with the latest. also in the programme: in the uk, police in liverpool arrest a man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left a 9 year old girl dead. and we ll be live from florida where democrats have picked charlie crist to take on republican heavyweight ron desantis in the upcoming race for governor. we start in ukraine, which is marking two important dates. six months since the start of the russian invasion and 31 years since its independence, after the fall of the soviet union. this is in the ukrainian capital. while traditionally we d see a military parade today there are ukrainian tanks and seized russian military hardware on display. and we saw the ukrainian president and the first lady laying flowers at the wall of remembrance in kyiv honouring those killed defending the country. here s mr zelensky. translation: we only care about our land, we will fight for it until the end. we have been holding strong for six months. it s tough but we have clenched
territory in the east. and conflict erupts in jerusalem amid a controversial celebration. we will take you there for a live report. emotional day in texas as u.s. president joe biden and the first lady try to comfort the heartbroken community of uvalde. just days after a mass shooting inside an elementary school. the two met with families and local officials and laid flowers at a memorial outside robb elementary school, where 19 students and two teachers were killed. this is the second time in less than two weeks mr. biden traveled to the site of a mass shooting to meet with grieving families. cnn s arlette saenz is following developments and has more now from uvalde. reporter: president biden spent about seven hours on the ground here in uvalde, texas, on sunday, trying to offer some sense of solace and comfort to the families grieving the loss of those 19 young children and two teachers gunned down here at robb elementary school just last tuesday. the president and fi
buy beer and cigarettes, but they can walk into a gun store and buy an ar-15. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is monday, may 30th. memorial day in the u.s., when americans remember and honor the men as well as women who died serving the nation. but today in the city of uvalde in texas, families will be gagagaerg toemem lives lost in last week s mass shooting at robb elementary school. some services are set to begin in the coming hours with funeral homes committed to cover the costs of the families of the 21 victims, 19 students and two teachers. a choir paying their respects through song as the community of uvalde reels from the tragic shooting. u.s. president joe biden and the first lady traveled to texas to meet with grieving families, and also attended a mass as well met with first responders. there has also been an outpouring of support from the community as crowds brought flowers to a growing me
collateral damage is possible. in april, ukrainian forces said that they d taken back control of the areas around the capital, kyiv. and as they re entered the areas deserted by russian forces, we saw graphic images of atrocities commited against civilians start to emerge. this is a satellite image from the town of bucha, near kyiv indicating bodies lying on the streets. meanwhile, russia said that it was shifting its focus to what it called the liberation of donbas in the east of the country. this map shows the current situation. russian forces now control all of the luhansk region and continue to make advances in donetsk. but the message from ukraine is that there will be no compromise on territory. we area we are a sovereign state. why should there be a compromise with somebody who went in and talk some about territories? is this the world will live again when one country that has a nuclear weapon can go and take their territories of either countries, kill people and then say,
we are following russia s relentless offensive to control ukraine s eastern donbas region in the city of svero o-donetsk, people were wounded and killed. 50 homes were also destroyed. the city has been the focus of fierce fighting for weeks, and the head of the ukrainian military administration in the region now says russian forces are advancing into the middle of the city. now, this comes as russian foreign minister sergey lavrov told french media on sunday, quote, the liberation of donbas is an absolute priority for his country. meantime, the ukrainian military says it has launched a counter offensive in the southern region of kherson. it published this video of artillery strikes and claims russian forces were pushed back