i am rosemary church. cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i will have the other top stories, including clashes between israelis and palestinians after another week of deadly virus. will take you live to jerusalem. welcome to the show, everyone. it is 9:00 a.m. in ukraine. we begin where hope is finally arriving for hundreds of civilians trapped inside a bombed out steel plant and that the seas to city. on sunday, ukraine s president said more than 100 people were able to escape. we have just learned that city officials will be attempting another evacuation convoy soon. the u.n. and red cross are assisting in those evacuation efforts. local authorities had to put the operations on pause on sunday night for security reasons. that is what they are saying. the ukrainian commander said that russian forces began firing on the plant as soon as sundays evacuations were done. that is in mariupol. to the west, we witnessed hundreds of people fleeing their homes in russian occupied o
a senior u.s. official tells cnn that russian forces are making incremental advances there. meantime, another mass grave was discovered friday in the kyiv suburb of bucha. 900 civilians have already been found dead in the kyiv region, in the wake of russian forces pulling out. russia s focus is now on the eastern donbas region. ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, says moscow s aim is to kill everyone living there. translator: only if ukraine would stand, will they live. if the russian invaders succeed in realizing their plan, at least in part, they will still have enough artillery and aircraft to destroy the entire donbas just as they destroyed mariupol. the city, which is one of the most developed in the region, is simply a russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins. the situation, also, growing evermore dire for mariupol s last defenders holed up in that steel plant along with hundreds of civilians. for more, let s turn to isa soares in lviv, ukraine.
coronavirus. welcome to the show, everyone. russia is increasingly targeting key infrastructure as it ramps up the assault of the east of the country. you are looking to extensive damage to a railway hub that was a vital supply line for ukrainian troops. that is near the donesk region, russian forces are making incremental advances in the area. and meantime, another mass grave was discovered in the kyiv suburb of bucha. russia s focus now on the eastern donbas region, ukrainian president, zelenskyy said moscow s goal is to kill eve everyone. translator: only if ukraine stands will they live. the city, which is one of the most developed in the region is simply a russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins. well the situation is growing ever more dire for mariupol s last defenders holed up in a steel plant. a ukrainian commander inside told us of relentless russian attacks and scores of people injured. scott mcclain has the story for you. reporter: these are russi
seven-month-old baby. welcome to the show, everyone. it is 8:00 a.m. here in uchain, and russia is pummeling ukrainian rail hubs and supply lines as it ramps up its assault on the east. you are looking at a railway bridge that was blown up on friday. we have been able to geolocate it, and verify the authenticity of that video you are look at near the donetsk region and a senior u.s. official tells cnn russian forces are making incremental advances there. meantime, another mass gave was discovered friday in the key suburb of bucha. 900 civil yaps have already been found dead in the kyiv region in the wake of russian forces pulling out. russia s focus is now on the eastern donbas region. moss coy s aim is to kill everyone living there. have a listen. translator: only if ukraine will stand, will they live. if the russian invaders succeed in realizing their plan, at least in part, they will still have enough artillery and aircraft to destroy the entire donbas just as they des
ukraine says it s holding off russian attacks on several fronts. even as fresh russian units come across the border. ukraine also says russia is now targeting villages close to the border in the northeast. supply lines have also been key targets for russian forces. and this what you re look at now is the after math of the attack on an important rail way hub. in the region. the bombardment come as russian forces have gradually coming closer. a senior u.s. defense official tells cnn the russia advances in the east have been uneven and incremental. meantime, another mass grave was discovered on friday in the kyiv suburb of bucha. 900 civilians have already been found in the region in the wake of russian forces pulling out. russia focus is now on the eastern donbas region. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says moscow aim is to kill everyone living there. have a listen. only if ukraine would stand will they live. if the russian invader succeed in realizing their plan. the