viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca a oig. . i m max foster. just ahead russian forces trying and so far failing to make real head way in the opening stages of a new offensive. we re not only up against ukraine, but also against nato and especially the united states. to control the narrative early on. what folks are really concerned about is what happens later, what happens down the road, what happens three years from now. several buildings have collapsed. several people have been confirmed killed. hundreds injured. some of them in critical condition. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, february 21, 9:00 a.m. in london, 12 noon in moscow where vladimir putin is set to deliver a speech to the nation s top political and military leaders on the state of what he calls russia s special military operation in ukraine. mr. putin is expected to lay out his vision for wha
that some buildings have now collapsed. our team on the ground there with jomana karedsheh were actually outside one of the rescue operations last night where three people were trapped in a building. now the disaster and emergency management agency here in turkey has confirmed that further three people have now tieddied bringi the death toll to six. and there is that sense of fear, many people now too afraid to head back home. and out here on the ground, i spoke to them and they said that they were terrified. they wouldn t be going home. and many are sleeping on the streets. nada, thank you. keeping an eye on russian president vladimir putin s speech to lawmakers. we ll head live to moscow after a short break. and later fleeing russia over the war in ukraine, we ll hear from one man who explains why he and others made the