arrest what we see is going on. i think what s most troubling is, obviously in kyiv, in that city right now, with the supply line in place, ready to offload its ammunition, it s fuel, its food, in a position to begin the assault. begin what i would say the really block-to-block city i m sorry, block-to-block, kind of street-by-street fight going to take place in kyiv. also, we have forces coming in both directions. this is truly a city that is going to be surrounded and under siege. and gives the ukrainians some advantage which makes it much more difficult for the russian forces to begin their assault. if you were to think of images of aleppo. this is probably what we see in cities like this.
shows is that this is a pretty savvy move if the ukrainians did this, to go after one of the most significant vulnerabilities we have seen with the russian military so far. i want to play more of the exclusive message we should tonight from the ukrainian commander in moariupol. he talks about it s a must hold city for them. he describes it as mountains of corpses. he says there are active street fights, street by fight, and the death toll is going to shock the world. here he is. the figures, in a city with more than half a million people, which was and is under, and the air bombs. there are shelling, and 90% of the buildings are destroyed. we cannot hope for a miracle.
hammering at gadhafi s back door. bullet by bullet, forcing it open. leaving the way clear to tripoli. they claim to have taken the oil refineries, cutting the regime s lass source of fuel. but in the east of the city, an intense battle rages. we re warned of snipers and rockets. we soon discover why. when one explodes uncomfortably close by. that is now a very fierce street-by-street fight going on for control of the city. the rebels know if they can win here, they are within touching distance of gadhafi and his capital, which is why forces loyal to him are hanging on to every inch they can. to the south of tripoli, the rebels proclaim victory in the garrosen town of gariayn.