eric: it is now day 25 of vladimir putin's relentless assault on ukraine, and the russian president showing no mercy, again targeting innocent civilians. ukrainian officials say the russian forces this morning bombed an art school in mariupol where 400 women, children and elderly were sheltering from putin's bombs. this just days after the russian invaders destroyed another civilian shirt, that in the key port city, a theater in which people were sheltering. ukrainian president zelenskyy calls the siege on mariupol

quote, a terror that will be remembered for century toss come. welcome to a brand new hour of "fox news live," i'm eric eric shawn. arthel: hello, everyone, i'm arkansas them -- arthel neville. earths to stop the destruction d efforts to stop the destruction, unfortunately, seem to be going nowhere. president zelenskyy says he is ready for a face to face with putin who reportedly has no interest. and among those trying to offer solutions, former ukrainian president petro poroshenko joined us earlier today, and here's what he told me should be cone to -- done to help end the war. >> my request is very simple, please, stop finance russian war. make full embargo for the whole russian export to. and, immediately liquidate russian possibility to attack us and make pressure to withdraw putin from ukrainian soil.

eric: we have live team fox fox news coverage for you. arab. >> halfny is in ian -- arab shah ofny is in to to poland. but first to greg palkot with the titillatest in lviv. >> reporter: this war could be closing in on a very dangerous next stage, a siege that could be very, very dangerous for a lot of people as it looks like wills an end game in that a battle for that important city. officials say now house to house fighting is going on in the port city of mariupol between russian and and ukrainian forces. russia a has debesieged the city for weeks. there is a report of 400 sheltering inside a school, unconfirmedded reports that russia's taking thousands of civilians out of the city against their will. this as more experts are saying what we first reported yesterday, that this conflict could be bogging down into a deadly war of attrition. ukrainian troops successfully

fended off the first wave of russian invasion, now the russians are digging in around says like the capital of kyiv and pounding them with artillery. and and russia is once again claiming it's using its state of the art hypersonic missiles saying they hit a weapons depot in the south part of the country, a training base in the north. for shifts to these longer range and deadly weapons. finally, ukrainian president zelenskyy is speaking out again today, time talking via video link are to the israeli parliament warning of a, quote, final solution that president putin is trying to impose on ukraine calling for stronger air defenses like israel has, that iron dome system, and saying again that he remains open to talks with russia and warning if there are no talks, it'll be world war iii. eric. eric: yeah. some think that we're at a stage like that now. meanwhile, greg, what are the dangers of the standoff that you speak of? is ukraine holding the russians

off in some parts but other areas predictions of a long and potentially bloody war unless there's a ceasefire? >> reporter: yeah, eric, the analysts are saying today that this war could be more dangerous because the russians have been so bad, basically. hay did not do -- they did not do their strategic strikes and moves into the cities very quickly, so now as they regroup -- and that's exactly what they're doing, more reinforcements, am in addition, etc. -- as they regroup, they go to plan b, and plan b could be that very dangerous siege-like attack on not just mariupol, but kyiv and many other cities here. and in that that scenario, civilians are really in the crossfire, eric. eric: that, they are. greg palkot from lviv, ukraine, thank you. arthel? arkansas a arkansas and, eric and greg, more than 3.3 million ukrainians have fled their homeland into neighboring countries according to the

united nations. nearly two-thirds of them have gone to poland. aishah hasnie is live in southeastern to poland with the latest on the growing humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon to you. if there was one word that i could use to describe the mood of this train station right now, it would be exhaustion. people are exhausted. i've seen people sit down, finally find a corner to sit down and just breathe a sigh of relief. i'm watching babies crying in their mothers' arms. they've had a long, arduous journey. and take a look around, another train has just dropped off even more refugees who are now looking for a way into the city, getting onboard a bus going into a nearby refugee center. for many of these people, this is the first time they're feeling safe and just getting here, getting to this point was extremely, extremely dangerous. so a humanitarian corridor, we

know, for evacuations and to supply deliveries was opened up this weekend. that was a moment of good news. it comes of after days of indiscriminate attacks on eastern ukrainians from the if russians. but that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone has been safe. >> translator: some people, i are not give their names, were involved in getting information and evacuating people. they found themselves under fire. there are casualties among them, unfortunately. they were evacuating people. >> reporter: yeah, we keep hearing stories like this. or for those who just cannot leave, things are even worse. the u.n. is reporting that residents in mariupol and sumi are facing potentially fatal short shortage ofs -- shortages of food, water and medicine. o december is -- odesa is pleading for food for their residents.

