the target, the capital kip ukraine's president says the response from the west is not good enough. so what are the options? can ukraine defend itself? this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm hammer, jim, jim rushes, invasion of ukraine is intensifying with air and ground assaults. russian troops have taken several towns and cities, and also the chernobyl nuclear disaster site. now they're attacking the capital kiff ah, explosions and gunfire have forced hundreds of thousands of people to escape to subway stations and make shift bomb shelters. russian tanks have arrived over the border from belarus, ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says russia is targeting civilian areas. he is calling for stronger sanctions against moscow, adding his country is being forced to fight alone. golly boom boom, badly together when bombs fall on key if it happens in europe, not just in ukraine. when missiles kill all people, it's the death of europeans. i demand greater security for europe, greater protection for ukraine as part of a democratic weld. the u. s. australia and jap

ukraine and russia are one people. a majority of the ukrainians we've spoken to disagree, a majority want to be closer to the west. here in the cultural capital city of ukraine, u.s. kippoke to residents who say they are more nervous now than in recent weeks, some finding old bomb shelters just in case. in an interview with the city's mayor, he says putin's goal is to put the ussr back together. >> putin have rebuilt soviet union together with ukraine and belarus, kazahkstan, this crazy idea. ukrainian country, independent country. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell me they're seeing increased fuel shipments to the russian are front lines, a worrying concern on the ground here in ukraine. neil? medical school meehl lucas, thank you, my friend. please be safe out this. lucas tomlinson in ukraine. let's talk to harry -- [inaudible] senior director. people forget no matter what russia does, it's going to be financially impacted from this. and yet we don't appreciate just how much, do we? >> no. i don't think we do. i think vladimir putin's trying to carefully calibrate what he's going to do next. and i'll tell you one thing, neil, russia -- i doubt -- is going to invade uk

ukraine's capital t. f. of these images show what appears to be a motel strike on a residential towel on the outskirts of kip. federal floors have been damaged that some clear so far if there are any victims, we are trying to establish what exactly happened. russian defense ministry sources say it was caused by mis, all god and failure in ukraine's edison system. a key of says it was a russian missile strike when you cranes, capital officials arising residence to take refuge in bomb shelf is resident saw seeking safety. also in the cities metro stations o, one verified footage has emerged on line showing, fighting in the conoco of region which borders russia and the don bus plains have allegedly been flying over the city of buck alaya, shots and powerful explosions have been heard. russian forces have allegedly destroyed ukrainian army warehouse. the son of schilling is being heard in multiple parts of ukraine, including of course, the eastern. now, russia says, independent republics of the nest, where all these are one call sort of explains what exactly is going on. pull about 7 pm local time. we heard so r