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foreign ministry claimed today, in their words, going according to plan. thousands of russian troops know that, and sadly so do millions of ukrainian civilians. sam kylie joins us from kyiv. what more are you learning having fighting several directions around kyiv? >> i think the most important and significant development lately, anderson, has been these claims by the ukrainian forces to have enjoyed some success in the east -- sorry -- yes, the eastern side, the right-hand side of the dnipro river, just outside brovary. that is the main suburb, if you like, on the eastern side of the river. now, this has been a heavily contested area. it was the area that the russians were expected to try to kind of attack their way in from about two weeks ago. but as part of the ongoing effort being made by the ukrainians to push them back, they have been fighting very hard there. i was there earlier on today.

there was a sound about eight or so miles away of pretty heavy exchanges of fire. and that's on top of what we've been experiencing here in the center of kyiv, which is seeing and occasionally even feeling the blasts, albeit from eight or so miles away, of fighting around irpin in particular, but also hostomel and other towns due north and satellite towns of the capital. again, part of this ongoing effort by the ukrainians to force the russians back away from the capital and try and establish a series of defensive light. it hasn't all gone ukraine's way. there have been a lot of counterattacks coming from the russians, again particularly in irpin. but they are claiming -- the government is saying, the ukrainian side, saying -- that they control about 80% of irpin. as you can see from those pictures, what is left behind is arguably almost not worth fighting over. and of course civilians also

trapped in those areas, anderson. >> so, just for our viewers who have been following this closely -- and correct me if i'm wrong -- irpin is the area that we had -- that there was a collapsed bridge and we had seen clarissa ward a week or two ago on the other side of that bridge helping, along with others, as hundreds if not thousands of people were fleeing irpin. and that's the same spot where the next day lindsey dario for the "new york times" took the photograph of the family who was killed by the mortar attack that was striking the very area where those people were leaving. they were leaving from irpin, correct? >> reporter: that's absolutely right, anderson. irpin has been kind of not just symbolically but also tactically very important for kyiv. it has been -- you see there, those hundreds of people hiding under a bridge that the ukrainians destroyed to prevent the russians being able to cross into the capital with their

heavy armor. there was a family of four where lindsey o-dario's photographs, all added up to this very kind of iconic series of evacuations that have been going on. but then the russians effectively overran that whole area. but the river flooded, further preventing the russians being able to get further into kyiv, and then the ukrainians have counterattacked. and they counterattacked with some force. and we've been seeing multiple rocket launching systems and many, many of them firing this huge amount of furious ordnance at the russian positions to the northern side of irpin, allowing the ukrainian infantry to push in on the ground. and yesterday they announced they were even able to get police patrols into that city. amazingly though, anderson, 4,000 civilians still were living in that area, hiding in

bunkers, hiding underground, hiding from russian troops because there have been reports, and we've been speaking to some only people who have been involved in that battle privately of civilians being deliberately shot by russians. not just there, but we heard the same sort of thing in brovary when we were in the hospital there earlier today. you've got this ongoing big battle picture in which kyiv is being to some extent saved by the ukrainians, getting back onto the front for regaining the momentum, pushing back, albeit with limited amounts of personnel against the russians. and then these individual stories of horror and mayhem coming as a consequence of the ongoing russian policy, which we've seen on a spectacularly horrific scale in mariupol and kharkiv, where for example, today in kharkiv six people were killed on a track carrying food. more now on the state of the ukrainian counteroffensive and

the larger attack, phil black filed this report. and some of what you'll see is, of course, difficult to watch. >> reporter: the russian military says it's in control of this port. that fiercely burning ship suggests otherwise. the landing vessel began exploding not long after sunrise. other boats and warships can be seen scrambling to get away from the fire, as debris falls in the water around them. ukraine says it destroyed the ship and the fire spread to a weapons dipper. ukraine hasn't revealed what weapons it used to carry out the attack. fiercely fought territory in the east, a local man inspects what's left of his city, pointing out bodies when he sees them, while shells continue to fall nearby. russia's military says all this is in their control now. ukraine says the fight for izium isn't over. driving through mariupol is an

