this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers around the world and in the united states as well this hour. i'm hala gorani coming to you live from lviv in ukraine. well, there is unfortunately no break in the fighting across the country and around ukraine's capital as authorities report heavy rocket attacks from russian forces. take a look at the latest map. ukrainian forces claim they've recaptured ground east of kyiv, previously occupied by the

russians. battles are also raging in the eastern city of kharkiv and the southern port city of mariupol. and a new video shows the destruction in the town of irpin to the northwest of kyiv. the destruction is obviously, as you can see there on your screen absolutely overwhelming. the mayor says russian forces are using grad rocket systems, but that ukraine's army is still controlling 80% of this devastated city. the regional governor in kharkiv is reporting that six people that were lining up for aid were killed when a russian missile hit a shopping mall parking lot. yet more civilian lives lost. the american president joe biden will meet with european commission president ursula wandvand vander leyen. they met in brussels where they warned there would be a response if russia ever used chemical weapons in ukraine.

not everyone agreed that russia should be expelled from the g20 at its next summit in november, but western leaders were keen to show a united front against moscow and in support of ukraine. >> putin was banking on nato being split. nato has never, never been more 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. >> "this guy" meaning vladimir pu nic robertson is live. there are still disagreements behind the scenes on some of the more radical measures like completely cutting off russia's oil and gas sector.

>> yeah, that's one of the points of discussion with ursula von der leyen president biden will be having today. ursula von der leyen has been saying that the european union is really in a safe place in terms of energy supplies this winter, but what it's actually doing is sort of going under -- putting itself in a position of radically drawing down the amount of gas and oil supplies it gets from russia, trying to cut them by 2/3 this year. ursula von der leyen has been saying she is looking to the united states to help sort of back fill that if you will. and it's expected to be a commitment from the united states, from president biden to give potentially 14 billion cubic meters of lng, liquefied natural gas to the european union to supplement the supply that could be -- or the european union will need to find an

alternate resource rather than getting from russia. rather than new sanctions being put in place, the sort of language that's been used has obviously been the unity, and there is unity. but it's about sort of assessing where the sanctions have got to. and plugging the holes where russia might be finding work-arounds around those sanctions and getting the message out to other countries that might support russia to get around those sanctions not to do that. so if there have been more unity, as you say, and europe perhaps wasn't as dependent on russian gas and oil then potentially could have been stronger sanctions there. there was the opportunity for other strong sanctions. the polish president had put forward -- or rather the polish prime minister had put forward the idea that there could be a trade blockade with russia on land and on sea. and of course president biden later today going on to poland to perhaps hear more about those

ideas, how that could be managed. but there is a sense in europe at the moment that countries are going through economic pain from putting on sanctions, that if there is too much economic pain, then there will be pushback from the populations. and of course the leaders here are in democracies, unlike russia. they're in democracies here. and it is pushback from the population that has political costs for leaders here. so the leaders who came here to meet with president biden, if they were to accept tougher sanctions that would have a greater impact on their countries, that can cost them their positions as leaders. so this is why there really hasn't been another step forward with a fifth round of sanctions at this stage, rather the idea to assess what these are doing, plug the holes, and make sure that there is unity. and of course unity was the principle effort of president biden coming here, hala. >> all right, nic robertson, thank you very much. live if brussels.

nato's secretary general says he thinks a full-fledged war between the alliance and russia is unlikely, but jens stoltenberg admits nato is reinforcing its chemical, biological, and nuclear defenses. he spoke with christiane amanpour about nato's united response to russia's invasion. >> i think it will send a very clear message to putin that he gets the opposite of what he wants. he wanted less nato at his borders. he is getting more nato at his borders. he wanted to divide, he is getting a more united nato. this is off 2014 when he invaded ukraine for the first time. after that, we have reinforced our alliance more than we have done for a generation, and now we build on top of that even further enforcement. >> and are you convinced because the president of ukraine also addressed your summit behind closed doors, but he put out the

video. and he said amongst other things, give us just 1% of what you have, and we'll be okay. is he getting enough to defend his country? >> all of us listened very carefully to president zelenskyy and we all admire his courage and the bravery of he is demonstrating every day and the ukrainian people. nato alliance are providing significant support to ukraine, and this support is making a difference every day, because one of the reasons why they're able to resist invading russian forces. it's first a sourj of the sold modern equipment, air defense, anti-tank is making a huge difference on the battleground every day. >> jens stoltenberg there. the u.s. says it's likely ukraine did kpaktsly what it had claimed, and that is strike a russian warship. you'll remember we brought this to you yesterday, turning it into a fireball on thursday.

