you mention snake island as well, i backs. you mention snake island as well. i was — backs. you mention snake island as well, i was watching _ backs. you mention snake island as well, i was watching on - as well, i was watching on social media earlier of people sharing basically an outpost, 13 young men that were there that were all killed as i understand it, also the exchange i think between the russian military and them also. of course on social media we of course on social media we have a different sense of seeing it minute by minute, as it all evolves. louisa, thank you for coming down to us. well, as louisa mentioned, russia has been resisting ukraine's shift towards the european union, but president putin's grievance goes back to the soviet collapse and the loss of territory and power. john simpson looks at what is motivating the russian leader, and what the invasion of ukraine looks for the global balance of power. cheering it's hard to avoid the feeling that the world as we've known it since the berlin wall came down in 1989 has changed for good. the soviet empire in

images of snake island. the audio is more compelling as the russian warship announces themselves to ukrainian soldiers. >> ainsley: asking them to surrender. the response from ukrainian soldiers was f off. >> ainsley: and then all 13 of them died. >> steve: steve, stand by there in ukraine, we will get back to you as things develop. in the meantime let's talk to brigadier general antoni tata, afghanistan from 2006 to 2007. general, good morning to you. >> good morning, team sounds like today is going to be the hardest day. yesterday sovereigned things up. today the tanks are just outside of town. >> you are right. steve. this is a classic envelopement, earn circlement of ukraine. the action in the far east and what they call the separatist provinces is really just to secure those people and secure the lines of communication. the key tell for me, at least was, when they had troops in belarus west of the dnieper river coming down through shearn noble and odesa out of the black sea that was a clue to me obvious

there is called snake island after ukrainians refused to surrender. the cranes president vladimir lensky, has about to fight back in yet another video message from key if he filled it outside the presidential residence. okay, those are the main development so far. we're going to stay with the live pictures and the latest pictures just as soon as we get them. we'll probably drop them in to our coming conversation. we're going to talk to alexi her on. he's a political analyst. he's also a professor of comparative politics at the kia marya academy. he joins us from key f, alexia, good of you to talk to us. we'll get to the politics and the lack of diplomacy. i guess we should call it now in a moment, but i know you're involved in trying to do the best you can for your compatriots, your country, men and women just explained to me and take me through your experience of the past 3 days. yes. first, the whole ok, 1st of all, let me correct you now said on it seems that now was that an old fight in the streets during the night? russia, russian better group is

defending snake island, all our border guards died a heroic death. but they have not surrendered. they will all be awarded posthumously the title of the hero of ukraine. let those who gave their lives for ukraine be remembered forever. what president zelensky is talking about there, snake island as it is known in english, is an island 30 miles off the coast of ukraine, and there was a battle there, it shows the david and goliath situation whereby apparently according to reports the ukrainian security officers there refused to surrender to a russian warship. there are various other sort of colourful remarks that came out of that, but itjust remarks that came out of that, but it just shows remarks that came out of that, but itjust shows really we are getting the detail, it is making it all that little bit more real now.— making it all that little bit more real now. and it takes a little while — more real now. and it takes a little while to _ more real now. and it takes a little while to get _ more real now. and it takes a little while to get this - little while to get this confi

i don't know if you've heard the audio of those 13 defenders of snake island . they responded you know, in french. about what the russian ships to do. no matter how youfeel, here's what it reminds me of . it reminds you how valuable freedom and liberty is because these are people saying we used to be slaves. we refuse to live under tyranny. and what reminds us of. it reminds us, it should remind us of two things. how precious freedom and liberty are. how quickly it can be lost . the second thing it should remind us is there's a reason why we have freedom and we've had liberty. because people at 1.4 willing to do that for our country. they were willing to die and willing to sacrifice for us. [applause] freedom and liberty are being threatened again but no one here is beingasked to die. no one here is being asked to take up arms .we're being asked to win elections, speak out, be courageous. to raise our voices, call it up for what it is and it's happening and i'll close with this. it's happening because i'm telling you now across the state and across america there

