this is cnn breaking news. >> united states and around the world, i'm john vause live in lviv, ukraine. ahead, as russia plans a renewed assault, the ukrainian president pleading with the west for more military aid, saying his country's very survival depends on it. i'm rosemary church live at cnn headquarters here in atlanta. coming up, a runoff in france. it's macron versus le pen again for president. but after a volatile first round, polls indicate this may not be a replay of their last contest.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is urging the country to brace for a new phase of this war. recent satellite images show a military convoy east of kharkiv that appears to be moving south. this comes as ukrainian officials say they are expecting a major russian offensive in eastern ukraine at any moment. zelenskyy says victory on the battlefield for ukrainians won't be possible without increased international support. >> translator: we think this will be a new wave of this war. we don't know how much russian weaponry there will be, but we understand there will be many times more than there is now. all depends on how fast we will be helped by the united states. to be honest, whether we will be able to survive depends on this. i have 100% confidence in our people and in our armed forces, but unfortunately, i don't have the confidence that we will be receiving everything we need.

>> men time, ukrainian officials are urging civilians in eastern ukraine, if they can leave, to walked immediately. those trying to escape this conflict are at increasing risk, as we saw with the russian strike on a train station in kramatorsk, which left dozens dead. sunday, officials say a russian air strike destroyed the airport in dnipro, which had been hit in early march. the new russian commander taking over this war in ukraine raising alarm bells in washington and around the world. u.s. officials say general alexander dovnolokov has a history of brutal attacks on civi civilians. >> this particular general has a resume that includes brutality against civilians in other theaters, in syria, and we can expect more of the same in this theater. austria's chancellor will meet with the russian president later today in an effort to try to ease tensions and bring about a cease-fire between russia and

ukraine. we get more details now from cnn's ed lavandera reporting from the port city of odesa. >> reporter: on monday, we expect to see a significant meeting between the chancellor of austria, karl mehammer, and vladimir putin. the austrian chancellor announcing this visit on sunday. he says as the country remains militarily neutral that the chancellor is calling for a cease-fire and full investigation of war crimes. that is a significant meeting. this comes on a day where we see continued and sustained attacks in various parts of ukraine. first we heard about military strikes at the airport in the city of dnipro, close to the front lines in eastern ukraine. regional officials in dnipro say the airport has essentially been decimated. the air strip was struck by a missile strike several weeks ago, but the strikes today apparently making it a total loss in that area. we're also hearing of significant attacks and explosions and bombings in the

city of mic coli, 85 miles east of where we are here along the coast of the black sea and the city of odesa. and all of this really comes at a really significant time in this war in ukraine where we are seeing russian forces regrouping, remobilizing, as they begin what is expected to be a serious assault into ukraine from the east in the donbas region. also one other significant development today. we've learned that the russian military has called on general alexander drornikov, known as "the butcher of syria," who led a ruthless campaign of attacking civilians and bombings of civilian neighborhoods in that war in syria. he's expected to continue leading the forces of russian forces into ukraine. and by all accounts, the concern here is that this -- we will see a dramatic escalation of targeting civilians here in this

country, and that is why you're seeing so many ukrainian officials urging civilians to evacuate some of these areas in eastern ukraine where the worst of the fighting is expected to take place in the weeks ahead. in the occupied city of kherson, there's what was described to cnn as a peaceful rally on sunday. local officials say the rally was subsequently broken up by russian forces. this was a pro-ukrainian rally, anti-russian rally. cnn not able to verify if it actually happened and the turn out. tatiana is a resident there, wearing a mask to protect her identity. tawn for being with us, tatiana. kherson has been under occupation for over a month. tell us, what is the biggest fear there? just living under the control of the russian military from day to day? >> so earlier i was scared from bombing. now i'm scared because of

endless kidnappings. we can become the next bucha because military suppression, checking our phones, our instagram. if they don't like something, they say that they could take you just like on some instant roundup. that's what we're scared about. >> do you know many people who have actually disappeared because of that? >> i don't know any personally. but every day i read our local news, our news channels. and people disappear every day. it might be deputies or some activist or volunteers or somebody who took part in donbas in 2014. there are a lot of people. >> you tell us of some images of what appear to be a pro-ukraine

