this is cnn breaking news. hello. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm john vause reporting live from lviv in ukraine. ukrainian forces appear to be increasingly aggressive and confident with the conflict well into its second month. the ukrainians are retaking territory lost in the early days of the invasion as russia's offensive stalls, the kremlin has indicated its main goal now is control of the donbas region in the east. russian troops are noticeably being deployed from northern ukraine. but president zelenskyy warns the areas retaken from the russians are still too dangerous

for residents to return to. >> translator: we are moving forward, moving carefully, and everyone who returns to this area must also be very careful. it is still impossible to return to normal life as it was. even in the areas we returned after the fighting, you will have to wait. wait for our land to be cleared. wait until you can be assured that the new shelling is impossible. >> satellite images show russian armor and artillery have abandoned the airbase near kyiv. the airfield was captured on the first day of the invasion. russian forces were well dug in. it's unclear where they went. now, to disturbing video a few miles south of the air base, ukrainian forces report taking the town of bucha. widespread damage from shelling, as well as dead bodies left in the street. across the border in russia, ukraine will neither confirm nor deny it attacked a large fuel depot in the city of belgorod.

russia says two ukraine helicopters flying at low altitude struck the facility early friday, causing a massive fire. and the u.s. has announced another $300 million in military assistance for ukraine, including so-called suicide drones and night-vision equi equipment. cnn correspondents are covering this from around the world. atika shubert in havevalencia, spain. but we begin our coverage with alex marquardt in washington. >> with ukrainian forces taking back territory, putting russia on the back foot, questions over whether they have gone on the offensive inside russia. the kremlin now accusing ukrainian helicopters of striking a fuel depot just across the border in russian territory. moscow calling the alleged attack an escalation, while ukraine is refusing to say whether they were involved. >> i saw the video. but the quality it is insufficient for me to identify whether it was ukrainian

helicopters or not. >> the lack of denial, suspicious. but u.s. intelligence has long warned of potential so-called false-flag operations by russia to give them an excuse to escalate their offensive in ukraine. >> let's be very clear. this could be a false-flag operation on the part of vladimir putin. this is not beyond the -- uh -- type of operations that we've seen come out of vladimir putin in the past. >> reporter: despite russian claims of shifting their focus to the eastern part of the country, northern ukraine is still being targeted. officials in the northern city of chernihiv reporting new strikes on a hospital and a lack of daily essentials. >> we have no electricity, no water. the russian forces just shelled a local regional hospital. >> reporter: but it is to the east, nato officials believe, that russia plans to step up their efforts. >> what they call deescalation, i call repositioning. >> reporter: thousands of civilians are still trying to flee the southern port city of

mariupol. the russian shells and constant fighting making it near impossible for people to get out. some buses managed to. cnn was there as they arrived in safer zaporizhzhia big, red crosss on the side to indicate they are civilians. wide smiles from those who manage to escape. >> we still have 160,000 people in mariupol that are not safe. and that's a real problem because all of these humanitarian corridors that russia simulating -- it's -- in general, it's -- it's fake. >> reporter: while ukraine fights for survival, president volodymyr zelenskyy says he has removed two top generals who he called anti-heroes who, quote, have not decided where their homeland is. >> translator: i do not have time to deal with all the traitors. but gradually, they will all be punished. >> reporter: alex marquardt, cnn at the state department. the u.n. now reporting that

4.1 million people have fled ukraine since the fighting began over a month ago. and many who have been left behind or have been unable to escape have felt the full force of russia's attack. a hospital in the kharkiv region says it's overrun with patients. they say they have admitted more than 100 civilians and that includes 15 children. the injuries they describe are horrific. >> translator: windows started to shake, then i saw something that looked like holes. then, bullets started to fly above. powder, smoke. i was screaming and my mouth was full of it. mostly, my legs were wounded. i have got one open fracture on one leg, one more perforating wound on another leg and i have another perforating wound on my hip. >> and nearly 6.5 million people have been displaced inside ukraine. in the coming hours, a convoy of buses will, again, try to reach the besieged city of mariupol. they have endured weeks of a