apocalyptic experience. bodies and debris lie on the road. someone is shooting. the driver slams his foot down to get away. being outside this besieged city is dangerous. but after weeks of russia's blockade and constant bombardment, people in mariupol have no choice but to line up outside for food. this video from kharkiv proves the risk. it's the panicked aftermath of a russian strike on a parking lot where people were also waiting for aid. the region's governor says six people were killed. and this tour is through what remains of chernihiv in the country's north. the city's mayor is driving. he says complete carnage has been unleashed here. civilians across ukraine's towns and cities are documenting their devastated communities because they want people everywhere to

see and understand. phil black, cnn, lviv, ukraine. let's get strategic perspective on all this. we're joined by wesley clark, retired army four star general and nato supreme allied commander. you see those pictures of chernihiv, mariupol, those are cities that have been destroyed like grozny was destroyed by the russians. do they care about that? i mean, isn't the strategic reason they want those is that it provides ultimately to get odesa in providing some sort of a land bridge from crimea? >> yes, they would like to take mariupol and the land bridge. it's just a battle. and it's just a bunch of people that could be terrified and terrorized, and it would be a huge victory if mariupol falls and the russians take it as a tremendous battlefield success even though really it isn't. it's just murder and terrorism.

but the strategic point for the ukrainians is that it's tying down russian forces. and those russian forces, if released from the siege of mariupol, will go and complicate the defense in kherson or in mykolaiv or head toward dnipro. there's a strategic reason the ukrainians are hanging on this fight there. >> when a city like mariupol has been bombed to this extent and ultimately if russian forces are able to occupy it, is it possible for -- other than -- i guess i think back to, like, the -- those who stayed behind in mostal who had to be block by block hunted down and largely killed by iraqi forces after, you know, not -- i think it took them, like, nine months to clear the area of the holdout.

is that out a -- would there be an active guerilla cam ppaign ia city like mariupol? or would it just be bombed and maybe a few people sniping since most of the people have left? >> i think you're not going to see an active guerilla campaign in mariupol from the outset. what i think you are going to see is groups that come in and infiltrate behind russian lines and blow up logistics and blow up ships. that's the kind of campaign that will really upset the russians. now, there may be some individual resistance, but most of the men there are going to fight until they're out of ammunition. and they're going to do the best they can to hold. the women and children who are still there are held up in bunkers. they're going to try to survive. and i don't think you're going to see a complete surrender in that city. i think you're just going to see the combat die off block by block as the ukrainians have to retreat. and the longer they hold out, the better it is for ukraine.

>> what does it tell you that ukrainian military, it seems, was able to destroy a russian ship in a russian-occupied port in southeastern ukraine? how significant is that? >> it is significant. it keeps the russians offbalance, and it may delay more amphibious operations. but it's only tactical significance. what's strategic here, anderson, is the rate of resupply that's going into the ukrainians versus the rate of reorganization and refitting that the russians are doing. right now what we're still talking about is giving ukrainians defensive weapons. well, look, you've got the russians in country. you not only need defensive weapons, you need offensive weapons. you're going to have to use armored vehicles, more artillery, and especially you need air cover. those migs we've been talking about for two or three weeks, they are desperately needed by the ukrainians to be able to push the russians out. if the ukrainians don't push the russians out, they will eventually be resupplied.

they will come in again around kyiv. they will start artillery bombardments around kyiv. i hear a lot of optimistic reporting and a lot of pride in the ukrainian defense, but this fight is at least in military terms a long way from being over. and it's going to require lots more resupply than has gone in there because they're not just hunkered down in their defense. they need to advance. and in the attack, you do use more artillery, armored vehicles. you need more weapons than you've got. javelins and stingers, that's great. give them more. but we've got to get more than that in there if they're going to push the russians back. >> general clark, i appreciate it. thank you. coming up next my conversation with a survivor in almost every imaginable way, he survived the siege of mariupol, bombing of his apartment, and even being detained by russian troops and threatened with death. later, the report behind the

