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. the ukrainian president says the

areas retaken from the russians remain too dangerous for residents to return. >> we are moving forward. moving carefully. everyone who returns to this area must be careful. it is still in 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 the new shelling is impossible. >> satellite images show russian armor have abandoned the air base near kyiv. it was captured the first day of the invasion. russian forces were well dug in. it's unclear where they went. now some disturbing video. a few miles south of the air base, ukrainian forces report taking the town. images show widespread damage from shelling as well as dead bodies left in the street. across the bortder in russia,

ukraine will neither confirm nor deny it attacked a large fuel depot in the city. two ukrainian helicopters struck the facility early friday. sparking a massive fire. and the u.s. has announced another $300 million in military assistance for ukraine. including suicide drones. as well as night vision equipment. cnn correspondents are covering the conflict from multiple angles. we have amanpour in kyiv. and odesa. dubai and london. we will begin in kyiv. with the latest on that ukrainian strike or alleged ukrainian strike on a fuel depot. >> it could be a brazen and bold counter attack by the ukrainians. the social media video seeming to show two attack helicopters penetrating russian territory and firing at an oil depot. set in the facility ablaze. the russian military publicly

acknowledging the incident. >> on april 1, around 5:00 a.m. moscow time, two ukrainian helicopters entered the air space of the russian federation as low altitude. ukrainian helicopters launched a missile attack on a civilian oil storage facility located on the out skirts. as a result of the missile hit, individual tanks were damaged and caught fire. video from the after math shows the facility in massive flames. with firefighters struggling to put out the blaze. it's a highly military city right across the border from kharkiv in ukraine. it was from here that russian forces crossed the border and attacked kharkiv. moving large amounts of tanks, armored vehicles and trucks to towards ukrainian territory. the russians also have a massive military support facility in this area. the ukrainians so far haven't acknowledged they hit the depot. >> i can neither confirm nor

reject the claim that ukraine was involved in this. simply because i do not possess all the military information. >> the strike comes as russian forces have been suffering set backs in their invasion of ukraine. withdrawing forces from the area around the capitol kyiv after failing to storm the city. the russians now saying they want to focus their offensive on the east of the country. which includes kharkiv where authorities report a major up ting in shelling in recent days. all this as talks between russia and ukraine to try and end the fighting continues. moscow now saying vladimir putin has been briefed from the chopper attack. and could have a negative impact on the talks. ochk this is not something that can be perceived as comfortable conditions for continuing negotiations. the kremlin spokesman said.

the strike on the oil facility will probably do little to hold up russia's invasion of ukraine. if the ukrainians are behind this, it would show they are not afraid to strike back at the country that is attacking them. >> in the coming hours the convoy of buses will again try to reach the besieged city of mariupol to evacuate civilians. estimated 100,000 people still trapped in mariupol. on friday, evacuation organized by the red cross was denied access. preventing thousands from leaving. those who left were taken to the ukrainian controlled city. it took eleven hours for the buses to pass through russian military check points. what would normally be a journey of three hours. a senior analyst at the australia policy institute joining me now live. with more on the conflict and how it's turning out. we're hearing from the "new york times" the u.s. will work with

allies to transfer soviet made tanks to ukraine. in some cases the tanks are superior to the ones the russians are using. how does this change the ground game for ukraine? >> i think what you have is russian forces that essentially redeploying and withdrawing from kyiv region in effort to regroup around the eastern area of ukraine. in the donbas. i think that ukrainians are doing these counter offenses to try and attack those russian forces as they withdraw. the ukrainians are equipped with light weapons only. they're doing damage and killing russians and destroys systems but can't really seize a decisive advantage. i think what the tanks will do once they arrive in ukraine will be to allow the ukrainians not only to launch a sustained counter offensive to the north of kyiv but have chance of disrupting any russian attempt in the east and donbas to attack ukrainian forces there.

