this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers around the world and in the united states this hour. i'm hala gorani coming to you live from lviv, in ukraine. and we begin this hour with breaking news. at least one person is dead and three others wounded after debris from a downed missile hit a residential building in kyiv. authorities say a fire broke out in the 16-story building but it was put out pretty quickly. the state emergency service reports 30 people have been

evacuated from the site, and rescue operations are ongoing. now, meanwhile in the southern coastal city of mariupol, what could be one of the most brutal attacks since russia invaded ukraine late-last month, local officials say russian forces bombed a theater in the heart of the city where hundreds of people were taking shelter. it is still not clear how many were killed or wounded. but here's part of what makes this attack so insidious. satellite images show the russian word for children spelled out, clearly, in large letters on two sides of the building that was hit. ukraine blames russia for another attack on civilians in the northern city of chernihiv. witnesses say ten people queueing for bread were killed by shelling. russia denies that its forces were responsible. and apartment buildings have been a popular target for russian strikes in the capital

kyiv. authorities say two people were hurt in this particular strike on a 12-story building, which sparked a major fire. the president, volodymyr zelenskyy, says at least 103 children have now been killed in ukraine since russia invaded. the government says that russian warships have struck four villages around odesa. that is ukraine's third-largest city along the southern coast. and president zelenskyy delivered, i should say, an urgent plea for more help from the u.s. in a virtual address to congress on wednesday. he urged president joe biden to be a world leader -- a leader, he says, for peace, and he reiterated his request for a no-fly zone. saying that russia has turned ukrainian skies into a source of death. mr. zelenskyy compared this moment in history to turning points in the past in the united states where urgent action was required.

>> remember pearl harbor? terrible morning of december 7th, 1941, when your skies was black from the planes attacking you. just remember it. remember september the 11th? a terrible day in 2001 when evil tried to turn your cities, independent territories into battlefields. when innocent people were attacked, attacked from air. yes, just like no one else expected it, you cannot stop it. our country experienced the same. every day right now. >> well after mr. zelenskyy's speech, president biden announced an additional $800 million in security assistance to ukraine. it will include anti-aircraft systems, drones, grenade launchers, guns and ammunition. mr. biden warned this war could be a long and difficult battle,

but emphasized that americans will be steadfast in their support. well, at a separate event, president biden made his harshest condemnation yet of vladimir putin. a remark, the kremlin called unforgiveable. listen. >> oh, i -- i think he is a war criminal. >> i think he is a war criminal, says joe biden. russian troops in ukraine may be getting some badly needed help from back home. japan has released new images of russian warships passing through its waters, possibly carrying troops and combat vehicles. and meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is lashing out at western country, which he claims are trying to cancel russia. still, the kremlin says he is open to talks with u.s. president joe biden, despite western sanctions. and mr. putin also condemned russians who are protesting against his special military operation, as he calls it,

calling them scum and traitors. >> translator: any people, the russian people especially, are able to distinguish true patriots from bastards and traitors, and will spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths. i am certain that this necessary and natural cleaning of our society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, togetherness, and our readiness to answer any calls to action. >> we are still waiting for word on the fate of hundreds of people who were taking shelter in that theater in mariupol when it was hit by a russian bomb. cnn's nick paton walsh has our report. >> reporter: the flicker of flame here where russia's barbarism peaked and an air strike hit a bomb shelter hiding hundreds beneath a theater, said local officials.

the damage, so complete, the entrance was reduced to rubble. this satellite image from two days earlier, showing the building standing with children written large outside. in case you're still thinking nobody knew who was here, videos had been circulating for days of the hell inside. how over a week of siege and shelling had forced those still living into a space so tight and dark, it must've felt like a tomb. here, he says, is where we get our food. children, women, and elderly first. this is the converted cloak room of the theater. if this looks like how you imagined the end of the world, for these children, packed in, that may have been the case when the bomb struck. russia claimed ukrainian radicals caused the blast.

