Ukraine. where by both u.s. and ukrainian assessments, russia is coming up on arm slaughts in the eastern region. russia has 65 troop units in those regions. it s staging attack helicopters at ukraine cracy border and bringing more soldiers ukraine s border and bringing more soldiers and artillery as it quote posturing for offensive operations. and local leaders say thousands of civilians have been able to flee the area in recent weeks, a welcome sight, as ukraine continues to measure the civilian toll of the war. russia has also been accused of committing atrocities nationwide. the mayor of mariupol now estimates 5,000 civilians have been killed since the starts of the invasion. and new reports of deaths, russia could be on the brink of capturing that city. and the u.s. has yet to make that assessment. russia s defense ministry is