putin has revised his strategy. russia could be relaunching a large scale offensive to conquer the donbas region in the next few days. new threats by the kremlin warning if ukrainian attacks on russian territory continue, russian armed forces will strike decision-making centers, including kyiv. also new this morning, conflicting reports on what happens when one of russia s most important navy warships, these were taken before ukraine said its missile hit this ship. hours later russia said it was an on board fire. cnn has been unable to verify the claims. in the men time the u.s. is ramping up commitments to help ukraine sending an additional $800 million and rushing ahead of time. cnn s matt rivers is here to talk about this. this ship if ukraine were to have hit it, this would be a very big development. russia saying that s not true. no matter which way you slice it, a fire on board in the black sea fleet is a very big deal. what we re getting is that there has been a fire
bracing for a large-scale russian attack on the donbas region. the kremlin making it clear that the goal is to conquer. they are expecting the offensive to begin within days. the russian military threatening to strike decision-making centers, including those in the capital. there is so much devastation and heartache in ukraine. this next video is a prime example. it is so hard to watch. a ukrainian mother near kyiv discovering the body of her missing son, dumped in a shallow well by retreating russian forces . we are told the woman was able to identify her son by his shoes. there are contradicting reports this morning about a russian warship in the black sea that had to be evacuated. we re not talking about any ship. we believe this is the flagship of the black sea fleet. it has been able to wreak havoc on ukraine. the kremlin said there was some kind of fire on the ship. ukrainians say they hit it in a missile attack, which would be a major development. russia has also rel
we do already see the russians resupply and try to reinforce some of the forces they have in the donbas. the european security architecture have changed fundamentally after the russian s invasion of ukraine. it s useful to go there and look in his eyes and say the war has been planned. reporter: the russian troops are amassing to come into kharkiv from this direction. translator: this is not war, this is terrorism. this is cnn breaking news. it s thursday, april 14th, 11 a.m. in ukraine. the u.s. and its allies are helping ukraine prepare for the coming fight in the donbas region of eastern ukraine with more weapons and ammunition. the biden administration is sending another $800 million in equipment including how witsers, armored personnel carriers and helicopters. european union is contributing another half billion dollars in military aid. all of this comes following a direct appeal following president zelenskyy in a video message he released which does contai
even hours away, according to french military officials. the kremlin clearly stating the mission in donbas is to conquer it. kyiv could be also targeted they say. there are contradicting reports this morning about a critically important russian warship in the black sea that suffered heavy damage. ukrainians claim they hit the ship with a missile attack. they have released new images reporting to show a special forces group. armored cars and trucks were destroyed. . consider the source. it aired on russian state tv claim to go show 1,000 ukrainian marines surrendering in mariupol. cnn cannot verify the claim. ahead of russia s anticipated attack, president biden just unveiled an 800 million dollar security package. it includes javelins and military helicopters. this morning, the u.s. is talking about sending a high-ranking official to ukraine. we re told president biden and vice president harris are unlikely choices but possibly the choice is secretary of state or secretar
capital. there are contradicting reports about a critically important russian warship in the black sea that has suffered heavy damage. the kremlin says there was a fire on board its flagship vessel. the ukrainians claim they hit the ship with a missile attack. the ukrainians just released new images purporting to show a special forces operation that blew up a bridge in the kharkiv region as a group of russian military vehicles heading to donbas was crossing it. ukraine says armored cars and trucks there were destroyed. russia is also releasing video, which aired on russian state tv, so consider the source, claiming to show that more than 1,000 ukrainian marines surrendered in mariupol. ukraine denied the report. cnn cannot verify the claim. ahead of russia s anticipated attack, president biden unveiled an $800 million security package for ukraine, including anti-tank javelins, military helicopters. and this morning cnn learned that the u.s. is thinking about sending a high