forces are close to encircling bakhmut. the u.s. is downplaying the strategic significance if russia wins this round of the war. also tonight, republicans are presented with the sharpest contrast yet between donald trump and ron desantis. we re breaking down dueling speeches by the former president and the current florida governor as they gear up for a potential 2024 primary showdown. and a series of new airline scares is raising serious questions about aviation safety here in the united states. from a bird strike that caused engine failure and smoke in the cabin to the wings of two commercial jets clipping on the many close cal? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin on the front lines of eastern ukraine right now, where the battle for bakhmut is growing more urgent by the hour. russian fighters making gains as they move to surround the city. cnn s alex marquardt is joining us live
zelenskyy, who is vowing to track down the murderers. president zelenskyy also saying that ukraine should respond to words in unity with glory to heroes, glory to ukraine. those are ukraine s two main patriotic slogans. wolf. alex marquardt in eastern ukraine for us, in the war zone. stay safe. alex, thank you very much. we ll be back to you in just a moment. also tonight, a new sign that the united states may be moving closer to giving ukraine the f-16 fighter jets president volodymyr zelenskyy has been pleading for. let s go to our pentagon correspondent oren liebermann. what are you learning, oren? reporter: wolf, two ukrainian pilots are in the u.s., in tucson, arizona, right now going through an evaluation or an assessment of their flying abilities and skills to find out how long it would take them to train on western modern fighter jets such as f-16s. this according to three sources who were briefed on the matter. the two pilots have been here for a number of days. they re
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