westminster with the prime minster due to address the commons for the first time since his fine for breaking lockdown rules. to have them here is extraordinary. and prince harry speaks to the bbc about the invictus games, and what ukraine s presence there means. good evening. we re in the ukrainian capital kyiv, on a day when russia expanded its bombardment of several cities, hitting sites right across the country. it comes as the united nations estimates nearly five million people have fled ukraine, because of the war. in the western city of lviv, which has been relatively unscathed throughout the conflict, missile strikes have killed at least seven people. our correspondent, danjohnson, has been to the site of one of the attacks, and sent us this report. this is how the people of lviv found that there is that it wasn t as safe as they thought. missile strikes across the skies on a clear morning hitting buildings right in the heart of the city and bringing the conflict close
inspiring prince harry at the invictus games. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where, in the last 2a hours, russia has expanded its bombardment, hitting sites right across the country. in a televised address, president volodymyr zelensky said he could confirm that the battle for the donbas region had begun. in the east, thousands continue to flee as russia steps up its new offensive, massing troops in the region, where ukrainian forces have been fighting russian led separatists, for the past eight years. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports now, from eastern ukraine. this is now the sight and sound of the donbas. severodonetsk, another city and another target for russia s unrelenting bombardment. we tried to enter to speak to families taking shelter, but the thump of artillery was steadily coming closer. explosions let s go. well, we just came here to go to a shelter, but
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. russia has expanded its bombardment of ukraine, hitting sites right across the country over the past 2a hours. in a televised address, president volodymyr zelensky said he could confirm that the battle for the donbas region had begun. in the east, thousands continue to flee as russia steps up its new offensive massing troops in the region, where ukrainian forces have been fighting russian led separatists for the past eight years. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports now from eastern ukraine. this is now the sight and sound of the donbas. severodonetsk, another city and another target for russia s unrelenting bombardment. we tried to enter to speak to families taking shelter, but the thump of artillery was steadily coming closer. explosions. let s go. well, we just came here to go to a shelter, but there s shelling a bit close to us, and so we ve had to move o
trump publicly admitting for r the first time he wanted his vp to overturn the 2020 presidential election. we ll bracheak down all the new provocations by the former president. covid cases are declining, america are urging the biden administration offering clear guidelines and how to lift restrictions and move away from the pandemic. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world, i am wolf blitzer, you are in the situation room. this cnn s breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking news, escalating tension rieght now between russa and the united states, we are covering all the angles at this hour. our clarissa ward is in eastern ukraine, our nic roberston is in moscow for us. let s go to our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins. i understand you have new developments we are learning about right now. reporter: the united states has just received the written response from russia in the response with the united states and al
cnn s breaking news hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield in atlanta, the amanpour, our begins in just a moment, but first these top stories were staying on top of several breaking stories at this hour t, starting in russia, were short time ago, president vladimir putin released a statement on the deadly attack on a concert venue near moscow, calling it a barbaric terrorist act isis is claiming responsibility for the rampage, which killed at least 133 people and injured more than 100. the world is also reacting to the stunning announcement from the princess of wales revealing her cancer diagnosis princess catherine says, she is now in the early stages of treatment all right. let s get started in russia, cnn senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is monitoring developments from berlin. so fred, what more is the kremlin saying at this point? well, vladimir putin came out a couple of really an hour and a half ago