the bloodiest in the war and the situation may be reaching a tipping point. russian forces reportedly have advanced now into the center of the city, seizing a metal plant where ukrainian troops have been holding out for weeks. we just got word a few minutes ago from ukraine s defense ministry for the first time russia is using long-range bombers to attack mariupol. despite that, the u.s. defense official says russia has still not been able to take control of that city. mariupol s payor says as many as 20,000 civilians have been killed in the siege from with nearly 200,000 more trammed in basements and in shelters. this all comes after the flagship of russia s black sea fleet sank late yesterday, dealing a serious military and moral defeat to vladimir putin and the russian forces. the russian defense ministry said the moskva sank aftering
indicates this misinformation campaign is not working. we are not detecting any really popular support for this war at all. instead, we re hearing from people who can see with their own eyes that their country s economy is crumbling. they can see they can t get on a plane anywhere. you can t buy an iphone in russia now because apple has stopped selling its products. and we re hearing from people that they see this war as a tremendous unnecessary loss of life on both sides. you mentioned that the russian defense ministry for the first time in eight days of conflict has finally told the russian people how many of its service members have been killed in this war. they re saying 498 dead in the first week of fighting. folks here are skeptical about that number. western officials, ukrainian officials are saying the real toll might be much, much higher than that. and, chris, we are seeing a kremlin that is absolutely determined to stomp out any
low among russian troops, but inside russia are concerns about what the future holds for their country. reporter: we re hearing reports all across russia of mothers and fathers getting despairing messages from their sons fighting in ukraine. the ukrainian ambassador read what he said was a russian soldier s final text message to his mother where he said, mamma, we were told we were being sent to ukraine to liberate the people here. instead they are calling us fascists and throwing their bodies literally in front of our tanks to stop us advancing. jose, overnight the russian defense ministry for the first time giving the russian public a sense of how many of their service members have been killed in ukraine. the defense ministry says 498 have died in the first week of fighting. i ll tell you, there are reasons to be skeptical about that number. western officials, as you said,
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