brutal russian military assault. on friday, an evacuation organized by the red cross was denied access, preventing thousands from leaving that city. others who have opibeen lucky enough to get out have been taken to the ukrainian-controlled city of zaporizhzhia. ivan watson was at a refugee center when they arrived. >> reporter: the buses have finally arrived from the russian-occupied city of berdyansk. it's supposed to be a two and a half hour drive, and we were told that they left around noon, local time. it was around noon local time, and they have come in at just before 11:00 p.m. and these buses have red crosses on them and there are dozens and dozens and dozens coming behind them. and they are pulling into this parking lot. it's all rather dark because the city's blacked out to protect it from the threat of air strikes and so on. and people here are piled in and exhausted. this has been close to a 12-hour journey for people who were

already trying to flee the besieged city of mariupol. um, so people have already had to endure bombing and weeks without -- weeks without electricity and connection to the outside world, cell phone signals, and they're finally here reaching a ukrainian-controlled piece of territory. but it has been an incredible ordeal to try to help these people through. you can just see kind of exhaustion here if you take a look at some of the faces of folks. these are people who didn't have cars to make their own escape. they were waiting for this kind of transport. everybody has been forced to leave their homes. um, many of the people who arrived earlier today with their own cars said that their homes were destroyed by russian artillery, by russian air strikes. i saw people bruised and bashed up as a result of surviving explosions and blasts. um, there are estimated to be

more than 100,000 civilians still in mariupol. the international committee of the red cross -- they were trying to reach those people, and they publicly announced that their convoy -- just kind of five vehicles or three vehicles, nine people -- were not allowed into the city. and russia controls the entrance because it encircles it with its troops. so, here you have people coming in after just an incredibly long day. and what happens is they're brought in by ukrainian police, and then ukrainian volunteers who register people, they check their documents. and then, they're welcomed into a superstore that the city government and volunteers, they've organized medics, hot meals, clothes for free if -- if they weren't able to get out with their clothes in time. and then, further information about where to go from here with free transport because then again everybody -- a lot of these people -- this is all they

have left. a bag, a suitcase perhaps, and if they're lucky, their family members with them. so, this is a major evacuation. there are estimates of at least 2,000 people on some 52 buses that have finally made it through many, many russian checkpoints to ukrainian-controlled territory. >> thanks to ivan watson for that report. now according to reporters without borders, five journalists, three foreign and two ukrainian, have been killed since this war began. journalists are also among scores of people who have disappeared or been detained by the russians. marcus yam is among the foreign journalists, he is a photographer and correspondent for the los angeles times. he has been documenting up close, putin's war of choice. he left ukraine earlier this week and joins us now live from berlin. marcus, thank you for taking the time to be with us. you have covered war zones before. we both spent a lot of time in gaza, for example. but as a journalist, you feel this conflict is different? are risks much higher than in

other places? >> yes and no. i mean, all war essentially is risky and all war is dangerous. um, the suffering and -- and -- in the war like in other conflict in gaza and the conflict here, i mean, the war here is essentially, you know, no different. civilians, at the end of the day, pay the biggest price, um, when two sides decide to pick up arm. we're seeing -- i mean, from our reporting on the ground, we are seeing, um, humanitarian aid stations being targeted. you know, um, civilians caught in the crosshairs. you know, as russian doing bombardment. we are seeing a lot of casualties on all sides. um, but it's a difficult one. >> it is. um, report this story here as a journalist, you have to open yourself up to try and at least feel and understand what so many people here are experiencing.

you cannot feel it, you can't understand it. does that take a toll after a while? >> yeah, i mean it definitely does. i mean -- i mean, we remind ourselves that we have a job to do but essentially we're all very, very human. i mean, we -- we all do our best to put ourselves in -- into the shoes and -- and try to empathize with, you know, the lives of the people that we cover on the ground. but, you know, it -- it does. i mean, it does essentially end up, you know, these experiences and -- and stories that you carry end up calcifying in your mind. but, you know, what choice do we have? >> what i have noticed with some of your photographs is you tend -- you have this ability, i don't know when it's innate ability but you seem to capture these very human moments, amid what seems to be this overwhelming backdrop of turbulence and -- and chaos.

