god bless you and eric: russia retreats from around kyiv, but now the shocking reports of unspeaking war crimes, the bodies of ukrainians left dead in the streets. the carnage prompting new calls for vladimir putin to be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity. this as his army is accused of barbaric atrocities. russian forces continue to target ukraine, now aiming at the port city of odesa. more first first if missiling -- more missiles slamming into that city today as officials say the russians targeted oil

facilities. it is a significant development as putin tries to tighten control in ukraine's south and east to carve and cut up ukraine. hello, everyone, and welcome to "fox news lye." i'm eric shawn. arthel: i'm arthel neville. odesa is the headquarters of ukraine's navy and provides strategic access to the black sea. and the attacks there come as ukrainian forces have taken back areas near the capital city kyiv. meanwhile, putin has pledged to relate up on shelling near -- let up on shelling near conservative, but ukrainian officials say that has not been the case. cities continue to be pummeled by russian strikes on the 39th day of putin's unprovoked war. some u.s. officials say america needs to do more to help. >> given the -yard lines -- ukrainians anything that they can use and as fast as we can get it there, that's the message we had from president zelenskyy time after time.

we can't dither and worry about some of the niceties here when the ukrainians are fighting for their very lives. arthel: we have fox team coverage from our correspondents and analysis in europe and here at home. we're going to start with griff jenkins. he's live in the western ukrainian city of lviv. griff. >> reporter: hi, arthel. after floorly 40 days of fighting -- nearly 40 days of fighting, the true human toll of this this war is becoming clearer and clearer. the images of bodies of civilians in the streets of the town of bucha, a suburb near the capital of kyiv, are nothing short of horrific. an adviser to president zelenskyy said this in describing it. >> translator: among the victims of the russian crimes are raped women who tray tried to burn, murdered local government officials, murdered children, murdered elderly people, murdered men many of whom have their hands tied, traces of torture and shot in the back of

their heads. >> reporter: this after russia vow ised early on to not target civilians, and it's important to note these ukrainians, these civilians you're seeing lying in the road were not fighting rug troops. they were targeted. one bucha resident described her experience. listen. >> translator: the bastards. i'm sorry. >> reporter: ukraine demanding answers and action. >> translator: dogs, we are sitting in a criminal lahr for two weeks -- cellar for two weeks. there was food but no light, no heating to warm up. >> reporter: meanwhile, ukraine demanding action from the international community.

the foreign minister tweeting this: bucha massacre proves that russia hatred towards ukraine is beyond anything europe has seen since world war ii. the only way to top this, help brian as soon as possible. tanks, combat aircraft, heavy air defense systems, provide them now. ask as you mentioned, arthel and eric, in the beginning the strikes in odesa, the first time that port city's seen it, very, very key because it is the western edge of the access to the black sea. should vladimir putin be able to take the swire coast -- entire coast, the southern coast from odesa in the west all the way to mariupol in the east which has been pounded from the beginning, that would be a significant development cutting off access to that black sea region. we are watching that very closely. this is a new development in the entire battle space, eric and arthel, that has not been hit yet. but, of course, ukrainians fear

that may be the next front in this war that's going into its sixth week with. eric and arthel? arthel: yeah. well,ing that's certainly not the work of a skilled military, it's the work of barbarians. despicable. thank you so much for that report from there in lviv, ukraine, griff jenkins. thank you, griff. stay safe. thank you. eric: the bucha has kerr just another reminder of the barbarism of vladimir putin and his russian troops. meanwhile, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is urging president biden and the west to speed up the desperately-needed anti-aircraft missile systems and other heavy weapons that ukraine says it needs. this as the u.s. commitments an additional $300 million in aid including soviet era attack drones, but so far nato and the u.s. not providing those migs ukraine wants yet. meantime, there are now reports that there is a potential summit between zelenskyy and vladimir

