of choice. this as the first war crimes trial against a russian soldier begins. plus, amid the world s harshest covid lockdown, we get a glimpse of the emotional and mental toll it s having on families. and as parents in the u.s. struggle to find baby formula, we ll tell you how the white house is responding to the shortage. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than a thousand towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces, including six more over the past 24 hours. he says the russians are paying a heavy price for their aggression. here he is. translator: russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers, many of them young conscripts. russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks, armored combat vehicles, a large number of conventional military vehicles, helicopters, drones, and all of its prospects as a state. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of
biden administration on the defensive. plus, we re live at the cnn weather center. how climate change is destroying homes with extreme weather across the u.s. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than 1,000 towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces. he says the russian military is paying heavy price for its aggression. translator: russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers, many of them young conscripts. russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks, armored combat vehicles, a large number of conventional military vehicles, helicopters, drones and all of its prospects as a state. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of kharkiv in the north. further south, ukraine claims it successfully blocked a russian advance at a key river in the donbas. ukraine says it destroyed more than 70 armored vehicles including tanks and multiple failed
200 events across all 50 states. rallies are in response to a leaked u.s. supreme court draft opinion revealing a majority of justices poised to strike down roe v. wade. if overturned, constitutional protections for abortion rights would be likely eliminated in 26 states. we have reporters covering this in several key cities today. cnn s shimon prokupecz is live in the nation s capital. paulo sandoval is covering the event in new york and nadia romero. and the rally began just near the washington monument. there on the mall. later protesters will be marching to the u.s. supreme court. tell us what you re seeing right now? reporter: yeah, so that is the expectation that at around 2:00 the thousands of people expected here, their permitted for about 17,000 people. at around 2:00 they are expected to march to the supreme court. but right now what is going to take place here this morning, starting here shortly, are speakers. speakers are going to take the stage and we re seeing
problem became apparent to us. some manufacturers are warning that the shortfall may continue for some time to come. cnn s adrien broad distalks to parents who are taking steps to feed their children. like on here it will say if they have it in stock. reporter: it s another full-time job. i m up with him at 2:00 in the morning and looking for formula. reporter: searching ten hours every week. i start with typically the similac website, and then after that, i go to target. after that i go to meyer, mariano s, jewel, walmart, walgreens, cvs. reporter: colleen is one of many parents on a hunt for baby formula across the nation. this is really anxiety provoking, and it s really worrisome. when i get to work in the morning, i look for formula. when we re finally sitting on the couch for an hour at night, we re looking for formula. so i haven t found any in about three weeks. reporter: she has supply for
invoke the defense production act to ramp up supply. worried parents need answers now. cnn s adrienne broaddus talks to desperate parents. on here they ll say if they have it in stock. reporter: it s another full-time job. i m up with him at 2:00 a.m. in the morning looking for formula. reporter: searching ten hours every week. i start with the website and then after that i go to target. after that, i go to meyer, jewel, walmart, walgreen s, cvs. coleen is one of many parents on the hunt for baby formula across the nation. this is really anxiety provoking and really worrisome. when i get to work in the morning, i look for formula. when we re finally sitting on the couch for an hour at night, we re looking for formula. so, i haven t found any in about three weeks. reporter: she has supply for three weeks thanks to a friend and her aunt. but the shortage is affecting