claiming that the west s sanctions are doing nothing to hurt his economy. donald trump fires back at the committee and his former vice president. and china is showing off its most advanced aircraft carrier in what appears to be a direct message to the west. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in ukraine where russia is reportedly sending more firepower to eastern lines. russian artillery is pounding areas near sievierodonetsk, trying to cut it off from surrounding cities. ukraine says it intercepted two russian missiles near odesa and no one was killed. in kyiv, ukrainian and eu flags flew side by side. the move doesn t guarantee membership, which would be years away, but president zelenskyy says it s still important. here he is. translator: ukraine deserves this positive. ukrainian values are european values. ukrainian institutions remain resilience, even in conditions of war. ukrainian democratic habits have not lost their pow
lived in sevievierodonetsk. i was involved in fund raising and coordinating with local volunteers to get civilians evacuated from the city. and the conditions have become just absolutely hellish. people are afraid to even get out of their bombomb shelters. despite urgent pleas to government. unfortunately, there s just total war in our city right now. i spent six years in sievierodonetsk in the luhansk area. and for me, it s intensely difficult to watch. everything that i knew there be destroyed or occupied and placed under a regime of intense
ideological pressure and terror by russian occupying force. he spoke with me a short time ago. a dangerous heat wave is affecting much of the u.s. this weekend. we ll get the details from the cnn weather center, plus city officials in rome are waging war against electric s scooters. that s ahead. stay with us. provides an ununn on 24 hour dried-on stains. skip the rinse with finish to save our water.
nothing, but it s not major. finally, this may highlight the need for more regulation. would you agree with that? if it was regulated, it wouldn t exist, so it s really hard to recommend more regulation for it. all right, we ll have to leave it there. thanks so much for being with us. appreciate it. been a pleasure. a city near the front lines holding out against a russian military onslaught. next we take to you a place in eastern ukraine where sheer survival has become a way of life. stay with us. i m jonathan lawawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you re age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the thr ps.
says the talks include a possible cease-fire. but russian attacks are taking a devastating devastating toll on a city just across the river from there. ben wedeman reports. reporter: a city that has been in the line of fire for months. a school basement serves as shelter for dozens of residents. she shows us where they sleep. the only light provided by our camera. everyone is outside now, she says, because it s too dark and hard to breathe down here. outside they wait as soup cooks over a fire. there s no gas, no power, no water, she tells me. we have nothing. most are old, tired, terrified and beyond can despair. i m alone, says 82-year-old