this is our key international i, mary jo blevins in here are the top stories this hour. we begin with the latest from the conflict in you frame russian authorities from the ball garad region have asked residents of to border villages to evacuate. the homes in the area are situated very close to crane tack on monday for the urgent warning. this comes after one person was killed and 4 others wounded after ukraine show the checkpoint in a russian village bordering the harcourt region in ukraine. here are some images of the aftermath of the attack. the victim was an elderly woman and ukrainian refugee . 3 of those wounded were also ukrainian citizens who have recently fled to russia . hundreds of ukrainian refugees are now coming to russia after ukrainian forces have taken over a number of towns in the heart called region. local authorities say they are provided with all the necessary care and will be given temporary housing. that says, the ukrainian government is persecuting a local teachers in the hard copy region. he, our deputy prime minister, said ukrainian teachers who

i'm mary jo blevins and here are the top stories at 7 am. we begin with reports of 2 people killed and wounded and recent shelling of done yet city among the places that have been hit was a hospital near the city central embankment, according to local authorities. a fire broke out on the roof of the medical center firefighters arrived at the scene to put off the blaze of public square in the city center was also struck by the shelley, wounding several people. emergency services arrived to the scene to bring those injured to the hospital. they attack shattered windows in nearby stores and residential buildings. meanwhile, at the northern part of the front line, the russian army has air lifted military hardware and personnel to the heart of the region where intense battles are going on with ukrainian troops who claim to have launched a counter offensive. however, the local authorities say he forces have suffered heavy losses trying to break brushes, defenses, taking a closer look at the situation in the heart call region fighting is escalating

i'm mary jo blevins here with the top stories of the week. and today, we begin with the latest developments from the conflict in ukraine this weekend, as key as says, it has advanced in the northern part of the front line in the heart, all region, while russia announced it has been withdrawing its troops and equipment from there to re group and don bass over the last 3 days. though this is in, is leona in order to achieve the state of goals of the special military operation to liberate done vos, a decision was made to regroup. the russian troops stationed in the ball a clear and zoom regions to support the operations, enforcing the dulness carrier to this. and over the last 3 days and operation was carried out to transfer the groups to the territory of the donna's crew public. this map shows the most recent changes in the battlefield. 3 days ago. russian military forces word redeployed away from the area that you see now, which signs hence, battles with ukranian, troops engage in a counter offensive. and as it events ministry just sat, these

i'm mary jo blevins and here are the top stories. this our the 1st day of voting on whether to join russia has wrapped up that as we bring you, our special coverage of the historic referendums in don, math and to other regions. ah, [000:00:00;00] who's the referendums are being held in 4 areas. as you can see here, we have the don asked lugens people's republics as well as the hearse on and 0, she regions now back in 2014 done ask and lugens voted to declare themselves independent after they refused to recognize the true in kiev. the new ukrainian government, backed by the west launch a military offensive on the don bass, which has continued to this a day. now the pictures that you see here are from polling stations and darn bass on the 1st day of owning people say that they had been waiting for this moment for 8 years. years at the head of the low cost republic told us yahoo, adam stewart, i'm sure the citizens of august people's republic will make their choice in favor of join in the russian federation. by making ser choice, we wil