black sea. and so far, the russian black sea fleet had remained intact. but now after the ukraine, particularly receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries, we can see that now the watches are coming under the range of the weapons that are being used by ukraine, which advised, say as a defense and security analyst wiki strata. a global risk consultancy join been alive from bias from washington, d. c. mr. watts good, have you all now to 0 again. how much of a blow is this thinking? considering was talented by the russians as its pride and joy. it is a very severe symbolic blow. this was the main, the most important ship, at least in terms of prestige and profile in the russian black sea fleet. it also was the ship that was involved in the famous sentiment and beginning in the war and snake island when it can for the ship. confronted some brave ukrainian soldiers who resisted the attempted seizure of the island in terms of capabilities. it's an older ship. soviet era, it has not been used till launched the long range cruise missiles were see

black sea. and so far, the russian black sea fleet has remained impact. but now of the ukraine, particularly receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries. we can see that now there's washes, are coming under the range of the weapons that are being used by you frame which advice, defense and security analysts. with wiki straw, the global risk consultancy, he says, the thinking of the russian shape or force the kremlin to reduce strategy. it is a very severe symbolic blow. this was the main, the most important ship, at least in terms of prestige and profile in the russian black sea fleet. it also was the ship that was involved in the famous sentinel and beginning of war and snake island when it can for the ship. confronted some brave ukrainian soldiers who resisted the attempted seizure of the island in terms of capabilities. it's an older ship soviet era. it has not been used till launched the long range. cruise missiles were seen, hit targets in western ukraine. for example, those caliber systems are coming from other ships, but it is impor

, unfortunately, the odesa port cannot work today, it cannot work for export, because the russian black sea fleetstill afloat, so it does not allow this water area to develop, of course, in general, to act in the civilian shipyard, that is why we have such a problem today in the regional military administration, certain logistical decisions were made, we are trying to solve this problem as much as possible, which arose due to the fact that in the bay area today, it is not in use, which there destruction and when it will be possible to resume traffic at the moment, unfortunately, there is an unknown problem, i am trying to somehow solve it, mr. serhiy, and what is the current situation at sea, how calm is it because there were various alarming news, well, look what as for naval dictation, they talk about it very often after our armed forces destroyed the missile cruiser moscow, it is clear that this was such a very significant blow to this structure, in general, to the russian black sea fleet, they currently do not see such active preparations precisely for the conduct of a naval amphibious operat

while the warship mosque of, of the flagship of the russian black sea fleet has been badly damaged after an explosion, the russian defense ministry said a fire caused ammunition to detonate. it didn't say what caused the blaze, but did say the entire crew of 500 sailors had been evacuated. however, it ukrainian officials claim 2 of their missiles hit the ship. earlier we spoke with doctor eye glass net come from london. she is a lecturer in international politics at university college london school of sla vondik and east european studies. she explained the potential importance of what happened to the warship. i think it's significant that the russians have admitted that there is a fi on board. and they've had to evacuate, i think that significant whether or not it was hit by the ukrainian missiles, most likely it was. but at this stage we cannot independently verified. i think symbolically. it is huge and my scott is a major worship and it was, it was most notably involved in the sort of snake island incident, the stamps of which have actually only come out this week in ukrainian ukraine

the war ship moscow, the flagship of the russian black sea fleet has been badly damaged after an explosion. russian defense ministry set a fire caused ammunition to detonate. didn't say what caused the blaze, but did say the entire crew of 500 sailors had been evacuated. however, ukrainian officials claim 2 of their missiles hit the ship despite vladimir putin to claim that peace talks with keith or at a dead end. austria's chance they're called they hammer says he believes there is this lim, window of opportunity. they hammer met with both ukrainian president low to mid lensky and russian placement vladimir putin in recent days. in an interview. the hammer said both are in a war time state of mind, but both know that it has to end at some point. the big question will be, is a face saving end to this war for both sides still possible. talks between ukraine and russia appeared deadlock and for perspective on how to break that log jam. we spoke to andrew gilmore, who is a former, you an assistant secretary general for human rights and executive director of the burg hot foundation in berlin.

