desperate measures to try to hold the front line. vladimir putin inspecting his troops and firing a rifle himself in a new wartime show of force. also this hour president biden is in the critical midterm battleground state of pennsylvania touting infrastructure spending as many voters are stressed out about inflation and the economy. i ll ask former treasury secretary larry summers for his up to the minute assessment of the recession threat. and new turmoil right now in britain after the prime minister liz truss abruptly announces her resignation after six short but troubled weeks in power. we ll get a read on the instability and what it means for the uk and the world. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. all right. let s get straight to the new developments out there on the battlefield in ukraine. we re tracking very fierce fighting in occupied territory, especially in the south, as moscow s
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in most of the country as intense strikes on power plants continue using cheap kamikaze drones that they say iran has provided to the russian army. this spokeswoman rejecting the allegations. translator: this is nothing more than a collection of unsubstantiated inferences that br britain and france are trying to build into a structure and it collapses front of everyone. reporter: on russian tv , this military expert and defense ministry adviser seemed to admit the origin of the drones, not realizing his mic was hot, he tells the host translator: let s not shake the boat too much. we all know that they are iranian, but the authorities did not admit that. reporter: but the russians are now admitting things are not going well on the battlefield. the top commander acknowledging his force s position in ukraine s south is, quote, tense.
intense strikes on power plants continue using cheap kamikaze drones which kyiv says iran has provided to the russian army. the spokeswoman for russia s foreign ministry rejecting the allegations. translator: this is nothing more than a collection of unsubstantiated inferences and far-fetched assumptions that britain and france are trying to build into a structure. and every time it all collapses in front of everyone. reporter: but on russian tv this military expert and defense ministry adviser seemed to admit the origin of the drones, not realizing his mike was hot. he tells the host translator: let s not shake the boat too much. we all know that they are iranian. but the authorities do not admit that. reporter: but the russians are now admitting things are not going well on the battlefield. the top commander acknowledging his forces position in ukraine s south is, quote, tense. and wolf, brand new info we got
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