vitali klitschko told us, he said, three weeks ago, the russians have a plan to encircle this city., about two weeks ago, there was a reasense of foreboding in the city, that it would be just a matter of time before the russian troops reached here. of course, they are still on the outskirts. vitali klitschko admitted there was fierce fighting in the north and west of the city, but he also mentioned, as you said, that they have taken back a city abo 40 miles away. there's been incessant russian shelling for many weeks. most of it seems to be back in ukrainian hands. ukraine -- russia still has an awful lot of firepower, including weapons it still hadn't used. right after that press conference, almost done cue -- on cue, we heard the sound of a multiple rocket launcher being usedor the first time in kyiv. it hit a residential area and caused extensive damages. >> jarring images. the beautiful park. the sounds you are hearing. i wonder, that recapture of areas, as discussed, how significant do you think it is in this fight? lyse: well, in aar, there's always the battle for the narrativ

for vitali klitschko. >> reporter: and now, he's the mayor of kyiv, at the helm in a very differentis country. kyiv, until a few days ago, a relaxed vibrant capital is now a city facing a siege from russian military forces. seeing the early signs of a potential humanitarian crisis. supply lines are disrupted meaning shortages of food and medicine. these patients are waiting in the basement of a children's hospital, afraid to leave for fear that outside only worse awaits them. >> translator: we are running out of food. local charity funds promised to bring some. we are waiting for them to come and bring us bread, essentials and some juice for children. >> reporter: but despite facing tens of thousands of approaching russian troops, residents are taking up arms to defend their city. ordinary people lining up to pick up assault rifles, anti-tank grenades. mayor klitschko is helping to organize the defense, has one message for the russians. >> go back home, you have nothing to find here. >> reporter: klitschko, along with his brother wladimir klitscho, has vowed to defend ukraine. once

but the city's mayor, former-world boxing champ vitali klitschko vows putin's troops will not enter thise met the mayor and his brother vladimir klitschko, himself a former-boxing champion, in a secret location in kyiv. do you think that you have what it takes to fend them off completely, and that this city will not be taken by russia? >> it's our hometown. we never go to the knee. we don't want to be slaves. we don't want back to ussr, dictator. we see our country as modern european, democratic country. >> reporter: the klitschkos are on the move 24/7. visiting residential areas shelled by the russian army, sometimes getting emotional when seeing the aftermath of russian attacks. >> putin says he is only targeting military targets. bullshit. sorry. where is military target? >> reporter: comforting those affected by the war, and overseeing the effort to train those looking to confront russian forces. you've really stepped up, and really organized the defense of the city. how did you manage to do that, learn that so quickly, learn it on the fly? >> we don't need to organized. i meet peopl

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the mayor vitali klitschko, said the city's at a difficult and dangerous moment. republic and slovenia for travelling to kyiv to meet him, despite the continuing bombardment by russian forces. the eu leaders said the main goal of the visit was to tell ukrainians that europe stood with them. the journalist who interrupted russia's main tv news bulletin to protest against the invasion, has been fined $280 by a court in moscow.

the mayor vitali klitschko and his brother vladimir know how to beat up an opponent. mer world heavyweight boxing champions and vowing to keep their city free. cnn's fred pleitgen spoke exclusively with the klitschko brothers. >> reporter: as vladimir putin continues his assault on ukraine, the u.s. believes taking the capital, kyiv, remains russia's main goal. but the city's mayor, former-world boxing champ vitali klitschko vows putin's troops will not enter this town. we met the mayor and his brother, vladimir klitschko, himself a former-boxing champion, in a secret location in kyiv. do you think that you have what it takes to fend them off completely, and that this city will not be taken by russia? >> it's our hometown. we -- we never go to the knee. we don't want to be slaves. we don't want back to ussr to live in dictator -- to live in -- we see our country as modern european democratic country. >> reporter: the klitschkos are on the move 24/7, visiting residential areas shelled by the russian army. sometimes, getting emotional when seeing the aftermath of russian

that was wladimir klitschko, the brother of vitali klitschko.eave besieged mariupol in the south. 160 cars were able to leave the city which has been cut off from food, water and heating systems for more than two weeks. meanwhile, a pregnant woman who was pictured fleeing after the russians attacked mariupol�*s maternity ward last week, has reportedly died, along with her newborn baby. andrew harding is in southern ukraine. a drone's—eye view of a city in agony, mariupol burning. apartment blocks in ruins after two weeks of unrelenting russian bombardments. there is no drinking water and any medication. also, for today, there is no place where we can find food. we saw people who died because of lack of medication. and there were a lot of such people inside mariupol, and many people who were killed and injured, and they'rejust lying on the ground. and today, we learnt that among the dead is the woman on the stretcher in this now infamous picture. it was taken in the immediate aftermath of a russian attack last week on a maternity hospital in mari

