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Foresees a week or two ago quite notable event in the power but they have progressed since then but it may be in your area of direction of advance over the next week or so if they could take mariupol and have more forces available. can they could take mariupol and have more forces available.— they could take mariupol and have more forces available. can i ask you about one other— more forces available. can i ask you about one other place, _ more forces available. can i ask you about one other...

>> reporter: yeah, andrea, they definitely expect it and have been expecting it since the beginning of the war. this city has been preparing i should say from even before the war started. some people here say they expect an attack any minute, it could be as early as tomorrow. one analyst says she doesnt think it will flatten the city. she doesnt think it will attack the city in the same way as he has with mariupol, that he wants to occupy the city, he wants ukrainians to surrender if and when ru...

The stand-off firing from the ships at sea, which help them hammer mare a mariupol and potentially odesa? >> what we can do is push the russians back towards russian soil as nar as possible. but the ukrainians are doing an excellent job. the rest of us need to continue to supply them. we can get more countries to cut off russia from the source of money sdwl are still banks not detached from the swift system and theres still american countries doing business in russia. >> how important is it that...

The first is some of the russian warships start to move from the sea of azov back towards the black sea where odesa is, and the other is if troops in kherson, another coastal city between the two, start to move west along the coast. the either happens, the attack on this strategic and historic city might be sooner. >> in terms of the spirit of the people, you know, are they confident about being able to repel this attack? >> reporter: you heard that senior naval officer there who had strong word...

Children. ander for those 18 and older. the jewel of the black sea now a fortress as the citizens of odesa prepare for an assault. youre watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. hell reports" on msnbc.

We see people on the humanitarian front. we went to a volunteer facility. they are not only just supporting the community, the people that are staying here with essential goods, they are also directly taking orders from the army out east and they are sending essential goods that way. but they all say people who have decided to stay in odesa, its a different calculation, deciding to stay in lviv. people here say they will win and stand their ground and never leave. >> molly hunter, please stay sa...

For further tragedy down the line. world war i being the classic skpampal. ukrainian nation in arms has gained a tactical advantage on the battle field in many places. the russians are screwed up. theyre trying to unravel the mass, prioritize gains they know they have to have. the donbas, the land bridge. i believe they think theyre sure theyve got to take odesa. all of that is looking increasingly unlikely. so, nobody ever, in the history of diplomacy, negotiates anything away you won militaril...

There is growing concern today about the ukrainian port city of odesa, that it could be the next target of russias attacks. holly munter reports that people are preparing for worst. >> reporter: about two dozen warships are off the coastline blockading the strategic port home to ukraines navy. one of the highest ranking officers tells us the russian ships have been moving in and calling it psychological warfare. but he says the russians are out of options. you dont think they can take odesa. no ...

Back at the kremlin and get putins approval casts some doubt about their ability to negotiate and their authority. so, we saw some words. we had a meeting. maybe some lives will be saved around kyiv and that area, potentially. but they still hold all of -- much of the south, the southern coast. they still hold areas outside of kharkiv. its some diplomatic progress but im not sure how real it is. >> and speaking of the sea, theres stale naval blockade, which is a direct threat to odesa. i keep ha...

Russian military advancing from different areas. now ukrainian military on the offensive from different areas. >> to your point that its the most dangerous time in a military engagement is when youre disengaging. you said it better. but what should the ukrainians do will he increase using fire power elsewhere and, take odesa, settle for the land bridge? >> we have to look at the personal history. when they went to take back chechnia, they were repulsed. putin doubled down and took two years. he ...