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Going straight towards ukrainian territory. this is the last check point that the russians have before you reach ukrainian territory and before you get to that region of kharkiv. taking the last turn past the last check point. and a couple miles down the road youre in ukrainian territory. again, whether or not theyre having any sort of difficulties, whether or not this campaign is stalling, very difficult to say from our vantage point. what i can tell you is that the russians definitely moving a...

Unclear, you know, what the path will be, what the strategy will be to use those larger vehicles versus the more lighter weight vehicles that you have been seeing earlier in the week. fred, were going to check back with you. thank you so much for that perspective, to see those larger armored russian vehicles crossing the border on its way into ukraine. thanks so much. just moments ago, u.s. secretary of state tony blinken authorized $350 million in new u.s. military assistance to ukraine followi...

He has said, according to the ukrainian embassy in london, i need ammunition, not a ride. so ukrainian officials from zelenskyy on down calling for more support from nato allies in terms of more weaponry to help fend off this russian threat, fred? >> alex, thank you so much. stay safe. well check back with you. lets bring in now cnn military analyst, a former commanding general for u.s. army intelligence and a cnn military analyst. general, good to see you. let me show viewers once again the v...

Walensky talk about why they made the change and the impact it will have on everyday americans. >> none of us know what the future may hold for us and for this virus. and we need to be prepared and we need to be ready for whatever comes next. we want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when our levels are low, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things get worse in the future. >> reporter: fred, for some people who -- of course they say this comes a little t...

There was a lull throughout the course of the day. we were not hearing much. the kremlin actually claimed that they put a pause on the fighting on friday in order to try to negotiate with the ukrainians. they claimed they did not get a response so theyre starting up their operations again today. so this flare-up that weve heard in just the past few moments may be the beginning of something. of course the most that we have heard has come at night. it is now coming from all directions, all around ...

A 12-time all-star and has scored the fourth most goals in nhl history, but i feel what makes this really significant, fred, is the way in which the 36-year-old has supported the russian president in the past. now, in 2017, ovechkin announcing his decision to announce and organize a movement in support of putin ahead of his most recent re-election. the year before that, putin sending ovechkin a personal letter and gift for his wedding as well. the hockey stars instagram profile picturing -- even...

Missile that did that kind of damage? >> fred, thanks for having me. its very, very difficult to determine what were really looking at. until there is some form of ball ballistic investigation, until you start to determine what kind of markings on the metal, nobody knows. ukrainians have a lot of military capabilities that they purchased from the russians over the years, they have a mixed bag of stuff. the short answer is, no, we cant tell. of course youre going to have russians say, no, we didn...

General marks, thank you so much. appreciate you. in the last, you know, hour, president biden held a phone call with his national security team and cnns arlette saenz is in wilmington, delaware, where the president is spending the weekend. i imagine that call is over by now. what was discussed? >> well, fred, president biden spent part of the morning on the phone with his national security team as they are evaluating and updating him on the latest military advances by russia in ukraine. the p...

Using his postmatch to show his feelings. instead of scribbling his signature on the camera lens, he wrote, "no war, please." he feels compelled to use his platform to speak out. >> in these moments you realize that its not about my match, how it affects me, because whats happening is much more terrible. >> reporter: really important developments from the world of football this saturday, fred. mow land and swedens mens national teams now refusing to play russia in playoff matches ahead of this y...

Center of kyiv. i spoke to the former ukrainian president poroshenko last hour who were among those armed and ready to fight russians trying to make it and take the city. what do you envision on how russia is strategizing to take kyiv? we heard our alex marquardt who said theyre coming from all angles, encircling the city. >> fred, first of all, great interview with poroshenko. and also bear in mind, its very easy to get kind of skeptical about this stuff. that was not theater. this is a former ...