sunday blessing. ukrainian officials for the besieged city of mariupol are refusing russia s demands to surrender. russian troops are now in control across much of the city, and they earlier issued an ultimatum for all remaining ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons and leave by 1:00 p.m. local time. that s about an hour from now. on saturday zelenskyy warned the city was in the grips of a humanitarian crisis. here he is. translator: the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible, just inhuman. this is what the russian federation did, deliberately did, and deliberately continues to destroy cities. russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there in mariupol. russian strikes have continued to hammer other areas in southern and eastern ukraine. officials in the north eastern city of kharkiv say at least two people were killed and 18 injured after a cruise missile attack. to the south officials in the luhansk region say russian strikes damaged n
now, what is left of mariupol and the surrounding areas is reported to already be under russian control. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has called the situation in that city inhuman. he says that the unrelenting russian assault makes any negotiations with russia unlikely. take a listen. the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible, just inhuman. this is what the russian federation did, deliberately did, and deliberately continues to destroy cities. russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there in mariupol. now, russian forces have stepped up their attacks in eastern ukraine ahead of what is expected to be a major offensive. officials say two civilians were killed and 18 injured in a cruise missile strike in the north eastern city of kharkiv. we re also hearing reports of constant shelling in the region. the strikes follow the sinking of that russian warship in the black sea. now, the latest shipment of military aid from the u.s. ha
be under russian control. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy calls the situation inhuman, and he says the unrelenting assault makes any negotiations with russia unlikely. translator: the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible, just inhuman. this is what the russian federation did, deliberately did and deliberately continues to destroy cities. russia is deliberatery trying to destroy everyone who is there in mariupol. reporter: russian forces have stepped up their attacks in the eastern part of ukraine, that area known as the donbas ahead of what is expected to be a major offensive there. ukrainian officials are saying two civilians were killed and 18 injured in a cruise missile strike in the north eastern city of kharkiv. that s near the russian border. we re also hearing from officials that three workers were killed and four wounded while clearing cluster bombs in that region in kharkiv. the latest shipment of military aid from the u.s. has begun arri
17th, i m marissa kumar, subbing in for velshi. he is off, deservedly. another explosion is heard, in the outskirts of kyiv this morning. this marked the third straight day that the capitol regions attacked, following the sinking of the russian naval vessel, stationed in the black sea. russia is keeping its focus on mariupol, on the brink of russian control. moscow has been bombarding the eastern port city for most of the war. ukrainian forces in mariupol have put up tougher forces in this time. , cutting off ukrainian troops, and a falls if mariupol is taken by city, it lies between the peninsula and donbas, under russian control. capping the city, allows them to contain a land bridge, to the rest of russia. earlier today, that kremlin demanded that the remaining forces in mariupol surrender. the deadline has passed, with no indication that ukrainians are willing to give up the fight. local officials have acknowledged the grim situation in the city. the governor of the donba