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united states, canada, and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. >> spy balloon down. a recovery effort now underway after fighter jets launched a precision strike. cnn has reporters across the globe on the latest developments. plus -- parts of the u.s. finally warming up, this after record-breaking freezing temperatures, the coldest in decades in some areas. we'll look at when people can see relief. and basketball superstar lebron james continues to chip away at the nba's a...

Meanwhile britain and the european union are hoping to inflict more economic pain on russia with new sanctions going into effect today. their target, russia's diesel exports. scott mclean has more from london. lots to get to, but first the battlefront in bakhmut. >> reporter: that's right. the fighting continuing. frankly, kim,ite benz continuing for months and months. russia has thrown many resources and man power to attack this town, but so far no luck. this town, bakhmut, you likely would have never heard of it before the role, but it's place and outside important to the war. it's been well...