putin being brokered by turkey, that that could soon be in the works. david spunt is live in wilmington, te, where the president is spending the weekend at his home. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, eric. the president and his national security team are in constant touch watching the latest news that russians may be retreating from the kyiv region. you also mentioned that potential summit, negotiations, face to face meeting, whatever you want to talk about sitting across the table from each other between vladimir putin and volodymyr zelenskyy. this would be a massive, massive accept in this war that's been going on for about five weeks. it's not clear, number one, if it's going to happen although a ukrainian negotiator says that russians are more willing, it seems, to talk or even how president biden would get involved in such a negotiation. >> the political future of ukraine is up for ukraine to decide. but the military future of this attack has to be pushed back, and that's why we are doing so

much to back president zelenskyy and his military. >> reporter: you mentioned that $300 million from the pentagon going to ukraine. since the president took office last year, $2.3 billion has gone to the war-torn country. some of those items on the list include those laser-guided rocket systems, other types of artillery, also those soviet-made tanks that the u.s. and other european allies are working to get to ukraine as soon as possible. >> we will continue to help ukraine defend itself through security assistance such as these articles we're talking about as long as we can and as fast as we can. >> reporter: and the president is heading back to the white house tomorrow. he'll have plenty on his domestic agenda including the unemployment rate dropping, he's touting that although inflation is at a 40-year high. not good news there. he's also going to be watching his nominee, ketanji brown

jackson, to see how that vote turns out to potentially elevate her to the supreme court. ericsome. eric: all right, david spunt live in wilmington, thank you. arthel: day 39 of putin's all-out assault on ukraine and his forces appear to be shifting their focus. so russian troops setting their eyes on the southern and eastern parts of the country after pulling back from the capital city of kyiv in the north. their latest strike hit the home of ukraine's navy if as we told you, odesa, the largest port, which ukrainian officials have been warning would be their next target. let's bring in retired four of star general jack keane, fox news senior analyst, chairman of the institute for the study of war and former vice chief of staff of the u.s. army. so, general keane, thank you for joining us. odesa is a key black seaport, ukraine's main naval base. why else is this a focus for russian forces? >> let me get that if in a second though ask make sure we

we truly understand what has happened here. battle for kyiv is over. and the -yard line requestens have won a -- ukrainians have won a decisive victory against russia's main effort. we can confirm from satellite coverage that the limited counterattacks ukrainians were doing have succeeded. but the russians have made a decision to retrograde and withdraw completely from the kyiv area, and that is ongoing. and chernihiv also there's at least a partial withdrawal going on, and it may be a complete withdrawal as we have seen in kyiv. and look at, this is very significant. russia came in here with a much-advertised, profession professional military as good as any in the world, and they attacked the capital i city of ukraine. and they did that with combined arms, ground forces supported by heavy artillery and also supported by some of the most

sophisticated aircraft in the world, and they lost that fight to the ukrainians. and it is very significant. and now they are focusing on the south. and the introductions here are absolutely9 accurate by our journalists. what putin wants is that whole southern coast from the donbas region all the way to odesa. why is that? it cuts off the ukraine from their exports and imports entirely, and and it forces, actually, a social and economic collapse inside of the country. so it has significant strategic value here. but there's no guarantee that that's going to happen, arthel. i mean, some of the reinforcing forces who have come in from georgia that were put into the donbas region got defeated almost immediately by the ukrainians, and they are now leaving as combat ineffective, and some of them are refusing to fight. i think the russians are

scraping the barrel here to get forces in from georgia and also from eastern russia. and i think they'll be challenged to bring in effective combat units. after all, the first units that arrived in ukraine were supposed to be there very -- arthel: the best of the best, yeah. >> -- and they've been pushed back. right. here's zelenskyy's issue, he's got an opportunity here and listen when he says he wants victory, he's got to martial his forces and reorient them and, certainly, drive these forces out of the country. that is what he wants. and anybody that starts to underestimate certificate end eleven sky at this point -- zelenskyy and his generals at this point are sadly mistaken, obviously, and that includes me and a bunch of others. so we've got to give them the credit that they're due here. and he wants different kinds of weapons for this offensive fight, arthel. that's why he wants long and mid-range air defense systems,

