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The capital of kyiv. that of course is the site of the world's worst nuclear plant disaster in 1986 where tons of radioactive material remain. the ukrainian foreign ministry warning if russia continues the war, chernobyl can happen again in 2022. joining us live from kyiv, matthew chance. matthew, you and your team exclusively witnessed a confrontation today at an airfield outside kyiv. tell us what happened and what it tells you about ukraine's chances of keeping control of its own capital. >> reporter: yeah. i mean it was astonishing but it was unexpected as well. we were making our way to a...

Do, jake, is he will take not only these areas right here, so kharkiv is first of all in his target set. marioupol and then you have odessa and then that goes up here to kyiv. so i think his next area is really going to be kyiv and then followed by all the other areas that he would need to mop up the basic areas there. >> all right, thank you so much. let's bring in retired general wesley clark. general clark, you've been speaking with your sources and colleagues in europe. what are they telling you about the situation on the ground? >> well, first of all, ukrainians are fighting very hard. th...

Ukrainians, particularly around the city of karkiv, however, it's the u.s. view that russia has established air superiority over ukraine. its intent, to control at least the eastern two-thirds of the country. russian troops allowed a cnn team to film them on the ground. these forces less than 20 miles from the capital kyiv. and tonight the russian military has taken control of chernobyl, the site of the infamous 1986 nuclear disaster. the people of ukraine are watching the chaos unfold, stunned and frightened. >> we don't want to be a part of russia or any other country. i can't believe it's h...

We're covering this story as only cnn can with our teams are journalists spread across ukraine. we'll start with jim sciutto who's in the western part of the country and this brutal new reality for the millions of innocent people of that country. >> reporter: ukrainian airports under bombardment. air raid sirens across the country. explosions in the capital of kyiv. these are scenes of what many thought could never happen, an unprovoked russian invasion into ukraine on a massive scale. the biggest war in europe since world war ii. russian forces began hitting targets in ukraine overnight. seni...

To reject its own constitution, so there are real costs for ukraine there as well. joshua, thank you very much for joining us tonight, and thank you very much for driving around the country to get this reporting to us, we really appreciate it. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> thank you. coming up, we'll go back to kyiv for a live report from kyiv. we were in lviv earlier with cal perry, and this would be our first report of tonight live from kyiv, that's next. gh live from kyiv, that's next. new dove men stress-relief body wash... with a plant-based adaptogen, helps alleviate stress on skin. so y...