high. plus a funeral procession will take place soon as they demand answers for the killing of one of the arab world s most prominent journalists. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us. first time since russia invaded ukraine 11 weeks ago, a russian civilian has been killed on russian soil by ukrainian shelling. report comes from the governor of belgorod just across the border from ukraine s second largest city kharkiv. ukraine won t say whether it s responsible for a series of recent attacks on the region. meanwhile new drone video and satellite images show ukraine has blown up at least two pontoon bridges in luhansk region. russians building them to move farther west in donbas offensive. and ukrainians claim they ve recaptured more villages in the kharkiv region, much of the area still in range of russian artillery fire. in the south, ukraine is offering to swap russian prisoners of war for wounded ukrai
the country has tried to stay neutral, and the war on ukraine has changed fin land s views of the kremlin, and their president said putin has himself to blame. take a listen. well, if that would be the case that we choose, my response would be that you caused this. look at the mirror. and neighboring sweden is also close to deciding whether it will also pursue nato membership cnn s nick robinson, good to see you nick, we spoke about people in the country questioning why it s happening so quickly and saying there was nothing to suggest russia would invade fin land, what is the leadership of the country saying about the speed of this decision and some of the criticism. the statement, along with the prime minister, is going to make a statement right around about this time. they are joining nato, it not the definitive joining. it will be in a key time in the parliament next week. it s going to set the direction and tone for the country. they have kept their thoughts and vie
Breaking news out of the middle east, Especial Msnbc our from irans state tv. They are reporting that irans president , Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a Helicopter Crash on sunday. The president was traveling back from a visit to azerbaijan, when the helicopter he was in made a crash landing. For hours, Rescue Workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. Have found the crash site, and there were no survivors. That weather is believed to have contributed to the crash, and it certainly slowed down a Search And Rescue efforts which were going on for hours. U. S. Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, earlier on sunday saying intelligence authorities informed him that there is, quote, no evidence of foul play in this crash, adding that it looks like an accident. It is still being fully investigated. The death of irans president comes during a volatile time in the region. Iran and israel have exchanged attacks directly on each other, just last month, and militant groups, backed b
Border when the helicopter he was traveling in made a crash landing. Fur hours Rescue Workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. There were no survivors. Bad weather impeded the search. U. S. Majority Senate Leader Chuck Schumer says intelligence authorities informed him there was no evidence of foul play and looks like an accident, but its still being viewed as an accident. The death comes at a volatile time in this region. Iran and israel have exchanged attacks on each other and militant groups attacked israel as well as ships in the red sea. The countrys Supreme Leader still remains in control over iran after this unfortunate news. Lets go to nbc chief correspondent richard engel. Richard, as you have been following this story, what is the right way to look at this, summarize it, and what are the reactions that youre looking for from the region . Reporter so this was a shocking turn of events. A Helicopter Crash. I also am hearing from sources that foul weather, not
Breaking news out of the middle east, a special msnbc our from Iranian State tv, they are reporting that irans president , Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a Helicopter Crash on sunday but the president was traveling back from a visit to the Iranian Border with azerbaijan when the helicopter he was traveling in made a crash landing. For hours, Rescue Workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. They have found the crash site and there were no survivors. Bad weather is believed to have contributed to this crash, and it certainly slowed down a Search And Rescue efforts, going on for hours. U. S. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, earlier on sunday, saying intelligence authorities informed him that there is, quote, no evidence of foul play in this crash, adding that it looks like an accident. It is still being fully investigated. Now, the death of irans president , comes during a volatile time in the region. Iran and israel have exchanged attacks directly on each other just la