steve harrigan on the ground for us.g. >> good morning, trace, it's listening now to try to figure on the mic out what's going on in the capital of 3 million. to my west and north, there seems to be study low-level explosions. it sounds like artillery fire. u.s. officials several hours ago said that russian forces where inside 20 miles from the capital. from the distance we are hearing now, it may be cut in half at this hour about 12 miles out and there's intense fighting going on in an airstrip over there. in the darkness we saw a large fireball in the sky and that was a play being shot down from what appeared to be a surface to air michelle. conflicting reports over whether it was a russian plane or a ukrainian plane. it's clear that the debris from the plane sent an apartment building on fire. as far as president zelenskyy, he is still here in kyiv. he said openly he expects the russians to try to take him and to try to kill him. he said he will be number one for russia and his family and still also in ukraine. they a

give harrigan a break. >> i don't think steve harrigan come cover puppies and bunnies.o be there. >> he so specially equipped. mike tobin who's out there and goes right to the front line with us. you know jennifer griffin, we've been around the world but the guys have been there night and day around the clock so we can make sure we bring you everything that we can find out. >> the story sitting in bed wondering if a cruise missiles going to head and that tells you and thinking about it at that moment. >> shannon: it's tough to get rest and if you can get peace and quiet to also to be able to quiet your mind. we are exceptionally grateful for our folks working around the world so we can bring you this information. that's it from washington and our special coverage continues with trace gallagher. for bret baier, i'm shannon bream. have a good night. ♪ ♪ >> trace: there are new rounds of explosions and sirens hurried in kyiv as russian's assault on ukraine entered its second day, russia now unleashing air strikes and sending in tanks from three sides of ukraine's border. r

let's go back quickly to steve harrigan live on the ground in kyiv with more. h hour it seems the sounds that we hear in downtown kyiv is changing a little bit. we are hearing smaller arms fire like either automatic rifle fire or a .50-caliber guns, but certainly much closer. yesterday it was missile attacks, then earlier today it was tank and artillery. no we are hearing smaller arms fire. the battles moving closer to the capital city. as for the president, he remains here and he fully expects to be targeted. the big question is whether they will encircle the city or try to come in the street by street. day one, ukraine still in control of its capital and the president still here in kyiv. back to you. >> trace: steve harrigan live for us in kyiv, thank you. welcome a russians invasion of ukraine affecting financial markets around the world, oil prices spiking up almost $2 per barrel just this morning, and we are joined by john dryden and the economist and former naval intelligence officer. good to have you and not often we get to speak with the economy somebody

steve harrigan live for us in zelenskyy. thank you. here in the u.s., stepping up security aide as ukraine desperately tries to battle against the russian invasion. let's turn a senior national correspondent live at the pentagon. good morning, rich. >> good morning, griff. white house says the president is instructing the state department to release something hundred $50 million in additional security assistance to ukraine. we aren't sure exactly what it's going to mean but the state department official tell us that they'll have more specifics on that in the weekend. that'll be the grand total the past year insecurity. the pentagon says the united states is also examining other ways to try here to help ukraine as its fighting, this russian invasion. that could include additional training. while the u.s. boosts assistance to its ally, the white house stresses that help will not involve american troops fighting in ukraine. >> we are doing, the president is doing nearly everything in his power to lead the world and stand up against the ac

trace. >> trace: stunning, steve harrigan live for us in kyiv. k you and directly west from where steve is to wear border is the capital lviv and that's where the correspondent mike tobin in standing by live. mike. >> people here in lviv are coming back out onto the streets with some messaging from their leadership i'm a defiant messaging saying more weapons are coming in from the partners. according to a tweet from president volodymyr zelenskyy who steve just mentioned appeared on the street in the day light with a defiant video message saying that the ukrainian people are not willing to lay down their arms and what we hear from the ukrainian people is that their intent to fight. we have seen thus far is to the east of here in the capital city of kyiv where the fighting has largely manifested itself with small arm fires going street to street art to lurching in the day starts to reveal the collateral damage in civilian structures hit. people hunkering down in the subways as that air strikes come in and the ancillary fire comes in as the sirens wa

. >> carley: we turn to steve harrigan, who is live in kyiv. what are you see something >> steve: it is really what are you hearing so far this morning. bad sounds from about down here. we heard explosions to the southwest, eight or 10 at a time. behind me, behind the clouds, more explosions and air raid sirens, jets overhead and helicopters overhead. those sounds are enough to scare people in kyiv enough to make them flee. there was a lot of denial about the possibility this could be widespread russian invasion. they would attack in ukraine. they are attacking and attacking in full force. now, at the last minute, after bombs have begun to fall, people are fleeing, get nothing their cars with children and pets. throwing everything in their car and trying to get out of town. they are heading west toward poland. a real sense of fear here that speaks to two things, i think. one, people didn't imagine this could happen, they didn't imagine putin would attack the capital of kyiv. two, poor preparation by the government issue the government not prepar

