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the fall of kherson, a serious blow to ukrainian resistance, right? >> reporter: that is right, wolf. this is the first major city to fall since this war began one week ago. and despite the -- nothing short of heroic efforts of ukrainian forces defending various towns and cities across the country, it appears kherson has now fallen. that is important, on the sea of azov, trying to build a corridor right up to moldova. we just don't know what their plan is yet, wolf and that is what got so many people here in kyiv, here capital, very much on edge. not knowing what russia's end game is here. it had been a quiet day earlier, then a few hours ago we heard a very loud explosion coming from not too far away. what we're hearing now is that hit an area near the main railway stations where thousands have been evacuating, but it is was a piece of the missile that fell off and didn't hit the train station but it did hit and damage a heating pipeline. it does not appear that there were any casualties other than that. but we have heard the air raid sirens going at

let's go to kherson in the southern part of ukraine. kherson is right here. port city of 300,000 people. notice the russians have moved up. they are moving up to mykolaiv here, not too far from the main port of odesa. if russia controls this area right here, what they will effectively do is control the entire black sea coast of ukraine. between this area, this area, and the sea of azov, they are making it a landlocked country. . >> you talk about some of the weapons we have seen, perhaps used but that are certainly on the move here. >> right. one of the areas in which these weapons show up is in the kharkiv region. of course in the northeastern part of ukraine. this area is ukraine's second largest city. and you note that right now we have russian forces north, northwest and northeast of kharkiv. well, this is the area where we have actually seen the tos-1 flamethrower. it is a thermobaric bomb, that will suck out the air of the target they're going after. if you are going after a particular placement of troops, the bomb hits, takes the air out of the khroeed

they don't want the people's republic of kherson. they want ukrainian's kherson. and we have a lot of people here in need. we have cancer patients, children who need medication, and this medication is not currently getting through to them. >> you say kherson is completely controlled by the russians. there are russian troops everywhere. are ukrainians resisting the russian occupation? >> translator: so the people of kherson are unarmed. we don't have weapons to resist, to put up armed resistance. they only come out as peaceful demonstrations. we don't have the army in the city. the army has been defeated, the ukrainian army, and had to retreat. so there is no arms. and they retreated toward mykolayiv. >> do you fear for your own safety, mayor? >> translator: i was born and bred here, raised here. my safety remains whether kherson will remain as part of ukraine. it's part of ukraine. it is ukraine. my safety is the safety of the people of kherson. i worry about the people of kherson and their safety from child to old person, and that's my main concern. >> how long d

they have to hold kherson and get control of kherson and odessa. that will not be easy, they would try to establish bridge heads there and move forward from there. none of it good news for those in the capital, kyiv f. russia is in the south, only objective is to take the capital and remove the ukrainian government. carley. >> carley: that is right. day eight, fighting continues. jonathan, thank you. aaron cohen, with the counter terrorism unit. great to see you. given what jonathan just said, what does ukraine need to do to win this war? >> first of all, i want to shout out to zelenskyy, this is a very strong leader, regardless of his acting background, he's doing incredible job solidifying the ukrainian people to get them together to fight. as far as what they need to do, couple major factors. similar to israel, this country is being invaded by a larger force. the will of the people is important, the ukrainians are bonded, as the rest of the world. the russians are holding back in terms of their strategic capabilities. they have air superiority,

there have been reports of that in kherson. it is beginning to provide an early picture about what russia's presence may look like as it moves into population centers. . >> signs of heavier artillery used against civilians in kharkiv. that seems to be a broad tactical shift we are seeing. nick, thank you. >> obviously, nick talking about the battles down here. but a lot of activity happening around kyiv where we have seen a number of aerial attacks in the last few days. let's go to correspondent alexander marquardt at the site of the tv tower hit yesterday. >> reporter: not just an increasing number of attacks around kyiv but in kyiv as well. this three miles from the city center. we have spoken with guards here the yesterday. they say this attack came with no warning. they believe there were four missiles that hit all across this area, including a direct impact on the tower itself. a blackened area around the middle of it, as well as windows that have been shattered. but clearly a number of rockets that landed over here. lots