he wants migs, combat aircraft, he wants artillery, tanks and armored vehicles so he can launch these offensive operations against the russians who will be defend anything that area. it's a different kind of a fight than what he's been doing when he was completely on the defense. and that's why he's pressing so hard for these systems. i give the united states credit here, it looks like we're going to give them some tanks. we've got to find those aircraft for them as well as well as the long and mid-range air defense systems. they'll all be crucial to him. arthel: i want to play some sound right now, general, from president zelenskyy. let's take a listen. [speaking in native tongue] diswrt they are mining the whole territory. they are mining homes, equipment, even bodies of people who were killed. there are a lot of trip wires, a lot of other dangers. arthel: so, listen, the talks continue, as you know. ukraine said it would be willing now to abandon a build to join nato if declare itself neutral,

you know, that was putin's main demand. in return, ukraine would get security guarantees from other cubs. countries. but at this point can ukraine trust any security guarantees from other countries? >> well, i mean, the strength of zelenskyy certainly is his inspirational leadership that he provides, but he has a tendency to be a little all over the map when we're talking about what kind of deals he's willing to make. certainly, if you're going to be neutral, that's one thing. but you can't be neutral and then have military alliances with other countries, and you certainly can't be neutral and become a part of nato. so i think -- arthel: but he's saying he's giving that up. >> -- arkansas arthel, well, or he's pressing if for neutrality, but he wants military alliance ares. and those two things are opposing each ore. we'll see what actually turns out many ooh these negotiations -- in these negotiations. i do believe in mariupol falls,

i think it may be likely that the russians may, indeed, offer a ceasefire here -- arthel: yeah, because that's his prize, right, general keane? yeah, because mariupol is putin's trophy, right in so he's like, good, i'm done. i got what i wanted. he gets away with it. >> well, no, he wants the entire, he wants the entire southern coast, is what he wants finish. arthel: right. >> mariupol is certainly central to that. but i think he would see it to his advantage to offer a ceasefire because he's repositioning forces. he's got significant amount of forces that have been so badly damaged that they're combat ineffective, probably about 30% of his forces, ask and he tries to reconstitute that. a ceasefire will help him do that and help him gain some tactical advantage. putin always uses ceasefire. we've tracked him historically in syria and also in eastern ukraine in the past to gain with positional advantage and, in other words, to cheat and also

to rebill his forces. rebuild his forces. arthel: absolutely. that's what i'm saying about mare e pole. of course that whole renal, but that connects that land bridge that he so much is wanting since he invaded crimea in 2014. general keane, i always love talking to you. i do have to go for now. thank you very much, good to see you, and we'll see you next time. thanks, general keane. and we are going to have much more -- >> great talking to you, arthel. >> -- likewise. i'm going to speak with the ambassador, american ambassador to poland coming up, and then eric will talk with a ukrainian mother living in a bomb shelter with her young children. eric: but first, turning now to breaking news in northern california. sacramento police say 6 people were killed and at least 10 others wounded after a shooting spree erupted in the city's crowded downtown restaurant and club scene. it happened at two in the morning. marian rafferty following the

developing story for us. >> reporter: the situation's still unfolding in sacramento after 6 were killed and 10 injured in the early morning hours in downtown sacramento. police say they have no suspects. gunfire erupted around 2 a.m. as large crowds had gathered. pulse billion crime scenes spanning several city blocks with broken glass and crime scene tape visible. the police chief, kathy lester, calling the mass shooting complex and complicated. >> we have a large group of investigators that is responding, and they are just now beginning to conduct the preliminary investigation into this incident. this is a really tragic and unfortunate situation. >> reporter: chief lester also saying it's unclear if victims were targeted or how many shooters may have been involved. right now investigators are asking for anyone who has information to come forward. >> we are asking for the public's help in helping us to identify the suspects in in this. if anyone saw anything, has

video or comes by any information, we are asking for their assistance. >> reporter: sacramento mayor daryl steinberg expressing condolences on twitter saying words can't express my shock and sadness this morning. the numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend. we await more information about what exactly transpired in this tragic incident. and we are waiting to hear more from the sacramento police department. city hall, though, is open for families of victims who are seeking information. eric? eric: of course, we'll is have more when we get it. thank you. >> reporter: yes, we will, thank you. arthel: russian forces accused of committing cruel war crimes as ukraine fights for its survival. the latest on the humanitarian crisis and live reaction from a ukrainian mother if hiding with her children in a bomb shelter. finish. ♪ landscaper larry and his trusty crew... were delayed when the new kid totaled his truck. timber...

