russian troops have been unable to gain ground in the south or east of ukraine, with ukrainian forces fiercely defending, even battered mariupol. senior pentagon official said russian efforts in the donbas region have not been successful, calling them, quote, incremental and somewhat endemic. and russia s main target of capturing ukraine s capital, kyiv, of course failed earlier in the war. president biden signed a bill that will help expedite the shipment of weapons to ukraine, after speaking with ukrainian president zelenskyy, and the g7 leaders today. also yesterday, first lady jill biden made a surprise trip to ukraine, where she met with ukrainian first lady, all incas alaska, who has not been seen in public since the war started. if you visited a school which is being used as a shelter for displaced families.
to gain ground in the south or east of ukraine, with ukrainian forces fiercely defending, even battered mariupol. senior pentagon official said russian efforts in the donbas region have not been successful, calling them, quote, incremental and somewhat endemic. and russia s main target of capturing ukraine s capital, kyiv, of course failed earlier in the war. president biden signed a bill that will help expedite the shipment of weapons to ukraine, after speaking with ukrainian president zelenskyy, and the g7 leaders today. also yesterday, first lady jill biden made a surprise trip to ukraine, where she met with ukrainian first lady, olena zelenska, who has not been seen in public since the war started. if you visited a school which is being used as a shelter for displaced families. bono and the edge met ukrainians in kyiv, and
the prospect of a resolution seems less likely. mariupol s mayor lost contact with those holed up in a steel plant for weeks. senior pentagon official tells nbc news the majority of russian forces left mariupol. russia is confirming it did attack power substations in western ukraine in the city of lviv. officials said it is impacting the train system. russia said some of the targets for supplies and weapons and warned it could target nato transports in the future. all of this comes as the eu proposes a ban on russian oil imports by the end of the year. it s a sign that europe is preparing for war. it s a sign, though, that some holdouts are starting to unify. a potential blow to the plan, hungary s foreign minister said they would not support the plan. it must be approved unanimously.
i m dara brown, here is what s happening. a senior pentagon official says russia s offensive in eastern ukraine was stalling putting them, quote, several days behind schedule. the slowdown was attributed to logistical issues and stiff resistance from ukrainian fight jeers stocks took a tumble after amazon and google s parent company alphabet reported weaker than expected earnings. the worst month on wall street since pandemic fears gripped the nation in march 2020. now, back to date line. h 2020 now, back to date line throughout the piney woods of east texas, detectives turner and wall heard the same refrain. a man named john was paying top dollar to rid the earth of a church lady named nancy howard. to hear the east texans tell it, john was a murky blend of money and murderous intent. but a picture snapped by one of the locals of the man they
the same supply line problems that hampered their initial offensive, according to a senior pentagon official. a senior u.s. diplomat in europe told the times there is evidence russian soldiers are using torture. in so-called filtration camps. saying, quote, we re seeing credible reporting that russia s forces are rounding up the local civilian populations, detaining them in these camps, and then brutally interrogating them for any supposed links to the ukrainian government or to independent media. today, ukrainian officials revealed to the international atomic agency that on april 16th, video surveillance recorded a missile flying directly over a nuclear power plant south of kyiv. and leading off our discussion now is, msnbc correspondent cal perry in kyiv, also eric schmidt, senior writer coming national security for the new york times.