weapons systems to ukraine are adding fuel to the conflict and there could be, quote, unpredictable consequences. brianna. let s begin in mykolaiv which is where ed lavandera is. ed, can you tell us the latest from that region? reporter: well, good morning, brianna. it has been a hectic night here and morning in the city of mykolaiv, just east of odesa. we have been hearing bombardment throughout the night in the distance. and this morning, in the mid morning hours, a cluster bombs going off here in a residential neighborhood. this is a park where we are told several people were walking around. and you can see the impact on the ground from various of these cluster munitions that detonated in a largely residential neighborhood. apartment buildings behind me. this is an orthodox church. we will walk you back over to one of the impact sites. two dead so far in the explosions and the attacks going on this morning. in fact, here at this church, they have spent the morning cl
a warship the ukrainians claim to have hit with a missile. the sinking of the moskva would be an enormous achievement for the russian military and devastating setback for the war machine . they call it plausible and possible. overnight the russian military claimed it struck a military facility with a crews missile. russian forces are also rapidly building their presence in eastern ukraine. widespread shelling already being reported in the region. there are reports of active hostilities and shelling around izium and kharkiv, as russian troops continue their advance towards the donbas region, prompting a chilling warning from william burns, saying the potential for russia to use tactical or low yield weapons in ukraine cannot be taken lightly. two aid workers and their relatives were killed in mariupol. we will hear from the military governor of that region in just a moment. and this from the washington post . russia has sent a former diplomatic note to the united states
. sandra: you re looking live at protests on capitol hill. demonstrations filling the capitol hill rotunda. the protester there s are demanding a cease fire in israel. that is the scene in washington, this following a series of protests happening across the mideast following the blast at a hospital in gaza. all of this as the president, president biden, wraps his visit to the region. okay. we re watching all of those live events for you at this hour. welcome. i m sandra smith in for neil cavuto. this is your world. we watch the capitol, let s go to israel where mike tobin is standing by. tensions remain high. we head in to the evening hours here on the east coast. well in to the night there. mike? well, the president has now left israel. air force one stopped in ramstein air force base to refuel. from the moment he was on the tarmac, the message is one of solidarity from israel and the promise from the president to bring the hostages home. we re working with partners
The pentagon says it has no reason to dispute ukraine s claim calling it possible and plausible. russia struck a military facility with a cruise missile. they threatened to hit the capital two days ago. that is of note. and russian forces are building presence in eastern ukraine. russian troops continue their advance towards the donbas. a chilling warning from cia director william burns. he said the potential for russia to use tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in ukraine cannot be taken lightly. also, the washington post said russia has sent a formal diplomatic note to the united states warning u.s. and nato shipments of the sensitive