>> yeah, i mean it's essentially the job and essentially what we have to do. but i -- i try my best to paint a picture of -- of what's going on. the best, most accurate and honest picture of what is going on around us and i do my best -- we do our best to insert ourselves in places that readers and viewers cannot go themselves. um, so in that sense, i feel like i have to bring them into the storm for them to understand what and how the storm feels like. >> when you think about what putin did to grozny and what he did to aleppo, um, compared to what is happening in ukraine, is the only difference right now sort of a strong presence of reporters, especially from la times, cnn, and other news outlets which is sort of documenting the saturation coverage almost what is happening here. because if you weren't here, i wasn't here, our news organization wasn't here do you

think the situation would be a lot worse than it is right now? >> i think without journal -- journalists on the ground and journalism covering the atrocities and the horror of wars, i think war will be -- i mean, this war would be ten times worse. i think, you know, without -- without information getting out, without the needs -- without coverage of civilian casualties and all that stuff, i think -- i do think that it would be a lot worse. but also, at the same time, you know, um, you know, i'm only -- like -- like you, i'm only a little, small part of this big machine and i really can't speculate too much. i mean, but i do hope -- >> yeah, i understand. yeah. and -- and um, because if you think about grozny and aleppo, there wasn't really the same kind of coverage, and putin seemed to get away with it, if you like.

maybe it is different this time. but of all the moments you have seen and all the -- all the horrific events you have been to and covered here so far, what have stood out the most to you as being distinctive about this conflict compared to others? >> i think the most distinctive thing like, you know, i think is ultimately the -- the courage of -- of people that i have experienced in this war. i mean, i have seen -- from our reporting, i met -- i even met a soldier in kharkiv who was bombed out -- who survived bombings three times in the same building and yet he still returned to his post -- the same post. you know? and hoped there won't be a fourth time. but, you know, is brave enough to -- to -- to come back and, you know, do his job and defend his country. and i've seen civilians just, like, do whatever they can. i mean, even if it doesn't mean picking up arms, i mean, i've seen people wanting to help their country by volunteering to

drive getaway cars and, you know, the besieged town of irpin when -- when russia was pushing forward towards kyiv. and they just would risk their lives driving down roads with snipers and -- and artillery and pick up civilians to ferry them to safety. 6 i mean, like that is courage like i have never seen before. that is bravery. >> and rarely, do you have a conflict where there is an invader and there is a country which has been invaded. it just seems so clearcut this time. there is a good guy and a bad guy, if you like. >> yeah, you know, the conflicts all i've been in have always been mostly internal. and um, you know, they're -- they're rather devastating still. but i've never seen an official, formal war between two countries in my time, and i think this is a tough one to be covering because, you know, russia is, you know, i feel russia is sort

of the vanguard of this war. they, you know, dictate sort of the course of the war and they have inflicted a lot of, lot of damage here. >> marcus, thank you. thank you for being with us. thank you for your work. um, it's some great journalism in the la times. so we appreciate you being with us. >> thank you for having me on. >> next up, concerns over the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. we will hear from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog as questions arise about the fate of russian troops that entered no man's land surrounding chernobyl. d anr thatat will change the way you grow grass. it grows two times faster than seed alone for full, green grass in just weeks. after growing grass this fast, everything else just seems... slow. it's lawn season. let's get to the yard. download the scotts my lawn app today for your personalized lawn plan. cal: our confident forever plan is possible

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welcome back, everyone. an update now from the director of the chernobyl nuclear power plant who says it is impossible to know the level of radiation russian troops were exposed to during their month-long occupation there. in a telegram message, i he says troops may have received significant exposure but their activities at this point remain unclear. u.n. nuclear watchdog says he wants to head a mission to chernobyl as soon as possible. in fact, the head of that nuclear watchdog says what is happening around ukraine's nuclear plants is dangerous and uncharted territory. rafael grossi just came back from a trip to russia, as well as ukraine.

