cbs' debora patta is in kyiv. >> reporter: good evening, mark.resident zelenskyy said today that counteroffensive and donald trump actions are under way in his country but would not be drawn on what phase they were in. this comes as ukraine is reeling from the humanitarian crisis triggered by the kahovka dam collapse. from putting out fires from an overnight drone strikes in o odesa, it has been a deadly week in ukraine. rescue workers are risking their lives to save those fleeing the flood-stricken areas where russian bombardment has not let up even as people try to reach dry land. ukraine's chief rabbi moshe reuven azman were helping to bring people to safety when more shelling landed nearby. this ukrainian family escaped in their own boat from a russian occupied town where they say the devastation caused by the dam collapse is even worse. "there were a lot of dead bodies" said victoria. "i saw them lying face down in the water. it was very hard to look at because i know them." elsewhere in the country, ukraine says its military has stepped up

cbs's debora patta is there tonight. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. well, it's been a deadly week for children in ukraine. russian missile attacks killed a 9-year-old girl in kyiv on thursday, and just this morning a toddler in dnipro. it is a grimly familiar scene. daylight revealing the full extent of the destruction. homes reduced to rubble. residents shocked and traumatized. "the explosion was unexpected and very strong," said lyubov. "i was thrown all the way into the corridor." overnight a frantic race for survivors and the news no parent should ever have to hear. a 2-year-old girl had been killed as she slept with her mother, who was badly injured. across the border in russia a new front line. anti-kremlin militia fighting alongside ukraine have stepped up attacks in the belgorod region. the daily hardships in ukraine being felt by russians who have taken temporary refuge in a shelter. "we're trying to be strong," said irina bulakova," because we have children who give us the incentive to carry on." in a self-recorded message on social media be

. >> i'm debora patta in kharkiv.nother young child killed in a russian missile attack. >>> on the cbs money watch, america's job market stays hot even as the economy faces headwinds. >>> not so sweet. why a georgia peach could be hard to find this summer. >>> and later, a "yellowstone" star's new mission, now asking to help the children of the fallen. >> that's my way of serving this country. >> announcer: this is the ""cbs evening news"" from new york with jericka duncan. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with new tensions between global rivals. today china's defense minister aggressively defended sailing a warship directly in front of an american missile destroyer. speaking at a summit in singapore, he warned the west to stay out of waters and air space near china's borders. the dangerous close encounter happened in the taiwan strait separating taiwan from china. cbs's elizabeth palmer leads us off tonight. >> reporter: addressing an audience of global security officials, c

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debora patta has the latest from kharkiv. >> reporter: it is a grimly familiar scene -- daylight revealing the full extent of the destruction, homes reduced to rubble, residents shocked and traumatized. "the explosion was unexpected and very strong," she said, "i was thrown all the way into the corridor." the frantic race for survivors and the news no parent should ever have to hear -- a 2-year-old girl had been killed as she slept with her mother who was badly injured. across the border in russia, a new frontline. anti-kremlin militia fighting alongside ukraine have stepped up attacks in the belgorod region. the daily hardships in ukraine being felt by russians who have taken temporary refuge in a shelter. "we're trying to be strong," said irina burlakova, "because we have children that give the incentive to carry on." on a message on social media, belgorod's governor, vyacheslav gladkov, urged residents to evacuate the border towns. but in a newly posted ukraine video was anything to go by, things could get much tougher for both sides in this war. released with the tag line "plans love s

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debora patta, thank you. >>> now to a surprise move in the world of professional golf.ropean tour today announced a merger with controversial saudi-backed liv golf. cbs's manuel bojorquez reports the agreement follows months of lawsuits and suspensions that have teed off some of the game's biggest names. >> reporter: the stunning announcement comes after a bitter two years, which saw saudi-backed liv golf poach some of the sport's biggest names with lucrative deals as the pga fought back, suspending those players from pga events. david due sec is a senior writer at golf week. >> i don't think there's any way you can look at this and say the liv golfers weren't the winners. they obviously won on this. >> reporter: among the biggest names to join liv golf, hall of famer phil mickelson tweeted, awesome day today. pga champs tiger woods and rory mcilroy have not commented on today's news but have been vocal critics of golfers who joined liv. >> my dad said to me a long time ago, once you make your bed, you lie in it. and they've made their bed. so, you know, that's their de

