resistance in mariupol— most of the ukrainian resistance in mariupol is— most oftance in mariupol is on its last legs. yeah, it appears— mariupol is on its last legs. yeah, it appears as if all that we have our affiliates with the battalion and pressure is going to declare a win there~ — and pressure is going to declare a win there. ~ . , ., , , ., win there. what is it that russia wants to achieve _ win there. what is it that russia wants to achieve in _ win there. what is it that russia wants to achieve in mariupol, i win there. what is it that russia i wants to achieve in mariupol, and what does it tell us about their ambition in that region? the prevailing — ambition in that region? the prevailing wisdom for many is that the mariupol area, and crimea and the mariupol area, and crimea and the rest _ the mariupol area, and crimea and the rest of— the mariupol area, and crimea and the rest of donbas. sceptical utility, — the rest of donbas. sceptical utility, russia's option can be achieved _ utility, russia's option can be achieved easier. i think the primary -o

there's no sign yet that fighting has stopped in the beseiged ukrainian city of mariupol — despite russia'st remaining ukrainian forces there surrender or be killed. ukraine's deputy prime minister has demanded that russian forces open humanitarian corridors from mariupol today to allow citizens and wounded ukrainian troops to be brought out. and in the last hour, there have been reports that a series of strikes in the northern city of kharkiv has killed at least five people and injured 13 more. i've been getting the latest from anna foster, in ukraine's capital, kyiv. kharkiv has been the scene of fierce fighting for weeks. i have spoken to families who have managed to flee and described spending weeks underground, hiding in basement. there was one family where the mother said they had spent five weeks in the basement of a school which was being shelled by russian forces. kharkiv is, again, strategically important, it is in the northeast of ukraine and it is in that band which russia really are focusing on, really pummeling to try and take that area as they have moved away from places like

he says categorically the ukrainian forces in mariupol have not surrendered. the ukrainian government official. as far as they are concerned despite the russian ultimatum there has been no ukrainian surrender. now to south africa... now to south africa... as nearly 400 people are now known to have died in flooding in kwa—zulu natal, the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, has postponed an official visit to saudi arabia in order to focus on the devastation. specialist rescue teams are searching for dozens more who're still missing. more than 13,000 homes have been damaged in the disaster. and with the weather, set to deteriorate again, it there is real worry about how much more terrible this disaster can get. vumani mkhize reports. a deadly flash flood swept through this informal settlement north of durban in the middle of the night on tuesday. people here ran for their lives as the rising floodwaters engulfed everything in its path. the mangled remains of debris are what's left. sombre residents look on as a rescue team searches for the missing. a recover

beautifully, like, mariupol means it will not be ukrainian mariupol will not be ukraine, but they prophesied themselves. although, of course, mariupol will remain, but it will remain, but that nazi ukraine will not need to understand this. therefore, this heroism of the alleged nazis, these are all attempts to make some kind of heroes out of them, they will simply fail, people will see. really, this is the mug that they did there. yes, i'm not talking, as they now say. so we will transfer. now, if our brothers destroy terrorist activities on the territory of russia and belarus, well, try to destroy everything, especially when they say what it means, uh, they will overthrow the regime in minsk, they gave a series of interviews to these leaders sitting in kiev what does this mean? that is, the complete transformation into an analogue of igil only from neo-nazi ideology nothing human is left there, nothing heroic there is no word. burials with severed heads have now been found there. yes, that is, these just cut off the head. absolutely and you need to understand, where does this roots come fro

russian peace in 2014, and you know this contrast between , for example, donetsk luhansk and ukrainian mariupol, ah, it was very striking, so destroy mariupol . i think it was. however, we are aware that the people of mariupol, a large number of these people left the city in different directions and under different circumstances for completely different reasons. the employees of your company are exhausted, are there any contacts with these people, understanding what they need now, are they currently being provided by yours, and this is also specific targeted help metanvist organized humanitarian headquarters in the cities, the presence of the company, i am in the city of zaporozhye, where i will say yes an assistance center for our workers, because all the displaced persons from the city of mariupol come to zaporizhia, and a center for displaced persons and a rehabilitation center for our employees are organized at the zaporozhye base, where qualified psychologists also help psychological onima-bantyorov humanitarian and functioning metainvest career centers that help our employees he is not wo

well, mark has been more now on the ukrainian government's response to russia's claims of the takeover of mariupolaven't confirmed it or denied it either way. it's the russian defence ministry that says it has cleared the entire urban area of ukrainian forces, and they say there are just a handful of ukrainian troops who are holding out in this crucial steel plant in the city. but ukraine's president has warned moscow that there will be an end to peace talks if the last ukrainian defenders in mariupol are killed. that is clearly an attempt by president zelensky to try to exert pressure on russia not to completely take the city and not to completely kill everybody there but is it going to full on deaf ears? well, quite possibly. it would be a huge prize for russia to get mariupol, to establish a land corridor from russia through eastern ukraine to occupied crimea. in terms of the toll that has been exacted on mariupol, it is absolutely devastating. ukraine's president said tens of thousands could have died there in that city alone. we have seen images of a city that has been completely gutted, comp

