1.2 million refugees, and that number is going to change every day, and unfortunately it is only going to go higher from here, sean. sean: bill hemmer, very informative, thank you. let s be honest, if this russian comport we were just talking about makes it interest be 21, this is going to get so much more bloody. then it is now. neighborhoods leveled, reported tonight, towns annihilated, the words of bill hemmer. does anyone around putin have a conscience, a sole? is there anyone around him who is willing to stop this madness before it gets much, much worse? i have said repeatedly, not one american boot on the ground. also breaking tonight, russia is now blocking access to facebook to amid the kremlin censorship and the propaganda campaign. russian lawmakers are even moving head on pursuing jail time for those who publish so-called fake news reports about the russian army, and senator lindsey graham, well, he
hopeful at this point? that is not the position of the united states government and certainly not a statement you here come from the mouths of anybody working in this and administration. sean: all right, joining me now, south carolina senator lindsey graham to respond to this criticism. senator, you just heard our reporting of what has happened in the last 24 hours since you made that statement. towns annihilated. neighborhoods leveled. entire areas wiped off the map, and we have heard about targeting civilians, that would be innocent men, women, and children. so in the context of what we heard reported right here on this program tonight, that i think would justify the idea that if you have a conscience and a soul and you are around vladimir putin, i don t care by whatever means necessary, stand up and stop this. because innocent people are dying, including kids. well, thank you for having me. i spoke to the ukrainian ambassador earlier today.
we believe eventually this convoy is going to find a way to inched its way further south and eventually take all that military hardware and surround the city, and if they do in kyiv with a city of 3 million, which they have done in other parts of this country, just imagine the devastation and the loss of human life. it is staggering, really, when you think about it here. they have not done i want to make this clear they have not gotten to this point yet. they are really pretty much right about here at the airport, some reports from jack keane s group earlier today the general reporting it appeared, as if the ukrainian army had pushed the russian army further west from the city go ahead, sean. sean: to hear those words, towns annihilated, is beyond chilling. you ve seen them, right? you have seen the pictures. sean: i have seen the pictures. so they have been trapped there. jennifer mentioned that a bridge had been blown out.
think of what we reported tonight, targeting civilians, towns annihilated, neighborhoods leveled, entire neighborhoods wiped off the map. our prayers are with the ukrainian people. stay tuned. laura ingraham is up next, bill hemmer filling in tonight. have a great weekend. we will see you back here on monday. [explosion] [indistinct shouting] the images never end. i am bill hemmer in tonight for laura and welcome to the end of a very long week. i m going to start with the latest news at this hour, where it is 5:00 a.m. in ukraine, and most importantly, kyiv remains in ukrainian hands. some analysts worry tonight the historic city will not be spared from the brutal bombing campaigns we have seen already.