in kyiv insist the battle is not over yet. we have a live report from ukraine and i ll talk to the ukrainian ambassador to the united states about the state of the war. also tonight, president biden faces a growing crisis right now. with a special counsel now in place to investigate his handling of classified records. we re learning more about documents that were found as the white house fails to explain its delay in revealing key details. and new scenes of devastation in the southeast. the death toll rising after dozens of tornados including a powerful twister that pounded selma, alabama. we re getting official updates on this disaster and the rescue and recovery operations that are now underway. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. and we begin this hour in ukraine. and the stunning video just into cnn. a huge explosion in the eastern town of soledar at a building apparently occupie
major developments as russia attempts to notch the first significant battlefield win in months. ukraine forces vowing the fight is not over. in the small eastern town of soledar. which is emerged as a flash point in the war, now approaching the one-year mark. fighting has raged for weeks in this desolate landscape where 10,000 people used to live. russia s defense ministry on friday claimed victory saying that the town had been liberated. kraerpss were quick to deny. the captain, a ukrainian special forces soldier who was around soledar on thursday told cnn that the town had little strategic value. so it is safe to say that the ukrainians have a tow hold in the town but just barely? it would be fair to say that we are still holding. i would say some minor parts of