let's talk about what's happening in mariupol specifically because ukrainian marines in mariupol areing to hold on to the end they are saying, but their city is being demolished. president zelenskyy is saying tens of thousands of people have died there. and the u.s. is lacking into reports that chemical weapons are being used. how much longer can ukrainians hold on to this city? >> well, i don't know how much food they have, how much ammo they have, resupplies constantly a problem. if they are deeply dug in, they can withstand the rocket attacks, the bombings. calif /* kruns civilians, of course. if they have gas masks, they mate be able to survive a chemical attack. these people aren't stupid. they have outfoxed the russians at every turn, every single turn, outnumbered three to one, five to one. i assumed they gamed this out and have a plan for mariupol. >> are you hearing -- if it is confirmed that they used chemical weapons, how does this change the war? >> well, i would say in some ways it's the sign of desperation, right? i mean, you turn to wmd when conventional warfare isn't

russia has urged the last ukrainian forces defending the besieged port of mariupol to surrender in order their lives — with the deadline just one hour away. the city has been under siege for weeks. moscow says its troops have cleared resistance from the entire city, apart from a sprawling steelworks. ukraine says its naval units are preparing for a russian landing operation in the area. in a late—night address, president zelensky accused russia of deliberately trying to destroy mariupol — and everyone in it. mr zelensky warned that eliminating ukrainian fighters in the city would put an end to peace talks. meanwhile, explosions have again been heard in the capital, kyiv, and in the western city of lviv. air raid sirens have been going off across much of the country overnight. this report is from helena wilkinson. forweeks, mariupol has been battered by sustained russian attacks. the kremlin says it's now cleared urban areas of ukrainian forces and it's made this offer to ukrainian soldiers fighting in the port city — lay down your arms by later this morning and your safety will be guaran

in terms of the toll exacted on mariupol, it is absolutely devastating. ukrainianf thousands could have died there in that city alone. we have seen images of a city that has been completely gutted, completely devastated. so, we wait to hear the fate of mariupol, but as your previous speaker were saying, it could have already fallen or it could fall in the coming days, and if it does, that would be a major gain for russia and a significant loss for ukraine. we have to see whether russia continues to pound on after that or whether it settles with that land corridor and then tries to get to the negotiating table. nothing is known, of course, in this war. table. nothing is known, of course, in this war-— in this war. indeed. that is our euro -e in this war. indeed. that is our europe correspondent - in this war. indeed. that is our europe correspondent mark. in this war. indeed. that is our i europe correspondent mark lowe in this war. indeed. that is our - europe correspondent mark lowe in reporting for us in kyiv. the authorities in south africa say the number of peo

mariupol and get some people out. they would do that by escorting about a0 ukrainian bosses from zaporyzhzhia to mariupol.— michael failed and instead civilians took a risk, something they have done throughout this war and the state —— michael escaped from mariupol to berdyansk, that is a city in russian held territory. it is from there that more than 30 ukrainian bustles and 300 private cars were able to score these people to safety in zaporyzhzhia. while this is some positive news, we have more than 2000 residents who were able to flee, there is still more than 100,000 who are trapped in mariupol, which is being besieged by russian forces and thatis besieged by russian forces and that is why the international committee for the red cross is going to try again tomorrow. people realise those buses were not coming and then they started making their own way. was it in their own cars? we do not know exactly how they went, there are a lot of questions about what went wrong and questions about how they made it out but what we do know is that even though the russian forces and russia had assured that this would

russian president putin claiming victory in the key ukrainian city of mariupol. ick layton, they're working the story for us. show us what's going on. >> putin claims victory. ukrainians say the city has not fallen yet. the city mostly in control of the russians. what makes this port city so crucial for putin? >> this makes the final piece of the land bridge that the russians have wanted from crimea all the way into the donbas then into russia. so when they have this land bridge, that serves to take this part of the coastline off the table for ukraine and potentially puts in play the western part right here if they pivot and move toward odesa. >> now let's look at what's being called the alamo of mariupol, the battle for this complex. the iron and steel works complex. it takes up four square miles. it is a sprawling complex of buildings, warehouses, rail tracks, smokestacks, roads. it's got its own port, but also an underground network of rooms, tunnels, and communications systems. as we look at this video, the before and after video, the video before the siege, t

