it certainly seems like the russian military is on the move here. and it looks like to a certain extent, they re trying to mask what they re doing down here. you can really feel the tension here. check points as well, set up here as it certainly seems as though in this area, something is about to unfold. near the ukrainian border, thank you. stay safe. new satellite images may show what putin could be planning. let s bring in retired army major general spider marks. we re now hearing leaders of the self-proclaimed independent areas of don t dlets and luhansk have asked the kremlin for help with the ukrainian forces. what do you read into that as we see the bed-up of traps? hear the area we re talking about. russian troops have been there about eight years. it is now the declaration of
capability he s been looking for. help us understand these satellite images from the same area that show a new field hospital on rush s side of the border. does that definitively suggest that putin is gearing up for a long-term battle? a feel hospital? here s the thing. this piece of imagery right here. excuse me. this piece of imagery is right here. belgorod. we re looking at a field hospital with support activity here and over here as well. we can confirm that. the real question is why there? well, it s available if there is an offensive operation that comes in this way. you always prepare for combat. and you have ukrainian forces in this area. they re here and also in this area. so it is a preparation for that. also, if we spent a lot of time looking at that, what s happening here? he may choose not to deploy
learned how expensive and difficult it is to occupy a country that a large number of people that may not want you there, especially long material, it s us. we ve seen it in iraq and afghanistan. the russians saw in it gaenls, too. and before that, we saw it in vietnam. 57 a real challenge on their hands mfg forward. this won t be a little crimea situation. a fist fight in a police station. this is a long term deal. he may occupy large portions of the country but he won t pacify it. there will be at love dead russians and he will have to explain to mom why they died. so what do you think nato should do? what do you think president biden should do? i think we should have i imposed the harshest sanctions. putin s speech was tamed. right in the middle of the speech, we should have imposed
tall. they say it is magsking a decisn for him. p putin is saying so himself. translator: it is important to understand that ukraine has never had consistent tradition of being a true nation. for putin, this is personal. and multiple u.s. and western officials tell cnn what putin is doing could be the beginning of a larger potential military operation targeting ukraine. and as thousands and thousands of russian troops are breathing down the neck of ukraine tonight, a senior administration official says diplomacy will be pursued until the tanks roll. second anthony blinken says they recognize those so-called republics as independent requires a swift and firm response and will take appropriate steps in coordination with partners.
surrounded, citizens lined up for water. their homes cut off from utilities for more than a week. we absolutely are sure that p putin and the russian army reporter: today the u.n. has confirmed more than 406 civilians killed in ukraine since the start of the invasion, while emphasizing that the real figures are considerably higher. still, the u.s. military is pointing to problems russia is having with its advance. the russians continue to get frustrated and slowed down and they really haven t made any noteworthy progress in the last few days with the exception of down south. reporter: ukrainian leaders are trying to inspire and strengthen their people. the mayor of kyiv posted this video of his visit to a maternity ward. life goes on. 82 kids were born just in this hospital since the beginning of