west of the city. but also there was another attack over night at another air base of honor, frank, it's, that's in the south west of ukraine. a couple of days ago there was an attack in the north western city of look, another airfield, a targeted by russian forces. there we were in looks on saturday speaking to the men who had just attended the funeral of 2 ukrainian soldiers. they were amongst the victims of that attack in loads. so the west now really are becoming very much part of this conflict in terms of a rush, widening its scope, pushing through to this region. it has so far, russian forces so far i've really, i've been concentrated in the north, the east and the south of the country where people here really feel that, that this conflict is closing in. and people in this city living also know that they are on a real thoroughfare, if you like, an artery going of from the european union, from poland later country into ukrainian that much of the hardware, the military hardware and our armored vehicles. that kind of thing that have been donated from western powers, they're passing a through that board. they're passing n

the south west of ukraine is under heavy bombardment troops . they're expected to move west towards the desa, another crucial port city. if it's taken, it would cut ukraine off from its coast. the attacks have widened with rays on neat pro and fields and western loads and havana, french geese. city officials in the besieged city of mariel pole say more than 1500 civilians have now died and rushing, shelling people there have been without heating, food, and power for days with nighttime temperatures draw thing as low as minus 7 degrees celsius. also reports of loosing and residents pointing over supplies, or jason stress user with the international committee of the red cross says there's not enough water even for his team members. on the one hand, you do have the, the deadliness of the conflict, and people have to stay inside and protect themselves and avoid that. and now on the other side, we're reaching a situation where adjectives just need to keep getting worse and worse, it's catastrophic if it's apocalyptic. we're moving into a situation wh

of the fighting taking place in the north, in the east or in the south. but 2 air fields was struck one outside the city of arno front wisc. that's in the south west of ukraine, not far from the border with hungry and romania. there you heard the mer, talk about plumes of smoke. he said there were 3 explosions. and then another, a large explosion, we believe a russian long range missile hitting the air field outside of litski in northwest in ukraine. our newest is a 150 kilometers from this city lafitte, where we are reporting from now and i can tell you the people in this city attorney feeling a lot more anxious than they were a few days ago. people are more worried overnight. the air raid sirens were wailing . people had to scurry downstairs, into their basements, underground, their apartments into shelters at about 4 a. m. and there were more sirens again during the day, which saw people having to leave the street and trying to find cover. so there is a feeling of people being a lot more nervy and not more a tense. and this is a city as well, cuz so many people have come to from across ukraine. they have fled other parts where the fighting has been very d

city of north k in the north west of the country, but also another one on an air field outside of the city of yvonne. oh frank, if it's not that's in the south west of ukraine, the maze, and both of those cities urged people to stay in doors. there were explosions, heard. so it is worrying. and i have to say just a few moments ago, we came upstairs because we were actually in the basement because of an air siren a warning for people to go downstairs. people came off the streets and went into their basements, went into the bomb shelters. and during the night as well here in la viv, another sr and 4 o'clock in the morning. again, people having to go underneath and it seems that these increased warnings and sirens here in the vive are all connected to those attacks in the west. people here wondering whether or not this war could be taking a change of direction, whether or not it could be coming closer. and tell us at the latest, in terms of the humanitarian situation, we know we've had some humanitarian corridors over the last 2 days. will they be more to day? and especially what is the situation maria poll, which has been on the stage now for a number of days

we havejust had reports in ivano—frankivsk, in the south—west, of ukraine, of explosions there from the where an airport as well as a factory which preparesjet plane part an airport as well as a factory which prepares jet plane part has been taken out, suggesting a more strategic nature to dos. —— lutsk. they are significant, it marks an expansion of this russian advance. we have also got to bear in mind that the 2 million plus people who have found themselves as refugees in this war, displaced by the fighting, the majority of those people have been moving westwards to cities like livivo which separates those two other locations. it is an increasingly worrying time for ukrainian authorities. —— lviv. everyone has been keeping more than half an eye on it for more than half a week, this russian convoy, armoured, has been weaving its way towards the capital and then it remains, stuck 30 kilometres north—west but the latest satellite images suggest that that's convoy has now been redeployed to towns, that surround kyiv, particularly in the north western flank and the warriors have taken art