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. as grim the images making their way out of mariupol are and as terrible the human toll is, there are thankfully stories of survival. this is one of them. andre's story made it out of the city safely to western ukraine, but not before enduring what most of us couldn't even imagine and not before running the gauntlet many wouldn't survive. i spoke to him shortly before air time. andre, you were in your apartment when a russian bomb hit the building. we have a photo that was taken just a few hours after it was hit. what was it like when the shell struck? >> actually, i mean, it struck like 4:00 in the morning when everybody slept. and suddenly everybody just woke up and i was afraid to open my eyes just because i was afraid

to see that okay, the whole building falls on me. and then immediately we heard the voices of people who were there on those floors, upper floors. and luckily, we lived on the third floor, and our door was locked. so, we couldn't get out for, like, hour or something like that. but other people, they came to the other floors and they managed to rescue two people, the woman and the boy. they brought them to the hospital. but we could not -- in the coming days, we could not find the bodies of two other people. and we still don't know what went on with them. >> i understand you were detained by russian soldiers. what happened? >> yeah, i was detained. i was taking photos from my

smartphone of the buildings and just for the purpose of video. i know that ultimately they will withdraw responsibility for destroying the city and killing the people. and there is a need for evidence. and so i did it. and then just back to my house, i was stopped by them, searched, and then detained just because they found those pictures. and i spent, like a few hours, military -- russian military police came and asked me, okay, who am i. i told them, okay, guys, i'm a local historian, which is true. that i'm -- and then, okay, then one of the soldiers who guided me asked the military okay, it has been a late night. and that guy told him, okay,

shoot him. you already shot two guys, two civilians today. then, okay, do it. and first i thought that it's just a joke. i mean, black humor or something like that. but then the guy led me to the hospital and met another officer or guy, i don't know. it's -- there is no light in the city. i mean, you cannot see what's going on when it is night. and i don't know what happened. they talked for several minutes and kalashnikov was in my test and i thought the chest and the stomach. >> the kalashnikov was actually pointing at your chest? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. he was ready actually to shoot. but then, i don't know, something happened, and they not let me in. they led me back to the neighboring building in the basement and then just told the

people who were sitting there, okay, here is the guy who is supposed to be a spy. just keep him until the morning. and the next morning, we will come and we will do something about you. >> and your parents are still -- they're still in mariupol? >> yes. as soon as there is no more connection. so, i'm calling them, but there is no answer. and this is the actually key problem for all people who are kept there. you don't know what's going on with them, and they -- when they are -- when they have their problems, they cannot, you know, call for help or assistance or something like that. >> and i understand you reunited with your son also. >> yeah, yeah. my son. >> that must have been amazing to be able to hug him. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, because he was -- i mean, he was crying.

they didn't know for, like, 20 days or something like that what's going on with me. as soon as on the second of march, it's the first step of russian armed forces. they cut electricity, communication, everything. you know, heating, water. and i mean, this -- almost half a million people were just trapped and nobody knew outside, okay, what's going on there. what's their destiny? >> i appreciate your time tonight. thank you so much. i'm so glad you're with your son. >> thank you, thank you. >> stray strong. thank you. coming up, inside putin's russia, as nato allies wonder about if and how vladimir putin may escalate the war. i'll be joined by a report from pbs whose detailed report and in depth documentary. fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast heartburn relief in every bite. crunchy outside, chewy inside.

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putin's russian." it's really fascinating. it's about the russian leader's rise to power and his shaping of the country. i'm going to speak to the reporter who reported on it. >> reporter: the day of annexation, putin gave a speech combining religion, and imperial history. he said the west was subjugating russia and russia was finally demanding respect. >> if you can press the spring all the way to its limit, it will snap back hard. russia is an independent active participant in international affairs. like other countries, it has its own national interests that need to be taken into account and respected. >> reporter: it is impossible to overstate how transformative eastern ukraine and here, crimea, have been in recent russian memory. after the crimea annexation, putin's popularity spiked to nearly 90%.

russians told pollsters they felt like a superpower again. >> and russians all over the country mobilized. solomon went to war because of that identity. he believed the ukrainian government was attacking ethnic russians. >> translator: those people under fire, i identified them as people who needed protection against those who could at least hold a weapon. >> what was it about them that you felt you needed to help them? >> translator: those were the people with the same culture as main, the same language, the same world view. >> reporter: he was convinced of that in propaganda. dozens of separatists died in ukraine. it probably became the pivotal moment. there was a lot of information about how people were getting beaten killed. >> translator: russian media exaggerated the attack, even using an actress to play a victim. we know she was an actress because she appeared in unrelated russian stories as three entirely different people.

