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Confirmed he was dead and his body was picked up on sunday, cnn cant confirm how he died, but we know he died after being taken into custody. either by russian or russian-backed separatist forces. do you think that the russians killed your son? >> translator: yes, im sure. >> reporter: russias ministry of defense did not return a request for comment about how he died. for weeks cnn has heard directly from soldiers inside the steel plant complex who have told us they will not surrender to the r...

Forward, i think were fully prepared to do that. >> reporter: the kremlin demanding a guarantee ukraine wont join nato, as over 100,000 heavily armed russian troops mass on ukraines borders. eyva. lavrovti d but blinken vowing a swift and severe response if they do, repeating president bidens warning after biden came under fire this week for saying quote, response. that went down badly with the soldiers here in eastern ukraine whove been facing russian backed rebels for eight years. were moving ...

Law a few times within recent years, within the last eight years, exactly towards ukraine by annexing their peninsula of crimea. this is totally illegal, from the point of international law. and also there is the regional war that is still going on in the ukraines territory so ukrainians are not new to the situation of uncertainty and pressure and direct danger, direct threat. this war is fought between the ukrainian army on the one hand and the russian—backed separatist forces on the other ha...

I think this gives an understanding to ukrainians that this is a very dangerous situation, that if the other side which feels offended, russia, the kremlin, the leader of russia, is not restricted by moral commitments and the rule of law, that is already a huge problem. and russia breached international law a few times within recent years, within the last eight years, exactly towards ukraine by annexing their peninsula of crimea. this is totally illegal, from the point of international law. and ...

Sharp escalation in cease-fire violations along the frontlines dividing ukrainian and russian-backed separatist forces. this is precisely where many fear russian provocation could take place. for its part in a document set to washington today, moscow denied russia was planning to sprad but warned it would be forced to take, quote, emergency military measures if rolling back nato expansion is not met. so theres that, chief admission, the bridge yesterday but gone today, a big security conference ...

Since it first invaded. >> the besieged city of mariupol is now surrounded by russian and russian-backed separatist forces. they are firing at apartment buildings there. thousands of people in the city are feared dead. with us now, the former first lady of ukraine. thank you for being with us. we saw these apartment buildings that have been hit, of course, over the weekend. the military base west of lviv. what is your reaction as things are escalating there in ukraine in. >> well, it is a great ...

Russian forces are reported to be getting nearer to ukraines capital, kyiv. the pentagon says they have moved five kilometres closer in the past 211 hours. satellite images show that the big russian convoy — which had been stalled north of the city — has now dispersed, with vehicles moving into firing positions in nearby towns. on this map of the country, the areas in red are those currently believed to be under russian control. those in stripes show areas that russian has maanged to gain an...

The pentagon says they have moved five kilometres closer in the past 2a hours. satellite images show that big russian convoy — which had been stalled north of the city — has now dispersed, with vehicles moving into firing positions in nearby towns. on this map of the country, the areas in red are those currently believed to be under russian control. those in stripes show areas that russian hve maanged to gain and hold. and if we zoom in slightly here, the eastern suburb of kyiv called brovar...

With vehicles moving into firing positions in nearby towns. on this map of the country, the areas in red are those currently believed to be under russian control. those in stripes show recent russian advances. and if we zoom in slightly here, the eastern suburb of kyiv called brovary has seen intense fighting as russian forces draw ever closer. in other developments, russian state media are reporting that the ukrainian city of volnovakha has been captured by russian—backed separatist forces. t...

The Gambian government of President Adama Barrow has kept mum about the incident three days after the clashes were first reported on Monday.