andrew. teddy joins his brother wilder in keeping his mom and dad sleep deprived. we congratulate all of them. thanks so much for that and for joining us. anderson starts now. good evening. as ukraine continues to prepare in ways to launch a counter offensive today russia launched more missile strikes against civilians including one of the deadliest strikes of the war this year. the missiles hit residential buildings in two cities. ukrainian officials say at least 23 are confirmed dead including four children in the city of aman. a missile slammed into that apartment building they were sleeping in. and in dnipro a mother and her 2-year-old child were also reported killed. the list of noncombatants they ve killed is a list of a long one. and tonight as the rubble is cleared that list is likely to grow. cnn s tim was in uman was there as some were found. how does it compare to the attacks you ve seen all throughout this war? reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, no
ukraine officials say la s 23 confirmed that. in the city and mitchell slammed into that apartment building, they were sleeping in. and in dnipro, also reported killed, russia routinely denies they are targeting civilians with a list of noncombatants killed is a long one, and tonight as they continue to be clear, that list is likely to grow, cnn s team is there, as some of the dead were found. with us last night, joining us about the attached have been recording how does today compared today through out this work lacks reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, not the worst we have seen since the war has began but after weeks of not months or less of missile attacks like this, in terms of their intensity. the numbers they tell are much more intimate and horrifying where they have had an apartment block, families who knew each other and under that rubble tonight, firefighters are still looking for a boy and girl that parents are trying to reach their children for but ge
the uk today for the first time since the russian invasion of ukraine. the first stamps featuring king charles the third had been unveiled by the royal mail. and lebronjames has become the nba s all time leading scorer, passing the 39 year old record. hello and welcome. more than 9500 people are now known to have died following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. the death toll is likely to rise significantly as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to their injuries and the bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939, and they have triggered dozens of after shocks along the east anatolian fault line. it is one of the world s most active areas for seismic activity. we can show you the scene live now at one attempted search and rescue operation. this scene, replicated throughout turkey and, indeed, northern syria. rescuers still hope to find survivors beneath
ukraine will never be a victory for russia. what does victory look like and are we give them enough to win the war or just surviving? if you want victory, we have to do more. plus, rising tensions. you are approaching chinese airspace. as the u.s. continues to warn china about sending weapons to ukraine, tensions are rising in the south china sea. is the pentagon preparing to move more troops to taiwan? my guests this morning, if national security adviser to president biden jake sullivan and dan sullivan of alaska. and off the rails. i sincerely hope that when all of the politicians get here including biden to get back from touring ukraine that he s got some money left over. donald trump travels to the site of the toxic train derailment in ohio to bash the biden administration for focusing more overseas, creating the first real split screen moment of the 2024 campaign. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief white house correspondent kristen