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pontoon bridges in luhansk region. russians building them to move farther west in donbas offensive. and ukrainians claim they ve recaptured more villages in the kharkiv region, much of the area still in range of russian artillery fire. in the south, ukraine is offering to swap russian prisoners of war for wounded ukrainian soldiers in the azovstal steel plant. as many as 600 people inside the factory need medical attention but believes all civilians are out. translator: even though the enemy outnumbers us by far, they ve got aviation, navy, and for us, it is just not enough to hear from them they re doing everything possible.
and this is what putin s war, the one he s trying to justify looks like. death raining down from the sky on innocent civilian who s never wanted war. a school in eastern ukraine where people were sheltering bombed over the weekend. 60 people feared dead. cnn s sam kylie spoke to survivors. translator: i got slammed down by a sled bent into a ball. then another explosion, small rocks sprinkled darkness. that is a senior u.s. defense official says there are what they re calling anecdotal reports of russian troops and even some officers refusing to obey orders to move forward in putin s donbas offensive. more on all that ahead. after 11 days on the run, the manhunt for an alabama escape convict and an excorrections officer is over. vicki white dead reportedly of a self inflicted gunshot wound. casey white in custody.
own borders to a counteroffensive. a senior official tells cnn anecdotal reports reveal that some russian troops and officers are refusing to obey orders to move forward in the new donbas offensive. the bodies of 44 civilians found in the rubble of a five-story building in the town of izyum. ukrainian officials say the building was destroyed by russian forces. russian troops have been in control of izyum for nearly two months. this is the last holdout in the besieged city of mariupol. and ukrainian officials say several hundred soldiers remaining at the azovstal steel plant are refusing to give up the fight. at least 100 civilians, mostly men, are still trapped. video shows a ukrainian flag still flying over the steel plant. cnn cannot verify that it is still there. and here at home, the house of representatives today will consider an additional $40 billion in supplemental funding for ukraine. president biden calling on cock to act immediately, warning that
counteroffensive that has gained ground around the city. bodies of 44 civil januarys discovered in the rubble of a five-story building in izyum under russian control. ukrainians say the building was destroyed by the russians. in mariupol, several hundred soldiers are holding out in the azovstal steel plant. at least 100, mostly men, are still trapped there. you can see the flag flying over the plant. cnn cannot verify in the flag is still is there. and a senior official tells cnn that anecdotal reports show that some russian officers are refusing to obey orders to move forward in the donbas offensive. some of these officers have either refused to obey orders or not obeying them with the same measure of alacrity it that you would expect an officer to obey. joining us a retired major