months. the city pushed to the brink, and some new yorkers are not happy about it. it s a story you ll see first outfront. and an american citizen sentenced to 16 years in a saudi prison for tweets he sent while he was in the united states. the man s son is my guest. let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront front, putin s top commander speaking out saying russia and ukraine are one, upping the ante hours ahead of a major meeting between putin and his national security council. all eyes on what putin will do. this as his top commander in an interview said that, quote, difficult decisions are ahead, seeming to signal that he may pull back from the crucial ukrainian city of kherson. tonight we have new video, it shows ukrainian forces pushing deeper into the russian-controlled area of kherson. so they re in that armored vehicle moving relatively quickly there. that is in the kherson region. you hear the sound of constant gunfire. you see that man
vehicle moving relatively quickly there. that is in the kherson region. you hear the sound of constant gunfire. you see that man firing the machine gun. ukrainian troops have been raising the flag in town after town in kherson. even as putin continues terrorizing drone and missile strikes, nearly 200 in recent days and destroying a third of the power stations in the country. the reality remains even with all of those strikes, when you look at what s happening in kherson, putin is feeling the pressure on the ground and also now at home from a formidable group of russians, the mothers of newly mobilized soldiers. translator: i got a call from my son today. and he told me, mom, help me, save me from this hell. it s just a portrayal that they go there unprepared. my son, sergei was not even supposed to be mobilized. he has poor eyesight.