he thought that this military escalation, this aggression will not meet that much resistance. at the same time, we see uk ukrainian people fighting quite hard despite the overwhelming force of russian military. and we see the fighting that now takes place in kyiv, in other major cities. um, i think putin miscalculated that this would be a a walk in the park for russian military. but clearly, it has not been. all right. vladimir, really appreciate your insights. thanks for taking the time. thank you. all right. our breaking-news coverage continues after a break with my colleague, anna coren. i will see you a bit later. hot tutub, why not? and of course, puppy-friendly. wewe don t like to say perfect, but it s pretty perfect.
fighting that we have heard overnight. and, that is, in the western part of the city. michael, for the first time, we did hear explosions within the city limits. that was a couple hours ago, um, and that was that has been of great concern because it is an indication that this fighting is getting closer and closer. now, we have just heard from the military law enforcement service, telling us that according to preliminary information, those explosions that we heard were ukrainian forces uh targeting what they are calling a a column of equipment of the occupiers. that includes two cars, two trucks, that are full of ammunition they said, and a tank. that is what the the military is saying caused those explosions in the early hours of the morning. now, as you noted, michael, this fighting is continuing now on all sides of the capital kyiv. sn significant battles we are told
and i asked him whether he was willing to go back to ukraine and he said, yes, if the situation worsens not if it gets better but if it gets worse. he says he is willing to join the military, and willing to fight and die for his country if it comes to that. scott mclean in poland. now, a leading figure in the opposition movement in russia helped to found the anti-corruption foundation, and was forced to leave the country because of politically-motivated prosecution by russian authorities. um, good to see you, sir. he joins me now from new york. uh, first of all, did you think it could come to this? russia, about to enter, militarily, a major european capital? it really was unthinkable about until three days ago. sincerely, i thought that it was putin s bluffing, and when the
head for safety. here is what they told us. translator: my friend and i went to the carpathian for a yoga meditation. we stayed there for a couple days, and then we heard the war had started. russia started the war. we decided to go back even though it is a dangerous trip but our children and families are there, and we have to be with them. it can be dangerous and our husbands were telling us maybe we shouldn t travel. they suggested we stay here for a bit until everything calms down but we are mothers and our hearts are are telling us to go home. translator: i was at the train station in kyiv all night and i was scared of russian army attacks and air strikes on the station all night. so, we stayed in a shelter at the station. this morning, i boarded the intercity train. we traveled for about eight hours, and arrived in lviv. my wife is already here.
welcome back. ukraine s interior ministry is warning residents of kyiv that there is, quote, active fighting going on in the streets of the city. it is clear russian troops are closing in on the capital. there is fighting now reported to the north, to the west, to the east and the south as well as inside the city limits. now, this was the scene at dawn in western kyiv. the ukrainian military says a russian tank was destroyed there. more now on that dire warning from ukraine s interior ministry that active fighting is taking place in kyiv and urging residents to stay calm. now, there was a statement on