a u.s. defense official adds it's still unclear what weapon was used in the attack. but this is a port that's controlled by the russians. so it would have had to have been fired from afar. phil black has the story, but we warn you, some images in his report are graphic. >> reporter: the russian military says it's in control of this port. that fiercely burning ship suggests otherwise. the landing vessel began exploding berdyansk 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. at izyum, fiercely fought over 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 izyum 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. well, the u.s. is getting ready to accept a new wave of ukrainian refugees. we'll have details on that story, plus a major increase in humanitarian aid. stay with us for that. we'll be right back. you're watching cnn. (johnny cash) ♪ i've traveled every road in this here land! ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ crossed the desert's bare, man. ♪ ♪ i've breathed the mountain air, man. ♪ ♪ of travel i've had my share, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere. ♪ ♪ i've been to: pittsburgh, parkersburg, ♪ ♪ gravelbourg, colorado, ♪ ♪ ellensburg, cedar city, dodge city, what a pity. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere. ♪

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well, a month into russia's invasion of this country, the u.s. is ramping up its humanitarian assistance in a major way. the biden administration announced the u.s. will take in up to 100,000 ukrainian refugees and others fleeing russian aggression. it also pledged more than $1

billion in aid for necessities like food, medicine, and shelter. now the number of people escaping ukraine is now approaching 3.7 million, according to the u.n. the vast majority have been crossing into poland, although many are using that as a launch point to reach other parts of europe. and moldova has taken in close to 400,000 refugees from ukraine and received $30 million in aid from the u.s. connor o o'laughlin is coordinating that response and comes to us from the capital. thanks for being with us. talk to us about how things have changed in the last few day, because the refugee flows have not stopped coming out of this country. >> they certainly have not stopped. we're still witnessing thousands of people streaming into moldova. even yesterday, we spoke with two families, two women with their children who came from odesa. and they saw what is happening

in mariupol and they told us that they don't want to be in odesa if that's what happens there as well. and they've come to protect their children. and i think that portends what could happen here as well, that we will see a surge of refugees coming into the country. it's worth recalling that we're only one month into this crisis, and the consequences are unprecedented. if your consequences continue in moldova here, we certainly have to be prepared for a huge number more of refugees that could come in. >> it's interesting that it's anticipatory because they're seeing what's going on in mariupol. and although odesa has not been hit or encircled, they don't want to end up in the built of a theater or getting hit by russian shells and missiles. in a city that has no drinking water, that kind of thing.

i imagine most of the refugees, and we've covered so many refugee crises before, they don't want to be in moldova. they want to be in their own homes, and their real hope is they'll been able to go back. >> that's very true. many of the refugees we speak to stay in moldova because their ultimate hope is to return to ukraine as soon as possible. and so they want the stay in proximity to ukraine and dream of going back soon. but as we know, as i mentioned, we're one month into this conflict. there is no end in sight. and so also, as part of our humanitarian response, we have to be thinking about long-term support for our ukrainian refugees. and you mentioned it is very, very welcome the support from the u.s. government, and that additional humanitarian aid that will come, that allow us as catholic relief services both to provide immediate relief, which we do in the form of hot meals, a safe place to stay, and also to prepare us for our future

consequences as well of this conflict. >> but obviously, these are short-term needs and longer term people need proper housing. they need to send their kids to school. they need a normal life. talk to us about in your experience the longer term challenges of managing refugee flows from war zones. >> those longer term charges are there and i think our experiences that we do need to think longer term also. we do need to think about eventually access to school, access to income. at the moment, we do need to provide immediate humanitarian relief. people are coming with whatever disposable income that they may have. but ultimately, people may be here in the longer term as well. and there has been an outpouring of good will from the moldovan government, from citizens here as well, and sustaining that is very, very important as well because people may be here in

moldova in a small country, in one of the poorest countries in europe and sustaining a number of people that is unprecedented in europe. there are more refugees in moldova per capita than any other country. and so it is critical that as we look at this response, that we provide that acute relief now. but we also begin to think in terms of longer term support, particularly for children that you mentioned. i know that the statistics now are more than half the children in ukraine are displaced because of this crisis. and so we do need to refocus our efforts. >> that's -- yeah, a figure that came to us from unicef. we in fact interviewed their representative here, james elder yesterday who talked to us about some of the psychological trauma that you're mentioning that children have been experiencing. most of the refugees are women and children because men have been conscripted in this country

