russian forces leaving behind widespread devastation like the one you see there, and of course, unfortunately, countless casualties. while so many civilians remain trapped amid the heavy bombardment, 7,200 were evacuated from mariupol sunday, and that was through just four humanitarian corridors, and from what we know, though, tens of thousands could be still in that city. and as the fighting of course around that city rages, we re learning a senior russian naval officer has been killed. a total of five have also been killed since the invasion began. and in just the last few hours several explosions have rocked kyiv. one you see it there was caught on cc tv video. we re told rez vejs and business areas have been hit, at least one person has been killed. ukraine s president spoke with cnn earlier today.
trapped, and civilian shellers are still coming under attack, and that is including an art school and a theater where people were sheltering. in the meantime fierce fighting is also raging. on sunday several explosions were reported near the city center. kyiv s mayor says at least one person was killed. a shopping center also caught fire with flames reaching as high as the third and fourth floors. amid the devastation and violence ukraine s president remains steadfast saying his country will keep fighting. he tells cnn s fareed zakaria the support ukraine has received from around the world gives him hope for the future. translator: the people throughout the planet have shared values. it s not simply about give us help or save ourselves or about the fact we have to be united. we are fighting for our freedom, for our lives.
reporter: this is what the slow route of russia in southern ukraine looks like, kyiv s forces are pushing close to kherson, the first city the kremlin took. here so many people being evacuated day by day, and the area quiet in contrust to these impacts we see all around in the fields, just constant barrage over the past days. the bus is the last way out. the village has been ukraine s last position for days, so this is what russia left of it. the noise is the village gas main leaking furiously. putin s war of annihilation was sure not to overlook this school, its front torn off by a
cnn s sal muma abdel aziz has o report. reporter: they are two tiny to understand the meaning of war, but these orphans are already victim to its cruelty. they re among the 71 children that were rescued from the hard hit northern city of sumy. many are disabled. all under the age of 4, some requiring constant medical attention. these are the kids from a sumy orfj, the doctor in the video says. they were evacuated yesterday and miraculously they brought them here to kyiv. their journey was very difficult, he says. for two weeks care takers sheltered the babies and toddlers from russian bombardment in a basement. and when a humanitarian corridor finally opened they made the dangerous journey here to the capital. each little one arrived with an
about the horrifying experience. olga used her body as a shield to protect her daughter from flying debris as their home came under fire in kyiv. thankfully, her child was unharmed. her husband, who you see there in the photo as well was injured during the attack. i want you to listen now as olga describes those terrifying moments. translator: i was wounded in the head and blood started flowing. it all flowed on the baby, and i country understand. i thought it was her blood. dmytro was taking the baby away. i am screaming that she is covered all in glass, all in blood. he tells me, olga, it s your blood. it s not her s. and in the morning, i woke up to feed the baby again. i gave her a bath. and i just sat down to feed her. and i like to sit down with knees up, like this. and i cover her with a blanket so she is warm too. and that s what kept the baby alive. i just got her covered in time.