let's return to ukraine, where russia says it will spare the lives of the last ukrainian forces in the besieged port of mariupoley've laid down their arms. the ukrainian mp oleksiy goncharenko has told the bbc they will fight �*until the end'. ifiam if i am sure they will not surrender. i spoke with him yesterday and i know that they are going to fight. they're going to fight until the end but the situation is very difficult there. russia just destroyed, just flattened half a million population city in the middle of europe. that is a real genocide. and there are still up to 100,000 civilians in the city. suffering enormously of what is happening there. a number of victims is awful. it is considered more than 20,000 people killed in mariupol which is an absolute disaster and horror. and people are still there. part of people are moved by russian force from there. russians are taking people to filtration cams. they are real nazis. they do the same things like nazis. they do the same things like nazis did. it is 52 days of one already, have a big full—scale war. it is the 19th year of war against ukraine. a full—s

mariupol and everyone in it. meanwhile, there have been more explosion heard in the capital kyiv. with the latest, here's anna foster. ukrainian fought for mariupol for weeks. this morning, russia gave them just hours to surrender. it said local fighters could choose to admit defeat and leave the city alive, but there is no sign yet the defending forces did that. translation: | want| to be heard right now. there has not been a single day since the blockade of mariupol that we have not sought a solution, military or diplomatic, anything to save people. finding this solution is extremely difficult. ukraine's east is still being pummelled by russian attacks. since pulling its forces back from kyiv, it's focused its fire on the donbas region, but it hasn't forgotten the rest of ukraine. east of the capital, this is what safety looks like. entire families moved underground. lives for now put on hold as the battle for ukraine rages above. anna foster, bbc news, kyiv. the ukrainian mp oleksiy goncharenko has told the bbc the ukrainian forces in mariupol will fight �*until the end'. if i am sure they will not surrender. a they're goin

mariupol april. however, the ukrainian side did not take advantage of this offer at that time. ochetkov sergei on shchekin, svetlana vidyashkina. first channel. just at this mariupol plant of ilyich the other day, during the filming of a report, our correspondent irina krugenkova was injured. now she is in the vishnevsky hospital under the supervision of the best specialists, the fragments were in both feet in the hips, but according to the doctors, an operation may be required, but such is the nature of real tv journalists to always rush into battle. so ira is already making plans for new reports and even for participation in the marathon all the editors we wish her a speedy recovery and return to duty ivan prozorov had the opportunity to say these warm words of our colleague personally. prospect push welcome home thank you after a thousand kilometers on the road and several hospitals for days on painkillers, when i could not really sleep , ira kuksinkova, as if nothing had happened, amazes the clinic staff with her trademark smile and puzzles the attending physician. question

there's no sign yet that fighting has stopped in the beseiged ukrainian city of mariupol — despite russia'st remaining ukrainian forces there surrender or be killed. ukraine's deputy prime minister has demanded that russian forces open humanitarian corridors from mariupol today to allow citizens and wounded ukrainian troops to be brought out. and in this afternoon, there have been reports that a series of strikes in the northern city of kharkiv has killed at least five people and injured 13 more. this report from anna foster, in ukraine's capital, kyiv. ukrainian soldiers have fought for mariupol for weeks. this morning, russia gave them just hours to surrender. it said local fighters could choose to admit defeat and leave the city alive, but there is no sign yet the defending forces did that. translation: | want| to be heard right now. there has not been a single day since the blockade of mariupol that we have not sought a solution, military or diplomatic, anything to save people. finding this solution is extremely difficult. ukraine's east is still being pummelled by russian attacks. sinc

we begin with ukrainian officials who are defying the russian demand to leave the battered city of mariupol in ukraine's south. >>> russia ordered ukrainian fighters still defending the city to lay down their weapons and leave by today. what is left of mariupol and surrounding areas is reported to be under russian control. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy calls the situation inhuman, and he says the unrelenting assault makes any negotiations with russia unlikely. >> translator: the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible, just inhuman. this is what the russian federation did, deliberately did and deliberately continues to destroy cities. russia is deliberatery trying to destroy everyone who is there in mariupol. >> reporter: russian forces have stepped up their attacks in the eastern part of ukraine, that area known as the donbas ahead of what is expected to be a major offensive there. ukrainian officials are saying two civilians were killed and 18 injured in a cruise missile strike in the north eastern city of kharkiv. that's near the russian border. we're also hearing f

a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol reaches theelative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. cheering. celebrations by union workers in new york as amazon is dealt a major defeat — being forced to recognise a trade union for the first time. will smith says he s resigning from the body that awards the oscars following his attack on chris rock at this year s ceremony. and we meet some of the people and horses from the household cavalry who will take centre stage at the queen s platinum jubilee. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe a bbc team has gained access to a highway outside kyiv where russian troops have been pushed out. a stretch of the e40 highway was where shocking images from the early days of the war emerged — showing russian troops firing on civilians trying to escape. jeremy bowen and his team have now reached the scene of the attack, and found evidence that raises the possibility that war crimes may have occurred. a warning, his report contains some graphic and distressing images. on a stre