rally in kherson. that was over the weekend. so what is the sentiment there in kherson when it comes to the russian military and what's happening? >> when we see russian military, they come to our peaceful protest, and they are shouting -- shooting their guns in the air or on the people. we don't like them. of course. sure. so we don't think that they can somehow affect us. of course we're scared, but we would take part in those protests anyway. because kherson is ukraine. and we don't want to live in some russian republic. >> you sent us images what was

it's like simply going out and about to grocery stores, to do everyday shopping. and many of these stores, the shelves were completely empty. so what is the situation there in terms of basic essentials? how expensive have these basic essentials become over the last couple of weeks? >> very expensive. the city has sold basic products. greatly inflated prices. every morning we go to the stores or the local markets. pharmacies. most of the medicines are not available. for example, painkillers and feminine hygiene products. volunteers do everything to deliver vital medicine to kherson. sometimes they succeed. but the russian army still does not allow ukrainian humanitarian aid. so every day, the russians distribute their humanitarian aid in the central square, and

these are the same people with social status. i don't know how to explain. i don't have facts. but i say that these people are not from kherson. i don't know how to explain that they're not from here. just because russians want us to take their humanitarian aid, they don't let any products to come to our city. so the prices are rising. we queue a lot, a half hour, an hour it could take in one store, just to take some basic products. >> i understand, if you're looking at the situation from a military point of view, that there could be some fighting escalating around the kherson region. possibly the russian soldiers will be forced to withdraw by the ukrainian fighters if it gets to that. are you concerned that the

russian soldiers currently in kherson will do to kherson what we have seen in bucha, what we have seen in irpin what we have seen in so many other towns and cities? this sort of scorched earth policy of death and destruction on their way out? >> for now. i don't see this coming to my city. i'm afraid that it will be. because our soldiers will hear battles every evening. but our soldiers are coming for us, we wait for them patiently. i'm afraid that we become the next bucha. for now, i don't see such severe cases of violence in our city. i heard about them, but i don't see a lot of them coming. so maybe. maybe when our military comes to

the city, maybe there will be something like that. i don't know. but i'm still here because it's my city. and i don't want to leave. >> tatiana, please stay safe, and thank you for speaking with us. >> thank you. >> we know it's some risk for you to join us here on cnn. thank you. the chernobyl nuclear power plant has had its first staff rotation in three weeks. the international atomic energy agency made that announcement sunday. the first change of staff since march 20th and 21st when the plant was still under russian occupation. ukraine told the iaea some of the laboratories were destroyed and instruments had been stolen, broken, or disabled. the director general of the iaea says he's hoping to lead a mission to conduct a radiological assessment of chernobyl soon. to france now, and this year's race for the elysees looks like deja vu. voters narrowed down their presidential candidates and the

finalists are incumbent president emmanuel macron and his far-right rival marine le pen. france's interior ministry reports that the current president won about 27% of sunday's first round of voting, putting him in first place in a crowded field of a dozen candidates. le pen is in second place with around 23%. the second round of voting in two weeks is set to be a rematch of the 2017 election. after the polls close, the centrist macron made his pitch, while the far-right le pen made appeals to the mainstream. >> translator: i want a france which enscribes itself in a strong europe, which continues to form alliances with great democracies to defend itself. not a france that exited from europe would have for its only allies the international populace and xenophobes. that's not us. >> translator: the french people

have spoken and gave me the honor to be qualified in the second round against the incumbent president emmanuel macron. let me express to the millions of voters who expressed their trust in me my sincerest gratitude. i acknowledge in humility all the responsibility that comes with it. >> this year's election saw significant abstentions with voter participation falling to a two-decade low for a first-round vote. as cnn's paula newton reports, the question now is when the candidates can inspire nonvoters to show up for the second, final round. >> reporter: sunday in paris. for many french people, it was a laissez faire kind of day. to lounge by the seine or enjoy a drink at a cafe. there was one activity many people around the country decided to skip, voting in the first round of the country's presidential elections. the candidates voted. but turnout for the rest of the country was less impressive. a french polling group estimates

less than 75% of voters cast their ballots, which would be the lowest turnout for a first-round vote in 20 years. some voters say they just couldn't relate to any of the candidates or their policies. >> translator: no one represents me. i think they are disconnected, and i think france is tired of this. >> reporter: for those who did vote, some say it boiled down to a choice between consistency and change. this woman says she voted for incumbent president emmanuel macron. >> translator: i'm relatively satisfied with what he's done up to now. we're never 100% happy, but i think he's done a lot of good things. >> reporter: macron's high-profile role as a mediator between russia and ukraine was a plus for some of his supporters. >> we really need to have somebody who is well positioned in the international landscape, the international discussions. >> reporter: but this woman says she wasn't satisfied with how

