russia's offense ministry is vowing to increase missile strikes on kyiv after the sinking of the moskva vessel. u.s. officials claim it was hit by two missiles while russia claims a fire broke out on the ship. this comes amid the horrifying discover of 900 bodies following russia's withdrawal from an area. most of the civilians were executed and bodies abandoned in the streets. overall the united nations has recorded 4,633 civilian casualties in the country so far and that number is climbing. russia's bombardment of the key port of mariupol has left the city in ruins. the city has been able to with stand the kremlin's attack this far, weapons and supply shortages could weaken the resistance efforts. the governor said the city has been, quote, wiped off the face of the earth by russian forces. with that in mind, president zelenskyy is ask the biden administration to designate vladimir putin as a state government of terrorism. nbc news' raf sanchez is in ukraine where the governor said russian forces have been firing missiles. what's the latest? >> reporter: ukraine waking up to news that kyiv is once more underattack for the second time in 48 hours russian missiles have hit the outskirts of the city. the mayor said one person is dead. this is the most serious strike on the capital since russian forces retreated several weeks ago and it is shattering a sense of calm in kyiv. remember, just last weekend things were peaceful enough that president zelenskyy was able to host prime minister boris johnson of the uk face to face. now the russian defense ministry said these strikes were in retaliation for what it says were ukrainian attacks inside of russia. ukraine is not commenting on that. many people here suspect this is, in fact, retaliation for the sinking of vladimir putin's black sea flag ship, the moskva. u.s. officials confirming the ukrainian military hit that ship with missiles. russia is not saying how many of its sailors it lost to the depths of the black sea. ukraine is bracing for attacks all across this country but especially that long-awaited assault in the south and the east. and at all times, putin's missiles continue to rain down. seven people were killed in kharkiv yesterday and overnight there was an air strike here in lviv. it's unusual for there to be strikes this far west. we were woken up by the air-raid sirens at 5:00 a.m. it is a reminder that nowhere in ukraine is out of range of putin's missiles. >> raf sanchez in lviv, ukraine. thank you for that reporting. nbc news learned the next phase of the russian invasion in ukraine could begin in the next few days. they said the u.s. assessment is the russian military could move forces back into ukraine as soon as this weekend or early next week. russian troops retreated from around kyiv and northern ukraine about two weeks ago, moving north to belarus and russia. and as allies deliver the tanks and helicopters to ukraine, vladimir putin has sent a note warning that these shipments to ukraine could bring, quote, unpredictable consequences and we're adding fuel to the conflict. joining me is heather connelly, president of a nonpartisan think tank. also deputy assistant secretary of state for europe and asian affairs where she led the effort to enlarge nato. thank you for joining me, heather. i want to kick off learning the -- that we had seen russia retreating, but because of the sinking of the flag ship, they seem to be reengaging in ukraine. what do you say to that? >> it wasn't retreating. it was regrouping. so we've really seen the first phase of this conflict, which russia attempted a three-pronged invasion of ukraine. it failed. the russian military, we are seeing, a series of pretty catastrophic mistakes from a command and control arena, military equipment. but this is simply a regrouping, a more limited focus of their objectives, which is securing and seizing the entire donbas and then creating a land bridge from the territory of the russian federation across to crimea. but even that is going to be very, very difficult. it's amazing the -- through seven weeks of this war, the ukrainian military has done extraordinary things. really highlighting the sinking of the moskva this week. this is really the military that many thought would -- particularly the russian and the u.s. intelligence -- that thought would fall to russia, this is a military performing well. which is why the russians sent this diplomatic note to the united states. because it's american military equipment helping ukraine remain in the fight and potentially could see a victory. >> i think one of the things we saw also is that president zelenskyy saying we need more arms, more sanctions from the united states. how do you -- we expect to respond now that russia's president has responded saying, don't do that. what can we read and telegraph from that, heather? >> i think it's very interesting. day 52 of this war we have not seen russia's military or even through, you know, special forces in any way attacking western supply lines into ukraine, both humanitarian as well as the military equipment. we thought we'd see them trying to prevent this equipment because it is what is essential to keep ukraine in the fight. this is a warning. we will see an escalation, and it's because the ukrainian military is securing victories. but let me be very clear. this second phase of the conflict is going to be extraordinary. we're going to see annihilation of ukrainian cities. so it is essential that we provide ukraine with more defensive capabilities. this is where you've seen the biden administration i think really start to make a shift not just to allow the ukrainian military to survive and try to