some of the strongest ukrainian resistance is at best -- is that the steel plant in mariupol. a group of soldiers is fusing to surrender. it has become a symbol of ukrainian defiance. reporter: a steel plant from a dystopian nightmare. smoke and fire as far as the eye can see. outside the city, satellite photos show what appear to be mass graves that could hold the remains of thousands of people. while civilians are stuck here, the remaining fighters -- fighters are defiant. hold up in tunnels. >> i say tt while we areere, mariol remns underhe control of ukraine. it will always remain ukrainian no matter what they say. reporter: russia claims to have liberated the city they have bound for weeks with impunity. they say they will keep them in the steel plants trapped there. u.s. president joe biden says mariupol is still in ukrainian hands and urged russia to open humanitarian corridors. evacuees who made it to the city of shep arisia struggled to describe the struggle. >> held is what is happening there. it is not possible to retell it. russians are keeping -- killing people for

seize mariupol since the 14th year, and we remember the company that cleared mariupol from muscovites. we remember how ukrainian troops and volunteer battalions defended mariupol, but even today this story is repeated indeed, we need to defend our city, defend the azov region , because after all, the struggle is for the whole sea, for access to this sea, for the economy of the country, but first of all, we are fighting for our people, for our fellow citizens, the president, well, through the mouth of his minister of defense once again repeated the mantra that he hopes that a meeting will take place between president zelensky and putin, what are the prospects for this negotiation track. i think that a meeting may take place in may, let's say it looks like putin already wants this meeting, look at the number of weapons that came to ukraine she is extremely frightening to the russian side, that is why they are already ready for a meeting. they are already ready to communicate with the ukrainians and they are ready to take away a million of their conditions, such as the second state language, they are ready to take

ukrainian military infrastructure and a warehouse. the most intense fighting continues to be in mariupol where ukrainian troops low on ammunition and food are trying to hold off russian forces from gaining control of the kyiv port city. and in northeast kharkiv is under fire including a missile attack at one of jose andres nonprofit world central kitchen food centers. chef andres joins me later this hour with an update. we begin in lviv, joining me now, nbc's raf sanchez. you traveled to the area the missiles hit. what can you tell us. >> reporter: well, andrea, you can see behind me now, the situation in lviv is relatively calm. people are out on the streets, but all morning here, the air-raid sirens have been blaring as vladimir putin's cruise missiles have rained down. as you said, a number of military ware, houses were struck in this attack. but also a car repair garage on the edge of the railway line. when we got there, we found buildings destroyed, dozens and dozens of vehicles burned out. and fire crews still struggling several hours later to get that blaze under control. not clear if the russians were aiming for the railway line

the ukrainian foreign minister says mariupol no longer exists. last platoons of ukrainian troops there have retreated to the azovstal, a huge iron and steelworks, ignoring moscow's demand to surrender. ukraine's prime minister, denys shmyhal, says those defending the city will fight to the end. russian bombardment has also continued in other areas of the east — officials say five people have died in kharkiv. wounded civilians are being evacuated by train from the front line to dnipro from where our correspondent tom bateman sent this report, which contains some distressing images. president putin calls his goal the liberation of this country's east. he's showing the world what that means in mariupol. street battles have intensified for days. the city's defenders are holed up in a giant steelworks, now told by moscow's forces to surrender or die. but ukraine says they'll fight to the end. mariupol�*s fate could seal the next stage of the war as it moves to the east. and those from the hardest—hit areas are running out of time to escape. in dnipro,

wounded fighters, russian war criminals are only strengthening the blockade about the tragedy of ukrainian mariupol, further in the plot , the heroic defense of ukraine has been going on for more than two months, and almost as much time has passed, mariupol has been under an enemy blockade, russian war criminals were unable to capture the city in open battles with the defenders of ukraine, so they created a real hell in it; deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate at least the children and the wounded, surrounded on all sides, the people of mariupol remain in basements and grain storages and do not have access to food, water and medicine. in the city, this wounded fighter from azov managed to evacuate from the environment a month ago, and even then he was talking about food and water there was not enough food, you can’t take food 24/7 when you just want, you have to it's rational. it's easy to distribute. in my example, i could eat one dry ration for 2-3 days because there was no way, so to speak, to eat more. the ukrainian government and citizens are begging the world to help save mariupol. cities pa

