this is cnn breaking news. hello. and welcome to our viewers around the world and in the united states this hour. i am hala gorani live in lviv, ukraine. we are just a few hours away from another round of talks between russia and ukraine, but with little to no progress so far, expectations are not high at all. russia's ground forces in ukraine have largely stalled according to a senior-u.s. official. so, moscow is turning more and more to the skies, stepping up air strikes as well as rocket launches. just a couple of hours ago, in

fact, two very loud explosions were heard in central kyiv, as russian forces continue to inch closer to the capital. civilian casualties, also, on the rise. ukrainian authorities report one person was killed in a strike on a residential building near kyiv. this video shows the moment of impact with a man there reversing course. the city's mayor and his brother vladimir visited the scene. >> that's what russian war against civilians look like. destroyed buildings, destroyed infrastructure. city bus just got hit by the rocket. lives are getting lost. there's the war that russia started. >> well, authorities say 30 people wounded in the attack were taken to the hospital. emergency crews had to rescue more than a dozen people, and an apparent missile strike hit the city of donetsk in the east --

in the east of the country, killing a number of people. the region is held by russian-backed separatists who blame ukrainian fighters for the attack. the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy, remains in the capital, is now expected to address the u.s. congress on wednesday. in an overnight telegram video, he addressed russian soldiers directly. >> translator: but why should you die? what for? i know that you want to survive. we hear your conversations in the intercepts, we hear what you really think about this senseless war, about this disgrace, and about your state. on behalf of the ukrainian people, i give you a chance, a chance to survive. if you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated. >> well, more now on the latest developments from cnn's oren liebermann.

>> reporter: russia is broadening its attack, hitting targets both military and civilian. in the capital city of kyiv, flames pour out of the remnants of an apartment building. firefighters evacuating the wounded. russian forces have not yet encircled the capital city a senior u.s. defense official says. but they are trying. >> in kyiv, everything is okay. there are some shortages but no desperate situation. but in town south of kyiv, some of them are occupied by russian forces and some -- in some of them, and their situation is absolutely awful. >> reporter: ukraine's resistance has stalled much of the russian advance onto ground, the defense official says. and the skies over the war-torn country remain contested. instead, the russians have turned to long-range strikes. russian bombardment pounding the city of mykolaiv in southern ukraine where they advanced the

most. to the west, russian forces hit a military base used for training over the weekend. just 11 miles from the polish border. the strike killed at least 35 people, the local military says, and wounded more than 100 others. >> what it shows is that vladimir putin is frustrated by the fact that his forces are not making the kind of progress that he thought that they would make against major cities, including kyiv. that he is expanding the number of targets. >> reporter: it is the closest russian strike to a nato country. but it will not stop the flow of security assistance to ukraine. another $200 million in aid approved over the weekend, even as russia threatens the shipments. nearly three weeks into this invasion, russia has now turned to china for help asking china for economic and military support, according to sources. china denies receiving such a request, and russia denies making one. but the u.s. has information suggesting beijing expressed some openness to providing russia with financial or military assistance according to

a western official and a u.s. diplomat. though it's not exactly clear what type of aid. >> we have communicated to beijing that we will not stand by and allow any country to compensate russia for its losses from the economic sanctions. >> reporter: white house national security adviser jake sullivan held what's being described as an intense seven-hour meeting today with a top chinese diplomat in rome. as the biden administration faces pressure from volodymyr zelenskyy to impose even more sanctions on russia. the ukrainian president is scheduled to address congress virtually on wednesday, which would be on the eve of the start of the war's fourth week. as the fighting drags on, u.n. secretary general raising a chilling possibility. >> the prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility. >> reporter: oren liebermann, cnn, at the pentagon. >> an independent journalist covering the war in ukraine joins me now from the eastern

city of kharkiv. that talia, first of all, thanks very much. tell us where you are and what you are seeing around you right now in kharkiv. >> so, hi. yeah, i am in the downtown of kharkiv which is the second largest town. we are over like a few million people live and this is one of the oldest streets where there are fashion brands, restaurants, cafes nearby the, you know, city council and the center square which has been heavily hit. but this place really signifies for the local residents, you know, this feeling they felt punished for not surrendering because there is no real -- any reason to target this area. people feel very strong about that because there are old historic -- historic center. you see like the fashion clothes magazine or something like that. fortunately, this area is kind of calmer. you know, people are not -- you

