president biden has warned russia that it will not get away with seizing its neighbour s land by force after vladimir putin announced the annexation of four occupied regions of ukraine. it s the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. in a signing ceremony at the kremlin, mr putin declared that donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson are now part of russia. in response, ukraine has formally applied to join nato. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn t care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land. in the audience, kremlin appointed officials from those territories occupied by russia. translation: i want the kyiv authorities and their real- masters in the west to hear me, so that they remember this forever. people in luhansk and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens forever. d
are warned of life threatening floods. hello and welcome to bbc news. president biden has warned russia that it will not of four occupied regions of ukraine. it s the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. in a signing ceremony at the kremlin, mr putin declared that donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson are now part of russia. in response, ukraine has formally applied to join nato. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn t care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land. in the audience, kremlin appointed officials from those territories occupied by russia. translation: iwant the kyiv authorities . and their real masters in the west to hear me, so that they remember this forever. people in luhansk and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens, forever. defiant, unapologetic, russi
attack on a critical bridge linking russia to crimea. i m sandra smith in for neil cavuto. this is your world. we ve got fox team coverage to kick things off for you. trey yingst is on the ground. mark meredith has more on president biden s armageddon comments could be complicating matters and general kellogg with how the u.s. should respond. we begin with trey yingst. what s the latest from the ground, trey? yeah, sandra. we have new reaction to the russian attack on ukraine earlier that decimated this country in many cities. antonio gutierrez calling this an unacceptable escalation of the war. ukrainian is bracing for additional strikes after more than 75 missiles targeted major population centers like kyiv and kharkiv. 11 people were killed and dozens injured including head of the national police cyber unit in kyiv. black smoke plumes were seen rising after the attack begin. the russians say they were targeting military infrastructure. images from the ground tell a dif
but first we go live correspondent trey yingst and khaki of ukraine. brett, good evening ukraine is on edge tonight. i do to warn her viewers some of the following images are gra graphic. a fireball rises into the air as russian missiles rain down. it is the worst attack on the ukrainian capital since the conflict began. the war against us. he needs ukraine. he attack a couple weeks ago, months ago, a couple of months ago and he was targeted. the mayor calling the strikes with a peer to be. a deliberate intent by russian president vladimir prudent to hit civilians. at least 11 people were killed in the attacks that include drones. the russians say that they were only responding to a bridge explosion over the weekend. the damage the artery between russia and crimea. so far they have not publicly claim responsibility. vladimir putin is threatening to escalate if other things are if attempts to carry out acts of terrorism on her territory continues the response will
that state. the fed raises interest rates, plus our cbs s carter evans takes a closer look tonight at inflation and why those already struggling financially are being hit the hardest. and america s opioid crisis. cbs s jeff pegues shows us why drug cartels are now pushing fentanyl that looks like candy. they re deliberately doing this to kill our children. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us tonight. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we begin tonight with the biggest escalation in the war in ukraine since the invasion itself. russia s vladimir putin is threatening nuclear war and warning the west he s not bluffing. it comes after humiliating defeats on the battlefield in ukraine and in a move not seen in russia since world war ii, putin is calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists. the announcement was met by intense anti-war protestors a