cbs's debora patta is in kharkiv with more on that. >> nothing is sack receipt in ukraine. is safe. the fighting in the eastern town of severodonetsk is so intense that sunday mass was held in the church basement. >> russian forces are pounding donbas andere ukrainians managed to force russian troops to retreat, there is concern that they are gearing up or another offensive. >> the nearest russian stronghold here in tsurkuny is just two mines down this road. >> this is a key position for ukraine to hold that is why they are fighting tooth and nail to keep russia away. >> leading the charge deputy commander kapa. we know the russians are regrouping, he told us. but we're also not sitting still. what they need, he says is stronger firepower, long-range, heavy artillery. >> do you have any american weapons here? >> no, no. >> is that what you want? >> before war came to kharkiv, the men of the 127th territorial defense unit lived ordinary civilian lives. they were teachers, surgeons, dentists, kapa had a small business. now they are fighting with their heart. >> i have a child

. >> reporter: i'm debora patta with the latest. of victory parade monday. >> diaz: first lady jill biden meets ukrainian refugees fleeing the horror of war. what 100 million new covid infections and a wave of deaths. >> we'll need leadership to get through this next phase of pandemic. >> diaz: plus abortion battle. justice thomas warns, the supreme court cannot be bullied. new cues in cuba about a deadly explosion at a five star hotel. new video tonight as the manhunt in alabama for the two fugitives intensifies. and later marking mother's day with a full house. this family looks forward. >> i guess what i'd want for mother's day is go to a hotel and sleep. >> this is the cbs weekend news. from chicago, with adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening, tonight both ukraine and russia say all women children and the elderly who are seeking shelter at a steel plant in mariupol have been evacuated. it's been under siege for weeks. today in the west, the city of odessa came under fire hit by at least six missiles. its drones firing ton flagship

debora patta, cbs news eastern ukraine. >> strayed ahead on the cbs evening news, how banning trafficps could save lives lfs. . >> on the second anniversary of george floyd's death this week president biden signed an executive officer order on police reform. george floyd's killing also prompted a growing number of police departments to ban minor traffic stops. in a move some say could save lives. >> i'm stopping you, do you have a license? >> no i don't. >> in grand rapid michigan a traffic stop started with a license plate and ended with patrick lyoya dead. in lansing banned traffic stops altogether in 2020 after the killing of george floyd the goal, to end racial profiling and so-called pretextural stops. says lansing mayor andy schor. >> what's been the push back you've gotten because you're asking the police not to enforce the law. >> what, our police officers are still pulling people over but doing it for public safety reasons. >> the officers were concerned we were trying to take tools away from them. >> lansing police officer ellery sosebee says,. >> if there's not a gun in the

debora patta, thank you so much.s "eye on america," we focus our attention on female veterans and mental health. women are the fastest growing demographic in the military, and the v.a. says they're also almost twice as likely to suffer from mental health issues than men. some of the reasons is they're more likely to experience sexual trauma and adjusting to life after the military. as cbs' kris van cleave reports, asking for help is often the hardest part. >> reporter: sharjuan burgos is taking a leap of faith, skydiving with the army's golden knights parachute team. but it's nothing compared to the leap the retired army major took seeking help for p.t.s.d. after deployments to iraq and afghanistan. >> the hardest part for me was seeking mental health treatment the first time, sometimes making that first step into a facility or even just seeking treatment is the hardest thing you'll ever do. >> reporter: these jumps are about raising awareness of the mental health challenges facing women veterans, something former p.

here is cbs' debora patta. >> reporter: in a dimly lit corner of this gloomy basement sits the last childin kutnuzivka: eight-year-old tymofiy seidov. the days are marked on the calendar-- 84 since he moved in. signs of domestic life are scattered around this dystopian hideout. at the beginning of the war, there were 140 people living down here, 40 of them kids. some managed to flee. the rest got stuck here. dark circles ring the eyes of the young and the old. sleep has not come easily. above, a brutal battle was being fought. vladimir putin had set his sights on capturing the city of kharkiv. kutnuzivka was in the way. "the soldiers stole our apartment," this woman said, "and forced us to live down here." just 15 miles from the russian border, the village was only recently liberated. the russian troops may have been pushed out, but their rockets can still fly in. tymofiy is too traumatized to even talk about it. you must have been scared. "yes," is all he says. all his friends have left the bunker. he misses them the most. do you have a best friend? where is your friend now? "they ran aw

