black sea. currently, they are advancing on the town of nikolai of, and ukrainian authorities are warning of a planned amphibious assault, on the major city of odessa. to the east, closer to the russian border, mary a poll, surrounded, and under heavy shelling, with the mayor of the city saying electricity has been cut off. meanwhile, in areas around the capital of kyiv, they are increasingly being hard hit. this is the destruction caused by russian air raid on a village, just 37 miles southwest of kyiv. it is apocalyptic. it is the aftermath of an attack 80 miles northwest of the capital.
hours, and hours to get through. we made it into a mont, actually, after curfew, because of being stuck for hours in long lines at covid checkpoints. also, you will see huge caravans of families, heading west. you will see cars coming back out east, and almost all of those cars, filled with, what looks to be, single men. our assumption, and from the few people we talk to, is that people are driving their families towards safety, and then returning home, to protect their neighborhoods. absolutely incredible reporting, and incredible images. washington post video journalist, whitney, in odessa for us, this evening. whitney, thank you for your time, please stay safe, do you, and all of your colleagues. thank you. we have a lot more ahead tonight on a day when the russian government tries to shut down and the press that does not to the government and
ukraine s second largest nuclear facility. so, this imminent danger continues. as russian forces there, we are seeing, capture more territory, particularly in the south of ukraine. there is growing concern about where this goes. after taking the port of kherson, russian forces appear to try to consolidate control of the cities that are on the black sea. currently, they are advancing on the town of nikolai of, and ukrainian authorities are warning of a planned amphibious assault, on the major city of odessa. to the east, closer to the russian border, mary a poll, surrounded, and under heavy shelling, with the mayor of the city saying electricity has been cut off. meanwhile, in areas around the capital of kyiv, they are increasingly being hard hit. this is the destruction caused by russian air raid on a village, just 37 miles southwest of kyiv. it is apocalyptic. it is the aftermath of an attack 80 miles northwest of
extremely dangerous. with this management, you can actually see that they re facing a major accident. given the situation, it is so difficult to get independent formation from out there to know who was there, and what they were doing inside the plant. ukrainian member of parliament, miranda plonsky, thank you so much, we appreciate your time. please be safe. we have been watching this conflict from the start, thanks to the work of brave journalists on the ground, all over ukraine. the there ve saying there, in the key days after russia launched its invasion. the video journalist whose work you just saw there, whitney leaning, from the washington post. she has been traveling south, three ukraine, from kharkiv to newark to notice the folds. tonight, she joins us from the port city of odessa in ukraine,
what is that is based on? there have been reports of ships off of the coast, and we haven t seen movement, or heard of movement, from official sources over the past two days. so, we are unsure what, exactly, is going on. but, assaults like these, are quite difficult, and take time. that time is allowing the city to prepare, and we re being told that the peaches are, completely, mind. you can see when you come into the city, hedgehogs, made to slow down, or stop tanks, and other types of vehicles, all around the city. basically, just trying to help slow down any forces, while the citizens prepare. i understand, before you arrived in odessa, you were in the eastern cities of knee pro, and human. what were you saying is you moved westward? could you describe for us that journey? are there are checkpoints on the highways? was there bombardment? did you see a sea of people