aid workers, arthel, are struggling mightily to reach the displaced, often times they're having to take cover too, take shelter with the ukrainians themselves under those constant air raids. there has been a flurry of congressional activity here on the ground, two delegations -- one on the senate side, one on the house side -- and they believe that the fastest way to stop this humanitarian crisis is to help the ukrainians win this war. >> $7 billion of aid passed the united states congress. the sooner that gets in the hands of the ukrainians, the sooner the ukrainians can win this world and end this humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: arkansas hell, when this war began, the u.n. was predicting the refugee crisis could reach upwards of 4 million people. we are getting very close to that number very quickly, about three weeks into this war we're already way over, more than 3 million if. it's just going to continue to get worse if we don't get a

resolution soon. arthel? if. arthel: you right. -- you're right. and, you know, you say key adjective there is exhaustion, you know, i can't imagine the folks who just arrived on that train that you saw in your shot, you showed in your shot, day 25. so hair journey, i cannot imagine that a arduous, horrible, you know, just unthinkable journey to get there there. and then also, you know, i look at you and aside from the rescue workers behind you there, you could be in penn station. yet this train station is full of people who don't even know where they're going. they don't want to be there. >> reporter: exactly. exactly. and you do see the sort of lost look on their face when they get here. i mean, they're extremely econ fused, exhausted, tired, don't know what's going to happen next, i mean, shellshocked, you could say. they've left everything behind,

carrying whatever they can. just look around, they're carrying a purse, maybe a baby bag, maybe one more backpack full of clothes for the kids, and i've seen the actual refugee centers. it's hard to show you inside those refugee centers because they're trying to protect the privacy of these people, trying to continue to keep their dignity. but i've seen it with my own eyes, and, arthel, i don't know that you or i -- i mean, it's just very difficult to see because all you see this these refugee centers are just cots lined up across the warehouses. and that is all they have, that cot. that is their personal space. anything they can fit on that cot, that's their as. there's no privacy. people are sleeping right next to each other, eating on their99 cots, you know, playing with their children on their cots. they're using public restrooms. there is no privacy. and it's just a very difficult situation without any end in sight. they have no idea when tear going to be able to go back -- they're going to be able to go

back. arthel: easy for us to say that they should not worry about their dignity, and what i mean by that, they are a group of people9 with the utmost example of dignity. better than most of us. thank you very much. eric in? eric: absolutely. president biden is back at the white house today after spending some of the weekend in delaware. he is preparing to head to brussels later this coming week where he will attend a nato summit on war. mark meredith live at the white house with what we can expect. hi, mark. >> reporter: eric, good afternoon to you. president biden is expected to use this trip to brussels as a chance to reaffirm america's commitment to nato but also an opportunity to strategize over how best to boost security around eastern europe. but the white house says there are no plans for the president himself to go to ukraine. the president did come back to the white house about an hour and a half if ago, he decided not to take questions. we asked whether or not he may be stopping in poland, but

again, he decided not to stop. the nato secretary general says the alliance is ready to respond, and he's addressing the growing security needs around the baltic states. >> we need to reset our deterrence, and one of these should be discussed at the upcoming summit next week in brussels is how we do the more long-term adaptation, the long-term reset of the terms in defense. >> reporter: the white house says it's going to continue to try to pressure if russia to full back -- pull back and find a diplomatic solution to this crisis. the u.s. is also now threatening china not to assist russia, sweeping sanctions. we heard from the u.n. ambassador who today doubled down on that a message. >> they have to decide where they will go from this point and not sit on the fence and call out the russian aggression for what it is and not put themselves in the position of defending what is indefensing.