president zelenskyy saying 120,000 ukrainians are stuck in the besieged town of mariupol, and a ukrainian commander on the ground there, begging the world for assistance, evac waiting civilians, warning they may only have hours left. and a problematic breakdown in the supply chain. it not just amazon orders caught in the backlog. some companies warn the slowdown could soon have a life threatening impact. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we start with our world lead. president biden is meeting with his top military leaders at the white house as the ukrainian leaders plead for additional stance from the west. to save innocent lives. ukrainian president zelenskyy says 120,000 ukrainians remain trapped in mariupol where local military leaders are reporting a constant bombardment by russian forces. the mayor of mariupol urged residents to leave as quickly as possible, but this afternoon, ukrainian officials announced today's humanitarian corridor, quote, did not work as planned. they say fewer people than expected showed up to board buses out of the city. some of the buss are being

mariupol's defenders. surrender by 1:00 p.m. sunday. the ukrainians did not listen. our defenders continue to hold the defense, said an adviser to mariupol's mayor in response. >> no, city still has not fallen. there is still our military forces, our soldiers. so they will fight until the end. and as for now, they still are in mariupol. >> reporter: a main pocket of resistance here centered at the azizov steel plant. it's still unclear how many fighters remain in the city, still difficult to gather information. a lack of internet service makes reliably contacting people still hard. still, what is coming out of the city shows it is almost completely occupied by russian troops, keen to show their handing out rations to starving civilians. but the human rights commissioner says such handouts are mere propaganda, amounting to no more than a loaf of bread and a bottle of water a day. it is the russian military, remember, that has caused such suffering. its weeks' long bombardment of mariupol cutting off its population from food, water, and medical supplies. president zelen

mariupol tightens. tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro. ukrainian'sr says the situation in mariupol is both �*dire and heartbreaking'. dmytro kuleba has been speaking to margaret brennan from cbs news �*face the nation'. how long can you cranium forces resist russian control in that city? it is dire, militarily and heartbreaking. the city does not exist any more. the remaining is the ukrainian army and large of civilians are basically encircled by the russian forces. they continue their struggle, the russian forces. they continue theirstruggle, but the russian forces. they continue their struggle, but it seems, from their struggle, but it seems, from the way the russian army behaves in mariupol, they decided to raise the city to the ground at any cost. what city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are — city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you _ city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you expecting _ city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you expecting in the coming weeks? in exactly are you expecting in the coming w

our top stories: civilians flee the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol, but 160,000 people are estimatedo be trapped inside. the red cross renew their evacuation attempts afterfailing on friday. we can facilitate the safe passage for civilians once both parties come to agreement, and unfortunately, until now, this has not materialised. today marks a0 years since the start of the falklands war — when argentina invaded and occupied disputed islands they call the malvinas. hollywood actor will smith resigns from the oscars academy after slapping the comedian chris rock. more than 3000 citizens from mariupol have managed to flee to safety, after suffering weeks of bombardment with no food, fresh water or power. however, a larger evacuation and aid convoy planned by the international committee of the red cross failed on friday. this morning — the red cross says more teams have set off to rescue more of the tens of thousands of residents still trapped in the besieged city of mariupol. dan johnson reports. these are among the fortunate few to have made it to safety from the ruins of mariupol. a

the reason for the seemingly senseless cruelty from which the ukrainian formations belonged to mariupolns arrived. people are being shot, there in the back, says the razdavskikh shoot shooting at civilian firing points in the homes of kindergartens, schools and hospitals. all this , too, is not an accident, but a cold and ruthless calculation of revenge for an inevitable defeat. they said we'll retreat and demolish. everything. well, i wanted it through the checkpoint. the boys themselves told me, conscripts, they say, an order is an order. in order not to leave, and this is another facet of the twisted reality in which ukraine has lived for the last 8 years, where in the same mariupol everyone knew about the prison with the mocking name of the library, set up at the city airport by bandits. azov for those who were suspected of sympathy for the militias, where near lugansk torture camps existed in a former hospital and an old sausage shop, no one knows for sure. how many prisoners were tortured here, but on the charred walls behind the iron bars, as if they imprinted the walls from the

our top stories: russia urges ukrainian forces in mariupol to surrender in order to save their lives but there's no sign yet that they've laid down their arms. president zelensky warns there will be consequences, if russia takes action against the remaining troops in the city. translation: the elimination of our troops, of our men in mariupol will put an end to any negotiations. the death toll rises in south africa — following heavy flooding — with a warning more rain may be on the way. the archbishop of canterbury — the most senior cleric in the anglican church condemns plans by the uk government to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the comments come on easter sunday. this is the scene live in st peter's square in vatican city — where pope france has been celebrating easter sunday mass. russia has urged the last ukrainian forces defending the besieged port of mariupol to surrender in order to save their lives — but there's no sign yet that they've laid down their arms. the city has been under siege for weeks. moscow says its troops have cleared resistance from the entire city, apart fr

