welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states announce more sanctions on russia, as the war enters the second year. a slow-moving storm floods highways and prompts a rare blizzard warning in southern california. details plus the wintery forecast for tens of millions of people. alex murdaugh back on the stand, prosecutors target the lies the disgraced lawyer admits telling while maintaining he did not kill his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the second year of russia s war on ukraine is beginning with reports of more attacks, we re told russian forces have shelled the southern district overnight into saturday and just a short time ago came word of heavy explosions in the occupied city of mariupol. confirming the destruction of an ammunition depot. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed his call to arms. here h
resistance, and at that refusal to come under russian control. from kharkiv to kherson, odessa to donbas, museums, opera houses and art have been targeted, looted and destroyed. and yet, a heroic effort to save and protect this heritage has been under way since the first missile struck. here, at the national museum of the history of ukraine, an exhibit on this past year of war, and especially reminders that so many russian targets were clearly marked. children, people live here. former deputy cultural minister of lessia luta tells us that across the country many curators took shelter inside with their collections. that s the situation of virtual every ukrainian museum. you can t have objects from the collection, museum, objects on display. they have to be secured. they have to be cared for.