indefensible. >> reporter: today we heard from a chai news ambassador to the cbs who said they would like to see an end to this crisis too. but critics argue china and rush russia already have to too close of a relationship, and they don't believe china is going to back away. we'll be looking to see if china changes its posture at all. eric? eric: meanwhile, the president is saying we are doing as much as we can to boost ukraine's fight forces, but earlier with arthel president poroshenko, the former president of ukraine, said they need more anti-aircraft systems. and in the senate, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell today is now saying that some of the administration's decisions have not gone far enough. what say he? >> reporter: well, the white house has come out many times to say they believe they are spending a lot of money to send the right resources, in their a eyes, what ukraine's fighting force needs whether it be javelin missiles, body armor,

bullets, anti-tank missiles. but there's been that offer from poland that rejected by the administration thastled have sent soviet era migs from a base in poland to germany so the u.s. could get them into ukraine. the administration says they don't want to do that, but as you talked about, there are some high profile lawmakers that want the white house to reconsider. >> i am perplexed as to why we couldn't get the polish russian migs into the country. the ukrainians have plenty of pilots that know how to fly them. in those eastern bloc countries -- >> stop listening to those who say that ukraine is inevitably going to lose. we should hear the president's strategy to hear ukraine win. we should be on the side of these freedom fighters, and we're too slow in almost every step we take. >> reporter: it's likely the issue of nato supplies and what can be provided whether come back up overseas in this week. eric: you'll hear about it on thursday. poroshenko, he was pleading from those -- for those migs

because the ukrainian pilots can fly them, and they want those war planes. mark meredith, thank you. arthel? arthel: they want them and they needed them yesterday. so as russia ramps up its attacks on ukraine, there's growing international concern vladimir putin could use chemical weapons. how could the u.s. and nato respond if that happens? we are going to ask former u.s. to nato kurt volker. he's coming up next. ♪ ♪ ryone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪ as a main street bank, with 30 grams of protein. pnc has helped over 7 million kids develop their passion for learning. and now we're providing 88 billion dollars to support underserved communities... ...helping us all move forward financially. pnc bank: see how we can make a difference for you.

eric: some of the headlines coming out of ukraine at this very moment, officials in the key port city of mariupol say russian forces destroyed an art school. there were 400 civilians, women and children and the you would orally, sheltering -- elderly, shelter anything that school as missiles hit. there is no word yet on the number of casualties. the ukrainian ministry of defense sees signs that belarus could be sending troops across the border to help the russian invasion. and as the invasion stalls out around kyiv, a senior u.s. official tells fox news that russia fired its hypersonic missile for the very first time in combat yesterday in another

part of ukraine. the west and the southern port city. arthel: a eric, as russia ramps up attacks on civilian areas in ukraine, there are now growing fears vladimir putin could use chemical weapons next. nato's secretary general and our u.n. ambassador sounding off on that very topic today. >> they used them in syria, they've used chemical weapons against their own people, and we are concerned that they may use chemical weapons in ukraine. we've been clear if they escalate to this level, we will respond aggressively to what they are doing. >> any use of chemical weapons will be a blatant and brutal violation of international law, the ban on the use of chemical weapons. arthel: let's bring in kurt volker, former u.s.word to nato -- ambassador to nato and

former special representative for ukraine negotiations. ambassador, thank you for joining us. so if putin's war on ukraine does not end soon, do you believe that putin will use chemical weapons in ukraine? and if he does, god forbid, how should the u.s. and nato respond? >> well, it is entirely possible that he could. i don't want to predict whether he will or not, but we saw what happened in syria where he actually protected syrian forces that were using chemical weapons and when russia promised to remove chemical weapons from syria, they actually didn't do it. so it is quite possible. and what we're seeing in ukraine is that russia is not doing well in the war. its forces are bogged down, significant losses of personnel and equipment. so it is e sorting to more dangerous -- resorting to more dangerous means; bombing civilian targets deliberately, trying to scare out the population, using higher priced systems, so it's quite possible. arthel: and if he does that, how should nato and the u.s. respond? >> well, i thought the way that

