in the capitol city kyiv, russian forces are retreating from this quote, unquote, annexed region of kherson. that s the indication that the civilian leaders there are giving the russian installed leaders. that s the indication that russia s generals are giving as well. putin seems to be trying to take a stronger grip on power there. remember in kherson seven months ago when the rush 1457b troops rolled in, there were street protests. the pernicious rule has led to the arrests, detentions, disappearances of many, many young people who dissented against the russian occupation. now the russian leaders forcing them to leave. russian imposed owe fil offics have told them it s not safe to stay. up to 60,000 forced out. boats used to ferry them away and their homes to an uncertain two days ago. reporter: they re concerned russia is whipping up hysteria compelling people to leave . translator: i ask you to make take my words seriously and to understand them meaning as prompt a
Do to the country if russian forces were able to take control of odessa. there s a couple of things at play here. first and foremost is that we are seeing the russians target those areas where they expect the resistance and the opposition to be greatest. as courtney talked about, kyiv is the primary focus but it s also symbolic cities like odessa. so that s number one. number two, i think this is also an evolution in russia s strategy, which they are looking to subjugate the ukrainians and i think the kremlin understands they have to break the symbolic will. the goal for them is to try to lessen the resistance the ukrainians have been putting up to this conflict in order to advance their political objectives. it s getting increasingly hard
The ground. this is important to them. they ve taken this personally and this is how they contribute to that fight. shaq, are they taking donations there if people want to help? say that one more time. they re taking donation there is if people want to help? reporter: yes, they re taking donations. and the reason why i m pointing at the door right now, this is someone who came in. she said she s a nurse and has medical supplies she wants to be able to donate. that s what she s been doing right now and that s what you ve been seeing, a flood of people doing whatever they can to help in any way they can. great. shaq brewster, thank you so much. we appreciate it. this morning richard engel captured this video of kids and their parents or care givers on a bus and they were desperate to get out of ukraine s capitol, kyiv. it s one of the images of families trying to escape. but for children without families, the war has left their fate in limbo.
that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on twitter and instagram. thank you for the privilege of your time. yasmin vossoughian picks up with more news right now. good monday morning, everybody. i m yasmin vossoughian in for craig melvin. the situation in eastern europe is changing by the second. russian forces on kyiv s doorstep and desperate civilians taking cover across the country s major cities. a person who fled the besieged city saying there are no places
I m pamela brown in washington, you are live in the cnn news room on this sunday, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. russian president vladimir putin is showing no signs of relenting in his mailitary assault on ukraine. this video shows russian missiles screaming toward the vinnytsia airport, about 120 miles outside the capitol city kyiv, zelenskyy says the airport has now been destroyed, but moscow s assault isn t just focused on buildings and military targets. concern is growing about the innocent civilians caught in the middle of putin s deadly invasion.