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Ukraine. the man in the beard is separatist leader. it haul has the whiff of empire. he sits discussing transif he were of food to russia separatist area. he might call it trade. ukraine a food heist. >> reporter: moscow is far from having its way and the costs are heavy. these images cnn has confirmed were filmed in graveyard. the flags the over the russian paratroop sddivision. t there are many in this city. these are the dead behind the propaganda. >> nick, what can you tell us about your concerns about

Paul adams is here. well over 50 days so far of this well over 50 days so far of this conflict. what might success look like for either ukrainians or vladimir putin? i like for either ukrainians or vladimir putin?— like for either ukrainians or vladimir putin? ~ ., , , ., vladimir putin? i think for russia, clearly success _ vladimir putin? i think for russia, clearly success has _ vladimir putin? i think for russia, clearly success has been - vladimir putin? i think for russia, | clearly success has been redefined almost every day. the invasion was premised on a quick assault on the capital...

Unless there is personally risk. so the russian line that ukraine is in the midst of carrying out an offensive is just preposterous, really. >> when you talk about evacuations, and the sort of twilight zone quality to all of this, the pro-russian forces are calling for, i think, 700,000 people to flee the donbass region, and escape to safety in russia, which is a fairly dramatic escalation of the conflict here. i guess, i wonder, are people leaving? >> it's hard to know. we don't have full access to the donbass, so we are in ukraine. to ensure the donbass, you need special permission. the donb...

Our fred pleitgen was there on the russian side of the front. he could see artillery shells going from the russian-back separatist area into ukraine. i also want to bring in the deputy mayor of lviv, ukraine, on the opposite side of the country of the pictures you're seeing here. this is going towards kharkiv. he is in lviv on the western side of the country. can you tell us what you are dealing with there? artillery shells, or explosions you have seen in the area. >> well, it is very tough this morning especially as well for our city. at 9:00 this morning, we see everything from ukrainian cit...

Have a level of nuance in their conversation with me. one woman i spoke to, who was in her 20s, was saying that yes, she had been celebrating, she congratulated herfamily around her. at the time, they stayed up to make sure they watched this announcement from president putin. she then did say they had some small reservations. she was slightly concerned that this could lead to some form of conflict and she didn't want to have any conflict with ukraine. she said she has family there, she has friends there, she studied there, and of course it has at one point being her home. she now views it as l...