mar un mariupol is encircled. we were leaving a city where the claim is russian shelling today killed hundreds of civilians. to the russian speaking people of this region it must feel as if these russian soldiers are guilty of fratricide. john, thanks so much. the u.s. and nato believe russia is poised to, quote, bombard cities into submission in ukraine with the world watching in horror. how is this going to end? cnn s fareed zakaria is here after the break.
in ukraine. a senior western intelligence official telling cnn that u.s. and nato officials believe that russia is poised to, quote, bombard cities into submission. already ukrainian civilians have come under increased attacks. you re looking there at the aftermath of fighting on the outskirts of kyiv. the u.s. says about 92% of the forces russia staged outside ukraine s borders for its invasion are now inside ukraine. and we re learning russia also plans to deploy an additional 1,000 mercenaries. meanwhile, we re getting an inside look at that ukrainian nuclear power plant now occupied by russian forces. ukrainian authorities releasing video of a warning sounding inside the control room. have a listen. you re endangering the security of the entire world. attention. stop shooting at the nuclear hazardous facility. stop shooting at a nuclear
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nuclear power installation being held there by the russians to continue running it, to try to keep the wheels turning if you like, and that is, of course, causing profound stress for the nuclear community and concerns even here among civilians. we noticed serious uptick in the number of civilians leaving this part of russia just on the road as we were coming in, now about 70 miles north of that nuclear reactor. and people have been jamming the streets, jamming the roads out, trying to get away from this, particularly, i think, yesterday, when there were fears there could be some type of nuclear catastrophe episode. yes, clarissa, mentioned u.s. and nato officials noted a shift in russian strategy, seem poised to bombard cities into submission. we ve certainly been seeing pictures of that, obviously, would mean many more civilian casualties. you are in kyiv, talk about what you have been seeing to that
pressure, too, will not only continue, it will grow until this war is brought to an end. reporter: israeli prime minister naphatali bennett today also speaking to phone to zelenskyy after a face-to-face meeting withputep in moskow. meanwhile one senior intelligence officer warns russia now seems prepared to bombard cities into submission. with u.s. officials saying russia prepared to deploy 1,000 more mercenaries in the near future. but with the war in its tenth day stories of ukrainian bravery in the face of russian aggression continue to spread. watch as a man jumps on top of a russian armored vehicle waving a ukrainian flag. and sounds of gunfire in a small town in north eastern ukraine as unarmed protesters stood their ground. and this chilling video a man in the front of the crowd appears