between the ages of 18 and 60. they're not allowed to leave. they have to stay here to resist the russian invasion. what is it like for these families? because it's not just that they're displaced. they're also broken up, a lot of them. >> that's the unique feature i think of this crisis. the separation of families at borders. and we have witnessed this whereby women and children are saying goodbye to their husbands and coming across the border. and over 90% of the profile is women and children and elderly as well. and in a vulnerable situation, you know. highly distressed and suffering the trauma of this. and we -- our response as a humanitarian agency has to be tailored to that. we have to provide safe spaces for women and children. spaces for children that they can interact and play together. and unique services for women, including as you mentioned the

emotional devastation of this, of this crisis is also very, very acute. and so counseling services, psychological support is really, really key in this response. >> all right. conor o'loughlin, thanks very much for joining us from moldova. russia's military is reported to be losing ground in ukraine, and the russian defense minister has all but disappeared from public view, without explanation. why is that? we'll explore that question next. plus russia may be turning into an economic pariah, but it still has friends to do business with, despite western sanctions. we'll be right back.

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the american president, joe biden, says he personally favors kicking russia out of g20, but admits it's up to other members to decide. one of them is china, which has opposed removing russia from the g20. before arriving in europe, mr. biden said he spoke with the chinese leader and spelled out the adverse consequences of aiding russia's war effort. here's what the president said on thursday in brussels. >> i think that china understands that its economic future is much more closely tied to the west than it is to russia. and so i'm hopeful that he does not get engaged. >> well, talking about engagement, some countries are still open for business with russia. they keep their options open and try to balance their ties with the west without shutting the door on moscow completely. as gabe cohen reports, the

world's most populous democracy is one of them. >> reporter: as putin's international support shrinks, india is showing they're still a friend, reportedly buying up three million barrels of discounted russian oil, spurning pressure from western nations like the u.s. to isolate the kremlin and crush their economy with sanctions. since the war started, the two nations have kept trading, with russian oil exports to india up sixfold. that cheap oil is just a drop in the bucket for india, which imports far more from other countries. but it reflects the strategic partnership neither nation wants to lose. >> india is one of russia's key partners. the relationship between our states is of strategic and special privileged nature. >> reporter: it's a bond built on defense spending. india buys between somewhere between 60 and 85% of their weapon interests russia, key to containing pakistan and china along their border. while india is slowly

diversifying that spending, they're still under contract to buy a $5.4 billion air defense system from russia along with a $3.1 billion line of tanks. >> so you believe that relationship, the indian defense preparedness is going to be very, very seriously hampered. >> reporter: so india's response to russia's atrocities in ukraine has been careful and calculated. on a call last month, prime minister narendra modi appealed to putin to end the violence, but at the u.n. india was one of 35 countries that abstained from a vote to condemn russia for the invasion. several nations are taking a similar approach to russia, balancing pressure from the west and their own political and economic interests, remaining neutral enough to keep trading with both sides. china is buying up more russian oil and has vowed to keep their normal trade relationship. complicating that, the kremlin has asked china for military and economic support, according to u.s. officials.

brazil vote to condemn russia at the u.n., but still plans to buy russian fertilizer, which makes up about 20% of their imported supply as their massive agriculture industry faces a shortage. but the key export protecting putin's economy is energy, and a h a huge portion still goes to europe. >> that is providing a lifeline to keep the russian economy afloat. >> reporter: france and germany have pushed back against calls to cut off that supply immediately, though the eu says it will slash gas imports by 66% this year. >> but to do that from one day to the next would mean plunging our country and the whole of europe into a recession. >> reporter: the u.n. could sanction nations for doing business with russia. in india's case, the white house says they haven't crossed the line, though it's unclear where the line is. >> the rest of the world is watching where you're about going to stand as it relates to this conflict. >> reporter: some experts think as this war escalates, it will get harder for countries to stay

neutral. yet there was a call for russia to stop its invasion. 38 countries abstained. they stayed neutral. in that vote a month ago to condemn russia, only 35 countries abstained. based on that, it doesn't look like more countries are necessarily heeding pressure to pick a side. gabe cohen, cnn, washington. well, senior u.s. defense officials say they've not heard from the russian military since the invasion, even though both sides routinely stay in touch. a pentagon spokesperson says that over the past month, neither u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin nor joint chiefs chairman general milley have been able to get through to their russian counterparts. one possible reason for the radio silence may be defense minister sergei shoigu is stick. th sick. there are unconfirmed reports he is not in very good health. the kremlin has been evasive, and it doesn't help that

