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russia's expectations of a quick defeat and the taking of kyiv were quickly dismissed as ukraine fought back and reversed much of russia's early gains. in kyiv, on the anniversary, a solemn ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] >> ukraine's president zelenskyy remains the very public face of ukraine's resistance and was defiant in his speech. >> translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. >> western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine, including a $2 billion package from theist. speaking at the u.n. frida...

yesterday's anniversary. >> translator: if we all do our homework, which will be inevitable, i am certain there will be victory. i don't think, i want it this year. >> in parts of ukraine today, there has been no let-up in the fighting. a russian military spokesman said up to 60 ukrainian soldiers were killed fighting on the eastern front. cnn's melissa bill is in kyiv, priscilla alvarez at the white house. are there any signs of the major russian offensive that ukraine has been warning about? >> reporter: there has been this intensification, fredricka, but very much confined to t...

around the world. max foster is on world assignment today. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> what happened on sunday shows that brazil is clearly a deeply divided and polarized country. >> this was a crowd whipped into a frenzy by a leader that refused to accept an election result. >> the president spechbding the day with border patrol agents and elected officials. >> this is the reality on the ground right now. >> we're anticipating some very intense weather coming in. >> trees down, degree in the roadways, flooding, and we've seen people lose their lives. it is monday, january...

Northstar California did up things well Tuesday (name change, used to be "at-Tahoe") by officially opening its new multimillion dollar Zephyr lodge at the top of Zephyr lift and a new chairlift, the Promised Land Express. The new quad chair services two new trails.

After years of sparse water allocations the last two years have been much better for local contractors, who received another encouraging initial water allocation on Wednesday.