moscow’s position on fundamental points, invariably, accompanied by our military from the kherson regionalmost a hundred and fifty people, the majority, were taken to crimea, foreigners in total , 25,000 refugees have already arrived on the peninsula from ukraine. slip through failed during the check, a foreign-made grenade launcher was detected and three automata. in the chernihiv region, at the checkpoint , saboteurs are detained, who, under the guise of refugees, are trying to leave with weapons. when it seemed that everything was behind us, 2 years later, the largest lockdown for outbreaks of corvids was announced in shanghai. again, the most severe restriction in one of the provinces. the restaurant was closed together with visitors luhansk people's republic to the city of rubizhne, where the russian army, together with units of the people's militia, are gradually squeezing out ukrainian nationalists, managed to deliver a new batch as a rule, these batches of humanitarian cargo are small, because they are formed specifically for people who need medicine, food and candles. almost the

kherson is clearly in their hands at this point. they're resisting that idea as much as they can and mikolai potentially next. it is concerning for ordinary ukrainians if they see the black sea area increasingly under russian influence. the leverage that will give moscow of daily life inside of ukraine. >> nick paton walsh inside odesa. keep us posted. >>> we have new cnn news with how the u.s. is sharing information with ukraine. cnn's natasha bertrand is live. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the secretary of state is here today meeting with nato prime ministers, stoltenberg to talk about increased legal aid equipment to ukraine and kind of assess the situation and where they stand now one week into the war. we are told that this criticism about the u.s. not necessarily sharing information with ukraine to give it an edge as they fight them off is unfounded. we're told by u.s. officials that intelligence is being shared very quickly, sometimes between 30 minutes to an hour and that the way they're doing it because secure communic

go home, there's no vodka here, this man says remember, kherson is ukraine. they first gathered by the hundreds, and as word spread, thousands. lashing out against russian occupiers. then gunshots. russian troops firing into the air this woman draped in her country's colors stands firm. we are not afraid. we are together, she says similar scenes in nearby town, also now occupied by russian forces a crowd of angry people bearing down on armed russian troops earlier this week in kherson, the russian military invaded, soon overwhelming ukrainian forces from the outset, people resisted, filming from windows, going toe to toe with a russian soldier. you are occupiers, you are fascists, she says the city's new rules posted on the mayor's facebook, including a strict curfew. a maximum of two people allowed on the streets together at any time. >> we are not following the russian instructions properly. we are people under invasion. >> reporter: fearing russian reprisal, this kherson resident wants to be known as jimmy he says he's dedicated to documenting the occupati

putin's tanks are now patrolling the streets of kherson. we're covering all the angles of this breaking news story for you tonight. cnn's sam kiley is in uman, ukraine. matthew chance is in kyiv. and russian expert jill dougherty is in moscow for us. but i want to begin with sam. sam, hello to you. new explosions in kyiv tonight and kherson the first ukrainian city falling to russian forces. russian tanks are now patrolling the streets of kherson. explain why this is such a strategically important city for putin. >> well, it's a very important city indeed for the russian campaign against ukraine. it's also a terrible loss for the ukrainians because it's at the mouth of the dnieper river, the river that effectively dissects the country. but on top of that it's pretty close to the head of a very important water canal that carries water into the crimean peninsula, an otherwise parched patch of land that the russians illegally annexed back in 2014 in their last military invasion of the ukraine. the ukrainian authorities cut off that canal suppl

we will have ears, kherson watermelons. we will, of course . with machine guns about poroshenko said. yes, also you wanted to look. our children will go to school, and theirs will sit in basements. we don't want to, we don't call for it. that is, we are quoting poroshenko and we are trying. indeed, to those people who supported all this for a long time. you haven't changed. yes, for example, as the russian people are described, the bastard will arrest, by the way, a nazi criminal who should already be included in the list of nazi criminals we are looking for, wherever they are , so that putin would say that everyone should know. let's hear what putin's regimes said about this, then the state of the russian federation should be able to carry out something like before twenty for the benefit of the russians themselves, but this is not collective. this is a psychological reconditioning to bring back their family of civilized nations in a generation, because they are no longer fully human, and they are no longer fully human, people say this nazi bas

putin's tanks are now patrolling the streets of kherson. in kyiv. and russian expert jill dougherty is in moscow for us. but i want to begin with sam. sam, hello to you. new explosions in kyiv tonight and kherson the first ukrainian city falling to russian forces. russian tanks are now patrolling the streets of kherson. explain why this is such a strategically important city for

