authorities are reporting a dramatic increase in russian shelling along ukraine s eastern and southern fronts. the governor of mykolaiv said the russians hit with cluster munitions. at least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured. the ukrainian military officials claim recent russian attempts to break through defenses have been repelled. also on friday confirmation from u.s. officials that the guided missile cruiser was sunk by two ukrainian anti-ship missiles. moskow claims the flagship of the black sea fleet sank after being towed to port after on an board fire setoff munitions and still no word of the fate of the nearly 500 crew onboard. moskow isn t too happy about the $800 million military aid package the u.s. just sent to ukraine. two sources tell cnn russia sent a diplomatic message warning of consequences should that support continue. here s why they re angry. this latest package includes more heavy-duty weaponry than the previous aid. including helicop
ship. several settlements in southern ukraine have come under heavy fire including from cluster bombs. russian forces are stepping up their attacks in the eastern part of the country. the ukrainian military is saying that vladimir putin, his troops, his army appears to be heavily shelling the area in the east. the donbas region ahead of a planned ground offensive. now new military aid including a dozen helicopters from the u.s. is going to start arriving in ukraine soon. that aid is including more heavy duty and sophisticated weaponry than previous shipments. u.s. has now offered more than $3 billion in military aid to ukraine. and russia is protesting those u.s. shipments. in a diplomatic note, they warn of unpredictable consequences if the support continues. we have correspondents bringing us latest. jasmine wright is reporting on the new weapons headed for ukraine from the u.s. matt rivers is live in lviv. and matt, let s start with you in lviv. ukrainian officials a
downed russian cruise missiles that were fired this morning towards the lviv region, the western part of ukraine. also the mayor of kyiv, the capital city came under fire this morning, and there is no word so far on possible casualties. but the attacks on kyiv following the sinks of the warship, ukraine claims it sank the moskva and the u.s. agrees. and a senior official said two hit the warship. president volodymyr zelenskyy has issued a warning not just for his country, but zelenskyy says that the world should be prepared for the possibility that vladimir putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in this war from russia in ukraine. we ll have more on jake tapper s exclusive interview with president zelenskyy coming up ahead. new military aid including helicopters expected to arrive in ukraine within the coming hours from now. the aid includes more heavy-duty and sophisticated weapons than previous shipments had. russia is formally protesting the u.s. shipment of weapon
i m alex marquardt in for boris sanchez. so good to have you here. up first, we have new developments on russia s war in ukraine, from multiple regions around the country. in the southern part of ukraine, officials are describing the situation as increasingly hostile. in fact, they say russian forces were engaged by the loss of moskva. the u.s. said ukrainian missiles sunk that ship. several vessels in ukraine have come under heavy fire and that includes from cluster bombs. this comes as russia is stepping up their attacks on eastern ukraine. you can see it there on the map. sources saying russian president vladimir putin ordering his troops to press forward in that area. they appear to be shelling that area quite heavily ahead what is believed to be a planned ground offensive. a cnn team captured the shelling of a market in eastern ukraine today. take a look at this. now, new military aid from the u.s. which will include helicopters is set to start arriving in ukra
and the republican war on abortion is ramping up. florida now the late toast sign a restrictive abortion bill as the gop looks to rally its base, but i want to know, how far is too far for voters? we ll tackle that and so much more coming up next. good saturday morning to you. i m katie phang. the first question i m asking this morning, can any country be prepared for what vladimir putin might do if he s backed into a corner with nowhere to go? the russian president suffered a massive humiliation this week when the flagship of its black sea fleet sank to the bottom. russia claims it was due to an explosion of ammunition on board but yesterday united states officials confirmed the ukrainians sunk the ship with two neptune missiles. a very public and historic failure for the russian navy, and another military defeat that putin likely never thought possible. it comes as president biden is ratcheting up u.s. military support for ukraine, but the kremlin certainly took notice s