sean peter i am a citizen of great britain, i was captured in mariupol, i am in the thirty-sixth brigade of the first battalion of the ukrainianl infantry, i fought in mariupol for 5-6 weeks. and now i am in the donetsk people's republic. briton. captured the second heroic briton warrior. sean pinner shows himself to the russians in a creepy video. after being taken prisoner in mariupol, the former private noise pinner, aged 48, is shown in a creepy video where he explains that he was taken prisoner in the revived city. mariupol earlier this week, a british fighter. aidan isslin, 28, was violently shown on russian television. after it was captured by putin's troops, the british smigers in their compatriots who are fighting shoulder to shoulder with the ukrainian nazis relatives and on the left begged putin to humanely treat their children. now publishes the video that aislin sent to his family before after all, the weapon, if you are watching this, so we are surrounded, we held out for a month, we ran out of ammunition, food, water, this is all that we have left, in a plaintive voice, said that he never shot anyone. and even m

capture places like kyiv, the capital, they have pulled back to places like mariupol to try and save face at home but the ukrainiantill strong as well and that is why we see this fierce fighting continues in mariupol, in the east, in the north—eastern places like kharkiv where we have heard that five more people have been killed in shelling this afternoon, really the focus of this afternoon, really the focus of this war now. dr samuel ramani is a tutor of politics and international relations at the university of oxford. he's also an associate fellow at the royal united services institute. and he's currently writing a book on: "putin's war on ukraine" — he's been telling me what he's expecting in the coming hours and days. well, looks as though the ukrainian resistance mariupol is on its last legs. the other steel facility, allegedly fell to russia yesterday. it appears as if all we have is about 2500 fighters at most, the russians are probably going to eventually declare victory. this may seem a very — eventually declare victory. this may seem a very obvious _ eventually declare victory. this may seem a very obvio

mariupol tightens. tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro. ukrainian'sgn minister says the situation in mariupol is both dire and heartbreaking. dmytro kuleba has been speaking to margaret brennan from cbs news face the nation. how long can ukranian forces resist russian control of that city? the situation in mariupol is both dire, militarily, and heartbreaking. the city doesn't exist any more. the remainings of the ukrainian army and large group of civilians are basically encircled by the russian forces. they continue their struggle, but it seems, from the way the russian army behaves in mariupol, they decided to raze the city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you expecting in the coming weeks? intensification of heavy fighting in eastern ukraine, in donbas, large—scale offensive of russia in that part of ukraine, and also desperate attempts of the russian forces, as i said, to finish with mariupol at any cost. these are my expectations, and of course missile attacks on kyiv and other cities across ukraine seem to continue. as we have been hea

mariupol was and will stay ukrainian, — ukraine. y. the fighting — ukrainian, no matter what they say. the fighting continues. we are still in mariupol. i think it's pointless to comment on the words of russian fascists _ to comment on the words of russian fascists. everything they said is a lie. the united states is sending more military assistance to ukraine, including howitzer artillery pieces and phoenix ghosts drones developed specifically for the ukraine conflict. president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine's eastern front meant different equipment was required. today, i'm announcing another $800 million to further augment ukraine's ability to fight in the east and the donbas region. this package includes heavy artillery weapons, dozens of howitzers and 144,000 rounds of ammunition to go with those howitzers. it also includes more tactical drones. in the past two months, we've moved weapons and equipment to ukraine at record speed. we sent thousands of anti—armour and antimissile helicopters, drones, grenade launc

is the largest first special operation of the surrender of ukrainian military captives according to the russian ministry of defense in mariupol, more than 1,000 people laid down their arms. these are about two battalions of the ukrainian army in the city of mariupol in the area of ​​​​the ilyich metallurgical plant, as a result of successful offensive actions of the russian armed forces and police units of the donetsk people's republic, voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered 1026 ukrainian military personnel of the thirty-sixth marine brigade infantry among the surrendered military personnel in the heavenly armed forces 162 officers, as well as 47 female military personnel in these frames filmed by correspondents of the all-russian state television and radio broadcasting company, who surrendered in small groups with white flags, leave the industrial zone in the background, factory buildings with their hands up are clearly visible. many notables are emaciated. those who were wounded were taken out on stretchers and later they were loaded into bus 151, the wounded ukrainian. soldier of the thirty-sixth brigade. the ma

