andrew. teddy joins his brother wilder in keeping his mom and dad sleep deprived. we congratulate all of them. thanks so much for that and for joining us. anderson starts now. good evening. as ukraine continues to prepare in ways to launch a counter offensive today russia launched more missile strikes against civilians including one of the deadliest strikes of the war this year. the missiles hit residential buildings in two cities. ukrainian officials say at least 23 are confirmed dead including four children in the city of aman. a missile slammed into that apartment building they were sleeping in. and in dnipro a mother and her 2-year-old child were also reported killed. the list of noncombatants they ve killed is a list of a long one. and tonight as the rubble is cleared that list is likely to grow. cnn s tim was in uman was there as some were found. how does it compare to the attacks you ve seen all throughout this war? reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, no
as some were found. how does it compare to the attacks you ve seen all throughout this war? reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, not the worst we ve seen since this war began, certainly. but after weeks if not months of missile attacks like this in terms of their intensity the numbers today tell a much more horrifying story in uman. fm aallies who lived by each other side bide side and firefighters still looking for a boy and girl, their parents survived and they re trying to reach their children through cellphones but getting no answer. here s what happened today. as usual the terror comes at night as ukraine tries to sleep. a mother described hearing the missile roar in and throwing her children into the bathtub under pillows, another filmed the seconds afterwards. translator: my god, i never thought this would happen. a rocket hit our building. i am covered in blood.