastated by russian artillery and rockets.

when i was packing my clothes i thought it would be over in three days. for many, just arriving on romanian soil, emotional. one woman crying, as a volunteer hands her a bottle of water. >> water, many people are mobilized and are help these people. >> reporter: romanians stepping up, trying to make the ukrainians feel a little bit at home. dennis closed his restaurant in costanza. he now serves meals free to refugees. >> we close the restaurant. we are coming here to help these people. chicken, pork. chicken, pork. >> reporter: and for all those getting out, a few going back in. alexander is returning to mykolaiv. russians have hammered the city. >> and you are willing to die for ukraine? we all die, he says.

then adds, i'm afraid to die, but i'm not a coward. tatyana from odesa, along with her daughter, their dog and two cats, she says they left because of what they heard was happening in places already controlled by the russians. i have heard about the violence, she says, and killings of peaceful people without any reason. she added, i had to leave. i was too stressed about it happening to me and my daughter. look, romanian officials say that the number of ukrainians coming across the border has moderated in recent days, but they are very concerned about those internally displaced inside ukraine. they say there are tens of thousands along the border and if the russians continue to push west they will either be another tidal wave of refugees in the days or weeks ahead. erin. >> that's for sure. so many in western ukraine hoping they don't have to leave.

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edge. i worry this may happen to taiwan, he says. these two work at a small vegetable stand. if war breaks out, it's bad for both sides, she says. it will be a tragedy. russian president vladimir p putin's unprovoked attack on ukraine raising questions about the future of taiwan, a self-governing democracy claimed but never controlled by beijing's communist rulers. taiwan's leaders say ukraine could be a blueprint for beijing to, quote, reunify by force if necessary. >> and the danger will be that the chinese leaders think that the western reaction to the russian aggression is weak. >> reporter: taiwan's military is on high alert. the island's reserve forces are doubling down on combat training just in case china decides to make good on its threats.

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fueling fears taiwan could become the next ukraine. there are important differences between ukraine and taiwan. first of all, taiwan is an island, so it's harder to invade. they have the backing potentially of regional allies like japan and even though the u.s. has a policy of strategic ambiguity not letting china know what they would do if they invaded, taiwan is a of critical importance because it's in the middle of an island chain and it's a leader of semiconductors we need to power everything in our lives. that makes taiwan valuable to china, and we need to watch and see what they do in the coming days and weeks with this cooperation with russia. >> well, thank you very much. next, one organization giving young dancers from ukraine the opportunity to keep pursuing their dreams amidst the loss. ♪

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finally tonight, 60 young ukrainians given the opportunity to continue dancing despite russia's deadly invasion. two of them, sophia and maria, were studying ballet in kyiv when putin attacked. they were forced to flee. but their love of dance may have saved their lives. the organization youth america grand prix was able to get in touch with a dance school in switzerland and that's allowing the two 16-year-olds to study ballet in switzerland. >> it was something i thought was impossible. i was in shock, actually, and i couldn't believe it. the thing which was probably in my mind is that i'm very grateful that i can continue my education and my dream because at some point when i was in ukraine, i thought that my dream

of dancing was stolen from me. >> stolen, but not anymore. the girls tell us they're still able to talk to their families in ukraine, no communications lost. so far their families are okay, although they are separated. youth america grande prix has placed 60 ukrainian dancers at dance schools around the world. thank you so much for joining us. "ac 360" starts now. good evening from lviv, ukraine. defiance in the face of great loss. that describes the moment here tonight. and for one brief instant in moscow, there was also defiance seen by millions on russian state tv's evening news. [ speaking foreign language ] >> you can see they cut away from the protester in the studio.