city of kherson now you will see troops patrolling the roads in kherson this happened yesterday right odesa joining me career dip matt former assistant secretary of state great to see you. thanks very much for being here your assessment what is taking place in ukraine this morning. >> i think russians will keep pushing forward if you look what they kid in chechnya syria can't make quick military progress they hope for start sending missiles out killing people ufrment i think it is going to get worse. >> it feels that way particularly as russian forces have now managed to take one major city kherson in ukraine, can free world can west do anything more to stop vladimir putin? >> i think we can keep pushing on areas that we can block off flow out sides we can stop also prepare ourselves a lot better for long-term by doing things likeings enhancing capacity of exports to europe long-term putin doesn't have leverage that he has now. maria: everyone is saying that, that u.s. needs to send a message, that u.s., and the rest of the free world will not be reliant on russian oil and yet we have

what more can you tell us about the situation in kherson?g up on what orla was saying about kherson, if we can just show you some pictures of russian tanks rolling through that city on tuesday, what appears to be the first major city to fall to russian forces, it is a fluid situation, ukrainian forces could push back on that but right now it is an important city because it is a regional centre as you can see, north of crimea. it sits on a strategic position at the mouth of the river that reaches the black sea and the reason we are saying it has been taken is because of a statement from the mayor, saying: and to underline the new rules that they are under, he said that they are under, he said that there will be a curfew from eight until six, only because with food and medicine can enter the city and finally said that citizens were being asked to walk one by one and to stop at first demand to show that nobody was a risk. it is really a changing scene across the country as you can see and feel just the country as you can see and feeljust by hea

kherson had | have to leave it there.ontrol the centre of the city. as we are hearing, there are also reports ukrainian forces are trying to fight back and take the city back. i am here in western ukraine, in lviv, which is relatively calm and peaceful at the moment, there is no fighting here. tens of thousands of people had made their way here, seeking shelter and refuge. volunteers have come to the city and from the city you will see behind me, a group of volunteers who are weaving day and night to create these camouflage nets. they are handed over to the ukrainian army where they are able to use them end the war. visible young people, students who have gathered here in this arts centre to create these nets they say there are at least 200 volunteers who do this. they create something like 40 nets a day that are taken away by the military. i spoke to one of the volunteers can have a listen to what she had to say. have a listen to what she had to sa . �* have a listen to what she had to sa . ~ ., , , say. the art centre g

we are seeing that in kherson. kherson is one of the places where russians, actually, occupy the city. they patrol, they patrol on foot, they have imposed a shadow government, but the people do not accept it. her son was considered one of the more pro-russian communities, here. before this war began, and i think this is one of the things vladimir putin was counting on, there were deep divides here. divides between east, and west, divides between those who spoke russian, and those who spoke to ukrainian, and her son was considered the closest to russia. as was mariupol. but, if you look at what is happening in mariupol, and if you look at what is happening in kherson, there is real hatred for russia. people are swearing blood oaths. they are leaving the city if they can. they are being strip searched when they leave mariupol, as the guards check to see if they have some sort of nazi insignia, tattoos, swastikas, on their body. in kherson, they're standing up to gunfire. the russian plan, both from a hearts and minds

kherson has fallen. the first city to be seized by russian forces. i'll show you where this is. this is a strategically vital city not far from the black sea coast. 3,000 people live there. the mayor confirmed they have entered city hall to begin with a new city administration. he ordered them to follow the russian orders. russians are intensifying the air war. a shell hit an oil depot. also, new satellite images show homes on fire, buildings leveled, huge craters there. further south explosions continue to rock the ukrainian capitol, kyiv. this was a blast overnight. in kharkiv in the northeast at least three schools have been hit by russian military strikes. no injuries reported there. kharkiv authorities say 34 civilians have been killed in the last 24 hours alone. >> as russian forces pound ukrainian cities, ukrainians have not given up. watch them face down russian military vehicles. >> you can see dozens of unarmed ukrainian civilians standing trying to push back russian troops. anything to block their path. they were eventually forced aside and the convoy did continue on

russia says it's now in control of the entire region of kherson.ondent andrew harding is in southern ukraine — he's been talking to those living under russian occupation in kherson. in a city under russian occupation another display of public fury. the citizens of kherson curling insults at russian troops. we are against the russian invasion. we can't reach the city right now but a local teacher agreed to film for us. look, the entire city is here. describing what it is like to confront russian soldiers. i was crying to them go home, go to your mothers. did they reply? two were laughing. i was really furious so then ijust cried out some curse words to them. usually, i don't. away from the protests empty shells at some local supermarkets, but for now there is still food to be found here. a russian flag flies over the local police station, but there is no sympathy for ukrainian officials who bow to the kremlin. if they cooperate and want to make our city russian, i don't know the word, it is treason. remarkably, ukrainians are still in control of the