the government handled the covid-19 pandemic. >> translator: it is very important for me to vote because we want change. i want change because it has been two very difficult years. >> reporter: other issues like immigration and identity were major platforms for far-right candidates like marine le pen and hit home with some voters. >> translator: with all these immigrants who come, france is now no longer us, it's them. >> reporter: others say it wasn't so much the issues that brought them out as much as it was their duty. >> translator: because there's too much people that fought for us to have the right to vote, so what does it take to wake up a little earlier to vote on time and express one's opinion? >> reporter: exit polls show macron and le pen will head to the second round of voting in two weeks. to have a shot at victory, both will need to convince the people who didn't show up sunday to not

only vote on april 24th, but to vote for them. i'd like to bring in st stevener linger, chief diplomatic correspondent for the "new york times" and joins us live from brussels, belgium. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> so preliminary results show president emmanuel macron in first place with about 27% just ahead of far-right politician marine le pen around 23%. given what we know about the other 10 candidates and their supporters, particularly jean-luc melachon, who do you think will likely win the runoff, macron or le pen? >> i think it will be macron. after all, this time he won almost twice as much, a larger percentage over le pen than he did five years ago in the first round. and the first round, as much as he's detested by many, many

french, he won more first round votes than any candidate since francois mitterrand, which was quite a long time ago. so i think he's okay. but what's happened in france is pretty shocking, because more than 50% of voters voted for the extreme right or the extreme left. that's a majority of voters. and so i think the debate in france, which has been fairly u ugly during this campaign, should lead to soul searching. the main old parties of the super right and super left have essentially disappeared -- the center right and center left. melachon did very well, he won roughly the same vote five years ago, a bit more this time. the center right has completely disappeared. macron has become, to some degree, the candidate of the center right, but he's quite

unpopular. i think he'll win, i think it will be very close. marine le pen has wrapped herself in nice words and her cats, she's become a cat breeder, everyone loves that, she's off theened her image. but i think the french will still have a very hard time forgetting what her party really stands for. >> so how critical, then, is the leftist politician, jean-luc melachon, in this runoff and how will he likely urge his supporters to vote? he was just 1 percentage point behind le pen. >> melachon is very, very smart and very articulate. he gives wonderful speeches. and he's in a way a man of the old left. but he has taken over from the socialists and the far-left, but what he's told his supporters overnight is, do not vote for marie le pen. what he hasn't said to them, certainly not yet, is, vote for emmanuel macron.

the biggest risk to macron is that melac hhon voters and this 51% will either vote for le pen or stay home and abstain. and that is macron's biggest vulnerability, it seems to me. >> why do you think french voters are so polarized with nearly a quarter of the country selecting a far-right candidate who represents the absolute opposite of what the eu stands for, and why was voter turnout so very low? >> well, it's low in french terms. it's pretty high in american terms, i have to say. but i think people are angry. and they're tired. and there's covid. and there's a war. and you have in emmanuel macron a very distant figure. everyone knows he's very, very smart. but he seems disdainful of ordinary people. that's his image. he's sort of considered a man of the elite, of the rich, and as

someone who campaigned five years ago as being neither left nor right, most french have decided that he is a man of the right. but the center right. but people are -- i mean, the french tend to be grumpy anyway, i have to say. but they express their grumpiness in the first round in a very explicit way. the second round, they tend to think more about france's place in the world and how important it is and their role in europe and in nato. and i suspect that will eke this very unpopular emmanuel macron through to a second-round victory. >> all right. we'll see what happens on april 24th. stevener linger, thank you so much for joining us and sharing your perspective, appreciate it. just ahead here on cnn, how police departments across the united states are pitching in to help ukrainians fighting on the front lines.

