president zelenskyy says there are thousands more dead in that city alone. translator: mariupol was destroyed. tens of thousands have been destroyed there. still, the russians won t end their offensive. they want to make an example out of mariupol as a city ruined. zelenskyy went on to call mariupol the heart of ukraine. this morning the battle for donbas is also under way. the fighting there expected to be a pivotal moment in this war where overnight russian forces shelling yet another railway station in eastern ukraine. officials say there were no injuries, but trains and tracks were damaged. railway stations are where civilians are trying to flee the country. take a look at these new satellite images. this is an eight-mile-long russian convoy east of the city of kharkiv. it appears to be heading towards donbas in the east, the new focus. it s full of armored vehicles,
i m christine romans, she joins us and picks it up right now. this is cnn breaking news. good morning to viewers in the u.s. and all around the world. it is monday, april 11th. i m brianna keilar in lviv, ukraine with john berman in new york. ukraine faces for a brutal and bloody assault in the east. and the russian military shifts its strategy. the battle for donbas is to be on the pivotal event in this war. russian forces failed to take kyiv. alexander tkworpb cop also known as butcher of syria is the general to lead russian troops. president zelenskyy of ukraine
chechen war. even before that announcement ukraine s foreign minister offered this grim prediction of the days and weeks to come. the battle for donbas will remind you of second world war with large populations, maneuvers, involvement of thousands of tanks, armored vehicles, planes, artillery. this will not be a local operation. cnn global affairs analyst kimberly dozier joins me now from washington. good to see you and thanks for weighing in on this. this has been difficult the last few weeks and yet these dire warnings continue especially about what may now unfold in the east and the south. what will be menacing about the russian campaign from here? and what significance should we put on the appointment of this new commander, this new general? well, this new general is
anticipation of a fierce battle coming in from mariupol. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy saying today he wants peace, he wants the war to end and is willing to put aside emotions to negotiate with those torturing his nation. but at the same time, maxar technology says these satellite images captured on friday show a military convoy east of kharkiv, eight miles long, made up of hundreds of armored vehicles with artillery and support equipment, moving south. ukraine won the battle for kyiv. now another battle is coming. the battle for donbas. and of course we are preparing, working it our partners to get all necessary weapons. and the united kingdom has been taking the lead in working with us on the issues which we need the most, such as armored
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