check in with steve harrigan, what's going on? steve: that strike appears to have been on a military building one mile behind me. now you can really smell the smoke coming this way, it smells like a burning house. a number of strikes in the predawn hours, that is the most recent. air defenses trying to be hit by russian precision weapons. these loud explosions and noises have created a sense of terror for civilians here in the capital kyiv and a lot of people trying to get out of here in the early morning hours, throwing everything they have in their cars and taking to the road. easiest route out is to the west, safest route toward poland, but that highway is a traffic jam, people running out of gas, waiting hours in line for fuel, trying to get money out of atms, trying to get food and water. scramble here by people who didn't think this was going to happen and a government who did not prepare people for what could happen. more explosions to the left, the russian military is not finished softening defenses of this capital. what co

we have lucas tomlinson and steve harrigan on the ground in ukraine. kevin corke is standing by in washington with reaction from our nation's political leaders. we will get all of them. in the meantime, president zelenskyy and the ukrainian parliament, well... let's go back to steve harrigan whose life for us on the ground in kyiv. >> this is a city now declared by the government to be under martial law. they are telling people to stay in their homes. if you take a look at what's going on, not everyone is listening to that. some people are out and driving. other people are huddled in the subway. there were bombings in the predawn hours and there were more attacks in the past hour. we could hear a sort of rumbling in the distance. it's a foggy cloudy day here so you can hear just sort of muffled thunder in the distance. there have been no reports of mass casualties from any of those attacks. russia is saying it's using precision weapons and they are not targeting civilians. it's likely they are targeting air defense systems. russia is saying it has knoc

lucas tomlinson standing by in western ukraine and steve harrigan in kviv. mark, what can you tell us. >> president biden is meeting with national security team today, the meeting as ongoing negotiations with u.s. and allies to prevent war at any moment. on friday the president gave a bleak assessment that russia will invade ukraine and today we did hear from antony blinken who left the door ever so slightly for diplomacy to prevail at 11th hour. >> until the tanks are rolling and planes are in the air we will try everything that we can to get president putin to reverse the decision he's made and part of that is the prospect of massive sanctions. >> right now vice president harris in the air. the vice president though said today sweeping sanctions the ones still under consideration, the one that they've been working on, once imposed will have a major impact on russia. >> we strongly believe and remember also that the sanctions are a product not only of our perspective as the united states, but a shared perspective among our allies and the allied relationship

. >> carley: steve harrigan says he is hearing tanks and rifle fire in kyiv for the first time this morningeve. >> steve: carley, for the first time we're hearing small-arms fire, including rifle shots. fighting is inside the city of kyiv, the capital city here. minister of defense for ukraine is saying russian forces have technically entered the capital city in the region of oberone, six miles south of the city center. it is not clear if they will advance toward the center or not, certainly a lot of frightened civilians, people are running for shelter, as close contact and fight suggest going on along the outskirts of the russian forces came from the north, had to fight their way through chernobyl before taking control of the area, which is a radioactive zone. we heard missiles and explosions overnight. one fighter jet was shot down and the debris caused a fire at an apartment house. president zelenskyy says he is staying put in kyiv. he says he is russia's enemy number one. here is zelenskyy. >> according to our information, the enemy listed me as target number one and my family as target

mike: important historical context from the man steve harrigan on the ground there. steve, thanks very much. polish government has signed security pack with ukraine and united kingdom promise to go work together as the threat of russian invasion of ukraine and concern about vladimir putin's larger ambitions grow. mike tobin live in southern poland. mike: one of the places which u.s. forces have been deployed. most of from the 82nd airborne and some from 101st. given their history in europe the mere presence of the paratroopers and soldiers is intended to send a message that the u.s. stands with its nato allies. their task is described as multimission capable. they could help u.s. citizens out here who get in trouble. they very well could provide manpower in the event that the polish border gets overwhelmed with ukrainian refugees and that potential is something that has polish government officials losing sleep. >> it will be very challenging for our country. we are aware of how big amounts of ukrainians can reach poland after the invasion and from russia creating our

todd: we go to steve harrigan on the ground in kyiv as the residents wake up in bomb shelters. hearing anymore shelling right now? >> reporter: we heard another artillery shell fall behind me north of the city, within two miles of the center where i am standing. it's not been a barrage of artillery shells but has been steady, one shell every 2 minutes or so in the west and the north, something different, something closer and it may be what we may see down the line as this russian advances been slowed. more attacks outside the city was a fuel depot burned, and orange glow for several hours. russian forces have entered the second-largest city of kharkiv. they battle to take control of that city. the president and the foreign minister are calling for all foreigners to contact the necessary embassy and come here and fight. the foreign minister said we defeated hitler will be will defeat putin too. carley: it is difficult for you to tell but any sense what these artillery shells are hitting? >> reporter: the city of 3 million, densely populated. a lot of high apartment buildings. in

rates edson at the pentagon in kevin corks any bias in washington as we begin with steve harrigan again on the ground in kyiv. >> day two of the russian invasion in ukraine maintains control of its capital. something a lot of people doubted what happen. president zelenskyy remains her in kyiv. he expects to be a target. >> according to our information the enemy marked me as a number one target. my family is the number to target. they want to destroy ukraine politically by destroying the head of state. >> overnight, u.s. official sai they expected the russian force went about 20 miles outside of the capital here. as the day has gone on and the sun has come up, we can hear those forces move closer and closer. the weapons that you here have changed to from missiles earlie on now we are hearing smaller arms fire. artillery tanks and even fire for the first time so that is moving closer. still a decision to be made or going to be seen how it plays out whether it's in an encirclement of the capital and the city forces it or whether w street street bay street writing . >> i want is quickly bec

