russian has warned kyiv residents that it is preparing to hit targets in the capital. meanwhile this huge russian military convoy is advancing towards the capital kyiv, thought to be around 60 kilometres long. the mayor of kyiv gave this televised address. translation: dear friends. our situation is complicated. the enemies close to the outskirts of the capital. our armed forces are fighting heroically for our land. we are preparing to defend kyiv. there are fortifications at the entrances to the city. checkpoints are installed. i urge everyone to keep their composure. do not go out unnecessarily. keep shelter at the sound of the alarm. sviatoslav yurash, became ukraine s youngest mp just a few years ago and now says he is preparing to defend kyiv with a kalashnikov in hand. he spoke to us from there.
understanding us and we need to ensure russia understands that there is actually a way back from this. i think that the situation we are in now is looking at responding to a much larger scale assault on ukraine, and it is a situation that calls for the kind of multi front, effective response that we need to sustain, the one that, as i say, drives up the costs to putin of aggression on all fronts. effective response that we need to sustain the one that, as i say, drives up the costs to putin of aggression on all fronts. meanwhile, in an interview with the bbc, the uk chief of the defence staff, admiral sir tony radakin, was asked why he thought the russian military convoy headed towards ukraine s capital kyiv had stalled.
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john vause with our other top stories this hour, including living with covid. eng the russian president, vladimir putin, ordering troops to deploy to areas of eastern ukraine controlled by russian-backed separatists. the u.s. says russian forces could start arriving at any moment. now, we also have a russian media video showing a military convoy moving through separatist-controlled donetsk although it is unclear who the equipment belongs to. mr. putin s deployment order came just hours after he signed a decree recognizing the breakaway regions donetsk and luhansk as independent republics. it s hard to tell if russia s moves are a prelude to full invasion, but it s another escalation in a standoff with ukraine that has the west on edge.
it is tuesday, march 1st. i m john berman with brianna keilar and breaking news. russian forces are closing in on ukrainian capitol of kyiv and the second largest city kharkiv suffering a devastating ariel attack. this video came in a short time ago. a russian strike, apparently a missile strike on kharkiv s freedom square. the apparent target that was a government building there. at least six people have been injured including one child though the number of casualties have been yet to be confirmed. this was a daylight attack. you can see people out on the streets there and officials in ukraine decry this as a clear attack on civilian population. the russian invasion is now in its sixth day as ukraine s capitol now braces for what could be the biggest russian offensive. new satellite images show a military convoy more than 40 miles long reaching the