it is interesting is that because the mock price supposed to be the flagship of the fabled russian black sea fleet. how much of a setback could this be for russia, objectives of lang, sage, to and taking the port city about desa? because that would be a huge prize for the russians. that's a really good point because it just was one of the cities that have sort of fall into the russian cross has as being possibly targeted. but i really feel that with rushes shifting is ground war emphasis to the don't bass and east eastern new crime . the city like a desk which much further west actually quite close to romania. now really sitting beyond the russian military cross to credibly assault. and i don't necessarily think it would be a big blow to russia ground up in don't boss, because i can't really see russia mounting. maritime little assaults in the future of this conflict is one final point on the sort of the importance of this particular vessel. and the black sea fleet was below, for very long time in features of this conflict a lot which this incident really brings to the, the full front is, was rush

_ of the russian black sea fleet. what do we know? yes _ of the russian black sea fleet. er cruiser that can launch enormous attacks and led the russian black sea fleet onto the ukrainian coast at the start of the evasion. the russians admitted it has been severely damaged. they have had to evacuate the crew believed to be 500 soldiers. russia is saying a fire started on board that sparked ammunition on board the ship. ukraine claims that was the result of its missile attacks and it was able to hit the ship. we do not have independent verification of what has happened. it will be embarrassing for the russians to have an important ship out of action and a symbolic victory for ukraine, because this was the ship that first approached a ukrainian outcrop in the black sea and it became quite famous across ukraine because having told ukrainian border guards on the outcrop to surrender, their response to the crew of the ship was in no uncertain terms go away. the regional governor in 0desa says the ship has finally done what the border guards told it it should do. this is the 50t

black sea. and this is our frigate admiral essen off the coast of crimea, two missiles were fired from the shtil complex, a ukrainian drone was hit, which monitored the actions of the russian black sea fleetlso conducted reconnaissance of coastal foreign positions of our military equipment on the peninsula and in the southern part of ukraine the only girl journalist of channel one, which at first literally works as a special operation. my colleague is in the middle of nowhere. irina kuksinkova the day before during the preparation of another material on her film set group opened fire. nationalists. it happened right at ilyich's plant in mariupol. there , for the sake of filming a report, it is already a professional feat. and, of course, a huge risk of ire, was injured. here are the shots of how she is already being loaded into a helicopter in order to transfer the operator dmitry kachurin and the sound engineer to the doctors as soon as possible. nikita sevastyanov did not harm the text for this report. ira wrote already in the hospital. the quarters adjacent to the mariupol industrial zone have already been cleared, we move to them on the armor, and then on foot in small dashes groups o

a fire has seriously damaged the warship, moskva, the flagship of the russian black sea fleet. ukraine says it hit the vessel with anti ship missiles, the russian defense ministry said a fire caused ammunition to dance detonate but declined to state a cause of the fire. the 500 crew members are reportedly safe. as it turned out, this new ukrainian postage stamp with prophetic, and veiled only yesterday by president vladimir zalinski on his instagram page. with a message, the russian warship always has only one direction. the moscow came to prominence at the start of the war being told to go f itself when he tried to capture ukraine, snake island in the black sea. oh, i really just last month, the man behind those words was awarded a metal for his bravery. initially fit killed, he and the soldiers were taken captive before being freed and a prisoner exchange. the moscow with the main ship in russia's black sea fleet, armed with 16 cruise missiles, as well as a long range air defense system. if you cranes claim is true, that defense system appears to have failed catastrophically. here ar

black sea. and so far, the russian black sea fleet has remained intact. but now of the ukraine, particularly receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries. we can see that now there's watches are coming under range of the weapons that are being used by you frame us national security, advisor drake sullivan says, whatever the cause losing the ship is bad news, the russia. so we'd been in touch with the craniums overnight. who had said that they struck the ship with the ship missiles. we don't have the capacity at this point to independently verify that. but certainly the way that this unfolded, it's a big blow to russia. they, this is their flagship, the moscow. and they have now been forced to admit that it has been badly damaged and they've had to kind of choose between 2 stories. one story is that it was just incompetent and the other was that they came under attack. and neither is a particular good outcome to them. another name is randy. military is accused of launching several strikes on areas in and around damascus. sir, in state media

