what you re learning. reporter: that s right, erin, senior ukrainian officials telling me that they ve been briefed on the latest u.s. intelligence, suggesting there could be an attack of some kind from russia within the next couple of days. that s what the intelligence from the u.s. is assessing, and that, of course, totally tallies with what president biden is saying and what u.s. secretary of state is saying publicly. and so it shows that a strategic decision has been taken by u.s. officials to, you know, reveal the assessments they would normally keep private in the public sphere as well. i think that s quite significant, the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky on the front lines close to where russian rebels are active in their on going war with government backed forces earlier today meeting troops there, that comes as it s been a huge up surge according to monitors of cease fire violations in that conflict zone, both sides, the rebels and ukrainian governments
on the lookout for some kind of false pretext, false flag operation that would give vladimir putin a justification for launching an invasion into ukraine. this does come on the heels of a significant spike in cease-fire violations along the so-called line of contact where those ukrainian forces have been fighting for the past eight years against russian-backed forces. there were 60 of them yesterday. that s the highest number in about four years. president putin has warned of a genocide. of course, that is not true. and the kremlin saying this is a very dangerous situation. it is, abby, but it is entirely of their own making. alex marquardt, i know you ll keep us updated on the ground there and also stay safe yourself. let s go to munich now where cnn s natasha bertrand is on the ground. it s an important test today and this weekend for the vice president, kamala harris, who is on the world stage. what is she expected to accomplish on this trip? very important test for the
what s the latest on the ground? reporter: there s been so much focus because there s long been speculation putin would want to attack crimea. there has been these two russian-backed breakaway enclaves in the eastern part of ukraine that have been out of the reach of kyiv also for the past eight years. there has been a real spike in some troubling activity over the course of the past few days. here in the east we have seen an increase in the cease-fire violations along what s known as the line of contact, which is just about 15 miles, 25 kilometers behind me, where ukrainian fighters are facing off the russian-backed fighters. some of the biggest number of incidents in the past four years. wlerned today there were some 40 cease-fire operations and one ukrainian service member was killed when he was hit by
number of cease-fire violations. so 157 yesterday. now, you know, this directly on this kindergarten. they knew exactly what they were doing. they are hoping that the ukrainians respond. beth, grateful for your important insight. especially the last point. we ll keep an eye on it and moscow s response. the president of the united states is in ohio this hour. due to speak momentarily. he s speaking about a domestic priority but we ll see if he also has any words on this urgent global situation. stay with us. ojects on the regulular. there are millions of ways to make the most of your land. learn more a at deere.com living with diabetes? glucerna protein smart has your number with 30 grams of protein. scientifically designed with carbsteady to help you manage your blood sugar. and more protein to keep you moving with diabetes. glucerna live every moment
been more than 50 cease-fire violations reported in that region. [ siren ] air raid sirens blair and people here on the streets appear remarkably calm, despite today s escalation of shelling. and we ve learned two ukrainian service members have been injured by, quote, enemy fire. russia and ukraine are blaming each other for the cease-fire violations. pro-russian authorities and self-declared republics of ukraine have announced the evacuation of civilians to russia. meanwhile, the u.s. says russia has now assembled up to 190,000 personnel in and near ukraine. that s compared to an estimated 100,000 russian and pro-russian forces just less than three weeks ago. today president biden and vice president harris are speaking with allies. and a short time ago we learned the president will speak to the