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the exodus of ukrainians fleeing this war is not letting up. the latest numbers now according to the u.n., more than 4.5 million refugees have crossed into neighboring countries since the fighting began. the biden administration says it will accept as many as 100,000 ukrainian refugees, but some u.s. lawmakers say the

application process is far too cumbersome, far too slow. thousands of refugees already waiting at the u.s./mexico border. there are now calls for president biden to speed up the entry process. >> the process, it's too slow to keep people out of harm's way so we feel urgency. we're urging the administration to redouble its efforts to cut through the red tape and get rid of any kind of bureaucratic hurdles that might still exist so we can get as many ukrainians out of harm's way as possible. police departments across the united states are helping ukrainian fighters. they're donating armor and other nonlethal gear for those on the front lines here. experts say it's unprecedented for u.s. law enforcement to send equipment to a foreign country involved in an ongoing war. cnn's polo sandoval has details. >> reporter: amid the ongoing war in ukraine, in the united states there seems to be a large

willingness among local police departments to chip in, sending nonlethal military and police-grade equipment halfway around the world to assist ukrainian forces there. these pictures out of falls township, pennsylvania, home to a large ukrainian community, they launched "operation urgent aid" to collect over 100 ballistic vests and helmets. the chief in that town telling cnn he believes this has tapped into something greater than just the need to help people half a world away, at least for his officers. there's also the ukrainian american coordinating council, the nonprofit at the center of one of these efforts to send regulated protective equipment. the uacc moving quickly after the invasion of ukraine, started to obtain a license from the department of commerce to export level 3 ballistic vests and special authorization to export levelvests. they're heavily regulated. a member of the group saying so

far they have sent about four shipments that have been delivered to ukraine with more in the weeks ahead. the u.s. department of commerce actually regulate these kinds of exports and issue these export licenses for some of this equipment, saying that they have seen an increase in some of the requests to export, to authorize end users in ukraine, but ultimately, though, the onus is on owners to ensure that they are following export laws. as for the police departments that you'll find from california all the way to vermont, they tell cnn that these efforts are legal, that they do inspect the donated equipment, they review it to make sure that it does meet federal standards, and they are operating within the law. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. just ahead here, volodymyr zelenskyy's global virtual tour of parliaments around the world continues. next up, he'll be addressing south korean lawmakers pleading for more assistant, more international help.

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the latest satellite images show a nearly eight-mile-long russian military convoy east of kharkiv according to ukraine's defense intelligence chief, russians regrouping for a second assault on the second-largest city. president volodymyr zelenskyy is well aware of the risks as russia escalates its attacks. >> translator: i don't want to make myself out to be a hero. i love my family. i want to live many more years. but choosing between running or being with my people? of course i'm ready to give my life for my country. u.s. national security adviser says the united states is leading an effort to aid ukraine that's been unprecedented in scope and speed, but there is an ongoing debate in washington over whether the white house is actually doing enough. >> we will continue to take every step we possibly can to help the ukrainians succeed on

the battlefield and to improve their position at the negotiating table. >> i wasn't satisfied with what i heard. i think that it's crucially important that the united states be clear that we are absolutely committed to zelenskyy's victory. we should not be talking about, as jake sullivan did just now, improving zelenskyy's position at the negotiating table. this is about defeating russian forces in ukraine. in just a few hours, president zelenskyy will take his case for international support to the south koreaen parliament. this will be the 20th foreign legislative body he has addressed since march 8th, along with international support for military aid and financial help, he's asking for much tougher sanctions on russia. cnn's paula hancocks live in seoul with what we can expect from president zelenskyy. he'll have a lot of convincing to do in south korea, here not expectation eager supporters, at least not yet. >> reporter: what we know at this point is from the defend

ministry. that's the fact that the defense minister here had a conversation with his ukrainian counterpart last friday, and the ukrainians have already asked for weapons which the south koreans have rejected. according to the defense ministry, they did ask for anti-aircraft weapons. the defense ministry, though, saying that at this point, they cannot do that, saying that it was for matters of national security, and also that they have to maintain a state of readiness. certainly what we could expect this afternoon when we hear from president zelenskyy speaking to lawmakers here is he could once again ask for weapons and ask for more physical support from south korea. up until this point, the support has been military. we know $10 million has been pledged at the beginning of last month in humanitarian aid, also nonlethal aid up to about $800,000. the likes of helmets, blankets, tents, mres, medical supplies.

