that russian war planes haven t been able to gain air superiority despite flying 200 to 300 missions aa day. and russian units are suffering from major morale and discipline problems. a top u.s. official tells the washington post, they believe that middle rank russian military officers uks, some as high up as battalion commanders are slow in carrying out orders or refusing them altogether. a really terrible sign for the russians. and it shows once again just how rotten the culture is, the russian military. let s bring in right now former president of ukraine petro poroshenko. thank you for being with us. it seems when you hear the news out of the donbas and the news out of odessa, you put it together and it seems like more of the same. the russians targeting children, grandparents, mothers, other civilians. but not being able to do a damn thing on the ground when they actual i have to fight a war. where does this war stand right now, the day after victory day? first of
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. as heavy fighting continues in eastern ukraine, an advisor to the country s president volodymyr zelensky has acknowledged that ukrainian forces have suffered serious losses. he said ukraine had lost control of some towns and villages but claimed russia s casualties had been in his words colossal . this report from our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford contains some images you may find distressing. vera gyrych was carried from the wreckage of her home in a body bag. she d been found buried beneath rubble after a russian missile strike on central kyiv. vera was 55, a journalist for the american broadcaster radio liberty. it says it s shocked and outraged by the meaningless manner of her death. we saw forensic workers bring out what looked like fragments of the missile. russia s defence ministry claims it was firing precision weapons. only the military factory opposite the apartment block is scorche
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says more thani million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the invasion began. ukraine has previously accused russia of taking people across the border against their will. russia also confirmed responsiblity for thursday s attack on kyiv, but said they were targeting a missile manufacturing plant. a warning sarah rainsford s report contains images you may find distressing. vera gyrych was carried from the wreckage of her home in a body bag. she d been found buried beneath rubble after a russian missile strike on central kyiv. vera was 55, a journalist for the american broadcaster radio liberty. it says it s shocked and outraged by the meaningless manner of her death. we saw forensic workers bring out what looked like fragments of the missile. russia s defence ministry claims it was firing precision weapons. only the military factory opposite the a
suspect apprehended after a more than 24-hour man hunt. someone with a very long wrap sheet who has posted dozens of videos online spewing deranged tirades, how police found him, and where this investigation is likely to go from here. but first a visceral reminder of the brutality of the war here in ukraine. a mother in anguish, as she finds the body of her son dumped in a well near kyiv. she is wailing, my little son, as she falls to her knees. she says she will not leave. her world completely changed forever like so many thousands others in this country, as the russians continue their invasion and brutality. new satellite imagery shows russian forces continuing to redeploy and move into eastern ukraine. that is where the stage is being set for a major offensive in the donbas region. this comes as president biden has called ukraine s president zelenskyy he did so today to pledge another $800 million in military aid for ukraine. and this just in, other new satellite ima