it's really vital that the west move now to shift heavy weapons including tanks and armored fighting vehicles to the ukrainians. >> the big question when it comes to equipment is the ukrainians familiar with how they operate? they won't need a lot of time to learn to operate the vehicles? >> e e e ect the tanks that we are sending are essentially exsoviet tanks. in many cases. and the ukrainians will be well able to rapidly convert and exploit and use the tanks. rather than having to train up on the very latest western military capability. >> also ukrainians going on the offensive in places like what believe at least the city which where the fuel depot was hit. why is it such a high value target? what message does is send? >> it sends a message that the ukrainians can do deep strikes.

they can send forces into generate strategy impacts. if this facility is taken out and suddenly logistics ability of the forces in the east are under mined. so although it's a tactical action, it generates operational results that slow down russia's ability to under take offensive operations in the east of ukraine. and in the donbas area. it sends a strong political message to moscow. that ukrainians are not going to back down. they will extend the fight into russia if necessary. >> images from the airport which show it has been abandoned. by the russian forces. this was a key strategic asset for the russians. supplies and launch attack on kyiv. they abandoned it. what does it mean for the

ukrainians side especially when it comes to supplies and getting logistic support? >> the ukrainians would have to secure that site. even though the russians have abandoned it it's not a safe site. it's probably land mines all over the place. the potential for russian forces to bombard it from a distance. ukrainians have to secure that site. once they have it secured then certainly they could use it to move troops around more rapidly. and once again indicative the russians are repositioning their forces and regrouping for an ex extended war. which they recognize they can't do. >> there's a $300 million in security aid coming from the united states. to ukraine. that includes suicide drones. night vision equipment and antidrone systems. again in the grand scheme of things what does it mean? >> the suicide drones you're

talking about are the sort of drones that can be deployed to hunt out targets. and called the switchblade. and they're designed to really to kill soft skin vehicles and troops on the ground. not to till tanks. if the ukrainians can exploit the system alongside the drones. they can launch air strikes using these systems against russian forces deep in the rear. and that is important. night vision goggles everyone understands that gives them the ability to fight more effectively at night. and other capabilities coming from the united states. i have to say, speaking from australia, we're sending bush master armored vehicles to ukraine as well. so, i think that every country in the western liberal democratic world is stepping up and realizing now is the time to support ukraine. in its fight against russia.

>> it does seem to be a decisive moment. thank you. >> thank you very much. well, it appears those international sanctions might be across russia. video surfaced showing people scrambling to try and get access to essential foods like sugar. echoing bread lines of the soviet past. >> reporter: in russia they're calling it the sugar panic. western sanctions on the country bite, ordinary people have been snatching up essentials. jostling with each other to buy sugar off the back of the truck. god bless you the voice says. a worker pushes a trolley of sugar towards shoppers.

scramble to grab as much as they can. before supplies run out. russian officials the public not to panic buy. going unheard. the prominent russian economist says the economic pain is set to deepen. >> we're seeing the shortages now. and that's bad enough for some people in russia. what you're saying is that soon, we could see a much bigger much more serious economic impact. because of the sanctions. >> yes. the shortage is a temporary, most is temporary problem. that will be solved. goods will appear. it's a phase and everything is fine. with the quality of life the actually income, that is not that apparent yet. that will be this problem will be accumulating and more and more in the coming months. >> reporter: that impact on quality of life is already being

felt. these are the crowds that flock to the super-store the day before it closed down last month. across russia, western brands have suspended production or pulled out. over the invasion of ukraine. jobs may soon go permanently. even more seriously, the concerns a shortage of western medicines is starting to have a real impact. on people's health. people in moscow and her father who has been diagnosed with brain aneurysm. >> we asked everywhere. no one had the medicine. he feels sick. russian officials say they're aware of the shortages and trying to address them. if sanctions persist, russia faces being cut off from medical advances and other technologies that may set it back. even cause harm. for many russians used to

hardship remain unshaken by the economic doom. threatening their nation. >> i was born in soviet times. she then speaks of the challenges since then. like economic restructuring and food stamps. we got over it all. she says. >> she doesn't mind that prices have gone up. in a month it will straighten out she hopes. after years of navigating western sanctions, there's a belief perhaps misplaced things will work out this time too. >> russians are seeing this. they're used to sanctions. in terms of the fact of the economy, it is much more damaging than the sanctions previous. >> previously the sanctions haven't really worked. in terms of changing russia's policy. changing the kremlin policy.

