Emphasize that no final decision on deployment has been made. We should be clear these are not u. S. Forces going to ukraine to fight russia, but to bolster existing deployments among nato allies. White house Deputy National security adviser Jonathan Finder told cnn last hour that all systems are go. The alliance will make decisions about force posture adjustments, but theyre ready to go at a moments notice when the alliance decides. And, you know, the important thing to point out, this is not an aggressive step by nato, this is a defensive step. The question is how will russia view this step . The latest step to reinforce security on natos Eastern Flank comes after President Biden held a video call with european leaders on monday. The president stressing there was unanimous resolve among allies on that call. On the ground in ukraine, cnn has learned that the u. S. Marine corps has bolstered security at the u. S. Embassy in kyiv. The move comes days after the State Department ordered F
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The government in kyiv is hoping to try again in the coming hours to evacuate thousands of civilians from the decimated city of mariupol. Two senior ukrainian negotiators say they are ready to go there in person to make sure that it happens. Dozens of buses lined up wednesday to evacuate women, children, and the elderly. But Ukraines Deputy Prime Minister says this operation did not work as planned because russia could not ensure a proper ceasefire. As many as 1,000 civilians and an unknown number of soldiers are holed up in a steel factory with basic supplies running low. A Ukrainian Marine commander reports the city is under constant russian bombardment. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 120,000 civilians are still trapped in mariupol, and the remaining troops do not have the heavy weapons needed to defend the city. The russian push to capture mariupol is part of a larger offensive in the donbas and eastern ukraine. To the north, the Military Governor of luhansk reporting 80 of the
Ceasefire to Ukrainian Forces holed up in a steel factory in the city of mariupol. But Ukrainian Commanders call it a surrender and have vowed to continue to fight despite being surrounded by Russian Forces on all sides. This Drone Footage of the steelworks aired on russian state television. Ukrainian Officials Say up to 1,000 individuals, including women and children and the elderly have also taken shelter inside that facility with food and water now in short supply. Translator this is our statement to the world. It may be our last statement. We might have only a few days or even hours left. The enemys units are ten times larger than ours. They have supremacy in the air, artillery, and units that are dislocated on the ground, equipment and tanks. We appeal to the World Leaders to help us. That same ukrainian commander says there are about 500 wounded there, mostly ukrainian fighters who have been left to rot without medical care. The rest of mariupol is also in ruins. On tuesday, Russ
Focused on that offensioffensiv. No matter how many russian servicemen theyre bringing in that area, we will continue fighting and defending, and we will be doing this daily. Plus airstrikes hitting western ukraine, causing the first wartime deaths inside the city of lviv since putins invasion. At least several people killed, several more injured. Here in the u. S. , confusion at airports tonight after the cdcs mask mandate for travelers was struck down by a federal judge. Well break down what it means for your next flight. First i want to begin with cnns matt rivers for the latest western attack in the russian city of lviv. Lviv has largely been spared the horrors of this war which made the black smoke in mondays skies so unusual here. We chased one such plume until we arrived at its source, flames shooting out of two buildings as firefighters rained water down from above. Ukranian Officials Say at least four missile strikes across lviv on monday morning, three of which hit military i