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And the u.s. is looking for what assistance they can provide for help. and thank you both. now, let's bring in former cia chief of russian operations, and first to you, colonel since the invasion, the ukrainian president is getting the weapons they have been asking for. is this a game-changer? >> it could be, paula, because they have been doing a good job to defending the east, and keeping the russians out of the odesa area, and so the ukrainian military has to be lauded for doing lot with a little. now, when it comes to what is coming up next is going to be interesting, because as ed mentio...

Apparently, according to the agency, the russian soldiers were digging in, and putting fortifications and trenches in what is known as the red forest. this is inside the exclusion zone, the area around chernobyl after the worst nuclear accident after its kind in history that saw the worst fall out from the reactors and if they were in that area, experts believe they could have been exposed to high levels of radiation. the ajen say cy saying the last 24 hours or so, the russian soldiers were panicked. they have been leaving over the last 24 hours and that area is now under ukrainian control, we...

They launched a missile attack on the soil storage. as a result of the missile hit, individual tanks were damaged and caught fire. video of the after math shows the area ungulfed in blames. belgarod is a militarized city. it was here from the russian forces crossed the boar and attacked kharkiv with tanks to ukrainian territory. but the russians have support in this area. the ukrainians have not acknowledged they have hit the depot. >> i can neither confirm nor reject the claim that ukraine was involved in this. simply because i do not possess all the military information. >> reporter: the str...

A poignant moment in the midst of a surreal world. for a minute, we heard a barrage of systems firing in the sky. three missiles, and fired at the odesa area. one military official says they missed the target. another says there are wounded on the ground. erin? >> thank you very much. next, breaking news. will smith saying he is quitting the academy of slapping chris rock at the oscars. theed a cadmy responding. at liberty butchemel— cut. libeberty biberty— cut. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only y pay for whatchya... line? need. action. cut. you can't say that. [ph...

Residents try to go about their daily lives. baa large part is transformed in a fortified zone with anti-tank barricades bracing for an attack for russian troops from the black sea. it's a ghost town. the residents would normally be preparing to hold what is the april fool's parade on this street in the heart of the city. it's afraid parade that started years ago. but now this area is completely fortified. and this year, there will be no parade. instead, civilian volunteers are mobilizing to support the war effort. we're in a bomb shelter in odesa, and this is where they are making bullet proo...