for now, the kremlin continues to insist that the big red square parade in moscow will go ahead, despite last night s explosions. in the run up to the parade, red square has been close to the public since the end of april. that is unusual, and it reflects the sense of uneasiness right now in russia. last year, the kremlin launched a full scale invasion of ukraine. it feels increasingly as if the war now is much closer to home. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let s go to ukraine. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. so are flat out denial from ukraine that they had anything to do with this. , , , this. yes, sophie, president zelensky this. yes, sophie, president zelensky said, this. yes, sophie, president zelensky said, we this. yes, sophie, president zelensky said, we don t - this. yes, sophie, president l zelensky said, we don t attack this. yes, sophie, president - zelensky said, we don t attack putin of moscow, so a strong rejection from ukraine. here in kyiv, one of
let s go to ukraine right now. president volodymyr zelenskyy is warning fighting in the key eastern city of bakhmut is growing more and more challenging right now. alex marquart is joining us live. what are you seeing on the ground, what are you hearing from ukrainian forces about the situation in the east? reporter: well, wolf, such fierce fighting here in eastern ukraine with so much of that focus on the battle for bakhmut that s been raging for the past several months. president volodymyr zelenskyy saying tonight that is the most difficult fight. ukrainian forces are coming under increased assault. cnn did reach out and speak with a soldier, ukrainian soldier in bakhmut today who said the situation is so tough it is 100% more difficult than ukrainian officials are willing to admit. but the same soldier saying they re not going to surrender,
they were to do that, it would be ill advised. let s go to ukraine right now, and alex marquardt is standing by in dnipro, and also, volodymyr zelenskyy was defiant in his approach, and what is this like today? well, it is a moment of reflection and people are looking back and realizing that this war is going on for quite some time and a moment of trepidation, because there is considerable fear that russia would try to do something on this day, and they are bracing for some type of russian attack, and it has not come this day, but they are talking about russian attacks that they could undertake, but thankfully, it has not happened, but president zelenskyy today, he has thanked the troops who have really obviously led the fight against the russian troops, and he has
not going to do anything that interferes with his economy continuing to come out and grow as a result of the covid over the last few years. so that s going to be his red line is i ll play, but not if it affects the economy. we ll see. certainly concerns in ukraine that this would lengthen the war as we approach the one-year anniversary. commander kirk lippold, thanks so much. thank you. let s go to ukraine now. maria is a member of ukraine s parliament. good to have you on this morning. we hope you re safe there. good afternoon from kyiv and good morning to you in the studio. i want to ask you about the topic we were just discussing there and that is u.s. officials warning that china is now considering arming russia in its war against ukraine. there had been a lot of hope in ukraine this could be the time ukraine breaks through those russian lines in the east. if china enters, what would that do to this war? would you be concerned that it might take away ukraine s advantage h
but first, my colleague cory coffin with today s other top news stories. cory. hey arrive. let s go to ukraine, the mayor of kyiv is mourning civilians they must prepare for the worst this winter if russia continues to strike the comp or s energy infrastructure. this comes as you volodymyr zelenskyy warned in his nightly video address, with hourly rotating blackouts, for half million people would be without power. the party in houston, after the astros were crowned the 2020 world series champions last night. the celebration will khamenei number eight tomorrow at noon. after the manager dusty baker became the oldest to win a title at 78. and just the third black manager to accomplish the feat. and our record power grew to an even larger 1.9 billion dollar after nolan won the lottery drawing on saturday night. the next chance, will be on