hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. ahead this hour, moscow s victory parade with everything from goose-stepping soldiers to the latest intercontinental ballistic missiles. the only thing that was missing was victory in ukraine. no end in sight, even you a new covid cases are falling. officials in shanghai have suddenly tightened pandemic restrictions. and what began as a jailhouse romance comes to a deadly end for a former alabama prison guard who helped a suspected murderer escape. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. where the port city of odesa appears to be the target of a ramped up russian attack, including cruise missiles fired from the air and sea. on monday, multiple missile strikes reported throughout the day. many analysts believe russia wants to capture all of ukraine s black sea ports. in mariupol, ukrainian fighters say they re still folding out at that besieged steel plant. government video shows a ukrainian
ukraine. and accused the west of creating threats on russia s border. u.s. president joe biden says he s concerned that putin may feel backed into a corner with russian troops making little headway in ukraine and with no clear path to get out of the conflict. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. echoed those claims, telling cnn that clearly putin has no victory to celebrate and remarks show he s in denial, trying to rewrite history. many analysts have feared mr. putin would use the holiday to expand the war in ukraine or make a major announcement. instead, he stuck to a familiar script, aimed at selling the war domestically. cnn was there, tanks rolling across red square on monday. we have more there, but first, let s go to isa soares live in lviv, ukraine. thank you, john. well, even as fighting rages in eastern ukraine, russia now appears to be focusing on the southern port city of odesa. a barrage of missile strikes from fighter jets, ships, as well as submarines has hit the city
I m john vause. this is cnn newsroom. coming up. moscow s victory day parade, with everything from goose-stepping soldiers to the latest intercontinental ba littlist missiles. the only thing missing, victory in ukraine. and we re just days away from a senate vote on an abortion bill. why nancy pelosi says she wants a strong republican party more than ever. and the son of a dictator well on his way to presidential victory in the philippines. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. defiance and denial in moscow, where the shadow of war loomed large over russia s annual victory day ceremonies monday. russian president vladimir putin used the holiday to repeat baseless claims about nazis in