but the ukrainian navy says the defenders of snake island, also known as zmiinyi island, are alive and well. cnn international security editor nick paton walsh joins us from odesa, ukraine. what have you learned about the status of the snake island defenders? >> yeah, it has been an extraordinary story, almost of legend in this exceptionally brief conflict so far. president volodymyr zelenskyy suggested they had all died after telling that russian warship where it could go. then they appeared on russian state media seemingly alive but it was kind of unclear because of the propaganda nature of that appearance. now it seems, according to the ukrainian navy they all 82 of them surrendered when they ran out of ammunition. they are alive and that somehow keeps this extraordinary legend, which has sort of changed in context as the information has as well, a real example of what people call the fog of war here into a whole new level as well. but this is part of the story of what's happening here on the black sea coast. i'm in odesa. there's a blackout, a curfew. intense concerns about a russi

this snake island is off to the south of that. approached by a russian boat. we can play you audio but essentially it shows a radio exchange between russian military who say you need to surrender. you need to give yourself up or we will open fire and then the response, pretty profane for me to repeat here from the ukrainian soldier, the sole occupants of the tiny weather beaten island saying no in different language and then radio silence. we understand everybody on that island died according to ukrainian president zelenskyy. courage but a sign of the ruthlessness of russian forces as they move forward to surround ukraine. >> yeah. that recording we will play it later on in our coverage, but it wasn't just no, expletive no to the russians. even according to ukrainians now, they are all dead. nick paton walsh, thank you for your reporting. we'll be back to you in the hours ahead. >>> earlier with the ukrainian lawmaker, i asked her how she is feeling as russian forces are invading her country. have a listen to this. >> we need help. we need help from all depart

the fate of the individuals of snake island. ukrainian servicemen who essentially told russian ships to surrender, where to go. they used more colorful language. they had been all pronounced dead by vladimir zelensky but it appeared on russian state media. now ukraine says they may all, all 82 of them be alive and have surr surrendered. all these statements very hard to verify. snake island is quite close comparatively to where i stand here in odesa. we have seen this drip of, frankly, bad news emerging across the coast for ukraine here. there was a fierce battle for a key bridge across that allowed russia to get forces up from crimea towards kyiv. that bridge seem to change hands. it seems according to eyewitnesss that there are now russian armored vehicles driving around parts. that leaves a lot of those people in those cities troubled because they are not clear who is in control. they see ukrainian forces slip back. there are deep concerns that maybe some sort of russian onslaught. the mayor made a similar warning can go ever

earlier in the week to ukrainian guardians of snake island expressed a feeling of the world choosing death before dishonor when confronted by russian warship. [speaking in native tongue] another ukrainian hero stopped russian tanks by blowing up a key bridge and laying down his life in the process per the country's courage has been on full display as citizens and clear danger oppose this russian invasion. watch this ukrainian woman singer national anthem by sweeping away broken glass from her apartment window after hit by a russian airstrike ♪ ♪ . this is the first world we get the immediate reaction. we have reporters in the country but like trey yingst was saying we don't get to see everything at once. we do see things that are harrowing and take your breath away. this is not what these people deserve. >> they really do and they show incredibly strong powerful hearts. with gunners abstract into a number of wars where it is really complicated. we don't know who is on which side into her enemies are and her allies and often times the people we claim to be trying to help don't wan

they're not going to accept this. >> those soldiers at snake island lost their lives and there's audio of them responding to a warning to surrender to a russian battle ship and their response was f you and they bravely lost their lives in that battle. it should be noted for all the time, russian officials, vladimir putin refers to ukraine being run by nazis, the ukrainian democratically elected president is in fact jewish, but we've heard from him, kim, over the past few years some frustration in help in the form of more sanctions and more support from the west is not coming soon enough. what do you make of that and how is that transpiring to everyday ukrainians who are now hiding from bombs? >> well, he can see the russian forces making progress on the ground and those that, unless he gets something like a nato air cap over kyiv, he's likely to have to go into hiding. many of his people are going to be killed. and in the meantime, this is giving russia time to the latest diplomatic statement is posturing to allies like china that could keep moscow afloat economically during these time

island earlier today. the icountry's military has al blown up their own bridges outside of kyiv to block easy access to the city and beyond. all of this comes as president biden is set to meet with fellow nato heads of state and government later today. in a virtual summit to discuss the very latest security situation in and around ukraine. we have comprehensive coverage all across the region. let's start with nbc's cal perry joining us live in western ukraine, good to see you, my friend. what reporting are you getting in theat western part of the country? where over the past 36 hours or so refugees have increasingly moved towards? >> yes, it was really 24 hours ago when we saw the first barrage on the capital, when the highways started filling up and flooded with folks, heading in this direction, i'm closer to the other way from kyiv, it is about a 24-hour wait, and again this is only going on for a day. yesterday it was sort of a three five-hour wait and now a 24-hour wait and you can expect it to get wor

