ground with cnn s alex marquardt. he joins us live. alex, what is playing out in that region right now. well, good morning, boris, amara, we are really reaching a crescendo, to borrow a word from the pentagon. we re seeing new highs and spikes in a number of areas, the russian buildup, first of all on three different fronts overnight, satellite imagery showing more helicopters, troops, tanks on the eastern beard from ukraine. we re seeing the violations increase. the violations of the cease-fire not too far from here. reaching highs that we have not seen in almost four years. in the first half of today, there were almost 40 cease-fire violations. a ukrainian service member was killed when they were hit by shrapnel. and we re seeing this disinformation campaign by russia and its supporters, really ratchet up into a higher
kyiv suburb of irpin has been pummeled by russian strikes. and you can see it in the faces of those leaving. exhaustion, fear and gratitude to the soldiers helping them flee. this bridge was downed by the ukrainians to prevent russian forces from getting into the city center. now it s yet another hurdle people must cross. there has been a steady barrage of artillery since we got here just over an hour ago. and a never-ending stream of people just desperately trying to cross to safety. batalia tells us she was injured just a couple hours earlier. we tried to get some stuff out of our apartment she says and a shell or something hit and i got hit by shrapnel. still in shock, she dismissed the pain and walks away unaided.
of artillery since we got here, just over an hour ago. and a never-ending stream of people just desperately trying to cross to safety. natalia tells us she was injured just a couple of hours earlier. we tried to get some stuff out of our apartment and a shell or something hit, and i got hit by shrapnel. still in shock, she dismisses the pain and walks away unaided. others need more assistance. soldiers carry a makeshift stretcher to ferry an elderly woman to safety. president putin has said his army is not targeting civilians, but the exodus tells a different story. everyone steps in where they can, including us. an elderly woman calls out for help.
of irpine pummelled by russian strikes. and you can see it in the faces of those leaving. exhaustion, fear, and gratitude to the soldiers helping them flee. this bridge was downed by the ukrainians to prevent russian forces from getting in to the city centre. now it s yet another hurdle people must cross. there has been a steady barrage of artillery since we got here just over an hour ago, and a never-ending stream of people just desperately trying to cross to safety. natalya says she was injured just a couple hours earlier. tried to get stuff out of our apartment, she says, and a shell or something hit and i got hit by shrapnel. still in shock dismisses the pain and walks away unaided.
earlier. we tried to get some stuff out of our apartment, she says, and a shell or something hit and i got hit by shrapnel. still in shock, she dismisses the pain and walks away unaided. others need more assistance. soldiers carry a makeshift stretcher to ferry an elderly woman to safety. president putin has said his army is not targeting civilians, but the exodus from irpin tells a different story. everyone steps in where they can, including us. an elderly woman calls out for help. clearly confused by the chaotic situation. we take one of her bags. so people are obviously incredibly affected by this