it is and always has been the whole of ukraine which is under attack. kyiv is still moscow s biggest prize. air defences have improved here, but this attack proved too much. translation: i was woken up at 7:30 by a horrible sound. it was so frightening, the missile was flying and everything was buzzing, so noisy. you are left in no doubt that this was a direct missile strike, the scale of the damage, the size of the blast zone, the heat caused. you are more used to seeing damage caused by falling debris when a missile is intercepted, but this reflects the scale of this russian attack. and scenes like this are being replicated right across ukraine. a lucky escape in kharkiv in the north east. this city is familiar with missile strikes, but not 20 in a single morning. a shopping centre in dnipro in the east, as well as a maternity hospital, were hit. it didn t stop there. this is the port city of odesa in the south, where a residential block was struck. zaporizhzhia wasn t sp
at 7:30 by a horrible sound. i it was so frightening, the missile was flying and everything was buzzing, so noisy. you are left in no doubt that this was a direct missile strike, the scale of the damage, the size of the blast zone, the heat caused. you re more used to seeing damage caused by falling debris when a missile is intercepted, but this reflects the scale of this russian attack. and scenes like this are being replicated right across ukraine. a lucky escape in kharkiv in the northeast. this city is familiar with missile strikes, but not 20 in a single morning. a shopping centre in dnipro in the east, as well as a maternity hospital, were hit. it didn t stop there. this is the port city of odesa in the south, where a residential block was struck. zaporizhzhia wasn t spared either, where at least eight were killed. even lviv in the west, which sometimes feels farfrom this invasion, wasn t immune this time. all military targets were hit, as far as russia s defence minist
historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
let s go right to ukraine right now, the aftermath of that deadly russian missile bombardment across the entire country, our senior international correspondent ivan watson is joining us from the capitol of kiev. kiev is just one of the cities brutally targeted? reporter: that s right, and you know, wolf, both the russian and ukrainian militaries have use the same word to describe this russian attack. they both called this massive. the ukrainian president vlodymyr zelenskyy he says at least six people were killed across the country by the missile strikes early thursday morning. which left ukrainian workers scrambling to try to keep electricity, heat and hot water on in cities across the country. by land, sea and air, russia launched a mafl missile attack onion, hireling 84 missiles and killer drones against its neighbor in a single night. the deadly barrage pounding ukraine in the north, south, east and west, decimating several houses in the western city. killing at least
remember seeing before. different types of aircraft were used by strategic, long range, mig 31. there were 81 missile launches. wow. we wake up and we re shocked to hear about it. folks there in ukraine are right in the middle of it. and there are people that have died. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. russian missiles raining down across ukraine. knocking out power, killing civilians and striking cities like kyiv which are far away from the actual fighting. we re going to go there live. also this morning, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell hospitalized after tripping and following at a washington, d.c., hotel. and no relief for california after deadly blizzards trapped people for more than a week and the snow as you can see here, the state is bracing for heavy snow and flooding. we have the latest. cnn this morning starts right now. we begin this morning, this hour with russia unleashing a massive barrage of missiles across ukraine. the strikes