do you think there's a chance these sanctions will work? and will force the kremlin to change course? >> i doubt that. just the logic of the current regime. they it's a thing about putin that he doesn't give up under pressure. it makes him more persistent. and at the expense of the country. >> reporter: economic pain it seems is a price the kremlin is willing to let its own people pay. when we come back, we'll head to odesa a city trying to maintain life as normal. preparing for war. boom! i won't be cleaning mold and mildew next week. thanks to this. did you know lysol disinfectant spray can actually prevent mold and mildew growth? spray it every week to break the cyclcle.

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a meeting between the pope and president of poland on friday. the vatican says it was focussed on ukraine. and the humanitarian assistance for refugees. poland has taken in two million ukrainians since the war started. un is reporting now more than 4.1 million people have fled ukraine since the fighting began more than a month ago. many who have been left behind are unable to escape and felt the full force of russia's aggression. kharkiv region hospital is over run with patients and more than 100 civilians including 15 children. the injuries they describe are horrific. >> windows started to shake. i saw something that looked like

holes. and bullets started to fly above. powder smoke. and i was screaming my mouth was full of it. mostly my legs were wound td. i have an open fracture on one leg. one more wound on another leg. and i have another perforating wound on my hip. >> six and a half million people inside ukraine have been forced from their homes. and forced to seek safety. at least three missiles hit odesa on friday. the military governor says they were launched from russian crimea and people were hurt. this comes as the city tries to maintain a sense of normalcy. knowing war is coming. >> reporter: the market is where you come to trade gossip and rumors. dollars for ukrainian cash. or hunt down under ground rare books. also where a group of college group kids come frr coffee and a

sense of peace. >> i want to ask you with everything going on in ukraine, everything here seems so normal. >> it's home. we can live a normal life. that's for now. we don't know tomorrow or a week. >> it looks nor mag. is it normal. >> everyone is afraid. of course we'll protect our city. right now we can sit a normal life. >> you navigate the streets you see the remaining residents trying to go about their daily lives. a large part of the city historic center is transformed into a fortified zone with antitank barricades. bracing for an attack by russian troops. from the black sea. it's a ghost town. the residents would normally be preparing to hold the april fools parade on the street in the heart of the city. in response to soviet censorship

it started years ago. now the area is fortified. and this year there will no parade. instead civilian volunteers and activists are mobilizing to support the war effort. >> we're in a bomb shelter. this is where they're making bullet proof vests. >> we meet this man sealing the steel plates of homemade vests for front line soldiers. he asked that we call him -- >> we have heard that russian forces are leaving kyiv. are you concerned and do you think they're going to start coming back towards odesa? >> we have already beat their ass. we'll do it again. he tells me. russian naval ships remained stationed off the coast in the black sea. the concern here is the war will intensify in the south. before the war, he worked as a professional scuba diver and says he looks forward to

exploring the under water wreckage of the sunken russian ships after the war as a diver. families escaped to odesa from the worst war zones hoping to find food and clothing. she's watding if five of her children. >> you come from a village that was surrounded by russian soldiers. you were in the cross fire, how frightening was that? >> i was scared for the children most of all. her family had to walk through a forest to escape shelling. tears well up in her eyes as her husband tells us russian shoul soldiers broke into their homes taking everything they could from the family ins the village. >> when we came here the volunteers told us to say what we need.

i'm ashamed. i have worked all my life and never asked anyone for anything. now i have to ask. >> her little girl wipes away her mother's tears. mother why are you crying? because they were shelling us a lot. sthels her. not far from where we met her family we notice a father teaching his daughter how to ride a bike. a moment in the middle of a surreal world. elsewhere in ukraine at least some russian troops pulling away from the capitol of kyiv. when we come back we have the latest satellite images. g deter. and you're wasting up to 20 gallons of water every t time. let's s end this habit. skip the rinse... with finish quantutum. its activelift technology has the power to tackle 24 hour dried on food staiains-

