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and one united soul. putin said he was liberating ukraine. but they didn t want liberating. for ukrainians, it was only one choice. freedom, or death. days before he was attacked, it looked remarkably relaxed. even though vladimir putin had brought the country with troops, he said it was a military exercise. and most ukrainians believed his lie. maybe it was easier to accept than the truth. the collective sentiment was that the storm would pass. that putin was bluffing. no one seemed overly concerned about the americans urging warnings that russia was about to strike. and then in a moment, life suddenly changed. [noise] any future plans ukrainians had were gone. they were only priorities now. it is crazy, you hear kids screaming, mothers screaming, it is so crazy. you can see that man holding his baby up so that he is not crushed by this crowd. the train has opened its doors, but clearly there is not room for everyone. nobody wants to miss this train. ....
days before keefe was attacked, it looked remarkably relaxed. even the vladimir putin had hugh kept saying it was a military exercise. most ukrainians believed his lie. maybe it was easier to accept them the truth. the collective sentiment was that the storm would pass. that putin was bluffing. no one seemed overly concerned about the americans urgent warnings that russia was about to strike. and then, in a moment, life suddenly changed. any future plans ukrainians had were gone. there are only priorities now. the most crazy when you hear children screaming, mother screaming. it s so crazy. you could see that man holding his baby that he is not crushed by this crowd. the train has opened, there is not room for everyone, clearly. no one wants to miss the strain. people are hugging, saying goodbye. and not sure if they will ever come back to this place. ukrainians had to evacuate. or fight. russia was trying to overthrow ukraine inner rapid blitzkrieg. for putin, ....
people to escape. it is important to understand the lives still there, they re in the hands of just one person. reporter: today the russian military announce ad new goal. capturing mariupol and the entire ukrainian coastline as well as creating a land bridge between russian held areas in the east and crimea. there was already fierce fighting in the donbas region in the east. an official says russia has added 20 tactical troops to its forces there over the last week bringing the total to 85. president volodymyr zelenskyy says the moves will not deter ukrainian defenders. translator: none of these steps will help russia and the war against our state. they can only delay the inevitable. the time when the invaders will have to leave our territory. reporter: they released what it says is further evidence of war crimes by russia. intercepted communications by russian commanders ordering soldiers to murder ukrainian prisoners of war. reporter: the u.s. responds to ru ....
ooh, okay. that was come on. that was some rough stuff there. i m not going to lie. we ll see what it turns out to be. we have a big story out of washington, d.c. this morning where house minority leader kevin mccarthy is backed into a corner. so, willie, you want to talk about sweating. oh. wow. i mean this guy, woo-wee. speaker kevin, we hardly knew ye. yeah. yesterday he adamantly denied. how about that? what s that, willie? how about that, there s evidence on tape but he s still going with the argument that i didn t say that. the things you are hearing and seeing me say did not actually happen, the words of kevin mccarthy. yeah, it is unbelievable. unbelievable. he denied it, as willie said, reported from a new book by political reporters alex burns and jonathan martin that mccarthy wanted donald trump out after the january 6th capitol attack. it is a logical thought, by the way, and reaction to that attack everybody else was sa ....
howitzers and also includes more tactical drones. we don t know how long this war will last. but as we approach the two month mark, here s what we do know. putin has failed to achieve the grand ambitions on the battlefield. after weeks after shelling kyiv, kyiv still stands. president zelenskyy and his democratically elected government still remain in power. and ukrainian armed forces joined by many brave ukrainian civilians have thwarted russia s conquest of the country. before speaking to reporters, president biden met with ukraine s prime minister at the white house. no doubt, getting an update from the prime minister on the status of the now two month long war. in the meantime, vladimir putin is claiming victory in the besieged port city of mariupol. putin claims he has ordered his forces not to storm the steel plant complex where the last group of ukrainian fighters in mariupol are holed up. instead, putin calling for a full blockade, saying no one will be allowe ....