this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m lucy hockings. our top stories. russia bombards the ukrainian city of lviv with air strikes. at least seven people have died. i actually saw a couple of the missiles myself streaking across the sky and then hitting buildings on the city s roofline, and then we saw the black plumes of smoke rising up. ukraine says the southern port city of mariupol effectively no longer exists, but its forces there defy russian demands to surrender. china reports its first official deaths from covid since 2020, as the shanghai lockdown continues. and rescue efforts continue in south africa where floods and mudslides have killed more than 400 people.
zelenskyy says his country needs assistance from the u.s. including the establishment of a no-fly zone as russia bombards his country from the air. russian invasion is hitting americans on the wallet. gas prices are surging to levels we haven t seen in almost ten years. 11 states you see in red on this map, plus the district of columbia are paying more than four bucks a gallon. cnn s camila bernal is in los angeles. this is not what people in california want to hear. it is the first state ever to see the average price of gas over $5 a gallon. how is that going over? it s not going well. it s absolutely not what people want to see here in california and frankly everywhere in the united states. in this gas station where i am now, it s $6.95 for regular gas. the reaction you re getting from people is just shock. for premium it s $7.55. there are just no words for
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be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. we re coming on the air with that update from the secretary of state who just in the last few minutes says he personally agrees with president biden that russia is guilty of war crimes for targeting civilians. is the state department also confirms a u.s. citizen has been killed in ukraine today. it s happening as russia bombards the city mariupol. it s unrelenting there as rescuers try to get to a bomb theater where hundreds have been sheltering. a theater where satellite pictures seem to show the word children in big white letters written in russian just outside. we got a lot to get to, including a new update from the pentagon. i m hallie jackson in washington along with kelly o donnell posted up at the white house. gabe gutierrez live in ukraine. courtney kube at the pentagon
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 .