let's check in with steve harrigan. he has been on the ground around the clock also. reak is beginning to dawn. steve, what's the latest from your vantage point? >> shannon, by the recommendation of security here we are down low on this balcony because there are small arms fire in the center of kyiv right now. we are seeing tracer rounds back and forth from within blocks. any question about where russian forces are at this point is over. russian forces are not only on the outskirts of kyiv. they are in the city center as well. we heard from president zelenskyy earlier today. zelenskyy said that he is willing to negotiate, he is willing to put the issue of ukraine's neutrality of her discussion as well. he also made an appearance as well with his ministers to show people that he is here and he is staying. here's zelenskyy. >> the president is here. we are all here. our soldiers are here. citizens are here and we are here. we defend our independence. that's how it will go. >> that was pretty much rejected by russian president vladimir putin out of hand. he said the leade

steve harrigan has the latest now from kiev, ukraine.tellite images released sunday of russian troops stationed near the ukrainian border with belarus. nato says it is the biggest deployment there since the cold war. moscow denies that they are there for an invasion, saying they're conducting joint military drills with belarus to defend its southern border. ukrainians are not taking any chances. volunteers training sunday in kiev on how to use weapons and provide first aid. we used the seven afraid for myself for my family. i want to learn to defend myself and defend ukraine . i want to be secure and not to be afraid of occupiers. local partners you? you asked, meanwhile, has begun sending elite troops and equipment to poland to shore up nato's eastern flank. but the administration says they are not preparing to fight a full fledged war with russia. in ukraine more than 100,000. russian troops are currently gathered at ukraine's border. the white house's briefed lawmakers that a full scale invasion could come at any moment. you know, i w

steve harrigan is life for us >> steve harrigan is liable for us. >> much of the president trying toresident vladimir put in will next. he broke a month long public silence on ukraine yesterday, criticized the west for ignoring russian security concerns. he claimed that the u.s. was trying to drag russia into a war with ukraine, and said russia had been deceived by nato's continued expansion eastward. here is president putin. >> they said one thing and did another. they basically, as people say, "screwed us over." >> of course, it is the russian troops that surround ukraine on three sides. that presence continues to grow. in ukraine, the president warned that if diplomacy fails this time around, the war that follows will be a major european war of devastation. when you talk to people here, iran, kiev, even peaceful scenes like ice fishermen on rivers and frozen lakes around here, the thought is still, among many we talked to, a war and fighting to come. >> we will knock when out of the country. we have no place to go. we are not aggressors, but defenders. they should think twice abou

steve harrigan doing amazing work on the ground there, live. steve, thanks. thousands of citizens fleeing for their safety. many leaving their homelands seeking refuge in neighboring countries. >> mike tobin is live on the ground in lviv where troops are bracing for battle. mike? >> there has been, carley, some conflict here to the western part of the country. this coming through the mayor of lviv. he talks about 60 miles to the east of here, just directly south of the belarus border, an attempt according to the mayor of an incursion by forces. the attempt was met with resistance by ukrainian fighters and in the short period of time the troops there attempted to get off or didn't get off those helicopters and they lifted off and retreated. you have some conflict to the west, otherwise the war is seen in terms of air sirens and air strikes to the south and north on the outskirts of the city here. as far as the fighting, you have a very eager population here, eager to join the fight. you've got retired military, some of whom we have spoken with, headed down to

jon: steve harrigan live in kyiv, ukraine.e capital of kyiv on the fifth day of russia's invasion of ukraine. putin is said to be furious at the level of resistance and says he has put this nuclear forces on high alert. rich edson is life at the pentagon with more. >> the response of the united states is to leave the u.s. alert status unchanged. they are not in the u.s. going to escalate along with russian president vladimir putin. instead what you have got from the biden administration is chiding russian president vladimir putin, calling that step unnecessary and dangerous. >> president putin is continuing to escalate this war in a manner that is totally unacceptable. and we have to continue to condemn his actions. >> u.s. intelligence believes russia has committed 2/3 of its forces and ukrainian forces have bench strong than expected. there has been good resolve around the world with europe responding with sanctions and pledges of military aid. jon: we had a guest, matthew schumaker who once worked at the u.s. intelligence a

arthel: steve harrigan in kiev, ukraine. eric: critics say the impact of progressive prosecutors, they blame those policies for an increase in crime in our country , in a new your city of 38% last month alone. across the city line there was another brazen high end smash and grab robbery. police say a thief casually walked out a storage in washington dc with carjacking on the rise and in chicago 12 people shot. so far just this weekend alone. charles watson live in atlanta with more. reporter: there is video showing the brazen robberies at the louis vuitton store in the burberry store at the westchester mall in white plains new york. the first video posted to twitter you can see three men in bright reflective coats running out of burberry. they get on the escalator and you can see at least two of them have what appears to be arms full of coats and then at louis vuitton same shopping center by the way, have a scary situation with two guys snatching what they can pick the first guy gets away pretty easily with some purses. not