repel russian forces. now we're saying, what does victory look like here? the other side of the coin is, what does russia's defeat look like. this is the concern, bill burns warning about russia potentially looking towards the use of tactical nuclear weapons suggest we have a lot of uncertainty as we head into the next phase of this war. >> i want to talk about that. because that's what surprised everybody is the u.s. intelligence is saying there might be use of tactical weapons not just because of what we're seeing in ukraine itself but because of how neighboring countries are responding, specifically finland and sweden. prior to this invasion we would say two or three months ago, it was unthinkable for finland or sweden to join nato. but because they're seeing the russian aggression they're wanting to expedite it. how likely is that, and what does that mean for russia and putin in this whole transition if that comes fruition? >> i want to be clear. the world changed on february the 24th, when russia invaded ukraine. you have sweden, finland, they were already very strong nato partners. and this was a consequence of the 2014 illegal annexation of crimea and russia's first invasion of donbas. but this was -- again, it speaks to the kremlin's extraordinary strategic miscalculation. they keep telling us that they don't want more nato or nato surrounding them, their behavior is a complete catalyst for countries that have previously embraced neutrality. they are changing their mind literally overnight. so we could see, in the next few weeks, finland and sweden asking for membership into nato or heading towards a major nato summit at the end of june beginning of july in madrid. even neutral ireland, not a member of nato, a member of the european union is saying we cannot be neutral about violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity. this is creating a rethink of countries that thought neutrality would protect them, now they don't want to be alone. they want to join alliances that protect territorial integrity and sovereignty. >> how far are we willing to push putin until someone calls his bluff? calling his bluff is using some sort of tactical nuclear weapons. >> this is where we need to start shaping the policy about what is the desired end state outcome here, and to prepare yourselves for a variety of extremely difficult scenarios. again, this was not of our choosing. vladimir putin is the one who invaded the republic of georgia in 2008, invaded ukraine twice. he's creating the anti-bodies that we're seeing a stronger and more durable nato and a western alliance imposing severe sanctions. as he paints himself into the corner we have to be prepared for use of chemical weapons, biological weapons and even tactical nuclear weapons. that's why it's important for the west to prepare their populations for this eventuallity. we want to give the kremlin the opportunity to rethink this but we see vladimir putin is in a place of iso rationism. unfortunately -- well, fortunately he will fail in this, but it does have catastrophic consequences, potentially for international security should he go down some 06 these most extreme scenarios. we have to hold tight here. we cannot give into this because if russia is successful in ukraine, they will keep going. and that means they will try to destablize nato territory. >> heather connelly, thank you for your expertise and for joining me this saturday morning. the united nations world food program estimates 60% of displaced ukrainians are, quote, worried about finding enough to eat. jose andres and his team have been on the ground working to change that. we'll speak to him soon. next we go live to kyiv for on the ground reporting for after strikes. don't go anywhere. r after strikes. don't go anywhere. allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! flonase all good. what happens when performance... meets power? 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>> well, as we know from the start, russia called this a special military operation. practically banning the word war, calling this operation a war was prohibited in russia. and people who called it this way could end up in jail. this was done because russia expected this so-called operation to take place for three days, maybe a week. they expect today take kharkiv and kyiv within days. now they understand it's not going to end soon. and they're lacking, primarily, troops if we believe u.s. intelligence then over 10,000 russian soldiers have already died in this war. so they are currently lacking people and they also understand that this war is extremely popular in russia. so calling this a war against ukraine, something that was unthinkable 50 days ago is now a true possibility. if they actually officially declare war, this will basically allow russia to show the country -- the domestic audience, that the ukrainian people are enemies and bolster support for this war, sending reserve personnel. which is, in our estimates, around a million people so they can draw reserve personnel and throw them into ukraine. and obviously, if this happens, then ukraine will have extremely hard time in trying to sustain this number of russia troops in ukraine. >> the reporting that you're doing is really incredible and i hope you are staying safe. i want to ask you about reports coming out of "the washington post," a newspaper here in the u.s., that is reporting that ukraine officials are running facial recognition, i quote authorities are running facial recognition searches on dead or captured russian soldiers and using the scans to identify bodies and contact hundreds of their families. do you have any information on