right now on "america this morning," breaking news from the war in ukraine. peace talks planned for today, but overnight, word that ukraine's neighbor to the north could be joining the russian invasion. dramatic new video from the front lines. a drone strike reportedly taking out russian forces. overnight, market chaos as global sanctions take effect. the russian currency plunging. the russian central bank responding with drastic action. >> oil prices rising. a new prediction on how high gas prices could rise. americans in russia urged to leave the country immediately as more countries shut down their air space to russian planes. one flight to new york city forced to turn around midflight. the refugee crisis growing worse bit hour, with fears that

millions could be displaced. we're there with families ripped apart by this crisis. what happens next? our experts weigh in on putin's next move. right now on "america this morning." good monday morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news from the war in ukraine. russian forces claim they now have air dominance over ukraine, although we cannot verify that claim. >> there's also word that soldiers from neighboring belarus may soon join the fight, teaming up with forces from russia. that raises doubts about the peace talks scheduled today between ukraine and russia as fighting rages around ukraine's two biggest cities. >> meanwhile, the u.s. government is now asking americans to leave russia because so many flights are being canceled. europe and canada are closing their air space to russian planes. >> overnight, stock futures dropping on wall street. at one point the dow falling 600 points before climbing back.

in moscow, the value of russia's currency is plunging as sanctions take effect. we begin with the latest from ukraine. this morning, some hope for peace, however unlikely. delegates from ukrain and russia meeting for talks today near the border with belarus. ukraine's president already acknowledging there's little hope for any breakthrough. overnight "the washington post" reporting belarus is now preparing to send soldiers into ukraine to fight with the russians. a major battle is under way in kharkiv. ukraine's second-largest city 25 miles from the russian border. russian forces briefly took control of kharkiv sunday but they were pushed back. this video showing ukrainian troops picking through what remains of a russian convoy that came under attack. the region's governor posting a defiant message on facebook, "control over kharkiv is completely ours." outside the country's capital

kyiv, a massive fire after a russian missile destroyed an oil refinery. the ukrainian military striking back, releasing a video they say shows a drone attack on russian forces. now in an ominous sign, these new satellite images showing a long convoy of russian ground troops approaching kyiv. >> everybody, everybody feeling not so well. we are pressed but not depressed. >> reporter: a pentagon official calls the ukrainian resistance creative. the ministry of defense is urging people to remove street signs and numbers to confuse and disorient the enemy. the government is distributing weapons to civilians along with recipes for molotov cocktails. many analysts agree putin underestimated the ukrainians. >> i think it changes everything for putin. he was i think clearly hoping for an easier path to victory. now he's not only losing some tactical engagements, he's losing this entire war of messaging. >> reporter: ukraine now reporting more than 350 civilian

deaths, including 14 children, as russian rockets reportedly hit playgrounds and residential buildings. patients in a children's hospital are now staying in this makeshift bomb shelter. this mother telling her child, "we live here now, this is our house." now russian president vladimir putin putting his nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, claiming his country is under threat from nato. >> the nuclear problem, it's not so simple. >> reporter: he served as russian minister of foreign affairs in the '90s. he believes putin's inner circle would never risk nuclear warfare. >> they risk everything. their families. because the nuclear war is a doomsday situation for everyone, it's suicidal. so somebody will stop him. >> the white house says putin's decision to put nuclear forces on alert is part of a many-factor threat to justify aggression. police in russia cracking

down on anti-war protests. a human rights group says nearly 6,000 protesters have been arrested across russia. police in riot gear were seen dragging some protesters into vans. >> reporter: the atmosphere in central russia tense, there's an announcement saying the central square is closed. these barricades winding around the entire square. >> james longman reporting. russians are flocking to cash machines, withdrawing $10 billion in recent days. russia's central bank raised a key interest rate overnight from 9% to 20%. the historic sanctions imposed on the russian economy are beginning to take effect. americans could feel the pinch. oil prices rose sharply overnight. gas prices in the u.s. could average $4 per gallon in a matter of weeks or sooner. abc's emwin has more on the financial impact of the war. >> reporter: russia's currency collapsed overnight as sanctions further isolate the country's

