there was that fuel depot that was hit by helicopter attack in belgorod, that russians say they will attack decisionmaking centers, including possibly kyiv. how seriously should that threaten taken? there have been many threats from russians that have not come to fruition. how about that one? this is purely an idle threat. in the 2008 war in georgia, that was the first thing they tried to go after, command and control centers. same thing in 2014 during the annexation of crimea. server the communications, those command structures in the capital. this is is not new. russia has been trying to hit them to this point, they ve been unsuccessful. it s a threat to deter ukraine from conducting cross-border attacks. this has been a primary focus, but russia has not been able to
different for the russian forces when it comes to night and day. it s certainly was different and it is quite to the west of the country. pardon me if you are just getting the earpiece and the control room coming back with the audio. but some of the developments we are watching the convoy headed to the capital city of kyiv is considerably larger than it was when we looked at that yesterday. images coming through and about 40 miles long. a tremendous amount of russian troops and our moment in that convoy. also, through images, telling us there is a helicopter attack in the northern part of the border and additional infantry. something else we are watching out, a battle to the south of the country. that is close to the crimea peninsula. that is key importance because it has a bridge over the river. that would allow whoever
doesn t just occur on ukrainian soil. it is going to have local effects on russian territory. i think it is a signal, frankly, to the u.s., also, that ukraine is going to take the fight forward to the forward staging areas for russia and wage war there and do it in a responsible manner. they are not looking to go after civilian targets. they are not looking to do the barbarous activities the russians are doing. that s supposed to be subtext to the u.s. to provide more capable systems. combat vehicles. i want the ambassador to weigh in specifically on that point as well. does this strike, the helicopter attack signal a shift, ambassador? because ukrainians have been on the offensive around the capital of kyiv. but president zelenskyy is warning of new russian assaults in the east and the south. yeah, i think it is a signal, an important signal. one is that helicopters can apparently fly 25 kilometers
be sent to ukraine. in a new video tonight, president zelenskyy warned those drafted in russia against joining the war. speaking and russian, he said, quote, worn every such conscript, their parents, we do not need knew that people here. protect your children so that they would not become the villains. do not let them join the army. to whatever you can to keep them alive at home. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, ali arouzi in lviv. ali, what s the latest on the ground tonight? good evening, jonathan. starting with that helicopter attack, the russians are saying that the two ukrainian helicopters attacked and oil that put just across the border. the greens haven t confirmed or denied it. but if they did, it s fairly significant. it will be the first time in this war that the ukrainians penetrated russian airspace and launched an attack over there. and it would be in a brazen
happen that any president of the united states would fear fear russia because america for us was always a symbol of democracy and i have faith that ukraine is also now full ukraine also a symbol of freedom. bret: did you order the attack into russian soil, the ukrainian helicopter attack on a russian military depot across from kharkiv, across the border in russia? i m sorry, i do not discuss any of my orders as commander-in-chief, the leader of this state and there are things which i only share with the military armed forces of ukraine and when they talk with me. you need to understand that on that territory that you