in this room, 15 people, he says. little comfort any parent can give by the lie this will be over soon. and below this door, there are yet more. an entire city forced underground. little aid allowed in, and few allowed out. people hear us. here are children, he says. his appeal is for food, help. perhaps, unaware it may have led russian bombs straight to them. the swimming pool was also hit. a place where he says a pregnant woman was trapped under the rubble, and where only expectant mothers and those with under 3s hid. the kremlin wants to break or flatten this port but its defenders still exact a cost, still keep them out. this drone video shows the

moment ukrainian fighters hit a russian tank. the shots come again and again. removing one of the tank's tracks. the crew were later seen hit as they tried to flee. no room for mercy in the city that has little space left for life itself. nick paton walsh, cnn, odesa, ukraine. well, meantime, ukrainians continue to flee this horrendous war. more than 3 million have now left the country, so far, according to the united nations. and joining me from ukraine is the u.n. crisis coordinator for ukraine. thank -- thanks for joining us. uh, talk to us a little bit about what is your assessment now of the humanitarian situation in this country? and -- and would you support the notion of the idea of some sort of no-fly zone over a

humanitarian corridor just to make sure that people are not indiscriminately targeted in civilian areas? >> the humanitarian situation today in ukraine is dire. the evidence is that we have over 5 million people on the move. 3 million inside -- outside. this is the fastest-moving crisis that i've ever seen in recent history. there are people trapped in -- in some towns and -- and cities that need humanitarian assistance and they're in need of -- of -- of support. access to people trapped in mariupol and other places. but also, asking for humanitarian convoys to go in. we are asking for civilians to be evacuated. people are in need of important life support.

we need a line of support to those people and, therefore, we are asking the parties to give us access and we're also asking for humanitarian pause or a total cease-fire so that humanitarian -- >> who -- who are you -- who are you talking to right now? are you talking with the russians? because the russians are the ones shelling civilians right now. >> we are talking to russians. insisting with them. we are talking with ukrainian. we are wanting this communication to be standing communication so that we can solutions from russia in particular that we need access to those people and we need people out. we need more people out of mariupol, for example. we need to have access to those people. >> yeah. >> uh, people have to be evacuated from the city. they have to be -- it is not a normal situation.

>> yes. i think we all know what needs to happen. the question is how does it happen? because when you speak to russians and -- and it's good to hear you have an open line of communication with them -- they just bombed a theater in mariupol with hundreds of people seeking refuge there, including children. and from the sky, you could clearly read the russian word for "children" in front and behind that building. how do you even start to negotiate with a military force that is committing these types of acts? where do you begin? >> well, this war is not a secret. i think the whole world is watching this war on the tv screens and hearing the radio. people on the ground are seeing that. we have been communicating to russian federation. we have been communicating to the ukrainian authorities. we have kept continuous communication asking for access, asking for humanitarian

evacuation, asking for the respect of international humanitarian law. we are not getting a response for the last ten days. there was -- was a pause where people came out yesterday. but that's not enough. that city has more than 400,000 people and people really have to be relieved of this hellish circumstance they are living. so unacceptable. >> just so i understand -- just so i understand, you are asking for access, you are asking for evacuations, but you said in the last ten days, you've received no response. are -- are you saying that you are making these requests but that they are not -- they have not responded, the russian side, in ten days? just i need to make -- i need to be sure that i understand what you are saying. >> we're in communication, mariupol in particular, there were a couple pauses that people came out but that's not enough. we want a total pause, a total cease-fire that people should

come out and humanitarian assistance and administration to go in to rescue those people and attend to their needs. and to give people a line of exodus to exit mariupol for those who need to leave. this are our demands. they're straightforward. >> but you -- you said you haven't received a response in ten days. did i mishear you? you have been asking the russian side for ten days. >> yes. >> are you -- are they -- are they at least replying to you? >> there is back-and-forth information but i think the bottom line here is to really adhere to international humanitarian principles, and respond to our request to have access. the request is straightforward. i get an answer or not, the world is hearing this request.

i need access to mariupol. i need a cease-fire or humanitarian pause. i need to evacuate the people from mariupol. i have to deliver much-needed medicine and supplies to mariupol. >> right. when you make that request, at what level do -- do you -- do you -- are you able to communicate with the russian side? are you going through moscow? are you talking with combatants on the ground? how does that work? >> we are discussing humanitarian situation and security of people. i don't go into these details. we have lines of communication at the highest level and we are pursuing those. so, i will not put our communication on the table because that will -- will go beyond -- will go against our -- our strat andd just and our communication really between the parties. we don't want to communicate openly through the media, we communicate with them. but this is -- of course, i have laid on the table our -- the asks that we have and they are still on the table.

