struggle. the annual military parade noticeably scaled down. victory day celebrates the soviet union s triumph over nazi germany and russia usually flexes its military might. this year it was only one tank from world war ii and no flyovers of fighter jets, bombers in his speech, accuse the west of unleashi war agains the russian mother land. it comes days after a mysterious drone attack on the kremlin hours before putin s speech russia launched cruise missiles at ukraine s capital. let s bring in matthew chance to start us out. as someone who covered all things putin and moscow so closely, what was your take? well, i think you re right, poppy. definitely much smaller than we have seen in years past. i think 8,000 troops this year. 12,000 last year, for instance. there was no military flyover. usually that s a spectacular highlight of this kind of victory day parade. there was an intercontinental ballistic missile as the centerpiece of the parade. russia underlining it is
right now in buffalo a blizzard warning is in effect until tomorrow morning. all the impacts and when we ll see some relief coming up. the january 6 it committee lays blame squarely at the feet of former president trump. what s next in the investigation? ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is back home after a historic visit to washington, and he s warning ukrainians they could see more russian missile strikes over christmas. the next phase of this war and how the just passed u.s. government spending bill could help. plus from heartbreaking tragedies to shocking courtroom revelations, we ve got a look at the top ten crime & justice stories this morning on cnn this morning. yes, it is saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. thanks for waking up with us. merry christmas to everyone. sorry, martin. i was going to say merry christmas to everyone. i m sure santa is working very hard to get those presents wrapped, ready to go. it s good to be with you al
it s hard to explain to children what s happening. taras is afraid his father will die . 40 miles northwest of kyiv, a massive russian convoy is heading toward the capital. russian forces already on the outskirts of the city are meeting fierce resistance. the russian column that has come down here has been absolutely hammered. i don t want to show you this too much, but there s a body there. that s a russian soldier that is lying there dead on this bridge. look at this. i mean what kind of munitions does it take to do that to a car, to a vehicle? you know, i know that i was speaking to the local ukrainian commanders here. they ve been saying that they were using western anti-tank missiles to attack these columns. look. so recent the battle, this vehicle is still smoking. four days after the invasion begins, i interview olena for the first time on cnn. have you thought about trying to leave? yes, many times. one is to escape and survive. another one is to stay at
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