the outcome may be unchanged. already the human toll of this battle for mariupol has been thousands. another russian offensive is now underway posing another deadly threat to those trapped inside. matthew chance, cnn, new york. let s get more on this. i m joined now from kyiv. member of the ukrainian parliament joins me live. kiera, thank you very much for taking the time to speak with me this hour. let me start with this new russian military offensive we ve seen in the east and east of ukraine in the donbas region. what can you tell me has been unfolding in the past 24 hours or so? this is the battle that we have expented ford a while.
explains the ferocity of the fighting. more from matthew chance. a warning, some of the images are disturbing. reporter: these are the kids officials say are at ground zero in the battle for mariupol this felt video posted on government social media which cnn can t verify shows dozens of children said to have been sheltering for weeks in a basement in the city. ukrainian forces holding out against russian attacks. kids distracting themselves from the battles above. we play with these toys, build things, and imagine things, this little boy says. if you want to get out of here, they re asked yes, yes, they all shout. but the adults here know that s unlikely to happen anytime soon. i m with my three children and
tactical guided weapon. already 12th missile test so far this year. battle for mariupol may be coming to end, moscow claiming to have cleared all forces. ukrainian troops lay down weapons and ammunition and leave. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy warned of humanitarian crisis, suffering significant losses. translator: situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible. just inhuman, what the russian federation deliberately did. deliberately continues to destroy cities, trying to destroy everyone there in
north korea calls a successful launch of what it calls a guided weapon. battle for mariupol maybe coming to end. russia demanding all remaining troops lay down weapons and ammunition and leave by 1:00 p.m. local time, four hours from now. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy warned the city is in the grips of humanitarian crisis and suggests that ukrainian soldiers have suffered significant losses. translator: the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible, just inhuman. this is what the russian federation did, deliberately did and deliberately continues to destroy cities. russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there in mariupol. meantime russian strikes continue to hammer other areas in southern and eastern ukraine. officials in the northeastern
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