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>> we're seeing ukrainian troops make gains around kyiv, though intense fighting continues near the capital city. cnn's fred polleitgen has that. >> reporter: massive battles continue hereunder in the kyiv. and the ukrainians claiming they took some areas back. the area of irpin, the ukrainians say they have about 80% of that area. however, they say they are being shelled my russian forces. needless to say, despite these gains, this still is very much still on a war footing, because of course the ukrainians understand that the gains that he have made so far are very fragile. there are still a ...

Community? is it still moscow because of intimidation? partners need to step up assistance to ukraine. >> reporter: and that's something that nato has not been willing to do, while they are giving a great deal of money and defensive weapons, as it were, they haven't taken the step to give fighter jets or tanks or armored vehicles to ukraine, something that the president of ukraine has been asking for for many days. you heard there from fred, that there have been recently batfield successes by the outgunned ukrainian military. they say to consolidate that, they need more. but despite the rhetor...

France is betting on boosters. while austria, slovakia and the netherlands are still in partial lockdowns. i'm fred polleitgen. icus are increasingly filling up. germany's health minister came out on friday and he says he believes the peak of patients requiring treatment in icus won't be reached until christmastime, which means germany is in for a tough december. all this comes as the government in germany has decided a really tough essential lockdown for people who are not vaccinated, banning them from entering any businesses, except the most essential ones like, for instance, pharmacies an...