verdicts. also this hour, as russia vows revenge for an alleged drone attack on the kremlin, it s now casting blame on the united states as well as on ukraine. i ll ask a key white house national security council official john kirby what the administration knows about the incident as he s accusing moscow of spinning lies. and there s breaking news we re following. an arrest was just announced in connection with a series of brutal stabbings near a university of california campus. stand by for details on the suspect and the charges. welcome to our viewers here in the united states, and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. tonight the u.s. justice department is claiming a new victory for american democracy after four members of the proud boys were found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the january 6th riot. cnn s sara murray reports on the jury s verdict in this very high profile trial. reporter: four members of the far right p
sparked protests across russia leading to more than 130 0 arrests. we ve seen the emotional farewells. look at this, russian men leaving behind families to board buses for military service. others trying to get out of the country altogether. in this video long lines of traffic are growing as men seemingly are trying to escape the war. the demand for flights out of moscow is spiking dramatically. tickets to countries where russians don t need a visa are sold out. and on google trends the term leaving russia saw a spike in searches over the past 24 hours. according to a ticket agri gaiter one way tickets out of moscow to istanbul start at $2,000 a ticket. before putin s announcement, the tickets cost about $350. let s bring in ben wedeman live for us in kharkiv, ukraine. you re in the region where the gains by the ukrainians seem to have prompted this new phase by vladimir putin, ben. reporter: ye and you know, as these referendums go ahead. yesterday we were in areas occup