we were in the underground bunker when the russians were bombing kherson. now they are in kherson.ause we are trying not to go outside. russian groups are stopping cars, they are checking even phones. they are looking on the gallery and searching evidence for help for the ukrainian army. that was the interview with a resident in kherson. just to let you know in terms of the number of people fleeing ukraine, we are hearing that more than 800,000 have now fled to poland according to the polish border guard agency. and the polish border guard agency. and the un refugee agency said they thought about 1.3 million have fled the country completely to neighbouring nations. that could go up neighbouring nations. that could go up to one and a half million just by this weekend. and millions more in the coming days and weeks if this does not end. protests about the conflict are taking place around the world. 0ur correspondent phil bodmer is at one of them in manchester. we can see a lot of people behind you. we can see a lot of people behind ou. . , ., ., ':: z: z: you. that is right, around 1

our top stories: as missiles continue to bombard ukraine, the mayor of kherson confirms the strategically important port is the first major city to fall under russian control. officials say more than 2,000 civilians have now died since russia's invasion began. attacks come by land and air. ukraine's president says his nation remains defiant. translation: we are a nation that broke the enemy's plans i in a week, plans written for years, sneaky, full of hatred for our country, our people. more people try to flee the fighting. travelled to neighbouring countries. and chelsea's owner, roman abramovich, who denies links to the russian state, puts his premier league football club up for sale. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to those on pbs america and those around the globe. exactly a week ago, president putin appeared on tv to announce the start of a special military operation in ukraine. simultaneously, the first rockets rained down on ukrainian cities and russian forces crossed over its borders. now, those troops have taken the first major city, kherson, a strategically important port

russians have taken the southern city of kherson, that may be strategically important.ect with mariupol in the south but further east and odessa on the western side of ukraine in the south. those three southern cities could form important land bridge for russian forces and from which they are able to supply their line and move forward toward kyiv. move forward and encircle kyiv from the south. they are coming from the north, in the meantime, humanitarian crisis grosss, united nations confirming one million people, 2% of the entire population of ukraine have fled seeking safety in countries like poland, maldova, romania and warn that refugee crisis will become much, much worse. carley and todd. >> carley: thank you so much. let's bring in congressman peter meyer. i want your reaction to what the russian foreign minister just said, ready to talk won't stop targeting u.s. military. sounds like more of the same, what say you? >> seems like a stalling tactic. if they want to talk about russian forces that invade ukraine, forces pulling back and coming to peaceful resolution,

you saw the road up from kherson. there is supposed to be a humanitarian corridor to get pe people back down that road. as russia moves to the north to try and cut off mykolaiv to its west, they are pushing up from the southeast up the road from kherson. a goal to perhaps encircle. >> she said they took me here in pieces. what seering words here. nick paton walsh in odesa. thank you so much for that report. >>> joining me now senior adviser to president zelenskyy's chief of staff, lukashenko. i want your take on the news we heard from president zelenskyy who said the russians are getting more realistic in their negotiating positions. what does that mean? >> good afternoon, everyone. yes, we see this negotiation process. in the beginning russians have overestimated the understanding of its own army. and they underestimated ukraine. and now we see a mediation process that they are more concrete what is going on in this war and understand how many people they lost in this war and the ukrainian army is stronger than they

we were in the underground bunker when the russians were bombing kherson. now they are in kherson.searching evidence for help for the ukrainian army. that was the interview with a resident in kherson. russia's invasion of ukraine has sent shockwaves across countries neighbouring russia, amongst them finland, which was invaded by the soviet union during the second world war. for the first time in the country's history, public opinion has shifted in favour ofjoining nato — that's the military alliance of 30 nations — despite president putin's threat of 'military and political consequences�*. our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports from the finnish—russian border. a finnish border patrol sets out along the line of the frontier. times are changing here. russia's attack on ukraine has been a profound shock to people in finland, and a majority of firms now want to give up their old neutrality and join the western alliance. a solitary red post marks the point where russian territory begins. and so, as a direct consequence of the invasion of ukraine, and of russia's heavy—handed wa

let's start with kherson, strategically important. just explain why?mportant to note is the first city to fall within this week as you say. a quarter of a million people are normally based there and if we have a look at this footage that was filmed on tuesday, these are russian tanks going through the city which is a regional centre north of crimea but also strategic position at the mouth of the river that reaches the black sea and the news came out because the mayor of kherson said that there weren't negotiations but armed visitors coming into the city council. he just asked them not to shoot people and basically has come out with a new list of rules for all the residents there. there is going to be a curfew from 8pm to six o'clock in the morning. because will only be allowed and if they are bringing food, medicine or other necessities and when you walk through the city you have to walk one by one and stop if you are asked to. i to walk one by one and stop if you are asked to.— you are asked to. i think it controls — you are asked to. i think it contr