south. west of ukraine is under heavy bombardment troops. they're expected to move west towards a desa, another crucial port city. if it's taken, it would cut ukraine off from its coast. the attacks of widen, with raids underneath pro and air fields in western looks, and van in french whisks. but russian forces haven't yet taken any new territory in the northeast. and analysts believe they may be redeploying forces attacking eastern keith to defend against ukrainian counter attacks. in sumi, a blast. and ukraine has halted russian advances north and west from annex crimea. the invading forces is struggling, the growing supply and morale issues. the russian military has even admitted that the humanitarian situation in some ukrainian cities is now catastrophic. a senior defense ministry official has blamed the actions on ukrainian fighters who when you go as you go up so no green you, the humanitarian situation in ukraine, unfortunately continues to rapidly war soon. and in some cities has reached catastrophic proportions. armed ukrainian force

is the same picture across other parts of western ukraine because overnight there was another attack on an air field advantage. frank, vist that is in the south west of ukraine. the 2nd attack in just a couple of days. apparently, the air for buildings destroyed, regional authority, say, in the north west, the town of looks. this is a town we vested yesterday because just outside of it the day before or there had been an attack on an airfield, their food, ukraine, and soldiers were killed in knots. yesterday we spoke to the man he had just been at the funeral of to those ukrainian soldiers. he said, look, you know, people in my city are going to be, so we're not, we're not scared or panicky yet. he believes the ukraine will win the war. but there is absolutely, there is absolutely no or are you can say that people are not feeling a lot more uncomfortable than they were before, even though this kind of define mood most certainly continues and just fine. yeah, i should say, of course, that air base was so close to the polish border. poland, a nato man, but this is as close as a russian attack has come to a nature country. natasha. thank you for that

west of the city. but also there was another attack over night at another ad, basically father frank case in the south west of ukraine. a couple of days ago, there was an attack in the northwest and that you've looked another field targeted by russian forces. there we, when looked on saturday speaking to the man who had just attended the funeral of 2 ukrainian soldiers, they were amongst the victims of that attack in notes. so the west now li, becoming very much part of this conflict in terms of a rush, widening its scope, pushing through to this region. it has so far, russian forces, so far i've really been concentrated in the north, the east and the south of the country where people here really feel that, that this conflict is closing in. and people in this that, you know, you've also know that they all, on a real thoroughfare, if you like, and all 3 going of from the european union from poland later country into ukraine. and the much of the hardware, the military hardware and armored vehicles that kind of thing that have been donated from western powers. they're passing through that board to well you've whatever i

south of ukraine. they've captured the city of kherson and are pushing west, towards the key port of 0desa. orces are holding fast, it too has suffered extensive damage. the bbc�*s andrew harding is there and sent us this report — a warning you may find some of the pictures in his report distressing. a snowstorm enfolds us as we head for the frontlines towards a ukrainian city that is blocking the russian advance. civilians gather on the outskirts of mykolaiv, fleeing the madness. are you worried about the bombs and the artillery? yes, yes. it's also very loud, especially at night.

south of ukraine. they've captured the city of kherson and are pushing west, towards the key port of odesa. t mykolaiv stands in their way and while ukraine's forces are holding fast, it too has suffered extensive damage. the bbc�*s andrew harding is there and sent us this report — a warning you may find some of the pictures in his report distressing. a snowstorm enfolds us as we head for the frontlines towards a ukrainian city that is blocking the russian advance. civilians gather on the outskirts of mykolaiv, fleeing the madness. are you worried about the bombs and the artillery? yes, yes. it's also very loud, especially at night. loud and deadly. the russians are trying to blast a path through this city in order to seize the whole black sea coast. but mykolaiv is proving obstinate. sirens wail. 0k, we just heard some artillery in the distance and then an air raid siren so we are going to suit up. you too. in a cellar volunteers follow the example set by millions of ukrainians nationwide, forming a diy army. it's plates for body arms what we need from our factory. it's really heavy, but it

ukraine. meanwhile, there have been reports of blasts overnight in two cities which until now had avoided direct shelling — lutsk in the north west and dnipro in the southnison reports. this is what is left of ukraine second's city, kharkiv, once home to more thani million people. for two weeks it has been pounded by the russian military, whose forces continue to lay siege. russia has already bombed hospitals, so here the wounded are kept in corridors, away from the windows, including this woman who has been hit by shrapnel. the stupid russian shrapnel. the stupid russian shrapnel pieces i will carry all my life. as long as my heart still beats, i will still live and love. near the capital kyiv, the fighting is edging closer, but the russians are meeting stiff resistance stop this video released by the ukrainian military shows a convoy of russian tanks being destroyed to the east of the city. in the towns north of kyiv more and more people feel they have no choice but to get out. in the capital itself, the mayor estimates 2 million, half the population, have now fled their homes. the fear is what russia will do next. a week ago all the talk was of this

