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In ukraine, russian strikes continue across the south and eastern part of the country. overnight, missiles hit odesa, the port city, and mykolaiv. ukraine looks to export grain under an agreement negotiated with russia just days after a bipartisan group of lawmakers returned from ukraine where they make with president zelenskyy, saw the war's impact on kyiv and the surrounding cities. among them, congressman mike quigley, and he joins me now. thank you for taking the time this morning. >> good morning, jim. >> so you were there as russia struck the port of odesa, one day after russia, along wi...

Troops from areas up to here for both of their defenses. so a lot moving here around kharkiv, which had originally, had thought would be one of the easiest targets when the war first began but you see there in the south how little progress they're making and this had all been originally part of their reset for the new offensive. those strikes in odesa, possibly an expression of frustration because on the ground, russia has been making very little progress at all if not moving backwards. erin. >> all right. nick, thank you so much. and "outfront" now, pentagon press secretary john kirby. admira...

There were six cruise missiles that hit odesa knocking out a key bridge. odesa has been through this before. it goes to a lull and then they're attacked again. it is clear that russia is still trying to push in again to that city. why is odesa of such huge strategic importance? both to russia and ukraine? well, it is a key port city. for one thing, it is used for goods to come to and from europe. so it's both economically strategic and militarily strategic. and by the way, from this latest strike, we're now hearing one person dead, five people injured. people there in the city of odesa struggl...

Translation: i can say since the conflict is developing every - translation: i can say since the conflict is developing every hour l conflict is developing every hour and a ukrainian and russian citizens are dying, we are looking forward to agreements happening as soon as possible and these agreements should be in the interest of both parties. we will keep you updated on those talks. anastasiia levdikova left her home in odesa with her family last week and travelled to moldova, where a hotel put her family up for free. she joins us from the complex in a village in moldova. alongside the manage...