like this one, of pregnant women bloodied in the attack. still, the russian foreign minister is insisting this was a legitimate strike on a far-right ukrainian militia, the azov battalion, not a war crime. at the meeting of the u.n. security council, our delegation presented facts about this maternity hospital having long been seized by the azov battalion and other radicals. and they have driven all the pregnant women and the nurses out of it. but in cities across ukraine, trapped civilians are desperately escaping the fighting. these, the latest scenes from irpin north of kyiv where the city s mayor says nearly half the population has already fled. with no peace in sight, ukraine s capital is emptying as russian forces advance. matthew chance, cnn, kyiv. douglas london is a retired
humanitarian crisis in ukraine. more shocking video that we have just received. take a listen to this video posted on telegram a short time ago reportedly showing an attack on a ukraine city. martha: you can hear a little bit, if you can, the people saying that that is close. tonight make any noise. former new york governor george pataki whose grand parents immigranted from hungary is leading a delegation to deliver necessities along the ukrainian border where some 225,000 mostly women and children are seeking refuge. former governor pataki joins me now. good to have you with us, governor. tell us about what your doing.
and shelling that continue to hit kyiv, particularly in the outskirts, you can see the man trying to go through anything he can save after surviving the shelling of his home. these are the videos we have been seeing, four weeks of conflict. kyiv is in the control of the ukrainians but still suffering from airstrikes. and new video as well, the western part of the city. you can see the cars that are torched and two women there, they were in the building when it was shelled, they survived and went back the same day after sleeping outside to then close the windows up with plastic sheets and wooden boards. just the resilience of the people is astounding as we see here. the mayor says there is a curfew in kyiv that has extended from monday night to wednesday morning as people there remember some six and a half million people in kyiv, john, displaced
city, the northwest and the east. there s attacks going on right now in some of those districts. many people fear that this is the beginning of the move, the beginning of the assault on the capitol. a lot of focus on the convoy that had come down from russia. it was used as an example, a sign of the supply problems facing the russians. what we have seen the last 24 hours is that finally that convoy has moved, disburse and get in to position now. there s a growing fear they re training their guns on the city. the horowitzers are now in a firing position in the woods facing the capitol. the fighting is also increased on the ground around kyiv. clashing taking place nine miles from the city center. the ukrainian military fighting back in a village northwest of the capitol. all indications that they re ready for an attack on kyiv. president zelensky says he doesn t know howing the battle
or the people in kyiv have anything to say about it, too. interesting to note, one of the only countries that does not keep territory that the military has gained is the united states. that s right. john: sandra. sandra: john, fred, thank you. another big story we are watching for you, confirmation hearings kicking off for president biden s nominee to the supreme court. judge ketanji brown jackson. republicans promising some tough questions. former attorney general bill barr will join us on set. john: and mariupol on the brink of russian control, but defying to surrender. how they are holding on to what s left of their city. naive enough to think no one would ever touch ukraine. ever wonder what everyone s doing on their phones? they re banking, with bank of america. the groom s parents?