this? >> we know that especially the ministry of digital transformation is working around the clock to identify first those russian soldiers that were killed in ukraine and second of all, russian soldiers that committed war crimes in ukraine, who looted, who raped, who murdered civilians. this is done, primarily, first of all to try to spread the word about what's really happening in ukraine to those russians that listen only to russia news and maybe are against the war but just don't know the scale of atrocities that's happening in ukraine. and second of all, it's going to be important to -- for the future international court to try to convict those russians who committed war crimes in ukraine. i can't imagine being the recipient of that as a family. this is difficult for everyone. alexi, thank you for your reporting. >> thank you. according to the pentagon, ukraine successfully used two advanced neptune missiles to send russia's flagship to the bottom of the sea. i'll ask what this means for morale and the state of the war to a parliament member next. st to a parliament member next. e ft to be verified by usp, an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards. nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. bipolar depression. it made me feel trapped in a fog. this is art inspired by real stories of bipolar depression. i just couldn't find my way out of it. the lows of bipolar depression can take you to a dark place. latuda could make a real difference in your symptoms. latuda was proven to significantly reduce bipolar depression symptoms and in clinical studies, had no substantial impact on weight. this is where i want to be. call your doctor about sudden behavior changes or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. report fever, confusion, stiff or uncontrollable muscle movements, which may be life threatening or permanent. these aren't all the serious side effects. now i'm back where i belong. ask your doctor if latuda is right for you. pay as little as zero dollars for your first prescription. the mayor of ukraine's capital city speaking out overnight after major explosions shook the outskirts of that city. rescue crews and medics are still on the scene after deathing with the aftermath. at least one person has died in the attack and there are several injuries but those numbers will likely go. the death toll in ukraine has surpassed 4,600 and still climbing according to the united nations. even though ukraine has been able to stop russia from fully taking over so far, its defense could weaken soon as supplies and weapons are running low. meanwhile volodymyr zelenskyy is asking president biden to designate russia as a state sponsor of terrorism which would trigger more sanctions. joining us is the youngest member to ever serve in parliament at the age of 23. i want to ask you, you woke up this morning to additional bombing. how is the city doing, the country, how is the morale for your fellow countrymen? >> the attacks on kyiv has been reality since day one and the russians simply are showing that they are still committed to the quest of destruction on my country and my nation. and will continue doing so until we submit. we have made it clear in the fighting around kyiv and in kyiv they will not be successful and as we have defeated them around kyiv, they will be more vindictive in attacking the ways that you have seen tonight in kyiv but again the big battle right now is happening, and continues to happen in the east. russians are trying to get some victories to present to their people for all the losses the russians are suffering every day. and they will keep suffering them until they leave my country alone. >> so we're hearing from your president that he wants more support from the united states and that they wants the united states to determine that russia is now acting in a state of terrorism. what do you think that would do on the world stage, and how can the united states and other countries continue support? we just saw that the president this past week released $800 million in additional weaponry to ukraine. but what else needs to be done? >> well, the reality is the russian regime has been doing this horror not just in ukraine but all around the world when you look at what it has done in syria, central afghan republic, you see this is a global actor and trying to cause as much chaos in global world order and global national law as is possible. so this is long overdue that mr. putin and the regime he's leading is recognized as a global threat to innumerable crises and trying to subvert democracy one way or the other. ukraine is the latest call. there has been too much, too many reasons to do that. and i think russia deserves to be thrown out of everything national forum and conference, and institution, all that it has done in ukraine all around the world. >> i think one thing that the world is taken back by how effectively your president and members of the parliament, such as yourself, have been able to communicate to the rest of the world. and one of the things that we found is that -- in doing our research is that your membership of parliament is incredibly young. the average age is roughly about 47 years old and you all seem to be digital natives. i can tell you i have friends in the state department and when the tragedy of the ukrainian invasion by russia started, they were telling me it wasn't going to last more than five days. we are now in day 52. is it your ability to be digital natives to constantly communicate to the world what atrocities are happening that you are finding as an asset and what else can the world to do to help elevate your expertise in this area? >> we