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for weeks now ukrainian, u.s. and nato officials have war on the russians preparing for a renewed military offensive in the east. it seems the battle for the donbas region is under way. according to ukraine top security official a 300 mile long front came under attack by russian forces monday. and for the most part that defensive line held. for civilians who remain trapped in the conflict zone, hope of a escape is starting to fade. ukrainian prime minister announced no evacuation corridors will be open today. pentagon believes 76 russian tactical groups have been deployed in the south and east. eleven added in the last few days alone. each consists of 800 troops. tens of thousands of russian soldiers committed to the offensive. and despite the out numbered and out gunned, ukraine president says his country will not give up without a fight. meantime we re receiving new images from mariupol. weeks of heavy fighting have decimated the port city. and russians are near total ....
the fate of that city currently in the hands of an unknown number of defenders. two hours ago russian forces issued a second deadline to surrender. no word on what ukrainians are going to do there. it includes civilians, by the way. this comes as video shows hundreds of people sheltering in the basement of that burning steel plant you see there. we are told that russian forces are firing at the facility willingly. these are some of the people who are hiding inside, dozens of women, children, the elderly. they have been there now four weeks. these mothers say conditions for their kids are desperate. there s not a lot of food. their children s teeth are starting to spoil. as a parent, just imagine going through that. this morning president biden will hold a call with u.s. al lice and partners to discuss how to hold moscow further accountable. white house press secretary jen psaki indicates the u.s. is preparing to impose some new sanctions, expand current ones against the ....
cdc mandate for travelers as airports brace for mass confusion and chaos. let s go out front. good evening, everyone. i m kate baldwin in for erin burnett. the offensive is on. russia s widespread attack in eastern ukraine under way at this hour. ukrainian officials are calling it the second phase of the war. this as the ukrainian president zelenskyy warns the russians are stopping at nothing. translator: the russian army is not slowing down the use of missiles against ukraine. they are pressuring, looking for a weak spot in defense of our state find and enter there with the main forces. as the violence continues, there is a fear the worst is still to come. we do believe they reinforced the number of battalion tactical groups in the east and the south of ukraine. they ve added now more than ten to what they already had there in that part of the country. we still assess that in general they have the vast majority of their assembled combat power available to them. ....
our correspondents are standing by in ukraine with war refugees in estonia. we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we begin with russia s escalating offensive in eastern ukraine as top ukrainian officials are confirming that the battle for the don baas region has begun. let s go right to our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto in ukraine for us. he is reporting from lviv. president zelenskyy is now speaking out about this new phase of the war. reporter: that s right. u.s. intelligence reported a major strategy shift by russia to stop focusing on its failed attempt on capture the capital kyiv and focus on the east and the south. we ve been seeing the forces move over the last couple of weeks. now they are there. and now that battle, though it never quite stopped there, but that battle intensifying to a degree we ha ....