and cbs' debora patta will start us off from kyiv. good evening, debora. >> reporter: good evening. heavy fighting continues at that azovstal steel plant, making the evacuation of civilians slow and perilous. around 15 made it out safely today, but there are still many more inside with them, ukrainian soldiers who remain defiant. ♪ ♪ ♪ ukrainian soldiers holed up for over two months inside the plant might be claying the inevitable, but they are the only defense against russia gaining full control of mariupol. nobody expected them to hold out for so long. this is what the city looked like just after the start of the war. look at it now. trapped alongside the fighters, over 100 civilians. the kremlin had promised another cease-fire today to allow them safe passage, but it's unclear how successful it's been. fighting along several fronts has intensified ahead of russia's version of v-day. that's when president vladimir putin is reportedly hoping to celebrate a major victory in this war. instead, he's facing accusations 00 us sting no to date, over time building its case, gathering evid

norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta, thank you. and still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," breaking news: a plane skids off the runway at a major airport. staggering new numbers in america's fentanyl crisis. and an update on the baby formula shortage. how soon could a major supplier be back online? ever leave your clothes in the dryer and find a wrinkled mess? leaving clothes so soft, wrinkles don't want to stick around. make mornings smoother with downy wrinkle guard fabric softener. . >> o'donnell: some breaking news just coming in about a scary inskent this afternoon at bush intercontinental airport in houston. a united airlines flight skidded off the runway after landing with 16 people on board. the plane ended up in a grassy field near a construction area, but no one was injured in the incident. regional sky west airlines operates the flight for united express and said its plane went off the runway following a steering issue. all right, we've been reporting this week on america's worsening fentanyl crisis, and today, the

margaret. >> brennan: powerful reporting tonight from debora patta. of the video evidence of those alleged russian war crimes is being found on social media. on this sunday's "60 minutes," cbs' scott pelley reports on the group of onl group of online investigators who are using artificial artifil intelligence to try to fin intelligence to try to find every image. >> reporter: nearly everyone in ukraine is a witness with a camera. bellingcat is combining tens of thousands of social media posts to make them searchable by place and time. >> and we look as many sources as possible, and use those sources to build a picture of what happened. videos, photographs, satellite imagery. then we look at the witness statements and the various allegations made by either side. >> reporter: locations and times are corroborated with independent sources, including satellite images and google street view. the goal is to provide verified evidence for future criminal trials. >> and it also means we're collecting an archive of material that for future generations they can g

as debora patta reports, the kremlin's assault continues to intensify in ukraine. >> reporter: a show of strength by russia's vladimir putin as fighter jets in a z formation ripped through the skies over moscow ahead of the annual may 9 victory day parade. that's also the day putin had hoped to declare victory in ukraine. even in mariupol, which has been shelled relentlessly for over two months, there is still a last pocket of resistance. inside the steel mill, dozens of civilians remain holed up alongside hundreds of ukrainian soldiers who refuse to surrender. this russian video purportedly shows the bombing of the plant. that assault intensified as russian troops backed by artillery stormed the steel works. the more russia flexes its military muscle, the harder ukrainians fight back, and they've been joined in the war by american fighters like manus, blinded by shrapnel. >> i can take it, i'm old and -- i'm young, i'm a man, i'm strong. it's the kids and the old people i worry about. >> reporter: not just casualties of the war but heroes. red taylor and two friends were fighting alo

and in the east, debora patta spent time with a private militia doing its part to protect one ukrainianssian invaders. >> now we're in action area. >> reporter: this man has become adepat ve. n chatter ell inke h men of his russia's firing line. >> so this is our first place from where we started. >> reporter: just a few months ago, he was a wealthy businessman. now he's using his millions to fund a volunteer defense unit. we're off to the next base. he's convinced ukraine has a clear advantage in this war. >> ukrainian people are difficult from russians in one very important thing. ukrainians love freedom. >> reporter: our next stop is across an open road. >> it's more or less safe, but you better watch your step any way. two pairs, let's go. >> reporter: it's cloudy skies. >> it's cloudy. >> reporter: so it obscured the view. a quick sprint to avoid being spotted by russian drones. >> do you think i am not worried? i am also worried. everybody is worried here. everybody is afraid. >> reporter: but if an army runs on its stomach, this one is doing very well. food and weapons pre alongs

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