well the warship, musk about the flagship of the russian black sea fleet has been badly damaged after an explosion, the russian defense ministry said a fire caused a ammunition to that night. it didn't say what caused the blaze, but did say the entire crew of 500 siders had been evacuated. however, ukrainian officials claim 2 of their missiles hit the ship. i'm now joined by military analyst and former general in the u. k armed forces. chris devereaux, chris, thank you for joining us here on d. w. and 1st of all, i want to talk about the russian black c fleet flagship moscow. russia admits a court fire, but says it was an ammunition explosion and accidents will say, ukraine says it, stroke the mosque of a with to me cells. what do you think is more likely? well, actually, but it could be true. it could be the case that you couldn't miss. i was struck the ship which caused an ammunition explosion. that's a distinct possibility. i think that the evidence is that the koreans did take into service with the credit navy last year and upgraded ex soviet michelle. cool. next june, maximum ran

russian troops for this, that is, they can perform some tasks at the tactical level . they can’t anyway. they need reinforcements either from the sea of ​​the black sea data of the russian black sea fleetthe russians said at the beginning that they would send additional military transport aircraft there with equipment and were encouraged by what the ukrainian side absolutely logically correctly said that all these ports will be shot down and only they will fall into the zone of action of ukrainian air defense systems. thank you taras . political scientist, address , welcome to eastern europe, the german bundestag burned down the provision of heavy weapons to ukraine, what was the last argument, and what is the current situation with germany's support for ukraine, well, at the level of people, not only politicians" you now asked about the support of uh people yes yes yes yes well and in light of the approved provision of heavy weapons to ukraine by the last buddhiststag first of all i apologize that i will speak in russian so it will be faster uh, the society about this heavy weapon is as if separate in its support uh and uh , while there was still a majority for the weapon of choice, n

black sea. and so far, the russian black sea fleet had remained intact. but now after the ukraine, particularly receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries, we can see that now the watches are coming under range of the weapons that are being used by you frame. meanwhile, ukraine's foreign minister seeking more military assistance to break the rush and siege on mary paul. more than 100000 people have been trapped there for weeks and they're running out of basic supplies. my opposed mare says at least 90 percent of the city has been destroyed and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. the criminal claims its force, his own control of the port city, but ukraine saved with sammy, is fighting to push russia back in avenue c. u n says its firmly opposed to a british plan to send some migraines in asylum. seekers to wander for processing is part of a multi $1000000.00 deal between the 2 countries. rise of say, the agreement is inhumane. and dean barbara has the d test. so we're, we're on the white cliffs of dover looking out across the

black sea . and so far, the russian black sea fleet had remained intact. but now after the ukraine, particularly receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries, we can see that now the watches are coming under the range of the weapons that are being used by ukraine. which advice says a defense and security analyst at wiki, strapped to a global risk consultancy? he thinks the damaging of the ship indicates, the ukraine, good capabilities that had probably not been anticipated by russia. we've seen ukrainians make excellent use of defensive missiles. they been able to use air defense nestles to shoot down many russian planes and helicopters and therefore 4th russian air force, basically to focus its flying over russian territory and then launched missiles from, from there. they've also use these very effectively in terms of shooting and killing russian armor, personnel carriers and tanks that played a major role in defense care of. and if they shot a rock and killed a russian ship with some an anti ship methyl that a new capability, they are dem

black sea. and so far, these russian black sea fleet had remained intact. but now it after ukraine, particularly receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries. we can see that now there's washes, are coming under the range or did the weapons that are being used by ukraine, russell soda and kia, thank you for the update. now ukraine's foreign minister is calling for military assistance to help break the russian siege. on the port city of mariano, about a 120000 people are still trapped left according to the math, huge sways of the city are in ruins. the exact number of civilians killed isn't clear yet, but ukraine says it's at least 21000. the criminal claims that russian forces are now in control of the poor city. but ukraine says its forces are still standing. iran con has more on the situation in marielle from the capital. there is this fog of war again, and we keep seeing this when it comes to what the russians claim on what the ukrainians claim. but all we really know is there is an intense fight going on right now for the port of mary. op

