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meagan fitzgerald with that report. joining us now, former operations officer with the cia, an nbc news national security and intelligence analyst. thanks for being on this morning. >> great to have you here. we will not talk about the game last night, we will not talk about the relief pitcher brought in that we should have -- that mr. bloom should have never even brought -- >> okay. >> so let's talk about ukraine. let's talk about intel. i wonder if when this war is over, and pray it ends well for the ukrainian people and those who love and cherish freedom. how big of a story will it be what american intelligence has done to help ukrainians every step of the way? we talk about the weaponry all the time and it is have a ordinary what america and its allies are doing with weaponry. but how big of a role is u.s. intelligence playing in helping the ukrainians? >> sure, joe, and it is an extraordinary role. there will be books written on this. what we've seen in the ukraine the last couple days is something to behold. presi

meagan fitzgerald joins me from kyiv with more on this. a russian media outlet, they are saying the russians want more clarification about this report. of course, russia continues to blame ukraine for the shelling. look, this u.n. watchdog report that came out yesterday is a result of those inspectors from the international atomic energy agency being allowed in the facility to do a good assessment. what we learned is why we continue to hear these things like the nuclear plant is heading for this nuclear disaster. they are saying the plant has violated the seven pillars of nuclear safety. we are talking about the physical integrity, structural integrity of the plant, that the safety and security systems aren't fully functioning, the staff is under undue pressure. this off-site power source is not sufficient. a lot of concerns. we have heard from the director general of the iaea for several weeks now calling on the russians to demilitarize the plant, calling on the shelling to stop. what we have seen is neither of those things have happened.

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back to you. >> nbc's meagan fitzgerald, thank you so much.the fight of our lives, my time with zelenskyy, ukraine's battle for democracy, and what it means for the world." thank you so much for being here. let's talk about this fight because it dufeel like the momentum is with the ukrainians. taking back from what i understand more territory than russia has taken in the last 200 days. what's behind -- what do you think is behind this change in momentum? is it failure on the russian side, a failure of will on their side, or triumph of will on the ukrainian side? >> first, let me say that we have retaken more territories that russia captured since april. this is a little bit different. and still it's ukrainian territories that we are taking back, and this is a huge celebration for ukrainians. but there are multiple reasons why russians are being defeated right now. and first of all, they do not have any motivation for this war. for you to know the ukrainian general staff now claims that around 53,000 of russian servicemen were, as they say, eli

our meagan fitzgerald has the latest >> reporter: in a lightning-fast advancement, ukraine quickly ceasingwing no signs of slowing, which we have to win and this counter-offensive shows we can win >> reporter: today on the 200th day of war, ukraine's troops liberated more settlements in the east, crippling russia's grip in the kharkiv region, and forcing russians to retreat, burned out tanks and russian artillery left behind. >> would you see what we're seeing with ukraine as a turning point in this war? >> absolutely a turning point. and the sign of the demise of russia in ukraine. >> reporter: and there's a deepening crisis at europe's largest nuclear plant. the sixth and last working reactor shut down by ukrainian energy officials after crews at the plant managed to restore an external line, the plant's only source of power. >> are you concerned about a nuclear disaster >> yes, all of this is too close for comfort for any of the nuclear security people working in the field it is literally playing with fire >> reporter: a precarious situation made even worse because the shelling seen for

our meagan fitzgerald is in kyiv with the latest. >> reporter: frances and philip, good morning we are seeing the ukrainians making some significant advancements here. we haven't seen this since april when they were successful in pushing the russians out of the outer outskirts of kyiv. since then president zelenskyy is saying they've been able to recapture about 1100 square miles of territory that was once controlled by the russians when you take a look at the northeastern part of the country in the kharkiv area, the president is saying that they have been able to reclaim and liberate some 30 settlements and villages there this is the same area where we're seeing the russianress treat. now according to the russian defense ministry, they are not retreating they say they're redeploying their troops to the east of the country. but we're also seeing ukrainian soldiers making advancements in the south in the kherson religion this is the area we saw the russians capture early on in this invasion. meanwhile, all eyes are on the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant where ukrainian energy officials shut

meagan fitzgerald, thank you so much. >>> and to the white house where president biden will meet with brittney griner and the sister of paul whelan. nbc news reported the u.s. has offered to exchange them for viktor bout. but officials say they want numerical parity but have not come up with a serious counter offer. carol lee joins us this morning with more. what is the goal of these meetings? >> reporter: jose, the president is trying to demonstrate here that he is engaged on this issue, that he's focused on it. that this is a priority for him to bring home these americans and he's going to convey that to them directly. he's been under a lot of pressure to get these americans free from not just the families of paul whelan and priority but but all the americans that they say are from around the world. and now sitting down with sister of paul manafort whelan and the wife of brittney griner. and we're told he's going to have that conversation and try to convey this is something he's focused on. the white house said he's regularly briefed on this but it's something that has really risen