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images from the town near kyiv shows a number of bodies along a roadway. including a person who appears to be riding a bicycle. it is unclear whether the dead were civilians or troops. either ukrainian or russian. germany foreign minister called out russian for hypocrisy of talking peace at the negotiating table. she spoke to cnn. >> i would say nobody knows because nobody could have imagined that the president from a european country would have attack so brutally its neighbor. because it's a neighbor and so many families, friends, relationships between ukraine and russia. we have also seen this is not only an attack on ukraine, but it's also attack on the european peace order. so, that's why we have answered as we did together with the

united states together with canada. together with many other countries abroad. especially together european union. strong essential package we have ever had to make sure that the breech of fundamental international law and of the european peace and security order is not being tolerated in any way. and that we will stop putin which is whatever we can do. >> let me ask you about that. the french foreign minister said that winning this is a strategic necessity for the west. thatst a big aim. if that's the case, whether you agree, do you believe you're doing enough to actually achieve your strategic end? your polish prime minister of poland said look, the russian ruble has is doing fairly well. against the dollar. it's not really yet impacting

putin. he is getting oil revenue. how do you expect to influence him doing forward? >> i think we have to be very honest in this so difficult situation. we are all human and everybody from us is a mother is a grandmother. a sister is a father, a nephew. everybody from us wishes that peace would be there tomorrow. the brutal reality is that putin himself has chosen to do the opposite. to fight a war against civilians. and to fight a war against european peace order. and this is why we have answered with essential package. we have to face reality also. that we are in a situation that nato is standing there in solidarity with ukraine. and on the other hand russia is which has made clear that there are no red lines for themselves.

this is why we support military wise with weapons as europeans. we are supporting germany with weapons which we haven't done in the past. because the reality has changed so brutally. we have set up this sanction package. it's in putin's hands. it started the war without a reason. and this is his responsibility to end the war and we pressure the system of putin by the sanctions. so that he is being isolated and we as an international community are making very clear that this heavy cost on his own society on his own citizens, but unfortunately in this world in the 21st century, we all depend and connected to each other. therefore the question you were raising about fossil fuel, oil and energy, europe is connected

with russia and therefore we're working every day to phase out also with regard to the fossil dependency on russia. >> vladimir putin might have been bluffing when he threatened to shut off gas supply friday unless payment was made in ruble. one european country gave in. and putin backed down. the blow bhak from the economic sanctions. russia pushing for more trade with india. looking for an economic lifeline. foreign minister in india friday meeting there with officials. russia is standing by ready to sell india whatever it wants to buy. they will increase the currency to trade. during his meetings, he thanked india for what he described as seeing the full picture. >> our western would like to

reduce any meaningful international issue due to the crisis in ukraine. you know our position. we do not find anything we appreciate that india is taking this situation in the entirety. not just in the one sided way. >> before the stop he was in china. the two countries india and china both refusing to directly condemn the russian invasion of ukraine. and because of that stance, beijing took heat during an eu virtual summit on friday. after the talks, the leaders said china cannot look the other way while russia violates international law. the head of the commission said xi had an open and frank exchange with china's president xi jinping. the message on sanctions was if you are not part of the solution, don't be part of the problem.

>> we expect china as a member of the security counsel of the united nation to take its responsibilities. few members only. and they have a vast responsibility. and china has an influence on russia. we expect china to take responsibility to end this war and to come back that russia comes back to a peaceful negotiation solution. >> we expect china if not supporting the sanctions, at least to do everything not to interfere in any kind. also on that point we were very clear. >> no european would understand any support for russia's war effort. let's go over to atlanta. standing by. pretty tough words from the eu leader to the beijing leadership. >> yeah. absolutely. china playing such a huge role in so much hangs in the balance.