southern coast against russian naval forces and overnight we're learning the flagship of the russian black sea fleet has suffered a major fire, 500 crew members evacuated according to the russian defense ministry now, the ukrainian governor of odesa says that fire was caused by ukrainian missiles. if that is the case that is an enormous symbolic blow that the ukrainians have demalt. the russians right now are not giving the cause of the fire, but it would be a massive humiliation for vladimir putin who's not a man who likes to be humiliated if this flab ship has been damaged and the ukrainians will be waiting to see what kind of response the russian government may mount now >> we want to ask you about the besieged city of mariupol where russians are claiming 1,000 ukrainians troops have surrendered. >> that's right. they say 1,000 ukrainian marines surrendering yesterday there's been no confirmation of that from the ukrainian side, but we do know defenders of mariupol have been running desperately low on food and ammunition some of those marines had been posting they were going into battle with empt

black sea. and so far, the russian black sea fleet has remained intact. but now, after you claim particular receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries, we can see that now this watches are coming under the range of the weapons that are being used by you frame ukraine's foreign minister is calling for military assistance to help break the russian siege on the policy of mary apo about a 120000 people are still trapped than last. according to the man, he sways of the city are in ruins. the exact number of civilians killed isn't clear yet, but ukraine says it's at least 21000. the criminal claims russian forces and now in control of the poor city. but ukraine says its force is a still standing. a u. k is warning crime, a torso and constant to nikki, are likely to be the next targets for russia, potentially seeing the same high levels of violence and destruction as seen in other urban centers like hockey and mary opal out. here is oma, how hodge is near chrome, a tools where russian and strikes have been hitting farms. rather who i am again, a

810th separate marine brigade of the russian federation, the amphibious capabilities of the russian black sea fleet very limited if we are talking about airborne landings. russia has actually weakened its amphibious capabilities trying to attack kyiv provocations may not happen in transnistria yes, they really announced a military assembly there, but firstly, people of draft age are already fleeing there, of which there are not many there because of unemployment and secondly, there is no desire to fight against ukraine there in general, there are no then they will laugh at ukraine or moldova, but the transnistrian laughs are quite neutral rhetoric in relation to ukraine and moldova, and this is the second important factor, so to speak, the elites of transnistria also do not want to go to war, as far as certain health is concerned. and why them they have their own business, they live there, they are controlled by the fsb, they pay tribute to the fsb, why is it all russia and gal lev? he considers it a distraction. a maneuver for disruptive forces. it is necessary to create pressure on the entire per

of that tight control is the re send sinking of the musk vase ship, the fragment of the m russian black sea fleet. there was a lot of mystery around that. initially, russia said that all the crew members were fully evacuated from the ship, and there was a ceremony where essentially people said good bye to the ship and the re thread to the ship and its crew. so journalist started looking into this, they started talking to parents who were posting on line as well about their children being missing. and they found maybe around 40 people were dead. and it was only last week. you know, over a week later on that there was an official admission that one person was killed and 27 were missing. was unclear whether that's the full picture. and it's been like that, you know, similar things have happened with, with, with numbers of dead in the past. and there's actually a law that russia doesn't have to publish the numbers of russian dead since 2015. that's the law nor i. so what do we know about the people who fight a few tunes war and those who fall? well, there are some reports that some conscripts are act