griff jenkins has more, first we turn to steve harrigan. steve. >> steve: polish defense minister confirmed russians forces are inside eastern ukraine, russian tanks and motorized vehicles, armored vehicles posted on russians social media confirm they are in the two regions vladamir putin recognized as independent yesterday. it is not clear if this is part of a larger attack still to come. president putin dpaf a history lesson yesterday, an hour-long one on russia state television saying ukraine was not a real country, it was a creation of communist russia. he says the big evaluate mistake is allowing the ussr to -- >> this is some kind of madness. >> steve: as far as ukraine's president zelenskyy goes, there are concerns for his personal safety. the russians have a list targeting ukrainian politicians to capture them or kill them. russia denies this list. president zelenskyy says ukraine will defend itself. >> weer our land, we are not afraid of anyone, we don't owe anything to anyone. we are confident in this. it is not february 2014, but

>> bret: steve harrigan in kyiv. steve, thanks. how those americans get out is up to them.et's find out what senior defense officials are saying and u.s. military commanders are doing as this situation around ukraine becomes more precarious. at least from their perspective. national security correspondent jennifer griffin joins us live from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. talk about, if you will, this decision to deploy 3,000 additional elite paratroopers to poland today. >> well, bret, these are in addition to the 1700 members of the 82nd airborne who will were deployed to poland last week outs of fort bragg, north carolina. the president authorized lloyd austin to order an additional 3,000 troops from the 82nd airborne to reassure nato ally poland which shares a border with ukraine. another 1,000 shoulders from a striker brigade in germany arrived from romania today. they are not going to fight against russian troops in ukraine. jake as you will van made that crystal clear today from the podium at the white house. also today, we learned that a -- that four additiona

fox's steve harrigan has more from keith. after weeks of downplaying any possibility of a russian invasion. ukrainian president smolinski visited frontline forces in the east, a low level war has simmered here for a year's today. russian backed separatists sheldon kindergarten in the town of stanciulescu, hansa students were out of the building, according to the ukraine military. two teachers were injured and half the town lost power. zelinsky called the attack a big provocation. nato officials are still trying to drive. putin's and gold oh, about their capabilities, but of course we don't know with certainty about their intentions . heavier fighting in the east comes as western and nato officials accused russia of lying about withdrawing forces from ukraine's border. insisting the reverse is true that russia has actually added as many as 7000 troops in recent days. the british foreign secretary, warning the kremlin not to go forward russia would risk creating a prolonged and drawn out war with a terrible toll. which would be

steve harrigan has the latest now from kiev. you satellite images released sunday of russian troops stationed near the ukrainian border with belarus. nato says it is the biggest deployment there since the cold war. moscow denies that they are there for an invasion, saying they're conducting joint military drills with belarus to defend its southern border. crane ians are not taking any chances training sunday in kiev on how to use weapons and provide first aid were used as a seven. i'm afraid for myself for my family. i want to learn to defend myself and defend ukraine. i want to be secure and not to be afraid of occupiers. local partners you? you asked, meanwhile, has begun sending elite troops and equipment to poland to shore up nato's eastern flank. but the administration says they are not preparing to fight a full fledged war with russia. in ukraine more than 100,000. russian troops are currently gathered at ukraine's border. the white house's briefed lawmakers that a full scale invasion could come at any moment. you know, it

we start with steve harrigan live in the capital city of kyiv, steve. >> todd, the defense ministry is have now entered the northern section of the capital city of kyiv. the region that is 6 miles from where i am standing peer at the defense ministry said they will be met with resistance from ukrainian forces, and they were as close contact fighting going on. from where i am standing 6 miles away, we have heard small arms fire the first time and for the first time rifle fire. the russian troops have moved south fighting their way through the chair noble and through the radioactive zone. overnight, we heard and saw a number of explosions, including the shootdown of a fighter jet. that fighter jet eventually caused a fire in an apartment building from the debris. as far as the president zelensky goes, he is still here and expects to be a target of the russian. russia is trying to destroy ukraine and to destroy him as well. day to go with the invasion, the totals from day 1137 official filmic soldiers killed appear the russian said they hit seven military targets and more 100,000 refugees

mike: we'll be joined by steve harrigan on the ground in kyiv. and rich edson will join us from the pentagon. let's begin this hour's team coverage at the very center of this global crisis, kyiv. hello, steve. >> we just heard jets overhead. one loud explosion to the north three miles away. now we are hearing small arms fire. we have seen pockets of russian soldiers elite force ins inside. we haven't seen the bigger weapons. they are not inside the city. but there is fighting going on in the capital. overnight two large explosions, including one that looked to hit a fuel depot. it made a glowing morning fire in the night sky for more than taken hour. the ukrainian president zelensky said they have been successful holding them off. but things could change. we have seen individual acts of heroism, including one ukrainian standing in front of a russian tank to prevent it from coming into his town. russia says they have only used half of their battle power. they intend to entrance on tall fronts. we are hearing from the interior ministry that the russ

