Said. this one post online to warn others. on the other side of russian-held crimea, mariupol under siege, say, the, quote, scum have found no other way to break us. the prize in the south is this, odesa, its opera house fortified, its coastline a heart of tasks, where the tide could bring russians in with it, yet still lapse as if nothing has changed. an estonian ship sank east of here, with ukrainian officials accusing russia of shelling it to act as cover for their landing ships. any hour now when the landing force could hold ir rento view.
Refuses to give up it seems. looting crippling life here. this russian soldier s bid to get into a cell phone store the sign of the lawless world they brought with them where food and medicine is lacking. and what life is left made more unbearable by the laying of trip wire mines local officials said. this one posted online to worn others. on the other side of russian-held crimea, mariupol under siege, without water or electricity. the mayor saying the russian, quote, scum have found no other way to break us. the prize in the south is this, odesa. its opera house fortified, its coastline a harder task. where the tide could bring russians in with it, yet still
Of combat fire and troops that they can still put into this campaign of theirs. and there is every indication they are going to do that. yes. very important to put that in context. barbara starr live at the pentagon. thanks. putin s invasion of ukraine could shift to this grinding war of attrition. we re seeing evidence of that. the deputy mayor of mariupol said they have been under 26 hours of consistent shelling. joining me is ben hodges, commanding general of u.s. army europe from 2014 to 2017. thanks so much for being with us. the news today is kherson, this city near the black sea has fallen. and mariupol under siege. we spoke to the deputy mayor who said they re surrounded, russian forces on all sides. he thinks they can hold out several days if they get help. about you if this is a war of attrition, general, what does it mean for the ukrainians?
Television. a pleasure to see you. thank you for being with us. i appreciate you joining us. we re getting new developments by the second here, cnn s live coverage of the russian invasion of ukraine continues right now. mariupol under siege, russian forces closing in on another major ukrainian city after taking control of kherson. good morning. i m erica hill in new york. and i m jim sciutto reporting from lviv, ukraine. right now, just a dire situation in mariupol. the deputy mayor there told cnn they have no power, water, or heat. as russian forces surround the city. in kherson, the first major city to fall under russian control, the mayor is now urging his people to follow orders from the russian forces there.