the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in the city of mariupol to surrender has passed. a ukraine marine commander holed up there says his soldiers won't give up. translation: we are probably. facing our last days, if not hours. the enemy is outnumbering us ten to one. they have advantage in the air, in artillery, in their forces on land, in equipment and in tanks. as russia's assault continues, its claimed ukrainian forces have fought off several attacks in the east of the country. here, the organisers of wimbledon ban russian and belarusian tennis players from this summer's tournament. also this lunchtime. the prime ministerfaces more criticism in the house of commons for that lockdown—breaking fine. he says he's getting on with hisjob. scientists say that bacteria in urine could help them identify an aggressive form of prostate cancer. prince harry tells us tv he wants to make sure the "right people" are around the queen to "protect her". it was just so nice to see her. she's on great form. she's always got a great sense of humour with me, and i'm just making sure she

they are said to have been shot in mariupol, where the less ukrainian soldiers have been mounting resistance>> [speaking in foreign language] trslator: in mariupol, as a result of offensive operations, 1026 ukrainian marines voluntarily laid down arms and surrendered. reporter: the ukrainian defense ministry says it has no knowledge of any surrender in russian boards is continued their attacks. a cabinet official recognized tuesday that ukrainian forces were surrounded and blocked in mariupol. on wednesday, the mayor of the city said forces were resisting. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: their situation is very difficult, because they are outnumbered. but they are resisting. mariupol is a ukrainian city. reporter: the location is strategic. if it falls, it would give russia a land bridge. ukrainian authorities say between 10 and 22,000 people have d died in mariupol. anchor: that report. u.s. president biden says he is standing by comments he made calling russia's invasion of ukraine a genocide. the kremlin says the claims are unacceptable. genocide has a strict legal definitio

we begin in the ukrainian port city of mariupol, where a russian deadline for ukrainian troops to lays has passed. this map of mariupol shows russian forces in control of the areas in orange. they're advancing in the areas showing the diagonal lines. although the port city is surrounded, it hasn't fallen yet, with ukrainian forces and civilians sheltering in the azov—stal iron and steel works. this drone video released by the russian state agency shows the massive, four square—mile steel plant. thousands of people are inside the sprawling complex of tunnels and workshops which russia has been attacking consistently. however, the ukrainians refuse to surrender. troops have pleaded for international assistance for the 500 wounded soldiers and hundreds of women and children who are hiding inside. a marine commander in the stronghold issued this video. here's mariupol�*s deputy mayor on the civilians still trapped in the city. the city has about 130,000 citizens still in mariupol, they are living with continuous shelling and air strikes. a new humanitarian corridor has been agreed between

ukrainian armed forces, who are now defending mariupol _ option? ol and - option? ukrainian armed forces, who are now defending mariupol and have| are now defending mariupol and have been defending it for almost two months now, they've said it very clearly, that's surrender is not an option. they've said it clearly because we understand that russian armed forces, russian armed forces who have committed every possible war crime since the beginning of this aggressive war, it is not possible to negotiate with them. it is not possible to reach any agreement. therefore, you know, the ukrainian soldiers who are still in azovstal steelworks, they are not prepared to surrender to these war criminals. they have said clearly, however, that if a third party was involved and if the third party would broker a safe passage of our soldiers from azovstal then perhaps it would have been possible, but this is the only option. they will not surrender, they will not leave without their weapons and, of course, at the moment, most of the efforts are focused on making sur

azova beletsky argues that mariupol is not lost yet and states that on may 9 the ukrainian army is ready floor in mariupol with a dot. ukrainian long-range missiles sometimes reach there. it's like a u point so i would n't risk doing immortal regiments and the like. i think if they try, the ukrainian army is able to give this provocation an adequate and vivid answer, you have many funny moments with the russians and their technology, perhaps on may 9 you will have another funny video. in general, of course, this is a turnout and a half, cordial. recognition in the sense that the previous ones, according to biletsky, are funny videos, we watched, for example. on march 20, if my memory serves me right in the city of donetsk, then the point flew over kramatorsk in the case of the kramatorsk railway station, they managed to blame the russian federation for what was happening, they quickly and quickly gathered from this topic simply because it became for sure everyone knows that the blow was delivered from the side of the . and now, the ticket says that the ukrainian army will be ready to sto

mariupol because, for example, the high representative of the european union, jose borel, called ukrainian mariupol the city is destroyed to the core with thousands of dead civilians. we will do everything possible so that this war ended as soon as possible, and for this we will continue to help ukraine, said jose borel, but on the other hand, we understand that it is not the european union that supports the war, putin supports the war, and accordingly any peace-making initiative is faced here, it rests on the readiness of the kremlin to bomb our cities again and again."

