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Russia out? matthew chance is in kyiv, ukraine, tonight. and matthew, i know you have reporting on that new russian military buildup just about 100 miles from where you are tonight. tell me what you are learning. >> well, erin, tonight, u.s. and european diplomats are expressing their alarm at that continuing russianuildup of forc forces near the ukrainian border inside belarus. diplomats telling cnn that it is a big worry and it is also an essential piece if russia intends to carry out a quick strike against kyiv, the city from which i am speaking to you now, because kyiv is just about two ho...

>> reporter: well, the latest from here is we've seen at least one heavy explosion. it's not clear where it was in the city. but quite possibly close to us. there was a smaller explosion before a burst of anti-aircraft gunfire. what we've heard from witnesses and what we're hearing from government officials, the targtding of tripoli seems to focus on military airfield, large military airfield in the east of the city taking out communications equipment and military base on the west of the city where witnesses have seen an uprising from earlier bombardments, wolf. >> arwa, you were with the rebe...

They still remain -- all these forces still remain until national command, it's only the operational direction that's going to be vested in whatever headquarters element emerges from this. >> sounds pretty confusing to me, but -- >> well, we learn how to do it. >> both of you stand by for a moment. meanwhile, the syrian government is promising to respond as well. syria's getting involved. there's issues as political turmoil in that country seems to be coming to a new level. will what's going on in syria generate the kind of unrest in libya, tu in addition dwra, egypt? stands by. [ male announc...

Attacking what tactical air krafl forces inside of a constituent, nothing prevents us in the rules of engagement from doing that. we're doing that because we are not sure -- we're fairly confident we couldn't achieve -- meet or collateral damage concerns. >> but the coalition has been doing strikes -- air strikes on ground forces, moammar gadhafi's ground forces outside of the cities. would that continue under nato? that's something we'll have to keep a close eye on. >> turkey is a member of nato, and they don't necessarily appreciate some of those assaults on the ground troops on gadhafi. sta...

Fighting age. that's all we know. that's all we could see. that was a couple of the bodies. the government hasn't been able to show precisely, concisely and decisively in any way that they have had civilian casualties. it's not to say that it hasn't happene happened. >> arwa, do the rebel commanders care if the u.s. or nato is in control of this operation? >> reporter: no, wolf. they don't. there's one thing they care about. that is that the operation continues. they still desperately are going to need the no-fly zone. they are still going to need the ongoing air strikes. so that is the one ma...