>> and have they said, either way, yes or no to your request? >> i am still waiting. but i need -- i don't need a yes. i just need physical opening of the gates of that city, so that people from this hellish situation. >> amin awad, thank you very much and best of luck to your teams on the ground. we are watching this story develop as we continue to report what is going on in mariupol. really appreciate it. the tide is turning. that is what a top ukrainian government official says. but is it true? we'll take a look after the break. stay with us. we'll be right back.

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the conflict, the adviser says the counterstrike is quote drastically changing the dispositions of the sides. and in other developments, president zelenskyy has made repeated requests for a no-fly zone and fighter jets. this isn't new. but he most recently made them in wednesday's address to the u.s. congress. the u.s. and nato are concerned, though, that either action would risk a wider war with nuclear-armed russia. but as fred pleitgen now reports, ukraine has been able to hold russia back in other ways. >> reporter: this is how ukraine's army is halting russia's advance. using anti-aircraft weapons, like the u.s.-made stinger against low-flying helicopters. now, answering ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy's plea, the u.s. says longer-range anti-aircraft missiles are arriving in ukraine, including the powerful s300. >> you know what kind of defense

systems we need. s 300s and other similar systems. you know how much depends on the battlefield, on russia's ability to use aircraft. >> reporter: after zelenskyy's impassioned speech to congress, president biden announced a massive new security assistance package worthl $800 million, including drones, anti-tank weapons, and 20 million rounds of ammunition. >> it includes 800 anti-aircraft systems to make sure the ukrainian military can continue -- can continue to stop the planes and helicopters that have been attacking their people, and to defend their ukrainian airspace. >> reporter: despite being drastically outgunned, ukraine's forces have been putting up a tough fight. the country's ground troops led by colonel general alexander, a veteran of ukraine's defense of the donbas region. meanwhile, the chief commander of the armed forces, who is widely credited with reforming ukraine's military, vows to

fight the russians to the last drop of blood. i don't have any illusions, and don't wait for a gift from god, he says. i fought and have been preparing my armed forces. the weapons supplied by the u.s. and its allies are giving them a fighting chance. ukrainian units blowing up russian tanks with shoulder-fired missiles, like the javelin supplied by the u.s. or in-laws, a similar anti-tank weapon made in britain. >> we are at a crucial point in the battle here where ukraine is tipping the balance against russia. russia's clearly in trouble. >> reporter: ukrainian troops have fought tooth and nail with russian tanks on the ground, despite being massively outgunned by vladimir putin's army. while the u.s. and nato still reject the idea of a no-fly zone, the biden administration has made clear it will continue to arm kyiv's forces to help as they bog down the russian military and inflict massive

casualties. fred pleitgen, cnn, lviv, ukraine. the latest on the fighting in ukraine is coming up after the break. i will bringing you that, including an attack on a theater where hundreds of ukrainian women and children and the elderly had taken shelter from the war. plus, millions of ukrainians have fled across borders to get away from fighting at home. but as they find safety for themselves, they continue to worry about the loved ones who stayed behind.

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with our everyday pricing. switch today. welcome back. i am hala gorani live in lviv, ukraine. a u.s. defense official says that the russian offensive in ukraine is, quote, generally stalled but that has not slowed russia's relentless shelling of ukraine's civilian population. take a look at some of the video here. ukrainian authorities say pieces of a downed russian missile hit a residential high rise in kyiv, killing at least one person. and earlier, a theater being used as a shelter in the coastal city of mariupol was reduced to rubble by russian shelling. a satellite image taken before the strike. and this is -- would be very

hard for anyone to argue they didn't know who was sheltering there because there's the word children in russian painted outside very clearly at the -- at the front and in the back of that building. hundreds of people were believed to be inside at the time but the number of casualties is not yet known. we'll continue to work on that for you. and in the capital kyiv, two people were wounded when russian shells struck a 12-story apartment building. kyiv's mayor had harsh words for the russian president. listen. >> they destroyed -- they killed children, womens, civilians. they -- for what reason? question to putin [ inaudible ] because ukraine decide to be democratic country? >> reporter: he says his only target -- putin says he is only targeting military targets. >> bull [ bleep ]. sorry. >> all right.

