other, estimate that russian deaths are fewer, but still stands in the thousands. the president is again calling for moscow to return to diplomacy, quote, without delay. warning russian losses will be huge if the fighting doesn't end. period. >> translator: i want everyone to hear me now, especially, i want them to hear me in moscow. it's time to meet. time to talk. time to restore territorial integrity and justice for ukraine or else. russia will face such losses that several generations will not be enough for it to rise back up. >> ukrainian casualties are also mounting. russian bombers struck army barracks in the southern city of mykolaiv. british journalists pulled from the debris. in the besieged port of mariupol, drone footage shows

utter devastation by russian forces. a huge shopping mall stands burned out. in the u.s., the president spoke with china's president xi jinping warning of unspecified consequences if russia assists the side. we'll have more on that later this hour. cnn has correspondents around the world covering the story from every sing angle. we'll have reports from scott mclean, thrillia gallagher in rome, and kaitlan collins at the white house. we begin with our scott mclean live in lviv, ukraine, scott, let's start with the deadly attacks on the barracks, what's the latest. >> reporter: kim, this is footage taken by swedish journalists, saying it looked like five russian bombs were dropped on this military base in

mykolaiv, it's not clear how many were taking cover in shelters, underground, wherever and that would have a huge impact on the death toll. but in the immediate aftermath it is clear there were casualties. you can see people from the barracks, rescuers trying to frantic to pull people out. one man is pulled out, miraculously, he looked, actually, uninjured. one soldier told that affiliate in sweden that there were some 200 people present at the time. and he estimates that the vast majority of them would have been killed or injured. it's possible that the number of casualties here is massive. again, we're not in a position to clarify at this point. mykolaiv is an important part of the russian advance in ukraine. it is a strategic city in the southern pat of the country. it's also a place that the russians have really struggled to capture. if they were able to take the city they would be able to move west, open up a new front in

odesa or they'd be able to attack from the north and attack kyiv from the south. for the moment, it seems they're content to lob explosives into the city instead. and military bases, military barracks, those have been par for the course for the russians. just a week ago, there was a military base struck not actually far from here. about 11 miles or so from the polish border. in that attack, the ukrainians say 35 people were killed the russian estimates, though, are a lot higher, kim. >> all right. let's turn to besieged mare yopal. we've seen dramatic images there. what's the latest there and are there more hopes that more people may actually be able to get out of that city? >> reporter: yeah, so in terms of the humanitarian corridors it does seem that there's at least a trickle of people getting through. video shows there's more people

moving towards the city that's in russian control right now and supposed to make their way to the city of zaporizhzhia. that is the good news. the bad news, it appears people trapped under the rubble of that theater that was hit, hit by a russian air strike, this is a place where ukrainian officials say that some 1200, 1300 people were sheltering underground. and it actually had the word "children" written in large letters on the pavement outside to try to dissuade russian bombers from striking that target. though, it appears it didn't have any impact. yesterday, we got word that some 130 people were pulled out of the rubble. we don't know their condition. we are hoping that there are more. but information has been sparse to come out of that area, in part, because local officials say the area has been shelled continuously. they say that some 50 to 100 times a day, there's shelling in that city. kim. >> yeah. a really desperate situation

there. then finally where you are, in lviv, after that attack yesterday in a city that's seen as a safe haven for residents and refugees who have been coming there from across the country. what's the feeling there? and are people scared? are they trying to leave from there as well? >> reporter: that is the fear, kim, if you go out on the streets life is still remarkably normal. this is one of the most beautiful cities. people are running their errands, going for coffee. eating out at restaurants so it appears that life goes on but obviously, this city has been spared by russian bombs that is yesterday when one struck near the airport here in lviv. it doesn't people that people from this area are too spooked because the airport is a place you'd expect the bombs to land. we've seen that in other cities. lutsk, a recent example, where

airport infrastructure has been targeted. so it appears many of them are staying put for right now. i actually spoke to one woman who just arrived from kyiv, fleeing bombing there, i spoke to her and her daughter about how they were feeling here in lviv, watch. >> translator: i'm also scared of the situation but i like it here in lviv. i want to say here for some time. >> reporter: are you say here? >> translator: yes. >> reporter: even after what happened this morning? >> translator: yes. >> reporter: that's a 13-year-old girl. it's remarkable, even after the bombs falling, people still feeling remarkably safe just because things are so, so calm in the city center. obviously, the concern, though, if people do choose to leave, you will have a whole new flood of refugees to the border. city officials say there are some 200,000 people taking shelter in lviv alone, kim. >> i appreciate the reporting, scott mclean, thanks so much.