snake island is one of these stories. >> bret: it's a very small island about 30 miles off the coast of ukraine in the black sea. there's only one out posted there and it's basically a border security post. there were 13 ukrainian soldiers there on that island. a russian warship went up to that island and had a radio communication with the soldiers on the island, the interior ministry of ukraine released the audio back and forth, the recording. the warship says "you need to surrender now to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary victims, otherwise will be bombed." there's some static back and forth and then someone on the island, one of the ukrainian soldiers says "russian warship, go blank yourself" and they are then bombed. and they are all killed come off 13 of them. president zelenskyy is offering a posthumous award, the highest award in ukraine, the heroes of ukraine and talked about asked that the media earlier tonight. that audio exchange, that standing up to this russian warship by this group of soldiers on this small island called snake island off the coast of ukraine is another on

we heard earlier about the heroes of snake island. we have heard about the -- >> the russian warship, go f yourself. >> yes. >> that sort of viral bit of communication video that has just gone around the world. >> and we also had this rumor of the ghost of kyiv, a meig 29 fighter jet that may have achieved a status. the first time a fighter has shot down five opposing jets since vietnam or perhaps earlier. it is still to be confirmed. iconic figure. grandmother and sunflower seeds. the information war is absolutely being won by ukraine. >> but russia could still take down the internet. when might that happen and what effect will it have? >> again, it's still early. you heard yesterday secretary austin said perhaps they don't have full forces in the field yet, the russians. as they evaluate their plans, tactics, strategies, it could be they decide to finally bring in some of the electronic warfare capabilities to take down the internet, radio, tv, telecommunications networks so they can achieve information dominance, information blacko

all of those ukrainian soldiers defending snake island, where they were, an island just off ukrainian coast, they were reportedly killed. russian forces have also seized control of the chernobyl power plant in northern ukraine. that's the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. they are reportedly holding the staff there hostage. there have been protests of support of ukraine and israel, paris, berlin and london and importantly in cities across russia. police have cracked down on that, making hundreds of arrests. these protests, an unusual show of dissent there. cnn has reporters covering this crisis across ukraine and europe. let's get right to cnn's senior international correspondent, matthew chance, who is live in kyiv. matthew, go ahead. >> thanks. as we just came us to there was another loud explosion behind me here in the center of kyiv. i'm in the center of kyiv. the explosion was on the outskirts of it. that couples with the fact that we have been seeing reports of increased numbers, of russian forces on the outskirts of the city, some of them have entered the city, we're

and snake island some distance in fact. appears to have been attacked by a russian warship. and on it, the population is basically just ukrainian soldiers defending it. here is the intercept of the conversation between them and the russian forces that approached them. [ speaking foreign language ] [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> that is the end of the recording, and is most likely -- we can't confirm independently that the rurgds russian war ship made good on its threat to destroy that island. part of extensive efforts we saw yesterday by the russian military to attack ukraine's defenses ans along the black sea coast. vital part of ukraine economy and infrastructure. anderson. >> what is the hatest you have been seeing in the region? >> yeah, look, we are in a detown on the way up from crimea. that's for eight years been illegally held by russia and forces have been trying to move up. we heard intensive fighting to the east of this town when we came in last night and that was centered around a key bridge that goes from sort of the -- the russian-held side of the river over to this

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . oh, okay. i minutes. lights of the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried. but this civilian motorist would disagree his car run over by a russian personnel, korea which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding and tension. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter will stay here. i will fight here for my, for enough, for my independent for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is this, sir. this is innovation. i absolutely. i and unbelievable were in the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet, there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the streets

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . oh, oh. oh . oh, minutes lights of the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried, but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding and tension. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter. i will stay here. i will fight here for my, for enough, for my dependent, for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is this, this is innovation. i absolutely and unbelievable. we're in the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet, there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the stree

reporter: have you seen any evidence that the snake island crew is alive? secretary kirby: we've seen some press reporting to that, jen. no way to verify that one way or another. sorry. reporter: the security assistance both lethal and nonlethal, do you have indications these are getting to where they need to go? where can they go? secretary kirby: i will tell you, the assistance continues to flow and we are comfortable that it's getting into the hands that need it. i think i'd leave it there. abraham, i already got you. reporter: i can ask twice. secretary kirby: no. all right. go ahead. reporter: thank you so much, sir. wanted to address the air policing mission. the united states has f-16, f-35 moving to the eastern flank all the way from the ballotics down -- baltics down. can you tell us what they're doing? secretary kirby: the mission, you know, is long standing. it's something we've been doing for quite a while, and it remains a valid mission set for our pilots and arng that are base -- aircraft that are based there. some are coming from the navy sid

