warnings today in lviv and kyiv. explosions in the capital city killing at least one person and then injuring several others. the mayor warning those who fled the city, it s still not safe to return. now a gruesome picture of the horror left behind as russians retreat from kyiv. ukrainian officials say more than 900 bodies of innocent civilians have been discovered there so far. while in the south, the besieged port city of mariupol is a hollow shell of its former self. translator: the enemy cannot seize mariupol. the enemy may seize the land that mariupol used to stand on, but the city of mariupol is no more. the city of mariupol has been wiped off the face of the earth by the russian federation. ukrainian officials say russia s relentless new onslaught in the southern section of ukraine is revenge for the sinking of a prized russian warship in the black sea. president volodymyr zelenskiy with a dire message to the world that russia could eventually use tactical nuclear
absolutely hi everybody more news. you are in the cnn news cerium. i m omar jimenez and new york tonight, russian president vladimir putin is sending his condolences and calling a deadly attack on a popular concert hall in moscow, a barbie barrick act of terrorism see that video concert go is concert goers running for their lives as attackers go on, a shooting rampage inside the popular music hall and shopping center friday night now officials say more than 130 people are dead and dozens others injured. isis has claimed responsibility for the massacre. cnn s matthew chance is live in st. petersburg before heading to moscow with the latest now, matthew, what more are you learning? and what more are you seeing? ground there we ll first of all, in terms of what i m seeing on the ground, i haven t got to the place. you have just entered russia, but i ll coming back to a country after being away for a few days that is absolutely shocked and horrified at the appalling scenes
happening now, breaking news. united states conducts another retaliatory strike in the wake of that deadly attack on american forces in jordan. u.s. officials confirmed the operation successfully targeted and killed an iran-backed militia commander in baghdad. also breaking tonight, more chaos on capitol hill. the united states senate rejecting the bipartisan border bill despite months of negotiations. what the sudden failure can also mean for aid to ukraine and israel. plus, final preparations for tomorrow s unprecedented u.s. supreme court arguments on donald trump s colorado ballot ban. we have exclusive new reporting on the trump team s strategy just ahead of the historic hearing. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. first up tonight, breaking news. the united states launching a targeted retaliatory strike against an iran backed militia commander blamed for a
first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at
good morning, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in london. we re following breaking news right now, out of russia. major historic breaking news. president vladimir putin facing the greatest threat to his authority since he first rose to power some 23 years ago. putin is accusing his one-time ally, yevgeny prigozhin of an armed rebellion, his words, armed rebellion, prigozhin says his forces have taken control of key military facilities in voronezh and rostov-on-don region. he threatens to move on to moscow if russia s top general and defense minister don t meet with him. listen to this. translator: again, we came here, we want to receive the chief of general staff shoigu, and so they are here, and so they are here, we will be located here, blockading the city of rostov-on-don, and we will go to moscow. president putin calls the actions by prigozhin a betrayal, his words, and a stab in the back to the russian people. he