have to first thank you you the global media reporting from what's happening from day one of the war and they've been ready to tell the story to the world, incurring losses and losing many of their number in the process. i do thank you for staying with the story all this time and keeping the world informed about the atrocities around ukraine every single day. as far as social media is concerned and communication, this is our day and age in which we need to translate and tell the story of our nation as it is going through the tremendous challenge of its generation. remembering the sacrifices for this chance at freedom and feel we need to take this and lead this onward. and third examine intelligence services as they try to inform you, inform themselves, and members of government that ukraine will fall in 48 hours, a week, the reality has been very much different. this provides for much reason to examine your intelligence services to begin with. >> a member of the ukrainian parliament, i have to tell you you are more than gracious for giving us any credit. thank you for defending democracy around the world, and also thank you for your service. i hope you are taking care of you. >> thank you very much. later today, citizens of grand rapids, michigan are expected to take to the streets in protest following the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man. a live report is next on "velshi," stay tuned. a live repn "velshi," stay tuned we could bring it right to your door. with 1 to 2 day delivery from your local cvs. or same day if you need it sooner. but aren't you glad you can also just swing by to pick it up, and get your questions answered? 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>> so far nothing. our phones have not stopped ringing in seven months. people are still desperate to seek this care and now oklahoma is going to force us to turn them away. people have been waiting weeks for their appointment. they have been going without, they have been working to fix their cars, working to find child care, working to get the time off of work in order to get this necessary medical care. and so, for the state legislature to do away with this is very, very dangerous. >> rebecca, i think you mentioned a few things there that most people in our audience don't recognize. that's oftentimes the women seeking abortion the majority of them have children and they're trying to make the best decision for their families and oftentimes this law is going to impact women who don't have the means to go to other states. what's the chilling effect this is trying to have on women who are trying to do a medical procedure that is extremely private that the government has no business being in our business about? >> this state already has terrible health care outcomes. yes, most of our patients are already parents. they're making this as a parenting decision. they want to take care of the children they already have and they want to be financially prepared to expand their family when they're ready. oklahoma has 19,000 women to every single one ob-gyn. so even if people wanted to carry these pregnancies, whom are they supposed to go see to do that? this state also has one of the worst maternal mortality rates, one of the worst infant mortality rates. you can bet again these things will disproportionately affect poor women, women of color, undocumented women, people who fall in the cracks in our society. >> i want to ask you, what do you say to the governor who says that the reason he's doing this is because of pro-life stances. and you're just explaining to me that oklahoma has horrific health care for women who are trying to bring a pregnancy to term. what do you say to him? >> obviously there are so many better things that he could be doing with his time and his power. there are many, many needs that the state of oklahoma does not have filled. and, you know, he's not tackling those at all. so i would invite him to, you know, spend one hour in our clinic taking phone calls. one monday we received 200 phone calls in the first hour of the day. this is how many people are seeking this care, and who are desperate. they know that they cannot carry a pregnancy for whatever reason. and they're just trying to make a choice that makes sense for their life. for him to shame and criminalize this is not surprising, but definitely upsetting. >> seems like he wants it all ways. one of the questions i want to ask you texas is a majority minority state. 65% of women in texas ages 18 to 29 are women of color. in oklahoma it's 42%. this is a region of the country that has a large young and growing non-white population and they're the ones most affected. what can you tell us about the patients who come to your clinic. when you look at what's happening at preventing people from participating at the voting booth, it seems it targets young people and young people of color. what do you see about the patients that you're seeing and the changing demographics in your area? >> i want to be clear. so women of all colors have abortions at the exact same rate. one in four women of reproductive age of america will have an abortion in their lifetime. what we're seeing, though, is that the are able to get to us. we are the closest clinic in driving distance for so many people and we already saw many patients from the northern panhandle of texas. now we're starting to see people from what we have been seeing people from san antonio, from houston, from the border towns. so boom are going further and they're waiting longer. we're seeing increasingly complex medical cases because people are being delayed weeks and weeks and the racial impact of these laws