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . oh, a few minutes later, the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried. but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding intention. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter. i will stay here. i will fight here for my freedom, for my a dependent for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is this, this is innovation a absolutely unbelievable. wearing the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet, there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the streets over there, pretty

and the defiance of the soldiers and ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination. the minutes later, the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried, but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably the man was pulled alive in the wreckage. for those who want to escape time is running out in the caves main railway station. the platforms have been crammed with people trying to scramble on to trains and flee the city growth lou. yes, this is regularly interrupted by error rates are sent anyone out in the open scurrying for the safety of the nearby metro station. more than a $100000.00 ukranian civilians have already fled to neighboring countries. a steady flow of people with crossing into romania, hungary and poland. when i left her my home going for the earlier station, just i have her, perhaps a supersonic messiah or a shell flying over my head. was an unmistakable outside

defending snake island all the bodyguards died a heroic death. but they have not surrendered. they will all be awarded lost immensely the title of the hero of ukraine. let those who gave their lives for ukraine be remembered for ever. president zelenskyy- _ remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning _ remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning to _ remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning to the - remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning to the white | zelenskyy. turning to the white house. the white house said it is alarmed by credible reports of hostages being taken by russian forces at the chernobyl former nuclear plant. we are outraged by credible reports that russian soldiers are currently holding the staff of the chernobyl facilities hostage. this unlawful and dangerous hostagetaking bid could upend the civil service efforts required to maintain and protect the nuclear waste facility, is obviously incredibly alarming and concerning and we condemn it and request their release. just readin: and request their release. just reading also — an

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . oh, a few minutes later, the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried, but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding and tension. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter. i will stay here. i will fight here for my, for enough, for my dependent for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is this, this is innovation a absolutely unbelievable. wearing the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet, there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the streets over there, pr

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defending snake island, all our border guards died a heroic death, but they have not surrendered. they will all be awarded posthumously immensely —— they will all be awarded posthumously the title of the hero of ukraine. let those who gave their lives for ukraine be remembered for ever. iremain in i remain in the capital. my family is also in ukraine. the children are in ukraine. my family are not traitors. they are citizens of ukraine. we exactly they are, i no right to say. according to the information we have, the enemy has marked me as target number one. my family as target number two. they want to damage ukraine politically, by destroying the head of state. this is the scene live this morning in kyiv, it hasjust gone seven o'clock in the morning. china's state media has reported that china has arranged charter flights to bring chinese nationals out of ukraine and there are thought to be about 6000 living in ukraine. in another development, new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern government had immediately implemented a number of measures against russia, including a tar

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . oh, a few minutes later, the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried, but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding and tension. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter will stay here. i will fight here for my freedom, for my a dependent for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is this, this is innovation a absolutely and unbelievable. we're in the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet, there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the streets over there, pr

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . wherever you build it, minutes lights of the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried. but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding and tension. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter. i will stay here. i will fight here for my, for enough, for my dependent for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is, this is innovation. i absolutely and unbelievable were in the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the streets

several reports a 13 ukrainian guards were killed as russia overtook snake island. a tiny island used as a military outpost. but ukrainian forces did not give up the land without a fight and some words of defiance to the russian warship they said go f yourself. newsnation. verified that translation. and the video was verified as authentic by the washington post as the death toll climbs and more people get hurt. hundreds are rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. but the most elusive hero of ukraine has been dubbed the ghost of key. well, and videos on social media claimed this ukrainian fighter pilot has single-handedly shot down 6 russian jets. no way to verify that. but whether the ghost is real or not, people are sharing the story in this fog of war, looking for heroes and truth amid a wave of online disinformation and propaganda. >> that was nick smith reporting for us tonight. now the fog, the latest updates on the crisis in ukraine. you can scan this qr code right now. it will take you to our website for all the latest developments. it's all on kron 4 dot c

