Odesa Area News Today

And the u.s. is looking for what assistance they can provide for help. and thank you both. now, lets bring in former cia chief of russian operations, and first to you, colonel since the invasion, the ukrainian president is getting the weapons they have been asking for. is this a game-changer? >> it could be, paula, because they have been doing a good job to defending the east, and keeping the russians out of the odesa area, and so the ukrainian military has to be lauded for doing lot with a li...

Apparently, according to the agency, the russian soldiers were digging in, and putting fortifications and trenches in what is known as the red forest. this is inside the exclusion zone, the area around chernobyl after the worst nuclear accident after its kind in history that saw the worst fall out from the reactors and if they were in that area, experts believe they could have been exposed to high levels of radiation. the ajen say cy saying the last 24 hours or so, the russian soldiers were pani...

They launched a missile attack on the soil storage. as a result of the missile hit, individual tanks were damaged and caught fire. video of the after math shows the area ungulfed in blames. belgarod is a militarized city. it was here from the russian forces crossed the boar and attacked kharkiv with tanks to ukrainian territory. but the russians have support in this area. the ukrainians have not acknowledged they have hit the depot. >> i can neither confirm nor reject the claim that ukraine was ...

A poignant moment in the midst of a surreal world. for a minute, we heard a barrage of systems firing in the sky. three missiles, and fired at the odesa area. one military official says they missed the target. another says there are wounded on the ground. erin? >> thank you very much. next, breaking news. will smith saying he is quitting the academy of slapping chris rock at the oscars. theed a cadmy responding. at liberty butchemel— cut. libeberty biberty— cut. liberty mutual customizes y...

Residents try to go about their daily lives. baa large part is transformed in a fortified zone with anti-tank barricades bracing for an attack for russian troops from the black sea. its a ghost town. the residents would normally be preparing to hold what is the april fools parade on this street in the heart of the city. its afraid parade that started years ago. but now this area is completely fortified. and this year, there will be no parade. instead, civilian volunteers are mobilizing to suppor...

Know the danger of ukraine. they couldnt put soldiers on the attack field. its chernobyl. but now were hearing, young soldiers are driving through a no-go red force, digging trenches possibly. what is your reaction when you hear this? >> first, just incredible recklessness or incompetence or stupidity that they can be so cavalier about a sensitive area about chernobyl to allow their troops to dig trenches. its just ridiculous. words fail me. and the other thing this shows is how vulnerable these...

So it wouldnt come as a surprise the ukrainians might try to attack that area, but the same time, its an extremely difficult feat to try to attack a target that is so far away from the ukrainian boarder with helicopters, if they manage to pull it off, it would be an amazing counter attack, and really one that could have taken a lot of courage from pilots flying. lets take a look. >> reporter: it could be a bold and brazen counterattack by the ukrainians. the social media video seem to show two a...