called that bs. ukraine's president zelenskyy received a standing ovation from the u.s. congress after delivering an impassioned plea for greater military assistance. and after that, president biden said the u.s. would send another $800 million in weapons and supplies. well, as the fighting rages on at home, more and more ukrainians are finding refuge abroad. more than 3 million of them have done that, so far, including over 460,000 who fled to romania. they say romanians have welcomed them warmly but as miguel marquez reports, what is next is still very much an open question for them. >> reporter: a stream of ukrainian refugees, old and young, even a dog named oprah. some looking for a hot meal. others, a place to stay for a night or two. who are we with here?

svetlana, her husband, and two kids, david and maxine, 11 and 2, david has autism. how do you explain what's happening? >> yes. >> i explain that there's a war but they don't really understand, she says, it's important for david, for both of us to be with him. the family from odesa has now found a house here, and plan to stay. their lives, up in the air. i hope there will be no people like putin anymore, she says. then, adds, in english -- >> he hitler. to hitler. >> reporter: the city in central romania's transylvania region hosting up to 250 ukrainian refugees. >> you can see on them, they are being more and more affected about what is going on. we have had stories about -- with -- with people trying to contact their beloved ones for

two days in a row, and seeing them walk around being worried about what's going on back home. >> reporter: a business center two weeks ago, now an oasis of support. a place to sleep, eat, get a change of clothes. there is even a play area and childcare. all free of charge. >> next week, we're having a kindergarten group starting in ukrainian with a ukrainian volunteer. >> reporter: natalia is from mykolaiv. a city under relentless russian artillery and rocket attacks. putin united ukraine with his war, she says. ukraine is now united in its tragedy and pain. natalia lives here but her sister, cousins, half brothers, and friends are all back home in ukraine. every morning when there is an attack, she says, we check in on our shared chat to see if everyone is okay.

anya arrived here on march 8th with her daughter and their friends. her husband, who was a driver, he is now fighting on behalf of their country. we're all worried, especially my daughter, she says, but there is no other choice and i'm proud he's defending our country. ukrainians united. those who come here leave messages, like thank you for the care. all people were nice to us. and we never felt hungry, cold, or lonely. miguel marquez, cnn, romania. >> and if you would like to -- to know, to find out how to help people in ukraine who may be in need of shelter, food, and water, you can go to our page cnn.com/impact and there is a list of organizations helping on the ground. i'll have more from lviv, ukraine, at the top of the hour but first let's go back to rosemary church in atlanta. thanks so much, hala, we will

see you very soon. and still to come. many russians against the war in ukraine are fleeing their country. and economists say a brain drain could be another long-lasting hit to russia's economy. we're back with that and more in just a moment.

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welcome back, everyone. well, every day, thousands of ukrainians are fleeing their homeland because of the russian' invasion. but in russia, a different kind of exodus is taking place. russians opposed to the war are fleeing president vladimir putin's oppressive regime. an estimated 200,000 russians have left the country, since the start of the conflict, according to one russian economist. analysts see this as the start of a brain drain for russia, one that could further doom the russian economy. in neighboring georgia, the

president told cnn about 25,000 russians have arrived in her country. >> the russians that are coming here are not the russia -- the pro-putin russians, i would say. they are those that are trying to get out of the country to wait and see what and how it will happen. >> deputy chief economist of the institute of international finance joins me now from latvia to discuss this. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> so, not only is russia being hit with severe economic sanctions, but also this brain drain with tens of thousands of intellectuals fleeing the country because they object to president putin's war on ukraine or worry about the impact these sanctions will have on russia's future. and many fear the kremlin's crackdown on dissent. so, what impact will the departure of these professionals likely have on the country do

