people on the ground here in ukraine that they will really appreciative of the first lady dr. jill biden was on the ground, and ventured into ukraine, not to staying on the border, that was very important to them. russian troops continue to advance into ukraine ahead of their annual may 9th holiday commemorating the soviet victory against nazi germany, what more can you add to the russian victory getting reaction there in lviv? there s clear a lot of tension across ukraine right now, we re worried about what s gonna happen as we move into victory day, there s been air raid sirens across the country today including here in lviv earlier. quiet right now, just after midnight, but again there s a lot of people under concern that russian troops on the ground here are frantically trying to give vladimir putin something that he can claim as a triumph on this victory day, as you know it s a day every year where he likes to flex the military muscle
and the center of ukraine. it is a key port city. it is one that his forces have been beseiging for weeks now. it is a victory he would certainly like to have ahead of the may 9th holiday in russia when russia commemorates victory during the second world war. they hold those large, very symbolic parades in moscow. so u.s. officials are saying they assess that at least parts of mariupol are still in ukrainian hands, but it is not clear how much longer they re going to be able to hold out. willie. and that steel factory i mentioned a moment ago is one of the last places where ukrainian forces had held a position, and it looks like that has fallen this morning. nbc foreign correspondent raf sanchez in ukraine for us again this morning. raf, thanks so much. mika, we should be clear about those starving civilians in mariupol. they re not getting fooled, water or medicine because russia is not allowing humanitarian convoys into the city, effectively starving out the people of mariupol.
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