torture that s left innocent people starving. our correspondents are standing by in the war zone in moscow and at the pentagon. for cnn s live coverage of russia s invasion of ukraine. well to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m pamela brown, and you are in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. this hour there s growing anxiety in ukraine that kremlin forces are on the brink of a brutal new bombardment timed to coincide with russia s victory holiday. the mayor of kyiv urged residents to be on alert. reporter: absolutely. so imminent, they feel the potential for new intensity of missile strikes, the mayor saying people should try to stay indoors, and certainly if they hear air raid sirens, to seek covered. there is a concern on the 8th and 9th of may there may be escalate of russia around or ahead of the victory day parades. still, though, now tension building as russia continues to relentlessly bo
anna says she fears for her brother, who she says is deteriorating physically as he fights the russians inside the plant. he s very skinny, he s exhausted. his eyes have black bags, she says. he s in horrible condition, but that s just physically, mentally, he s unbelievably strong. they are all so motivated to tear the russians apart. russia is attacking from the ground and the sky. the devastation immeasurable. the human suffering incalculable. under heavy fire, hundreds of civilians still stuck cowering in fear under the steel plant. this is the last ukrainian stronghold in mariupol, but russia is squeezing in on it, relentlessly bombing the place, even after a promise of a cease-fire to allow those trapped civilians to escape. translator: once again, the russians violated the promise of a truce and did not allow the evacuation of civilians who continue to hide from shelling in the basement of the plant. friday, a third rescue attempt got under way. at least a dozen ci