i will tell you definitely that the city will hold and today, kharkiv is unified as never before and i can tell you that the mood in the city is serious and everybody is focused but the city is united and we shall stand fast. further south, on the black sea, russia says it has seized control the port of kherson but that s disputed by the city s mayor. the city in ukraine is located on the dnieper river, and has a population of around a quarter of a million people. let s speak to hussain. he s in kherson with his wife and three year old daughter. he posted videos this morning of tanks outside his apartment.
city officials warn large numbers of people might have been killed after hours of continuous shelling. in southern ukraine, moscow claims to have seized control of the port city of kherson. the mayor says the city is surrounded, but is still under his control. heavy artillery strike an apartment building in borodyanka, northwest of the capital, kyiv. president zelensky accuses moscow of trying to erase his country s history. ukrainians are a symbol of resilience. a symbol of the fact that people in any country can become the best people on earth at any moment. glory to ukraine. thousands of eole glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed over - glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed over borders| glory to ukraine. thousands of- people streamed over borders seeking from russian attacks. athletes from russia and belarus will have to compete under a neutral flag in the 2022
i ask secretary of state blinken what now in just a few moments. first, our team is in place again from the white house and moscow to the battlefield which is where we start with richard engel. reporter: it was unprovoked, but this is what russian president vladimir putin unleashed on ukraine as the sun came up this morning a missile striking an industrial park in western ukraine. a helicopter assault on an airport outside kyiv close, intense fighting and there are civilian casualties local officials say this apartment building was struck in eastern ukraine, heartbreaking images of people bloodied, staggering out of their homes. and this is what remains of another family s apartment, a baby stroller among the debris we traveled to this ukrainian military installation near the eastern port city of mariupol this radar station took a direct hit. russia is picking off ukraine s military
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that is ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky with an appeal and also speaking about the damage that has been inflicted on ukrainian cities by russian troops. some of the other lines that we are just getting in now, we have heard that a plan to evacuate civilians from the besieged southern city of mariupol appears to have collapsed. ukrainian russian border says have blamed each other for failing to observe a ceasefire that would allow local people to escape and you might remember that a similar agreement fell apart on saturday so that is that latest news coming through the southern, south eastern port city of mariupol that for the second day attempt to evacuate trap citizens of foreign apart. now, borisjohnson now, boris johnson is now, borisjohnson is urging world leaders to match words with deeds and ukraine as he prepares to host talks with canadian and dutch by ministers in downing street