alva has canceled flights to ukraine and germany has told its citizens to leave, bill pay. >> steve harrigankyiv, steve thank you bro's turn to mike tobin in southeastern poland where the u.s. military presence there is increasing, mike. >> and build the task of you a soldier in poland is described as a multi- mission capable. it could involve rescuing u.s. citizens in trouble but it could involve manpower at the border in the event of a crush of refugees. they are combat ready for it most of the soldiers are from the 82nd airborne fruit summer for the 101st. they fall under of the 18th airborne corps. given their history in europe the mere presence of these paratroopers is intended to send a message that the u.s. stands with its nato allies but here's defense secretary lloyd austin addressing the troops in poland. >> whenever we place an american soldier somewhere, and demonstrates our resolve it our commitment to our partners and so i would say you are our greatest ambassadors. >> of suspense sometime yesterday and border town the people there are scared read they believe if russia takes u

let's go to steve harrigan joining us live in kiev.heard, steve, the reports that they have moved new russian helicopter gun ship units in, about 20 helicopters in belarus, field hospitals are being set up as we just heard from the general and jennifer. those certainly appear to be indications that they are ready. >> certainly attack positions all around. one area getting a lot of concern right now is in eastern ukraine. it's there that ukrainians have been battling russian backed separatists the last eight years. it's been a low level war but 14,000 ukrainians have been killed in that war. right now the battle has intensified there. a lot more shelling over the past 48 hours. a kindergarten on the ukrainian side was hit by a shell. students were not in the building at the time. two teachers were wounded and it knocked out power for half of the city. we've seen the president here, zelensky, really trying to plead for calm, try to deny that any invasion was imminent for quite some time. that tune is changing a little bit. zelensky visit

steve harrigan on the ground in kiev. can you characterize for us at this hour the difference in what you just heard in the briefing room at the white house and what you are seeing on the ground and hearing on the ground in ukraine? >> it is remarkable. basically it's hard to understand. the urgency about a possible attack in ukraine is a lot more intense in the white house, in the u.s. than it is here on the ground. the people that could be very soon in real harm's way. this government of ukraine has stressed there will be no russian invasion. the u.s. is fear mongering. they're going to tank our economy. stop talking about it. don't say the word "imminent" anymore. when you talk to people on the street, some people are preparing. they're learning how to use rifles. others are packing their bags. most people think this won't happen, this cannot happen. it's hard to imagine. a city of three million and life is going on normally. people stop at the cross walk, drive carefully. people are skiing and skateboarding. they're n

steve harrigan, stay save. see you soon. >> ainsley: thanks, steve.o they are describing today as what could be the hardest day. yesterday the russian military softened -- struck out with missiles at the air defenses in ukraine and that's where all those explosions were, the missiles and the bombs and things like that. and today the tanks are moving in columns toward the capital city. there are stories that there is a -- there are these teams of chechen special operators who have got lists of ukrainians to capture and kill if they have to and we have heard the president of ukraine, mr. zelenskyy himself, he says that he is target number one and my family is target number 2. but they are not budging. they are not running. they are staying with the people of ukraine. >> ainsley: he is saying is he staying put. he expects they will try to kill him if they find him. you see reports russian also take kyiv next few days. what does that mean for him we talk about nato and nato countries. turkey said one of their ships attacked in odesa southern region. we as

bill. >> bill: steve harrigan in kyiv. thank you.urn now to mike tobin come alive in southeastern poland, where the u.s. military presence there is increasing. mike. >> bill, the task of u.s. soldiers in poland is described as multimission capable. it could involve rescuing u.s. citizens in trouble. it could involve manpower at the border in the event of a crush of refugees, and they are combat ready. most of the soldiers from the 82nd airborne, some of them from the 101st, and they fall under the command of the 18th airborne corps. given their history in europe, the mere presence of these paratroopers is intended to send a message that the u.s. stands with its nato allies. here's defense secretary lloyd austin addressing the troops in poland. >> whenever we place an american soldier somewhere, it demonstrates our resolve. it demonstrates our commitment to our partners, and so i would say that, you know, you are our greatest ambassadors. >> we spent some time yesterday in a border town. the people there are scared. they believe that

all right, steve harrigan on the ground for us. by the way, as we have been talking to you and our other reporters in the recent days leading up to all of this, the ukrainians have carried on their lives as usual. have you seen a big change in the way they are living their lives as this seems to be drawing near? >> it has been puzzling. if you think you are getting worn to, you're about to be attacked, he would be taking measures, packing her bags, shipping out. we have seen that big into pickup. some people especially, young men sending their family away. getting them out of the pathway, especially in the capital. but i think there has been a stoicism, bravery, and in some, disbelief that this could happen. closely related, many half-and-half, different generations, that this could get bad soon. >> sandra: steve harrigan and kyiv for us. >> john: they are going to need that stoicism. they have not needed it for years. going to jennifer griffin at the pentagon, emmanuel macron has called an emergency national security meeting there

