also opened a hotline to check if their sons were dead or alive. it comes as violence erupted overnight and the forces continue the push from the south to the northeast. the second largest city of kharkiv was hit the hardest, missiles slamming into more buildings. scenes of total destruction are getting more widespread in kharkiv, as russia ramps up its attacks from the city. russian paratroopers landed in kharkiv overnight to support the ground offensive in this area. other images show heavy damage to residential areas, despite claims by the russians they are not targeting civilians. the images speak for themselves. further west, more evidence striking residential homes as they try to demoralize the ukrainian people. there was a fierce battle for kyiv in the air and they say they shot down two russian jets. the city remains on edge with checkpoints throughout the ukrainian capital.