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Ukraine's coastal strongholds. kherson was the first city to fall into russian hands. though not without resistance. today, it's attacking cities like mike mylolaiv as it goes toward odesa. lose it and ukraine loses the port and vital supply lines. vladimir putin called it out in a declaration of war. it's been bracing for a fight ever since. men and women fill more than 10,000bags a day. all like air traffic controller dmitro boris. how much are you willing to sacrifice? even my life just to save the people behind me. >> reporter: even your life? even my life. it doesn't matter right now. >> ...

Aggression adventure has coalesced the like-minded world in a way that neither any of the major autocratic wannabe totalitarian nations are shocked i believe including the people's republic of china >> general and ambassador, thank you for your time and insights. a fascinating conversation. coming up this morning on msnbc, growing concern about a new tactic russia may be using to keep control of its cities it captures by kidnapping mayors. ukrainian officials announcing several such incidents. as putin widens his attack in ukraine, there are ominous signs the nation's third largest city ma...

So time is wasting. they have to step up to this. >> general, it is now pretty clear to the world we're not -- the ukrainians are not facing a russian army. it is not an army. it is a gang, it is a mob. you just mentioned odesa. what can be done right now to protect odesa? because if odesa falls, it is a critical condition for ukraine's economy and the fight they're in. >> i think you're right. the focus is in mariupol, which it should be, which is basically smashed flat. i cannot understand the courage, the tenacity of the ukrainian forces defending that. of course, still 100,000 people are s...