and it appears russia has taken its first big prize, the strategic port city of kherson. is no longer in the city. meantime, america's top diplomat will soon travel to brussels for talks with nato and european allies. he says vladimir putin's intentions for ukraine are clear. >> virtually everything the russian government professed to be concerned about was not really what was at issue, for example, ukraine joining nato. what president putin has said loudly and clearly and has now demonstrated by the actions that russia has taken is that what this is about for him is ukraine being absorbed in one fashion or another into russia. >> the capture of kherson has raised concerns for those living in nearby odesa. nick paton walsh is there with the latest developments along the black sea coast. >> reporter: it does appear a sea change has happened in the city of kherson. it's strategic because of where it sits, on an inlet from the black sea. but it appears that after days of seeing videos of russian troops circulating in the town, armored vehicles on freedom square, at one point

what is our best sense this morning of the state of kherson? >> reporter: i think it represents exactly what is going to go down in cities around ukraine over the next weeks or so. certainly the russians are inside the city center. they're parked in the middle of freedom square. there is a video of a local man waving two ukrainian flags at them in defiance. we have seen pictures of them near the railway station, carrying shopping carts away of goods from kherson's streets. we have spoken to residents who confirm a video we saw of men being led away, seemingly detained, deeply chilling scenes for those locals who had thought or hoped that the bridge on the outskirts of the east of the city, so strategically vital, might be the limit of it. but it appears russian troops felt they needed to move into that area, population maybe. they were lacking in supplies, maybe they felt that was the potential vulnerability for the bridge nearby. i should tell you we have some quite tragic news, we can't independently confirm it, but the local administration t

they are relying on those and so kherson is not that far from crimea. the lines of communication are still intact, but what we are told is they may, in fact, leave kherson or just hold it, not spend a lot of effort in kherson and move down on odesa by land, not necessarily by sea. >> john: one area we are seeing a lot of death and destruction, northwest of kyiv. we have seen apartment buildings reduced almost to are you able, uninhabitable, to bring the resupply lines and armor down. this is the main road out of kyiv, past the airport here and then up to borodyanka, and we have seen a lot of shelling and then we have actually seen the ukrainian military severe a bridge along this road here to try to stop the column that was going to come down here from belarus through borodyanka from being able to get across the border. i assume, jen, that a bridge, blown bridge is not much of an obstacle for a military force, throw in pontoon bridges and cross. >> you can do that, but we are seeing the russian military behaving in a risk averse manner, what the u.s. de

the citizens of kherson hurling insults at russian troops. we are against the russian invasion.reach the city right now, but a local teacher agreed to film for us... look, the entire city is here. ..describing what it is like to confront russian soldiers. i was crying to them, "go home, go to your mum." and did they reply? two were laughing. i was really furious, so then ijust cried out some curse words to them. usually, i don't. away from the protests, empty shells at some local supermarkets, but for now, there is still food to be found here. a russian flag flies over the local police station, but there is no sympathy for ukrainian officials who bow to the kremlin. if they cooperate and want to make our city russian, i don't know the word, it is treason. it's treason. remarkably, ukrainians are still in control of the mayor's office, for now. "you can hear shelling outside," says the deputy mayor. "but we're getting used to it. "the russians have allowed us to keep working, but it is not clear to keep working, but it's not clear how long that will last." not surprisingly, a lot

kherson in the south has fallen. russian soldiers are on the streets. it's the first major urban area now under the control of the russian army. the strategic port of mariupol has come under heavy fire. the battle for the city is intense. moscow remains defiant, but ukraine's president says the invaders will not win. translation: we will restore every house, every street, every city, - and we say to russia, learn the word of reparations and contributions. you will reimburse us for everything you did against our state, against every ukrainian in full, and we will not forget everyone who died. moscow says the west is failing to understand their mission. translation: they are listening | to us but they are not hearing us, and they are trying to force on us their own understanding of how europe should live henceforth. talks between ukraine and russian officials resume to try to end the fighting. the west says it's united in condemning russian aggression. what you have done so far is illegal and you risk being isolated for decades to come. a humanitarian cat