s300 and book in the settlement of plesetskoye, 30 km south-west of the city of kiev , 67 military facilities of ukraineation in a day and here are the shots from our ministry of defense with high-precision missile weapons destroyed by a high-power self-propelled artillery system, pion, the firing position of the apu was hidden in the forest, she was discovered with the help of drone. but in this video, the crews of russian su-25 attack aircraft hit ammunition depots with weapons, flights were carried out at night, hitting right on target. our fighters use high-precision weapons. it allows you to be exclusively hit exclusively on the military infrastructure of the armed forces of ukraine to avoid civilian casualties. meanwhile, our paratroopers are taking the most important strategic objects. pyotr deryagin more. a multi-kilometer march of russian paratroopers step by step, the most important logistics centers, while the units of the nationalists lose their positions by artillery strikes, several columns of military equipment were destroyed, the columns were destroyed, respectively, they themselves move

military is calling for residence to leave key as my a designated route heading south west is video show smoke of ukraine, 2nd largest city hall cove with a massive explosion reportedly caused by a projectile in the city center near the regional administration. building local authorities are blaming russia. but media report say there were no russian forces in the area where the projects, how reported became from waiting for comments from the russian military officials. his other footage from the city under warning he might find it disturbing. explosions were reported in the city also on monday with locals filling huge plumes of smoke commit what they described as ongoing bustles. russia has denied responsibility saying it wouldn't target civilians, and instead claims that ukraine is positioning forces in the apartment buildings to you. civilians as human shields is nakeesha, asian, that key of how strongly denied this map shows what's been happening with the red dots highlighting b major cities where fighting is being reported. russia defense ministry say fellow dance committee. last year has advanced ag

when i need something, i could have one day i can have fish from the south of ukraine, one day i'll have fish from the west of ukraine. one day fish from north of ukraine. i don't know how it works. i have experts doing it. in ukraine, this is a lot of volunteers and their eyes on the fire and if you need something, call them. if you need to find something, they will find it in ten minutes. amazing guys because they have experience for the eight years of the war in donbas. they help with everything. just need to call and ask for food to cook and they just can find everything and maybe just find something and we chefs like to cook, we know how to cook from everything so now i can cook everything. >> let me ask you this question. this is your home. this is your country. what is the status in terms of the level of hunger and desperation that you're seeing? the people who are coming to you to eat, you know, how long are they going between meals? >> it's different situation because in kyiv, it's everything plus, minus, more or less stable. so people are having two times a day have food and need more but in the

south of ukraine. they have captured the city of kherson and are pushing west towards the key port of odesa on the blacke city of mykolaiv stands in their way, and while ukraine's forces are holding fast, it too has suffered extensive damage. andrew harding reports. a snowstorm enfolds us as we head for the front lines towards a ukrainian city that is blocking the russian advance. civilians gather on the outskirts of mykolaiv, fleeing the madness. are you worried about the bombs and the artillery? yes, yes. it's also very loud, especially at night. explosions loud and deadly. the russians are trying to blast a path through this city in order to seize the whole black sea coast. but mykolaiv is proving obstinate. air raid siren wails ok, wejust heard some artillery in the distance and then an air raid siren so we are going to suit up. you too. in a cellar, volunteers follow the example set by millions of ukrainians nationwide, forming a diy army. it's plates for body arms what we need from our factory. it's really heavy, but it's good. that defiance is echoed by the local governor who tells us the russian

of cities across ukraine is intensifying. this is the town of borodyanka just north west of the capital. despite the shelling, ukrainian fighters have managed to repel russian forces. in the southtely cut off with no power or water supplies. ukraine's president has warned if his country falls, the baltic states will be next. more than1 million ukrainians have now fled the country since this conflict began. eu interior ministers have agreed they should be given special temporary protection for up to three years. those are the headlines.

