area of greatest concern because there is word that there is fighting, there are russian troops or forces in the obolon district which is not that far from the city center. we talked to one member of parliament who said she has a kalishkanov. realistically how can they hold out? i know your previous guest from the ukrainian parliament, here with an ak-47 is a formidable force. look, a city of 3.5 million people can absorb a lot of russian troops. this is going to be a terrible fight. fighting in the city we know from iraq is terrible. we know from history it s terrible, but it s important that we give ukranians all tools they need as fast as possible. we should be having convoys going from poland into ukraine carrying anti-tank weapons but
essence decapitate the ukrainian government and make sure they can control this major metropolitan area. as you know, it is the largest city in ukraine, and it has symbolic and cultural importance from a russian and ukrainian point of view. so this is why kyiv is so important from the russian perspective and that s why it is a military objective for them as well. we have heard cruise missile blasts overnight in kyiv. what are you saying in terms of what military capabilities russia is exercising at this point. are they holding back on their potential strength? they actually are. it is very interesting that you mentioned it because every time that weapons are actually exploded in this in any civilian setting, it is pretty impressive because that you end up with, you know, if you look at kyiv right here, you ve got several things, you ve got major district, the obolon district, which they re close to right now, the antonov airport, which we believe they have taken, and,
president, but went back on that, that is muddy. you do already have pre-placed russian naval force in the sea of azov and black sea. carley: so many moving pieces to the story, thanks for covering it, we appreciate it. todd: bret baier giving a close look at what comes next for kyiv as that massive convoy closes in. listen. bret: that convoy is just on the outskirts of this and making its way this way, 15 miles from the city, the issue for the russians, there are only two main ways to get into the city center, one is here and one is here. they both come to a choke point. we re told the ukrainians are using anti-tank missiles, javelins and taking out exhibit that comes in from this obolon district to the north. that is what this convoy has ran
the ground than out of the air. russians are flying out of russia. if they can have air-to-air combat a lot better opportunity. will: this area here this obolon district under an order for ukrainian government for residents in that city to stay indoors. why? reports that there has already been russian incursions into that area of the city. now, if we move forward, you can see this is just a little bit zoomed out here on that particular area of ukraine. here s the capital city of kyiv. you can see the infamous chernobyl reactor here. and as pete has pointed out over the last couple of days, russian incursions coming in on both sides of the river towards kyiv. this city is where reports are of a bridge that s been taken out by ukrainian fighters that might have sacrificed his life to stop the russian advance. joey, one thing i m fascinated by chernobyl. radiation has spiked as the russians took chernobyl. no one knows for sure what s
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