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Specifically in the donbas region. the u.s. thinks this is likely a false flag attack being carried out by russia, right? reporter: yeah. we ve talked about russia s hybrid warfare. not just what they re doing with their military, not just what they re doing in terms of cyber which as we know, the white house just said this week s attacks they did attribute to the gru. but it this incredible disinformation campaign that they ve been engaged in that got kicked into a higher gear today. there are these two regions in eastern ukraine. the breakaway enclaves. they call themselves republic that s have been out of the reach of kyiv for the last eight years and backed by russia. the two leaders there simultaneously this evening said that they were calling on their citizens to evacuate to russia, to head east edwards into russia. they said they wanted their populations to do that because they accused ukraine of mounting an operation along their border. ....
All of the fighting is centering in on kyiv. we talked about the russian forces that are on the move on the ground. some marines landing in the port. others coming from crimea, making their way across and then from the donbas, there s a group that was coming in here and then another mechanized armored group from belarus where they were training and had a big presence there. they took over the chernobyl area, the nuclear plant. we talked about that last night. we got word that the nuclear levels are still safe, so that s a good thing but all of it is circling around kyiv. the capital city. that s the challenge for the ukrainians, to hold kyiv and the government where the president is. you can see this red area, it s kind of where the government offices are, the government house, presidential palace. as well there is reporting heavy ....
There was a russian convoy moving toward kyiv right now. what is u.s. intelligence saying about what s happening on the ground? i m joined by cnn s katy bow lillis. katy, what are you hearing? reporter: all eyes on kyiv, how long can kyiv withstand this russian advance. you know, look, just on friday, sources were telling myself and our colleague jim sciutto that nothing had happened to change the long-standing u.s. intelligence assessment kyiv was only likely to hold out one to four days in the event of a russian full-scale invasion. we are outside of that window at this point. i spoke to a senior western intelligence official over the weekend who said part of that accounts for the fact that the ukrainians know they have to hold kyiv. they don t have a choice. it s the seat of their national government is. that s where their president is. it s the symbol of the identity and existence of the nation that they are trying to save. now, that said, we don t want to ....
Ukrainians to hold kyiv and the government where the president is. you can see the red area, kind of where the government offices are, the government house, presidential palace as well there is reported heavy fighting all around this area. they are encircling kyiv. earlier we saw president zelenskyy on the streets saying that the ukrainians are going to fight and fight hard. the president is here. we are all here. our soldiers are here. citizens are here and we are here. we defend our independence, that s how it will go. he said to the ukrainians to expect the storm tonight overnight. that is now. this is another look at kyiv and you see the office of the president. the guys, our guys in the hotel, the building, they are looking out this way to the north. seeing fighting in this district. a lot of small arms fire, as you ....
Received it it was not actionable. at a time of war you need actionable intelligence. the intelligence community and the department of defense, they have stepped up that pace and they believe they re sharing it at a time that makes a difference. we re certainly beginning to hear from the ukrainians and some usefulness of that intelligence that hopefully will help them continue to hold kyiv and to continue to fight the russians. there s been a lot of discussion about putin s mental health and lawmakers have raised concerns that his mental health can be deteriorating and from the information you have seen, is that a valid concern? i think it s always a valid concern when you have someone who undertakes an unprovoked war to restrict information about that war, attacks innocent people, children and these types of actions that we re seeing from putin certainly are not those that meet the ....