know, some people still live there. the shellings are taking place constantly on the suburbs, residential areas in the city, which are in the direction of russia. but for me personally, like somebody who was here walking, you know, moving -- bringing people to, you know, like just months ago. i -- i was here with some american journalists. like, you know, we have been working and -- and coming here and see that i'm myself from kyiv, from the capital. quite painful and you really do understand why it happened. somewhere, you still have the light in those buildings. somewhere, you still have this feeling like coffee and things like that. >> and natalia, is it okay if you can show us a little bit what is around you? i know you are coming to us via your camera but just so we get a sense of -- of what the center there looks like and just describe what we're seeing. yeah. >> so, yeah, yeah, look. so, that would be the -- the --

the fashion store. another fashion store. i move quite slow so there is no lost of the signal. probably, that would be, you know, still the -- oh, i can even show there are still like the clothing where the shellings was taking place like ten days ago. but you see the women -- women's clothing, you know, like just really inside. i should also say there is no looter in here and things like that but you can walk quite a long time -- quite a long way. you know, nearby, bit longer to walk the -- azerbaijani consulate also destroyed. we just walked past some place where there was, like, that is a sign of the business association. you know, all this -- all this places. i mean, it's like not always

every -- every building is shelled but, of course, the neighborhood is unlivable at the moment. >> yeah, of course. and how -- you said that you were telling us just now that the bulk of the russian' bombardment and targeting is happening in the outskirts, but that this center area currently is obviously, relatively speaking, calm right now. just -- just want to make sure that you're feeling safe and -- and that you are able to still talk to us, yes? >> i am able to still talk. i need to turn, yeah, to turn the camera. so, yeah. the -- the point i think it was quite symbolic because a lot of people didn't understand why things happen. but the general idea is that because, you know, largely russian-speaking town just on the east. maybe putin underestimated as always the idea that the town just would kind of welcome them and resistance was very fierce. and the town totally didn't accept, you know, this and then

it was kind of -- because they couldn't overtake it, so they were just terrorizing people. it's very hard for us to speak about the amount of the people, you know, civilian casualties to be honest. because it's very hard to -- to count. but something to say that, yeah, i have been a day before in the -- another city. the city outskirts where the fighting is taking place is really huge residential area. and the shelling is constant. of course, won't stay long there. so they have the subway here which serves as a shelter. but we will -- went there and there are, you know, like hundreds of people who live there because they feel it's safer. you know, they don't even -- they won't be able to move to another place. they just want to be on the basement. there were at some point 2,000 people living at the subway station, you know, in the carriages, just on the floor. and the number's quite impressive. it is a really big town. >> how -- how far are russian

troops to the city center of kharkiv right now? >> they are quite far. so, the problem is that they can still shell beyond -- from the russian border. it could be -- that point is like 30 kilometers. some of the missiles can reach it. but they are also based bit closer to the town. so they are on the ukrainian territory as well. it could be some point like 10 kilometers but from the town, not from the city center. >> uh-huh. you mentioned that perhaps vladimir putin un -- underestimated how much resistance there would be in kharkiv because potentially it's so close to the russian border and there is a big russian-speaking population. can you give us a -- give us a sense of the people who've remained in this city, what is their state of mind right now? >> so, i give the explanation really lot of people joined territorial defense. a lot of people i know well do that.

a lot of people volunteered to help each other, to organize it. like the things are working. services are working. police, firefighters, hospitals. and they feel very resilient, so, you know, we -- we've been to the hospital and there was a guy who is an architect. he was wounded. and he said, like, i'm here to get better and to rebuild this town. it would be even more beautiful. but of course, there are also people who are elderly. they feel more devastated. they feel lost. you know, there was a moment some of the people stayed in their areas. some people stayed in the areas. they know -- they didn't know how to get out. there are volunteers helping them. um, but what's interesting that even those, you know, a lot of people whom we consider like the elderly, feeling nostalgic, feeling really bad about russia are really like -- i talk to a lot of those old ladies who, you know, still remember soviet union. and they are extremely angry.