really now concentrating on these large cities here in the south and in the east of ukraine, but also moving from the south further to the west. so this, this curry dorm, that the crimea, which is already added, of course, as we know by russia in 2014, that is a land carried are being created. it seems by russia at the moment. but of course, a lot of civilian casualties. we've seen in the last couple of days, but also overnight discontinuing, shelling of glass people. there have been in norfolk situation again for another night, and we only know that it's still dark here, but we will only know when the sun comes out. how difficult the situation has been and how many more casualties we've had overnight. i step fastened their life away from the live in west new french that thanks for that. well, as we mentioned, presidents biden and zalinski discussed what happened at the nuclear plant and a phone call and speak to john henderson in washington, dc. john, so the u. s. kinney worried and very concerned about what happened at the separation plant in ukraine. what's been the response there in the us? well, we've heard very little s

of its pre-invasion force to the fight for ukraine. a three-prong assault on ukraine's north, east and south, while here in the west we drove upstream todaygainst a tide of refugees seeking safety and new lives in poland. tom llamas is also in ukraine and starts us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight in ukraine, another prospect of peace shattered. plans for a cease-fire to evacuate civilians collapsed for the second night in a row, amid intense shelling by russian forces in the besieged city of of mariupol, that according to ukrainian officials. mariupol's mayor saying russians are trying to create a humanitarian crisis there civilians also caught in the crossfire outside of kyiv. video posted today appears to show people evacuating on foot, coming under fire as they try to escape ambulances and van rushing people to safety, as explosions can be seen in the background the mayor says at least eight civilians were killed, three from a single family it comes as russia steps up its assault on the 11th night of fighting entire neighborhoods decimated by air strikes. airports completely destroyed. ukraine also announcing today that the largest p

of via a designated highway heading south west. you can see on your screen now plumes of smoke over ukraine, 2nd largest city, called hark of with a massive explosion reportedly caused by a projectile in the city center near the regional administration. building the local authorities are blaming russia, but media reports say there were not even russian forces in the area from which the projectile reportedly came from. we are still waiting for comment from the russian military about it. here's other footage from the city and a warning you may find it disturbing. explosions were reported in the city also on monday with locals filming huge plumes of smoke amid what they described as ongoing battles. russia has denied responsibility saying it is not targeting civilians, and instead claiming that ukraine is positioning its forces in apartment building to use civilians as human shields. this is a claim that he has strongly denied. now you can see this map here. it shows what's been happening with the red dots highlighting the major cities were fighting is being reported. russia's defense ministry says the guns people's militia has advan

west of st. petersburg and south of helsinki. it's no different than southern ukraine. i would suggest that the number one issue for mr. putin is the land bridge to crimea and that's where we've seen so much of this power of bombing -- of this horrific bombing. jonathan: the bond market is shaping up with yields of four basis points on the 10 year. the two-year is not are behind. how far can the fed go? it's been said if the post financial crisis cycle can be erased from people's memory tanks, markets might be pricing three or 400 percent of hikes. the market still refused to believe the fed can get very far. tom: it's true but i will look at the correlations out there and they are still very tight this morning. we've got to talk dollar-yen at some point and i think that's critical with intervention talkative tokyo. jonathan: also some of the tech stocks. we'll talk about that in the next hour. this is bloomberg surveillance. kailey: keeping ritika: ritika: you up-to-date with newsom around the world with first word. lisa: ukraine once a cease-fire agreement in talks wi

letters in the settlement of plesetskoye, 30 km, south-west of the city of kiev for a day of operational-tactical and army aviation 67 military facilities of ukraine were hit new examples of the heroism of our fighters performing tasks during the special operation to protect the donbass airborne corporal vitaly khismatulin skillfully repelled the attack of the nationalists, who opened fire on paratroopers from well-camouflaged infantry fighting vehicles instantly, assessing the situation. he quietly approached the enemy and with an accurate shot destroyed an enemy armored vehicle from a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher. the engineering group under the command of captain ivan bukharov cleared the territories and ambushed by the nationalists was more with the operator valiantly held back the enemy until the main forces approached from the battle. bukharov's group came out without loss and continued demining. senior lieutenant vladimir shapkhaev, an experienced signalman , performed tasks in areas of intense hostilities; his platoon was part of a convoy that came under massive fire from militants. vsu, they blew up the bridge, blocking the way sh

delivery, but also on the refugee trails because it connects the south of ukraine, the east of ukraine, the north of ukraine to the west's a very, very crucial city. at the same time it's also under bombardment. i've just come back fromhe town's main airport, it was hit apparently by eight differe missiles. there is a military base nearby. we are going air raid sirens here every hour pretty much as well as the fact it's key routes for humanitarian aid and refugees. >> so far as you know have civilian areas within targeted there and elsewhere where you have reported from? can you talk about the attacks on civilian areas? bel: here, as i said, the international airport, which is a civilian airport, was badly damaged. no one was there because most people are ting shelter in their basements at the moment. i have been basically going along most of western ukraine. even though the frontline is perhaps quite far away, of course the skies are still a problem for people here, which is why every ukrainian i have met said please tell the west close the skies, create a no-fly zone. i was just in a town just next to kyiv. it's a ke

