thinks putin is capable of. he is our guest. let s go out front. good evening. i m erin burnett. the breaking news, putin making gains in multiple cities. tonight, the sound of shelling growing louder and more insistent as russia bombards closer and closer into the suburbs of kyiv. a senior u.s. defense official says the russians are approaching kyiv from all different directions. russian forces overtaking nearby towns as they encircle the city. it s in these towns that we are seeing the new and horrible images of the fierce fighting. ukrainian forces in this image trying to free a town that s currently being occupied by russian forces. the fighting intense .