They re sending into the country. jessica? all right. thank you so much for that. as russia inches closer to a major ground offensive, it s also ramping up attacks all across ukraine. in the east, a cruise missile slammed into a residential neighborhood in the decimated city of kharkiv. at least two civilians were killed, 18 injured there. southeast of there, a cnn news crew witnessing a russian strike on a market. one official says a hospital and an oil refinery are among the civilian infrastructure targeted, and more than two dozen buildings where damaged or destroyed. russia has also escalated its shelling of the south. the port city of mariupol where more than 100,000 civilians are trapped is largely in ruins after weeks of relentless attacks. one regional official says if the russians succeed, they ll only be capturing rubble. the enemy cannot seize
And ukraine is entering its 53rd day of war with russia intensifying its attacks. in the east a cruise missile slammed into a residential neighborhood in the decimated city of kharkiv. at least two civilians were killed, 18 injured. southeast of there a cnn news crew witnessed a russian strike on a market, one official says the hospital and an oil refiny are among the infrastructure targeted there. and more than 2 dozen buildings are damaged or destroyed. russia has also escalated its shelling of the south, the port city of mariupol where more than 100,000 civilians are trapped, largely in ruins, after weeks of relentless attacks. one regional official there says if russians succeed they will only be capturing rubble. translator: the enemy cannot seize mariupol. the enemy may seize the land
Kind of tactics to terrorize ukrainian citizens and the ukrainian government into some kind of political accommodation. . do you get the sense that despite what putin s plans were before the invasion that we might end up in a situation where there will not be a military solution to this, that the mistakes and miscalculations mean that even if kyiv falls, there is nothing decisive about the conflict. it will go on. no, i think you re right, michael. i don t think there is any longer a military solution where russia wins this. even if they capture kyiv or character can i have or even mar mariupol, they re capturing rubble. the ukrainians have not given up. they have plenty of heart. they have a large country to defend, and it appears to me they re going to continue doing that, regardless of how many cities they lose in the east or the north. i know you said, and i think it s a very good point that this