but we do know that ukraine would like more than that. now at this point, we know that south korea has signed on to the international sanctions as you alluded to there, john, that they didn't initially. they did come under some international criticism for not signing up to those sanctions quite so quickly against russia. russia was a big export market for south korea. there were concerns that south korea was trying to put economic concerns ahead of international obligations. but certainly they have caught up with that now, and they have signed on to the sanctions themselves. so it will be interesting to hear what president zelenskyy says this afternoon. clearly there are some similarities when you look at the ukraine and you look at south korea. south korea itself back in 1950 was invaded by north korea. they have had experience of this kind of surprise invasion. they've also had experience of having to rebuild, almost, from

scratch, as much of the country was destroyed back in the korean war. now in that respect, they did have the international support to rebuild the country. and we're hearing from president-elect yung suk-geol, that he's already spoken with president zelenskyy, that after the war he'd like to meet. but after the war is a trick yes time at this point, considering nobody knows when that will be, john. >> nobody knows when that will be. we can hope that it will be soon. paula, thank you. we know that address to the south korean parliament, 90 minutes from now. we appreciate you being on top of that, paula, thank you. we'll take a short break. when we come back, a late dinner in washington turning into a superspreader event for covid-19. the latest on the politicians who tested positive after having that meal. also, growing calls in the united states for more regulation of so-called ghost guns after a deadly shooting in new york. ♪ ♪

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top u.s. disease expert dr. anthony fauci is confident president joe biden is safe when it comes to covid-19. after nearly 70 people tested positive following an elite dinner in washington.

>> we feel that the protocols around the president are sufficient to protect him. as jen said, the fact is he could get infected. we hope he doesn't. we do everything we can to protect him. but remember, he's fully vaccinated, he's doubly boosted, and most of the time people who get anywhere near him need to be tested. so we feel the protocol is a reasonable protocol. >> one of the latest politicians to test positive is new york mayor eric adams. it's unclear where he contracted the virus, but he has attended several public events recently, including that washington dinner event. congresswoman elaine la rea, who sits on the january 6th committee, and representative jackie speier, also announced positive results on sunday. meantime, in china officials say the best way to fight surging covid infections is to stay the course with a strict zero covid policy. so far, that's meant multiple rounds of testing and

restrictions on movement for the entire city of shanghai, as well as mandatory quarantine in government centers for anyone testing positive. but residents are not happy with the measures, with reports of protests and food shortages around the city. despite this, officials are ordering additional covid testing. >> translator: because of the severity of shanghai's covid outbreak, we've already conducted several rounds of mass testing at this stage. now it's necessary to improve our strategy. we have a general overview of the situation, but we cannot say it is crystal clear. so further testing is needed until the situation gains more clarity. cnn's anna coren joins me now live from hong kong with more. good to see you, anna. so this extended lockdown across shanghai has been pretty tough on everyone, hasn't it? and now many are pushing back. what efforts are under way to ensure residents receive the food, water, and medical supplies that they need at this time?

>> yeah, it's been excruciating, rosemary action for the 25 million residents who have basically been locked in their homes since the end of march, longer for some people whose neighborhoods went into lockdown weeks earlier. they haven't had access to fresh food, fruit, vegetables, meat, for days if not weeks on end. deliveries are haphazard. they are having to rely on these community wechat groups to source groceries. i spoke to one local resident a little bit earlier today, and she said that she spends her entire day trying to source food. it has just become exhausting. and it went from shock to anger to now a sense of hopelessness. and the reason for that hopelessness is because there is no end in sight. yes, on the weekend the government announced that perhaps they will ease restrictions. we are still waiting for details, for a timeline.

but as far as those residents are concerned, living in this most populous cosmopolitan hub of china, really the economic engine of the country that contributes up to 4% gdp, it is just mind-boggling to think that these people cannot get access to food and haven't been able to get access to food for weeks on end. but rosemary, the government is doubling down, as they have throughout the entire pandemic for the past two years. we heard from xi jinping last friday saying that this is a great strategy. then you have, you know, state media outlets reiterating the government's line, in that they cannot stray from this dynamic zero covid path. let me read to you something

that was in "sthe newspaper, "chae's economy would collapse, leading to enormous loss of life, if it gives up on prevention and control." that is the truth. if covid were to rip through the chinese mainland the way it has in other countries around the world, some experts say that there would be hundreds of thousands if not millions of deaths. we've seen it here in hong kong on a very small scale, what happened when omicron ran rampant. china does not want to see that replicated on the mainland. that would be disastrous, obviously, for the health system, overwhelm the health system. it would also be disastrous politically for xi jinping. >> totally understand that. just extraordinary that china wouldn't have some sort of plan in place for 25 million people to have access to freshwater and food and medical supplies.

