dojs that had this robust investigation, but is wanting to make sure to get as much evidence as possible from the house committee. sara murray, cnn, washington. ukraine s troops captured the world s attention when they made a defiant stand against the russian navy at snake island. the defense of the outpost rallied a nation in the early months of the war with russia. and besides a huge boost to morale, its recapture in the months that followed had a strategic purpose. in this cnn exclusive, will ripley and his team are the first international tv reporters to visit snake island since it was seized back by ukraine. reporter: as the saying goes, whoever controls snake island controls the black see.
rub running mate? she s a very capable public servant. has done a great job as our ing ature commissioner, so we ll see what happens. but in the meantime, have a florida man instead of desantis. thank you for having me. certainly getting off to a fast start. thank you very much. good luck out there. and defiant stand, ukrainians marking 31 years of independence and 6 months of war. the new military package with a $3 billion price tag. sglncht former defense secretaries join me next. that plus their new effort to help veterans. you re watching andrea mitchell reports. you re watching andrel reports. they said it couldn t be done. because the big drug companies
crimes committed by russian troops. well, to the surprise of absolutely no one, a retired russian colonel who made some statements on state television about the war not going so well for moscow is now backtracking on those comments. he returned to state tv wednesday to say any talk about ukraine being able to counterattack is just a big exaggeration. he also said russia still has air and naval supremacy, but as cnn s matthew chance reports, that s a different story from two days ago, when the colonel deflated russia s information bubble. reporter: defenders of ukraine turned prisoners of war. latest images released by the russian military of ukrainian forces surrendering after their defiant stand. some limping with wounds or exhaustion. as one of this conflict s most grueling battles at the azovstal steel works in mariupol finally draws to a close.
his goods and you are in the middle of the war. russia and ukraine feed the world here. it is really critical here. all right. since russia s war on ukraine began, it is has perpetuated its own version of events, maintaining control of the narrative through state run media calling the war a special military operation. but as cnn s matthew chance reports, the official veil of denial may be slipping. reporter: defenders of ukraine turned prisoners of war. latest images released by the russian military have ukrainian forces surrendering after their defiant stand. some limping with wounds or exha exhaustion. one of the grueling battles at the azovstal steel plant finally drawing to a close. nearly 1,000 ukrainians have
defiant stand. some limping with wounds or exhaustion. as one of the conflict s most grueling battles at the azovstal steel works in mariupol finally draws to a close. nearly 1,000 ukrainians have surrendered so far, russia s defense ministry spokesman announces triumphantly, before detailing russia s latest rocket attacks and what he says are u.s. supplied weapons on the battlefield. as ever, no hint of any problems or setbacks in what russia still refuses to even call a war. shocking then that kremlin controlled television would allow russia s special military operation to be ripped apart on air by a respected military commentator and former russian colonel. he pulls no punches.