the mayor, vitali klitschko, said the city's at a difficult and dangerous moment. and slovenia for travelling to kyiv to meet him despite the continuing russian bombardment. the eu leaders said the main goal of the visit was to tell ukrainians that europe stood with them. the journalist who interrupted russia's main tv news bulletin to protest against the invasion has been fined $280 by a court in moscow. the editor on flagship channel one was questioned for ia hours and charged with organising an unauthorised public event. now on bbc news, it's time for panorama. cheering super rich russians like roman abramovich have become part of british life. explosions but the war in ukraine has ended the uk's love affair with wealthy russians and their cash. explosion it's absolutely preposterous that we're only tackling this now. we've been investigating how britain's most famous russian made his money. roman abramovich has stolen money from russians, billions of dollars, of money of russian taxpayers. we uncover new details about roman abramovich's murky past... it reeks o

. >> i'll speak to the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko next. >>> punishing putin.e than 2 million desperate civilians flee putin's war. is the u.s. doing enough to e el ukraine and can americans bear the cost of doing more? gop senator rob portman joins me exclusively from the polish-ukrainian border, just 19 miles from the latest bombing. >>> hello. i'm dana bash in washington where the state of our union is reeling from what we're seeing in ukraine, and there is a lot of breaking news this morning. russia is pounding western ukraine, firing more than 30 missiles at the international peacekeeping and security center, a military base that includes a training center. at least 35 people are dead and 134 are injured according to the head of the lviv regional military administration. take a look at this location. the base is located only about 11 miles from poland and nato nation, not far from lviv near ukraine's western border, and until february, american forces were stationed at the base the russians bombed last night. the attack is the latest escalation as russian

kyiv�*s mayor vitali klitschko has described it as a dangerous moment for the city and announced a 36slation: today is a difficult and dangerous moment. according to the decision of the military command, from today, march the 15th, from eight o'clock, a curfew is established in kyiv. movement through the city is prohibited without special passes. president zelensky is _ without special passes. president zelensky is sounding _ without special passes. president zelensky is sounding more - without special passes. president i zelensky is sounding more upbeat, boosted by the us�*s assessment that every russian advance had stalled over the weekend because of ukrainians fighting back. he called on the invaders to surrender. and he praised this high—profile protest against the war on russian state tv, although many ukrainians online have been calling it a token gesture because of there being no letup in the fighting. because of there being no letup in the fighting-— the fighting. translation: i'm . rateful to the fighting. translation: i'm grateful to those _ the fighting. translation: i'm gr

a 35 hour curfew has been announced by kyiv�*s mayor, vitali klitschko.rt tonight and last until thursday morning. there'll be more efforts to evacuate people from the besieged city of mariupol today. more than 4,000 escaped yesterday. in the united states, a senior defence offical says the russian offensive is stalling, and that little progress was made over the weekend. negotiations between russian and ukrainian representatives are set to resume, via video—link. in moscow, a news editor has been arrested, after she appeared with a sign reading �*no war�* behind a newsreader on russian state—controlled tv. with the latest, tim muffett reports. another brutal star to another day of war. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, an apartment block in ruins. two people died following an air strike this morning, according to emergency services. 35 were rescued. the city's mayor said this morning a 36 hour curfew would be imposed later today. this was the southern port city of kirstie ahn on sunday, protests against the kremlin, russian troops now fully control the reg

that was vitali and vladimir klitschko _ civilians. including the city council. the authorities there say more than 20 people have been killed in the past 24 hours, and there are reports of fighting in the streets involving russian paratroopers. the mayor of kharkiv is igor terekhov. he told me the situation in the city right now translation: it is a very tense situation now. we can hear shelling, explosions and they shell houses and premises and administrative buildings. we have to go to the basement, to the bomb shelter to save the lives of the people. actually, the situation is very serious and all over the city of kharkiv, there is intense fighting from all sides, and obviously this situation is very dangerous. do you know how many civilians have been killed or injured? they have killed people every hour because there is a danger that people are hit by missiles and artillery shells and there are heavy losses among the peaceful population of the city of kharkiv and it is just indescribable. do you know what missiles are being used, a