shoigu's war machine in ukraine is taking quite a beating. tom foreman has that story for us. >> reporter: in the earliest days of the war, russian defense minister sergei shoigu was in plain sight. the long-standing and well-known face of the military. now in recent weeks, he has been all but invisible. he can be seen briefly in this video newly released bay bi-state-own television, but it's not clear when it was recorded. he is not wearing his uniform and he does not speak. so speculation about shoigu's position is running wild. >> everything about replication of the russian military, it is about shoigu. so he needs to be present. he needs to be visible for this very reason, and he is not. >> mr. shoigu, your assessment. >> reporter: shoigu came into the war firmly behind russia's stance on ukraine. even as his army's advance

bogged down and casualties mounted, he told putin on march 11 all is going according to the plan. his loyalty to putin is widely considered unshakeable. their relationship stretching back decades to include not just work, but also shared vacations, riding horse, fishing, relaxing in the russian countryside. >> he was always, always loyal to putin. never questioned his actions. never showed any ambitions to become someone bigger than the minister of defense. that's his thing, to stay loyal to putin. >> reporter: yet when cnn asked a kremlin spokesperson to explain shoigu's sudden disappearance, the answer was terse. the defense minister has a lot on his plate at the moment. now is not exactly the time for media activity. and it all comes in the wake of a reuters report that another putin insider has quit his job and left the country over the war with ukraine.

for now, it's anyone's guess what has happened to the defense minister. all we really know is he seems to be missing in action with no real explanation as to why. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> thanks for that, tom. we have this just in to cnn. new satellite images from the eastern city of izyum show the damage from days of fighting. you can see a massive crate were a burnt out school on one side. part of a hospital across the street is also destroyed. other images show damage to an apartment complex and a church. there do not appear to be any identifiable military targets in the city's center. also, a column of russian artillery vehicles is seen just north of the city. and two bridges that had been destroyed appear to be replaced by pontoon bridges. i'll have more from ukraine in just a few minutes. but first, let's bring in john vause in atlanta.

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with the world's attention focused on the russian invasion of ukraine, kim jong-un decided now would be a good time to test what he calls his biggest and most powerful icbm, and south korea responded in kind. firing off a number of missiles from the sea, from the land and from the air. south korea's president says the north violated a moratorium on

developing icbms, a charge which will have little impact on kim jong-un. state media released these images of kim, apparently overseeing the launch, the first test of an icbm in five years. the so-called monster missile is part of what kim says is his nuclear war deterrent system. here is why this launch is cause for concerned. it was fired straight up, vertically, reaching a maximum altitude of more than 3700 miles, stayed in the air for 31 minutes, traveling higher and longer than any previous test before crashing into the waters between north korea and japan. if it was fired, it speculated it could travel,000 miles. kim made it clear this was a show of strength directed at the u.s. in the past, several threats have been downplayed by u.s. defense officials, pointing to the country's missile defense system as stopping it. but now some experts are saying that might not be the case. will ripley has details.

>> three, two, one, ignition. >> reporter: america's missile defense system. the best and perhaps only line of defense from a north korean missile aimed at the u.s. now a stunning warning from some of america's leading experts. >> if north korea were to fire a nuclear-armed icbms at the united states, we cannot be assured that our missile defense system would prevent the deaths of millions of americans. >> reporter: kim jong-un's most powerful test in almost five years, an intercontinental ballistic missile. a warning to president joe biden and america as north korea sharpens its nuclear sword. for years u.s. leaders have reassured the public. >> missile defense begins here. >> reporter: and america's al lie, should be very confident. >> reporter: missile defense systems can keep them safe. >> easily shoot them out of the sky. >> reporter: senior defense officials project confidence.

