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dawn about to break in eastern ukraine on orthodox sunday. as many find themselves experiencing hell on earth. but they may be the lucky ones. still alive even as ukraine sees more carnage and more destruction. the trenches may be more evidence of russia s ongoing efforts to cover up its war crimes. ukrainian officials say they are mass graves, west of mariupol. cnn has not independently clarified or verified the claims. but they appear to be verified by satellite photos of the area. ukraine defense ministry says forces hit 17 air targets on saturday including three russian aircraft and five cruise missiles. it claims a strike in charsen killed two russian generals. cnn has not verified this claim.
eight people. the city s mayor says an infant was among the dead in that residential building there. and ukraine s defense ministry says a strike on a russian command post in the southern kherson region took out two russian generals. russia not commenting on that attack. ukraine s military says it hit 17 air targets on saturday, including three russian aircraft, five cruise missiles, and nine drones. now, mr. zelenskyy faced reporters saturday in a two-hour news conference held inside an underground metro station. cnn s phil black was there. reporter: we are emerging from an extraordinary wartime presidential press conference that was both theatrical and relatively safe from russian missiles. president zelenskyy summoned the ukrainian and international media deep underground to attend a slickly produced event in one of kyiv s metro stations.
was among the dead in that residential building there. and ukraine s defense ministry says it hit 17 air targets on saturday, including three russian aircraft, five cruise missiles, and nine drones. and it reports a strike on a russian-command post in the southern kherson region took out two russian generals. russia, not commenting on that attack. moldova s foreign ministry has summoned russia s ambassador following comments made by a russian general. on friday, tass quoted the officer as saying the russian military is aiming to control southern ukraine, and access moldova. for more on all of this, i am joined from kyiv by jeffrey getleman who is a foreign correspondent for the new york times, and a fine one at that. i wanted to ask you about these commanders comments saying the military the broader aim, is not just that land corridor from donbas to crimea but stretching as far as moldova. you were there in moldova
week that their goal is full control of the eastern donbas region, and to build a land bridge through crimea. the ukrainian military says that it hit 17 air targets yesterday. the statement posted on telegram says the targets included three russian aircraft, five cruise missiles and nine drones. russian forces stepped up their attacks on a steel plant in mariupol, where soldiers and civilians are holed up. a senior ukrainian official says the plant is being shelled continuously, it is the last major bastion of ukraine s defense of the city. want to go to ukraine for the latest. cnn s isa soares is with us from lviv. so good to see you this morning. talk to us about what we know regarding this potential visit by defense secretary austin and secretary of state blinken. reporter: good morning, christi. good morning, boris. it was we don t know much at this hour because it took many people, i think it is fair to say, by surprise. it was a press conference,