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♪ ♪ arthel: so more countries are beginning to open their doors to desperate ukrainians fleeing war and destruction. more than 4 million people have fled the war so far, and poland has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis. alexis mcadams is in poland right now with the latest from there. hi, alexis. >> reporter: hi, arthel. that's right. and more than 2 million of those

ukrainians refugees have fled here to poland. and because of that massive influx in refugees here, city officials are calling on the people who live here to help. and polish families we talked to have not only opened their hearts, but also their homes. look at this video, this is what we got here in southeastern poland. this family from ukraine staying with a local family. the homeowner/business owner gave the family a place to live, food and clothing all for free. ukrainian refugees tell me they travel with just a few bags and their kids not sure where they would stay, grateful for the support of the polish people who have majorly stepped up in a time of crisis. >> translator: here the warm reception, but we would like to get home. we are worried, you cannot enjoy anything. >> we would like very much to go home. we are really missing our families. >> reporter: as refugees continue to flee from ukraine to

poland by the day, major cities here say they have reached their capacity. officials have called for an international system of support with put in place immediately to help with the influx of refugees. the country's infrastructure, their school, their hospitals and even the supply chain is overwhelmed. how many more refugees can poland accept. >> well, the question is for government, of course, but at some point we will because it's, like, 2 million more people in the country that has around 36 million. so it's not the richest country in the world. right now we are coping with the situation, but we don't know how long it's going to last. >> reporter: poland is also extending social e benefits to ukrainian refugees so when they come here, they can go to a static location and get a government id number which is like our social securities number, then they can take that and get social services. officials here in poland are

telling me for kids to talk to social workers because of all the horrific trauma they've seen specifically in mariupol. arthel? arthel: yeah. the organizational skills there and the infrastructure they've put together so quickly there in poland is quite extraordinary. but you just can't help but feel for the people. they just want to go home, as they said. alexis mcadams, thank you. we'll talk to you again soon. eric: do you consider vladimir putin a war criminal? do you consider vladimir putin an enemy of humanity? do you consider vladimir putin conducting crimes against humanity? >> yes. he and his generals and the top of kremlin are war criminals. and it's my personal view, i think that international tribunal should be situated not even in the hague, but in mariupol. eric: powerful words if from a member of the ukrainian parliament. she was with me yesterday here

at fox news live. this is the mayor of kyiv -- this as the mayor of kyiv accuses russia of committing, in his words, genocide in his country. the world is shocked by the sickening images, the reports of ukrainians shot dead in the streets but but -- by the russian force. the images are disturbing. just north of the ukrainian capital, you're looking at dead bodies lying on the streets just showing the extent of putin's inhumanity. these people walking or bicycling or, as you can see that man or woman on the left, going about their normal lives, cut down by the russian troops apparently in cold blood. those retreating russian forces opening fire on citizens. some had their hands tied behind their backs, some of them were walking, riding bicycles, shot dead in what is now being called the bucha maas consider. joining us now is a ukrainian mother who's been hiding with

her children in a bomb shelter in kyiv. thank you so much for joining us. americans are with you. we are with you and ukraine. what is your reaction to the russian forces committing these unspeakable atrocities, just shooting people in the streets? >> it's awful. i'm sorry, i start to cry. i didn't want to cry, but it's just awful. we are in very deep grief right now, all of us in ukraine, because what we see from the town of bucha. i'm right now just 20 kilometers away from this small town. i'm in the northwest of kyiv, and i just can't imagine that while i was here alive, i was eating, i was nursing my child, i was sleeping, at this time there were people tortured just 20 kilometers away. there were children raped by russians and driving over their

