off russian assault of kyiv. so by doing that they have essentially saved ukraine. it does look very likely russia simply not going to be able to take kyiv, any time soon. there forces have been exhausted, they are low on morale, they are going to try to conquer more territory in the donbas, they will try to conquer mariupol, in order to present thatis mariupol, in order to present that is a bit free, from may nine, which is when what happens in moscow during the victory day but mariupol, the defenders of mariupol are what has essentially saved ukraine. with that impending date, the victory day in early may do you think that means we could see an intensification as we get closer to that date, as president putin feels there is an imperative for him to be able to present a victory of some sort to his audience at
get access to food. they are completely stuck in this city, a city of 450,000 people. this is taking mariupol, one of the key strategic points in this military campaign for the russians, we always knew before this invasion began that securing a corridor between donbas, eastern ukraine, and the crimea, would be a war aim of president putin, that is why mariupol continues to be pounded, thatis mariupol continues to be pounded, that is why we hear reports today of direct selling on the city. a merciless campaign against the city. direct shelling. but as we heard, the russian foreign minister was asked specifically about the attack on a maternity hospital, he batted it away, he described it as a pathetic outcry, saying they had told the security council three days