aid workers have once again failed to take vital supplies into the besieged ukrainian city of mariupolapped there. the international committee of the red cross said several vehicles had been on their way — but couldn't enter the port because "conditions made it impossible". however, bus—loads of mariupol residents who had already reached the town of berdyansk have now reached the relative safety of zaporizhzhia. those onboard the busses appear to have made it out of mariupol to berdiansk on their own, after which they were allowed to leave russian—controlled territory. alyona synenko is a spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross who is currently working in kyiv — i asked her what the stumbling blocks in getting to mariupol were for the icrc. the stumbling block is basicallyjust the lack of very precise and very concrete agreements, and the respect of the these agreements on all levels. they have to be respected and to be communicated through the chain of command, and everyone must be aware. and this is notjust a choice, this is the responsibility on both sides of t

ukrainian child. even more horrific news from the key port city of mariupol which has been under a relentless russian assault for weeks now. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy making this grim assessment today. >> translator: mariupol lies destroyed. tens of thousands have been killed there and still the russians won't end their offensive. they want to make an example out of mariupol as a city ruined. >> today i'm learning that nine volunteer drivers working to evacuate ukrainians from mariupol have been detained by the russian military. as of now, they remain missing. the head of the ukrainian organization help people says ten drivers have been trying to get civilians out of that besieged city. when their vehicles were stopped by russian soldiers who demand that had the evacuees and the mini buses go to russia, the drivers refused. they were detained. the head of the ngo lost contact with nine of the drivers. one was released and said they were interrogated with brute force, fed poorly, kept under appalling conditions. we should note we can't independently verify these claims. the group says

mariupol. that has been under siege since the start of this war. russian forces are closing in. and ukrainian president zelenskyy says more than 100,000 civilians are trapped amid the fighting. >> [interpreter] this situation in mariupol is worsening. unfortunately, so far we are not able to achieve a positive result there. our troops are now defending hundreds of wounded and civilians. >> some civilians have taken shelter inside the basement of the sprawling steel plant. along with ukrainian fighters who are holding out against russian attacks. today there was an effort to open a humanitarian corridor and evacuate civilians in mariupol. but ukrainian officials said it did not work as planned. nbc's matt bradley has the latest from ukraine. >> tonight new images of russian-backed troops surrounding the steel mill in mariupol. ukraine's last stronghold there. and an urgent plea from the ukrainian commander holed up inside. warning, without help these soldiers could be down to their last days or even hours. this major telling me and a video message they are still defying russian demands to surr

the local population does not support the ukrainian side. mariupolas set up, the russian federation came if the unit helped. several folk the republics showed where the positions of the ukrainian such an opinion could take shape. maybe someone consoles himself with the illusion that mariupol is set to belong to the territory of ukraine . there is no action by the ukrainian authorities that brought the country to war. combat biryukov calls it a crime and a catastrophic mistake. irina kuksinkova dmitry kachurin and nikita sevastyanov channel one, mariupol a lot of people the nazis from the apu hit with a point near the city controlled by ukrainian forces. and lower. apparently, they deliberately announced the beginning of the evacuation, and when the crowd gathered, a rocket arrived . this has already been precisely determined in our ministry of defense, however, and specialists do not need to be in order to understand where the flight path was struck from. easily traceable. that's where the tail section fell, and here a little later the head stuffed w

russian troops have surrounded the complex, waiting for ukrainian soldiers to surrender as food supplies dwindle. for the rest of mariupol a humanitarian corridor opened leading west through russian-held territory to ukrainian-held zaporizhzhia, though the mariupol mayor's office says that russians tricked people into boarding buses bound for dokuchaevsk, a town in russian-occupied territory. cnn could not immediately verify the progress of evacuation efforts in the city. in a press conference in a kyiv underground station president zelenskyy proposed a trade with russia in exchange for ukrainian civilians trapped in mariupol. >> translator: we offer as civilized people, we suggest humanitarian solution to the conflagration. we offer exchange of civilians. we present an exchange of the wounded. >> reporter: zelenskyy said he's willing to meet with putin but promised peace talks would be abandoned if ukrainians in mariupol are killed. scott mcclain, cnn, lviv, ukraine. >> well, that news conference that scott just mentioned was, well, full of surprises including, of course, the location. president zelenskyy spoke to the p

has been since the second world war and it seems that russia is in a step away from taking mariupol ukrainianary who is inside a large steel foundry refuse to surrender holding mariupol is critical to ukraine its forces stand in the way of russia to create a land corridor between the occupied crimea in the south and the donbass in the east. while the battle is there, apparently lost, the ukrainian commanders are praying to the west for more weapons to fight to the last drop of blood. russia has launched the heaviest shelling of ukraine in recent weeks. i am i think they will use this opportunity to reunite their forces and launch a large-scale attack on the rest of ukraine later, based on how the fighting is going. there are ongoing rocket attacks on western ukraine and kiev. i think they want to weaken the ukrainian army and military infrastructure so that ukraine cannot recover militarily and economically. minister lavra today answered the most burning issues for the west and especially for the zelensky issue. will russia use in ukraine, nuclear weapons lavrov said that zelensky could exhal