troops back to their own border. todd: matt finn in lviv with the latest, matt. good morning in ukraine russia did not gain ground on wednesday. in fact, ukraine reclaimed about the second largest city here according to the british defense ministry. russian troops are now recruiting from kharkiv and so far russia has not been able to see that city in part because it did not anticipate the return flight from its people. this is happening the ukraine armed forces. the deputy chief said russia is concentrating in eastern ukraine because putin s plans to retake kyiv and the entire country. to the south of mariupol, hundreds remain trapped in a dire standoff against the russians in brutal conditions. in the steel plant being bombarded by russia. the dire standoff between ukrainian russians and russia has gone on for months. that city, i want to claim they
appears to be the target of a ramped up russian attack, including cruise missiles fired from the air and sea. on monday, multiple missile strikes reported throughout the day. many analysts believe russia wants to capture all of ukraine s black sea ports. in mariupol, ukrainian fighters say they re still folding out at that besieged steel plant. government video shows a ukrainian flag still flying over the iron and steel works, though cnn cannot independently verify it s still there. and video from kharkiv sees the aftermath of an attack on a convoy that killed several people. authorities say they lost contact with the convoy on friday. for the very latest in ukraine, let s bring in isa soares in lviv. good to see you, lisa. good morning, john.
proof perhaps that even the most innocent are not immune to the scars of russia s war. an incredibly brave little girl. and i ll have much more from lviv in the next hour, but first, back to john in atlanta. thank you, isa. now, an alabama corrections officer accused of helping a murder suspect escape from jail has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. an 11-day nationwide man hunt fr the pair ended on monday in a car chase. cnn s nadia romero picks up the story from here. it ended the way that we knew it would, they are in custody. reporter: a defiant and triumph lauderdale county sheriff rick singleton detailing what happened when u.s. marshals captured casey white and vicky white. first, this truck spotted in indiana, reported to alabama authorities sunday night. after the vehicle was located
invaders launched a missile strike at odesa. a city where almost every street has something memorable. something historical. but for the russian army, it doesn t matter. they would only kill and destroy. odesa, kharkiv region, donbas, they don t care. we have cnn correspondents across the region covering the conflict from every angle. our isa soares is in lviv. barbie that dell is in rome. nic robertson is in helsinki. matthew chance is in moscow. isa standing by in lviv, first off, the horrific bombing of the school. what more do we know about that? reporter: good morning, kim. just truly horrific, and we are having listening and hearing from luhansk officials giving us updates on what unfolded as that bomb dropped into that school, turning that school into just a pile of rubble. what the governor said is that initially, like you clearly
stuart crawford, thank you very much. thank you. well, the european union is proposing a ban on russian oil imports but may find it tricky to actually implement it. it s part of this package of sanctions on moscow. the czech republic and bulgaria asking for an exemption. here s more now from hungary s foreign minister. have a listen. translator: it is not a matter of lack of political will or a question about intention or time. this is simply a physical, geographical, and in infrastructural reality. while the european commission president says the ban on russian oil is the next step to make russian president vladimir putin, quote, pay a high price for his brutal aggression on ukraine. i ll have much more from lviv next hour, but first, want to go back to kim in atlanta. thank you so much, isa. the u.s. central bank has an