we start in ukraine, where officials say at least eight people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 others were injured in the attacks, on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror. it comes as russian forces are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are still holding out. more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent caroline davies has the latest from odesa. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday afternoon in odesa. this was the aftermath of a missile strike on the city. blown out glass and rubble, cars crushed and burnt, floors collapsed. through the debris, the city s firefighters led those that can walk out to safety. vitalia and her son nikita were on the 12th floor when the missile hit. translatio
ukraine. jim? anderson, thanks so much. this is cnn tonight. i m jim sciutto live from lviv in ukraine, along with the great laura coates in the u.s. the pentagon says tens of thousands of russian troops have now amassed in eastern ukraine. one of putin s commanders claims their new goal is to take full control of not just the donbas region in the east but southern ukraine to provide a land corridor to crimea and perhaps go further. still, president zelenskyy expressed hope and defiance tonight. translator: we will defend ourselves as long as necessary to break this ambition of the russian federation. the armed forces of ukraine continue to deter attacks by russian invaders in the east and south of our country. and i am grateful to each of our defenders who are bravely holding on. in this new offensive, they continue tonight in the region. this is the push and pull of the front lines. the russians launched for air strikes on the southern port city of mariupol earlier.
country s borders. welcome to the show, everyone. it is now 8:00 a.m. in lviv, ukraine, and we re getting a clearer picture about russia s goals in ukraine. russia s military now confirming its objective is to take full control of ukraine s black sea coast. and key to that is a city that we ve been talking about for days now of mariupol, where an unknown number of ukrainian troops as well as civilians are trapped inside a large steel factory, a large steel complex as you can see it on your screen. ukraine s prime minister spoke about the dire situation as he met with u.s. officials in washington. have a listen. the situation in mariupol is terrible. this is the biggest humanitarian catastrophe during this and maybe during last centuries because many thousands of people, maybe many thousands of people are died in mariupol, and we will see the terrible atrocities and terrible war crimes in mariupol when it will be liberated from russians. that s the situation in mariupol.
satellite images appear to show mass graves outside of mariupol. an adviser to the mayor says they show mass graves. but cnn cannot independently verify those claims. and the discovery happening as the heavy fighting continues in the port city. an estimated 100,000 people, both soldiers and civilians, trapped amid the relentless russian onslaught. one small boy praying for a miracle. . translator: i want toss the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live in peace, so we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. another humanitarian corridor opening in mariupol as civilians try to escape the fighting. russia capturing dozens of small towns in the east, but uk officials say russians have not made any major gains in the last 24 hours. russia also revealing its mission for the invasion, top military officials say they plan to take full control over southern ukraine and the eastern donbas region. let s bring in scott mcclain who is in lviv. what details ar
A large crowd descended on the county town this afternoon to call for an end to the occupation of Ukraine. The rally was part of a series nationwide to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of the country. Ennis was transformed into a sea of saffron and blue this afternoon and although this […]