perry in kyiv. cal, how are you reacting to the latest round of nuclear threats weapons? on the surface, i think people hear government officials are saying that this is a lot of reports, and he s a mad man, and we expected this. but we scratch into the surface, it s sort of a lot less clear, and people are much more fearful. they are preparing to hand out iodine tablets here in kyiv to first responders who would be responsible for the evacuation. so people are talking about it, they are certainly worried about it. and the bigger picture of this is the more battlefield gains that ukraine makes, they worry that the mad man could drop a nuclear weapon. and when you look at these battlefield gains, they are stunning! and isn t part of the country, the city of limon, fell about 22 hours ago, ukraine troops now and control of that city. lawrence, we talked about the six month ago. russian soldiers leaving behind their dead in the streets of these cities and education that even though they
south tonight president zelenskyy said, dozens of settlements have been liberated from the russian pseudo-referendum. this week alone, our soldiers are not stopping and only a matter of time before we expel the occupier from all of our land. meanwhile, the putin continues to threaten the use of nuclear weapons in ukraine. joining us now with the latest, nbc news correspondent cal perry in kyiv. cal, how are you reacting to the latest round of nuclear threats weapons? on the surface, i think people hear government officials are saying that this is a lot of reports, and he s a mad man, and we expected this. but we scratch into the surface, it s sort of a lot less clear, and people are much more fearful. they are preparing to hand out iodine tablets here in kyiv to first responders who would be responsible for the evacuation. so people are talking about it, they are certainly worried about it. and the bigger picture of this is the more battlefield gains that ukraine makes, they worry th
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lines. fighting so fierce, a nuclear reactor was shut down and the head of zaporizhzhia s regional administration feared the mission would be called off [ speaking non-english he says, in terms of intensity, this was one of the heaviest attacks. both ukraine and russia blame each other for violence around the plant in nearby zaporizhzhia residents fearing the worst, lining up for iodine tablets, instructed to take them within six hours if radiation leaks svetlana groha has a 7-month-old baby do you worry you might have to give iodine to your baby? [ speaking non-english she says, yes, because i don t know how it will affect my child at the nuclear plant, a handful of u.n. technical experts remain there tonight and will keep working there for several more days lester still fueling worries around the world. all right, josh, thank you. just in tonight, a panel of cdc advisers
at a hospital where they are handing out iodine tablets to people just in case there is a nuclear disaster. i want you to hear from one young woman who told me what she s concerned about. take a listen. do you worry you might have to give iodine to your baby? translator: yes, because i don t know how it might affect my child, what the consequences could be for her. reporter: yesterday officials here held a drill for how they would immediately get 10,000 people out of the area from the immediate area near the nuclear power plant if there was an incident. just the latest step there, to prepare for the worst, even as those inspectors try to get the situation there under control, lindsey. josh lederman, heartbreaking interview. after the break, we ll tell you about a new round of covid booster shots that could be available within days. plus, minority groups facing