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Unit just two days ago. i thought that, you know -- i dont know how to handle the guns, and yesterday it came to me that, you know, russians are in the city. i mean, it gets close to the point that i have completely changed my mind and i have decided that, you know, i should do something about it. >> just hours before this northern kyiv suburb was the scene of fire fights as russian forces probe the ukrainian capital. and the entire city and its residents are bracing and preparing for more. oh, ...

City after russian sort of strike groups in syrian clothing, many of them, have penetrated the citys defenses and have engaged in these fire fights. so what we have seen is literally thousands of civilians who have been issued arms and a sort of operated as a militia organized by the career military of the -- of ukraine, going around, manning checkpoints, checking cars, and being really on the lookout for the russian saboteurs and the russian spies. people are very suspicious. people are on edge...

Northern kyiv suburb was the scene of fire fights as russian forces probe the ukrainian capital. the entire city and residents are embracing and preparing for more. >> those are your molotov cocktails? >> yes. >> show me. >> this is what i have to use to stop the town. >> these are your molotov cocktails, petro bombs. >> yes. >> you make these yourselves? >> no. the people near. >> they may be needed very soon. we left the building, more shots range out as russias assault on the city seems at ha...

>> just hours before this northern kyiv suburb was the scene of fire fights. russian forces probe the ukrainian capital. now the entire city and its residents are bracing and preparing for more. oh, theres petrol bombs. those are your molatov cocktails. and you make these yourself? >> no. the people from kyiv bring me this. >> the people from -- >> they bring me this. >> reporter: and they may be need it soon, very soon. as we left the building, more shots ring out as russias assault on the city...

Were going to hear some fire fights im not sure exactly whats going on, i havent had a chance to get out and walk around, but ive heard that there are people who are lining up outside of grocery stores right now, so those beginnings of some panic by the situation here in kharkiv, is remarkably different from there in kyiv. where there are sirens and people flooding out of the city, but there are successive bombings, we havent heard one and a couple of hours now it seems as though we are starting...

Uniforms and positioning themselves with the territorial defense forces to fight against russian forces as they enter the city. theyre picking up guns, putting down their brief cases, whatever the metaphor im trying to get at, picking up weapons and prepared to fight for this city. im positive its happening not just here but across ukraine. that has been a shock to the russians calling for the military to lay down their arms and surrender. at that point it has not happened >> yeah. look, well se...

Ukraine, the russians really better watch out. i mean, she was amazing. >> reporter: yeah, she actually was in afghanistan with the soviet occupation in the 80s and carried a rifle and grenades and was involved in fire fights there, she told me. and shes not the only nina. my team has talked to another grandmother on the previous day who said the same exact line. and i think it gets to -- that line being, if i had putin in front of me, i would strangle him with my own hands, which is shocking to...

Locations. using their cruise missiles to hit specific points that are supporting the ukrainian military defense. this was the third fuel depot to go up in flames in recent days. the other key dynamic thats been established this week, ukrainian counteroffensive operations. most recently we are seeing those around the eastern city of kharkiv, we have video which shows ukrainian forces pushing russian forces back, involved in some pretty intense fire fights at one point in a village around 12 mile...

How old is she? >> 5. >> and she asked if the tank would shoot at us. >> yes, because she saw tank every day. >> she saw russian tanks? >> a lot of russian tanks. >> she says russian soldiers had occupied her village and set up artillery positions and that ukrainian forces started to target them. just a few days ago, she says there was an explosion about 100 meters from her house. right after it hit, she knew it was time to go. she says i thought to myself, im 34, i have three children. it cant ...

0 official, i asked him if president putin is directing this himself. and he said yes, that is how it is going. that is not surprising. we know that president putin makes all of the decisions. in the end, he will have had advice from that small clique around him, that ultimately he is the decision-maker. and another element of his televised address, which to reiterate, if russians will be stunned by. waking up and seeing now, another man from that televised address, which is chilling frankly. is...