kherson is changing in its dynamic. the next town, the next major city to its west, that is the scene of fierce fighting, although it appears to be holding ukrainian control at the moment. odesa we heard sustained sirens just after dusk for some time. real fears that these images circulating of russian warships on the coast, not verified but do seem to tally with the statements, that russian war ships are off the coast. that they might be having the amphibious invasion that might be part of the broader russian plan. you can't really control ukraine and its economy without odesa. this city is very much on edge. >> thank you both. please stay safe. we're getting new images of the aftermath on russia's attack on kyiv's main tv tower. the strikes killing at least five people, according to local officials. cnn's alex marquardt got a firsthand look. th >> reporter: this was the moment the russian missile shot the tv tower. we were shown around. he joined the civilian forces just last week. the 38-year-old is normally a hot-ai

the mayor of the port city of kherson announced russian troops are now in control of his city. it's the first major ukrainian population center to fall under the weight of the russian invasion force. other cities, too, under constant attack. in one, ukraine emergency services report 33 dead bodies were unearthed from the rubble after a russian air strike no wonder over a million civilians have fled their homeland. and with that ominous military convoy slowly bearing down on his country's capital, ukrainian president zelenskyy held a news conference saying he wants to talk directly to vladimir putin who today tried to convince his country the war is for a righteous cause. we start in the besieged capital of kyiv, where richard engle continues to be our eyes and ears on the grounds. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin's war machine is now carving a path of destruction more than a week after his unprovoked assault on ukraine began. russian forces today captured their first major city the mayor of kherson saying russian troops are now in control there, with five other cit

russia claiming it has captured the city of kherson.have taken control. the strategic southern port city would be the first to have fallen to russian forces. now a large explosion lit up the night sky near kyiv in another sign of the intensifying attacks. u.s. officials warn that moscow is shifting to a grim strategy of what they call slow annihilation, with relentless bombardments of cities and civilian targets. at least three schools, homes, shops, hospitals and a church have been hit in kharkiv. the u.n. says it has recorded more than 750 civilian casualties since the invasion began. and one million people have now fled ukraine in one week. think about that. i'm michael holmes live in lviv in ukraine. our breaking news coverage continues after a quick break. ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ crossed the desert's bare, man. ♪ ♪ i've breathed the mountain air, man. ♪ ♪ of travel i've had my share, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere. ♪ ♪ i've been to: pittsburgh, parkersburg, ♪ ♪ gravelbourg, colorado, ♪ ♪ ellensburg, cedar city, dodge city,

focus on the russians of mariupol and kherson. and the focus on the russians of mariupoland kherson.rt of ukraine matter so much to the russian. the that part of ukraine matter so much to the russian.— to the russian. the russians had a launch pad — to the russian. the russians had a launch pad in _ to the russian. the russians had a launch pad in crimea _ to the russian. the russians had a launch pad in crimea to _ to the russian. the russians had a launch pad in crimea to push - to the russian. the russians had a launch pad in crimea to push out i launch pad in crimea to push out both westwards and that is the thrust going towards kherson, and then north—eastwards along the coast towards mariupol. it is clear this has two important strategic aspects or possibly three, if they can take the whole of the coastline essentially make ukraine a landlocked country. obviously if they put north—east, mariupol, and they put north—east, mariupol, and the americans earlier were saying they saw preparations for a push out of the donbas to try and meet those forces on the other side of mariupol,

you see it kherson. have control saying that he has asked those russian force information a meeting at city hall not to shoot civilians and to give the people of kherson time to get, as he put it, bodies off of the street. we also hear that russian forces are moving via the black sea towards the critical port of odesa. that is a 300-mile straight shoot north then to kyiv. and it would appear that the russian aim here is to create this land bridge across the south and then press forward to kyiv, encircle it from the south. they already have that huge column of troops to the north of kyiv. president zelenskyy in the meantime says that all the russians want to do is completely destroy his country. listen here. >> they have orders to erase our history, our country, and all of us. >> in the meantime the humanitarian crisis worsens the united nations high commission for refugees now confirming as you saw with connell mcshane a few moments ago that more than 1 million people have left ukraine for the relative s