they are frustrated. they say betrayal, we couldn't expect it from -- from russia. so it getting -- it's getting. there is just one thing i want to add just because it -- it was a place where probably you journalists been. i recently been -- and i say it's not just about kharkiv. i been to also another town which is small town, not many people in ukraine know it. but it's important railroad junction. there was 50 -- 57 people living there. and there was also the town which stopped the russian advance if they would have overtaken it, they would kind of -- it would be the open road to the other bigger towns. and again, the same -- >> what is the name of that town? >> it's -- >> what is the name of that town? >> it's -- >> all right. >> in sumy region. and what i seen was really, you know, way more harder than here because, you know, the -- this train station, it's barely exist. they using air bombs and there

are people still there. there were still houses on fire. um, and there is really nothing so -- you know, strategic. but clearly civilians like the shop, the culture house or just residential areas in the private sector or -- um -- you know, and like with huge -- i am not a specialist in weapon -- but with these huge craters which i haven't seen elsewhere. >> okay. well, thank you so much for your brave on-the-ground reporting there. you really gave us a -- a -- an invaluable picture of -- of what's happening in the center of kharkiv. thank you so much, natalya, for joining us live on cnn. and do take care of yourself. the devastation in mariupol is clear. satellite images show the destruction, flames, and thick

black smoke russian bombardments in the coastal city have left people there without electricity, food, water. some people are having to melt snow to drink water. the u.n.'s humanitarian chief is calling for face-to-face meetings between ukraine and russia now. >> mariupol is the center of the hell that we see in ukraine at the moment. and the most important priority for -- for mariupol is to get civilians safely out. something that the international red cross has been trying to agree for some days and we have also been trying to make that happen in our discussions in both parties. >> well, the bombing of that maternity hospital in mariupol last wednesday really showed and laid bare the cruelty of this war. it was clear on the faces of the women and children who emerged from the blast. and the grim aftermath is still playing out as the heroic efforts to save the patients

were unfortunately not all successful. phil black has our report but we must warn you, it includes disturbing images. >> reporter: we don't know this woman's name but we can see the desperate effort to rescue her from the devastation of mariupol's maternity hospital. she is hurt. there are terrible injuries down her right side. she appears dazed by the enormous blast that hit here only moments before. but she is conscious and clearly concerned for her baby. at another medical facility, doctors work to save them as their condition deteriorated. the surgeon says they tried to resuscitate the woman while also performing a cesarean delivery. they couldn't revive her or her child. they both died. russian officials claim the hospital was being used by ukrainian troops and all civilians had left before the

attack. the evidence shows that's not true. children, patients, staff, all experience the terrifying blast that created this crater. we do know this woman's name. mariana. hurt and bleeding, she walked through the chaos after the explosion. the next day, she gave birth in another hospital. she and her husband have named their daughter veronica. the strike on mariupol's maternity hospital has become a defining moment in a war already notorious for its brutality and great suffering inflicted on the innocent. phil black, cnn, london. well, millions of people have fled russia's war in ukraine. coming up, the ukrainian family -- this one may be far from home but they are not alone. they are their heart-wrenching journey to safety is coming up next. plus, a russian state

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welcome back. a pretty stunning act of protest against the war in ukraine unfolded live on russian-state television monday. take a look. with cameras rolling, this was live tv, a woman walked onto the set holding a sign that reads, quote, "no war, stop the war, do not believe propaganda they tell you lies here." the broadcast then quickly cut away to video. cnn has now learned the woman was apparently an employee of the channel. her lawyer sent us this video, which she reportedly taped before her protest. >> translator: happen in ukraine is a crime and russia is the aggressor country. and the responsibility for this

aggression lies on the conscious of only one person, this man is vladimir putin. my father is ukrainian. my mother is russian. and i have never been enemies. and this necklace on my neck is a symbol of the fact that russia must immediately stop this war so our fraternal nations will still be able to reconcile. go to the rallies and do not be afraid. they cannot arrest us all. >> well, according to russian state media, the woman is now in police custody and could face prosecution. it comes as russian police are cracking down on any kind of protest, specifically antiwar protests with one monitoring group saying nearly 15,000 people have been detained since the invasion began. now, to the ukrainian refugee situation. the crisis is growing by the day. more than 2.8 million people have fled ukraine since the start of the russian' invasion. more than 1.7 million of these refugees have crossed into neighboring poland alone.