that disinformation campaign convinces the critics the new identity is manufactured, a product of deception and repression. >> i'm joined now by the correspondent you just saw, nick shiffrin, with pbs news hour. thanks so much for joining us. you look at putin's rise to power as forging a post-soviet russian identity. it was put together in 2017. do you see parallels to the way putin has approached ukraine now? >> yeah, i think we see parallels. literally in 2014, russia first invaded ukraine and first invaded eastern ukraine and donbas and luhansk and also crimea. but we also see parallels in terms of how putin rules. what we cover back then and what we all have been covering, andson, you included since then, is a move from what we all called kind of authoritarian to what is increasingly dictatorial. the war in ukraine is clearly overseen by one man and one man

only. there is very little if any room for dissent within his circle, let alone society. and i think some of the trends that we saw in 2014 of how we talked about ukraine, how he saw kyiv and its rulers, and how he really belittled the idea of ukraine and identity, that's only accelerated. >> the past few days have seen the departure of a prominent putin adviser, as well as reports that russia's defense minister hasn't been seen publicly with putin since the early days of the invasion. how much do you read into that? >> it's always dangerous to be a kremlin olgs. even when you're just a journalist, you're not a kremlin-ologist. he's not part of the inner circle, yet he is one of the most senior persons who has left russia since the invasion. so, we do have to mark his

departure. but we have no evidence that that departure will have any influence on putin. he wasn't part of the inner circle. he actually opposed putin in 1999, even though for the last 20 years obviously he's gotten back in putin's graces. really we don't know if he's going to talk. we don't know if he has the goods. again, we have no evidence that the people around putin, one, are really allowed to speak out and speak their mind to him, but, two, have any influence over him right now. and if there are a kind of second level of officials who are doubting the war, if there is, they certainly have no influence on the top echelon around them. >> there's been such focus on oligarchs and confiscating yachts and taking money. do the oligarchs really have the power they once did? >> i think if we define oligarchs as rich russians or ultra rich russians, of course there are still oligarchs, and they still have power. and we know a lot of their names

today. but what we have to remember is the people with money or who found their money in the '90s -- and that's a whole other story of how they got them. but the people who emerged as putin came to power, he basically looked at them and forced them to make a deal. that was either they're going to be on his side and they get to keep their money or they have to flee. so, there's lots of examples of people who have had to flee since then. but there are also of course examples of people who fill the kremlin today, who are the lieutenants, if you will, around president putin. those people have money. they get money from the system. there's a huge amount of money connected to the military, to intelligence services, that come in, that comes in every day. and those are the people who are around putin. and as far as we can tell, those are the very people supporting this war. >> so, if -- if putin listens basically to people who are echoing what he wants to hear, all this talk about, you know, building some sort of a diplomatic off-ramp, is that

even realistic? >> well, look, i mean, i think to a certain extent the off-ramp is something that u.s. officials i talk to are trying to figure out. i think very senior members of this administration don't see an obvious off-ramp right now. and part of the problem is the maximalist goals with which putin approached the war. as far as u.s. officials were saying publicly and still believe that putin barely believes that ukraine should exist as a sovereign nation. and certainly the goals, according to the u.s. officials i talked to, and frankly president putin's rhetoric itself, is regime change, is creating some kind of rump government in kyiv. there is a huge gap between those goals and the tactical and operational capacity of the russian military inside ukraine. and yet despite that gap, anderson, as far as anyone i talk to can tell, there's no evidence that putin is giving up on those goals. so, if his goal remains to stack

kyiv, replace the government in kyiv, rather than some kind of middle goals that we can talk about more of, you know, having some kind of land bridge in the south, taking over parts of eastern ukraine that we've been talking about, until those goals change, there's really no changing the outlook from the kremlin. and unfortunately, that may mean many, many months of violence in ukraine and ukraine having to resist a russian military that's dug in. >> nick shiffrin, i appreciate it. thank you very much. >> thank you. the world is stepping up pressure on vladimir putin. president biden is talking about the response the crisis has called to the war today in brussels and his warnings for putin ahead. without killing your lawn. this stuff works on dandelions, , crabgrass, clover. this stutuff works for up to three months. this stuff works guaranteed, or your money y back. this is rounundup for lawns. this stuff works. [sound of helicopter blades] ugh... they found me. ♪ ♪