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it and destroy it at temporary storage bases, report by aleksey golovkov a frigate of the russian black sea fleetruise missiles, the target was indicated by intelligence on the territory of the zaporozhye aluminum smelter. one of the buildings was used as a warehouse for military equipment coming to ukraine from abroad, judging by these shots, high-precision missiles completed the task. and this is more than a thousand weapons that did not have to be destroyed, retreating from the territory of the lpr. it was left by the ukrainian military ; automatic rifles and rifles of nats immediately catch the eye. the sample and of course, the anti-tank missile systems are not fired ready for use by the jewel lav e, there is also a sample of a german -made anti-tank guided missile. uh presented soviet missiles uh export option. continues to work on goals. and the russian military aviation, according to the ministry of defense, only during this day attack aircraft asked for 38 military facilities of the ukrainian army. among them, seven command posts, two anti-aircraft newspaper complexes, one out of 300 in

phil, another great ukrainian victory recently was sinking of the flagship of the russian black sea fleetand the tormentor of odessa, you might say. what is the meaning of this, both in terms of the politics of the war, putin's position, but more importantly the military situation itself? gen. breedlove: it is a great question, and i might just take offense with the way you asked it, in that more important the military part, may be, more importantly is the emotional and representational loss of this ship. i agree and understand your premise, but i must say that, first of all, no one has lost a capital ship like this since the falklands and this is a huge mark on the professionalism of the navy and of those who are giving directions to the russian navy. that they would leave such a critical asset so exposed, then lose it. and clearly be unable to save it after it was struck. so, this is a blow of immense emotional position to russia. he saw how fast they started to try to cover this with lies and lessen the impact. frankly, a lot of people had a giggle at that, because the crew is so bad t

russian warships in the black sea. in fact, it's the flagship of the russian black sea fleet.was very bold to do that. they had to have been hidden, because any kind of radar or anything like that would have been picked up by the russians. they had to move quickly. it was a bold attack and sent a message to the black sea fleet. part of the assault on odesa. the ship like that would have been in support of that. >> the russians claim it was a fire on board that set off ammunition, which would be unusual. the ukrainians claim they hit it with missiles. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> russia's war in ukraine as it is being sold by a pro-russian prop be propaganda station here in the united states. the details ahead. it was just a lot of fun. just to talklk to my parents about it and to send it to my grandparents and be like, hey this person we're all related to look at this crazy stuff they did in arizona 100 years ago. it actually gives you a picture of their life, so you get to feel like you're walking the same path they did. ♪ ♪ cranky-pated: a bad mood related to a slugg

able to do damage control on that ship and, third, it does take away some capacity of the russian black sea fleet to bombard ukraine and potentially seize odessa. i think it's a real warning to the russians, stay away from the sea and the fact the russians are taking revenge on it sort of counteracts their propaganda story that it was an accident, doesn't it? >> right. >> they're having some problem with their information warfare. >> thank you for your expertise. it's always nice to see you. >> thank you. >>> some breaking news we want to talk about out of south carolina. police in columbia saying a dozen people are injured after a shooting at a shopping mall. here is what we know now. police put out a tweet saying they were responding to shots fired at the mall about ten miles from downtown columbia. about an hour later the lexington county police department said it was setting up a reunification area nearby for anyone with loved ones caught up in the incident. police saying there are no fatalities. three people have been detained. we'll continue to keep our eye on that. >>> still to come, new y

black sea. and so far, the russian black sea fleet has remained intact. but now after the ukraine, particular receiving the weapons more and more from the nato countries, we can see that now the watches are coming under the range of the weapons that are being used by you frame. earlier we saw to rich advice was a defense and security analyst with wiki, strapped ad global risk consultancy. he says, if you crane was responsible for damaging the ship, the incident indicates keeps growing capabilities we seen ukrainians make excellent use of defensive nestles. they been able to use air defense massage to shoot down many russian planes and helicopters and therefore 4th russian air force, basically to focus its flying over russian territory and then launched missiles from, from there. they've also use these very effectively in terms of shooting and killing russian armor, personnel, carriers and tanks that played a major role in defense, a key of and if they shot a rock and killed a russian ship with some an anti ship method, that's a new capability they are dem

