the missile strikes also killing at least four people and leaving several others wounded. the scenes of destruction becoming more widespread as attacks in suburban areas rise. [gunshot sounds] john: automatic weapons were fired on the streets in southeastern ukraine, moscow s missiles turning buildings in a rubble and ash, and the situation could be more dire soon as the 40-mile russian convoy slowly advances toward kyiv. ukrainians are fighting to keep control of major cities as a new map shows russia could be planning to encircle kyiv with forces east of the city. russia claiming they have taken the port city of kherson.
we are at the makeshift refugee camp the local government has set up here in poland, the largest kind of city near the border. you see people here that you are looking at right now just gotten off a bus from the border, maybe a 20 minute drive and dropped off here and then many cases they get on another bus, these little children here, it s all women and children for the most part with the men staying back behind to fight, and what they ll do, they ll go over this tent is set up, very simple, they come up, says transport, hey, where do you want to go and another bus waiting, to another part of europe. i was talking to a younger man guy and he explained the process to me. take a listen. i get here, we are going to do some transport for people coming from ukraine, and want to go to poland or the rest of europe, and also for some people who are going back to ukraine. you see people not only staying here in poland or going to other places in europe, you do see people that want to go
also opened a hotline to check if their sons were dead or alive. it comes as violence erupted overnight and the forces continue the push from the south to the northeast. the second largest city of kharkiv was hit the hardest, missiles slamming into more buildings. scenes of total destruction are getting more widespread in kharkiv, as russia ramps up its attacks from the city. russian paratroopers landed in kharkiv overnight to support the ground offensive in this area. other images show heavy damage to residential areas, despite claims by the russians they are not targeting civilians. the images speak for themselves. further west, more evidence striking residential homes as they try to demoralize the ukrainian people. there was a fierce battle for kyiv in the air and they say they shot down two russian jets. the city remains on edge with checkpoints throughout the ukrainian capital.
civilians who have stayed behind who now flee, and at least move out of kyiv? yeah, we were at the train station yesterday and there were thousands of people trying to get out of this capital city. later this hour we will show you some images of an area where five civilians were killed overnight from a russian missile and we also saw the rest of the city, which is really bracing for the possibility of heavier strikes. they have seen the videos out of kharkiv, the second largest city, and it s part of the reason you have so many women and children who cannot flee living inside hospitals right now trying to get away from the russian bombings. back to you. sandra: trey, thank you. john: western ukraine to lviv, mike is on the ground with the latest. hi, mike. a new shipment of guns arrived here in the city of lviv, every time that happens the line of volunteers will fill up the building where the guns are being distributed. wrap around the corner as you have the fighting age men,
indication that russia is continuing their air campaign against the city. and comes as the ukrainians are releasing new video today of individuals they say are prisoners of war. the defense ministry said in a statement a decision has been taken to hand over captured russian troops to their mothers if they come to collect them in ukraine. clearly a dig at officials in moscow and an attempt to embarrass the russians. the ukrainians also have opened a hotline for parents to call and check if their sons were dead or alive. it comes as violence erupted overnight, as forces pushed from the south and northeast. the second largest city of kharkiv was hit hardest with russian missiles slamming into more buildings. this video shows the headquarters on fire after a russian strike. scenes of total destruction are more widespread in kharkiv. russian paratroopers reportedly landed in kharkiv overnight to support the ground offensive in this area. other images show heavily damaged residential areas