first we turn to steve harrigan live on the ground in ukraine as their foreign minister says this could be the worst catastrophe since world war ii. steve. >> steve: carley, u.s. officials say deployment of russia of tanks and armored vehicles into the two breakaway areas of donetsk is beginning of invasion, they have been warning about for weeks. here is the u.s. secretary of state. >> we've not underestimated him, we've laid out for it is world his entire play book. we had clear idea of president putin all along. >> steve: russian president vladamir putin laid out demands for ukraine, saying he wants all advanced weapons out of ukraine and wants ukraine to renounce any desire to join nato. ukrainian officials say he wants more than that, destruction of independent state on russia's border. >> the main narrative for vladamir putin is simple and horrifying, ukraine doesn't have a right to exist. it is dangerous for president putin, who runs also -- regime to have successful democratic country next to him. >> ukraine is now telling its citizens to leave russia, that could affect 3 millio

griff: steve harrigan standing by in kyiv ukraine. we begin our coverage with steve har gain. steve, what's the latest? >> 8:00 a.m. here. 27 degrees. day 5 of the russian invasion? ukraine. the capital city under ukrainian control and it's quite. there is smoke in the distance rising. the capital city has been hit by artillery shells. the most intense fighting in the second largest city of kharkiv. russian forces entered that city. street fights "shoulder mourn the weapons and rpgs. ukrainian forces still in control of kharkiv. after five days of invasion russians still do not control any major population center. and it in command and control center still exists. potential talks under way this morning. they are expected to take place at the border between belarus and ukraine. low expectations from ukrainian officials. there is still a hope. they will pursue sit if possible. another thing to be concerned about is vladimir putin place his nuclear forces on high alert saying it's due to aggressive sanctions from the u.s. 3400,000 refugees have fled. it's a complete disaster. peo

. >> we begin with steve harrigan live on the ground as residents wake up in bomb shelters. >> reporter: for the first time we are seeing artillery shell within two miles of kyiv, 6 or 7 shelves in the past hour or so, they hit in heavily populated area and clouds of smoke rise up. we heard two loud explosions, one of them oil depot, a fuel depot outside the city burning with an orange below. russian advance into the capital has been slow but is that going to mean more fire from the russians to pave the way for their infantry. fighting is intense in kharkiv as they fight for control of the city. peace talks between belarus scheduled to be held, the russians say their delegation has already arrived, they are waiting for the ukrainians, ukraine says we are open to be stocks but not in belarus. back to you. >> we were just showing images of the fire at the oil depot. is that been put out? >> reporter: we are not seeing the glow or the smoke anymore but there was fighting around and people were told to close their window because of toxic fumes. real ecological damage from the fighting as we

first turn to steve harrigan, their foreign minister this could be the worst catest catest -- catastrophe since world war ii. >> steve: images show the arrival of new russian troops and a field hospital, all of this is part of a plan for eminent russian invasion of ukraine. >> every indication is that russia continues to plan for full scale attack on ukraine. >> steve: ukraine's government has begun to call up military reserve, they have not yet ordered full-scale mobilization. ukraine officials are asking for more military aid, they do not want u.s. boots on the ground in ukraine. here is ukraine's foreign minister. >> make it clear, only weapons ukraine is looking for are defensive weapons to defend our country. we never asked united states to send troops, we are not seeking american soldiers. >> steve: there has just been an alert issued by ukraine government advising all ukrainians in russian territory to leave russia immediately. this could possibly affect three million people. todd and carley, back to you. >> todd: thanks. republicans slamming joe biden's response to putin as weak.

>> bret: steve harrigan live in ukraine's capitol. steve, thanks. let's bring in former secretary of state, former cia director mike pompeo. mr. secretaries, thanks for the time. >> great to be with you, bret. thanks for having me on tonight. >> bret: you know, ronald reagan obviously said trust but verify. what do you make of vladimir putin's at least announcement that some of the russian troops are pulling back from that border? >> well, bret, it's hard to go wrong with reagan distrust but verify. i heard putin speaking acting if he was the peacemaker when he was the person who in fact brought all of this current kerfluffle on. we shouldn't credit him for making a statement maybe it's time for me to negotiate and i will pull some of my troops back. the other thing we need to make sure to keep in mind, bret. it's not binary we talk about an invasion or not. in fact, we saw these cyberattacks today. we will see where they actually came from. but vladimir putin has been at war with the west for an awfully long time and ukraine in particular. and forg

we will check back with steve harrigan who is in kyiv on the ground as well.awmaker reaction to russia's invasion of ukraine pouring into night, white house correspondent kevin corke is monitoring that side of the story because these people are potentially -- hold on one second. we are going to check in first on the ground, give us an update as dawn is now upon you. >> we just heard air raid sirens going off, you can hear them right now. air raid sirens are going off in the ukrainian capital of kyiv indicating there are incoming russian strikes set to take place. this is the first time we have heard these sirens since war erupted between ukraine and russia. earlier tonight, there were at least three dozen strikes taking place in different locations around kyiv according to officials we have talked to. these strikes were targeting military barracks outside of the city and also key infrastructure around the ukrainian capital. it is not just kyiv that is under attack, the second largest city in ukraine kharkiv, cities like odessa and mariupol in the south taking

steve harrigan, back to you is the news breaks. thank you. joining us now his former chief of staff from the national security council. you're the man to talk to about all of this. steve harrigan kind of was close to ending on the fact that russia has more nuclear weapons than anybody in the world. ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons in 2018, struck a deal saying we'll get rid of them in return for some sort of security blanket that was never really laid out. certainly it doesn't mean nato has to go and defend ukraine but i wonder if ukraine still has -- if they had the nuclear weapons if we would be in this position. what do you think? >> it's an excellent point. it's going to have an effect with various efforts to stop nuclear weapons programs. it's going to make it harder to convince the north koreans to give up their nuclear weapons. it's going to convince the iranians to continue their sprint to get nuclear weapons. we made kind of -- some kind of promise to the ukrainians. i don't think it was spelled out as you said. now we are where