the u.n. says the number of ukrainian residents seeking temporary refuge in poland is considerably lower, however, because many of the refugees are continuing their journey to other european countries. take a look at the map. it gives you a sense of where they are going. many of them are women, children, and the elderly. and some of them are -- are going to -- um -- to hungary -- sorry, to romania. in a tweet on monday, the u.s. president joe biden promised, once again, america's support for ukraine. his tweet said, we will make sure ukraine has weapons to defend against the invading russian force. we will send money and food and aid to save ukrainian lives. we will welcome ukrainian refugees with open arms. now, while pressure is mounting for the biden administration to do more to help these refugees, cnn's rosa flores spoke to one mother and her two sons on their harrowing flight to safety from

kyiv to orlando, florida. >> reporter: when julia fled ukraine's capital kyiv with her sons, 11-year-old and 14-year-old max, she packed what she could. including this candle. >> can't imagine how many times i kissed this candle. >> reporter: and she came here to orlando, florida, to stay with a woman who, 20 years ago, hosted julia during a student exchange program. >> she really has been like a daughter. >> reporter: a daughter who loved life with her boys in her kyiv home. but in the early morning of february 24th, bombs started going off and julia called her host mom. >> while talking to her, i saw the explosion from my bedroom window. and that's when i was really

scared. >> reporter: julia says she had to hang up. >> it's very emotional. i can't fathom what she went through. somebody i love. >> reporter: yulia and the boys rushed to the one room in the house with no windows. >> they were shocked. nikita started crying. >> reporter: hours later, more signs of war. >> we saw this helicopter which was throwing fire rockets from both sides of it. >> what did you think? >> my house will be bombed like next second. >> was your biggest fear? >> that she wouldn't make it out. >> that she would die? >> possibly. >> as yulia drove away with nikita and max, she agonized over leaving her third son martin behind. >> my son is left there and obviously i can't take him with me. >> martin died of cancer in 2019. he was four years old and how does a mother fleeing war take

her baby's grave with her? >> it was, you know, breaking my heart that he is -- he is staying in some way. and you don't know. maybe the bomb will fall down on the cemetery. >> reporter: after four days of traffic jams, a stop at a shelter guarded by ukrainian military, and eating at outdoor mass feeding kitchens, they ended up at a refugee camp in slovakia. >> i was absolutely shocked. >> what shocked you? >> couple-hundreds of people in one room. everybody speaking, kids are crying. >> after escaping their new reality at home, they fled to orlando. and last week, yulia enrolled her sons in school. the images of war still fresh in their minds. >> i heard explosions and i heard shooting.

i was superscared in the first, like, two, three hours of driving. i was listening to every sound and begging to not hear those explosions. >> what is russia doing to your country? >> genocide. that's -- that h's what it is. they are just burning our cities and our people, destroying us. >> yulia fears for the life of her 72-year-old father who is in mariupol. a city where civilian buildings, includ including maternity hospital where she was born, have come under shelling. thousands have died. >> i haven't heard from my dad for 12 days. i don't know if he is alive. >> reporter: despite the fog of war, this mother says in a way, she managed to bring little martin with her. >> i can light the candle and, you know, pretend he is with us.

so no matter where we will end up, i will have a candle to light. >> reporter: rosa flores, cnn, orlando, florida. so much -- so much heartbreak. if you would like to help people in ukraine who may be in need of shelter, food, and water, go to cnn.com/impact. at last check, cnn viewers have helped raise nearly $5 million to help in ukraine and neighboring countries with all those basic and immediate needs. now, we are following all the breaking developments here in ukraine where russia is stepping up air attacks even as an american official says its ground advances remain largely stalled. plus, the u.s. says it will not stand by if china gives assistance to russia's invasion. but china says it won't be bullied into making a decision. we are live in beijing with the latest on that angle. king c. gillette is a complete lineup of tools

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increasingly coming from the air. in one kyiv suburb, at least one person was killed and six others wounded after shelling hit a residential building. and just hours ago, two loud explosions were heard in the central part of the capital. in the city of donetsk, in eastern ukraine, multiple casualties have been reported in what appears to be a missile strike and you see the remnants and the aftermath of that on your screen there. donetsk is held by russian-backed separatists. to the south, russian forces are continuing their efforts to surround mariupol. but one u.s. official says ukrainians continue to defend the besieged city. that official also says russian troo troops moving on kyiv did not make significant progress over the weekend. ukraine's president who remains in the capital says russia will be held accountable for this war.

