world, i m u.s. officials are tracking a suspected chinese spy balloon that s moving towards the east coast. we ll hear how beijing is trying to explain how it ended up floating above the united states. thunder, snow, fierce winds and temperatures reaching triple digits below zero. all part of the arctic blast that s hitting the u.s. northeast this weekend, and millions will feel it. meanwhile, in ukraine there are signs that russian troops are preparing for a spring military offensive. this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhubber. a suspected chinese spy balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple of days or could be sooner. some new weather models show the winds pushing it over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been closely tracking the object and it s carrying a large payload of surveillance gear. military officials are advising against shooting it down now. china that has apologized and said the balloon entered u.s. air space by accident. bei
for moscow s kpmted attempt to turn military fortunes around. nick paton walsh reports. reporter: the spring is looming and so the warnings of more war heat up. first, the beleaguered russian president using the 80th anniversary of the battle of stalin grad to suggest despite the endless western weapons to ukraine he s not done yet. we are not sending our tanks to their borders, but we have something to answer with, and it will not end with the use of armored vehicles. reporter: but on the ukrainian side the warnings are thick and fast too, and of a renewed russian offensive with perhaps half a million troops. we all know that russia is concentrating its forces for a revenge attempt, not only against ukraine, but also against free europe and the free world. reporter: but how can russia surprising most in how badly they ve performed in 11 months suddenly be such a threat again?
of sanctions in place. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has been pushing the eu to tighten sanctions still further. he said it was important to keep up the pressure on moscow. translation: we all know that russia is concentrating its forces for a revenge attempt not only. against ukraine and also against the free europe and free world. in order to defeat such an enemy, success on the battlefield - alone is not enough. faith in europe is needed, - faith in free, peaceful europe, united europe, with the strength of our institutions. on the ground in ukraine, a russian missile destroyed an apartment building in the eastern city of kramatorsk. local police reported that at least three people were killed and 20 injured. rescuers have been searching the rubble. the regional governor condemed the attack. translation: this is the centre of the city. j only civilians live here, which is why any attempts to justify this are futile
on russian petroleum products. and by 24 february, exactly one year since the invasion started, we aim to have the tenth package of sanctions in place. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, has been pushing the eu to tighten sanctions still further. he said it was important to keep up the pressure on moscow. translation: we all know that russia is concentrating its forces for a revenge attempt not only. against ukraine and also against the free europe and free world. in order to defeat such an enemy, success on the battlefield - alone is not enough. faith in europe is needed, i faith in free, peaceful europe, united europe, with the strength of our institutions. on the ground in ukraine, a russian missile destroyed an apartment building in the eastern city of kramatorsk. local police reported that at least three people were killed, and 20 injured. rescuers have been searching the rubble. the regional governor