good evening. we begin tonight with a single frame of video from the war in ukraine. the stunning reality and brutality of this war. this is the image. what you are looking at is the precise split second before a russian missile explodes next to a team of aid workers, including an american tending to a wounded civilian earlier this month. it may be hard to see, but we ve circled it. the missile is circled as flying parallel to the ground. it s an antitank missile, which means that someone had eyes on the target, which is the vehicle driven by the aid workers to the left of where the missile s about to go. the vehicle they are standing right next to. one of the men killed is pete reed, a marine corps veteran. in january, he went to work in ukraine with the aid organization global average. global outreach doctors, it s called. and on the second this month, he was killed. tonight, we also have stunning information about a systematic program run by the russian government to take
you are looking at is a precise split second before a missiles exploded next to a team of workers spending to a civilian earlier this month. it may be hard to see but we have circled it in the light. the missile is circled, it is flying parallel to the ground. it is an anti tank missile which means that someone had ice on the target which is a vehicle driven by the aid workers to the left of where the muscle is about to go. the vehicle, they are standing right next to. one of the men killed as pete reed, the marine corps veteran. in january he went to work in ukraine with the aid organization, global outrage. global outreach, doctors it is called, the second of this month he was killed. tonight we also information about a systematic program around by the russian government to take ukrainian children and we educate and indoctrinate them in camps in russia in crimea. some of the kids are believed to be given weapons training and others have been sent to live with foster familie
nationwide. then, the battle for abortion rights, after walgreens says it won t sell abortion bill pills in 21 states, also tonight, a key moment in the war in ukraine, the battle for bakhmut. ukrainian forces under intense pressure, as russia s ammunition supply runs low as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening i m alicia melendez in for stephanie ruhle the showdown over who will be the republican presidential nominee, appears to be taking place between the twice impeached ex president donald trump, and as once loyal backer ron desantis. in the coming days, both men are expected to head to iowa, in front of the first gop caucus. even though desantis hasn t officially entered the race, here s a preview of what it looks like. we took a finleyville swipe at the florida governor. we are going to finish where we started we started something that was . we are gonna complete the mission, we are never going back to the party of paul rove, paul ryan,
after walgreens says it won t sell abortion bill pills in 21 states, also tonight, a key moment in the war in ukraine, the battle for bakhmut. ukrainian forces under intense pressure, as russia s ammunition supply runs low as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening i m alicia melendez in for stephanie ruhle the showdown over who will be the republican presidential nominee, appears to be taking place between the twice impeached ex president donald trump, and as once loyal backer ron desantis. in the coming days, both men are expected to head to iowa, in front of the first gop caucus. even though desantis hasn t officially entered the race, here s a preview of what it looks like. we took a finleyville swipe at the florida governor. we are going to finish where we started we started something that was . we are gonna complete the mission, we are never going back to the party of paul rove, paul ryan, and jeb bush. we re not going back to people that wa
forces are close to encircling bakhmut. the u.s. is downplaying the strategic significance if russia wins this round of the war. also tonight, republicans are presented with the sharpest contrast yet between donald trump and ron desantis. we re breaking down dueling speeches by the former president and the current florida governor as they gear up for a potential 2024 primary showdown. and a series of new airline scares is raising serious questions about aviation safety here in the united states. from a bird strike that caused engine failure and smoke in the cabin to the wings of two commercial jets clipping on the many close cal? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin on the front lines of eastern ukraine right now, where the battle for bakhmut is growing more urgent by the hour. russian fighters making gains as they move to surround the city. cnn s alex marquardt is joining us live