translator: russia lost 74 planes, 86 helicopters, and thousands of items of equipment. we know that they have more, but we will continue to defend. ukraine doesn t surrender. the military don t surrender. the people don t surrender. ukraine is fighting heroically. ukrainian president zelenskyy with a sharp message to his people and the world. ukraine does not surrender. earlier today he visited wounded soldiers, awarding them with medals for their courage. new reporting from politico finds that in december, the white house blocked a plan to send special ops trainers to ukraine as russian troops amassed on its border, fearing that could escalate the tensions with russia. with me now, one of the reporters on that piece. betsy woodruff swan. she is a national correspondent for politico and an msnbc
74 planes, 86 helicopters. we understand they have more. we know we shall continue defending ourselves. ukraine doesn t surrender. the army doesn t surrender. the people do not surrender. the whole ukraine is fighting. meantime russia offensive is spreading to western ukraine. where missiles hit a military base. near the city of lviv. close to the border with nato member poland. well, a local official says at least 35 people were killed. we heard the explosions from our position here in lviv. more than 24 hours ago. and the white house national security adviser warning that any attack on nato territory will trigger a full response by the alliance. as the conflict grinds on, one thing seems increasingly clear, russia military attacks against ukraine are growing more
complicated and there is every reason to do it if we want to avoid thousands of ukrainians being killed. you re both incredibly thoughtful and smart, and the fact that you are seeing this differently i think is helpful for me and for our viewers to understand exactly what the president is hearing from people and the tough choices that are ahead. thank you both so much for your time. next, what does putin s past tell us about what he could do next in ukraine? it s an even bigger question with this breaking news that negotiations will get under way between ukraine and russia, 4:30 a.m. eastern time. today this defiant message from ukrainian president zelenskyy. we will also defend. ukraine doesn t surrender. the army doesn t surrender. people don t surrender. all of ukraine is fighting heroically. your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on. .with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms.
translator: we will also defend. ukraine doesn t surrender, the army doesn t surrender, people don t surrender. all of ukraine is fighting heroically. new satellite images show that civilians in mariupol are being targeted by missile strikes. and a pro-russian opposition politician has declared herself mayor in melitopol following the kidnapping of the mayor there. joining us, nbc s matt bradley is in ukraine. kelly cobiella joins us from poland and leigh ann caldwell is in washington. welcome to all three of you. nbc s matt bradley in northwestern ukraine, matt, i know we re seeing something of a new front in this war today. what are you learning about it? reporter: yeah, what we re hearing, alex, is of course bombings or shellings that are
dnipro river. that runs the length of the country. this was a place seen as a safe haven and changing the calculus and outlook of the government in kyiv. as always, as for president volodymyr zelenskyy, defiant remaining in the capital. just today seen, took videos of himself walking around the city. visiting wounded soldiers at a hospital and rewarding them for their sacrifice. here s what he had to say. translator: russia lost 74 planes, 86 helicopters and thousands and thousands of equipment. we know that they have more but we will continue to defend. ukraine doesn t surrender. the military don t surrender. the people don t surrender. ukraine is fighting heroically.