black sea fleet sinks. an embarrassing admission tonight from the russians themselves. cia warning an increasingly desperate putin could resort to using nuclear weapons. >>> plus, 26 cars, 55 homes and apartments, 30 plots of land, and a yacht. tonight, the stunning number of assets that ukraine says it seized from one man, putin's close ally in the country. and shanghai's brutal lockdown. people scream in agony over a lack of food and medicine. our reporters part of the only american television crew living inside the shanghai lockdown and tell you what's happening tonight, let's go out front. good evening, i'm erin burnett. and out front tonight, we begin with the breaking news. putin's prized warship is underwater. russia just admitting that the flagship of its black sea fleet sank after a major explosion on board. the russian state news agency is saying this, right? this is the government saying it sunk while it was being towed. now, ukraine claims the explosion was due to a ukrainian missile strike. claim the united states believes is credible. make no mistake, the

the other popularity thing about this is this is the flagship of the russian black sea fleet.s where the admiral is when he is running naval operations in the black sea. so if this ship was hit and it was damaged by the ukrainians, that's a major, major tactical victory for them. >> colonel, against all odds, mariupol is still holding out tonight. if ukrainian forces really are willing to fight to the end, how long can they hold up and draw away russian resources? >> so this is a very interesting question because -- this is mariupol right here. how long can they hold out? it depends on how much resupplying they get and how much the russians will actually let them stay there. depends on what the russians are going to do, but will but it also depends on the ukrainians' will to fight. the fact that two of their units linked up, if that reporting is accurate, what that means is that there is enough freedom of movement for the ukrainian forces that they can actually withstand some of the onslaugts that the russians have been conducting. if that's the case, there's a chance, very sl

the fact the flagship of the russian black sea fleet was disabled, put out of action, was engulfed intion in ukraine was going according to plan. as for that interview with president zelensky, it was quite interesting, mr zelensky saying he would win, while resident putin maintains russia, the kremlin will win in this special operation. qm. win in this special operation. ok, steve, win in this special operation. ok, steve. thank _ win in this special operation. ok, steve, thank you. _ win in this special operation. 0k, steve, thank you. steve rosenberg live in moscow. volodymyr zelensky is a charming man with a firm handshake. affable and relaxed in our conversation, he tensed up on just two occasions, when talking about the alleged war crimes of russian troops, and when questioned about the continued purchase of russian oil and gas by european countries. his decision to stay in the capital throughout the war has endeared him to his people and millions around the world. and his armed forces, in their dogged resistance against russia, reflect his own steel and determination. he is an a

now that is causing some fear in the russian black sea fleet. this was the most powerful warship in the black sea fleet as well as the flagship. so the other ships are moving further and further away. what that will mean to ukrainians is the ships will have less ability now to support with naval gunfire and missiles to any land operations near odesa and other places. >> you said wave top. to the uninitiated, such as myself, what does that mean? >> well, that means that what the ukrainians did and they had to be -- it was bold and audacious. the movement of the neptune anti-ship missile battery had to be done very carefully because if they sent off a radar signature it would have alerted the moskva. when the missiles were fired they were shot and their trajectory was just above the water so it was very difficult for any radar to see that. so wave top was just above the water as it hit the moskva. >> and that's what you're hearing from u.s. sources? >> i'm hearing that from my own sources in the region. >> in the region. interesting. i also want to

well now, this flagship of the russian black sea fleet has apparently been sunk. nment is claiming that the ships sunk after was hit by ukrainian made neptune anti ship missile. the russian version of the story is that this is and why the ships sunk, it's sunk due to a fire. due to, quote, hold that mitch received ring of fire, from the detonation of ammunition. the united states has reportedly not confirmed either version of events. but it's already had a practical event on the state of playing in the black sea. one senior defense official told reporters that about half a dozen russian ships in the black sea move themselves farther out to sea, farther off the ukrainian coast after the moscow was hit. if you think about it, it's not the sort of thing you would do if the moskva went down because somebody was like smoking in the ammunition room, right? why would that's catastrophe on board your flagship vessel cause you to move all of the other ships further offshore? that would solve the problem if you guys just started a fire on board your own ship. and the russian