ukraine's military is claiming a major battlefield victory as it pushes back against the army. cnn's fred pleitgen has the details. >> reporter: another blow to vladimir putin's military. ukrainian military claiming they ambushed this convoy of russian troops. while cnn can't independentdy verify the information, russian state tv for the first time acknowledged that a senior air force commander and several soldiers have been kill. while still outgunned, the ukrainians feel they might slowly be turning tide. the armed forces of ukraine continue to deliver devastating blows to groups of enemy troops who are trying to consolidate and hold to capture defensive lines a ukrainian army spokesman says. the ukrainians say they are launching counterattacks against russian troops. this video allegedly showing an anti-tank guided missile taking out an armored vehicle. they also claim they've already

killed more than 14,000 russian troops and shot down 110 combat choppers. cnn can't confirm the numbers but the russians haven't updated their casualty figures in more than two weeks. instead calling their, quote, military operation is going as planned. russian defense ministry released this video of helicopter gunships allegedly attacking a ukrainian air field. but still, vladimir putin clearly feels the need to rally his nation. making a rare appearance at moscow's rally at a stadium where a strange tech glitch cut off this rally. >> translator: the best, shoulder to shoulder, if need be protecting each other like brothers, shielding one another with their bodies in the battlefield. we haven't had this unity for a long time. >> reporter: but the russians

appear to be so angry at u.s. and allied weapons shipments to ukraine, they vow to target any deliveries entering ukrainian territory. and they're hitting strategic targets as well. firing several cruise missiles at an airplane repair plant near lviv. while a russian cruise missile dropped on a residential building in the capital kyiv after being shot down by ukrainian air defenses. former world heavyweight boxing champ and brother of kyiv mayor, wladimir klitschko pleading for more help. >> since is genocide of the ukrainian population. we have to act now. stop passively observing and stop doing business with russia. do it now. >> reporter: the biden administration has said more aid and weapons are on the way as ukrainian forces continue to put up a fierce fight, preventing russia's troops from further significant gains. fred pleitgen, cnn, lviv,

ukraine. >> for more on this william taylor joins me, he's a former ambassador to ukraine and the vice president of institute of peace. thank you for being with us. you saw president zelenskyy's message to moscow, in which he said, frankly and clearly, it's time to talk. do you think, given how the war is going, that russia will finally enter into good faith negotiations anytime soon? >> kim, i think as you just reported, it's not going to great for the russian military. the russian military has underperformed. it is not doing well. it's not able to sustain itself, it's not able to feed its troops. and a lot of these places around the big cities that they've not been able to take. so, as that happens that will be the indication that there's a possibility of negotiation. that is, when it is clear to president putin who is the only decisionmaker on this question, when it is clear to him that it is not going well, when he is --

when his military has stalled, and the only way out for him is to sit down for negotiations, then that will be the time. president zelenskyy has indicated he's ready to talk. president zelenskyy has indicating that the ukrainians are going to continue to fight. and they are continuing to defend the capital and other cities. and that's the key part of the question of negotiation. it's up to president putin to decide. and he has to realize that his military is not accomplishing what he wants. >> but he's made so many unrealistic demands. but one thing which might move him, perhaps, has been some discussion among ukrainian diplomats and ukrainian officials about what it would look like if ukraine assumes some form of neutrality. is that a viable off-ramp here? and if so, what might that look like? >> so, president zelenskyy has made it clear, that he is

determined to secure ukraine, he's determined to provide security for his people. he's been interested, of course in nato membership, as a way to provide that security. and it's now clear to him that that's not a near-term solution. it's in their constitution. but he's realized that for now, it's not a solution. so, he's looking for other ways. other formats. other examples of how european nations have provided security for themselves and have been secured. one way is, like, austria. but, again, this is a question not for president putin, not for europeans, this is a question for ukraine. this is a question for president zelenskyy to decide if he wants to pursue this kind of an idea. he said he's open to it. he said he's open to it. and that's the right question. >> yeah, the austrian model would be that they own the military but not join any

alliance, right? >> that is correct. it's the austrian model -- austrians are members of the eu, that's important. they're not a member of nato. they do have their military. and the ukrainians will demand a strong military for all kinds of reasons. they'll demand one of two things, one is assurances, not assurances, guarantees from other nations. including the united states. including germany, including all of the members of the security council. they will demand those guarantees, number one. but as a backup, as an insurance policy, they will demand a strong military. as we're seeing right now, this is a strong military that the ukrainians have right now. they will demand to keep that. >> let's pivot to china now, during the call with president biden, xi jinping said both the u.s. and china have a responsibility for ensuring peace. so, when it comes to china, do you think that's likely?