ambassador thomas-greenfield just put it was about right which is that we will have an aggressive response if they use any kind of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or biological. and when we have the nato summit this week, i think that's an essential message coming from nato. we have made clear that it is not our intention to fight russia. however, if they use nuclear, chemical or bioroj call weapons, there will be a direct military response. i don't think putin wants that, and i don't think his military wants that. arthel: meanwhile with, putin has already violated international law. >> he has. arthel: he's targeting civilians in ukraine, as you just mentioned. president biden, nato leaders meeting in brussels this thursday. should the topic of treating putin as a war criminal be addressed? >> i don't see why not. this is not necessarily nato's to do, it is very much an international tribunal issue, an international court issue. but as a simple practical

matter, obvious he's violating international law, law ares of armed conflict, and of course he should be brought to -- charges should be brought against him and his military leadership for that. arthel: yeah. and it would take the power of nato and the u.s. to try to bring about those charges too, to foster that process. so during his -- i want to move on to president biden and president xi. that -- they had a two hour phone call, and chinese president xi jinping, he called for nato-russia talks regarding ukraine. , and i knows putin -- xi knows putin, xi knows putin is not a man of his world. so why do you think president xi is making such a suggestion? >> i think it's because he's very uncomfortable with what russia is doing. he sees the attack on a sovereign state, a member of the united nations. he doesn't want china's ambitions with i taiwan to be

seen in the same light. he doesn't like the destruction of ukraine and the targeting of civilians. so i think he is looking for this to stop and is hoping that direct talks with nato could be a way to encourage putin to do that. unfortunately, what that proposal misses is that it's the ukrainians who are the ones who are the lead actors here. ukrainians need to be the ones to decide what they can accept and what they can't accept. our job at nato is to try to give the ukrainians every means possible to defend themselves, fight back and survive while russia suffers military losses and its economy is taken to shreds because of the sanctions. arkansas. arthel: what else is missing is that president xi has the relationship with president putin. i haven't read or heard of him coming out and forcefully rejecting everything that putin is doing there, the war crimes that he's committing in ukraine, and i haven't heard him say emphatically that, no, i won't backstop or pad putin's pockets,

his war chest with, you know, in decline from purchasing crude oil for him or -- from him or helping him in other ways monetaryically. so why doesn't xi come out forcefully in that manner? >> i agree with you. i think china has it own interests here. i don't think it wants to be involved militarily on war in ukraine with at all. at the same time, it doesn't like the western-led economic order and is trying to break that anyway, so helping russia to evade sanctions creates an alternative to that western order or that i think xi is onboard. i think it's good that biden engaged him directly, said that there would be consequences if china helps russia, and we've seen a few signals that china is putting a little pressure on russia or at least showing that it recognizes this is a war of aggression, russia's targeting civilians directly. they put that on television, and i think if i were in putin's shoes, i'd be a little concerned

that the chinese are distancing themselves. arthel: putin doesn't seem to care about anything -- >> no. arthel: -- at the moment. >> yeah. the depth he's going to are unbelievable. arthel: it's horrendous. former u.s. ambassador to nato, kurt volker, thank you so much for your time, sir. thank you. take care. >> thank you. appreciate it. arthel: eric? eric: 25 days now into the invasion, u.s. officials tell fox news that the kremlin has deployed a hypersonic missile in warfare for the very first time in combat. so what could that mean? this as a new study says russia has failed so far in its goals. retired four-star army general david perkins on all of this next. ♪ ♪ schedule with safelite, because you can track us and see exactly when we'll be there. >> woman: i have a few more minutes. let's go! >> tech vo: that's service that fits your schedule.