and his brother vladimir, city vitali klitschko and his brotheeradimir, both city vitali klitschko andu have already said that they had taken back makariv in the west, 40 miles away, he also said that 80% of irpin which has been bitterly fought over with incessant rushing shelling for many weeks, but most of that seems to be back in ukrainian hands. but russia still has an awful lot of firepower including weapons it still hasn�*t used, and, right after that press conference almost on cue we heard the sound of a multiple rocket launcher, a grad, being used for the first time in care and hitting a residential area causing extensive damage. b. residential area causing extensive damaue. : residential area causing extensive damate, : , residential area causing extensive damaue. : , ., damage. a contrast between that ima . e in damage. a contrast between that image in that _ damage. a contrast between that image in that beautiful _ damage. a contrast between that image in that beautiful park- damage. a contrast between that image in that beautiful park and i damage. a contrast between that i

and this is the mayor, vitali klitschko. i this is the mayor, vitali klitschko.ols now. five kindergartens destroyed. it is a war against civilians. it is a war against ukraine. it is a drama for ukraine and it is a drama for whole of europe. officials in the port city of odesa say russian warships have bombarded some residential buildings on the city's outskirts. it's the first time buildings have been hit there. these pictures show firefighters dealing with the aftermath of that attack. odesa controls access to the black sea — so it's an important strategic target. let's hear from a former uk army commander. we are going to see the military in debt. they will hit supply lines and air bases as well as the forces doing the fighting. then they will pound away at cities and territory they feel they need to own. i should now begin to turn to odesa because thatis now begin to turn to odesa because that is logically the next place to go in the south, and there seems to be more ships in the black sea pointing at it. the next big strategic prize could be odesa because t

. >> mayor vitali, klitschko, champions fighting for ukraine, thank you for joining us today. world is watching, your city today are hoping for a settlement of this terrible war. thank you for joining us. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of the u.s. response to russia's invasion of ukraine bringing the latest from the president and other white house officials, the pentagon and the state department as well as congress. also international perspectives from the united nations and foreign leaders. all on the c-span network, but c-span not free mobile app c-span.org/ukraine. our page where you can watch the latest videos on demand and follow tweets from journalists on the ground. c-span.org/ukraine. >> the house is out this week for district work. , the senate returned today 3:00 p.m. eastern, senators will vote later in the day on house passed bill to increase u.s. competitiveness with china. watch live coverage of the senate c-span2 online@c-span.org or on our free c-span now video app. >> another perspective on judge brown jackson, joined by melanie, serves as president and ceo

. >> so, mayor vitali klitschko, dr. wladimir klitschko, two former heavyweight boxing champions now fighting for ukraine. thank you so much for joining us today. the world is watching your city today and hoping for a just settlement of this terrible war. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> the white house will brief reporters later today. the briefing has just been postponed until 1:30 p.m. eastern. press secretary jen psaki will be joined by national security adviser jake sullivan. they are expected to talk about the situation in ukraine and eastern europe. we will take you there live with it starts heree on c-span2. >> a morning for front-page headlines and page pictures as well. this is "wall street journal" this morning. the headline, russia progresses it's grinding a attack to the front page of the "washington post" ukraine refuses to surrender mariupol. more pictures are of discretion of ukraine and this the front page of the "washington times" today with no surrender, mariupol fa

ambassador linda thomas-greenfield, snoenator mao rubio and the mayor of kyiv vitali klitschko. >> announcer: from abc news it's "this week." here now george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." nearly two weeks into the war the juke janua ukrainian president is rallying his people in the face of increasingly dire threats. as russian forces continue to raise his nation, volodymyr zelenskyy delivered an early morning address from a secret location describing ukraine as a super power of spirit. vladimir putin vowing to eliminate ukraine, calling western sanctions a declaration of war. warning the west that imposing a no-fly zone would trigger a wider war. it is already the most dangerous battle in europe since world war ii. ukrainian cities under siege. more than 1 million refugees on the move. the capital of kyiv surrounded by russian forces. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is on the scene. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. we've just returned from a town about 50 miles northwest of the capital where russian forces are shelling and kill