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u.s. pandemic rule prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from crossing the u.s. mexico border will end next

month. the trump administration envolkered the so called title 42 in the early days of the pandemic. which many saw as politically motivated. biden white house says the rule will be scrapped on may 23. because the cdc says it's no longer needed. >> the cdc in its expertise, we are not public health experts. in its public health expertise decided that the use of title 42 should come to an end when we in the department of homeland security have ramped up our public health protocol, sufficient to address migration at the southern border. >> but some lawmakers aren't on board with that. democratic senator manchin says it has been a essential during the pandemic. removal could worsen what he said will be an unprecedented increase in migrants this year. afghan american naval

reservist and his brother are free after 100 days in taliban captivity. of months of negotiation the biden administration secured the release. they started a group that helps those who were trying to flee afghanistan after taliban took control. he was born in a refugee camp in pakistan and came to the u.s. he was a linguist in afghanistan and joined the navy reserve when he returned to the state. the state department says they're trying to secure the release of mark freed rick in custody since january of 2020. his family released a proof of life video to the new yorker. which they say was shot in november. psycnational public emergenn sri lanka. demonstrations clashed with police to protest the current economic crisis.

>> reporter: what began as a peaceful protest in the capitol thursday, ended in violent confrontation. police firing tear gas and striking demonstrators after imposing the lifting an over night curfew. protesting storming barricades. throwing rocks and torching a bus. dozens injured and arrested near the home of the president. who demonstrators blame for a devastating economic crisis. >> i think this is the darkest period in this country. we can't do anything with our money. our leaders are doing is killing us. without killing us. >> the worse economic chris crisis in history is increasingly dire. the island nation of 22 million is struggling to pay for vital imports like food, medicine and fuel due to an extreme shortage of foreign currency. to cut energy costs they

enforced energy cuts for 13 hours aday. leaving cities in the dark and forcing shops to close. hospitals have to routine surgeries. prices for goods skyrocketed and shortages leave residents for hours. at fuel stations soldiers were deployed after people died waiting for hours in the sweltering heat. >> people are dying. waiting for gas for. three people fainted. >> we are standing here on the street begging. while our children have been left alone at home. like orphans. >> the foreign exchange reserves dropped 70% since january 2020. when the coronavirus pandemic ravaged its tourism dependent economy. that combined with other factors, like natural disasters. in the coming days officials plan to meet with the

international monetary fund in hopes of working out a loan program. authorities try to find a way out of the deepening economic crisis. as desperation and anger grow in sri lanka. ukraine film makers accidently predicted the war in russia. how the fictional movie turned into an uncanny reality and what they're doing now. that's ahead.

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the academy of motion picture arts and sciences accepts will smith's resignation after the actor slapped presenter chris rock on stage last weekend during the oscars. the statement smith apologized for his actions saying i will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. my actions of the 94th awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. i betrayed the trust and deprived nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. it will continue with disciplinary proceedings against smith. two ukrainian film makers made a movie about war between ukraine and russia, they didn't know how early accurate the prediction would be. three years after creating the reality is mirroring their art. turning their cameras to

document the conflict. we have more. >> reporter: when russian bombs hit the first ukrainian city, it was a shock. but not a surprise to ukrainian film makers. in fact, they spent months imagining it. set in 2025, they film atlantis. a desolate ukraine ravaged by a brutal russian invasion. they imagine a remarkable victory. at a huge cost. the ukraine they knew torn to pieces. graveyards stretching for miles.

most of the actors on screen are vetter rather thanes themselves. who know the violence of war all too well . >> reporter: cities they know become war zones, they have been on the ground documenting the experience of ordinary people. >> we shot several days for evacuation. near kyiv. and it was we the crew the war.

because the russian people will ask during the immigration of the civilians. and we try to do it as best as we can. because it's going to be historical document what happened with all of us. >> reporter: and if the time comes to fight, both say they'll be ready. >> we still fight for our right to exist and understand that we -- it's not something which we can negotiate. survive and be separate nation. or we will be enslaved. don't be afraid to fight for your future. we have a common future. all of us. all the world is connected. >> i'm back with more cnn "newsroom" and the latest developments in russia's war on ukraine. right after the break. stay with us. ...the itching... the burning. the stinging. my skin was no l longer mine.

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>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to all you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. i want to get straight to our breaking news. ukraine's fighters appear to be picking up momental retaking towns lost in the early days of the russian invasion. the first five weeks have been unexpectly costly for russia. russian armor and artillery abandoned thei