or is it more likely to support russia financially or even militarily, which would obviously deepen the conflict. >> it would deepen the conflict, no doubt. however, the chinese have denied that the russians have asked for this military support and financial support. just of the fact that the russians are asking for the support from china, that's a suggestion to me that president putin recognizes he's in desperate shape. he needs help. but on the chinese -- and they've not committed. in fact, they've said that they've gotten no such requests, number one. number two, the chinese have been hesitant, they've held back any expressions of support, when president putin was in beijing for the opening of the olympics. they issued a long statement between the two presidents, president xi and president putin, they didn't mention ukraine once. the chinese would not allow ukraine to be part of that announcement. and last thing, kim, is the chinese have abstained twice in the u.n., in the security

council and in the general assembly. they have not supported russia in either of the votes in the u.n. >> yeah. we'll see, certainly, a strongly worded condemnation would go very far. so, we'll see what happens as they've been sort of going, playing both sides so far. that's all the time we have, ambassador william taylor. thank you so much for joining us. really appreciate your insights. >> thanks, kim. good to be here. all right, coming up on "cnn newsroom," ukrainian refugees fled across borders in hopes of reaching safety. we'll hear their stories to escape from the fighting now raging in their country. stay with us. as ibs-c, he found another way. and finally said yess to a adding linzess. linzess is not a laxative. it helps you have more frequent and complete bowel movements,, and is proven to help relieve overall abdodominal symptoms belly papain, discomfort, and bloating. do not give linzess to children less than two. it may harm them. do not take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual

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covid. the problem and solution of rapid rising infection numbers in germany so they're being accommodated in emergency shelters where they can stay for now. >> so, as you can see from this map, the exodus from ukraine is taking place in nearly all directions. and poland has seen more people cross into its territory than any other country. cnn's ed lavandera is in poland near the border with ukraine. >> reporter: it's just been over three weeks since russia invaded ukraine and there are now 3.2 million people, refugees who have left their home country of ukraine into mostly europe. and we have new figures that show that more than 2 million of those refugees have entered the country of poland, staggering numbers that we continue to see unfolding here in poland. and one of the things that has really struck us in the last few days, as we've spoken with so many of the refugees arriving here in the borders area of poland and ukraine, is that

they're coming from the far eastern areas of ukraine. cities that are seeing the worst of the warfare, and the refugees describe to us a painful experience. in fact, we spoke with one family, two women who had come with their -- a 6-year-old girl. they said they spent two days traveling from the city of kharkiv to get to this border town in poland. they said, they told the young girl, they didn't describe to her there was a war going on. they didn't want to tell her that. they said simply they were going to take a trip to poland just like some of her other friends had been doing. that is the kind of effort that parents have to do to shield their young children from the horrors of this war. what they had described to us, they had hoped they could wait out the war in the fighting to be able to stay in their own city. but after weeks and weeks of

constant constant warfare, it doesn't work out. >> translator: we hoped we could stay, full rockets right, full rockets hit our area. every day. every minute, every second. it's just terrible for everyone. ourselves, for our children, for our families and loved ones. we still have loved ones back home. our grandmother who is 100 years old, too feeble to be physically moved. >> reporter: here in the train station where so many refugees have been arrived in the last few weeks on the border with poland, we don't hear these stories. and what is really striking about this situation is that -- that they're coming from the hardest hit areas where the warfare and the decimation of cities has been the most extreme. in these really treacherous journeys that is taking many of these families longer and longer to get out of. and very dangerous situations. and those are the kind of accounts that we continue to hear over and over from the refugees that are arriving here in poland.