several reports a 13 ukrainian guards were killed as russia overtook snake island. a tiny island used as a military outpost. but ukrainian forces did not give up the land without a fight and some words of defiance to the russian warship they said go f yourself. newsnation. verified that translation. and the video was verified as authentic by the washington post as the death toll climbs and more people get hurt. hundreds are rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. but the most elusive hero of ukraine has been dubbed the ghost of key. well, and videos on social media claimed this ukrainian fighter pilot has single-handedly shot down 6 russian jets. no way to verify that. but whether the ghost is real or not, people are sharing the story in this fog of war, looking for heroes and truth amid a wave of online disinformation and propaganda. extraordinary times. that was nick smith reporting for us tonight. >> and with these on event's rapidly unfolding across social media and on tv rushes escalating invasion of ukraine is hard to get away from child development. experts

this is snake island in the black sea. . the russian message you will be bombed. they responded go f-yourself. they were killed and president zelensky said they would be given hero's medals. here is the defense minority speaking to bret baier. >> we are fighting on our soil terror our for our land. a smaller nation can prevail over the bigger one because we are fighting on the right side of history. >> 7,000 additional u.s. troops are being sent. going to germany. tomorrow nato will meet to discuss mobilizing the 40,000 strong nato response force. >> sean: jennifer griffin from the pentagon, thank you. total war in the country of ukraine. vladimir putin attempting to take every inch of the country by force. while the government of ukraine has its own history of corruption, the people of ukraine as outmanned as they are they are bravely fighting back in a david versus goliath struggle. take a look. >> [crying]. >> [sirens wailing]. >> [loud explosions]. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> [gunfire]. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> [gunfire]. >> sean: russian forces you in

the ukrainian soldiers defending snake island in the black sea. they were believed to have been dead. do we have new information? >> reporter: ukrainian navy says they're alive and well, all 82 of them, hard to confirm but let's play again the audio of the last moments that we thought, we were led to believe by volodymyr zelensky, with the best information he had at the time. told to surrender, the response, become a legend of its own in the war. here's what they had to say. [ speaking foreign language ] >> now that passive sort of story that's grown around them here, ukrainian navy saying they're alive and well, we saw apparently on russian state media, people who pitted that description, all the reports, but adds to the mythology, part of the battle for the black seacoast here. utterly vital and increasing in intensity. we've seen over the past three to four days, by the russian military to keep pushing through the vital bridge there north part of their bid to move west around to where i'm standing here, just had air sirens around here, relative

coming out about the ghost of kyiv, the sacrifice of the soldier and the people on snake island, those stories will form the resistance for ukraine. sandra: great to be with you. john: we will see you again monday. we will be back as the war in ukraine continues. >> day 3 of the russian invasion of ukraine, horrific scenes continue to unfold as a putin's army step up their attacks to overtake kyiv. video of a russian missile hitting a residential building in the ukrainian capital this morning, 200 ukrainians including three children have been killed as a result of the ongoing invasion began thursday. this is fox news live. eric:thank you for joining us. russia's military closing in on the capital of kyiv but facing resistance from the ukrainian people. vladimir zelenskyy is standing strong despite saying he is russia's target number one. nato countries including germany setting more weapons from antitank missiles for the ukrainians to use against the invading russians including finland, a country vladimir putin has threatened, their warning residents to continue to seek shelter as it i

we all heard about the ukrainian soldiers on snake island who refused to surrender to russian warship and told the invaders to go f themselves, hopeful the soldiers may actually be alive but have been other inspires moments, a russian soldier se attempting to stop a tank with his body, others forced to go into war shelters, forced to act like turtles and go inside their shells to shield themselves from russian attacks. yes, children can be brave too. >> so it's very important that if you cannot get to the bomb shelter that you protect yourself from the hit, if it hits, so to keep your mouth open and your ears covered so this is the game i seen on the internet, you call it a game to explain to children that it's not like something terrible happening but just like a small game that you are playing that you lay on your belly, you open your mouth, you cover your ears and then you pretend that you're a turtle this way because this is, you look like a turtle and this makes it less stress for the children. >> other haunting images from europe's past, ukrainians bordering trains from the thou

