do you know, it s hard to believe, it really hard to believe sitting here actually when the war started, when the bombs started. it was six months. it has been six months since vladimir putin launched his murderous and entirely unprovoked war on ukraine, six months of death raining down from the sky, six months of innocent men, women, children slaughtered. six months of people driven away from homes, schools, churches, hospitals and shelters bombed. we remember it. it s still going on. it s unimaginable and going on today. missile strikes across the country. but this is how it began. watch this. here is our breaking news, vladimir putin announcing a special military operation claiming to protect donbas. matthew chance will join us. i just heard a big bang right here behind me. i told you we shouldn t have done the live shot here. wow. six months. right when it started on this program. just couple minutes from now. cnn reporters risking their lives in the war zone bearing
right now. [ speaking non-english ] i m ready she says. if by god the russians come here i ll shoot them all and my hands won t even shake. i ll throw grenades at them. an air strike hit a bomb shelter hiding hundreds beneath a theater. this satellite image from two days earlier showing the building standing with children written large outside. now we re trying to get out of this area as quickly as possible. our other car completely destroyed. clothes, belongings and restraints all indicate these people were a threat to no one in the moments before they were killed. i ll never forget what i saw myself. the people who lost everything and the brutal assaults in the cities under siege. shes at her mother s house outside of kharkiv when russian bombardment grew closer. everything was doing this here. shaking.
ukraine s president says russia has killed more than 100 children in this invasion so far. he was asked wednesday if russia using chemical weapons would be a red line. i don t understand the meaning of red lines. what else should we wait for, for letting russians kill 200, 300, or 400 children? more now on that attack on the heater in mariupol from cnn s nick paton walsh. reporter: the flicker of flame here where russia s barbarism peaked and an air strike hit a bomb shelter hiding hundreds beneath the theater, said local officials. the damage so complete, the entrance was reduced to rubble. this satellite image from two days earlier showing the building standing with children written large outside.
calling them scum and traitors. translator: any people, the russian people especially, are able to distinguish true patriots from bastards and traitors, and will spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths. i am certain that this necessary and natural cleaning of our society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, togetherness, and our readiness to answer any calls to action. we are still waiting for word on the fate of hundreds of people who were taking shelter in that theater in mariupol when it was hit by a russian bomb. cnn s nick paton walsh has our report. reporter: the flicker of flame here where russia s barbarism peaked and an air strike hit a bomb shelter hiding hundreds beneath a theater, said local officials.
a remark, the kremlin called unforgiveable. i think he is a war criminal. well, we are still waiting for word on the fate of hundreds of people who were taking shelter in a theater in mariupol when it was hit by a russian bomb. cnn s nick paton walsh has our report. reporter: the flicker of flame here where russia s bashism peaked and an air strike hit a bomb shelter hiding hundreds beneath a theater said local officials. the damage so complete, the entrance was reduced to rubble. this satellite image from two days earlier, showing the building standing with children outside. in case you are still thinking nobody knew who was here, videos had been circulating for days of the hell inside.