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hello and welcome to viewers around the world and the united states this hour. reporting live from lviv ukraine. we begin with a battle field victory on a day russia prom rased it would scale back only to intensify its attacks. ukrainian forces claim they've retaken a key town in the north of the country. you can see a bombed-out russian tank on the video we're showing you now, as well as ukrainian soldiers in the streets recapturing this town is crucial to ukraine's push to break russia's encirclement. moscow had said it would reduce military activities. and they believe russia wants to shift more of its forces to dawn

b done bask. and they report it's fully under ukrainian control. the pentagon says 20% are repositioning. some to belarus, others elsewhere in ukraine. >> we have seen none of them reposition to their home gaurson and that's not a small point. if the russians are serious about deescalating, because that's their a claim, then they should send them home but they're not doing that, at least not yet. >> reporter: well, ukraine's president is vowing his forces will fight for every meter of their land. and he blasted russia for breaking its promise to pull back some of its troops.

>> translator: we have a negotiations prosa esbut for us the support from the u.s. is essential. it's particularly important to lend a shoaleder to ukraine and show the might of the democratic world. >> well, as mr. zelenskyy slams russian words, the u.n. human rights says some of the deeds may account to war crimes. they say russia has struck civilian targets in ukraine and may have used cluster bombs, which are widely banned. some cities outside kyiv saw how brutal russian attacks can be. amanpour has our report. >> reporter: missiles have struck a suburb of eastern kyiv twice in the last week alone. this tangled mash of metal and cladding is what's left of a massive warehouse that stored the beer and alcohol no longer allowed to be consumed under

martial law. this happened at almost the same time they're announcing their deescalation around kyiv. the missile struck right here. imagine the good fortune of the truck driver who was loading up to take crates and packages of boxes and food and supplies to the supermarkets in this town and to kyiv. he managed to survive. >> we're told three workers were killed but directly west of here russian and ukrainian troops have been fiercely fighting and now it appears the russians are are retreating. a clear nuxz this war has simply not gone the way russia planned. whatever the reason, moscow says it's retrenching, radio conversations verified by the "the new york times" show their soldiers in distress from the very start.

[ speaking foreign language] >> this was west of the capitol in the very first days of the war, already signaling the focus on civilians once their own so-called properties were out of harm's way. >> this show as a russian on the vehicle blowing up a car, instantly killing the elderly couple inside. ukraine has lots fighters too. here boris the caretaker shows us freshly dug graves. this soldier died on the first day of the war. it's raining, drizzling.

it's almost as if the city is crying as it mourns its war dead because all of these graves for for the fighter of this place who have fallen in combat since this war began. this grave has been done but the family can't yet bury their son, a soldier fighting in a village 15 kilometers away that's held by the russians. they haven't yet been able to get his body released. and even boris's heart breaks when he tells me of a father who's just lost his son, his only child and asked what do i have to live for now? cnn,ple ukraine. the u.s. says the latest intelligence suggests vladimir putin and top advisors may be at odds over the war in ukraine. they believe president putin is not getting an accurate picture of how badly the russian military is doing. and the head of british intelligence says russian troops

are plagued by low morale as the o23e7bsive continues. >> we've seen russian soldiers short of weapons and morale refusing to carry out orders. sabotage their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. and even though we believe putin's advisors are afraid to tell him the truth, what's going on and the extent of the misjudgments must be crystal clear to the regime. >> that's the assessment from u.k. intelligence. for the latest, bitterman is in paris and let me start with you, nick. and ask you about what intelligence officials in two countries, ukraine and u.s., are saying. extremely low morale on the russian side. according to the u.k., they may have accidentally shot one of

their own aircraft by mistake, desertions and major miscommunication between military officials in russia and the president, vladimir putin. what more can you tell us about that? >> intentional miscommunications is what they're saying. putin's military, top military officials and advisors are flat out afraid to give him a frank and clear assessment of what's going on and the capabilities of the military. mow surprise putin's been in power over 20 years and surrounded himself by yes men. he has a small trusted circle around him. the dwfls minister was in the trusted circle. frefrs so, it makes putin look even more isolated. it's not just a question for officials in russia about president putin's knowledge of capabilities of his military and what he can hope that they can do in the future going forward in ukraine. it's not just a question of putin's domestic decisions, it

