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The child jumping on the bed and just happy. and smiling and laughing, just being a kid. it is definitely a good feeling. it is good to have wins in a situation like this. this was definitely a win. >> definitely a win. for more on what aaron is doing, go to cnnheroes.com. and cnn's special coverage continues right now. right now, major ukrainian cities under attack as russia sx expands its assault, taking significant fire. dnipro and multiple air fields in the west of ukraine. russian air strikes hitting a kindergarten and apartment building, the number of casualties that the hour still u...

Thank you. we also want to show you some new video that we have this morning. this is of an explosion on an air field in lutsk, in the west of the country. and keep in mind, this is much further to the west than what we have seen so far in terms of russia attacks in ukraine. this is one of two air fields that were targeted in just the last 24 hours. joining us now is cnn military analyst retired colonel cedric layton. he's going to walk us through what we're seeing here. as we start with that, with the attacks on air fields, the bombardment in the west and then also in dnipro as we heard abo...

Let's listen. >> operation maritime domain awareness information sharing practices and tactical expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of all the participating nations with sea-based illicit activities. >> couple questions on ukraine. the west, i think two air fields, is that, does that suggest a widening of the war effort by russia and the second question has to do with the much discussed convoy north or northwest of kyiv? do changes in the positioning of elements of that convoy look like an imminent assault on kyiv or significant military movement? >> well, i would say that people ...

When it comes to russia and this war. >> sam, how -- the strikes in the west, how much of that do you think by russia not only sending a message but also as you said perhaps to foreign fighters, even to poland and nato countries but also an attempt to stop possible shipment routes of more weaponry, of more humanitarian aid? >> reporter: oh, i don't think there is any doubt at all about it. you mentioned early on, anderson, there are air strikes against two air fields. i think 24 hours or so before this latest missile strike against the training facility all in the west of the country, all pote...

South and still fighting in the donbas. >> marginal change or widening of their effort? >> i think it's too soon to know. two strikes on two fields and it's not like we have not seen any in the past there. so i think it's too soon to be able to divine some sort of larger purpose here or some strategy. again, the vast, vast majority of their combat power is being spent in the east. yeah. jen. >> john, what kind of weapon was used to fire at those air fields? was it a missile from belarus or what do you assess? >> we don't have point of origin. russians have admitted they used long range precisi...