colonel spencer, thank you. we ll see you soon. thanks, don. cities across ukraine bracing for attack, we ll go to odesa next, where our reporters even see kids helping to build defensive infrastructure. stay with us. she ll get some help from fidelity to envision what s possible. fidelity can help her prioritize her goals by looking at her full financial picture. plus they ll help her pick an investment strategy, one she s comfortable with. and with a clear plan to get to retirement, rayna can enjoy wherever she s headed next. that s the planning effect, from fidelity.
Thrust. they have had some success there but less success than they had hoped and really the success on the principal thrust against kyiv has been hung up because of resistance. they are going for odesa next. i don t think there is a question. odesa is quite close to moldova potentially creating a humanitarian crisis. you have president zelenskyy saying to his people they are coming for odesa. what is the significance of that city and the russians potentially taking control? it s one of the principal connections still into the black sea. the fall of odesa really isolates ukraine from the black sea and of course it isolates the entire southern coast, if you will, of the ukraine from the capacity for us to support them across the black sea. it is part of the strangulation of the country, which is inherent to the campaign the russians are waging. you know, the secretary of state antony blinken says he believes that ukraine can win.
Well. thank you so much. kelly o donnell, my traveling partner, thank you, it s good to see you somewhat rested since we last parted, i hope. and building the barricades, ukraine s major port city, the pearl of the black sea, preparing for a russian assault. we re live in odesa next. and later, comfort food, chef jose andres bringing his world center kitchen to the polish border and ukraine as millions flee the fighting. he joins us ahead. you re watching andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. andrea mitchl reports on msnbc. doug? [ding] never settle with power e trade. it has easy-to-use tools and some of the lowest prices. get e trade and start trading today. (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you re jonathan, right? the 995 plan! get e trade yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren t you jonathan from tv, that 995 plan? yes, from colonial penn.