you will or the domestic impact but a question for intelligence agencies across the world, the u.k. and the united states. clearly seeing president putin. we know from the pentagon in the united states that there was probably a not fully accurate assessment of what the russian military could do. that it was greater in the russian military capacity than what was born on the ground. the question is what other missteps or miscalculations is putin going to take? and increasingly he's got his back against the wall. what are the implications? so, that's an ongoing concern. in terms of the battle field and the strategy at the moment, the russian military refocusing in the east of the country. regrouping to some degree is the latest intelligence in belarus. as we've heard, no indication that the russian troops are actually going back to permanent basis and that's a principal

cause for concern because it means the is far from over, eve within inadequate and misguided decisions from the top. >> and jim bitterman in paris, i wonder, western allies, natoal a ioos with promise of broken on the russian side within minutes of having made them. what is the path forward as far as a they're concerned? there's a real possibility and nick has talked about a redeployment. there is a real possibility this war will drag on for quite some time. >> reporter: exactly. and i think a lot of intelligence officials are saying they're basically skeptical about these talks, negotiations being held. maybe it's just a delaying tactic on the part of the russians. they want to see results on the ground and there's a lot of cont aaredictory information about whether or not the russians are are actually pulling back from chernobyl. there wasry port at the pentagon

that seemed to be that they were pulling back from the chernobyl nuclear site but on the ground, we're hearing the opposite. the question is how much can be relied on? vladimir putin has lied in the past. he wasn't going to invade ukraine in the first place but in fact he did. there's a lot of waiting to see something happen on the ground that confirms the suspicions that nick was mentioning. >> all right. nick robertson in brussels. we'll keep in close touch. the number of people fleeing ukraine has hit a disturbing new milestone. details on that as we get word from a new evacuation corridor. plus russia is accused of striking a red cross facility in one of the most ravaged corners of ukraine. i'll ask the red cross about the attack just ahead. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements,

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the united nations says in the past five weeks, more than 4 million people have poured out of ukraine and half are children. most are being taken in by neighboring countries but hundreds of thousands are moving on to other parts of europe. more than 6.5 million are displaced inside ukraine. many refugees lucky enough to reach safety are mourning the lives they once knew and the family members and friends they have lost as they face a future filled with uncertainty. meanwhile, military strikes in mariupol have hit an unlikely target or is it, given what

we've seen? a red cross warehouse. these satellite images show the warehouse was struck at least twice. ukraine says russia is responsible. no word on casualties but red cross says they did not have a team there at the time of the attacks and supplies had already been distributed. in rome they spoke about the importance of keeping aid facilities safe. >> this has been the issue with having a corridor safe to move hooum anitarian goods and people through. it's something that we've seen repeatedly out of putin. and just these kinds of things. bombing buildings full of civilians. bombing areas like the irc building that just occurred. it's tragic. the only way we can stop this and that it can be stopped is for putin to stop bombing and get out.

>> she's a spokesperson from the red cross and comes to us from kyiv. let me try to confirm some of the facts with you. what exactly happened with the red cross warehouse in mariupol? >> we can't tell you what exactly happened because our team, unfortunately, had to leave mariupol march 15th buzz they were no longer able to work, they were in a basement without food, water with small children and they distributed everything they had and they left because they could no longer work under these conditions. we confirm this is our warehouse and it was damaged but we don't know what happened to it. >> how does the work with the red cross? do you give cordinates to the military on both sides saying we have a warehouse, a pusbositiono

not target us or do you rely on the signage you put on the roof and good faith? >> we make our facilities visible and we're in constant dialogue, constantly in touch with both sides and constantly reminding them of their obligation under the humanitarian law. there are obligations to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. as we know the humanitarian situation in mariupol has been deteriorating for weeks. our major concern is to send supplies to mariupol and do it safely and help people who want to leave the city do it in a safe manner as well. >> that makes it hard to believe that the military doesn't know that's where your warehouse is.

the russians are promising a humanitarian corridor out of mariupol? do you trust their word? will you take advantage of their corridor? how will that work? >> we will speak to both sides and remind them this is not a mat of good will. it's their obligation on both sides under the international humanitarian law just to give us the humanitarian space we need and to give us the safety guarantees they need to reach mariupol and bring humanitarian assistance there without putting our own life at risk. >> the russians have said they are going to allow a humanitarian corridor to operate out of mariupol. in the past, ukrainian authorities have said these corridors have been shelled and attacked by russian forces. will you try to take advantage

of the recently announced opening of one of the corridors? >> we have our teams who are ready and we have the supplies ready and we want to bring them in. and again, what happened in the past and what we hope will not happen this time -- in the past, we had lack of concrete specific agreements from both sides to -- about the time, about the role and this is exactly what we need. we don't need announcements and public rhetoric. we need concrete agreements on both sides that will be respected on both sides that will give us the humanitarian space and enable us to help people leave the city and to bring the supplies in. >> and talk to us about the rest of the country. it's not just mariupol suffering. it's other parts of ukraine. are you able to reach the people