the bss debora patta is in ukraine with more on this humanitarian and ecological disaster. >> reporteroding is becoming clear. it sank homes and businesses, leaving thousands trapped in rising waters. desperate residents wait for help from rooftops as ukrainian drones, so often used for destruction, become lifesavers, dropping fresh drinking water. soldiers and volunteers manning boats have been working tirelessly to evacuate the stranded, hauling them through windows, and from the murky waters, while simply carrying the frail and elderly to drive land. animals, terrified and soaked to the skin, come, too. the people of kherson waved through the day lose, clutching the few belongings they can carry, using whatever stays afloat. and everywhere, anger is close to the surface. "putin must burn in hell, this woman curses. adding, they couldn't finish us off, now they're trying to drown us. and even as they had to safety,s the war to russia to their doorstep, continues to wage around them. there are also thousands trapped in the floods in russian occupied areas near the dram. ukraine has ur

cbs's debora patta has the tragic details from inside ukraine. >> reporter: another predawn round ofking a day set aside for the protection of children by shattering the safety of this man's family. his 9-year-old granddaughter was killed, along with her mother. vladimir putin, meanwhile, celebrated international children's day in a virtual meeting, far from the reality of the battlefront, where ukrainian forces are keeping the kremlin guessing about their looming counteroffensive. these troops are back from the intense fighting on the eastern front line, but there is no time to rest. they are out here honing their battlefield skills. we watch the infantry team practicing advancing on enemy positions and simulate clearing trenches, as drones buzzed overhead, feeding back real-time intelligence to a nearby reconnaissance team. this is a battle-hardened unit, who have been fighting in bakhmut and took part in a lightning counteroffensive in this region last september. but the battle doesn't let up. "absolutely not," the unit's deputy commander maksim told us. "it all still lies ahead."

debora patta, thank you. we want to turn now to some breaking news back here at home.outside a high school graduation ceremony in richmond, virginia, out this afternoon. our cbs richmond affiliate, wttv r, has obtained a cell from the scene. we are hearing at least five victims have been shot, including three with life-threatening injuries. the shooting happened at a theater on the campus of virginia commonwealth university, which went on lockdown. police are on the scene fear of our affiliate reports that two suspects are in custody. now to a surprise move in the world of professional golf. the pga tour and european tour today announced a merger with controversial saudi-backed liv golf. cbs's manuel bojorquez reports the agreement follows months of lawsuits and suspensions that have teed off some of the game's biggest >> reporter: the stunning announcement comes after a bitter two years, which saw saudi-backed liv golf coach some of the sports biggest names with the good of deals as the pga fought back, suspending thoe players from pga event. david dusek is a "lf week

and cbs's debora patta is there. >> reporter: russia's ministry of defense claims this video shows itslling a major ukrainian advance in the eastern donetsk region. we can't verify this, and kyiv has denied it, doing its best to keep the kremlin off balance, sending mixed signals instead. the latest was this. >> shh. >> reporter: a video with the tagline "plans love silence" where ukrainian soldiers are seen urging operational secrecy around any talk of the counteroffensive. but just ten days ago, at different video showed ground troops preparing for battle, armed with western weapons under the banner "it's time to take back what is ours." what kyiv will say is that ukrainian forces have advanced once again on bakhmut and retaken territory on the outskirts of the city. while just across the border in russia, a new frontline has opened up. anti-kremlin militia backed by ukraine have stepped up on villages in the belgorod region. kyiv's silence on counteroffensive has not stopped intense speculation over whether it's officially begun. what we do know is that its troops are intensifying o