the u.s. could also shoot down a north korean icbm. these experts say the odds of success are very low. >> it's been described as hitting a bullet with a bullet, trying to hit a warhead. >> reporter: for the first study of its kind in ten years, commissioned by the american physical society, their conclusion, despite more than six decades of missile defense efforts and $350 billion u.s. taxpayer dollars, no missile defense system has been shown to be effective against realistic icbm threats. why is it so hard to shoot down an icbm? >> it will not only be accompanied by decoy, by things to fool the defense or overwhelm the defense. >> reporter: a fundamental problem. >> we do not see in the next 15 years that an effective defense can be mounted against icbms. >> reporter: the current system has only been tested 19 times

since 1999. >> and in those tests, they have been essentially scripted for success. but even so, the tests have only succeeded around half the time. >> reporter: but what about all those successful intercepts in the middle east? what about the iron dome? >> icbms are a qualitatively different threat than many of the different missiles we have read about in news, traveling significantly higher and having potential penetration aids and counter measures. >> reporter: cnn reached out to the u.s. missile defense agency. when asked about the report's findings, a spokesman cited this defense report from january. it says the missile defense system has demonstrated a measure of capability to defend the united states, deploy forces and alloys from a rogue nation's missile attack, and that its most advanced radar will be able to separate the warhead from a cloud of decoys. u.s. think tank csis says this

shows an undeclared north korean missile days miles from the chinese border, a potential launch site for icbms. >> we need to understand there is no military solution. >> reporter: former u.s. ambassador joseph yeun believes the only option is to take a page from the playbook of donald trump and reach out directly to kim jong-un. do you think it's a mistake the biden administration is not focus mortgage on north korea? >> i think it is a mistake. i think the longer this situation continues, more serious will the provocations be. >> reporter: he says diplomacy may be the only way to keep the missiles from flying, to keep america safe. will ripley, cnn, taipei. for four weeks now we've heard too many harrowing stories from ukrainians and dangerous journeys to safety. >> one second and i see a yellow

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so this is life in ukraine one month into this war. the besieged city of mariupol all but reduced to rubble by russian artillery and missiles. and the few whoa either cannot or will not leave now forced to wait in long lines for humanitarian assistance, distributed at a shopping center by russia. chernihiv north of kyiv is another city left in ruins. the city's mayor recorded these images while driving through the city. debris everywhere, fires still burning, devastation seems overwhelming. among the thousands who fled is andre who barely escaped alive

along with his family. he was forced to leave his home at gunpoint, and he tells cnn's john berman as they headed away from the city, their car hit a land mine. can you tell me what happened? >> we sit in car, and i remember i look at my broken watch and i will not look. we looked right. five minutes around. i see -- i just see like a road and something grass or something. and one second and i see a yellow explosion, sound in ears. and i just remember, like, i woke up in road. i see the broken car, and i see like my mother going on fire.

my mother was -- >> translator: my mother was still alive while she was on fire. i started crawling from away from the road. and then, i found in my left clavicle -- >> yeah, i had broken. i feel blood in my left ear. then, i hear shooting not from weapons, rockets or something. and i cling to stairs and hide here. i screaming one time. it was very cold. i haven't -- i just be in socks.

>> you can't walk? >> can't walk. and some peoples in village hehear the explosion, and these people take off to his house. >> uh-huh. your mother during this? >> she -- she died at that location and she was still alive and caught fire and she just burned. >> and when doctors brought me to hospital, i look for some

people self-defense or police to find my father. >> reporter: you and your father -- are you okay in your hearts? >> father is hard. you understand your wife is dead, and you locate your son. i can't stand up without -- now, i think -- >> translator: and myself, i think i haven't realized everything to the full extent. >> reporter: what do you want the world to know about your mother? >> sorry. >> reporter: i'm sorry.

>> excuse me. >> translator: my mother was a very beautiful woman. she always liked things to be tidy and clean, and my father and i -- we understood that and supported her. right now, it's very difficult without mother. >> reporter: she has a beautiful and brave son. >> thank you. >> reporter: and i'm so sorry you've gone through this. do you think you'll get back to chernihiv? >> back to chernihiv? >> yes. >> when war end, i back to my city and i want to rebuild my city because it's my -- it's my city.

i, all my life, live in this. i -- it's very hard to look what going on with my city. >> reporter: what will you do now? >> now, i just -- i just want to -- >> translator: i want to distance myself from this. >> i just want some -- i can -- like, maybe i can't explain it for you because -- >> reporter: i understand. you want to get away from this at least somehow if you can play music. be a 15-year-old kid. can you play right now? can you play the guitar?

>> it's song our group, our band, song called "the night." >> reporter: uh-huh. ♪ >> and -- >> reporter: it's nice to see you smile. well, look. i hope you live a long and meaningful life, and i'm glad you made it through this and i'm so sorry for what you have been through. thank you.

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