>> bret: steve harrigan live in kyiv. steve, thanks. the u.s.ilitary meantime is making preparations to react to whatever putin ends up doing or is doing now. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has that part of the story tonight live from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, bret. eyewitnesses in the donbas say that columns of tanks and armored personnel carriers with russian troops have begun moving into the donbas. u.s. officials are waiting and watching to see if those troops go beyond the donbas. officials repeated tonight the president will not send u.s. troops to fight in ukraine. everything that has occurred in the past few hours indicates that vladimir putin has no intention of backing down and that all of ukraine is in his sights. >> i don't believe this is a bluff. he has assembled the kinds of things that you would need to conduct a successful invasion. >> every indication is that he is preparing for a large scale invasion. >> defense secretary lloyd austin and general mark milley were at the white hous

jon: live from kiev ukraine, steve harrigan. the u.s.fficials tell fox news a russian invasion of ukraine could cause 50000 civilian casualties in the country. this is multiple sources tell fox news joint chief chaired general mark milley has warned the capital could fall in 72 hours if russia decides to invade. in the meantime u.s. forces arrived in nearby poland the white house as it's prepared for any continued. alexandria hoff as live in the white house where president biden just returned after spending the weekend in wilmington, delaware. >> president biden spoke with french president and tomorrow he will meet with germany chancellor when he visits the white house. all of these centering around displayed russia from taking further action. upon returning from delaware today to the white house president biden said he is not set right now on any additional troops are sending them to the border into the nato nations with the 82nd airborne division landed in poland near ukraine's border the official spleen rush has amassed 72% of a full-

steve harrigan has been witnessing the strike all night. d leads our coverage from kyiv and, steve, we know that an hour ago, something hit something a couple miles away from you. it's not over. >> no, it's not over. it's actually, unfortunately, just beginning. you can still smell the smoke from that last strike. it's been really a morning of terror for people here in this capital city of 3 million. you heard those air raid sirens. we have heard a number of explodes. probably miss -- it started in the predawn hours. predawn it putin said this would be eastern ukraine. he said it was geared to help ethnic russians to protect them from what he calls genocide. what we are seeing is something different than that a much wider war, a much bigger war. and there have been explosions and attacks all across ukraine. putin also issued a menacing warning. he said don't interfere. anyone who interferes could face consequences never before seen in history. so he is attacking ukraine and threatening the rest of the world at the same time. russia right now

first to steve harrigan live many ukraine's capital of kyiv. porter: jon, much of the attention right now focused on eastern ukraine. it is there that ukrainian soldiers are battling against russian-backed separatists. over the past several days, the shelling back and forth has increased. two ukrainian soldiers killed on saturday, five wounded. there are concerns that this area could become a flashpoint for a much larger russia invasion. of course, the question is who to believe in that back and forth. russian-backed separatists claim that it's ukraine who's going to attack. they don't offer any evidence, and it would be highly unlikely for ukraine to attack with more than 150,000 russian troops along ukraine's border. and that new warning you're talking about comes from the u.s. embassy in moscow about potential attacks in russia. again, it raises more questions than answers. would these attacks, potential attacks, be against russia, or could they be by russia, attacks to try and justify an invasion of ukraine? it's just not clear at this point

for more let's turn to steve harrigan who is alive and cap with a look at how the country is preparingble invasion, steve. >> military budget is more than ten times ukraine's. >> ukraine are training to fight against the military superpower with wooden rifles progress in this village north they have no illusion about what they face. for some, brave words are mixed with tears. >> we will fight, we will share an f that god decides who will die. but we will defend our country. >> it's a world turned upside down for many here. this underground bunker was built during the cold war to protect family from the nuclear attack but now he's getting it ready to protect his family from the russians. the change is not easy to process. >> i still cannot imagine ukraine fighting russia. but i guess anything is possible. if a russian cross department ukraine 668-year-old will face a choice. >> to tell you the truth, i am not the kind of person who hides. but my wife is worried and nervous about the situation. >> martha at the word we keep hearing here is panza. everyone feels like they are caught in so

steve harrigan in kyiv, thank you.y the way, poland not taking any chances to be president putin's new target, warsaw has signed a security pact with neighboring ukraine and great britain to strengthen cooperation as the net from russia is looming -- threat from russia is looming. mike tobin is not far from ukraine's western border. mike. >> reporter: and, arthel, many of u.s. personnel that was recently deployed here to poland ended up at this base. if most of them are prosecute 82nd airborne, some of them from the if 101, and given theistly of those soldiers and paratroopers in europe, their very presence is intended to send a message that the u.s. stands strong with its nato allies. their task is described as multi-mission capable. they may be assisting u.s. people, u.s. citizens who get in trouble here in this part of the world. they very well could end up adding manpower if the polish border gets overwhelmed with ukrainian refugees, and that is something that has the polish government very concerned. >> it would b