is very clear. it's clear who is able to come in early on in their pregnancy because they have adequate medical care and they can be seen right away and they have the means to get to us right away, or they have the means to fly somewhere. there are then a huge segment of people who are left waiting who are further along in their pregnancies and it's definitely racially segregated and it's very upsetting. >> co-executive director, governor spitz is waiting for you to man the phones and talk to the constituents that you are trying to impact what you say you are, quote, pro-life. thank you very much, rerebecca, for joining me. they say life imitates art. the actress who plays the little girl in the red coat in the 1993 oscar-winning film "schindler's list" is working in real life to help ukrainian refugees. she joins me next to talk about her effort. next to talk about her effort ping you in your tracks... choose stelara® from the start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. pres, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possible. some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. feel unstoppable. ask your doctor how lasting remission can start with stelara®. janssen can help you explore cost support options. what happens when performance... meets power? you try crazy things... ...because you're crazy... ...and you like it. you get bigger... ...badder... ...faster. ♪ you can never have too much of a good thing... and power is a very good thing. ♪ ♪ ♪ and power is a very good♪ ♪ing. ♪♪ ♪♪ she was an unforgettable image, a little girl walking around the krakow ghetto in a red coat. the lone figure of light in the chilling oscar-winning film "schindler's list." the movie depicted the horror of nazi atrocities committed in world war ii and it told the story of one nazi party's member effort to help thousands of jews escape death. now that same child actress has symbolized hope in a film full of despair is now grown up. olivia is now living in poland and attempting to help civilians escape the war. the colors of her coat are now yellow and blue, not red. representing the ukrainian flag she writes, quote, she was always the symbol of hope. let her be it again. olivia joins me now from krakow, poland. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. tell me, was your character in "schindler's list" what inspired you to get involved right now in the refugee crisis that poland is facing? >> actually, not. it was and still is the right thing to do for me, and i think everyone who has a heart in a good place would do the same and actually, a lot of people did it and have -- no, she didn't inspire me. when i was doing my volunteer work i saw this similar situation, and i decided to use this image to speak to the world, but it wasn't actually my idea. it was the idea of a friend artist, whether whitefish. so -- >> but i think that with oftentimes what we -- the reason we use art is so that we can communicate difficult and intricate things and with that image, you have done that ask captured the world on how they can participate. can you share about the work you are doing with your mother on the ground and what you are seeing right now in day 52 of the war? >> what we are doing, actually there are a lot of things and sometimes it's hard to explain because we react to needs. sometimes needs medical help, someone needs clothes, but mostly we transport people from border to other places in poland. we are finding homes, accommodations for them, temporary and long-term apartments and we organize fund raisers is or financial, like now i organize a fund-raiser and i'm trying to share it in internet by my instagram, but mostly, but often now after 52 days of war -- we need to help them here also. we need to help them feel good here because i think the biggest need is feeling safe, being safe and that is what we are trying to do. >> and in collaboration with so many folks, have you seen the amount of people crossing into poland continue at the same pace as in the beginning of the war? actually, yeah. i've seen it. it is hard to talk about it, you know, because i see so many lost people, so many people who was in shock, who was traumatized and there was also so many children. over 50% of refugees in poland are children, so this is for me, absolutely unbelievable and unacceptable, and i remember every story and -- yeah. a lot of people are still in poland and i have a contact with them, but not with all of them. >> of course, olivia. i want to thank you because what you're doing is representing the courage it takes for individuals to make an incredible impact on folks who need help the most. olivia, thank you very much for joining me today and stay safe. >> thank you. thank you very much for this opportunity to talk with you. >> thank you. next, a live report from lviv, hours after ukraine says it shot down russian missiles aimed at the city, another hour of "velshi" starts right now. ♪♪ ♪♪ good morning. if you're just joining us, shame on you. we started at 8:00. it's april 16th, i'm maria teresa kumar filling in for ali velshi. there's been relative calm and safety around this capital city of kyiv which has allowed world leaders like prime minister boris johnson to visit in recent days. today, however, explosions were heard in the outskirts of the city. kyiv's mayor said that russian missiles struck a southern east are eastern district of the city early this morning killing one person and injuring several others. a governor for the western ukrainian city of lviv said the city fired missiles at the city as well which was intercepted by ukrainian air

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