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yes, a dangerous moment, as vitali klitschko the mayor has said.th day, kyiv the capital remains the biggest prize. but so far, the ukrainian defence has been able to keep rusher�*s armoured convoys that have been trying to approach from the north—west and north—east at bay. let's take a look at the latest developments with this report from tim muffett. this morning, it was a residential building in kyiv that bore the brunt of russia's attempts to overwhelm ukraine. the shelling of this apartment complex killed four people, according to authorities, prompting this announcement from the city's mayor vitali klitschko. translation:— city's mayor vitali klitschko. translation: ., , . translation: today is a difficult and dangerous — translation: today is a difficult and dangerous moment. - translation: today is a difficultl and dangerous moment. according translation: today is a difficult - and dangerous moment. according to the decision of the military command, fronted today marks the 15th from eight o'clock, a curfew is established in kyiv. movement

we heard last week from t mayor, vitali klitschko, that nearly 2 million people have left the city, andnderstandable. but when you drive through the streets, you see people walking, usually not many, many of them are elderly. quite a f. those like mya that we met in the metro station, how can i go? this is my home, i don't know any other home, my husband is very close by. ey have been through so much, they think of life on the run as a refugee, and they think it is much better to stay here underground. everyone is hoping against hope that it does not come to this. but when it comes to a war like this, there are the military fortificatns, the sandbags on the streets, cians who have taken up guns, but there is also this resilience of spirit. people betting down, stocking up their supplies from what could be a very long and painful run. >> how strongly do you think the resistance could potentially be by the ukrainians in the long-term? >> we have seen, in the last week, the abduction of two mayors. first it was a mayor close to the crimean peninsula which came under russian control. ukrain

the mayor vitali klitschko, said the city's at a difficult and dangerous moment.kraine's president zelensky has thanked the prime ministers of poland, the czech republic and slovenia for travelling to kyiv to meet him, despite the continuing bombardment by russian forces. the eu leaders said the main goal of the visit was to tell ukrainians that europe stood with them. the journalist who interrupted russia's main tv news bulletin to protest against the invasion, has been fined $280 by a court in moscow. the editor on flagship channel one was questioned for m hours and charged with organising an unauthorised public event. within the first 2a hours of it being launched, more than hundred and 20,000 people in the uk have registered willingness to take in ukrainian refugees. the scheme was launched on monday and more than 3 million have now fled the ukraine. under this new uk scheme, households can offer a space for a refugee to live at least six months. lucy manning has the latest. doors thrown open, beds made up. in cities, towns and villages, ukrainians are welcome

vitali klitschko is the mayor where charlie is in kyiv. he's been documenting the war on mise social media ladies and la. we spoke with him about the fight for his nation's survival. is your city in the crosshairs tonight under yh. it's every night, during the day, during the night. people spend weeks and underground in bunkers. people are so angry. it's no panic. instead of panic, they want to fight, they want to defend the city. >> o'donnell: mayor, you have warned russians could carry out a chemical attack. do you see any evidence that that could happen soon? >> everything the possible. we see in this war russia doesn't have rules, doesn't have war rules. they kill children, women, children. the thousands of people, thousands of civilians already died. they are with any price to be in kyiv. i hope it's not with chemical weapons with the civilian population. with any price, they want to win. >> o'donnell: that was our conversation with the mayor earlier today. meanwhile, some of the most intense fighting of the war can be found in southe

that difficult and dangerous moment that ukraine's mayor, vitali klitschko spoke of is now upon ukraine'sthe curfew he announced is in place — running right through to thursday morning, with locals prohibited from moving around the city without permission. only air raid sirens can give them the licence to leave their homes in order to head for the bomb shelters. in a moment we will bring you more on the diplomatic efforts to break this violent conflict, as both sides agree to resume talks on a possible ceasefire. we start our coverage with this report from our international correspondent orla guerin. it's starting to feel like the new normal — buildings burning after russian attacks overnight. it was too much for some here. this is a city living on its nerves. people wondering if their neighbours were safe in the shelter, wondering if they might be next. for the second day running, kyiv has woken up to this. this is a residential building, there's no sign of anything else around except blocks of flats. there is a real sense that the danger, the conflict, is coming closer and a feeling her