nothing better sums up their resilience when 13 border guards on ukraine's snake island refused to surrender to russian invaders. the final words, hey, russian warship, go "f" yourself, just before all 13 then died in a bombardment defines the conflict to eye date. president zelenskyy has announced they were posthumously be awarded the nation's title of hero of ukraine. nevertheless, it's hard to believe the ukrainian resistance can hold on for much longer. nor that this will end well in the long run for russia. ukrainians are fighting for love of country. russians are fighting out of a fear of a dictator. and there are signs of that support buckling. on tuesday, putin needed to give his own spy chief a public dressing-down at a security council meeting after recognizing the independence of two separatist-controlled regions of ukraine, his subterfuge for the war. russian cultural leaders including musicians, tv stars and comedians have been voicing resistance on social media. thursday night, something once infamiliar thomable, thousands of people, chanting no to war as passing cars honked ho

now, you may remember the service members had refused to surrender what is known at snake island to a russian warship. their recorded exchange helped inspire ukrainian' defiance. [ speaking foreign language ] bleep. [ bleep ]. >> ukraine, initially, said all the soldiers had been kill. russia's military claims the ukrainians voluntarily surrendered. we will certainly keep an eye on this story, and bring you any developments. we will be back in a moment. sleek curly we all want to fight frizz garnier fructis sleek and shine gan oil plus kera-system up to 72 hours frizz contr 97% humidity protection fructis sleek & shine mber one in anti-frizz by garnier, naturally! at intra-cellular therapies, we're inspired by our circle. a circle that includes our researchers, driven by our award-winning science, who uncover new medicines to treat mental illness. it includes the compassionate healthcare professionals, the dedicated social workers, and the supportive peer counselors we work with to help improve - and even change - people's lives. moving from mental illness to mental wellness starts in

island earlier today. the icountry's military has al blown up their own bridges outside

island. is there a significance to that island? >> there is actually. this is a very interesting piece of property. it is right here, not in the middle but the edge of the black sea. this is romania. this is a nato country. and this right here is the mouth of the danube river. this is basically ukraine's southwestern most border point. and as a result of that, this island has strategic significance. so what the russians are effectively doing is they're controlling the area in which traffic, river traffic from the danube can enter the black sea. so the significance is quite great in this case. >> chilling, actually. thank you. we'll stay with our breaking news. our cnn correspondent sam kiley is live in one town that was hit by russian missiles just this morning. that's next. >>> plus, breaking news in our health leader. the cdc just changed its guidance for mask wearing indoors. that's ahead. feel stuck with student loan debt? ♪ move your student loan debt to sofi—you could save with low

you may remember the service members had refused to surrender what's known as snake island to a russian warship. the recorded exchange helped inspire ukrainian defiance . >> incredibly brave. ukraine initially said all the soldiers had been killed, but now russia's military claims the ukrainians voluntary surrendered. we'll keep an eye on this story and bring you any developments. youtube is the latest social media company ramping up its fight against russian propaganda. the site said on saturday it'll temporarily block a number of russian channels from monetizing off its content. the company said it restricted access to russian channels at the request of the ukrainian government. youtube joins facebook parent company meta in taking action. it said on friday it cut russia's state ability to run ads, monetize them and said it will continue flagging policies. >>> protesters around the world have been demonstrating against russia's invasion of ukraine. this was the scene outside the white house on saturday. many people hoisted ukrainian flags as they chanted stop putin now. and nearby flow

all of those ukrainian soldiers who were defending snake island were reportedly killed. russian forces have seized control of the chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. they're holding staff there hostage reportedly. so far president zelenskyy says 137 ukrainian soldiers have been killed, 316 injured since the invasion began. he is banning ukrainian males from the age of 18 to 60 from leaving the country urging them to take up arms and fight. president biden is imposing sweeping new sanctions on the kremlin declaring that putin chose this war. secretary of state tony blinken convinced that putin will try to overthrow ukraine, he says it will take a long time for the conflict to play out and it will ultimately be a bloody mess for russia. they are on the streets of israel, paris, berlin and london and perhaps more importantly in cities across russia. police cracking down making hundreds of arrests. joining us now from kyiv is the chief foreign affairs correspondent for the wall street journal. jaroslav, thanks for being with us this morni

