shank you, ben. thank you, ben. welcome back to lviv. and lysejoins me once more. lyse, nearly two weeks on in this war, what is your insight into how the situation is developing? i think everyone s assessment is that russian forces have not prevailed in the skies or on the ground, as many expected, with a vastly superior firepower and manpower. the ukrainians have put up surprising and effective resistance, both soldiers and civilians. the air power is still largely intact. we see almost every table surface to air missiles streaking across the sky. what the russians have made some progress has been in the south along the black sea where they have more effective fighting forces, but
explosion, you just freeze and you start shaking. the evacuation of the students, mostly from india, china and countries in africa, came after intense diplomatic efforts to get them out to safety. and tense negotiations between russia and ukraine to open a humanitarian corridor after days of failed efforts in other cities. how will i get out of this place? even if i get out of this place, will i survive the journey out there? the russian army was surrounding the city. when the buses finally left, the students were prioritized in the first convoy. local authorities say subsequent convoys were held up because of fighting on the outskirts of the city. it took 11 hours along the indirect corridor to pultiva, vast roads of military vehicles. they were quickly put on a train to lviv, arriving 15 hours
he will help with this horrible crisis. carley: dakota, how is the effort going to get people out? there are logistical challenges, checkpoints, traffic stops and as the war progresss, it is getting harder to get people to the west to lviv and poland. how are things going for you? yeah, the commrekity of this situation cannot be underestimated. the complexity of it being logistical aspect, have you two sovereign nations going against each other, and the aspect of understanding they are running out of fuel soon, once power gets shut off, you have people who can t get out because the roads are torn down. trying to get supplies to them, people are getting ready to start starving, out of food, no supply, nothing going in, other than ngos trying to sustain the
war affects millions of people, and disrupts their lives, tears them out of their communities, their homes and theirfamilies. but of their communities, their homes and their families. but what about their pets? and the animals they keep on farms and small holdings? some people are hoping to send their pets abroad whilst others are still trapped in ukraine. the bbc does make tim ullman has more. when the war began, natalia and vlodymir headed west, from donetsk to lviv. they brought with them their pet cat, charlie. it proved to be a stressfuljourney for the whole family. translation: he is playful. he is not quiet. he likes to play. it was hard to transport him in the cage because he is very active. our trip lasted for a0 hours. it was really hard for him. they came here to a shelter that, before the invasion, only took in wild animals.
this is don lemon tonight. our breaking news. russian forces broadening attacks on major ukrainian cities. the explosions were heard in the capital tonight. a senior u.s. defense official saying russian troops have not yet encircled kyiv despite nearly three weeks of trying. and a senior defense official saying while russian shelling is faers, almost all russian advances remain stalled. we ll go now to hala gorani in kyiv. hello to you. to lviv, excuse me. i want to put up this video showing an explosion of a residential building in central kyiv. it is unbelievable. you can see a person in the foreground walking in the direction, and then quickly turning around. is the assault on kyiv getting worse? reporter: well, it is intensifying in the suburbs.