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this is the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko. >> right now, it is 11 schools, five kindergartens destroyedan buildings. it is a war against civilians, a war against ukraine. it is drama for ukraine, drama for all of europe. ros: next, we will look at the port city of odesa. russian warships have bombarded some buildings on the outskirts. this is significant, the first time buildgs have been hit there. these pictures show firefighters dealing with the aftermath of that attack. odesa controls access to the black sea, so it is an important target. on that, let's hear the analysis of a former u.k. army commander. >> we will see them apply for our power on the ukrainian military, beginning to hit their supply lines and logistics and airbases, as well as the forces doing the fighti. then they will pound away at cities and territory they feel they need to own. they feel they should now turn to odesa because that is the next place to go in the south. there seems to be more ships in the black sea pointing toward it. the next strategic prize could be odesa because that would isolate ukraine's econom

well, vitali klitschko is the mayor where charlie is in kyiv.been documenting the war on his social media pages. in his previous life, he and his brother boxers. earlier we spoke with him about his latest fight, the fight for his nation's survival. is your city in the crosshairs tonight under fire? fire? >> yeah. it's every night, during the day, during the night. people spend weeks and underground in bunkers. people are so angry. it's no panic. instead of panic, they want to fight, they want to defend the >> o'donnell: mayor, you have warned that russians could carry out a chemical attack. do you see any evidence that that could happen soon? >> o'donnell: that was our conversation with the mayor earlier today. meanwhile, some of the most intense fighting of the war can be found in southern ukraine, and that's where russians have overtaken at least two cities and are moving closer to several others in an effort to cut off the country from the black sea. cbs' chris livesay is in the hard-hit southern port of mykolaiv. >> reporter: it's a war of a

these brothers, the klitschko brothers, vitali and vladimir, they fit in with that.y weight destroyer? vitali klitschko wants to be your man. >> reporter: they have become two of the most prominent faces of the ukrainian defense. the brothers are already known on the world stage as fighters. >> vitali klitschko is roughing lennox lewis up. >> reporter: both of them former heavy weight champion boxers, now leading the rallying cries to protect their home country in kyiv, where vitali is the mayor. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: brothers championing the cause of duty strapatriotism to the 1.2 mbineo >>st stay united aggression. >> reporter: vitali saying he has no other choice but to take up arms against russia. vladimir enlisting in ukraine's army reserves just before the invasion began. our ian pannell spoke to mayor vitali klitschko as tensions escalated. >> i promise, that if my country needs me, i'm ready to fight. >> reporter: their fight against russia comes decades after their father served as a commander in the soviet union. >> they're fighting so

today, the mayor, vitaly klitschko, saying around 2 million people, that's about half the residents of the city, have left. and he has a warning for russian forces. "every street, every house is being fortified," he said. although thousands are leaving the capital every day, some are only just arriving. three weeks ago, this was a kindergarten that echoed to the sounds of children playing. today, it's a shelter for the elderly and forlorn, who've been rescued from towns and villages under siege. nina petrovna fled her village in puscha when it came under intense shelling. she was told to escape immediately. "i'm crying because we all love our town and we want to go back there," she says. "we're all friends and we want peace." nina didn't even have time to bring her medication. many of the people here arrived with just the clothes on their backs. and in their twilight years, the very least they could expect is a little dignity, to be comfortable, happy, and safe, but tonight, no one in ukraine has such luxuries anymore. >> extraordinary to see the seniors in those rooms where the childr

of a very different kind, and tonight the mayor of the city, the champion boxer turned mayor, vitali klitschkot go out on the streets. this is going to be a very difficult night, and in fact in the last hour there were five loud explosions which seemed to come closer, and yet again the way love the sirens in the night.— the sirens in the night. yes, the sound of this _ the sirens in the night. yes, the sound of this war. _ the sirens in the night. yes, the sound of this war. lyse, - the sirens in the night. yes, the sound of this war. lyse, thank l the sirens in the night. yes, the i sound of this war. lyse, thank you. lyse is going tojoin us sound of this war. lyse, thank you. lyse is going to join us later for some final thoughts on what has been a tough day. it's now almost week since russia launched its invasion, and their forces continue to move towards us here in kyiv. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has this assessment of where we are and what russia's strategy might be from here. russia's advances have slowed in recent days. there's been evidence of poor planning, with the rus

give's now, former heavyweight boxing champion vitali klitschko, has warned many more people will dief his country, but ukrainians will never surrender. dozens of ordinary citizens have now taken up arms to defend the capital. orla guerin has been to meet some of them. the rush to get more defences in place. a democratic european capital waits for invaders at the gates. these are called hedgehogs and were designed to stop a tank. so, can ukrainian forces keep the russians out? "i don't know," says sergei. "i'm not a general. we'll try. that's why we're here. that's all i know. you need to ask the president." the last—minute preparations here include battlefield first aid. how to apply a tourniquet so you don't bleed out. at the city's edge, olga is sharing knowledge that might save lives. how soon do you think it could be before there is real fighting here? unfortunately i think it's a few days, and we're afraid. but it's our town, it's our country, and we must save it, we must fight. olga, what were you doing before the invasion? are you a medic? no, i'm not medic. i just... gunfire.