nationalist the battalions deliberately create a humanitarian catastrophe in the south-east of ukraine with support. naturally. westw that he is in the subject and his future fate depends on him. he arrived in ukraine last week in poland. he made a lot of different statements there, which we will discuss in our program, but it is noteworthy that immediately after he left poland, the us navy destroyer, the warship forest shermans , entered the port - these are countries missile weapons on board, moored in gdansk, it is reported that the destroyer is spending there until the end of march. we have arrived on a routine visit with our goal being to mark the american presence in the baltic sea and to ensure that our nato allies are able to respond quickly to any potential aggression in the region. meanwhile, the russian ministry of defense showed a video of the escort of columns by helicopter crews, as part of fuel columns, tankers, heavy engineering equipment, tanks, as well as trucks with food, our ministry of defense. in addition, showed the launch of four caliber cruise missiles from a small missile ship of the black

ukraine army says it managed to regain control of a city located west of the capitol kyiv. but, to the southill a scene of carnage and destruction. ukraine president zelenskyy says the besieged city of mariupol is being reduced to ashes. the city has endured weeks now of near constant russian attacks. a ukrainian soldier says bombs are falling every ten minutes. while some have escaped from it the city, ukrainian officials believe that tens of thousands are still trapped there without water, heat or power. and new satellite images give you an idea of the scale of the destruction. entire apartment buildings burning. and russian artillery deployed around the city. ukraine capitol there is a strict curfew. in effect until wednesday morning. after that powerful explosion that ripped through a kyiv shopping mall on monday. and we're being told eight people were killed. the officials on the ground warn that number could rise. in between attacks, residents of ukraine capitol continue to pick up the pieces. video from monday shows a man going through his belongings. in an apartment building after sh

of via a designated highway heading south west. as you can see on your screen here, plumes of smoke rising over ukraine's 2nd largest city. hark of with a message. it's a massive explosion, reportedly caused by a projectile in the city center near the regional administration. building local authorities are blaming russia, but media reports say that there were not even russian forces in the area from where the projectile reportedly came. we are waiting for comments from kremlin officials as well as the military on that situation. and we can now show you other footage from the city, but a warning you may find it disturbing. explosions were reported in the city also on monday with locals filming huge plumes of smoke come in what they described as ongoing battles. russia has denied responsibility saying it is not targeting civilians, and instead claiming that ukraine is positioning forces in apartment buildings to use civilians as human shields. this is a claim that key has strongly denied what we heard from a local, a local woman who is currently hiding in a shelter that there's 2 criminal court and it is already the 5th day. we are here

of is the frontline in the south west. the last stop on the road to the strategic city of odessa, ukraine's biggest port michel, i ever seen fighting for weeks. but this is strike at the heart of governance here . it used to be the civil administration building, but now in times of war were told, it's also being used by the military, arises or would you write it this morning at 850? there was a struggle in this building, whereas they are fatalities, and introduce to people pull the life marable to have different levels of injuries or rescue workers are still looking for survivors inside the building. the attack haven't just a couple of hours ago. now. the civil administration building severely damage now make a lie of has been fighting back a russian assault, holding background forces for weeks now. but the city has been severely damaged and they are psychological damage to romance. i've got odd, ne, takes us to his flat. he fled to michael live a few days ago from the russian occupied southern city, of course, on around 60 kilometers from here. i thought i was intrigued. i woke up and was making a coffee. i took the cat a

south of the country. in ukraine, the main concern is about the western ukraine. millions of people are leaving. they believe it's safe in the west. what is the signs of russian preparing to attack or capture russian ukraine or concentrated on kiev and south only? >> i'm going to be careful to not anticipate russian moves. all i can do is tell you what we're seeing. we're seeing a continued desire to advance on kyiv, fighting in kharkiv, fighting in a town -- probably won't pronounce this right. cherniev and the south. so largely to the north of kyiv and to the east and the rest of the country. i don't know what russian plans are for western ukraine. so it's hard for me to predict. >> two questions. the first one, for the nuclear test, is there a date that that will be postponed to or is it postponed indefinitely? >> we don't have a reschedule date. >> in your answer, it sounds like you were parsing on the attack of kiev. seems like you made a distinction between the convoy and everything you're seeing. is there a second portion of what russia is doing to keep that you're seeing? just because all the attention is focused on the c