now this flagship of the russian black sea fleet has apparently been sunk. rainian government is claiming that the ship sunk after it was hit by a ukrainian-made neptune anti-ship missile. the russian version of the story is that that is not why the sink sunk. it sunk to a fire, due to hull damage due to the dell nation of ammunition. the united states has not confirmed either version of events but it has had an effect on the state of play in the black sea. one senior defense official told reporters that a half dozen russian ships in the black sea moved out to sea, farther off the ukrainian coast after the moskva was hit and not the sort of thing you would do if the ship went down if somebody was smoking in the ammunition room and why it would it cause you to to move ships further offshore and that wouldn't solve the problem if you guys started a fire on your own ship. and the russias are trying to save face by denying it was the ukrainians who sunk it but either way the damage is done and the ship is gone and if you think about for a second how they are tryi

ukrainian forces took down the flagship of the russian black sea fleet. that ship, known as the the moskva was 84 times the size of ukrainians flagship. russian media claim that the ship sank because of a fire that broke out on board. but today, the pentagon confirmed that it was two ukrainian neptune missiles that sunk the the moskva, it decisive victory for the county forces against the russian invaders. the tale of the two flagships, it sounds like a david versus goliath tail that we all get used to hearing about, as ukrainian forces continue to mount an improbable strong defense against the russians. it is also a reminder how quickly fortunes can change during the war. there has been a lot of focus on ukraine's victory and russia's blenders in recent weeks. but as russian forces begin to regroup in eastern ukraine, i am sorry to have to report that there are deeply troubling signs on the horizon. the city of mariupol has been the sight of some of russia's most brutal attack since the start of the mission. today, the governor of the region into next sa

the flagship that was sunk so strong it was seen as the defensive umbrella for much of the russian black sea fleetsmin, but no more. >> how is it, richard, if this thing was barely tested, sink a flagship? >> so this is it. one possibility that some experts are looking at, and there are a couple, but it's that in -- i'm going to show you another satellite photo here. this little dot here, if you can see my finger, is where the moskva was at. and this is ukraine. now, one possibility according to experts is when they fired something from this boat a satellite radar picked it up. they were then able to aim one of the neptunes all the way from here, and talking about needle in the haystack, two of them hit. so that signature from potentially what the "moskva" had shot or aimed at or was going on land was certainly part of the calculation. one important point here, though, is that with the loss of the "moskva" what does it mean in the east and the offensive we've been talking about for two weeks? they don't have the air cover they had before because the "moskva" is no longer. >> unbelievable what the

ukrainian forces say they hit the flagship of the russian black sea fleet with two neptune missiles badly damaging the ship, forcing the entire 500 member crew to evacuate. and it later sank. moscow claims the ship sank while it was being towed back to ports after a fire broke out on board. they've had to kind of choose between two stories. one story is that it was just incompetence and the other was that they came under attack, and neither is a particularly good outcome for them. meantime ukrainian forces are digging in now anticipating a major russian offensive in eastern ukraine. fresh snow falling in the sierra and more will follow this weekend. chains are still required on interstate 80 and highway 50. caltrans suggests a good time to try to drive up will be this morning. they say. don't try to drive up between tonight and tomorrow. that's when it's going to be the worst. a lot of people are looking forward to one last weekend of skiing and boarding. pretty excited, you know? i mean, we haven't seen snow like this in a long time, and it's like towards the end of the season. it's good

ukrainian forces say they hit the flagship of the russian black sea fleet to neptune missiles on thursday, forcing the entire crew to evacuate. thought to be around 500 people. moscow claims the evacuation was due to a fire that started on board. but american officials say that's not likely to kind of choose between two stories. one story is that it was just incompetence and the other was that they came under attack, and neither is a particularly good outcome for them. the attack on the mosque comes as ukrainian forces dig in for what's expected to be a major russian offensive in the east. shelling of cities in the region has been relentless, and officials here say they need more help from the west to relieve the pressure if ukraine doesn't receive all necessary weapons within days, not weeks. that will mean that more people , more civilians will be killed . the white house says. it's already responding, pointing to the $800 million weapon's package announced wednesday. which the pentagon claims is specifically tailored to the type of flat open land fighting expected in the donbass region

