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0 tonight's last word is -- the 11th hour stephanie ruhle starts now. >> tonight, russia's lead battleship some. ukraine says it fired a missile responsible in a potentially major blow to putin's war. then, he argued trump made him do it, but the jury did not buy it. a new verdict for the january 6th case and what the judge said tonight about the former president and future of our democracy. and what's in the world's elon musk's endgame in his bids by twin or as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. >> good evening once again, i'm stephanie ruhle. as the war on ukraine moves into...

There's switchblade drones and howitzers, how far will this go in helping ukraine end this war? >> don, if you take a look at the fight ukraine will have to conduct in the east, they're going to have to have very mobile reserves. the fight they were fighting to the north of kyiv and the different axis of approaches was a hasty defense with limited counter attacks, and they executed that very well. when you look at the east of ukraine on a map, that's about a 300 mile frontage. what they're going to have to do is stop the russian assault in various areas. to do that, you're going to have to hav...

They also brought down a marketplace, one of the largest marketplaces, using cryptocurrency to essentially sell everything from illegal drugs to malware. again this is something the russians, what was being operated by russian nationals, all part of an effort they're making to go after people connected to the russian government who essentially are supporting what is happening in ukraine, john. >> evan perez, important reporting. i appreciate you bringing it to us. let's get back to ukraine. the bulk of the russian attacks are in the east and they include a reported strike on a children's hospi...

Population siding with them. i was done at the donetsk battle front with the joint task force commander. that place is a trench line. there is no offensive operations where you can go through the mine fields and just invade donetsk. it a static line down there. so this is a lie. i mean, the myth there is a genocide is for the consumption of the russian population. they are looking for this war and we assessed there would be a potential limited operation where they would declare donetsk an independent state and ask for russian forces but russian forces are down the line. the ukrainian army figh...

How high the costs could climb. also breaking tonight, the wnba all-star arrested in russia at an airport near moscow. tonight, reaction from the state department. millions on alert as a storm system sweeps east, expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds. reports of a possibly tornado touching down. rob marciano standing by to time it all out. and how communities across america are stepping up to support the people of ukraine from far away. and good evening. it's great to have you with us on another busy saturday. i'm whit johnson. we begin tonight with the new dire warning from vl...