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united than it is today. putin is getting exactly the opposite what he intended to have as a consequence of going into ukraine. the single most important thing is for us to stay unified, and the world continue to focus on what a brute this guy is. >> well, this is a critical moment, the west's biggest test since world war ii and president biden's biggest foreign policy challenge. i'm going to turn it to someone who can put it in perspective for us, author of "joe biden: the life, the run, and what matters now." so, biden refocused on a lot on reunifying nato after the president trump years. i wonder what you make of how he's doing in this moment. >> well, it's worth reminding ourselves where we were just a few years ago. you had a u.s. president who was threatening to withdraw the united states from nato. the french president emmanuel macron talked about nato as brain dead.

the transatlantic partnership felt it had lost its purpose for some. and here we are today, and it's kind of regains its position as the key instrument in the world's response to vladimir putin. that shows the capabilities of it and also the limitations. the capabilities are clear. they've been able to impose these extraordinarily swift and broad sanctions. you see weapons moving in. you see refugees getting support from around nato. and at the same time you are seeing what they are not willing to do. it is a strong instrument but it has a limit on what it's willing to do in response to what boris johnson today called the agony, and that is the combination of limits and capabilities. >> how far do you think president biden will go in trying to punish vladimir putin? he's obviously ruled out military action in ukraine. now he's suggesting russia should be kicked out of the g20. >> that's the point where we are now is it's getting harder. in some ways we're facing what are now the harder questions. he made an important point

today, which was that anybody, vladimir putin, can take anything for a month. what happens now is what matters, staying united, meaning there are not countries in the the eu that allow russia greater access to the international finance system again. i'm reminded sometimes these days of what president biden's mentor in some ways, his mental inspiration, fdr said, which is, our strength, he said, is our unity of purpose. that is very much on his mind these days. he's not going to be judged tomorrow. he's going to be judged in six months and a year and two years on what he's able to do. >> also given the debacle of afghanistan how much does the success or failure of the biden presidency depend on what happens in ukraine? >> that's the key point. i think you're right. we're sometimes told that americans don't pay that much

attention to foreign affairs or national security when we evaluate our presidents. it's not true. what we saw in afghanistan was the chaos, the cost of that, was reflected in president biden's standing. and then on the flip side, it cuts both ways because so far in these early days -- and we have to start describing them that way, i think, anderson, as these early days. so far americans and around the world have been -- have been encouraged. in europe i heard an interesting comment from a contact in germany who said to me that part of what he has done is give the europeans some space. if it looked as if he was the one who was pulling them there, it would have made it harder for them. the other thing they've done well so far is by putting some of this intelligence out early, letting it be known what vladimir putin is going to do makes it harder for him to see and deflect. that's going to be one of the patterns you're going to see going forward. but it only gets harder from here. chem, bio, nuclear, these are hid yos prospects. and today we heard the united

states steeling itself for them. >> today the administration announced the u.s. will take in 100,000 refugees. half of all ukrainian children have been displaced according to unicef. many living in other countries now with their families and trying to get through each day. and some have found a great way to cope with the pain. miguel marquez has the report from bucharest, romania. >> reporter: dance therapy for ukrainian moms and their children fleeing war. >> how was the dancing? >> awesome. >> reporter: you're a very good dancer. the not exactly shy 5 and a half-year-old are from kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city. suffering indiscriminate russian rocket and artillery attacks since the war's start.

