they say he entered the office and struck two staffers with a metal bat. one was a senior aide struck in the head, the other one an internal, her first day on the job. our capitol hill team talked with congressman connolly on the phone. he said the attacker went on a rampage, smashing some of the windows inside in the conference room, also breaking computers. here is more from the fairfax city police sergeant. you could absolutely tell that the people inside were scared. they were hiding. someone swinging a bat around, i would be scared as well. reporter: this suspect is now being held without bond. he s facing two charges. congressman connolly basically said he went on a rage inside the office. congressman connolly releasing a statement saying in part, the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff s accessn t to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. what s interesting is police chief tom major testified last month talking about this inc
donald trump fans the flames of resentment in a message to his supporters, telling them he expects to be arrested within days. vladimir putin makes a surprise appearance in occupied ukraine. this coming just a day after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president for alleged war crimes. chinese leader xi jinping headed to moscow in the coming days to meet with putin. we ll break down what the two leaders are expected to discuss. former u.s. president donald trump is responding to a potential indictment in new york with the same angry rhetoric he used before the 2021 insurrection. in a social media post, trump said he expects to be arrested on tuesday, and he urged his supporters to protest and, quote, take our nation back. the case is related to a hush money payment made to adult film star stormy daniels over an alleged affair which trump denies. while trump s attorneys believe he will be indicted soon, they still haven t confirmed
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155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer. ukraine claims the russians have poured as many as 50,000 troops into the defense of the town, dug in deep. the russians have fortified their positions and stand strong commander dmytro tells me, but i think that s temporary. russian soldiers captured in the battle here told us the shelling on their positions was relentless. that was a high explosive anti-personnel munition fired at the direction of russian troops outside of bakhmut. as soon as they fire, they prepare to fire again. ben wedeman, cnn, near bakhmut. joining me now is cnn military analyst and retired air force colonel cedric lay ton.
3%, 2.35%, and that s much lower than the dud rate munitions russia is using. ukraine will not use these to target civilian areas like the russians have been and they will be used by ukraine to help defend its own territory rather than attack another sovereign territory like russia has been doing. according to the national security adviser, u.s. allies have embraced that argument with open arms. victor, erica? thanks so much. ukrainians are claiming some progress in their counter offense against russia. the military making advances according to ukraine, putting pressure on russian forces in the city. here s cnn s ben wedeman with more. reporter: as soon as one artillery round blasts toward bak bakhmut, the crew rushes to prepare for another. ukrainian officials report gains around the town that since last