Good evening once again i m in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, russia s escalating the battle to control eastern ukraine as the war enters day 57. putin s war has brought a devastating attacks to the region particularly in mariupol. that has been under siege since the start of this war. russian forces are closing in. and ukrainian president zelenskyy says more than 100,000 civilians are trapped amid the fighting. [interpreter] this situation in mariupol is worsening. unfortunately, so far we are not able to achieve a positive result there. our troops are now defending hundreds of wounded and civilians. some civilians have taken shelter inside the basement of the sprawling steel plant. along with ukrainian fighters
Legitimate political discourse. congressman jeffries gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight the bloody fight for the east. the city of mariupol under siege. a commander there warns the ukrainians may be in their final hours. then, the justice department decides to appeal the federal mask mandate reversal so after all of those celebrations in the sky and airports, what now? plus republicans going all in on the culture wars. it s florida s battle against the disney the blueprint ahead of the midterms? as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again i m chris jansing, in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, russia s escalating the battle to control eastern ukraine as the war enters day 57. putin s war has brought a
Prioritize the donbas area, that s a whole different level of fighting and type of fighting. today, russia did confirm the next phase of its war, the battle to control eastern ukraine, is underway. the pentagon says that russia has surged thousands of troops into that region, and a senior defense officials as a ground operation says also begun. moscow continues to launch air strikes against the already besieged port city of mariupol, nbc s erin mclaughlin has the latest from ukraine. tonight, in what is left of the battered port city of mariupol, fear that in any hour this strategic city can finally fall completely under russian control. we are scared of the unknown, this woman says, this is what scares us the most. cut off by russian forces for weeks, people here say they like the basics to survive. how can we live without water, she says, it s horrible. the stunning devastation, a potentially ominous sign of what is to come, with russia
Jansing in for stephanie ruhle. the war on ukraine enterss thursday 56, with the u.s. preparing to send ukraine even more lethal weapons, as russia launches a new campaign to capture the nations east. nbc hasn t learned that the white house will announce a new package later this week. it s expected this new package of security assistance will be similar in size to that 800 million dollar one announced last week. this morning, president biden held a video call with u.s. allies, to discuss next steps in their support for ukraine. earlier today, pentagon spokesman john kirby said this about u.s. aid to ukraine. we are doing the best we can, to focus on a, the kinds of capabilities we know they need, and they say they want, and are using. now the russians have prioritized the donbas area, that s a whole different level of fighting and type of fighting. today, russia did confirm the next phase of its war, the battle to control eastern