troops from ukrainian capital, this just because of the we hit the russian troops and they need to go to regrouping and to bring and renew their ability to fight and send it either to kyiv back or to the kharkiv, chernihiv, or donbas. and without every tiny point with russian boots on it, peace is unreachable. thanks to former ukrainian president petro poroshenko. still ahead, will smith resign prd the academy nearly a week after slapping chris rock at the oscars live on television. but he could still face more consequences. plus, a manhunt is under way for a convicted killer, a notorious mobster escaping a federal prison in florida. details next. it s more like.a feeling. turning that feeling into a a roadmap.for free?
russian forces intensifying attacks, launching a series of new strikes as civilians try to e escape. ukrainian officials say russia began a new round of bombardments today in parts of eastern ukraine, hitting evacuation convoys and railways. the russians are targeting a key oil refinery in the central part of the country. these new assaults come just a day after russian officials say ukrainian helicopters crossed into russia for the first time, destroying a fuel depot. ukrainian officials will not confirm or deny responsibility for that attack. overnight, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy giving an update on russian troop movement, saying putin s forces are slowly but noticeably moving out of north ukraine. this morning, ukraine s flag back over the chernobyl nuclear power plant weeks after the facility was captured by russian forces. and new satellite images show russia s military abandoning a strategic airport outside of kyiv, which they captured on the
the residents of odesa would normally be preparing to hold what is known as the april fools parade on this street in the heart of the city. it started years ago in response to soviet censorship. but now this area of odesa is completely fortified, and this year there will be no parade. instead, civilian volunteers and activist are mobilizing to support the war effort. we re in a bomb shelter in odesa. this is where they re making bulletproof vests. we meet this man sealing the steel plates of homemade armored vests for front line soldiers. he asked we call him markeen. we ve heard russian forces are leaving kyiv. are you concerned and do you think they ll start coming back toward odesa? we ve already beat their ass. we will do it again, he tells me. russian naval ships remain stationed off the coast of odesa
russian forces have been suffering setbacks in their invasion of ukraine, withdrawing some forces from the area around the capital, kyiv, after failing to storm the city. the russians now saying they want to focus their offensive on the east of the country, which includes kharkiv, where authorities report a major uptick in shelling in recent days. all this as talks between russia and ukraine to try and end the fighting continue. but moscow now saying vladimir putin has been briefed on the chopper attack and it could have a negative impact on the talks. of course this is not something that can be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for continuing negotiations, the kremlin spokesman said. the strike on the oil facility will probably do little to hollhold up russia s invasion of ukraine, but if the ukrainians are behind it, it would show they are not afraid to strike back at the country that is attacking them. fred pleitgen, thanks so
much. earlier today, i spoke live with former ukrainian president petrov poroshenko as he stood on the bombed-out streets on kyiv. he, pressed outrage at new video showing bodies in the streets of a village on the outskirts of the capital city and called on the west to provide more weapons and to hold russia account blg for the atrocities committed in ukraine. please understand this is not a film of hor rho. this is the life of ukrainian civilians. this is how we live and field. just behind me, this is the children s basketball center that was built here. and this is the russian missile that attacked these 14 children. and we are here. this is the respect of the memories of the victims of this barbarianism happening here in kyiv.