in the battle of the brits against dillian whyte. we start in ukraine, where officials say at least five people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 18 others were injured in the attacks on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror . it comes as russian forces are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are still holding out. more on that in a moment, but first, our correspondent caroline davies has the latest from odesa. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday afternoon in odesa. this was the aftermath of a missile strike on the city. blown out glass and rubble, cars crushed and burnt, floors collapsed. through the debris, the city s firefighters lead those that can walk out to safety. vitalia and her son nikita were
we start in ukraine, where officials say at least eight people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 others were injured in the attacks, on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror. it comes as russian forces are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are still holding out. more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent caroline davies has the latest from odesa. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday afternoon in odesa. this was the aftermath of a missile strike on the city. blown out glass and rubble, cars crushed and burnt, floors collapsed. through the debris, the city s firefighters led those that can walk out to safety. vitalia and her son nikita were on the 12th floor when the missile hit. translatio
easter. a priest walked the line of orthodox christians sprinkling holy water on them and offering easter baskets to some of the children. the contrast with vladimir putin who marked the day by attending a service at christ the savior cathedral in moscow. and a message from inside of the theater in kyiv, a message directed at putin and the russian people. in it he said, quote, russia was offered an easter cease-fire but the orthodox world has seen that easter means nothing to the russian invaders. for them, it is just a red date on the calendar which requires special words and special behavior. but not what is called faith. and not what is called christian kindness. let s go to the national security analysis clint watts at the big board at 30 rock. clint, thank you so much for
in terms of evacuating civilians from mariupol, well, again, an evacuation corridor was planned, but failed. around 200 civilians, we re told, were gathered in the centre of mariupol hoping to leave on buses, but they were told by russian soldiers that if they didn t disperse, then they might get shelled. that is the latest from our correspondent anna foster in kyiv. it is christian orthodox easter over this weekend and religious celebrations have been taking place in many countries including russia. these are celebrations at christ the savior cathedral in moscow. the mass conducted by russian orthodox patriarch kirill was attended by president vladimir putin. the church has backed what the kremlin leader calls a special military operation in ukraine. patriarch kirill said he hoped the conflict would end quickly but did not condemn it.
in terms of evacuating civilians from mariupol, well, again, an evacuation corridor was planned, but failed. around 200 civilians, we re told, were gathered in the centre of mariupol hoping to leave on buses, but they were told by russian soldiers that if they didn t disperse, then they might get shelled. it is christian orthodox easter over this weekend and religious celebrations have been taking place in many countries including russia. and these are celebrations at christ the savior cathedral in moscow. the mass conducted by russian orthodox patriarch kirill was attended by president vladimir putin. the church has backed the kremlin leader s special military operation in ukraine. patriarch kirill said he hoped the conflict would end quickly but did not condemn it. well earlier i spoke