in some migrants. cnn goes in a hostile that is hosting asylum seekers. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in ukraine where officials are claiming progress in the south as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with its counteroffensive in the kherson region and president zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian troops. here he is. translator: the ukrainian military gradually liberates the territory of the kherson region. today a village was returned to our state. there are some successes in the zaporizhzhia region as well. fierce street fights continue in severdonetsk. donbas is holding firm. the losses the occupiers suffered are very heavy. the russian army has already about 32,000 dead souls as of today. what for? what benefits have you gained from this, russia? but russian casualties haven t stopped the kremlin s war. russian artillery is dismantle willing buildings used as sh