ed lavandera, cnn, przemysl, poland. ukrainians who flee the war are having a hard time entering the u.s. speaking to some refugees at the u.s./mexico border who have been there for days. >> reporter: at the american southern border, anguished for the war worry. she was at sea. >> i just wake up from bomb. >> reporter: she fled first to poland, to mexico, unable to bring they are parents and brother along. >> just hugging so much, just good-bye. we don't know we talk anymore. >> reporter: traumatized shaken, waiting for a chance to apply for asylum in the u.s. >> reporter: two weeks at the border, you've not been able to

cross. >> yeah. here we are third time. we just try to go there. >> reporter: he and his wife jana before they return to the rubble. he said he's really hoping to return. he just said he wants to go to america. an unreachable dream for many, with the u.s. southern border largely closed off to asylum seeshg seekers for the past two years thanks to president trump in title 22. they aren't the only ones seeking refuge from vladimir putin's wrath. there's confusion here at the border. we saw some allowed to enter, including those allowed to turn away several times. this group consists mostly of russians. they've been here for days. tatia and her two children came

from st. petersburg. her husband was arrested. after protesting the war. she caught the last air flight to mexico hoping to seek refuge in the u.s. what did they tell you? she said they were promised entering, then told to wait. six days later, they remain in limbo, no access to funds because of sanctions. a department of homeland memo asks to consider exempting ukrainians from title 42. an agency spokesman says other vulnerable individuals could be accepted on a case-by-case basis but no other nationality was singled out in the new guidance. >> and if you'd like to help people in ukraine who may need shelter, food and water, please go to cnn.com/impact. you'll find several ways to help. all right.

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welcome back. to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. fighting is ramping up for the control of the southern port city of mykolaiv. have a look here. this is the aftermath of a russian strike there on the ukrainian base friday. one of the surviving soldiers sold swedish affiliates that it

ma appears most people inside were killed. this has ukrainian president zelenskyy has a new message for moscow. and on twitter a short time ago, saying russia has been forced to change its approach after, quote, surprised by the scale and ferocity of ukrainian assistance. u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin is in bulgaria for talks for that country's leadership. also addressed the news media a short time ago and strongly condemned russia's invasion of ukraine. here he is. >> now, putin's war of choice against ukraine has been tragic. russia's invasion has taken a terrible toll on ukrainian lives including brave soldiers and far too many innocent civilians. yet russia's aggression has galvanized the ukraine yan people, nato and the free world.

>> austin also said he and his bulgarian partners are struck by the courage and determination of ukrainian defenders. dozens of the world's biggest companies have cut back or ended separations in russia in response to its invasion of ukraine. several websites have sprung up to keep close tabs on which have cut ties with moscow and which hasn't. holly duressko served agency ukraine's foreign minister from 2014 to 2014. thank you for being here. in terms of the western companies operating in russia. some have pulled out. some have suspended operations. there's a big difference there. explain why. >> well, frankly speaking, the point of the boycott, when we started was to make sure they ended, ceased their operations, severed all ties but many companies have chosen short-term fixes especially suspending,

retailers like mcdonald's suspending operations to happen, instead of understanding this is an environment in which you cannot work. financial losses are going to continue to grow. reputational losses for ever company will continue to grow. and frankly speaking when a new principle of esg princes and what kind of company do i want to work for, these companies are putting their entire futures on the line for an environment and percentage of profit that didn't important for the bottom line. >> right. if they're staying there, they're still paying taxes, in effect, supporting russia? >> it's the first issue that we work with. we try to explain in all of our different websites and all of our efforts on social media, they are financing the tanks running over civilians. they are financing with their business, with their taxes, with their incremental support for the economy there, they're

financing the bombs and missiles that are raining on the heads of the maternity hospitals are kindergartens, orphanages killing unbelievable numbers of civilians. >> so, they are given these grassroots efforts to short of name and shame companies that are still operating in some capacity in russia. and you've been involved with a few of them, boycott russia.info. and squeezing putin.com. tell me about the folks behind these. who are they, what type of people? and why did you get involved? >> i was sitting on my couch on the early evening of the 24th in ukraine when bombs started hitting, all i could think about is what could we do as individuals do to help stop the war. i started to think about the esg principles, i wrote an op-ed, saying every country needs to stop. there's no anyone can morally continue to finance an economy that has started an unprovoked

war. that led to colleagues in london, at hygate, they developed boycottrussia.info. which focuses on all companies and gets everyone to look at companies that's right largest. and then volunteers starting pouring in and squeezing putin.com appeared because of volunteers keeping track of each and every company operating in russia. what they were saying, what they were really doing to be able to parse through concepts which aren't always clear and which companies are helping ukrainians. >> i guess to get through sort of the measurables here, what effect do you think this is having? >> i think for average russians, the departure of retailers they're seeing shut down mcdonald's, shut down estee lauder. and the stocks.