(music throughout) thef the russian black sea fleet with missiles, causing it to sink. moscow. claims of fire started on board, forcing the evacuation of all 500 crew members and that it sank in a storm. u s officials say that is not likely . the attack comes as ukrainian forces dig in for what's expected to be a major russian offensive in the east. the u. s is assisting with $800 million worth of weapons suitable for ground battles. it lends itself well to mechanized warfare than so artillery rocket fire short range missiles. those are going to be the kinds of weapons that are key in this fight. the russians are also accusing ukraine of launching airstrikes into their territory near the border. the republican national committee says it will withdraw from the commission on presidential debates. the unanimous vote effectively bars republican presidential nominees from participating in events organized by the commission. rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel released a statement saying the gop would quote find newer, better debate platforms. the commission on presidential debates was fou

ukrainian forces say they hit the flagship of the russian black sea fleet with two neptune missiles badly damaging that warship, forcing the entire 500 member crew to evacuate and later the warship sank. moscow claims the ship sank while it was being towed back to ports after a fire broke out on board. they've had to kind of choose between two stories. one story is that it was just incompetence and the other was that they came under attack, and neither is a particularly good outcome for them. in the meantime, ukrainian forces are digging in there, anticipating a major russian offensive in eastern ukraine, researchers at uc berkeley found californians now view the high cost of gas as one of our state's biggest problems. the survey found 69% of california voters say record high prices at the pump are a serious problem when that's having an impact on their finances, however, work by the same researchers find those high gas prices aren't pushing more people to take mass transit. 43% of those questions said they're just driving less. majority of california say they support california's high sp

most koa is a symbol of the might of the a powerful russian black sea fleet. and it is, it also has been earlier in the beginning of the war when it was approaching to the snake islands. that, that horse dead, the border troops or ukraine forces and asked them to to, to, to surrender a memorably. the ukranian troops read you the message and telling them, go to hell. and after that the got a fame. the same shape also has been used in mediterranean sea against this syrian rebels as well. it has a part in it, in addition to a but powerful i a fire power. it has also very much significant, a strong an aid defense system as well in any way. it is a big step in the course of the war and pentagonal. so seeing that there has been explosion, a big enough explosion. however, they cannot confirm what caused yet. i wrestled the russian naval vessels. i spread across the coast of ukraine. some of those have been close to the city of mario, paul, there's been a lot of news has been coming out of modern pulse over the last couple of days, the russians are saying it has now t

russian ships in the black sea? >> they could. because the range of the neptune anti-ship missiles is about 100 kilometers. that's why the russian fleet, the black sea fleet, was forced to move further and further out. which means they really can't support at least very well the ground operations with either naval gunfire or missile fire. again, that's a major boost for the ukrainians, certainly morale-wise. and a hit at the russian prestige, and that's why moscow is trying to bomb different places in ukraine right now. >> you mentioned the ship in the faulklands conflict. it was not as big as the moskva, it was a good point to raise. apologies for interrupting, with the satellite delay. but thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> an academy in the u.s. is trying to teach its youngest students about the war. we'll hear from the ukrainian american students, in just a moment. what were we worried about again? shopping on public wifi is sketchchy. but with aura digital l security, my devices are protected in like 3 minutes. it's time to protect your life online with aura's all-in-one digital security. try for free today at aura.com w

here until an eventual verdict, a decision, or whether he'll stamps for the flagship of the black sea fleet. russian defense ministry says munitions on board. the ship exploded, eating it severely damaged. it also says the crew has been evacuated, but the ukrainian military says it struck the warship with anti ship cruise missiles. russia says it's now in full control of the port in ukrainian. cedar from the vive, robert mcbride has the latest russian state. television is broadcasting pictures that it shows. sadly, there are still over 100000 people in merry, up or waiting for evacuation. there are also people in the outskirts who are packed and ready to leave. that's another 60000 people making conditions worse. no humanitarian corridors were able to open on wednesday for people to escape the fighting and move sir denies. meanwhile, ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has accused the russians of using phosphorus bombs, le b. it will be in a shallow grave as to carry boxes with premies and arthur geez, he refused. sasha was there. when with morrison brought it says gazelle, she refused because he

the flagship of its black sea fleet, russian defense ministry says munitions on board. the ship exploded. but the ukrainian military says it struck the war.