cnn's becky anderson asked him about his concerns and the condition of nuclear plants here in this region. >> the power plants, the reactors are operating as if we were in peacetime. only that we were not in peacetime. and -- and this, of course, creates number of question marks and situations that require attention. as you were saying, i just returned barely an hour ago returned from -- from ukraine where i had been talking to my ukrainian counterparts on the activities that we -- by we, i mean the iaea, the international atomic energy agency -- is going to be performing, as of next week hopefully, to assist ukraine in -- in -- in preserving the safety of their installations, including chernobyl. personally, i was at the closest nuclear reactors to the war zone in the south of the country.

and there, the operations continue, um, in -- in -- in a satisfactory way. but of course, there is a lot of uncertainty that you can imagine. >> and you remain extremely concerned that this infrastructure could become a target during this war, correct? you and i spoke a couple of weeks ago, and you expressed significant concern at that point. >> of course, i think that the -- preserving the physical integrity of -- of a nuclear power plant is -- is of the essence. i think that -- that the presence of the iaea, the intensity of our work and our attention, um, on this is helpful in averting such a scenario, which is the worst that you could have. you are describing an -- an attack on -- on a nuclear reactor, which is, i think, not a very probable scenario. but there are other issues that we have -- we have been looking at and must be looking at.

namely, the possibility of a nuclear accident which is something different. >> grossi also added that russia fully understands that any attack on nuclear sites would violate international law. well, russia is pushing for more trade with india. it is looking for a lifeline from those crushing economic sanctions. foreign minister sergey lavrov was in new delhi friday. he met with prime minister narendra modi, as well as other officials. lavrov making a big push to sidestep western currencies in future trade. >> reporter: it was a busy day for russian foreign minister lavrov in his first visit to new delhi since russia's invasion of ukraine. lavrov met with india's prime minister narendra modi and foreign minister friday. in a major announcement, lavrov said that moscow is ready to supply any goods india wants. he said more transactions between the countries would be done. slamming the u.s., lavrov said pressure from the west will not

perfect the partnership between the two countries. >> with regards using ruble and rupee in your financial trade dealings, i would recall that many years ago, we started moving in our relations with india and with china and many other countries from using dollar and euros to more and more use of national currencies. under this circumstances, i believe will be intensified which is obvious. we will be ready to supply to india any goods which india wants to buy. >> reporter: despite diplomatic pressure, india has maintaine, it has abstained from condemning russia's aggression and calls for disputes to be resolved for dialogue and diplomacy. on friday, modi emphasized on the importance of cessation of violence and conveyed india's

readiness to contribute in any way to the peace efforts. responding to a question on lavrov's india visit thursday, u.s. state department spokesperson said america is not seeking to change india-russian ties but is seeking to build a consensus in the international community against russia's aggression and the spokesman said india has leverage. india shares a strong partnership with russia. major arm supplier. more than 50% of india's defense equipment comes from russia. lavrov's visit coincides with a trip to new delhi by britain's foreign secretary and u.s. deputy national security adviser. well, international viewers, break away now. vital signs, rather, with dr. sanjay gupta is up next for them. for those in north america, back with the normal breaking news coverage after a short break. li? need. liberty biberty— cut. liberty... are we marrieded to mutual? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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geolocated by cnn and confirmed. it is unclear, however, if the bodies are civilians, russian or ukrainian. we don't know. ukrainian forces have recently retaken from the russian troops. also, this is not ukraine. it is a fuel depot just north of the ukrainian border. the russian city of belgorod. russian troops have used belgorod as a staging area for sending troops and equipment into ukraine. the russians accused ukrainians of sending two helicopters to attack that fuel depot, but tried to downplay the attack saying only civil transport was supplied with fuel from that facility. ukraine would neither confirm nor deny if it was responsible. here is what ukraine's president had to say. >> translator: i did not discuss any of my orders as commander in chief. the leader of this state. you need to understand that on that territory that you mentioned, you have to know they were placing their shooting

systems and firing those -- those missiles -- uh -- themselves. >> now to atika shubert. atika, you have more now on what the russians are saying about this attack and their response to the ukrainians? >> yeah. this is a very unusual incident. um, this is one of the rare times that we've seen infrastructure actually hit on the russian side. um, of course we have seen russian troops attacking fuel depots all up and down ukraine. but we rarely see it the other way around. um, now that video as you mentioned has been geo-located. the russian defense ministry says that the helicopters in that video are ukrainian military helicopters. that is something that we cannot confirm. uh, but, you know, it's clear that there was quite a significant attack on this fuel depot. and it set on fire 16,000 cubic meters of -- of fuel.

