these stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. russian setbacks are mounting and ukraisupport. ukrainian officials say they have begun a successful advance to retake parts of the eastern ukrainian city of bakhmut. here you see the utter devastation that s been left behind from the battle there. at the same time, we are learning that four russian behind from the battle there.gle at the same time, we are learning that four russian aircraft were downed in a single day. that happened inside or over russian territory. these key battlefield developments played out as volodymyr zelenskyy was abroad meeting with leaders of germany, france, italy and the uk. round of military support coming in. you ve been watching closely for signs of action, toward progress
crises on his first visit to the region as president. putin s invasion, china s rise, and threats of a north korean missile threat casting a shadow over his trip. here in the united states, the baby formula shortage throws the white house into crisis mode. the supply crunch is worsening tonight, raising serious questions over when parents will finally see relief. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, president biden confronting multiple challenges on the world stage, as he makes his first presidential trip to asia. cnn s melissa bell is tracking the latest battlefield developments from kyiv, our chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins is traveling with the president in south korea. and cnn s barbara starr is watching the north korean missile threat from the pentagon. first, let s go to melissa
developments in the january 6th investigation. the select committee issuing subpoenas just now to five republican lawmakers including the house minority leader, kevin mccarthy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage with the latest battlefield developments in ukraine. in kharkiv, kremlin forces are in retreat and nic is in the finnish capital of helsinki. putin s troops are falling back toward the russian border where you are and you got a firsthand look at the carnage they left behind. reporter: startling, frankly,
offering u.n. and red cross to be part of that process to do that. russia it seems to be tin eared toward that in part because of the strategic objective is to have no ukrainians there whatsoever, and certainly not an international presence of some bridge head that will stop them controlling the whole area. nic robertson live for us in brussels. today s battlefield developments support what nic said about russia s goals. the attacks on eastern and southern ukraine on day 62 of the battle against ukraine. zaporizhzhia, missiles killing one person. in luhansk, heavy fighting and claims russia keeps raising everything to the ground. and odesa, an important railway destroyed part of what they see as a campaign to trap people inside major cities. lviv, western ukraine, scott
some other important battlefield developments, too. the ukrainians destroyed a bridge in kharkiv and mariupol, yes, under siege but the ukrainians saying it has not fallen. that s correct. we have some pictures that were provided by the ukrainian military of that bridge. they say they were able to destroy that bridge while russian armored cars and trucks were moving over top of it. those trucks said to be heading toward the city of izyum which would be where russian troops want to move from as they move their way further south and into the rest of the donbas region. as for mariupol, yes, russia claiming they have taken hundreds and hundreds of ukrainian prisoners. however, the ukrainian government saying that city is still very much being contested, ukrainian forces that remain there have not yet given up. this after weeks of continued fighting. it s seemed for a while now that ukraine s forces might be on their last legs, but ukrainian authorities saying they are still fighting th