bodies. there were women raped, children raped, there were men, civilians who were just tied and killed and tortured too, and it's inhuman. i mean, and putin personally, these were human beings. i don't know. it's awful. i mean, this is something that we just can't realize it really happened. it's awful. eric: what do you think should happen to vladimir putin? >> it should be criminal. he should be contracted. -- prosecuted. this should be international courts. it's a terrible war crime. it's a genocide. it is putin and his generals and everybody who were, you know, in the russian army, they should be prosecuted for these war crimes, for these crimes against humanity that they have done. if i cannot imagine any

negotiations with such people. eric: do you consider vladimir putin a war criminal? >> of course. i mean, it's obvious. it's obvious he is a terrorist, he is a war criminal, and he needs to be prosecuted. he needs to be stopped right nowment and -- now. look, we know what's happened in bucha right now. do you remember mariupol? and that there are still about 200,000 people who stay over there hiding in the basement under the heavy shelling. now you imagine what will happen to those people if mariupol gives up and if these people fall into hands of russians. just imagine these crimes that can happen over there. they should not happen. they should be stopped. i mean, ukraine needs, first of all, heavy weapons, meaningful

weapons to stop these russian criminals. and we need to prosecute putin for what he has done. it's not really the war, it's the epogen side happening here -- it's the genocide happening here against ukrainians. eric: right now you're hiding trying to protect yourself and your family. what is it like where you are right now and the situation you've been in, in a bomb shelter, you're cuddling your baby, for folks watching -- >> i'm right now, we're going to bomb shelter but, informs in fact, this is the basement of the building, and this is where i'm spending all the nights since the war started. i have three children. this is serena, she's five months old. i have a boy who's 5 years old and this girl is 7 years old. but i just imagine that the same could happen on my street. yes, even if russian troops will

not stop in bucha which is 20 kilometers away from here, just outside kyiv, if they were not stopped over there, the same would happen here on this street with me, with my children. we would be just murdered, slaughtered by russians. and this is what they want to do with all of ukrainians. we have a -- they do, they just kill. yes, they just, they do not come here to liberate anyone. they are coming to kill us. and i have a feeling that it's not fair what they think. eric: olena, one minute left. your children are the future and the hope of your country, your family and yourself. your final thoughts for them, for the baby, this wonderful, tiny baby you're holding. >> i'm sorry, i didn't hear what you said. eric: your hopes for your family, your baby there, the hope for the future of ukraine. do you have hope? you have life and hope in your

hands right now. >> i have hope. yes, of course i have hope. this is why i'm here. i didn't run away to the west or so poland. i think, you know, i think that poland has enough refugees already. i have hope, this is why i'm here. my husband, he joins the army. so he has hope too. otherwise he wouldn't go to the army. no, we have hope. we resist. we will do everything to stop, to stop putin, but, i mean, there are so many of them over there, and they are so aggressive, and they are well equipped, and we need really help. but we hope for this, yes. eric: god bless you, god bless your family and the people of ukraine as you cuddle your five-month-old. we hope for better times, and they will come at some point. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. eric: and and we'll be right back.

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arthel: we are going to our southern border now where agents are bracing for a potential spring wave of migrants after the cdc announced it is going to end trump era covid restrictions there. bill melugin back on the story live in rio grande valley, texas, with the latest. hi, bill. >> reporter: hi, arthel. good afternoon to you. even with title 42 in place, the u.s. border patrol chief says every one of his sectors are seeing higher numbers this year than they did last year, and remember last year set the record. cases in point, this is happening all over the place, and we'll show you some evidence of that. take a look at this photo out of tucson, arizona, sector. this is a group of 55 migrants they caught if arizona, 45 of them were unaccompanied minors between the ages of 12 and 17. most of this group from9 guatemala and cuba. then take a look at these wild photos out of border patrol's del rio sector. 22 migrants that agents found

hiding in car haulers on a moving train. concern moving train. we've seen this in the past, but agents say this is incredibly dangerous. some of them were trapped, and they have seen migrants die from doing this sort of thing before. more poe -- photos out of border control patrol's big bend sector. some of the most remoter the town on the texas/mexico border. a horse patrol ap rehended a group of runners out in the open desert. most of these guys were wearing cam plan -- camouflage. they did not want to be caught. when the federal government mass releases migrants, we have heard from former u.s. border patrol chief of rodney scott that when they run their criminal background checks, that is only on u.s. databases. take a listen. >> we do have access occasionally to some international criminal databases, but that's rare. for the most part, we're only -- they're only able to run the records checks against u.s. criminal databases.

