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>> cnns ivan watson spoke with a tom commander in ukraines army about the tactics hes using against russian forces. >> its not so scary to die. its much more scary to lose. when we met the second army in the world by statistic, we expected more professionals. we expected more aggressive and more strong fighting. >> reporter: your battalion found this? >> its hidden in russian tanks. >> reporter: and thats hit by ukrainian artillery. >> artillery, yeah. >> reporter: drone footage which cnn cannot...

Watson dying is only the second worst thing that can happen to ukrainian soldiers. >> its not so scary to die. its much more scary to lose. when we met the second army in the world by statistic, we expected more professionals. we expected more aggressive and more strong fighting. >> your battalion filmed this. >> its hitting russian tanks. >> and thats hit by ukrainian artillery? >> yes. >> reporter: drone footage that cnn cannot independently verify from battlefields northwest of kyiv. filmed b...

Were exacting a heavy toll on russian troops. the resistance there appears to be working, too. but it also comes with great sacrifice. >> its not so scary to die. its much more scary to lose. when we met the second army in the world by statistic, we expected more professionals. we expected more aggressive and more strong fighting. your battalion from this. >> its hitting russian tanks. >> and thats hit by ukrainian artillery. >> yes. >> drone footage that cnn cannot independently verify from bat...

That port city. overwhelmed workers and terrified families clearly unable to provide fitting burials. two city officials say about 1,300 civilians have been killed in mariupol since the start of the invasion. cnn cannot independently confirm that figure, and it does far exceed the u.n.s estimated death toll of just 516, which is for the entire country and is almost certainly a vast underestimate. emergency workers mourn a severe shortage of basic supplies are going to create an even larger crisi...

They find them coming in. >> new estimates suggest that thousands of russian service members have been killed in ukraine in just the last month. what does this tell us about russias actual military readiness? >> well, i think it shows the russians are having a lot of problems with their gear and their soldiers and very much with their strategy as well. and one of the things weve heard from the ukrainians today which is really interesting that seems remarkable, they say theyre pretty confident th...

Face such losses that several generations will not be enough for it to rise back up. >> well, in the united states, president biden spoke for nearly two hours with chinas president, xi jinping, warning of unspecified consequences if beijing assists the russian side. now, ukraines military is, despite the losses it suffered and the devastation, it is claiming a major battlefield victory as it pushes back against the invading russian army. cnns fred pleitgen has that story. >> reporter: another bl...

It is often said that the first casualty of war is truth. yes, it is. as you can see, russia. as you can see, the most unbearable casualties are children. children are dying by the dozens now, at home, in their houses, on the road. >> a warning, we are going to air more images that you may find upsetting. they shed real light on the suffering that continues every day in mariupol. so many people there have been killed that workers have been placing victims in a mass grave, their bodies wrapped in...

Dying is only the second worst thing that could happen to him. >> its not so scary to die. its much more scary to lose. when we met the second army in the world by statistic, we expected more professionals. we expected more aggressive and more strong fighting. >> reporter: your battalion filmed this? >> its hitting in russian tanks. >> and thats hit by ukrainian artillery? >> artillery. yes. >> reporter: drone footage that cnn cannot independently verify from battlefields northwest of kyiv, film...

Theyve also paid a terrible price for it. ukraines president zelenskyy had this to say about it tonight. >> translator: the number of russian casualties in this war has already exceeded 16,000 killed. among them are senior there have not been reports about killed russian colonels, generals, or admirals yet, but the commander of one of the occupying armies and deputy commander of the black sea fleet are already there. >> cnn cannot independently confirm that 16,000 figure, but as of yesterday, na...

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