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>> there for realizing that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides, we turn our colonies around and lead in the opposite direction to the field camps and according to the plan. >> the kremlin says it doesn't know where bogosian is right now. this is a video where his troops seized military facilities on saturday. officials now tell cnn that u.s. intelligence believes they were planning to directly challenge russia's military leadership for a while. meanwhile, washington did not see any change in the russia's nuclear posture during the turmoil. continues to monitor developm...

florida. algae blooms threatening the east and west coasts and what they are doing to prepare. and taking to the streets protests and clashes with police in france as the president moves to raise the retirement age. this is what we are watching "at this hour." thank you for being here. i'm kate bolduan and a milestone and potential troubling statement on a developing partnership of russia and china. xi jinping is traveling to moscow to meet with putin, and this is first trip since the launch of the war in ukraine. this is coming after cnn has learned that u.s. has intelligence that...

Armed. >> yeah. fascinating analysis, as always. thank you so much. a pleasure. >> thank you. >> speaking to capitalize on the chaos in russia, the ukrainian military had simultaneous counsel offenses. the fighting took place in several cities and towns in the east saying that there is progress in all directions but not providing further details. she also acknowledged heavy fighting in southern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to halt ukrainian advances. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, john herbs, says the crisis in moscow will definitely have an impact on the battlefield at his...

Counteroffensive last year. of course, they pulled out their forces after they took -- not taking it very well. ukrainians understand this. i suspect this will add a little bit of impetus to a counteroffensive which has not gone badly, but not gone as well as some people expected. >> that was john herbs, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. there is much more cnn coverage ahead on the russia situation. we will look on the impact the crisis will have on the one ukraine good you're watching newsroom. we will be right back. (♪) this electric feels different... because it's powered by the most pot...

Negotiations, at this point, ways to vladimir putin's sense of the west is weak and he could outlast ukraine so these are a tactical and human strategic error on the heart of the bidens administration. before on the part. in terms of this withdrawal from kherson, do you think the people celebrating tonight our right to think it has brought them one step closer to victory? it one step closer to victory? it has. but there are many steps to go. and ukraine does not want there to be another ceasefire in place. moscow keeps many of the land that has conquered since february and then they rest and c...