welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states announce more sanctions on russia, as the war enters the second year. a slow-moving storm floods highways and prompts a rare blizzard warning in southern california. details plus the wintery forecast for tens of millions of people. alex murdaugh back on the stand, prosecutors target the lies the disgraced lawyer admits telling while maintaining he did not kill his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the second year of russia s war on ukraine is beginning with reports of more attacks, we re told russian forces have shelled the southern district overnight into saturday and just a short time ago came word of heavy explosions in the occupied city of mariupol. confirming the destruction of an ammunition depot. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed his call to arms. here h
saturday. i m frederica whitfield. russia s expectations of a quick defeat were dismissed. in kyiv on the anniversary a solum ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] ukraine s president zelenskyy remained the very public face of ukraine s resistance and defiant in his speech. translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. i don t think i want it this year. western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine including a $2 billion package from the u.s. and a new round of sanctions on russia. but ukraine has suffered some 8 million people have fled the country and of those who stayed roughly 18 million are in dire need of as assistance. that s 40% of the population. christiane amanpour looks at the war and the national impact on identity. reporter: perhaps there is no more powerful sense of belonging than this, she deciding to marry in their orthodox church, the very day russia invaded and tried to cla
more. reporter: perhaps there s no more powerful sense of belonging than this. iryna and deciding to marry. instead of a honeymoon they join the territorial defense against the siege of their capital kyiv. today, looking over their year of living dangerously, the young couple takes stock. only when you see this, you understand the value of life. and in my case it s totally, 100%. yeah, empty. reporter: this war is a tale of epic resistance by a whole nation, and the civilians who became overnight soldiers. this one year of the war, it really feels like 40 years of life. i don t feel myself so young again anymore, just because of the whole experience of all the things you have seen. reporter: they remind us just
reporter: this war is a tale of epic resistance but a whole nation and the civilians who became overnight soldiers. this one year of the war is really feeling like 40 years of life. i don t feel myself so young again anymore, just because of the all experience of all the things you have seen. reporter: they remind us just how much has been lost. everyone has family, friends killed or wounded. when ukraine broke that long siege around kyiv revealing unimaginable horrors and crimes against humanity in bucha it stiffened, not soften resolve. any peaceful negotiations would have to include prosecutions and justice and an end to any russian claims on their territory or their identity. when we visited the newly liberated suburb last april, even monuments to ukrainian art and literature weren t spared.