so unless they've been in the u.s. and committed a crime, we're not going to have any idea what they did in another country. >> reporter: and earlier this morning gop house minority leader kevin mccarthy said he was going to be leading a delegation down here to the border later on this month to highlight what he says are the destructive world orer policies of the -- border policies of the biden administration. back to you. arthel: we'll take it back here. bill melugin, you're live for us at the southern border. thanks, bill. eric? some. eric: well, growing -- [inaudible] now, arthel, for will smith over his slap of comedian chris rock on stage at the oscars last week. netflix and sony are now suspending their films with the actor which could be the start of his hollywood career falling apart because of what he did. charles watson has more on this. charles? >> reporter: hi, everything. it appears he's paying the price as some of the hollywood studios take a step back from will smith after smacking comedian chris

rock for making a joke about smith's wife live one week ago on the oscars' stage. was set to star in netflix fast and loose, a movie about a crime boss with memory problems, but that film has since been put on hold according to the hollywood reporter. sony is also putting a pause on the fourth installment of the bad boys' series starring smith and comedian martin lawrence. on friday smith resigned from the academy after being widely criticized for his actions. in a statement he said he would, quote, fully accept any and all consequences for my actions and conduct at the oscars. it was shocking, painful and inexcusable. and if smith's intentions were to stop jokes at his family's expense, that plan may have backfired because the jokes keep coming. >> will smith -- [laughter] for those of you who don't know -- [laughter] walked on stage during the academy awards and slapped chris rock after he made a joke about jada pinkett smith which i think

was a disgraceful act and sets a terrible precedent for having to defend your wife at awards shows. >> during his acceptance speech, will smith said love will make you do crazy things. you know what else will make you do crazy things? crazy. >> reporter: denzel washington was seen consoling smith after the incident, when asked about the incident washington declined to go into the details of his conversation with smith but said prayer was needed, and he questioned who are we to condemn? now, chris rock who's also at the center of this did address this earlier this week in his show briefly. he said he's still processing the moment, but when he is able to talk about it, he'll be serious and funny. eric? eric: charles, thank you so much. arthel: hollywood is mourning the loss of estelle harris.

>> send me a memory board. [laughter] >> i always talk about your hands, how they're so soft and milky white. >> no, you never said mil key white -- >> i said milky white! [laughter] arthel: harris is best known for playing george costanza's judgmental mother on "seinfeld." actor jason alexander paid tribute to his the mom tweeting, quote: the joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. her voice gave life to iconic characters like mrs. potato head in "toy story." her family says the actress died of natural causes. she is survived by her 3 children, 3 grandsons and a great grandson. what a remarkable woman. estelle harris was 93 years old. s refreshing their app.

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>> we are in for a long slog that our allies and partners need to remain, that our resolve needs to remain strong and we need to continue to execute on the strategy of inflicting significant costs on the russian economy and, again, strengthening ukraine on the battlefield and at the negotiating table. arthel: the biden administration warning that the war in ukraine is not likely to end anytime soon. u.s. leaders say europe should brace for a violent conflict that could last several more weeks or even months. some admit it could be a challenge to keep the west united against slaughter and vladimir putin as harsh sanctions take a toll on the global economy. let's bring in now the u.s. ambassador to poland. ambassador, i first want to ask you how do you see it? do you think the west might not remain united existence russia? against russia? >> not from the standpoint in poland, arthel. i can tell you this country is

absolutely committed to the freedom and sovereignty of ukraine. i'm speaking to you, arkansas hell, from warsaw, poland. and in this city the alone, there's 300,000 ukrainian refugees, 10% of the population of this city right now is ukrainian refugees. and this country is committed to tough sanctions, to supporting the ukrainian people, and it was important, arthel, that president biden came here last weekend can and said in english for your freedom and ours, and i will say it in polish -- [speaking in native tongue] those were the words of the famous polish general when he came to support the american revolutionaries during the revolutionary war. and that is what our president said to the polish people, and it was an important reassurance that the poles got from the if americans. but i think unity is being maintained particularly here on the eastern front.

