the ukrainians in the fight. hello. russia s aim, one year ago, to overwhelm ukraine and take the capital city of kyiv within days, failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce. and whilst ukraine has lost some ground to russia, it s also defended large parts of the country and on occasions been able to recapture territory which russia has seized. that s come at an immense cost, though. many have died on the battlefield and accusations of war crimes committed by russian troops have shocked the world. president zelensky says the country has endured a year of pain, but that victory is inevitable, with continued western support. our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse, reports on how the one year anniversary was marked. the morning war rained down on ukraine. air raid siren. a shadow with haunting consequences. the once unthinkable playing out as the world looked on. 150,000 russian troops moving in from three directions. ukraine s leader had offers to leave. but he stayed. ..a
declassified video shows the dangerous mid-air encounter with russian jets. i ll ask state department spokesperson ned price about this potential flashpoint in worsening relations with moscow. also tonight, a cnn exclusive. dozens of mar-a-lago staffers have been subpoenaed in the investigation of former president trump s handling of classified documents. stand by for details on why their testimony could be crucial. a vulnerable u.s. bank just secured a $30 billion rescue from a group of 11 big banks here in the u.s. this comes after treasury secretary janet yellen tried to reassure congress and the nation that america s banking system is sound. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this hour, pieces of a downed u.s. drone may now be in the hands of russia. two days after aggressive moves by kremlin warplanes over the black sea, critical moments of that encounter captured on video newly r
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i m amara walker. and i m boris sanchez. we re following reports of heavy explosions this ukraine as the world marks one year and a day since russia s invasion. why president zelenskyy says ukraine is going to win the war this year even as president biden says he will not be sending fighter jets to eastern europe. gripping testimony in the alex murdaugh trial as alex takes the stand himself. why he says he lied to police, including about where he was at the time two of his family members were murdered. plus a powerful winter storm sla slamming the west coast with rare blizzard conditions impacting california the impacts we re seeing and your weekend forecast, in just moments. it was hard to tell her and help her to understand we won t be getting this medication any time soon. how supply issues and demand are contributing to drug shortages and what the fda is planning to do about it. coming up on cnn this morning. . the weekend is here. saturday, february 25th. f
sieve. you didn t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical execution day after day after day. ron desantis taking a not so subtle jab at former president donald trump. the florida governor s book tour is bringing more attention to the 2024 gop presidential race even though he s not yet officially a candidate. also ahead, the latest on the kidnapping of four americans in mexico and why officials think the group was ambushed right after crossing the border. plus, we ll have expert analysis on the major fight happening right now in ukraine as both sides battle over the city of bakhmut. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 7th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin here as election deniers are claiming victory this morning after three more republican led states announced that they re pulling out of a national bipartisan program that helps protect against voter fraud. election official