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Shifting more eastward and less focused on the city of keith. do we have mike tobin? that's right. well, let's go to my live from livi mike . apologize for taking most of your hit there, but please take it away, sir. well, with ukrainian resistance greater than anyone anticipated ,the russians are now refocusing their operation with a special focus on the eastern part of ukraine . if you look back to what has happened now, the u.s. has stated that the russians are no longer appearing to pursue kyiv as aggressively, certainly not as aggressively as they were and russian armor has been seen digg...

The president meeting with refugees during his visit today as the world watch withs to see whether he will step foot in ukraine itself. we're talking to a polish mayor whose small town has welcomed nearly 800,000 refugees. ashley show meyer has the latest on the trip. cr. carrie: but we begin with mike tobin live in kyiv. >> reporter: with ukrainian resistance greater than anyone anticipated, the russian military has scaled back its objective. the u.s. says it does not appear to be aggressively pursuing the capital city of kyiv any longer, russian armor seen digging into defensive positions if...

After days of silence, russia's military appears in public to proclaim the first stage of their operation complete. translation: the main tasks i of the first stage of the operation have been completed. the combat potential of ukraine's armed forces has been significantly reduced, which allows us to focus our main efforts on achieving the main goal — the liberation of donbas. some saw that as an admission of a russian pre—war strategy gone wrong. president zelensky responded by saying over the past week, his forces have dealt powerful blows to the russians, causing significant losses. the ...

Russia, perhaps moving its goalposts. top general says the first stage of the operation is nearing completion. so far, he says 1,351 russian troops have been killed, a number far lower than the up to 15,000 dead that nato officials estimate. the general says russian forces will now focus on liberating part of southeast ukraine, controlled by russian-backed separatists. >> translator: the combat potential of the armed forces unify crane has been considerably reduced which makes it possible. i emphasize once again to focus our core efforts on achieving the main goal, the liberation of donbas. >>...

Objectives of the first stage of their military operation have largely been achieved. have a listen to the head of the general staff's main operational director at a little earlier. translation: the main objectives of the first stage of the operation have generally been accomplished. the combat potential of ukraine's armed forces have been considerably reduced, which makes it possible, i emphasise, to focus our core efforts on achieving the main goal the liberation of donbas. let's get more now from our correspondent in moscow, caroline davies. good to see you. what do you make of this change ...