that's about more than 3 million gallons of fuel. that's according to the state news agency in russia. so this is quite a significant hit. now, the russian defense ministry says that this fuel depot did not supply russian troops in ukraine. that it is only for civilian use. but i think it's important to mention that belgorod is the main staging ground for russian troops. so, this is bound to be a significant blow on the logistical chain. i think it's also interesting, however, that while the russian side has been putting this forward, it's also an embarrassing admission because russia has claimed that it has air superiority over ukraine, that it has virtually, you know, destroyed their ukrainian air force, and yet it's also claiming that this was a ukrainian air attack on its fuel infrastructure. so, there is also some conflicting information there. and i think, despite what he have we have heard from russia, this is still a relatively muted

response from russia to this attack. and the fact that ukraine won't confirm or deny as well is also quite unusual. and that may be because negotiations for a cease-fire are still ongoing, and they made progress earlier in the week in turkey. the video conversations are still going, so i think these -- these accusations now may be muted to keep those negotiations going, john. >> atika, good to see you. thank you, atika shubert there with the russian side of this air strike. well, the u.n.'s cultural agency says at least 53 historical sites have been damaged during russia's invasion. northeastern city of kharkiv has suffered the most with 18 damaged sites, including a holocaust memorial. none of the seven world heritage sites located in ukraine have been damaged during the hostilities. let's go back now to michael holmes standing by in atlanta. michael? >> all right. good to see you, john. fascinating stuff there. we'll check in with you a little bit later. good to see you there in

beautiful lviv. >> you know what that's like. >> i certainly do. i certainly do. what a gorgeous city. all right. check in with you, mate. all right. russia's war on ukraine is bringing an unexpected consequence. global food insecurity. we are going to take a look at the threat of food shortages, and not just in ukraine. that's when we come back.

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of the global wheat trade. the agency warns any serious disruption, whether from conflict or sanctions, could push food prices beyond their current ten-year highs. now, that raises the threat of food insecurity for millions of people, especially those who are already under stress because of high levels of food inflation in their countries right now. and now, the world food program is warning about the uncertainty of the upcoming-growing season. >> ukraine used to feed 400 million people worldwide and it's easy to see trucks reach soils, good rains, mechanized agriculture but the problem now is that a huge question comes the next harvest because those agricultural fields are now the battlefields. and this -- the impact will be felt thousands and thousands of

miles away from the battlefield. >> ask jjoining me now to talk this threat is the director of the world food program global office in berlin. it is good to see you, sir. ukraine has been known as europe's bread basket because of its wheat production. what -- what has this war already done to that production capability? and what will the likely impact appro be going forward? >> good morning. let's put it this way. ukraine and russia, together, amount for about 12% of the global calories that are traded around the world. immediately after the outbreak of the war, 20% of the annual production of wheat of ukraine and 40% of the annual production of -- of maze have been blocked by this country. >> extraordinary effect. and those effects go well beyond ukraine and even europe, as we were saying. ukraine also supplies a huge

percentage of the wfp's wheat. i think in yemen alone, 13 million people depended on the world food program in order to just eat. what -- what happens to the hungry, those dependent on aid in a global sense if there is a -- the shortage we think is coming? >> well, we need to say that even before the war in ukraine, we went up from 126 million acutely food-insecure people in 2019 to a staggering 276 million food-insecure people in the beginning of this year. already, in december, we had two operations for food insecure people in yellen. yemen. we were literally taking from the starving to support the dying. so on top of this crisis comes now the ukraine war, that has led to a spike in global food prices and that pushes countries that are already deeply in debt after two years of the pandemic

really over the edge. and that means for the most vulnerable families, they simply cannot afford food anymore. >> yeah. and -- and the sheer cost factor as you were saying, the pandemic, there are other issues as well. and -- and because of those things, the wfp was already paying 30% more for food than it was in 2019. the -- the global wheat prices have since risen 19% since russia invaded ukraine. that's according to business insider. how much worse will this war make that situation? the cost factor, let alone supply? >> well, before the war, um, about half of our food supplies came from ukraine. a staggering 880,000 metric tons. for us at the world food program, this means that our monthly operations have soared up in price to 71 million more compared to 2019. we estimate now that in different scenario, about 12 to