in the settlement of plesetskoye, 30 km south-west of the city of kiev, 67 military facilities were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation in a day of ukraineal military operation to protect donbass along with other units, the soldiers of the national guard are participating. today they have a professional holiday, the federal service was created 6 years ago, it combines the best traditions of the internal troops and special forces, and as vladimir putin noted congratulations, the national guard has become a reliable link in the state support system. its employees make a huge contribution to the fight against crime and terrorism protect the people of russia and not only today i want to specifically and separately address the military and to employees of the national guard unit who are participating in special military operations on the territory of donbass and ukraine, dear comrades yes, the real combat situation is associated with an increased risk. well, i know how you act in such a situation. in the highest degree courageously and professionally skillfully resolutely and fearlessly, showing personal heroism competently, clearly solve all

of cities across ukraine is intensifying. this is the town of borodyanka just north west of the capital. despite the shelling, ukrainian fighters have managed to repel russian forces. in the south of ukraine, the port city of mariupol is under siege and completely cut off with no power or water supplies. ukraine's president has warned if his country falls, the baltic states will be next. more than1 million ukrainians have now fled the country since this conflict began. eu interior ministers have agreed they should be given special temporary protection for up to three years. those are the headlines. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard, and aubrey allegretti, political correspondent at the guardian. hello, both. a quick look at some of the front pages already in, starting with the international edition of the financial times, citing the mayor of the ukrainian city of mariupol, "they're trying to wipe this city off the face of the earth". this as residents say they're trying to survive a relentless barrage of russian shelling that has smashed residential distric

evacuating ukrainian women and children from the south, ukrainian city of nikolai, of 2, moldova, which is of course, ukraine's neighbor it to the south west. 3rd, salam are welcome to our program a thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. it looks like you are in a bias. i know you've been on the road. can you tell us, where are you at the moment? so we withdraw from the go towards adobe border and now we are some kind of in the middle of the room on the way to double door. and as you see where the woman, the children during the bus, can you describe for us and just how difficult it is right now to organize and safe evacuation of roots. what is involved? what do you have to do? so you have to get bus drivers who wants to drive oh, wants to take the risk. ah, then you need to organize this with the people at the local people there so they can bring them over the bridge. and then we've aggravating them into the buses and the regular driving. the problem here is that when we arrived in nikolai, there was bombing, some could hear bumping still and people are afraid, you know, people are. busy traumatized their children or women

of our to negation. i hope sooner or later, we'll find a decision for that. well here you can see refugees who traveled from ukraine to the city of target rogue in south west russia. they left through those humanitarian corridors which opened after agreements was reached during yesterday's peace talks, most of the refugees are from the city of mario pal, where fierce battles have been taking place. on those who manage to flee from mother, you pull to the safe stone in dumbass, close the russian border shed what they've been through politely but upstream with her. bo chairs sniff slickest on billy's. but we do, sir. even when ashley number show creature of the i'm at the mantra, star, my father just made out the move pretty deliberately. i'm was mrs. did me so it does. issues with will battles continue to rage throughout ukraine? according to the russian military, done yet can or guns forces are advancing into further areas. this is another sci fi is attempted to allow civilians to escape. the russian defense ministry says nearly 2500000000 targets have been destroyed in ukraine since the beginning of the conflict. and here you can see video from the russian defen

now, ukraine's army says it has forced russian troops out of makariv, the city located west of the capital kyiv. you see it there, highlighted to the southhe besieged city of mariupol is being reduced to ashes. the city has endured weeks of near-constant russian attacks. a ukrainian soldier says bombs are now falling every ten minutes. the port city was home to nearly half war, and while some have escaped, ukrainian officials believe tens of thousands are still trapped without water, heat, or power. and new satellite images give you an idea of the scale of the devastation. um, entire apartment blocks burning. and russian artillery deployed around the city. and ukraine's capital, there is a strict curfew in effect until wednesday morning. after that powerful explosion that ripped through a kyiv shopping mall on monday. here is a look at the ah mfterm of that currently to -- to give away. >> yeah. so, one potential analysis of this isn't that vladimir putin should not be punished but it is that if he is punished so completely economically, that he will think there is no other option than to escalate this invasion and these strikes by using