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>> hunter biden is the most protected people in the country. >> these doors magically opened. arthel: back to the news now. new images coming in from ukraine bring home the devastation and the human toll of the relentless russian attacks. nate foy, he's live in our new york city newsroom with the latest gut-wrenching videos and photos from the war zone. >> reporter: arthel, we just got pictures and videos of a woman who, thankfully, is okay, but is injured after covering her baby moments before a shelling attack. look at this. so tease pictures just coming -- these pictures just coming in to

the newsroom. you see her covered. this is olga. you see her with her baby, victoria, on her lap. she was feeding victoria and then covered her with a blanket because she wanted to keep her baby warm right before the explosion. the russian shelling attack blew out their windows. olga, you can see, has cut cuts. she has a bandage around her forehead. she's going to be okay. you see her husband is here providing his support. olga is expectedded to be discharged within the next few days but, of course, still in kyiv which is dangerous right now. sweep speaking of, northeast of kyiv 800 civilians evacuating from a village, the north sub is you shoulds of kyiv -- unyou shoulds are highly contested right now. you see this poor old woman, so much emotion on her face. lots of women, kids, young men as well. one evacuee said they were okay being around all the shooting and the explosions, but that the breaking point for them was not

having light or gas. here's another evacuee explaining their situation. >> >> translator: there was a terrible siege just day and night. all of our buildings are demolished. it is just a terrible war. >> reporter: just feel for these people. this also in kyiv, our third new video, funeral for a ukrainian service member, this is for marine are al a lander -- alexander who was killed while fighting in a suburb north of kyiv, you see his fellow service members paying their respects as well as his loved ones honoring his sacrifice. soldiers standing over his coffin there, you see flowers draping the coffin and the soldiers were chanting things like glory to the nation, glory to ukraine, glory to the heroes. of course, kyiv remains a big prize of the russian military, but the soldiers and civilians are paying a big price for that,

arkansas hell. arthel: yeah. , and nate, you know, these are really horrible images and images that are difficult to see and to process. but we have to continue showing it to the world so people know what is happening there, the heinous if crimes and that we don't want anyone to become desensitized to pain and suffering that's taking places there in ukraine. nate foy in our new york city if newsroom, or thanks. eric? many. eric: they are horrendous. russian forces say they used a hypersonic missile to destroy an ammunition if depot in western ukraine yesterday. if so, that would be the first launch of a hypersonic missile in combat. secretary of defense lloyd austin says it can be a sign of to russian desperation. >> i think, again, the reason that he's resorting to using these types of weapons is because he's trying to reestablish some momentum. and and we, again, we've seen an

attack on towns and cities, civilians outright. we expect to see that continue. eric: for more on what this means, let's turn to retired four-star army general david perkins. general, good to see you. is this hypersonic missile the first time one has been used in combat? is that a game-changer or just hype? >> well, eric, good to talk with you hered today. no pun intended, but i think there is a lot of hype to it. in the kind of combat that we're of involved here, it's not necessarily a significant game-changer. it is a way to grab headlines. hypersonic missiles are really best used when you're trying to avoid interception, you're going thousands of miles with intercontinental ballistic missiles. upon impact with a traditional warhead, it's no more devastating than a bomb or other missile, but it is a way for putin to grab a headline. eric: in this case, the ukrainians -- i mean, it's not needed necessarily strategically

for this. it goes 5-25 miles fast faster than the speed of sound is, mac 5 plus. so you're saying -- mach 5 plus are. you're saying they really don't need it, but it grabs the headlines. >> exactly. and, in fact, as this war goes on -- and and i would agree with the secretary that putin has really missed the mark on many level, the tactical, operational and strategic level of war, he's looking for something to regain the momentum. but as forces close within each other, as they come closer to kyiv and other cities, generally technology provides you less of an advantage than when you're far apart. once you start to close with each other, it then becomes individual training, leadership and no if real which seems -- morale which seems to be areas that the russian army is not particularly good at. eric: reports are that the morale of the russian forces is suffering while the morale of the ukrainian people, steadfast and inspiring. and, in fact, the institute for