>> translator: we are working with partners on new restrictions that will be applied against the russian state. everyone who is responsible for the war, everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy, everyone who is responsible for repression against people, everyone will get an answer. the answer of the world. and this is just the beginning. responsibility for war crimes of the russian military is inevitable. >> that was volodymyr zelenskyy. now, u.s. officials say china may be open to sending military and economic assistance to russia to continue its invasion. the news came as part of a diplomatic cable sent from the u.s. to allies in europe and asia on monday. the same day the u.s. national security adviser met with his chinese counterpart in a seven-hour meeting in rome, discussing possible consequences for china's support of russia. a spokesman for the u.s. state department made the country's

intentions very clear in regards to china. >> we have communicated very clearly to beijing that we won't stand by if -- um -- uh -- we will not allow any country to compensate russia for its losses. >> now, cnn's steven jiang joins me from beijing with more. steven, do we -- i mean, we know we are hearing it from u.s. officials but any comment at all from china about its willingness -- willingness to -- to assist russia in this invasion of ukraine? it can't be something -- this war can't be something that china wants. it -- it is hurting its economic recovery and it is having a negative economic impact throughout the world. >> that's right, hala. you know, china of course has been pushing back very hard with counterpart of jake sullivan as well as other officials have been saying all of these reports from washington are part of the

u.s.' disinformation effort to quote/unquote smear china. now, they of course are being put in a very awkward position in terms of this reports about their willingness to consider this russian' request for help because if they do, obviously this is likely to lead to even more tensions between china and the u.s. and the european union. but if they don't, then if putin gets undermined or even replaced, at least in this mindset of the beijing' leadership, that would be an even worse outcome. so, that's why the real question facing the chinese leadership seems to be, according to many analysts, whether or not the u.s. and eu dare to impose the kind of sanctions against russia on china. which of course has a much bigger and deeper economic relations with the west. now, as of now, of course, all these leaks you just mentioned. they are not coincidental. they are really putting china on -- on the spot. and that is also showing how the u.s. is getting increasingly frustrated and annoyed with china because, despite their close ties and huge economic

leverage with moscow and that very close personal relationship between xi jinping and putin. there is little indication china is doing anything to persuade the russians to stop this increasingly bloody war which of course beijing still refuses to call a russian invasion. now, the only -- the most active part china seem to be doing is parroting a lot of the talking points from the kremlin and to be part of that propaganda as some would eye even say disinformation campaign initiated by russia. that's why at this stage, many experts say there is little indication that china seems to be serious about being a peacemaker or being impartial despite their public claims. hala? >> all right. steven jiang, thanks so much. i will have more from ukraine at the top of the hour. but first, let's bring in rosemary church in atlanta. rosemary. >> thanks so much, hala, we will see you very soon. a website built by two harvard students is trying to match refugees with homes to stay in. i will speak to one of the

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welcome back, everyone. uk residents and organizations have signed up to host ukrainian refugees. about 25,000 potential hosts have registered under a plan set up by the british government. now, under that plan, the host will get almost 500 $500 a mont. british housing secretary says refugees will have access to benefits, healthcare, and employment. and two harvard university students are doing their part to help ukrainian refugees find homes around the world. they have launched this website, ukrainetakeshelter.com. it is designed to help refugees

find hosts with sparp spare rooms, condos, and dormitories. even a couch if it's spare. the site has been translated into 12 languages. so far, more than 4,000 potential hosts around the world, including here in the united states, have registered on that site. and joining me now is the co-founder of the website, he joins me from seattle, washington. welcome. a pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> so, you are a 19-year-old harvard university student. you set up this website to match refugees fleeing russia's war in ukraine with hosts offering shelter. but with nearly 3 million ukrainians displaced so far, the demand is overwhelming. how many have you been able to help so far? and how many more do you expect to help going forward? >> sure. so we have over 10,000 available listings now. all around the world. everywhere from poland, germany, to even israel and australia. um, it's been really incredible