you think? >> well, we first need to put these numbers in perspective. this is unprecedented migration away from russia. last year, we had maybe half a million reported official statistics of people leaving. so, 300,000 just in a matter of weeks is an extremely large number. we had sort of golden period of 2000s when people were almost not leaving at all according to official statistics. and then, ever since putin's return to presidency and then war on ukraine, the first time round in 2014, we have seen a rapid spike even in the recorded numbers. so if you look also at the receiving end and you just had an episode on that, um, this numbers potentially are underestimated and might have doubled or even five times number of the official people -- that are reported to believing. in terms of impact on russia, this will be devastating because a lot of these people are younger people. um, more than -- almost 50% of the younger people that are leaving are highly-qualified people. and many of them stated reasons as lack of economic opportunity,

better life for their children, but also risk of political oppression domestically in russia. so this is the entrepreneurial, highly educated class that is afraid and fleeing the country. >> so, how long do you think it will take for russia to recover from both the departure of these educated citizens and, of course, the economic sanctions? >> well, i -- i think it will take a very long time. it's almost hard to forecast because it didn't happen overnight. the pickup happened -- already with return of president putin back to presidency after the 2011-2012 crackdown on protects and this is just an acceleration of the trend that has been going on for years. so, we're not even seeing the peak of it. it's too early even to talk about the recovery time. >> so, once this war in ukraine ends and the world gets to see the full extent of the destruction -- of course, the real death toll caused by the moral and ethical bankruptcy of vladimir putin -- what will

russia's future look like as it deals with the consequences of economic sanctions and brain drain? >> if you look at the surveys, people have been planning to leave before the war on ukraine and i think this has accelerated their decision to leave. so, we will continue even if the war stop sometime soon and ukraine returns back to normalcy, in russia that time will not come for very long time. we will continue people trying to leave the country as you have noticed a lot of flights are fully booked up to leave russia. and people are crossing even on foot just with a suitcase, leaving everything behind. um, so for russia, together with the capital control, seizure foreign companies, assets, they are going back to sort of a financial economic -- in the style of soviet union and as we know, soviet union was not particularly productive or happy country to live in. >> yes, i should mention, i mean, more russians are leaving. still leaving and will continue to try to get out of the

country. although, it is difficult at this juncture. but once all the russians who want to get out have -- have departed, what happens to those left behind? how isolated will they become, both, intellectually and economically? and is this the vision putin had for his country? >> well, president putin recently commented that soviet union was under sanctions and achieved great success. so apparently, that is the vision of success that he has for the country. locally, there will likely be shortages, particularly in the more entrepreneurial sectors, professional sectors, i.t., and also potentially industrial sectors where people continue to flee. um, it is hard to say what will be potential growth of russia in the soviet union, it was almost negative, right? so you are likely to go back to this sort of stalling growth, um, lack of free markets. and this seems to be like a dead end for -- for russia at the moment. >> thank you so much for talking with us, and your analysis, of course, we appreciate it.

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the first rate hike since december 2018. as many as six more increases are expected this year. fed chair jerome powell has been hinting at these hikes for months now as prices on everything from gas to groceries keep going up. well, powell adds the uncertainty of the war in ukraine is, of course, making things worse. take a listen. >> the implications of russia's invasion of ukraine for the u.s. economy are highly uncertain. in addition to the direct effects from higher global oil and commodity prices, the invasion and related events may restrain economic activity abroad, and further disrupt supply chains. >> kristie lu stout joins us now from hong kong with a look how the asia markets are reacting. so stock markets in the u.s. rallied on the news. so what are you seeing in asia? >> well, we are seeing this new era of >> we're seeing this new era,

asian markets are responding in kind. it's expected on wednesday the fed hiked interest rates by a quarter of 1 percentage to tame inflation, seeing its highest level since the 1980s and also signaled a series of aggressive moves ahead. more rate hikes ahead, and this is how asian shares are responding. we'll bring up the data for you, and you will see some strong gains across the board. shares have been rallying this day. the japanese nikkei up about 3.5%. australia's main index up about 1%. the kospi gaining over 1.5%. here in hong kong, strong gains here about 5, almost 5.5%. i should add that on wednesday, china's shares had their best day in years after the vice-chairman stepped forward and vowed to keep the market stable and to boost economic growth as well. previously earlier on in the week, there was a big sell-off in chinese stocks due to concerns over the ongoing covid-19 outbreak in china,

