be the real deal. a top government official told us not only does putin have the upper hand in negotiations, but sending a few thousand u.s. and nato forces to eastern europe is hardly a serious deterrent to 130,000 russian troops. norah. o donnell: charlie d agata reporting for us in estonia. thank you. turning now to the economy. a disturbing trend is emerging when it comes to women and america s economic recovery. more than 63% of all jobs lost during the pandemic were jobs held by women. following the latest unemployment report. there are more than one million fewer women in the workforce today, compared to february of 2020. cbs nikki battiste has more on the gender gap recovery. reporter: in this book. reporter: laura danger, a mom to two young daughters, was a special education teacher for chicago public schools. she loves her work, but last october, danger had to quit. i just sat there and cried. reporter: it was the lack of reliable child care during
officials say at least three people were killed in that attack, including a young girl. russian forces continue their advance on the capital of kyiv but ukraine s military is firing back, preparing to open fire on a column of russian tanks. u.s. says russians are operating with reckless disregard for civilians as they bombard residential neighborhoods. two weeks of shelling has left large sections of the country in ruins and thousands of residents now stranded out food, medicine, heat and electricity. more than 2.3 refugees have escaped to neighboring countries, many to poland, where some today met with vice president kamala harris. but we begin tonight with cbs s charlie d agata reporting, once again, from kyiv. charlie, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, jericka. the russian government again declared a cease fire and a