crews in place. nbc s ali arouzi in lviv, cnbc s charlotte reid is in paris covering the french election and the impact it could have on ukraine. and richard lui has more on the shipping crisis and the impact on wheat prices. we want to bring with ali arouzi in lviv. these russian tanks are sig snalg a new stage in this war. what s the latest? reporter: that s right, cori. images show an eight-mile-long con void filled with armored vehicles, a whole host of heavy goods heading south. they re right now east of kharkiv and the intelligence is saying they re probably heading to izzium, a town the russians captured about a week ago. it s very strategic because they ll probably use it as a launching ground, a staging