kyiv�*s mayor, vitaly klitschko, has warned that many more people will die as a result of the conflictukrainians would never surrender. thousands of ordinary citizens have now taken up arms to defend the capital and their country. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been to meet some of them: the rush to get more defences in place. a democratic european capital waits for invaders at the gates. these are called hedgehogs and were designed to stop a tank. so, can ukrainian forces keep the russians out? "i don't know," says sergei. "i'm not a general. we'll try. that's why we're here. that's all i know. you need to ask the president." the last—minute preparations here include battlefield first aid for volunteers. how to apply a tourniquet so you don't bleed out. at the city's edge, 0lga is sharing knowledge that might save lives. how soon do you think it could be before there is real fighting here? unfortunately, i think it's a few days, and we're afraid. but it's our town, it's our country, and we must save it, we must fight. 0lga, what were you doing before the invasion? a

the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has warned residents of "a difficult and dangerous moment".uesday. the united nations' refugee agency says more than 3 million have left the country since the start of the russian invasion. the russian journalist who interrupted a tv news bulletin on monday night to protest against the invasion, said she was questioned for more than fourteen hours without a lawyer.

we heard from vitali klitschko, the mayor of the - romania. klitschko, the mayor of the city, who said nearly 2 million people have left, which means around a million left, and who can be certain what the statistics are but we know the bomb shelters in the metro stations which were absolutely packed, turning people away when the invasion started, now there are much fewer and in the dozens rather than the hundreds and the railway platforms which used to be packed with people heading west, they are quieter. more people do trick about but those who are left are either too old or too ill to leave and also young people we meet, in a city which, when you drive around, most of the people who are out are elderly, may be going down to the local shops while it still seems safe, but the young people we meet are here because they have decided to stay and fight or they are here because they want to stay and they want to be here in their city and in their home because they say it is their home because they say it is their home because they say it is their h

a 35—hour curfew has been announced by kyiv�*s mayor, vitali klitschko.rning. in the beseiged port city mariupol, 2,000 cars have, so far, been able to leave today, although that much needed aid convoy is still stuck outside the city. negotiations between russia and ukraine resume today and the polish, czech and slovenian prime ministers are travelling to kyiv to meet with volodymyr zelensky. refugee numbers continue to rise — almost three million have fled ukraine. unicef say that on average, 73,000 children are becoming refugees every day. in moscow, a news editor has been arrested after she appeared with a sign reading "no war" behind a newsreader on russian state—controlled tv. the uk has enforced more sanctions on russia. it's banned exports of luxury goods and increased the tarrifs on vodka imports. we can hearfrom the prime minister, borisjohnson, now. he's heading to saudi arabia in the hope of persuading the government in riyadh to pump more oil, in order to bring down spiralling petrol prices. we have a global crisis in which it is obvious the r

the mayor of the city, vitali klitschko, sent from these blasts a number of houses were hit, shoppingme large explosions rocking the city. firefighters scrambling to rescue people stranded in the rubble. we understand at least one person was killed in that attack. the government in ukraine has said nearly 4000 people who have enabled to get out of the port city of mariupol, and there are plans to send around 50 buses to evacuate more residence in the course of monday. plans like that haven't always worked out in the past, i think it is important to make that point. our correspondence has been 0ur correspondence has been having a look at efforts to get people out, actually. the numbers of displaced is huge. it whether they are leaving the country are in fact having to stay in the country.- stay in the country. that is ri . ht, stay in the country. that is right. 10 — stay in the country. that is right, 10 million _ stay in the country. that is right, 10 million have - stay in the country. that is right, 10 million have had| stay in the country. that is i right, 10 million have had to l

mayor vitali klitschko and his brother, wladimir, visited this apartment block which was bombed lastthis is a message wladimir recorded at the scene. that's what russia's war against the civilians looks like. destroyed buildings, destroyed infrastructure, city bus just got hit by the rocket. lives are getting lost. there is the war that russia started. it's the city of kyiv, and many cities in ukraine were destroyed, lives were taken. that's the truth. this images is the truth of russian war against ukraine, putin's war against ukraine. that's what it looks like. this is where russian troops are closing in on the capital. dozens more have died on its outskirts after there was reportedly an attempt by russian forces to cut off supplies. but the reuters news agency carries a quote from the chief of russia's national guard saying... this is the strongest acknowledgement yet that the invasion is not going to plan. meanwhile, kyiv�*s residents are preparing the inner city. this is a street in north—west kyiv. you can see what it looked like before, and now after residents blockaded it. uk

