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i am cori coffin. next door starts right now. arts right now ,.ptions of what is happening on the ground here in ukraine, they are graphic. they are disturbing, and difficult to watch. this is not going to be typical sunday morning fair. some of the worst images we have seen so far, from vladimir putin's brutal roy of choice are coming to light today. some of the worst images you may ever see on television. we must watch, we must bear witness, because it is the truth to which we cannot and must not shield arrives. with that warning, let's get to it. ukrainian forces say they have fully liberated areas in towns around kyiv, however any celebration about that liberation is more than overshadowed by what has been discovered in the wake of the russian retreat. while ukrainian flags may fly once again in these towns, they are flying over the bodies of dozens, hundreds, perhaps thousands of dead ukrainian civilians. killed and witnessed by russian troops. for nothing other than being ukrainian.

welcome to alex witt reports, i'm cori coffin. ukraine prepares for a fierce battle coming up in the donbas region. satellite images captured friday show a military convoy east of kharkiv eight miles long and moving south. they say the convoy is made up of hundreds of armored vehicles, trucks and tow artillery. >>> president volodymyr zelenskyy is holding out for a peace agreement. there are new signs today that ukraine may finally be getting some of the weapons it's been asking for. >> along with chairman milley, i spent two hours on the phone with the chief of the armed forces and president zelenskyy's top aid. we went through every weapons system they're seerking in priority order and we've developed plans to deliver them as rapidly as possible. some have been delivered. others are in the process of being delivered. >> british officials say president boris johnson was very specific about the kinds of weapons he's willing to deliver. >> they talked about more antitank missiles and also supplying some heavy armor, and the prime m

. >> and i'm cori coffin >>> during his easter mass pope francis call an end to the conflict air strikes are continuing this morning including in the city of western lae veev let's get an update. raph, what are you seeing? >> reporter: cori, good morning. all morning here the air raid sirens have been blaring after a russian missile strike near the train station here in lviv the mayor says six people were killed in that attack. 11 were injured including a child. three of the targeting that hit were military targets. but they also hit a civilian car repair shop. it's pretty unusual for strikes to happen this far west. we've been talking all week end. but this is vladimir putin asserting nowhere in ukraine is out of his range of missiles part of what's so shocking is that station has been an absolute lifeline for civilians fleeing the fighting in the east, coming here to the relative safety of the west. lviv is known as a place where people can come, be safe, prepare to cross the border going further west, but this morning that sense of security absolutely shattered by russian cruise missi

. >> good morning, i'm cori coffin >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera it's day 58 and the fierce battle continues over the port city of mariupol y ukrainian troops are still surrounded in a factory and they refuse to back down. and there are still 120,000 citizens blocked from leaving the city which has been running low on food and medicine for weeks. raf, what do we know this hour about what's happening in mariupol >> frances, we all saw vladimir putin say he saw no need for his forces to storm that steel plant where ukrainian troops are holed up, but despite that order from the russian president, russian troops continue assaulting that plant. that is according to the ukrainian military the situation for those ukrainian troops and the civilians trapped in the tunnels underneath that plant almost unimaginable at this point they're desperately low on food, water and ammunition to keep on fighting the british intelligence says the reason putin is not storming that plant is he knows he can't do so without losing a huge number of troops but he needs those soldiers to continue fightin

"early today" starts right now good morning i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm steven romo there were no signs of a ceasefire this easter weekend in russia as it continues its violence against ukraine the russian military launches more air strikes and demanding the surrender of the battered city mariupol. 95% of the town is no longer standing according to some estimates, but ukrainian forces are refusing to back down. here is nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: mariupol makes its last stand only a coupe thousand soldiers still holding out in a steel factory, defying russia's ultimatum to surrender the troops are determined to stay >> the city has not fallen there are still our military forces, our soldiers so they will fight until then. as for now they are still in mariupol. >> reporter: russia's military claims it controls most of the city's center. an assertion that couldn't be confirmed. but if the city does finally fall, ukraine's president warned of major consequences. "the russians are make a huge mistake," said president zelenskyy. "the destruction of all our guys in mariupol, what they're

i'm cori coffin.ing today he wants peace, he wants the war to end and is willing to put aside emotions to negotiate with those torturing his nation. but at the same time, maxar technology says these satellite images captured on friday show a military convoy east of kharkiv, eight miles long, made up of hundreds of armored vehicles with artillery and support equipment, moving south. >> ukraine won the battle for kyiv. now another battle is coming. the battle for donbas. and of course we are preparing, working it our partners to get all necessary weapons. and the united kingdom has been taking the lead in working with us on the issues which we need the most, such as

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