we had 2 attacks in western ukraine, one in the south, west, outside of the city of yvonne o francisco, on an air field there, the mayor of the town to keep out 3 large explosions, plumes of smoke seen on the horizon and also another at an air field outside the city of looks in the north west of ukraine, not far from the bed of russian border, but also not far from the field where i am now a 150 kilometers north of if the city that has become really a safe haven for so many people from across ukraine, they've been coming here to try and find refuge from other parts of the country to try and flee the fighting. they've also been coming here on their way to the european union, mainly poland of cross across the border. but things do seem to be changing, people are feeling more anxious, they are feeling the perhaps, or the conflict could be turning in this direction because of those as because of those 2 strikes on those 2 air fields. not far away from the city across the west. people are wondering what's gonna happen next to night. ukraine says russian soldiers have kidnapped the men of mu

west increasingly desperate situation there for hundreds of thousands of people. this is a big city that isn't now surrounded from the north, from the east and west the sea to south. well, there's no ukraine help coming there. and there are russian forces in that sea of as of so this is desperate. this was always kind of clear from ukraine, would you that this would be the key city in that part of the country in the dumbass that this was a key ukrainian base, very close to those self proclaimed separatist areas and crucial for ukrainian morale that it be kept now with this is the 2nd attempt to try an organized circle . shantarian corridor get people out while the shelling stops and again list the ukranian side says this is down to russian shelling not allowing this to happen. this is a very old fashioned conflict. this is not a 21st century war in terms of technology being used. these are shells. these are you artery. most of it inherited from the 195060 seventy's. it's very difficult to actually on the ground tell who shot. first. this been from all through the 8 year conflict and don bass, but it does elise from the ukrainian point of view, seem clear that it's the russians who are res

south west. this video shows smoke ukraine, 2nd largest city hawk of with a massive explosion reportedly caused by a projectile in the city center. and the regional administration building local authority for blaming russia. but media report say that would no russian forces within the vicinity. his other footage from the city, a warning he might find this to the bank. explosions were reported in the city on monday with locals. filming huge plumes of smoke and what they described is ongoing battles. russia has denied responsibility saying it wouldn't target civilians, and instead claims that ukraine is positioning forces in apartment building few civilians as human shields and accusation. that key of has strongly denied. this map shows what's been happening, the red dots highlighting the cities where russian forces are currently fighting against ukrainian army rushes defense ministry. sailor guns militia has advanced against the ukrainian army by another 3 kilometers beyond mondays. front line went on, yet, forces have reported the advance, 16 kilometers. people from various parts of ukraine of fle

days, there is a sense that the west of ukraine, which has been relatively calm and safe and that's been aub for those fleeing the fighting in the north, the ease, and the souththe country, tens of thousands of people have made their way to laviv. you go to the train station, people emerge everyday. the mayor was saying to me that 100,000 people arrived here. it's also become a hub for the resistance. i've been meeting people making helmets, molotov cocktails. this part of the country is vital for another reason. it has us very long border with the european union. across the border, weapons and ammunition's coming, a lot of arms flowing over the border, than the people trying to get into places like poland. there has been some concern for some people by the authorities here that the west of ukraine is not necessarily immune from the fighting like other parts of the country. today in the last 24 hours, we heard about these reports in the northwest of the country. north of here. an air base being targeted. four ukrainian soldiers being killed. there's a sense that while it is relatively calm in the west, that could change at any moment. there are no illusions a

that nowhere in ukraine is safe the russians extending their assault west to lviv near the border with poland. it's a city overrun with people fleeing from the east of ukraine. in the south, officials say hundreds remain trapped in the rubble of that theater bombed in the port city of mariupol the united nations now estimates 6.5 million ukrainians are displaced from their homes. that's on top of the more than 3 million who have already fled to neighboring countries. and still defiance and protest on display the empty strollers set up in a town square to represent each of the 109 children that ukraine says have been killed since the invasion began. we begin with chief foreign correspondent richard engel reporting from kyiv. and a warning, some of these images are disturbing >> reporter: with its military advance stalled, it seems that russia is increasingly targeting civilians. a missile exploded here in kyiv around 8:00 a.m. this morning. no military targets anywhere in sight. just apartments. a kindergarten an elementary school and a grocery. an entire community devastated in a split second attacking apartment complexes like this is a terror campaign to frighten ukrain