ali, we are just waited with bated breath for your interview. we have a lot of special coverage. it s unbelievable that it s been two years, and thanks for the cameras that you just it on. and you guys have a good weekend, i will see you tomorrow. and good morning to you, it is saturday, february 24th, i am ali velshi. today marks two years since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. it is a remarkable milestone for a small country that many people did not think could last even two months fighting vladimir putin s army. there was even a moment at the start of the war when it seemed like ukraine could fall within days. at this very hour two years ago, unknown to, us a small group of ukrainian soldiers, most of whom had never seen combat before, were fighting russia for control of antonov airfield. it was located about 20 miles northwest of kyiv. russians launched a offensive on the ground and by air, and by the afternoon february 24th, 2022, they managed to pus
ali velshi. today marks two years since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. a remarkable milestone for a small country that many people didn t think could last even two months fighting vladimir putin s army. at this very hour, two years ago, unknown to us, a small group of ukrainian soldiers, most of whom had never seen combat before, we are fighting russia for control of antonov airfield, located about 20 miles north of kyiv. russians launched an offensive on the ground and by air and by the afternoon a february 24th, 2022, they managed to push the ukrainians out and hoist the russian flag over the airfield within sight of the high-rises in downtown kyiv. they expected the ukrainians to capitulate, but the ukrainians kept fighting and crucially, they destroyed the runway, rendering that critical airfield unusable to the russian troops. that single move prevented russia from landing cargo planes that would have brought troops, from heard vehicles, and supplies
pocket and scientists in australia say they ve identified say t pocket hey ve identified the brightest object ever recorded a quasar more than 12 billion light years away hello, i m anna foster. we begine with the war in gaza. the united states has proposed a draft resolution at the un security council calling for a temporary ceasefire as soon as feasible . the us resolution also opposes israel s plans to attack the overcrowded city of rafah. it says the assault would harm civilians, around 1.4 million of whom have fled there and have little option to leave the area if a new offensive is launched. it s not clear when or if the text will be put to a vote. but the us has indicated it still intends to veto another measure which calls for an immediate pause to the fighting. our correspondentjenny hill, who is injerusalem gave this upsdate. the reason that we look so hard that the us policy is that the us, of course, is israel s closest ally, and we have seen a toughening of its
you ll make the united states has ro osed you ll make the united states i s proposed this alternative resolution, and in fact talks haven t even started on that resolution yet, members are still waiting to formally get it to begin those negotiations, but the united states proposed this over the weekend after they signalled that they would veto this. in the us resolution uses stronger language thanit resolution uses stronger language than it has before, for the first time using the word cease fire. it calls for a temporary cease fire as soon a practicable. now that s language we ve already heard presidentjoe biden using in his talks with benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, and trying to push forward these six week pause. but the fact that united states is putting this in a potential resolution here at the security council, it will certainly get israel s attention, it is certainly trying to signal to the community that it understands there is a real concern and p
donald trump again comparing his treatment by u.s. prosecutors to imprisoned, torture and martyred russian freedom fighter alexei navalny. it s a horrible thing. it s happening in our country, too. we are turning into a communist country in many ways. if you look at it, i m the leading can t i never heard of being indicted before. a form of navalny, a form of communism or fascism. house republicans are pushing on with their impeachment inquiry into the president. today interviewing his brother james, even after the key witness, an ex-fbi informant, was charged with giving false information against the bidens fed to him by russian intelligence. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell. another american is in custody in russia. a 33-year-old los angeles ballerina is a russian american dual citizen detained on suspicion of treason for allegedly donating $51 to support ukraine. they released this video showing her being led into a courtroom where a judge denied her bail. h