and the defiance of the soldiers in a ukrainian position on snake island in the black sea has captured the public imagination . oh, a few minutes later, the entire garrison of 13 was wiped out by a russian bombardment. russia says ukrainian civilians need not be worried, but this civilian motorist would disagree. his car run over by a russian personnel carrier which appeared to deliberately target his vehicle. remarkably, the man was pulled out alive from the wreckage. in contrast to the situation elsewhere in denise pro, a city with a population of a 1000000 people, it's relatively quiet. but even here, there's no escaping the sense of foreboding intention. i don't want to go away from my land or my counter. i will stay here. i will fight here for my freedom, for my a dependent for my nation, for us. and for me especially this is this, this is innovation a absolutely unbelievable. wearing the center of the capital of ukraine in a war that's costing so much in lives, money and faith. yet, there's an eerie silence here. no want to be seen around this area. the streets over there, pretty

but i would like to point you to an audiotape that we just got our hands on from snake island. it's a group of ukrainian sailors who are told by a russian ship in the black sea, this is a russian military ship i suggest you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid blood shed and unnecessary victims. otherwise, we will open fire on you. the russian -- the ukrainians cursed out the russian ship, they were fired upon, they were killed. president zelenskyy said they will be given the medal of freedom but this is the kind of bravery that we're hearing stories of tonight. so they are standing up. they're fighting. it's a real contrast to the afghan government, president ghani and others who fled the country rather than stand up and fight for what -- for their country. >> bret: in fact, gillian, when he would talked to the foreign minister, he was heading back. in he couldn't fly in because they closed the airspace but he is driving in to the capital of kyiv. you know, commentary magazine says this. we are witnessing something that just should not be. in europe a nationalist autoc

they've taken control of some key cleave areas including snake island. which is in the black sea, in the area around the chernobyl plant. this was the site of a major nuclear disaster in 1998. that's what you're looking at here, this is current pictures of chernobyl, ukraine. chernobyl is strategically less than ten miles from the corridor of belarus. it's a two hour drive from kyiv. earlier this evening, zelenskyy addressed his people. announcing any sabotage groups have entered the capitol. presidents lewinsky also ordered a full mobilization of the ukraine military. and banned all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country. they have to remain in kyiv, besides the understanding that he is the number one target. and at least 137 ukrainians, both military and civilians, were killed on the first day of the invasion. many of them have been's shuttling in underground stations as missiles and rockets lorraine down on their cities. and tens of thousands of people fled their homes, seeking safety in the west part of their country. li

. >> ukrainian government now reports all defending what's known as snake island. all the guards were killed. he said he's russia's number one target and making a new public appeal for direct talks with vladimir putin. but ukraine's former president is telling cnn today that putin cannot be reasoned with and is calling for more support from allies. listen. >> he's just simply mad. he's just simply crazy. i just want to declare, putin will not stop ukraine in our movement to the european union and that's exactly why we shall seek to support ukraine today and tomorrow. i call on the men in the west to come to ukraine's support today. >> to the other breaking news story we're following. >>> cnn learned president biden plans to nominate ketanji brown jackson to the supreme court. if conconfirmed, the first blac woman in u.s. history to sit on the high court. formal announcement expected this afternoon and much more on that in just a moment. let's start with the war in ukraine. as you can see, cnn is covering every angle of this. matthew chance live in kyiv, under very

>>that was a reported exchange as ukrainians tried to defend snake island from russian troops last week the audio went viral. ukrainian president zelensky mentioned their story and had said the unit of 13 guards died heroically. however, in a facebook post today, the urainian navy says the guards are alive. however, they are in russia in captivity. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says the united states will not be putting american troops in the air to create a no fly zone in ukraine. ambassador linda thomas greenfield says the biden administration has made it clear the united states will not, quote, put boots on the ground even as russian troops close in on keith. now, the russian invasion continues to be felt here at home with gas prices hitting a new record in california. according to aaa, the average price for a gallon is $4 and $0.82. some analysts are concerned the prices could go even higher as russia's invasion continues. we do want to get you a check of gas prices here across the bay area this afternoon, the highest you'll be paying for gas is up in napa at $4. and $0.