you need to reach elsewhere? >> we are doing everything we possibly can to reach people where they need help most. we have some progress in this respect. we manage to send essential humanitarian aassistance to the city of kharkiv that also suffered considerably from other conflicts. now, some of our priorities we are working every day and talking to both sides to reach the city of [ inaudible ] are wr the situation is worrying and getting worse. we hope that we start having these humanitarian space we need so we can go to places where they need us most. like outside kyiv. and until now, unfortunately, the agreements, we need have not yet materialized.

>> and why not? can you explain to viewers why the agreements have not materialized. especially the russian forces we've seen hit civilian infrastructure. >> what i can say is we're doing everything, fulfilling our role under the geneva convention to talk to both sides and remind them of their obligations under the international humanitarian law. it's not a choice. it is an obligation both have to insure civilians do have access to humanitarian assistance. >> thank you very much and good luck to the red cross teams on the ground. and if you would like the help people in ukraine who may be in need of shelter, food and water.

go to cnn.com/impact and you'll find several ways to help. i want to hand things over to rosemary church at the world headquarters in atlanta. >> and thank you for your incredible reporting in ukraine. so much appreciated. and still to come, zelenskyy appeals to australia for urgent assistance. details on the address to australian lawmakers. newspap, how many people were living in the house and where it was, makes me curious and d keeps pulling me in and the photos reminding me of what life must have been like for them. finding out new bits of information about the family has been a wonderful experience, it's an important part of understanding who we are.

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welcome back, everyone. ukrainian president is expected to address the dutch parliament last hour after speaking with australian lawmakers a short time ago. mr. zelenskyy received a standing ovation from parliament before delivering his remarks. he thanked australia for support, warning the fate of global security is being decided right now. well, cnn's angus watson joins us with more from sidney. just before he made his address they said he would help with rebuilding the country.

not just for australians but the rest of the world and moscow. by speaking to u.s.a. a railian lawmakers he's saying we have friends far from our own borders and friends willing to pitch in to help us. australia has given well over $100 million in lethal military aid and in humanitarian assistance to ukraine as it fought this war of aggression. zelenskyy had a very particular ask to australia. this time he wants the bush master armored vehicle, armored personnel carrier designed and made in australia and that australia has used to effect in wars such as afghanistan and iraq. another point he was making is

it's not just ukraine that's being attacked. he painted this as a war of autocracy verses democracy. and he said wherever one is in the world, they could be touch bide this aggression and new security state of affairs in the world. have a listen to this portion of what he had to say. >> the distance between our countries, as you said, is big. but there is no such thing as distance for the brutality and chaos they brought to eastern ukraine. >> so, australia has been very receptive to requests from ukraine in the past and all leaders speaking today. prime minister of australia, the opposition leader and president of ukraine, zelenskyy were

careful to draw a link. in 2014, mh 17 shot down over ukraine by russian-backed rebels in the east of the country. 27 australians dying there. trr that's part of the shared history australia and ukraine has. as for the introductions australian leaders gave to mr. zelenskyy, they could not have been more glowing. prime minister morrison referred to him as a line of democracy. on the other hand, he didn't even name vladimir putin. just referring to russia's president as the war criminal of moscow. >> absolutely. angus watson joining us live from a very windy sidney. well, two words vladimir putin probably doesn't want to hear a "war criminal" but that could be in his future.

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cabinet minister says 45 buses are being send to help those who haven't been able to leave i et. is they are condemning russia's attacks on civilian targ aets and the plight of ukrainian refugees, attacks that some say amount to war crimes on russia's part. so, what if anything can be done about this? head of invasions and formerly worked in the international criminal court's prosecutors office. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. good morning. so, just days after the start of russia's war, the icc foregut possible war crimes.

since then i have seenl humanitarian corridors and bread lines. and what does constitute a war crime? >> so, first off, a war crime is a violation of the rules of war. there are laws that apply under international and a national law and it makes it a crime to do things like targeting civilians, abusing prisoners. committing any acts of sexual or gender-based violence. they can be prosecuted by courts. the particular kiem you referenced where very difficult to prove.