>> well, i think first it's worth noting that they haven't had total control over kherson.ink, you know, we see lot of images and examples of the really brave protests from people inside kherson. so they haven't controlled the population there in any sense. and even militarily, i think it was on the 15th of this month the ukrainians managed to take out a number of helicopters on the airfield in kherson where the russian command post has been set up. they claim to have killed another lieutenant general, so that brings a total to somewhere north of ten generals and colonels that the ukrainians have claimed to have killed this month. >> extraordinary. let me ask about lviv. we've been seeing the attacks just today within the last few hours. two separate attacks, maybe three total now that i think about it. there was that one to i believe the northeast, away from the border of poland where they -- two missiles they believe struck a fuel depot, and then on the other side of town there were two other strikes, less significant in size, but nonetheless. what do you make of that --

well, it’s also great that russian servicemen help people to leave kherson for the crimea.with refugees are escorted all the way. here it is russian ukrainian border three international automobile checkpoints on the territory of the republic of crimea operate around the clock and more than a month from the territory of ukraine to the crimea arrived about 25,000 refugees. this is a group of turkish citizens who get home, special corridors for the export of foreigners from ukraine were organized at the request of the turkish mido. lyuba, a ukrainian woman with a six-month-old son in her arms, is going to her husband in turkey, he is a sailor, he recently returned. i haven’t seen a child from rice yet and i ’m really looking forward to their home turning pattern. now they crossed the border of the checkpoint. i didn’t even see anything. everything was quiet . thank you, no one touched us, it didn’t stop us. in 2.5 hours, it’s a surprise to crimea, to be honest, thank you, almost one and a half hundred foreigners return home or go to relatives in turkey with the whole family. w

kherson in the south has fallen. russian soldiers are on the streets.doucet live in ukraine where russian troops have taken control of a key city. kherson in the south has fallen. russian soldiers are on the streets. it's the first major urban area, now under the control, of the russian army. the strategic port of mariupol, has come under heavy fire, the battle for the city is intense. ukraine's president says the invaders will not win. "we will rebuild every single house, every single street, every single city." and we say to

you are in your in kherson.upermarkets are closed and those that are open... i am thinking about tomorrow, once i finish this call i will be out in the streets looking for supplies and i'm not sure i will get a thing. that makes it impossible for me to live here, especially as i don't know how long this thing will carry on. maybe it will be a week, a month, a year. then on the roads heading towards the border, it also sounds dangerous. i have convinced myself that i would rather risk me and my family for 24 hours instead of risking ourselves here every day. i can't even imagine how the things going on in your mind and your family, as you try to contemplate which situation is safer. you said you will go out later today to see what supplies you can get. when you do go out and now that there are russian soldiers on the streets, as you said, is there any interaction between ukrainians of kherson and the soldiers? what is it like? you mentioned a curfew but is there any interaction, what is the atmosphere like on the

and a glimpse of street to street fighting on kherson on thel street fighting on kherson on the blackseems to have captured the port city. the mayor said hejust have captured the port city. the mayor said he just asked for people not to be shot. and in the capital today, sirens wailing in deserted streets. they echo fear and dread. so, this woman and her daughters have got used to going below ground. victoria and her lainer have learnt to dress quickly and run and how to play war games. translation: , . ., .,, translation: on the second day the children woke — translation: on the second day the children woke up _ translation: on the second day the children woke up and _ translation: on the second day the children woke up and made _ translation: on the second day the children woke up and made pistols - children woke up and made pistols with their lego, to kill the enemy. 0ur elder daughter doesn't remember dancing any more. they say they must kill. it dancing any more. they say they must kill. , ., �* , ~ , kill. it shouldn't be like this. it can't be like — kill. it shouldn't be like

the capture of kherson, a key southern city, would be the first to fall. and russian forces pounded kharkiv, the university building, also hit. and killing at least four, and injuring nine others. according to ukraine's state emergency services. local residents tell nbc news the city is also low on food, as most shops have closed. this, as for the first time, russia's defense ministry also acknowledged extensive losses. saying that 498 russian troops have been killed, and nearly 1600 injured so far. officials say that fierce ukrainian resistance and supply challenges have slowed down russian troops. and yesterday, moscow has now moved about 80% of the force into t-has amassed along the board near ukraine. the u.s. has counted more than 450 russian missile launches, since the conflict began. >>> meanwhile, ukraine's capital kyiv also came under intense shelling and missile attacks as that massive russian military convoy remains stalled outside the city. explosions rocked the area this morning, with a large blast, just outside the city. while damaging a majo

he's 90 miles west of kherson. i know, nick, you were there days ago and we were talking every night about the bridge. you saw that fight back and forth, trying to get control of the key access point. how that was playing out. what are you learning from your sources tonight? >> reporter: it's clear there has been a seed change in how that city is run, certainly since the mayor posted on the facebook page he runs. basically, new rules. he would agree on what he calls armed men who have been to his office. he is sort of slightly circumspect in referring to the russian troops there. it is clear some sort of deal was made. the result of which, he says, the ukrainian flag still 30s over his office. but locals must only move around in the day. only civilians. they must as pedestrians walk in groups of one or two and obey the instructions of russian soldiers there. a particularly stark set of new rules, certainly for people living in kherson. strategic, yes, because it is the big city on the way up from the peninsula of c