to see the response so far from refugees that have been able to find safe sanctuary through the website, too. um, we are now partnering with a lot of major aid groups all over europe and the entire world, really, um, and so we hope to have a few 100,000 matches probably this time next week. >> wow, that is incredible. so how does this work exactly? how easy is it for refugees to access your website? and eventually, match with a host? >> sure. we designed it to be as intuitive as possible. so right now, all the refugee would need to do is go to ukraine take shelter preponderate com and immediately, they are presented with a search bar where they can enter their current city where where they are headed. and immediately, they see the most -- um -- nearest listings to where their city is so they can then enter filters like when whether they need child-care support, legal assistance, disability assistance. all this kind of stuff. and just filter listings as they see. they can click on the listing and see information like detail contact information, all this kind of stuff. and just immediately, get in

contact with hosts and as a host as well, you just go to the website and click become a host and instantly start working on your listing. you can add description, contact information, all that kind of stuff and just click create. and it's -- >> that's good because no doubt a lot of our viewers watching would be interested in being part of this. and i did want to ask you to share with us, if you would, some of the stories that stand out to you of refugees who have matched with hosts on your website. >> sure. like one story that was interesting -- so last night, i got this e-mail from a host in the netherlands asking for help to mark his listing as filled baz so many refugees were contacting him through our website. but he is already hosting a ukrainian family that he met through our website. which has been great. another example last night there were dozens of listings in hungary. went to sleep, woke up, now they are all -- they are all marked as filled. but now, by this time tonight, there is already a few dozen more. so i am hoping by the time i wake up, it will also be marked as filled.

we have every country, romania, germany, poland, et cetera. so many people are using this. we have over 10,000 available listings. those are the ones that are available. ones that have been marked as filled, we have got thousands and thousands. it's incredible. >> and how did you initially get people interested in hosting on your site? >> um, we started doing a lot of media around the u.s. but i have been spending a lot of time spreading the word in like facebook groups and whatsapp and telegram groups and just really like going directly to individual ukrainians and people in poland and telling them like hey this is the website i made. and every single person i talked to has been like wow this is amazing. i will spread it around my own like facebook groups and you just talk to one person, get connected to another person, get connected to another person. it's been a lot of like gorilla marketing in that way. but we are working with like much bigger aid groups to get this everywhere but it's -- it's been hard to get in contact with them. everyone is so observe wellmed with messages, including me by now. >> and of course, you did use airbnb as an inspiration here. didn't you? to sort of strip it down. but talk to us about how your

website is different to some of the others out there that are doing similar work trying to match refugees with homes. and what would you say to viewers if they are sitting out there and they want to -- to help but they might be a little reluctant perhaps at this point? >> sure. so there is a lot of websites that are trying to do what we do and i don't see them as competitors. anyone making a website like this is trying to help. we have the same goal but i think our website is truly built to be as safe and secure as possible. we have worked very closely with cybersecurity experts to make sure there are no vulnerabilities. i personally have experience creating one of the first and largest coronavirus tracking websites that was used by hundreds of millions of people so i know what it takes to scale a website to millions and millions. we have really developed this to be as safe as possible as well. um, the refugee and hosts never have to give up their exact location. they just enter into their current city, which is a pretty broad statement. um, you never -- we're not storing anything in our database that would be dangerous and the

whole point is the website is to be like a public bulletin to connect refugees to hosts. so we don't store any of like messages or anything like that. so the website is extremely safe. we have the ability for refugees to report listings, which will essentially mark them as like their shadow, basically, they are hidden from the world but you have a written explanation about how to contact the host safely. we have mechanisms in place to make sure this is as safe as possible. yeah. >> you renew faith in humanity. what an inspiration. thank you for talking with us and setting up a web site like this. it's incredible. thank you. and still to come. the postage stamp that makes a powerful and obscene statement in the name of honoring incredibly brave ukrainian soldiers. (man 1) oh, this looks like we're in a screen saver.

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