economy from the rest of the world. the value of the russian ruble hitting an all-time low this morning. the first business day since harsh sanctions were imposed against moscow for waging war on ukraine. some russian banks have been cult off from the international banking communications system known as s.w.i.f.t. european operations for one state-owned russian bank are already facing bankruptcy, saying in a press release, they're fail organize likely to fail. >> moscow's opening has been delayed but as expected the russian ruble coming under intense pressure after the country's central bank was clock are blocked from s.w.i.f.t. citizens were lining up at atms to withdraw foreign currency, fearful of a ruble collapse. the currency tanking at one point 40% of the u.s. dollar monday. >> reporter: critics say u.s. sanctions on russia don't go far enough. >> i know they say they've sanctioned 80% of the banks in russia. vladimir putin controls 100% of

the banks in russia. he can use the other 20% to continue to finance his war machine. >> reporter: worldwide today, more fallout for the russian economy. oil giant bp is offloading its 20% share in a russian state-owned oil and gas company. u.p.s. and fed ex are suspending shipments to the country. some bars and liquor stores in the u.s. are pulling russian vodka from their shelves. >> i usually drink vodka, so i'll have to find a vodka from a different country. >> reporter: in the meantime, several more countries are pledging military ate to ukraine including sweden and finland. at a rally outside the white house, ukraine's ambassador to the u.s. had this message for the people of russia. >> they don't want to be accomplices to war crimes. stand up and say it. because otherwise, they are as guilty as their leadership. >> reporter: meanwhile, in the sports world, fifa has decided not to ban russia from

international soccer, deciding instead to ban the russia flag and anthem. to the heartbreaking images of families being torn apart, fleeing ukraine. more than 420,000 refugees have been counted so far, but that number could soon reach into the millions. abc's matt gutman is in ukraine. >> reporter: we were in this tunnel at the train station in lviv. refugees packed so tightly, they could only shuffle forward. parents clutching their children's hands. there have got to be 1,000 people in this tunnel, all of them pushing their way towards the last track here. that's where the train just arrived to move into poland. roads leading to poland and safety jammed for dozens of miles. the u.n. says 422,000 people have fled ukraine in just the past 72 hours. and everywhere, bad news. for these people, no escape tonight. >> no new train, because poland cannot accept any more trains. >> reporter: julianna said it's only going to get worse.

>> the refugees are coming and coming, they are more and more and more. every hour, 5,000 to 10,000 new people coming. >> every hour, 5,000 to 10,000 new people are coming here? >> yes. a lot of them -- three hours ago, ten times less people. >> reporter: the air still, babies wailing, people barely able to move, tempers started to flare. andre had volunteered to help with crowd control. >> first will be women and children -- >> reporter: african and middle eastern immigrants among the refugees telling us they believe they've been discriminated against, waiting for their turn for three days on that platform, and their turn hasn't come. they are legally allowed to leave the country. ukrainian men of fighting age are not. at the border with poland, sasha holding wife svetlana's face in his hands, whispering his love and a final few instructions, bringing his kids in close.

>> you can go? >> i don't want to go. >> you want to stay here? >> of course. >> to fight? >> yes. >> reporter: on that platform, this mother smoothing out her son's jacket and crying. unsure when or if she'd see him again. a u.n. official telling me this exodus we're seeing from ukraine is the biggest number of people displaced in europe in the shortest amount of time since world war ii. called it unprecedented. >> truly is unbelievable. our thanks to matt gutman there. more from ukraine hear this half hour. coming up, the other headlines, including new concern about the future of the baseball season. also ahead, a wild crash. a tractor-trailer goes flying off a bridge. what we're learning about this deadly home e

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troops they can send in. they're known for using very hostile tactics, sometimes against civilians. this could get much more intense. we should all be rooting for the ukrainian people and their army. >> with that what can the u.s. do to help arm ukrainians or will any steps be too little too late? >> it won't be too little too late. we see the reports of the destruction of so many armored vehicles, tanks, aircraft, largely because of the weapon system that is the u.s. and our nato allies provided. these are anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. they're not too sophisticated to use. we should continue to do this. we should also provide intelligen intelligence. we should also provide financial

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