rockets. russian troops are attempting to break through the defenses and advance south, further into donbas. in a small town outside of kyiv, new video shows damaged and destroyed homes left by russian shelling during the first phase of this conflict. as ukraine s orthodox christians celebrate easter this weekend, ukraine s president said he was hopeful of prevailing against russia. translator: the 58th day of our defense is coming to an end. it ends on good friday, the day when death seems to have won. but we hope for a resurrection. we believe in the victory of life over death, and we pray that death loses. moscow has finally acknowledged casualties from the sinking of the moskva more than a week ago. says one sailor was killed, 27 missing. claiming the 396 remaining crew were rescued and taken to crimea. for more, let s bring in isa soares. hi to you, isa. reporter: a very good morning to you, michael. as our reporters meet more ukrainians, the stories of brutality a
cnn. more than 30 people are dead, dozens injured, after another deadly blast in afghanistan. the taliban say the explosion hit a mosque during friday prayers. the latest in a wave of explosions to strike afghanistan over the last week or so. most are claimed by isis or affiliated groups. no claim in the latest blast yet. some troubling news. statistics from health officials in the u.s. according to the centers for disease control, covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the u.s. during 2021. more than 415,000 people died from the virus. only heart disease and cancer had higher death tolls. now residents of boston are being told they should wear masks indoors again, after a 65%
you yulia. let s take a look out some other stories making news around the world. women in saudi arabia have taken to the roads for the first time in decades as the world s only ban on women motorists was lifted at midnight the overwhelming majority of saudi women still don t have driver s licenses and there are long waiting lists for lessons. authorities in zimbabwe have ruled out an election delay after an explosion hit a president emerson and god was a campaign rally now both the country s vice president and at least forty seven others were injured in the blast which officials say was terrorism the poll is set for july thirty. let s get the latest on the soccer world cup in russia and the russians for good if you sports is here to take us through the auction hi emily first of her the first match on sunday which was england against panama it was an exciting match it was