commander before that, but they have somebody who is now overseeing this entire operation to give it cohesion, which it didn t have before, and he has a reputation for being a pretty brutal general. he has a reputation from syria. let s take a listen to what the ukrainian foreign minister had to say about what s coming to the donbas region. and it s true to say that ukraine won the battle for kyiv. now, another battle is coming. the battle for donbas, and of course, we are preparing, working with our partners to get all necessary weapons and basically everything that one needs to win a battle. and like i said, they re expecting a big battle there. the russian troops have left the kyiv area, they have left northern ukraine, and their entire focus is now going to be on the donbas area. a lot of intelligence was saying before they had spread themselves too thin at the
things to come. these brand-new satellite pictures show an eight-mile-long russian military convoy approaching the regional capital of kharkiv. already, the dnipro airport has been completely destroyed by a russian strike. and adviser to president zelenskyy predicting that a meeting with putin could happen, but only after a major battle for donbas. and we continue to learn more about what happened in the battle for kyiv now that russian troops have withdrawn from the area. new uk intelligence reveals russia disproportionately targeted civilians, subjecting them to barbaric acts by using them as human shields and tossing their bodies into mass graves. we ve seen some of those images so far. they are absolutely appalling. cnn s nima elbagir is in kyiv for us. ed lavandera in odesa. nima, let me start with you. do we know if this new general that vladimir putin has
in ukraine. a new general with a history of scorched earth tactics put in place by vladimir putin. and a new convoy headed to an already besieged area. have ukrainians pleading for more help from the west. ukraine won the battle for kyiv. now, another battle is coming. the battle for donbas. and of course, we are preparing for it, working with our partners to get all necessary weapons. we re doing everything we can as the united states working around the clock to deliver our own weapons. so the latest in a moment in a live report. we re also following several stories at home. we have new developments in the january 6th investigation, including reports the house committee has what it needs to refer criminal charges against donald trump, but may not send that referral to the douric. and a move to drop charges against a texas woman arrested
at a train station was brutally thwarted by a russian missile. officials now say the death toll there has risen to 57. and you can see some of that dramatic footage on your screen now. today nine evacuation corridors were opened in southern and eastern parts of the country, and time is of the essence. there are brand-new satellite pictures showing an eight-mile-long russian military convoy approaching the regional capital of kharkiv. already a russian strike in dnipro has destroyed the airport there. an adviser to ukrainian president zelenskyy is predicting that a meeting with putin could happen after a major battle for donbas. the uk also revealing disturbing new intelligence saying russia s withdrawal from northern ukraine shows civilians were disproportionately targeted. that is very clear in this video. among the evidence, mass graves, hostages used as human shields and destruction of civilian infrastructure. we go to neiam nema.
ed lavandera in odesa, thank you so much. the u.s. stating the united states is providing ukraine intelligence critical for the next phase of this invasion. we are providing them intelligence to conduct operations in the donbas. when you hear from the ukrainian foreign minister, in addition it s clear that the picture painted by that intelligence is anything but comforting. the battle for donbas will remind you second world war, where its large operations, maneuvers, involvement of thousands of tanks, armored vehicles, planes, artillery. i m joined tonight by the former commander for u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, retired general john allen. general allen, good to see you again. how much of an impact could the