inner voice (furniture maker): i m constantly nodding. .because i know everything about furniture. .but with the business side. .i m feeling a little lost. quickbooks can help. an easy way to get paid, pay your staff and know where your business stands. new business? no problem. yeah. success starts with intuit quickbooks. i want to go back to nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin who s standing by in lviv and western ukraine. the breaking news we have is that a second cease-fire attempt has failed in the mariupol region of ukraine. this is the second such effort in about 24 hours. and erin, these people are desperate to get out. they needed a safe corridor, a green corridor, if you will, to do so. they tried yesterday, it didn t last. they tried again today, it didn t last. so, what s happening? hey ali, well we just heard from the icrc, a call for both
whose family is in another part of ukraine, particularly eastern and southeastern ukraine. they can t contact them. they don t know where they are. they don t know if they are dead or alive. so, it s not just the ability to get out of the country. it s basics like communication. mariupol it s cold. it s winter. they ve got heat and supply issues. this continues to be a massive issue. erin, thanks for your reporting. erin maclachlan is live in lviv, ukraine. joining me now is heather connally. she is the former director of the europe, russia, and eurasia program at the center for strategic and international studies. heather, thank you for being with us. we ve spoken a lot this morning to experts and elected officials about this whole issue of ukraine wanting a no fly zone above ukraine. and, how nato and the western are agreeing to that. but, there is some sort of a deal that s being made that involves nato and the united states supplying poland with f 16 jets. and, poland giving ukrain
eight years, though, he believes something fundamental has changed. following the maidan revolution, he believes that people have gotten a taste of what it means to be a part of a free ukraine, to be a part of europe. and they don t want to look back. he said that was, clear as they were essentially laying their lives on the line yesterday. it is an illustration, perhaps, of why a free ukraine is an existential threat to someone like russian president vladimir putin. ali? erin, thank you, my old friend. i know you ve been doing this for a lifetime, but your ability to bear witness and show us what this looks like is invaluable. erin mclaughlin in lviv, ukraine. a little while ago i brought you an interview with governor gab or pro kai, deputy mayor of this village, 240 kilometers from here. as my director to cut the music out for a second. he came here nine days ago, and
says their efforts to establish a so-called green corridor for safe passage have once again resulted in the shelling s by the russian side. you notice also, they warned civilians to stay indoors and seek shelter. i want to go to nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin who s standing by in lviv, in western ukraine. she joins us with this story and the story of ukrainian resistance and defiance. aaron, it s something you ve been covering from the beginning. it s bigger than the world expected to see. that s right, ali. yesterday, in the port city of kherson, something remarkable happened. thousands of people taking to the streets to rail against their russian occupiers. in a show, really, that while russian forces may be able to take some of these towns and cities, occupying that will be much more difficult. in kherson ukraine, defiance.