what's important was the divestment of bp shell from the energy sector. are right now, what we're waiting for is the financial sector which is at the very heart of the situation. citi, ing, barclays credit, unicredit, they continue to finance. most of the companies there, the russian economy. companies like citi which represent america globally, need to take the time right now and make the right decision both financially for their company and morally for all of their clients and shareholders. >> were a foreign minister after, i understand, the annexation of crimea. what -- you know, seeing putin celebrating the anniversary of the annexation, with a huge concert and so on, i mean, what did that feel like for you? >> oh, it reminds me of pictures

of nazi germany. we saw the stories on tv of many of the people being bussed there forcefully. but many being there voluntarily. what it tells me, he dr. an enormous amount of support amongst his own people. the stories, the disinformation that's filled the airways in russia over the last 20 years has been extremely detrimental to anyone's understanding of what's going on in ukraine. the combination of his own disinformation and then shutting off the access to social media, kicking out the free press. the history of murdering journalists who have a voice and who have delivered news that putin didn't like has created an environment in russia where individuals just don't understand that there are no nazis in ukraine. that ukraine was attacked unprovoked. no one was planning anything. no one had any intentions. to harm russians, russian

speakers or russia. so, i think, you know, this proves the ability of autocrats to feed disinformation to their populations and basically eliminate any possibility for any real decisionmaking. >> yeah. we only have a few seconds left. i just want to ask you, because you were involved in rebuilding ukraine's economy after that. i mean, looking at the situation now, how big of a task will that be, even after this war is eventually over, going forward to rebuild yet again? >> ukraine will prevail. you can see from the fierceness of our defenders and the attitude of the people. they will not give up their existence. this is a war for an exist pence but the building is going to be unbelievably difficult. it's hundreds of billions of dollars, all of the airports, the roads, the schools, the ports have been destroyed. this is nothing less if not possibly more than a marshal

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the leaders of france and germany have again appealed to russia's president to end the bloodshed in ukraine. both french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor oleg scholz spoke on friday, demanding humanitarian access to worst of areas like mariupol.

our natasha bertrand is in brussels with the latest on the diplomatic process. you've been monitoring what the european leaders have been saying on that front. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, kim, the french president and german chancellor essentially reiterating the same message to vladimir putin in those calls yesterday telling him to please implement a cease-fire and allow the humanitarian corridors to remain open for people to escape safely. we've heard the discussions with vladimir putin before, it does not seem that their warning and calls have been heeded by putin. we have seen the russian invasion and attack on ukraine only to become more and more brutal over the last several weeks as it has become more difficult for the russians to ultimately achieve their military objectives which was to take several cities around the country including kyiv. the european and u.s. officials that we speak to are not particularly optimistic about the idea that putin is going to pull back here.

in fact, we saw secretary of state antony blinken say that they expect putin to conduct a chemical weapons attack on ukraine and framing it on the ukrainians, conducting a false flag attack there. so, clearly, the united states is not convinced that putin is going to step away from the conflict. they are urging him to have meaningful peace talks with the ukrainians but putin and zl zelenskyy have not yet met. they're urged to meet face-to-face, of course, putin is the main decisionmaker and his opinions are the only ones that matter. a senior intelligence official tells us, their assessment, despite the losses that russia has incurred over the last month or so, the thousands of russian troops killed, they believe that putin is still determined to try to take the entire country of ukraine. kim. >> not what we want to hear. natasha bertrand, thanks so much. well, the white house says it is still concern ed china ca

provide military or financial aid to russia to help on its war on ukraine. u.s. president joe biden warned his chinese counterpart on friday about the price it would pay if it does help russia. biden and xi jinping spoke for nearly two hours and something they haven't done for months. kaitlan collins shows us what's at stake. >> reporter: for 1 hour and 15 minutes, president biden speaks to chinese president xi jinping. >> china needs to stand on the right side of history. needs to ensure it does not backfill financially or any other way sanctions imposed on russia. >>ly also conveyed and described the implications and consequences for china to provide material support to russia. >> reporter: biden hoping to persuade the chinese leader to distance himself from vladimir putin. and find out if china plans to