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the mayor of the city, the former champion boxer vitali klitschko, told the residents to stay inside, gets more important by the day. there is that a snake like armoured convoy less than 20 miles on the edge of the city, and it doesn't seem to be moving very much. we hear there could be problems with fuel or there could be problems with fuel or the troops might be unhappy about moving forwards but on many of the road leading into kyiv, they are littered with the burnt out carcasses of military vehicles. we know there has been heavy fighting on the entrances to kyiv and there is a warning that there could be strikes on security buildings right here in the capital. many people have fled but many are staying to stand their ground. even if they are underground now, there are many who have come above ground and signed up to fight, picking up a gun for the very first time. this is a capital, there is fear but also a very strong, you can feel it, defiance of fighting back and no sense now of when the russians inched closer. three explosions this morning on the edge of the city, sirens wailin

the mayor of kyiv, vitaly klitschko with his brother ukrainian boxer wladimir klitschko, spoke to thee ci alon: critical. that was the mayor of the city along with _ critical. that was the mayor of the city along with his _ critical. that was the mayor of the city along with his brother. - our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv. we just heard a very, very loud bang in the centre of the city. we are not sure exactly what caused it and what it was targeting and the air raid sirensjust went what it was targeting and the air raid sirens just went on again. we heard earlierfrom the raid sirens just went on again. we heard earlier from the day the former champion boxer, now the mayor, telling people to make sure they don't come out of the bunkers unless of course they have taken up a gun to help defend the city but, in his words, he said the enemy is coming closer and closer. we have just heard reports from us defence official that this long column that we have been watching which is less than 20 miles from the centre of kyiv, for a second date hasn't moved at all. it'

kyiv's mayor vitali klitschko wore a flak jacket as he walked through the streets surveying damage. >> we never leave. this is our homes. we defend our children, our family, our buildings, our city and our future, future of ukraine. >> well, the curfew in kyiv is intended to prevent civilian casualties. people are not allowed to leave their homes without special permission unless they're heading to bomb shelters. authorities in the eastern city of kharkiv say one person was killed in strikes on tuesday. officials reported 65 instances of shelling in one day with 600 residential buildings destroyed. and in another part of the country to the south, the deputy mayor of mariupol says that russian forces are holding doctors and patients against their will at a hospital there. >> the russian army use doctors and patients as hostages in this building. so we do not have any access to them. and of course it's war crime. >> well, the ukrainians are fighting back farther west in kherson. planet lab says these satellite images show the airport where ukraine's military, it says, has destroyed at l

but that doesn't scare kyiv mayor and former boxer, vitali klitschko. >> what are you going to do ifto kidnap you? >> i am ready to fight. this will be not easy to do that. >> stephen: damn straight. that guy-- ( cheers and applause ) that guy-- you know who who was? you know who ? that guy was heavyweight champion of the world. you're not going to bring him in. plus, mayors all have those giant scissors for cuttin' ribbons! there isn't a prison door that can hold him! we're going, follow me! in fact, there hasn't been a mayor this tough since former can ufc champ roger mccheese. one town whose mayor has been replaced by a pro-russian puppet is melitopol, and the new not-really-mayor there told residents that russian state television channels would now be broadcast in melitopol, so people could get accurate information. yes, they'll be treated to accurate russian stories like: "despite how you feel, you are happy." ( laughter ) and they can watch the popular russian state children's program, peppa potato. we all know her catchphrase, say it with me: >> audience: it's potato! >> steph

the boxing star brother, vitali klitschko and wladimir klitschko staying in the capital of the fight is what they said. >> we need financial support. we need defense and weapons. we need any type of support because we are fighting not just for our city, not just for our country. we are fighting for our principles, and we need support. and to have an idea to take uniform, peaceful operations. the doctor, musician, right now they have changed and are prepared for any types of fights. we are fighting for our children come our freedom, our choice to be a free country and with the western world and european. we are in the heart of europe, and we definitely will defend no matter what, defend our choice. >> carley: mayor, the ukrainian of melitopol was adopted -- >> todd: of the ukrainian journalists coming together to do their part by gathering equipment for ukrainian military and telling the world what is happening on the front line. >> carley: here with more mark, the coordinator of ukraine, volunteer, journalist initiative. good morning to you, sir, so good to have you on but tell us ab

