a sister who she could stay with, but she also lives in an area that is being heavily hit and she s living in a shelter at the moment. it is from all sides, she says. from there, and there, they can shell. with her fresh lipstick, she is a picture of pride and resilience. much like this city, still standing tall in the face of a ruthless enemy. now, the governor of kharkiv has said that at least three people were killed in the shelling yesterday. seven injured and this is what we re seeing day in and day out. but i do want to stress that ukrainian forces are fighting back, a lot of that bombardment you heard at the beginning of our piece is not just incoming, but also outgoing. they are determined to try to block off russia s supply route and while ukrainian authorities have in the officially claimed
trevor reed in a russian prison since 2020, he s on his way home, in an agreement between the united states and russia in a prisoner swap, how is an agreement like that made during a war? yeah, that s a very difficult process, john. and one of the things that happens is even when there is a lot of conflict between two countries, especially countries as prominent in the world as the united states and russia, there is always a diplomatic channel that we try to keep open with them. and that s not just within the state department. it is also within the department of defense. sometimes we re successful in doing it. sometimes we are not. sometimes it takes a really long time to get things like this done. but it shows that there is a way in which the diplomatic community and the military community work with their counterparts. they establish personal relationships with the people on the opposite side. they can work with them. they work through all the difficulties that are there.
responsibility for those explosion inside russia, including that one, of course, in belgorod, you did hear this sort of cryptic message or not really that cryptic message from a presidential adviser to volodymyr zelenskyy. sooner or later, your debts will have to be paid back. just to remind people, you are in kharkiv, where that report was filed, belgorod, one of the sites that there was an explosion, one of the three sites inside the russian border where there was an explosion, perhaps a sign of ukrainians fighting back. as you said, why saw evidence of ukrainian effort yourself there. i m being sensitive to the fact here, no matter who is winning or losing, there are innocent ukrainians caught in the middle of it. you got a sense that the ukrainian resistance is growing stronger, the capabilities are getting higher. reporter: i do, actually, john. and it has been quite surprising to see. but there is a real feeling,
covered, going to washington, right to the white house, pleading for help, pleading for prisoner swap like we have seen take place here. trevor reed in exchange for konstantin yurchenko, involved in a dea investigation for drug smuggling. of course, trevor reed first, family first. trevor reed, his time in a russian prison, in addition to not knowing when he would get his freedom, has been difficult. he s had hunger strikes to protest not just his imprison, but treatment there, he had symptoms of tuberculosis, more recently he said he broke a rib, he was not getting proper treatment in prison as well. the ordeal for trevor reed, the ordeal for his family, bigger picture we should note, here are the u.s. and russia who are currently o ly on opposite sidea war, speaking, a prisoner swap
in a prisoner swap. what does this mean for talks between the west and russia during this war because obviously this means they are talking and making some progress at least in one area here. we re hearing from trevor s mother, in real time. she is, as you can imagine, elated. stay with us for more. air wick. essential mist aroma fragrances. for an exhilarating blend of essential oils. curated with citrus and mint toto uplift the senses and transform yoyour mood. air wick essential mist aroma. we believe there an innovator in all of us. that s why we build technology that makes it possible for every business. and every person. to come to the table and do more incredible things.