bodansk to srap zaporizhzhia. the russians have been doing it every second day. the fighters inside have refused to lay down their weapons. that s what the ukrainian government has asked them to do. to evacuate to leave. they are refusing to leave. well, listen. let s hope lives are saved there. the precedent so far has been harrowing. john vause, thank you so much for bringing us the latest. as russian forces continue to bombard the steel plant in mary we ll, ukraine s security service is releasing what it believes to be a communications intercept from a russian ground
gone away. so they could reposition forces there. i think this is going to be kind of a slog of larger formations we have seen thus far. and i would imagine the ukrainians have some sort of advantage with high morale and fighting for their homes. it will be a particularly bloody battles. if ukraine stops russia here, russia is all but a spent force. alex, i want to ask you about mariupol. not many pictures coming out of there. they don t have power, coms, they have run out of food and water. 500 people were able to make it to srap zaporizhzhia.