believed to be the worst so far since wuhan in early 2020. and also concerns about tension between the u.s. and china over russia and the conflict in ukraine. now from asia we continue to watch u.s. futures. we have that data up for you as well. and you'll bring it up. and you can see this. on wednesday we know u.s. stocks rallied amid volatility. right now we're looking at green arrows. dow futures up 0.3%. nasdaq futures gaining 0.2. s&p 500 barely nudging up about 0.05%. analysts have been saying the impact of the invasion of the conflict of related sanctions on the global economy and its growth still uncertain at this moment. so they're urging investors to be cautious, but also to stay balanced. take a listen to this. >> we would argue that the hardest decision right now is to do very little and think more around about being balanced in portfolios. so it would be a case of being very patient when it comes to

being an investor and just holding firm when it comes to sort of a more neutral stance in portfolios rather than moving out of risk assets completely, given that there is no clarity around exactly what might happen in the coming weeks or months. >> you know, throughout the conflict so far, rosemary, prices of energy, commodity prices like wheat, which is a key export from russia and ukraine, they have been soaring. and there are concerns that this will dampen global economic growth, especially if consumers say prices are too high, we're not going spend. back to you. >> christy lew u stout joining from hong kong. many thanks. russia is making good on interest payments due wednesday. russia paid $117 million to investors from its foreign reserves, which had been frozen by the united states. a treasury spokesman says the payment will be allowed to go through. meantime, the international

energy agency says an oil supply shock could be coming. the agency says russia may be forced to limit its output by 30% as demand in russia slumps and major oil companies, trading houses and shipping companies reject its exports. l eleni giokos is in dubai. let's talk about this oil supply shock that is coming, and the uk's boris johnson in the gulf looking to secure oil splice. >> absolutely. look, the warning from the international energy agency of an oil supply shock is absolutely going to speak. the market is going to speak, and it's going to be reflected in what the oil price will be doing going forward. you've got to look at supply/demand dynamics. british prime minister boris johnson in town meeting with the crown prince of abu dhabi, and the crown prince of saudi arabia, natural a bid to increase oil supply from these two countries. these the only two countries, the uae and saudi arabia that

have excess capacity to try and plug some of the hole that is going to be created by the removal of russian oil and gas out of the market. now there has been no public pledge to do so, and it's far more complicated than that. we've been hearing from many people that the talks are not going in the direction that boris johnson wants them to go. and this is because the sovereign interests of the uae and saudi arabia are going to trump any international concern in terms of oil and gas supply, and also they're trying to ensure that they have a fine balance in terms of political affiliations. they've called for a stop to the war in ukraine. but when it comes to trying to keep russia in the opec plus family, that is important because that means stability in oil and gas markets down the line. you've got remember, russia is one of the top three oil and gas producers in the world. right now the u.s. has sanctions against russia that is having an impact. and as you say, some trading houses, some countries are doing

self sanctions on russian oil. so we don't know what impact that is going to have. and there is no sanctioning coming through from europe as yet. opec countries are trying toify out what the real supply demand dynamics are going to be. it's not that clean cut there has been huge volatility. and the experts are telling us that most of it has actually got to do with speculation and not because there is a real deficit in the market right now. you were talking about jerome powell increasing interest rates. we're already seeing the oil price having such a huge impact on inflation. and the big question is what these two countries are going to do in terms of oil production down the line. with it, they will be able to alleviate some of the pressure we've seen in the markets. >> all right. watching that very closely, eleni giokos joining us from dubai. many thanks. thank you for being with us this hour. i'm rosemary church. our breaking news coverage continues after a short break. stay with us.

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this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers around the world and in the united states this hour. i'm hala gorani bringing you breaking news from ukraine, coming to you live from lviv. we begin with this breaking news. at least one person is dead and three others wounded after debris from a downed missile hit a residential building in kyiv. authorities say a fire broke out in the 16-story building, but that it was put out pretty quickly. the state emergency service reports 30 people have been evacuated from that site, and rescue operations are ongoing. meanwhile, a dire situation in the southern coastal city of mariupol. what could be one of the most brutal attacks