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To take what amounts to a suburb outside of kyiv, and so far the ukrainians are holding up. >> as most military experts have been saying for some time, it is one thing to fight the ukrainians in open fields in less densely populated spaces. it is quite another to engage in urban warfare with them where the ukrainians would have the advantage. we have seen city streets while theyve been trying to march toward kyiv that have been reduced, if you look at the streets, the russian tanks and the vehic...

They claim the state flag of ukraine was raised over the city as the russians retreated. cnn cannot confirm that detail. a senior pentagon official said the u.s. has also seen indications some russian soldiers are suffering from frostbite because of a lack of proper gear. still, this port city of mariupol which is about 35 miles from the russian border remains under siege. russia has launched new attacks using approximately seven ships in the sea of azov. ukraines president said the port city, o...

Kharkiv, which has born the brunt of so much of the russian onslaught. but few places have felt the wrath of russia like the port city of mariupol, now facing an attack coming not just from land, but from the water as well. russian ships in the see of azov now joining the bombardment. the deputy mayor estimates 90% of the citys infrastructure is now destroyed. >> the city does not receive any humanitarian aid, city without food, electricity, water, energy supply. city is under continuous bombing...

Increase the pressure, wolf, on the russians, and to increase the ability of the ukrainians to stand off. >> general kimmette, all this comes as general zelenskyy says mariupol is being reduced to ashes, his words. but still, ukraine refuses to surrender. why is it so important that ukraine maintains control of this key city? >> well, a couple of reasons. first, theres geographical reason that it is their only access to the sea. and as it looks like the next target will be odesa. if they get bot...

Message, if they decide to get involved, theyre going to be targeted for the same kind of price that russia has had to pay for the invasion. whether it is in sanctions, whether it is other ways. i think they need to know that if they decide to enter, they will pay a heavy price. period. >> it has been 27 days since russia first invaded ukraine. the initial expectation among u.s. officials that putin had was that russian forces would be able to take over kyiv in two days. clearly, that has not ha...

Had this car with the two children inside. i dont know what people could do this, actually. and how, of course, we are blaming putin, that he is doing this to ukraine but regular soldiers are shooting the civilians. officials in mariupol also say russia has dropped two more large bombs on the city. theres no information yet on casualties. but the fighting has been relentless. the expectation is that mariupol may fall in a matter of weeks — even days. these satellite images show the extent of t...

Morning in kyiv. and just west of the capcapital ukrainian forces regained control of makariv after days of heavy fighting. russian troops are said to be retreating. one ukrainian cabinet member telling john berman more towns are about to be taken back from the russians. kyiv will remain under curfew until wednesday morning. there is so much destruction in the city and cnns team on the ground reports hearing a loud explosion on the ground in the last hour. this is a man searching through what is...

Being destroyed by the occupiers and being reduced to ashes, but it will survive. >> well, in kyiv, a strict new curfew is in effect until wednesday morning after a powerful explosion ripped through a shopping center targeted by the russians. deadly shrapnel hit nearby every apartment building, killing at least eight people. the kremlin claims that ukrainian troops were hiding rocket launchers in the mall. ukraine is dismissing that claim. western powers say there is growing evidence of russian ...

Generally in the region, including nato, and the more danger we see more actual ukrainian civilians. it doesnt seem like putin is going to wake up one morning and say, you know what, it didnt work going to go home, figure this out. thats not in the cards. >> willie? >> the coastal city of mariupol, which has been absolutely devastated is now being shelled by the russians from the sea according to a senior pentagon official, around seven russian warships in the sea of azov joined the attack and b...

Crime. ukraines president has echoed that sentiment but insists that the city will survive. >> translator: hardworking, honest city of mariupol, which is being destroyed by the occupiers and being reduced to ashes, but it will survive. >> meanwhile, russias defense ministry released this video showing mondays attack on a shopping center in ukraines capital. youll remember we showed you yesterday the first images of the aftermath of that attack. russia claims that the mall was being used to hide ...