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happening now, rescues are under way after another deadly russian missile strike in eastern ukraine. local officials accusing russian forces of deliberately targeting crowded civilian areas right in the center of this city. in russia tonight vladimir putin is attempting to show strength after the mutiny by wagner mercenaries. this, as we have a new satellite image suggesting the wagner chief is indeed in exile right now in belarus. and donald trump is now responding to the audio obtained exclusively by cnn in which he acknowledges having secret documents he did not declassify. stand by to hear the recordings and what trump is saying now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states. and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin in ukraine with the new russian missile strike on a very crowded city center, the death toll now up to at least four, including a baby, and more than 40 injured. cnn s ben wedeman is joining us now liv ....
should get the death penalty. and after being closed by the kremlin in the early days of war, russia s last remaining independent tv channel makes a defiant return to the airwaves. hello and welcome. yes, it is warm, isn t it? especially if you are tuning in across europe. europe is waking up to another day of brutal temperatures and the reality of a fast changing climate. in france, several towns and cities recorded their highest ever temperatures on monday. the uk is expected to follow suit today. and it s notjust the heat. wildfires and now drought are having a devastating impact across the continent. with the latest, here s the bbc s tim allman. in much of europe, the heat is just relentless. here, in western france, columns of smoke make this look more like a war zone than a tourist destination. firefighters do what they can, spraying the trees with water. at this nearby hotel, they put gas canisters in the swimming pool to try and stop them exploding. the flames a ....
Indeed around the world as well. cnn s matthew chance is joining us live from moscow. matthew, what did president putin say to his security forces? reporter: he basically expressed his gratitude to them, showed his appreciation for the fact they didn t join the military uprising led by wagner against them at the weekend, the chief of wagner yevgeny prigozhin of course begun his exile now according to the country s president in belarus, in the neighboring country of belarus, meanwhile here in russia vladimir putin has been embarking on a series of formal appearances to try and sort of bolster, or stabilize his shaken authority. this is kremlin damage control in full swing. using the trappings of the russian presidency to patch up putin s battered image and to portray a deal ending the armed ....
There were ten times more swear words than normal vocabulary. of course, he apologized in advance, and began to tell me everything, using these obscene words. reporter: after hours of tense discussions lukashenko says prigozhin accepted his terms. and when he became concerned russian forces might destroy his units he translator: i say they won t. i guarantee you, i ll take it upon myself. reporter: lukashenko says prigozhin came to belarus where he remains, putin seemingly willing to let a man who s long been considered his lackey to come off as the hero of this crisis, but why? i think in maybe some way he s tossing him a bone, he s, you know, he s he needs he wants lukashenko s loyalty. reporter: loyalty lukashenko has almost always demonstrated to the former kgb colonel. he says most of the tactical ....
Nuclear weapons russia plans to station in belarus have already arrived, a deference to putin that analysts say putin does not show in return. i think he looks at him as a subordinate and as such looks down on him. lukashenko, power, been there a long time, it s heady, he s the strong man, he s become useful to putin. reporter: analysts say lukashenko should be wary of allowing thousands of prigozhin s wagner fighters to come into belarus, for his part lukashenko says belarus is not building any camps on its territory to accommodate the mercenaries but he did say wagner has been offered some abandoned land inside belarus in they need it. wolf, that could be a dangerous equation. it could be, brian todd, thank you very much. joining us now, a top adviser to the ukrainian president, president zelenskyy, igor javquez joining us, what can you tell us about this deadly russian strike on ....