captions by vitac www.vitac.com russia s invasion forces making slow and uneven progress and trying to learn from two months of mistakes, but not with any success. that s the latest assessment from western defense officials. according to one figure, the attacks are somewhat better coordinated but with small formations. in nato, this would be basic stuff. that said, ukrainians are learning the sheer destruction even a less than competent army can inflict is considerable. cnn s nick paton walsh got very close to the front lines today. he joins us now. what is it like where you are? reporter: anderson, it seems the renewed southern offensive, up from kherson, where russia took and we are learning about plans for intensified russian control, that russian offensive is seeing some sort of progress. even the ukrainian military are saying they are seeing russians advance partially there and in the east as well. we saw ourselves what that looks like, particularly along the vit
good morning. i m bianna golodryga in new york. and i m jim sciutto reporting from lviv in western ukraine. a very busy morning here. any moment now the u.s. secretary-general will sit down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow while right now in germany, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is meeting with his nato counterparts. he says that russia s atrocities in ukraine are, quote, indefensible, but he believes that ukraine can win this war. ukraine clearly believes that it can win. and so does everyone here. we have much more to do. ukraine needs our help to win today, and they will still need our help when the war is over. this morning, ukraine says russian troops have intensified their assault in the south and in the east. officials say a bridge near the city of odesa is damaged following a missile strike. and overnight, one person is dead after a guided missile rocked zaporizhzhia. that s the same city that was a destination for people trying to escape m
your next meal will come from. our reporters are there inside that lockdown. let s go outfront. good evening, i am erin burnett, russia is flooding ukraine with more tanks. look at this vehicles driving one after another. they are 15 miles away from the donbas region of ukraine. zelenskyy warns tonight russian forces could soon use chemical weapons. they take this threat in ukraine seriously now. the offense continues, ukraine s top commander says there is still heavy fighting in mariupol and kharkiv russian forces launched more than 60 attacks. according to the pentagon, this is just the beginning of a full-scale assault. i think sadly we can all expect the same brutal tactic and same disregard for civilian life and infrastructure will probably continue as they focus in a more geographically confined area in the donbas. this focus on the donbas is why zelenskyy is pleading with the west to help ukrainian forces on the battlefield by sending more weapons. putin is going
carley shimkus. these officers put on their uniform, bullet-proof vests on and go back in with all frustration, they go back and do their job. now it is time for lawmakers. ashley: maryann rafferty has details. more officers shot. in new york, nypd police officer shot and hospitalized in queens and two suspects taken into custody same day hundreds turned out for a fallen salute of wilbert mora. chief kenneth cory blaming soft on crime policies. they are devastated and angry, people are carrying illegal guns, same people that are are arresting are walking streets and all too often using the guns against them. in virginia, two campus police officers are gunned down after shelter in place was offered. campus officer painter and j.j. jefferson, painter was jefferson s best man at his wedding. they were well known to students, their relationship was close, as well, it is meaningful, we feel this deeply. they were very close friends. ashley: in houston, texas, funeral s
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