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Well, as russia's war in ukraine grinds into its second month, russian forces appear closer than ever to capturing the southern city of mariupol. taking it would help russia create a land bridge, linking crimea -- crimea, i should say, to areas of eastern ukraine controlled by russian-backed separatists. you see it there on the map quite clearly. but for now, ukraine says its forces are maintaining a defense inside the city with thousands of civilians remain trapped after weeks of heavy fighting. on monday, mariupol's mayor urged evacuations but he says that the humanitarian corridors are larg...

>> russia is intensifying its shelling of the suburbs around kyiv as a senior-u.s. defense official says troops have made no progress in moving towards the capital. to the north in a village hit by relentless attacks, new images show how the war has destroyed homes and shattered lives. cnn's frederik pleitgen gives us a firsthand look at the devastation and we do want to warn you, some images are graphic. >> reporter: kyiv remains under full-on attack by vladimir putin's army. ukrainian officials saying russian forces are trying to storm the capital but failing. unleashing artillery barrages o...

Condone violence of any form, but smith was allowed to go onstage and speak after winning the oscar for best actor for the film "king richard," where he tearfully apologized but not to chris rock. >> i want to apologize to the academy. i want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. art imitates life. i look like the crazy father just like they said. i look like crazy father just like they said about richard williams. but love will make you do crazy things. >> reporter: a source close to the situation now tells cnn the academy leadership strongly considered removing smith from the telecast afte...

Civilians in this devastated city and 90% of homes have been damaged or destroyed. valentina enters what's left of the only home she's ever known, the place where she raised her family. she wasn't here when the shell hit. she's been hiding in the basement. she doesn't want to leave. she knows she can't stay. but many will never leave. the council says almost 5,000 people have been killed during the four-week siege, including more than 200 children. russia is so close to taking its prize but it will be a blackened shell of a city and it's unlikely the people they're conquering will ever forgive...

Weapon. we have a security concept that very clearly states that only when -- when -- there was a threat for existence of -- of the state in our country, we can use and we will actually use nuclear weapons to eliminate the threat for the existence of our country. >> well, as i mentioned before, the southern port city of mariupol has been the scene of intense fighting for weeks now. thousands of civilians are still trapped there, even as russian forces inch closer to taking control. cnn's phil black has more. >> reporter: russia is so close to taking the prize of mariupol, these soldiers are al...