or so. what happened is that we heard five loud explosions around 8:30 a.m. local time. that came after an air raid siren warning about 45 minutes earlier advising the residents of the city to take cover, to shelter in basements and to shelter in bomb shelters, that kind of thing. after that warning happened we heard the loud explosions. one of our producers here is ingrid forman, a senior producer who s covered multiple conflict zones. she actually saw one of the missiles, believed to be the fourth missile, as it flew over the city on its way to that target. as we say, we do not know what those targets were. peel get those details for you as soon as we can. but lviv has been spared the worst of the russian military aggression since this war began. there was a missile strike about three weeks ago on a fuel depot. there was another strike on a military facility a few days before that. between here and the polish border. but for the most part they are military targets. these ta
air raid sirens are sounding across ukraine. cnn teams report heavy shelling in the donetsk region in the east, as ukrainian officials say nearly all areas there are now under attack. russian forces are claiming significant advances in the besieged port city of mariupol. as the last two ukrainian military units in the city try to fend them off. and senior u.s. defense official telling cnn the city is in, quote, a dire position right now. that s despite putting up stronger than expected resistance in recent weeks. the washington post says russia sent a formal diplomatic note warning the u.s. to stop supplying arms to ukraine, saying that some weapons shipments are adding fuel to the conflict. all of this as russia faces renewed scrutiny, top prosecutor at the international criminal court has declared ukraine a, quote, crime scene, after visiting the devastated towns of bucha and borodyanka. let s begin this morning with cnn senior political correspondent, we re hearing two
attacks on the ukrainian capital, kyiv, saying so-called decision-making centers will be targeted if ukrainian forces continue to plan access sabotage and carry out strikes on russian territory. there are few other details from the russian ministry of defendant but it s been two weeks now since russian forces retreated from the north after failing to take the capital. the french military now saying a large-scale russian offensive in the donbas region could happen within days, possibly ten days. but a spokesperson says russian forces are yet to make any significant territorial gains in the east, at least so far. meanwhile, ukrainian fighters claimed to have used neptune anti-ship missiles to cause serious damage to the muss kova, flagship of the russian fleet in the black sea. but russian state media says a hire onboard detonated ammunition on the guided missile cruiser, and it was evacuated. cnn cannot verify either claim. and to the south, russia claims more than 1,000 ukr
i m john vause life in lviv, ukraine with the latest on russia s military buildup for the eastern offensive as the u.s. president accuses russia of committing genocide. we begin this hour, though, with that manhunt for the brooklyn subway shooter. police say the suspect set off two smoke grenades tuesday morning before firing his gun 33 times, shooting at the crowds both on the train and the subway platform. at least ten people were hit. no one was killed. police have identified the man you see right there, and they have identified him as a person of interest, because he is believed to have rented a u-haul van whose keys were actually found at the scene. now he has not been named as a suspect. authorities are investigating any possible connection he could have to the shooting, and we will have much more on this story in a moment. but first, we want to bring you the latest on russia s war in ukraine. thank you, paula. for the first time u.s. president joe biden is accusing
there were chaotic scenes as people fled the train once the doors opened at the next station. law enforcement officials tell cnn they believe the shooter s gun jammed during that attack. police want to speak with the man you see here, 62-year-old frank james. he is being described as a person of interest and not a suspect. james is believed to have rented a u-haul van, possibly linked to the shooting. it s been towed away for further investigation, and we will have much more on this story in just a moment. but first, we want to bring you the latest on russia s war in ukraine. for the first time, u.s. president joe biden accusing russia of committing genocide in ukraine. joe biden made those comments while talking about inflation and increasing gasoline prices, and then doubled down on the accusation while speaking with reporters. i called it genocide. the evidence is mounting. more evidence is coming out of literally the horrible things that the russians have done in ukra