you can see two explosions hitting very close to an apartment building in the city of mykolaiv. that is a city near the black sea. and new images, also, reveal the extent the terrible extent of the damage in the hard-hit southern port city of mariupol. there are before-and-after satellite images this illustrate this quite starkly showing the aftermath of strikes on buildings there. and we are also seeing more damage near the capital of ukraine, kyiv. these images posted to social media show the aftermath of russian air strikes in the village about 50 kilometers west of the capital. and on saturday, we also learn t ed seven civilian wrs killed while trying to flee a different village near kyiv. in all, at least 579 civilians including 42 children have been killed since the invasion started. but cautioned, obviously, that
it is only 120 kilometers from odesa and it s painful inside. i think that we need more support for our people right now to stand against this. if if ukraine can fall, the next will be europe. because for putin, there is no there is no stop. all right. an old quote says war brings out the worst and the best in people, and some of the best can be seen in a moldovan village within earshot of the ukrainian border. moldova has received more than 100,000 ukrainian refugees as ivan watson reports, people in one village are opening their homes and their hearts to ukrainians in need. reporter: on the day russia first attacked ukraine, residents of this sleepy village in moldova heard explosions. you can hear, sometimes, the the explosions from from ukraine. it s terrifying. reporter: it s not just the sounds of war that are coming across the border.
just keep going invading countries like moldova and poland. as she speaks, olga s 14-year-old daughter fights to hold back tears. the moldovan government says tens of thousands of refugees are living in the homes of ordinary moldovans. an extraordinary act of collective kindness from one of the poorest countries in europe. asked how long he could afford to continue hosting this ukrainian family, boris told me they can stay as long as they need. ivan watson, cnn, moldova. just to update you there on the explosions we heard just before 6:00 a.m. here in western ukraine, we understand that according to the um local officials here, that russia has fired eight missiles at a
generosity of moldovans for food shelter and clothing, including for 8-year-old vera. vera says they are very kind people here in moldova. what made you want to help? i don t know how to act differently. you know? reporter: she has been helping find homes in the village for a few dozen of the hundreds of thousands of ukrainians that have fled to moldova in the last two weeks. because it s normally to help people in need. some people are hosting refugees. other are donating products, and others are just praying for peace. down the road from boris s house, we meet valentina. she took in her ukrainian sister-in-law olga and family, including 29-year-old natalia who is seven months pregnant. we have to stop vladimir putin, olga tells me, or else he will
be considered legitimate targets. biden sending a warning of his own to russia. not going to speak about the intelligence but but russia would pay a severe price if they use chemical weapons. but the president remains adamant american troops will not fight in ukraine. on the ground or in the skies. we will not fight a third world war in ukraine. reporter: the leaders of france and germany, today, speaking with russia s vladimir putin. urging an immediate cease-fire. but russia s bombardment of ukraine is not letting up. russian forces are closing in on kyiv with a british intelligence assessment finding the bulk of russian ground forces located about 15 miles from the capital. 30 miles west of kyiv, the village sustaining wide damage. a gaping hole in this apartment building from apparent russian air strikes. several-hundred feet away, the roof of a kindergarten caved in.