>> how are you doing? how's he doing? i'm playing soldiers, he says. his mom adds, yes, soldiers, he's always says, air raid. >> if me and you were playing air raid now, how would we play? show them how you play, she says. i'm shooting at a tank, he says, any tank i can hit. >> how do you explain what is happening in ukraine? >> he saw everything, she says, and now he's repeating it. i think he'll play regular games when this is over and he calms down, games like cars and trains. no, no, he says. it will be the same. i like it. his mom and godmother are one of dozens families inhoused in the

local children's cancer charity magic association. >> the mothers, we see they can be tough when they're with their children. but when they come and speak to us privately, they break down. >> you are a very good dancer. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: these 7 year olds arrived days ago. russian attacks have been pushing toward and hitting the region, the city's population, nearly 1 million. several relatives are now refugees, but not everyone. my son is 18 years old, she says. he has an injured leg but wasn't allowed to cross the border. my son is in ukraine. she can barely speak the words. today's dance class, a welcome distraction. today, this was a stress relief, she says. for two days we didn't eat or

sleep and we're grateful to relax. the dance instructor a refugee too. he fled war in cameroon. i want them to feel joy, he says, because i know how it is to be in their places. it's very hard. it was very hard for me too. sofia wanted to dance in ukraine but was too young. today, a bit of hope. my dream, she says, came true. a simple activity bringing comfort to moms and kids, refugees far from home. miguel marquez, cnn, bucharest. >> that's miguel reporting from romania. while all eyes are on ukraine, today north korea fired what could be its longest missile yet, a closer sign it has capability of targeting the u.s. we'll have more on that next. li. but he was getting picky, and we started noticing some allergy symptoms.

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as we continue monitoring the situation in ukraine north korea is causing concern after it fired what is believed to be their first intercontinental ballistic missile today in more than four years. according to analysts the missile which splashed down just off japan's western coast could be the longest range missile fired by north korea yet. it comes as western leaders including president biden and the japanese prime minister were meeting in brussels for the g7 summit to discuss their response to russia's invasion of ukraine. joining us now from seoul cnn's correspondent paula hancocks. what else do we know about this missile? >> reporter: well, anderson, we know that this was a significant missile. we've got the information now from the north korean side. they have said it is a new type of icbm, intercontinental ballistic missile. it is believed according to military analysts this is the one they showed off at a military parade back in october of 2020. at the time those analysts sat up and took notice because of the sheer size of this missile.

according to pyongyang they say it was successful and it is part of their nuclear war deterrent and just looking at the numbers we have not just from north korea but also from japan and south korea the altitude, 3800 miles, that is more significant and it flew higher than the previous one back in november, 2017. the range was longer as well. it was in the air for longer. anything between 68 and 71 minutes. so there is no doubt it was a more significant launch. now, kim jong un was front and center. we have images from state run media of him with the missile showing the steer scale of it. he apparently directly guided it. there was a response from south korea shortly afterward. they fired five missiles of their own, much smaller, but to show their response saying this he can take out the area where this launch came from should they want to. condemned obviously by the south korean president, the japanese

prime minister, and the u.s. president. anderson? >> so any more response from the u.s.? >> reporter: well, the timing was interesting. you did mention of course the brussels meeting, the security meeting about ukraine. this launch happened about 3:00 in the afternoon thereabouts. usually these happen early in the morning but of course when it happened was just about the time that those western leaders are starting to meet in brussels so the timing is probably not coincidental. it was condemned by president biden. he was there with japan's prime minister. they did agree to work together to try and hold north korea accountable. the state department has also announced more sanctions. they are sanctioning five individuals and entities from north korea and russia that are involved in the north korean missile program but of course beyond that it is difficult to see what they can do. there are half a dozen countries including the u.s. calling for a u.n. security council public meeting but of course russia is

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here for a couple weeks and being here just talking to the people i am stunned by their resolve in a good way and, you know, even though i look in their eyes and talk to them, it is really uncertainty. they don't know where they're going. many just keep moving west trying to move away from the bombs in the east and they don't know where they're going to end up but, man, the resolve of the folks here. they don't want what putin is offering and they're going to fight tooth and nail to make sure he does not take over this place. >> you hear from women who have gone across the border to bring their families over and then come back because they want to be in ukraine. they don't want to be refugees. they want to stay even though it is at war, stay and fight in whatever way they can. >> yeah. it's an interesting perspective being on the ground here. he i said something similar the other night about the russian president but this is a lesson i think for all of us if you want to