here a man waved ukrainian flags in front of russian tanks in kherson. and the west is keeping up sanctions pressure on moscow. >> we're coming for your ill begotten gains. >> reporter: president biden announced a new task force to investigate russian oligarchs during his state of the union address. and today the u.s. announced sanctions on the russian defense industry and export controls on belarus as well. from where russia staged a large part of its forces for the invasion. >> 22 russian defense related entities will be designated, including companies that make combat aircraft, entry fighting vehicles, missiles, unmanned vehicles, electronic warfare systems, the very systems now being used to assault the ukrainian people. >> reporter: on the battlefield, the ukrainian military has now lost more tanks, aircraft, armored personnel carriers and artillery than russia has. however, by russia's own admission, their losses are mounting as well. the defense ministry claims nearly 500 russians killed. the ukraine says that number is actually nearly 6,000. >> t

kherson, population 300,000, is a southern port and ship-building center. matt bradley reports on what it's like with russian forces in charge. >> reporter: kherson, ukraine offers the first glimpses of russia's occupation. after two weeks, kherson is the first and only major city to fall to russian forces. last week its residents were proudly protesting against russian troops. but that's all changed. >> not only do they blockade us from food and medicine and basic necessities, but also they are preparing to imprison those who disagree, those who protest. >> reporter: 400 people were arrested yesterday according to the ukrainian military. one big difference, local residents tell us, the appearance of russia's national guard. this paramilitary force was created in 2016 and answers directly to president putin. they're mostly deployed in russia as riot police. now they're in kherson, suppressing dissent the same way they do in russia. in this video of a protest, russia's version of a police wagon. "the national guard are looking around in apartments," the mayo

separately, kherson, the other breakaway mika was talking about. kherson is essentially the mouth of the river as it enters into the black sea and there is a bridge here in kherson which allows the russian military to move to the western side of ukraine. if they can do that, they can possibly march all the way to the moldovan border, essentially sealing off this entire area here. there would be no sea resupply, no way to get logistics in and it allows the russians to use things like landing crafts to bring in more forces more quickly in the south. bringing it back to the bigger picture, i think that's where we're at this morning. we have been talking a lot about the convoy, that it has been stuck there up in the north, but i think there's some bigger things to think about. they tried this initial move right here, trying to get into kyiv. you might remember a failed airborne assault which seem to have been an attempt to take down and topple the government real early. that convoy while bogged down, you are seeing them starting to make gains in throug

defiance in kherson, currently occupied by russia.rators wearing ukrainian flags telling moscow's forces to "go home". -- i'm —— i'm ben boulos. hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. let us go to london where the bells are ringing out in solidarity and support for ukraine. let's just have a listen. bells ring so, there we are. a very symbolic gesture as the bells of st paul's, an iconic place of worship in london, famous all around the world of course, ringing out in support and solidarity with ukraine. at the same time, simultaneously, bells are ringing in lviv as well in the west of ukraine. a coordinated moment, a show of support, as the bombardments continue and people find their lives operated and fleeing their homes, their towns, their cities. but this symbolic moment, a show of support, a gesture of solidarity. with the people of ukraine. the scene at st paul's in central london. let's turn to our main story this hour. the united nations says ten million people have now fled their homes because of what it calls the devas

in what kherson region weddings in crimea near simferopol can't hold back emotions?with us. you see everything is fine. i'm glad to see you too, hopefully that we will see each other more often. yes, my girl, the situation with the supply of the kherson region, it remains difficult , prices have risen in stores, empty shelves, fuel shortages at gas stations, relatives help out just a little bit, especially gas. because you can’t find cooking, and it’s probably very difficult to fill it there now. i stood for gasoline a week ago somewhere from two o'clock in the morning. we took a queue, and at 12:00 pm we filled up and gave 20 liters per person. home now, right? that is, even cars that do not give gas only cylinders, because people have not started to cook, to some extent to help solve problems humanitarian aid from russia convoys of trucks with food and essential goods are regularly sent to the south of ukraine to force cereals. sugar, baby food. alexander is not yet able to move from ukraine, to his relatives in the crimea, with his family farming, and now the firs