the study of war says that so far russia is failing and has failed in its initial goal here and that, basically, ukraine is winning. here's what they say. quote: ukrainian forces have defeated the initial russian campaign of this war. a this a campaign to conduct airborne and mechanized operations to seize kyiv, kharkiv odesa and other major cities to force a change of government. russian forces make some advances but are very unlikely able to seize their objectives in this way. can you dissect this and translater this and what this -- translate this and what this means mow and for putin going forward? >> yeah. i would generally agree with the overall premise there. cleary, his initial plan was for a fast, highly armored strike into ukraine, cause capitulation from the ukrainians almost just by his ability to mount an attack, and he thought this was

going to be fairly quick and fairly easy for his forces. unfortunately, operationally they have really become bogged down. their logistics cannot keep up. their intelligence doesn't seem to be particularly good, and the ukrainians on other side have really showed a lot of grit here, ask they are having very -- and they are having very high morale because, of course, they're fighting for their own country and providing the russians with an obstacle that they hadn't really particularly planned on and are not particularly well trained to deal with, and that is a highly motivated force that knows the terrain well, is making very good use of weapons such as the javelin and stinger, and they're really being able to blunt these armoredded thrusts which really is their only tool at this point. eric: and finally, general, there is a sense that this could devolve into a bloody weeks and months-long standoff with guerrilla warfare in the urban centers of this country as it

maintains in a standoff position. what what do you predict will happen over the coming weeks and, hopefully, try to get a seriousfire to stop this -- ceasefire to stop this. >> yeah. obviously, putin thought he'd own ukraine by now, and that didn't happen. the downside of that for both the ukrainians and the russian army, quite honestly, is the tempo has slowed down dramatically, it has become muched bloodier on both sides, and there's no quick end in sight for either side. this is going to make it very difficult for russia to complete its objectives, but it's, unfortunately, about the only way the ukrainians can deal with this because they are highly outnumbered, and he was much less equipment and technology. so this is playing into their strengths, albeit it's going to be a fairly long and bloody fight. eric: and hopefully, they'll get more anti-aircraft systems and other methods to defeat russia in the coming weeks. general david perkins, thank you for your service to our country

and thank you for joining us this afternoon. >> thanks, eric. eric: of course. arthel? arthel: from a senseless war to senseless crime here at home as spring breakers in miami, the south beach there, well, they run for safety after shots rang out last night. prison found three victims with gun shot wounds near the intersection of ocean drive and 9th street. all reportedly expected to survive. now, video taken at the scene captures the chaos as people stampede down the street. the suspected shooter is still at large. eric: meanwhile in arkansas, police there say that there was a shooting that left basically 20 people wounded, that happening in arkansas. we will have more on that coming up many our newscast. meanwhile, heartbreaking images of the destruction in ukraine keep coming in as do the grim casualty numbers. united nations now reports that nearly 900 civilians have been killed if putin's war. we'll have more coverage on this

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eric: well, some of the refugees who have been fleeing the war have made their way to the u.s./mexico border where the the president of homeland security has been dealing with the new arrivals. christina coleman in los angeles with more on people who are coming and seeking safety many our country. hi, christina. >> reporter: a wave of ukrainians who escaped the war and russians who say they oppose the conflict are trying to get into the u.s. from mexico adding to the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. immigration attorneys and advocacy groups are on the ground trying to help out. >> translator: russian citizens are being invited to shelters or, if they have the resources to pay, to return to hotels. it has been recommended that that they hire a lawyer because since there's no ordinary

process, perhaps with a lawyer they can achieve their objective. they are also being informed not to try to cross forcibly. >> reporter: a memo issued on march 11th states that dhs recognizes that the, quote, unjustified russian war of aggression has created a humanitarian crisis, and it instructs u.s. authorities to consider exempting ukrainians from public health policy title 42 so that they can enter the country to seek asylum. >> they're hoping to get to safety right now, and, you know, for now it's the priority is safety. so whatever we can do to get them safety. they left their home, they left everything, cars, houses, everything. they left their business. so if it's safe to go back, maybe in the future they will, you know, whatever. >> reporter: although the recent title 42 exemption was issued for ukrainian nationals and migrants with ukrainian passports on a case by case basis, a number of russians who say they oppose the war are