the fighting is mostly taking place in eastern ukraine, and cbs's debora patta is there. >> reporter: russia's ministry of defense claims this video shows its troops repelling a major ukrainian advance in the eastern donetsk region. we can't verify this, and kyiv's denied it, doing its best to keep the kremlin off balance, sending mixed signals instead. the latest was this. >> shh. >> reporter: a video with the tag line "plans love silence," where ukrainian soldiers are seen urging operational secrecy around any talk of a counteroffensive. but just ten days ago, a different video showed ground troops preparing for battle, armed with western weapons under the banner "it's time to take back what is ours." what kyiv will say is that ukrainian forces have advanced once again on bakhmut and retaken territory on the outskirts of the city while just across the border in russia, a new front line has opened up. anti-kremlin militia backed by ukraine have stepped up attacks on villages in the belgorod region. kyiv's silence on its counteroffensive has not stopped intense speculation over whethe

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debora patta reports from the war zone. >> reporter: ukraine is finally on the march.perations switched to offensive ones. just this morning, as the battle continued nearby, ukrainian tr they'd liberated store ja vey in the donetsk region. [ speaking in a global language ] "at first we were met with heavy russian artillery," said this soldier. "but then we took it back house by house." celebrations are muted, though. there is no time to pause. they must continue pressing forward. over the weekend in the village of la hoe dotny, fighters were seen trading gingerly through the ruins of another shattered building before hoisting the ukrainian flag through the smashed window of what used to be a local community center. [ speaking in a global language ] "we're kicking the enemy out," said this soldier. "it is the warmer feeling there is." and close by, these troopsaiet y rain re,rs of joy a difft kind. ukrainian soldiers captured by russian forces in bakhmut, mariupol, and elsewhere have returned home. more than 90 fighters swapped in a prisoner exchange with the kremlin. a

debora patta reports. >> reporter: misery upon misery for the people of kherson.g their possessions, using whatever they can to stay afloat. while stranded animals gather on what little high ground they can find. fresh drinking water is flown in by drones to desperate residents and soldiers and volunteers work tirelessly to evacuate those trapped by rising waters. hauling them through windows or out of the murky depths and carrying the frail and elderly to safety. bubut dananger is alwayays clcls katarina, as a russian shell lands nearby, this may be a disaster area, but it is still a war zone where despite russia's retreat from kherson city last year, the bombabardment has not let up. everywhere anger is close to the surface. "putin must burn in hell," this woman curses, adding "they couldn't finish us off. now they're trying to drown us." even with a catastrophe of this magnitude, the fighting rages on with incremental ukrainian gains being made, kyiv claims, on the eastern front. here their troops are seen advancing on russian positions around the ruined city o

as reported by cbs's debora patta, providing security for the president of the central african republic for gold mining contracts. >> the department of treasury will be designating -- >> reporter: things turned sour in ukraine between prigozhin and the russian military elite in the late spring. calling out the russian defense minister and a top general of starting his forces of ammunition and equipment, costing the lives of thousands. now after squaring off against putin himself, banished to belarus, what next for yevgeny prigozhin? >> people keep saying that he's marked for assassination. there's a very good chance. i don't think it might come from the kremlin. i think it might come from the ministry of defense because he embarrassed them hugely. but then again, he's been marked for assassination since the '90s. >> so he's not the kind of character to go into hiding but he's now a warlord forced into early retirement. another big question is what becomes of the wagner group without its leader in regions like africa and the middle east. >> that was charlie d'agata reporting. >>> the ukr

cbs's debora patta has the tragic details from inside ukraine. >> reporter: another pre-dawn round of for the protection of children by shattering the safety of this man's family. his 9-year-old granddaughter was killed along with her mother. vladimir putin, meanwhile, celebrated inter meeting far from the reality of the battlefront, where ukrainian forces are keeping the kremlin guessing about their looming counteroffensive. these troops are back from the intense fighting on the eastern front line, but there's no time to rest. they are honing their battlefield skills. we watched the infantry team practicing advancing on enemy positions and simulate clearing trenches as drones buzzed overhead, feeding back real-time intelligence to a nearby reconnaissance team. this is a battle-hardened unit who have been fighting in bakhmut and took part in a lightning counteroffensive in this region last september. but the battle doesn't let up. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: bsy t, " the unit's deputy commander, maxim, told us. "it all still lies ahead." heartbreaking details about