so, i spoke with kyiv's mayor vitali klitschko.at kind of supplies do you need in terms of humanitarian supplies? >> we have right now a lot of food, and we receive also a lot of medication, medical supplies in kyiv. we need right now the peace in ukraine. >> we've seen civilians being attacked as they're trying to leave. do you have any doubt russians are targeting civilians? >> yeah, we have a lot of example. for example, i'm in kharkiv. it's a city around ten miles from kyiv, small city. the mayor of gostomel brings them help to the people, and the russian soldiers shoot him and killed him. >> there is still not agreement about the planes from poland coming to ukraine. how important is it to get planes? >> we need the weapons. we're ready to defend our country. we stand in front of one of the powerful army in the world, and that's why we need the planes also very much. it's the time we don't have time to wait. it's minutes, it's hours. and that's why we need to the planes from poland to ukraine. >> there were reports yesterday t

i spoke earlier in the day with kyiv's mayor vitali klitschko. >> mayor klitschko, what is the situationw. >> there are russian troops ready to attack kyiv, and they non-stop we listen to explosion every hour during last night, all last night, last four days. people were very nervous, spent a lot of time in bunkers. and right now so many groups in our city, right now is pretty strange. it's russian aggression groups. >> how effective have the civilians who have taken up arms, how effective has that been in defending kyiv? >> we never ll surrender. i'm proud of our army. our ukrainian army is one of the strongest armies in the world. but our soldiers is heroes. they show great performance, as right now, so many thousands build civilian defense. people take the weapons and ready to defend our homes, defend our families, defend our future and our country. and i am very proud, really some time to see how people, patriotic. how people thought we doesn't have the army, it's not interesting how strong the russian army, we're ready to fight and ready to die for our home country, for our families

they're terrorizing the civilian population, but kyiv mayor and former heavyweight champion, vitaly klitschkoisagrees. >> putin says he's only targeting military targets. >> (bleep)! sorry... >> stephen: no need to apologize, champ. and with ukrainian cities, especially kyiv, under constant attack, ukrainian president volodmyr zelenskyy gave a virtual address to congress this morning. if you haven't seen it, it's worth watching. the ultimate thrust of zelenskyy's appeal was to thank biden for what he's done so far, but also to call on biden to do much more. and for that call, he switched to english. >> as the leader of my nation, i am addressing the president biden. you are the leader of the nation, of your great nation. i wish you to be the leader of the world. being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. thank you. slava ukraine. ( applause ) >> stephen: you know it is powerful when that many old people jump to their feet. there are knees in that room that were alive during the roosevelt administration. in response today, biden announced $800 million in new lita to ukraine

we also have new video coming out of kyiv where mayor vitali klitschko is showing the devastation. see cars burned out, just manage ifinged and melted sheet metal as klitschko addressed his people while showing the damage. there's also a large shell crater that he shows i off at one point in this video. listen to what he said, because klitschko believes attacks like this actually inspire ukrainians to fight instead of opposite. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: they want to terrify people, but a they won't succeed. ukrainians aren't afraid. those kinds of actions just provoke more hatred and fuel desire to fight back against the aggressor who is attacking our wimp and children. >> reporter: in mariupol conditions are even worse. an art school today, we learned, was bombed where 400 people were seeking refuge. we herald president volodymyr zelenskyy call these things war crimes, he has accused vermont myrrh putin -- vladimir putin of committing war crimes, and today ukraine's deputy prime minister is making hit it clear she greece. >> they commit the war crimes, and they do

. >> today the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko said 264 civilians from kyiv have been attacked. >> it is a bombing attack. it can be more. >> reporter: it is the southern city of mariupol that has come under the most brutal russian assault. drone video showing more than 2,000 people have been killed and president volodymyr zelenskyy says a quarter of the population is trapped. buildings destroyed, machinery on fine. it's the end the man filming says. the pentagon says mariupol has come under fire from russian ships off the coast. this video shows russian cruise missiles being fired from ships in the black sea toward ukraine. all the death and destruction in mariupol and beyond adding up to war crimes, the u.s. officially declaring on wednesday. >> we have all seen really horrific images and accounts from the extensive and unrelenting attacks on civilians and civilian sites being conducted by russian forces in ukraine. >> reporter: in another blow to putin, a russian government insider for decades, is leaving his job according to russian state news agency, reuters reporting that he lef