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meagan fitzgerald joins us with more. >> reporter: the entire mission is under threat. heavy shelling, and now the entire world is bracing for potential nuclear disaster. >> this morning europe's largest nuclear plant under fierce attack. the plant shifting to backup generators for the second time in ten days. the facility under inspection now even more dangerous and delayed. as both ukrainian and russian officials accusing each other of attacking the route the scientists were meant to take. the mission is to prevent a nuclear accident after shelling the last several months. the inspector general of the agency says -- >> having come so far we are not stopping. >> reporter: trying to negotiate their way into the plant. as fighting continues in much of the country and ukrainians work to push the russians back, daily life goes on. so the bomb dropped there, all the windows blew out and the kids were in school. >> reporter: today children across ukraine are returning to school but this year a bomb door is required. so they're given strict instructions in case the russian mi

meagan fitzgerald remains in ukraine again for us this morning.is the latest >> reporter: peter, good morning. the world has been shocked by the discovery of this mass burial site i ukrainians feared when they managed to push the russians out just this. 400 bodies exhumed from eastern ukraine. civilians, children and families are being discovered, along with the mass grave of ukrainian soldiers investigators believe the majority of people were tortured 30,000 war crime investigations are under way and 20,000 of 20 those those being civilians. this comes as russia's president, putin, is coming under increased pressure because of this invasion what we saw yesterday, friday, from india's prime minister, modi, he said to putin, quote, today is not an era of war putin told him that he will do everything he can to try to end this war but blamed the ukrainian government for refusing to negotiate. this is one day after putin publicly acknowledged china's concerns about the invasion, as well meanwhile, ukraine's military continues to sweep past the russian

meagan fitzgerald is in kyiv >> reporter: ukraine saying its swift and fast-moving counterattack is taking back even more russian-held territory. ukraine releasing this video showing its soldiers sweeping through a force after rushing this russian military vehicle. ukraine says they've captured hundreds of russian soldiers during their sweep past the front line ukraine's president zelenskyy says his troops have reclaimed more than 2300 square miles of territory, including the south and the northeast, liberating some 150,000 ukrainians. a top ukrainian lawmaker telling us this is just a sign of things to come. >> this is a turning point, a no return point, because russian army is demotivated. this is point number one point number two, russian people are starting finally asking questions. >> reporter: in recently liberated towns, there is relief, but there is also anger. this ukrainian man destroying the russian flag and as villages are taken back, just like we saw in bucha on the outskirts of kyiv, allegations of horrific war crimes are surfacing again, this time on the outskirts of kharkiv

meagan fitzgerald is there. >> reporter: tonight, russian bombs raining down in eastern ukraine trapping several people under the rubble as russia holds onto much of the east holds onto mump of the east. but ukraine is also on but ukraine is also on the attack a week into thei counter offensive ukrainian soldiers lowered a soviet era flag near a town near kharkiv. ukraine's president zelenskyy said several villages has been recaptured while again tonight the city around the ukraine's president zelenskyy said a town has been russian-held zaporizhia nuclear plant is under fire. >> they are playing with fire. something very, very catastrophic could take place >> reporter: now ukraine says they may consider shutting the entire plant down out of safety concerns rather than relying on backup generators. russian president putin today defiant, saying russia has not lost anything from the conflict and what he blasted as a, quote, sanctions frenzy "the wall street journal" recently reporting russia is making more money off oil sales now than before the war as it looks to countries like china and i

official now wants to see a safety zone created around the facility nbc's meagan fitzgerald joins us from ukraine with the latest meagan, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. you know, one of the biggest concerns for these inspectors is communication in and outside of this plant right now that's being done by mobile device, but the concern here, the issue, is that if shelling hits these cell towers, there may be no way of immediately notifying the world of a nuclear accident. this morning there are fears the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern ukraine is accelerate to go a potential disaster after five days inside the plant, a report just released by a team of u.n. watchdog inspectors found seven pillars of nuclear safety have been significantly compromised including physical integrity of the plant, safety and security systems not fully functioning, and urging concerns about an offsite power supply. >> a nuclear power plant without crucial functionalities including the cooling of their reactors and dispense fuel without this, we could have a very serious nuclear a