that would be destroyed. d0 information regarding the bombshells that would be destroyed. that would be destroyed. do you think that the that would be destroyed. do you think that the russian that would be destroyed. do you think that the russian forces - that would be destroyed. do you j think that the russian forces will overwhelm the city soon? 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. the mayor of kharkiv speaking to me as the city comes under sustained continued attack.
than 20 people have been killed in the past 24 hours, and there are reports of fighting in the streets involving russian paratroopers. the mayor of kharkiv is igor terekhov. he told me the situation in the city right now translation: it is a very tense situation now. we can hear shelling, explosions and they shell houses and premises and administrative buildings. we have to go to the basement, to the bomb shelter to save the lives of the people. actually, the situation is very serious and all over the city of kharkiv, there is intense fighting from all sides, and obviously this situation is very dangerous.
is there hope for people to survive? we have bomb shelters and we did not have any cases where people died in the bomb shelters, they are dying in their houses and they die when they move around the city when they move or drive. but we don t have information regarding the bomb shelters which would be destroyed. do you think that the russian forces will overwhelm the city soon?
the pro ukrainian western government. and russia s offensive reaches deep into ukraine. these are pictures of what is claimed to be a russian air strike on the ukrainian city that is 80 miles west of kiel. rescuers are searching for survivors. in the southern city of kherson, with a population of a quarter of a filmed russian tanks. i think i should stop recording until somebody shoots me on the hand. each side is now disputing whether the city is under russian control. in nearby woodland their ardour several dead bodies. locals say there are local civilians after an ultimatum for surrender was ignored. president zelensky c showing his face as often as possible has become a wartime
as well as numerous other cities across the country and near the border. in a televised address, president putin told the ukrainian military to put down their weapons and warned that anyone who interfered with russia s actions would face retaliation, and, in his words consequences that you have never experienced in your history . us presidentjoe biden denounced the attacks as unprovoked and unjustified and said the world would hold russia accountable. borisjohnson said he was appalled by the events, and that the uk and its allies will respond decisively. our correspondent aruna iyengar has the latest. it has long been threatened and now it has started. explosions were heard in kyiv, the capital, the eastern port city, black sea port of odessa and strategic sites, this after vladimir putin announced he was embarking on a military operation. translation: ., , .,