that state. the fed raises interest rates, plus our cbs s carter evans takes a closer look tonight at inflation and why those already struggling financially are being hit the hardest. and america s opioid crisis. cbs s jeff pegues shows us why drug cartels are now pushing fentanyl that looks like candy. they re deliberately doing this to kill our children. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us tonight. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we begin tonight with the biggest escalation in the war in ukraine since the invasion itself. russia s vladimir putin is threatening nuclear war and warning the west he s not bluffing. it comes after humiliating defeats on the battlefield in ukraine and in a move not seen in russia since world war ii, putin is calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists. the announcement was met by intense anti-war protestors a
and we have seen who is the only one who wants war. reporter: this is why putin has raised the stakes. he s suffered humiliating losses on the battlefield. this is how far ukrainian soldiers have pushed back russian troops. the nearest russian border post just over two miles down this road, which is why we have to be quick, because even though this village is liberated, russian artillery can still strike here. both sides are losing men, today, russia s minister of defense said nearly 6,000 of their soldiers have been killed, but according to estimates from the u.s., russian casualties are closer to 80,000. putin s so desperate, he s been reduced to recruiting convicts, offering freedom in exchange for fighting on the front line. but it s not going down well at