because you have to fluvl were no mill their sargts in the area and most importantly that the civilians were intentionally targeted. it wasn't an accident. there was intentional targeting. the pattern of targeting civilians makes it look intentional. but proof of actual war crimes is fact intensive and takes time. >> if a war crime is defined as an intentional violation of the law, what is to stop russia from saying these weren't intended. they wurp wayward missiles that missed their mark. >> what's the leaguet process of

committee a war crime. >> other way, the other defense is there were military targets in the area, near around hospitals, churches and so forth the way over tocome that defense is to show it's not true. there were no military targets. that's how to prove because it req requires evidence from the ground. it's been done in prior cases. the siege of saur yavo. >> the prosoefs proving the case is a pain steak one but theyall red ahave ininvestigators on the ground. once they have evidence of a pattern, which shows an intentional campaign a. they'll bring thal to the yuj

jul rest rarnts. that's the most nal a chging part boss it does not have the power to arrest people that are in russia. so, the only way people would be arrested, whether midlevel commanders or senior leaders, including putin, is if they travld outside russia or there were a changing government and the new government surrendered them. those sime unlakely but it has hand in the past with leaders who never thought they would face justice in the hague. >> how long do you think this legal process will take? and do you think we'll ever see vladimir putin brought to justice for war crimes? >> it's a great question. these can sometimes happen very quickly.

cases have been brought sometimes in months. sometimes it will take longer than that a. once charges are brought, the process of getting an a arrest can happen quickly or take years and years. will punt ever face a justice in the hague? if you had to bet, that seems unlikely that would happen. hague never thought he'd be in the hague. tharls taylor never thought. 23rr78s they ultimately did face justice. it seem unlikely and it's poimert tonight start the investigation and to do it now. >> and be thorough for sure. thank you so much for talking with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me.

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welcome back, everyone. in china, shanghai is directing all residents to stay home, effectively putting the city of 25 million people under lockdown. this as the city tries to contain the worst covid-19 outbreak china has seen in two years. shanghai is reported more than 30,000 new infections since the start of march. more than 5,000 cases on wednesday alone. cnn's steven jang joins me now with more. what is the latest on the lockdown? the massive covid testing underway? >> reporter: rose nary, the situation has become so dire that local officials apologized for being ill prepared. acknowledging problems dealing with mass testing and quarantine and providing daily necessity

items to millions of residents. remember, for days they denied there would be a city-wide lockdown and then it was a flawed enforcement, leading to panic throughout the city. which some have blamed for the further spread of the omicron variant. then reports of thousands of people it testing positive being crowded into the hastily constructed makeshift isolation facilities and very little medical care being provided on site. and a lot of elderly people left to fend for themselves, not to mengd a growing number seeking medical attention for noncovid causes being turned away by hospital and most recent lay a

man suffering from a severe as a muattack died even though an ambulance was parked outside his apartment complex. the government suspended the doctor but this is an increasingly bleak picture in china's long considered best managed city. all of this is because we know the strategy, zero covid is ordered personally by president xi jinping. unlikely we'll see local officials change course anytime soon. >> many thanks, joining us live from beijing. in his first public comments since the oscars, comedian chris rock says he's still processing what's happened. he performed a sold out show. he said at some point he will talk about the slap he received from will smith for telling a joke about smith's wife.

in the meantime, the film academy is considering what action to take against smith. brian todd has our report. >> the board of governors of the academy picture of arts and sciences has initiated disciplinary proceeding for violating the standard of conduct. violations it says include inappropriate physical contact, abusing and physical behavior and compromising the integrity of the oscars. >> that was a nice one. oh, wow. wow. >> in the statement, the academy also apologized to rock and says will smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused. comedian wanda sykes, one of the three cohosts of the oscars broke her silence on ellen

degeneres's talk show. >> i felt so awful for my friend, chris. and it was sickening. i physically felt ill and i'm still a little traumatized by it. >> sykes' cohost says i'm still in shock and sad. this feed shows how they reacted immediately afterward. >> will smith just smacked the shut out of me. >> get my. [ bleep] out your mouth. >> wow, dude, it was a gi jane joke. >> how could the academy punish smith? >> i can see them possibly taking steps about his membership. they could remove him from the academy, take away his voting

rights for future oscar votes. they could take away his participation in other academy events and they could ban him from coming back next year. >> reporter: what most observers don't expect is for are the academy to take away the oscar smith just won in the movie "king richard." the academy didn't take oscars away from harvey weinstein and director roman pulaolanski reced a oscar after. >> and chris rock is back on tour, the comedy act sold out. his brother has spoken out on twitter, asked if high approved of will smith's apology to his

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hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and right around the world. i'm isa soares in london where we are following the breaking news coverage of the war in ukraine right here on the show. >> this happened at almost exactly the same time that the russians were announcing their