even when your life hangs in the balance. joining us, natalia, a ukrainian journalist, public interest journalism lab. you wrote about the donbas region for the atlantic and said the donbas, which has already paid the heaviest price of the past eight years of conflict, has yet more pain to come. people also forget this war began in 2014 and there s been a lot of fighting in donbas. when you look at images of bucha and the devastation forces wrought there, do people in the east have to prepare for the same? hi. so indeed it s something to be prepared, but probably even different. it s more about the mariupol scenario when the cities are just destroyed with artillery shelling. and that s, in fact, something which is already happening. the ukrainian president zelenskyy, more or less, announced the battle of the donbas started a week ago. russia has been preparing this
ukrainian military commander was able to release a video begging for rescue, even asking president joe biden to rescue them, saying that this could be the last of their lives. there are also civilians who have fallen victim to the war. they appeal and plead to all world leaders to help us. this comes as russia is moving forward with the second major phase of the war. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky calls at the battle of the donbas. saying russians now control 80% after a failed attempt to overthrow the capital city. including launching and aggressive investigations.
outside of the city center last month, but the city has been considered relatively safe up until today. the mayor called the attack a genocide. in the east, russian shelling intensifying in cities like this. moscow says they will increase the tax. a short while ago, president volodymyr zelenzkyy said that russia has now begun accepting targeting the east, which they call the battle of the donbas. thank you so much. a mass shooting this weekend killing two teenagers and injuring more than a dozen others. the police say up to 50 shots were fired when a gun battle sent as many as 200 people running for their lives and no arrests were made.
ready, johnny depp s trial with his ex-wife. see you at 2:00. trace. trace: wondering how charles feels about that. putin s forces stepping up attacks and described as a new phase of the war on ukraine. the battle of the donbas region underway. russia trying to take control of the region in eastern ukraine. lieutenant general keith kellogg joins us next. sandra: and a story next, the latest on a mother whose bloody body was found in a duffle bag stabbed 60 times, her husband getting a terrifying text that the whole family would be next. the community remains on edge. don t usually have a crime like that around here that i know of. y thinking that these two are in some sort of lover s quarrel. no, no, no. they re both invested. in green energy. and also each other. digital tools so impressive,
to a politicaljudgment from his mps as to whether or not they want to keep them, even if it s just in the short term, so that is the way our system works, as frustrating as that is for many people. system works, as frustrating as that is for many people. catherine, thank ou ve is for many people. catherine, thank you very much is for many people. catherine, thank you very much indeed is for many people. catherine, thank you very much indeed for is for many people. catherine, thank you very much indeed for that. - is for many people. catherine, thank you very much indeed for that. i - you very much indeed for that. i think we do have natalie back with us, even though the lights have gone out. forthe us, even though the lights have gone out. for the moment, we will move on, and move to ukraine, turn the spotlight to the wire. the battle of the donbas has begun. an intensive bombardment began overnight in cities in the east of the country. russia s second offensive we are warned wi