arthel: well, that's so wonderful to hear, and you're right, the presence of our president of the united states, president biden, being there physically there on the ground and giving those strong words and such sentiment of commitment is very important. and poland, of course, is very committed and provides refuge and support for ukraine, so many ukrainians in so many critical ways as you well know, ambassador. how long though, how long is what the world would like to know can poland take on such enormous weight and responsibility? >> well, you're right, and that's the right way of putting it. poland has taken on enormous weight and responsibility. think about this, arthel. in the last three weeks, poland has taken in around 2.5 million yawnen refugees -- ukrainian refugees. 2.5 million in three weeks, and there's a national policy to take those refugees into people's homes. and so you're right to ask me about the capacity issue.

and what poland has seen from people across the world -- and i'm so proud when i think about the ukrainian-american community, the polish-american community that has sent money, that has sent humanitarian supplies to help the refugees here. and so it's a lot of people that have come into this country and a lot of resources are being sent here to support it. more is needed. more is needed by the polish red cross -- arthel: let me, in if i may, i want to ask you specifically, ambassador, because again, the 2.5 million ukrainians at this point having fled to poland, that's a huge number of people looking for a safe haven. so what is the biggest challenge facing poland in this great humanitarian effort that could possibly be stepped away from being an out of control humanitarian crisis? >> well, the answer, arthel, is we can't know that that because we can't be in putin's ea head.

we don't know what furthermore records he will commitment that may send millions across the border. at this to point i can report to you that this country has this in hand although it needs and welcomes resources through its lead ngos and charities like the polish red cross, like the polish humanitarian assistance. but, quite frankly, it will be a capacity issue. and the hope for all the people who are coming here is that they can return to ukraine. that's why they're staying close to ukraine in poland and not going further west to germany, to france, to spain. they want to stay here, the ukrainian refugees, so they can go back to their homes quickly and start rebuilding. but how long it lasts, arthel, i don't know. we don't know what putin will do next. and in the meantime, tough sanctions, supporting the refugee withs the approach of the poles with the support by the americans is taking. arthel: well, ambassador, you clearly have sincere passion and

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♪ eric: well, the head of russia's space agency says the country will soon end its cooperation with the international space station until if sanctions imposed on russia for the war in ukraine end. so what does that mean for the seven is restaurant ises now circling the earth? -- astronauts now circling the earth? molly line joins us now. hi, molly. >> reporter: hello, eric. russia's space director is threatening to end cooperation on the international space center with massa and the rest of the west if the sanctions on moscow are not lifted -- nasa. the head argued this weekend that russia's role is vital, that only their soyuz spacecraft can transport astronauts. he also noted russia's role in delivering fuel and maintaining orbit, declaring this: >> translator: so working without russia is impossible just like working without

america. if they if pull us out of this, the iss wouldn't exist anymore. >> reporter: in a social media tear on twitter, he claims the sanctions put on russia is to kill the russian economy and plunge the people into despair and hunger, to put russia on, quote with, its knees. he declared i believe that the restoration of normal relations between partners in the international space station is possible only with the complete and unconditioning lifting of illegal sanctions. the recent tensions raised fears that american astronaut mark vandehei might be left behind, but he and two russian cosmonauts landed safely last week in kazahkstan. it is worth noting l rogozin has not provided details as to when and how cooperation would end. eric: molly, thank you so much. hello, kevin hart! earn big time with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee.

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ukrainian forces patrolling the newly liberal suburbs of kyiv and fighting more russian atrocities left behind. missile strikes on oil refinery in fuel storage facilities in the ukrainian port city of odessa. welcome to fox news live. i am mike emanuel. we have coverage near the ukraine border in poland. let's start things off with griff jenkins live in lviv ukraine. good morning, griff. >> good afternoon.