17% more people will be acutely food insecure and that will push up the number of people who are acutely hungry to 323 million people all over the world. while basically, our funding is remaining constant. so, we just don't have enough money to support all the people who urgently need our support. >> and -- and wheat aside and more generally on food, overall, i mean the world food program is -- is having to help out -- i think -- i think it's a million people in ukraine at the moment who are food insecure. what -- what sort of problems is that causing for -- for ukrainians right now because of this war? and i know there is all sorts of issues with, you know, supply line logistics and things like that, as well. >> our biggest concern is obviously to get humanitarian support in the cities most affected. mariupol comes to mind. and just yesterday, another

humanitarian convoy could not reach the city. so, we are most concerned about the people in these cities. we have now more than 4 million refugees from ukraine and we are supporting, also, the countries surrounding ukraine with helping the refugees. more than half of the children of ukraine have left the country, and we estimate that by now, half of the population is food insecure. supermarket shelves are emptying fast. and basically, all of the food infrastructure is collapsing as a result of the ongoing attacks. >> really is a dire situation in ukraine, outside of ukraine, and -- and appreciate the work that the world food program is doing. martin frick, thank you so much. >> thank you. well, to ethiopia now, where food aid has entered the tigray region for the first time since december. the world food program says more than 500 tons of food and

nutrition supplies headed to the region. that follows the cease-fire between rebel forces and the ethiopian government. more than 80% of tigray is in urgent need of assistant and more than 2 million people have been forced from their homes since fighting broke out in late 2020. coming up here on the program. the men's world cup draw is set, and we know the groups for the football world's biggest stage. a preview of the matchups, when we come back. for people living with h-i-v, keep beieing you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy.

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the academy of motion picture arts and sciences says it accepts will smiths resignation after the actor slapped the presenter of chris rock on stage last weekend during the oscars. in a statement smith apologized for his actions saying quote i will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. my actions at the 94th awards presentation was shocking, painful and inexcusable. i betrayed the trust of the academy. i deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. i am heartbroken. and smith finished with quote i'm resigning from membership in the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. and will accept any further consequences. now the academy says it will continue with disciplinary proceedings against smith. the group for the 2022 world

cup in ka tar are set. it kicks off in november and features plenty of story lines off and on the pitch. cnn world sports has the details. >> who says football and politics don't miss? the fifa president opened the door talking about the divided aggressive world that we're living in. calling on world leaders to stop the conflict ands war. and engage in dialogue. and then the draw took place. and then the u.s. and iran were placed in the same group. group b. along with england and the winners of the european play off. postponed because of the war in ukraine. it could be ukraine, scotland or whales. filling that spot. but putting the politics aside, if that's possible, the england manager will be pretty pleased with their draw. it was spain.

the 2010 champions who got the seed everybody was hoping to avoid. germany. plenty of gasps inside the draw venue. unbea unbeaten under new management and desperate to make amends for humiliating exit four years ago. france against denmark. and the coach tried to take the trophy with him. from the stage during the ceremony. if only it were easy as that. he and all coaches and teams will be getting their heads down. fine tuning the preparations. the main event. remember it is november 21st. monday when it all kicks off. qatar will make the world cup debut against ecuador. tip off for this years men's

final four basketball tournament is just hours away. it's a big deal i'm told. duke led by the legendary coach k. they'll face the bitter rival the university of north carolina. before the season coach k announced he would be retiring after 42 seasons. as the blue devils head coach. in the other match up, kansas will face villanova. the two schools have been the cream of the crop in college basketball for the past decade. i'm michael holmes, we're back with more cnn "newsroom" and latest developments in russia's war on ukraine. right after the break.

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hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. live in lviv, ukraine. russia offensive in ukraine appears to be shifting into reverse in some places. they face an increasingly assertive ukrainian military. with the conflict into the second month, ukrainian are seizing back territory lost in the early days of the invasion. kremlin says the main goal is control of the donbas region.