still showing up at the u.s./mexico border to seek asylum. >> they are typically dissidents. they oppose putin's government, and they oppose the policies. >> reporter: as for border patrol agents, they could have even more work cut out for them. in addition to handling this wave of russians and ukrainians seeking refuge in the u.s., axios report toes that the biden administration is gearing up for the end of title 42 and that dhs estimates that some 25,000 migrants are sheltered in mexico near the border waiting for the public health policy to end. mike? , i mean, eric. eric: i'll take it. one agency that a deals with the immigrants, they've counted the number of ukrainians so far this year at 453. there were about 800 all told last year, so you can see the numbers -- >> reporter: it's a huge humanitarian crisis.

eric: thank you, christina. arthel? arthel: yeah. and we have some breaking news coming in to fox news. according to the deputy prime minister in ukraine, the government is planning to send ukrainian government, planning to send nearly 50, 5-0, buses tomorrow to advantage a wait people from mariupol region. you may recall that happened on march 16th, i believe, the russian forces bombed a theater there in mariupol. it had been deem used as an air raid shelter where some 500-1200 residents, civilians were trying to run for cover from russia's bombings. so coming in to us right now, the ukrainian government planning to send nearly 50 buses to that theater to try to help the people who may have survived bombing. eric? eric: yeah. the attack of civilians by the russians just obscene.

well, conditions are worsening by the hour in ukraine. many people here and around the world are stepping up and trying to help ukrainians who have left or those who still remain in the country. straight ahead, how you can help. we'll speak to the co-founder of one of the groups here in america and how we can reach our hands out and lift up and say we care to the people of ukraine. ♪ ♪

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arthel: well, numerous volunteer groups are stepping up to help end the humanitarian crisis in ukraine as the war nears the one month mark. one such organization is raza, which means together in ukrainian. it is gathering much-needed supplies to help people in ukraine, and joining us now is one of the co-founders and president, maria. and welcome. i know you were deeply troubled by the bombing of the theater in mariupol, and you probably heard that we just reported the ukrainian government is sending 50, 5-0, buses to the theater where up to 1200 civilians had been seeking shelter. what is your reaction to this

news? >> thank you, arthel. i'm very happy to hear this news. and i'm very happy to be here. thank you for this opportunity. i want to tell the story of the city of mariupol. mariupol is a seaside town. it's a place where people come on vacation during the summer. it's a city on the sea of azov. and when russia invaded ukraine in 2014, donbas and the artist and business people moved to mariupol. and they started their life there. when russia attacked ukraine on february 24th, they targeted mariupol. because it is a city of strong

people. it's a city that stands for what ukraine is fighting for. and when they were not able to take mariupol, they became desperate. when they started bombing from 50-100 times a day, a city of 300,000 people -- again, this is a city of families, this is a the is city of artists, this is a city that is very similar to virginia beach if united states. in united states. the theater, the drama theater administration said we have a bomb shelter that will protect you. we know your house is destroyed. you have nowhere to be. please come to our bomb shelter. and they wrote outside of the

movie theater -- [speaking in native tongue] which means children. in big letters on both sides. visible from the if sky. from the sky. for the russian airplanes and russian soldiers to know women and children are hiding in this drama theater -- arthel: and they still bombed it. >> please don't bomb. arthel: yes. and they still did. they ignoredded that very clear warning, that very clear writing which should have been protection. mariya a, you know, razom's web site says the latest project is working to help ukrainians during russia's war by, quote, providing critical humanitarian war relief and recovery depending on the most urgent needs as they involve and amplifying the voices of

ukrainians. i've got about 30 secs left with you -- seconds left with you. what is it you want the world to know, mariya? what message do you want to amplify as hundreds of thousands of ukrainians are possibly on brink of tar vegas and demigration -- starvation and dehydration? >> i want to say thank you to the american people that have already done so much. i want president biden to listen to my words right mow. arthel: you have -- >> -- he called you with president zelenskyy called you -- arthel: go ahead. >> please be the true leader of the free world and peace. arthel: we want peace for you. bless you and your country. thank you so much for joining us. we'll be back next sunday.

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