answer the request for desperately needed military equipment. >> what's critical right now for every nation around the world to call on vladimir putin to end this horrendous war of choice, this war of carnage. that's where we are. >> reporter: china has refused to call the invasion an invasion. today, biden warned xi of the implications or consequences if china provides material support to russia if it conducts brutal attack against civilians and media. and telling president xi that conflict isn't in anyone's interest and the ukraine crisis is not something we want to city. and warning that russia is spreading more lies including ones amplified by chinese state media. >> this media and these lies are designed for one purpose, and one purpose alone, deflect responsibility for russia's war choice. and the humanitarian catastrophe

it has caused. >> reporter: as the u.s. plans to send 800 million more dollars in military aid to ukraine, russia's foreign minister is claiming they'll view any shipment of weapon as a, quote, legitimate target. russian foreign minister lavrov said russia will view any shipment into ukraine as, quote, legitimate targets. what is the president's response to that comment? >> well, that's a threat he has made before. we'll watch closely if they follow up on that threat. >> reporter: as the u.s. tries to increase the pressure on putin, top officials are making clear their goal is not to oust him from office? >> does the united states support regime change in russia? >> that is not what we are about -- this is a decision for the people of russia. >> reporter: kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. the mixing of religion and politics is creating a messy situation in russia. we look at the russian patriarch who calls putin's government a miracle of god.

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a show of solidarity, former u.s. presidents george w. bush and bill clinton visited a ukrainian church together in chicago. they both held a bouquet of yellow sunflowers. bush said, quote, america stands in solidarity for the people of ukraine as they fight for their freedom and their future. one russian religious leader is in full support of the war on ukraine. and putting his blessing on the conflict coming with controversy. it's costing him some followers, cnn's delia gallagher has the story. ♪ >> reporter: the russian orthodox church is playing an important role in putin's war in ukraine. its leader patriarch kirill who once called the putin era a miracle of god is firmly in favor of war. the russian orthodox are

christian, but kirill's idea of christianity like putin's russia is based on revelry of the world. and the russian orthodox state and church were founded together around 988, with the baptism of vladimir 1, the rural of the church. which includes parts of ukraine, russia and belarus. the capital of kievan rus was kyiv. this is why it's so important to patriarch to kirill, they want to return medieval days of roman empire. part of the church for centuries linked to the russian orthodox church also severed its ties to moscow in 2019.

patriarch kirill wants the ukrainian church back. we must do everything we can to protect our common historical fatherland from all outside action. kirill's position is important for the russian orthodox, who are not religious identify deeply with the russian church. kirill calls it evil forces in an effort to divide them from russia. he said the war is, a quote, fundamental rejection of so-called values that are offered today by those who claim power. and the country's willingness to hold gay pride parades. patriarch kirill's support of the war has cost him. 12 orthodox churches in ukraine refuse to say his name in the

di divine liturgy. protesting the war as disoye bead disobeying. and the pope calling it no such thing as just war but the church should not use the language of politics but the language of jesus. in 2010, they spend tens of millions on lavish renovations in st. petersburg. on sunday, kirill presented an icon of mary to the russian guard at the cathedral as a blessing for russian troops. a christian leader in an unholy alliance with the president blessing a war that is unleashing death and destruction. dillia gallagher, cnn, rome.

a small toy company in chicago is using little figurines to raise big money for ukraine. citizen brick made unofficial lego-like action figures of the ukrainian president. 100 bucks apiece. the ukrainian flag molotov cocktail, $20 each. the simple fundraising idea quickly sold out raising $145,000 in cash going to medical supplies in the war-torn country. and the owner is reserving some figurines for very special clients in ukraine. >> there's a couple of kids who contacted me and said, you know, we're big lego fans, and we've had to scramble and seek shelter. and we had to leave everything behind. and the one, they all say, when we win this war and everything settles down, back to normal, can you send them to us. i said, yeah, i'll keep them to you.

>> if you'd like to help people in ukraine who need food, shelter, water, go to cnn.com/impact and you'll find ways to help there. all right, that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. our breaking news coverage continues on "new day" with boris sanchez. you're watching cnn. ♪

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♪ good morning. welcome to your "new day." we're grateful for having you this saturday, march 19th. i'm boris sanchez. >> i'm kristin fisher in for christi paul. >> great to have you with us. >> great to be with you. bright and early. >> right? we start with a message from the president of ukraine directly to the