was installed as mayor by russian forces. hours, ago they say a second ukrainian mayor, from the zaporizhzhia region, was captured by russians as well. even as the russians step up their aggression, zelenskyy continues to communicate a message of defiance. he said that if russia wants to take control of kyiv they will have to, quote, kill us all. later in the hour, i will be joined by petra georges and go. the former president of ukraine who was succeeded by zelenskyy. he also remains in kyiv, all the speaking with him about the situation there. meanwhile, in response to ukraine s continued calls for, helped the united states has authorized another $200 million in the additional military assistance aid. that brings the total amount the u.s. has given to ukraine to 1.2 billion dollars so far. yesterday, french president emmanuel macron, and german chancellor olaf scholz, spoke with putin, demanding an immediate cease fire. but, a french officials said, putin was not showing signs
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