>> bret: steve harrigan live in kyiv. thanks. let's bring in retired army lieutenant general keith kellogg who served as security adviser to vice president mike pence in the last administration. general, thanks for being here. >> thanks, bret, for having me. >> bret: why does putin want ukraine. >> he wants it as a buffer, bret. the way he looks at it when you look at the warsaw pack, which totally evaporated his last resort of having some type of buffer happens to be ukraine. he looks at it that way. unfortunately we are looking at it differently. we are actually talking past each other. we are looking at potentially ukraine being part of nato. and he has said repeatedly that's a red line that he does not want them to cross. and the longer we keep talking about ukraine being part of nato, it's actually a burr under a saddle. and we have made it a nato issue. it's not a nato issue today because ukraine is not part of nato so it doesn't fall under article 5 attack on attack on all. he looks at this. he doesn't have buffer. he beli

correspondent steve harrigan is in kyiv tonight. >> u.s. forces in poland are preparing for a range ever possibilities, including helping americans stuck in ukraine flee in case of a russian invasion. the white house approved a plan to set up tents and checkpoints in poland, just across the border from ukraine. there are no plans for u.s. forces to enter ukraine, where there are currently an estimated 30,000 americans. >> what we're encouraging american citizens to do is depart now. obviously. there hasn't been an invasion. and we don't know that there has been a decision to invade. >> despite intense diplomatic efforts, the russians continue to strengthen their military positions. s 400 surface to air missile systems which shoot down jets arrived in belarus after a 6,00. near ukraine's southern border, six russian warships are moving into the black sea. they can landing armored vehicles and troops. the threat of invasion has produced very different reactions here. some vow to fight. others are packing their bags. >> i have a special plan i

correspondent steve harrigan is in kyiv this evening. [gunfire] >> as a massive russian build up along ukraine's border nears completion vladimir putin has a range of options from decan a he deescalation to cyberattack to scenario full scale invasion. joint military drillings in belarus feature fighter jets armed with hypersonic missiles with more than 80 battalions and more than 140,000 forces ready. u.s. intelligence estimates russia could take the capital of kyiv in as lease as two to three days. the numbers would be sobers. 50,000 civilians killed. 5,000 ukrainian killed. 20,000 russian military killed and as many as 5 million refugees. with western no troops on the ground blessed by orthodox priest would be fighting alone. many ukrainians have generations of family and cultural ties to russia this crisis is forcing a lot of people to rethink that relationship. >> basically we are one people. we are used to the belief that we are brother nations but now they are willing to attack us. >> igor's grandfather was a decorated army veteran

steve harrigan was live on camera in kyiv when this happened. >> whoa. large explosion two miles behind me. black smoke coming up probably a missile. we've heard reports that russia says they're using precision-guided missiles. we've heard a large number of strikes in the pre-dawn hours for the last hour or so. >> harris: pre-guided missiles surrounding the capital city, an urban area where millions live. in "focus" this hour we tired army general. texas congressman michael mccaul. retired marine bomb technician joey jones and peter doocy live at the white house where president biden is expected to speak soon. first fox news is on the ground in kyiv. trey yengst reporting. >> harris, good morning. at this hour russian forces continue their air and ground campaign against ukraine. the ukrainian interior minister says that russian troops have now crossed the border from belarus into northern ukraine and are currently battling his troops in the chernobyl zone, a key zone. if they're able to move forward from there they can continue marching onto the capital

mike: steve mare harrigan, many thanks. alicia? alicia: we go to lucas tomlinson who is standing by in lviv. >> there is growing evidence u.s. officials say the they have underestimated the ukraine's ability to fight and overestimated their own military. there is increasing evidence that vladimir putin is not well. he ordered this invasion of ukraine. he called this country and russia one people. however, the ukrainians disagree. >> he doesn't understand what ukrainians are, and he really believes in his own dangerous i will lewis that russians and ukrainians are the same people. they are not and haven't been for centuries. >> -- shelves at local grocery stores are now thing out. for weeks people were not in panic motor. but now a different story. i spoke to a young man earlier having to make the decision on what does he do about this family. he cannot leave the family. he cannot leahe country. president zelensky issued a decree that all men 18-60 cannot leave. some men are taking their children to the border and having strangers t

>> john: steve harrigan live for us in kyiv where it's now early morning. thank you so much. ♪ >> john: breaking tonight, u.s. intelligence says that sometimes debilitating symptoms affects u.s. diplomats and others stationed overseas are probably caused directed energy, it is the latest serres of conflicting reports havana syndrome. mysterious as always. >> absolutely. probably the most mysterious thing the state department has worked on over the last five years. sudden onset of strange symptoms that has affected diplomats around the world and hundreds of them various embassies and consulates. now a panel of experts have said that an external energy source may explain the disorion tailgating and sometimes debilitating symptoms reaching a conclusion that while not definitive suggest the foreign power could have mounted attacks on u.s. diplomats, intelligence officers and military personnel serving overseas. according to intelligence officials, electromagnetic energy, particularly in the radio frequency range, plausibly explains the core characteristics alth