hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. thank you for joining us for this cnn special coverage. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. battles raging on right now across ukraine. let's get you up to date. a senior u.s. defense official saying more than 250 missiles have been launched from russian positions at ukraine as of this morning. cnn cameras were rolling a short time ago as russian tanks moved toward front lines. serious fighting is happening in the area of kharkiv in eastern ukraine and sporadic clashes can be seen in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. a security camera capturing this moment that a rocket or a missile struck an apartment building in the ukrainian capital just hours ago. kyiv now extending a strict curfew until monday.