just incredible. anna coren, many thanks for bringing us up to date on that situation, appreciate it. later today, u.s. president joe biden is expected to introduce new firearm regulations meant to contain the use of privately made weapons. sources say the president wants to regulate so-called ghost guns, unregulated, untraceable weapons made from kits. the move would address a gap in the u.s. government's ability to track them. senate majority leader chuck schumer says it's likely one of these guns was used by a 17-year-old arrested over the weekend. that teen is charged with fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl walking home from school in new york. schumer says there's an epidemic of ghost guns flowing into the city, and it needs to stop. >> the number of ghost guns in new york city and on long island are skyrocketing. the bad people who want to get guns for bad purposes realize

this is the easiest way to get a gun. it's even easier than going on a street corner and paying someone some money for a gun. >> deadly gun violence in the u.s. goes well beyond new york, of course. at least two are dead and ten hospitalized after a shooting in iowa on sunday. police say an unknown number of shooters fired dozens of shots at a nightclub in cedar rapids. police say this was a targeted attack, and they believe the suspects were able to escape with the crowd. authorities are still investigating, but they say there's no threat to the public at this time. elon musk will no longer join twitter's board of directors. that is according to a tweet from the company's ceo. musk, who is the ceo of tesla and spacex, spark a deluge of headlines after disclosing he'd become twitter's largest shareholder. after that announcement, twitter said it would add him to its

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their mother, big sister, on's, and cousins. it is no longer safe for her there. but here in lviv, residents like ukrainians across the country we are opening their homes and businesses to fellow citizens. >> vulnerable families fleeing their homes, seeking refuge wherever they could find it including for this three year old girl, four-year-old girl at this soccer club in lviv. >> the glisten lions, are a soccer club. they're fierce fighting spirit is more successful on the field in a. team executives say their offices emblazoned with line logos has offered a resting place for hundreds of refugee families such as this one. stocking in their way on the border into poland. >> it must be very difficult to be a mother and protect your children at a time like this when they're horrible things happening. >> [interpreter] yes, it is both physically and psychologically difficult. >> the mother tells us she is a

pharmacist assistant before the war. her sister, an accountant. their husbands remain back east as their journey likely continues soon out of the country. now, they say they are open to any job and any safe way of life for their family. >> [interpreter] i was also bookkeeper, worked at a company. i am also ready to take any job. >> we left because of our children. we left our town because we were afraid of their psychological state. we have a war there and we were very scared. with [end of translation] >> their oldest children, 11 year old and nine-year-old seems sad and confused. >> how was the journey? >> [interpreter] it was very long, but i am very happy now that we are in a safe place. >> what do you miss the most? >> [interpreter] i miss my grandmother and i would like to be back in my town, because here everything looks unfamiliar to me.

unknown. [end of translation] >> it must be tough being a kid and having to go through all of this. >> [interpreter] a bit. >> they are after all only, 11 and nine. but they find themselves having to comfort their much younger siblings. >> what do you tell your little sister in the other room when she gets worried? >> [interpreter] i tell her everything is going to be fine and that it will end soon. [end of translation] >> relatively, these children are likely. thousands of ukrainians including the nation's youngest have been killed in putin's brutal war. innocent civilians murdered in their hometowns, in their homes, many more in danger of being next. and that is what motivates soccer club owner, -- >> [interpreter] i want to change my profession. i bought a rifle. i want to become a sniper. [end of translation] >> [interpreter] i believe after what we have seen, what happened in bucha,

the number has increased tenfold for people like me who want to join. [end of translation] we >> wants to join the ukrainian military, he says. he wants to go to the front lines. >> i definitely want to go where i can adventure children. >> upstairs, he began to show me the sniper rifle with the ammunition he purchased. and, as if we needed any more evidence of the threat that the people of ukraine find themselves under, constantly, the air raid sirens went off while we were speaking. oleg did not stop. instead, he continued loading the bullets. ready to go to war for the children under the ukrainian flag and under the watchful eye of the soccer team. >> and, thank you so much for watching. i will be back next hour, cnn's breaking news coverage continues with john vause joining us live from lviv in ukraine. s you? whwhat do you want to leave behind? what d do you want to give back?

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