. >>> snake island is a very small but very strategic important island in the black sea. it was guarded by 13 extraordinarily brain ukrainians brave ukrainians until thursday when it was attacked and taken by russia. audio shows they radioed and demanded they leave or be bombed. and one bravely responded back, "russia warship, go f yourself." shortly after that, all 13 were killed. that is one of many examples of ukrainians defending themselves in the face of russian brutality and bar barty. russian brutality and bar barty. (vo) you can be well-dressed. you can be well-mannered. (man) oh, no, no, after you. wahoooo! (vo) you can be well-groomed. or even well-spoken. (man) ooooooo. (vo) but there's just something about being well-adventured. (vo) adventure has a new look. discover more in the all-new subaru forester wilderness. love. it's what makes subaru, subaru. congressman jake of course enclass of massachusetts. he's a veteran of the u.s. marines and currently a major in the u.s. reserves and commanded strategy in afghanistan. thank you for being with us this morning.

snake island was overrun by russian forces on thursday, according to ukraine's border guard. but the reaccocording caught a purported exchange between a russian warship and the ukrainian defenders before the assault. have a listen. [ speaking foreign language ] [ bleep ]. >> reporter: now, president zelensky, meanwhile, says all of those defenders were killed after the island was pummeled with aerial and artillery fire but he says they will be posthumously awarded the title of hero of ukraine now, in a show of solidarity, thousands around the world denounced russia's invasion of ukraine. i want to show you the scene there in central paris, on thursday. hundreds gathered, waving flags, and holding signs of support for ukraine. similar demonstration in london. chants of uk supports ukraine there, also stop put upon, stop the war, rang out in the streets. and numerous protects across the united states on thursday. want to he show you the scene there in times square, in new york, and giant ukrainian flag unveiled, as protestors chanted stop russia now and hands off ukraine. simil

. >>> snake island is a small but very important island in the black sea. it was guarded by 13 extraordinarily brave ukrainians until thursday when it was attacked and taken by russia. audio reveals that a russian warship radioed and demanded the surrender of the ukrainians saying they will be bombed. instead of the ukrainians took the radio and responded back, russian warship go f yourself. just after that, they were killed. just one of the tremendous stories of ukrainians strength in defending their country. ans h ans h in defending their country (mindy) yep! (vo) okay now let's work offsite. public wi-fi? no thanks. 5g ultra wideband is faster and safer. and so powerful that it's t just for phones. hello 5g home and business internet. it's time to go ultra with verizon, america's most reliable 5g network, so you can do more! my mental health was much better. my mind was in a good place. but my body was telling a different story. i felt all people saw were my uncontrolled movements. some mental health meds can cause tardive dyskinesia, or td, and it's unl

and then the story of her rowism emerging from that snake island transcript you just offered or the ghost pilot that's flying over ukraine, may have destroyed 46 russian aircraft. it's pretty amazing how hard the ukrainians are fighting to defend their homeland. >> having said that, colonel, how likely is it that russia eventually, a few days or few weeks, whatever, will take the capital of kyiv? what will that mean for this conflict? >> so, it's interesting. once the first shots are fired, the geometry changes. and it's really very difficult to see how things unfold. do the protests in russia, the unexpected protests in russia, materialize into something far more challenging? do the ukrainians put up such a significant resistance that it changes the calculus and putin recognizes that you may not be able to achieve objectives or risk some sort of issues at home. i think those things are difficult. but yes, the numbers are on russia's side. russia's been preparing for this for years. frankly this conflict was inevitable. whether it was now or later, it was inevitable because for more than

they were defending snake island. all were reportedly killed. russian forces seized control of chernobyl power plant, the site of the worst nuclear disaster. they are holding the staff hostage. protests taking place in paris, israel, berlin, london and perhaps, most importantly, in cities across russia. police have cracked down there. they have made hundreds of arrests in a rare show of dissent we have seen there. cnn has reporters covering this crisis in cities all across europe and throughout eye crepe. let's begin with cnn international correspondent matthew chance live on the ground in kyiv. matthew, cnn is learning that american officials believe the capital could fall to russia here within days. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, that time frame seems realistic. it could be sooner than that. as we speak, i can hear the rumblings taking place a short distance from here, just north of the city which we know from our reporting there are forces of russia located on the outskirts of the city. they have entered near obolon, a suburb outsid

called snake island. i want to listen to this audio. listen quickly as ukrainian border guards the affiant last words captured on audio wellies defending this island in the face of a russian battleship. >> 13 heroes, leslie, standing until the end. >> absolutely. this is one of the things that vladimir putin did not expect, the pushback from ukraine. i want to refer to my notes to give you exact numbers out of 3:00 p.m. in ukraine about these individuals who are truly fighting for their freedom. 2,800 troops lost, 80 tanks, 516 armored vehicles, ten airplanes, five helicopters. were talking about days, they originally set hours. this is one of the things worth seeing with the ukrainian people, they are united in the fight for their country against russia. we and the rest of the world need to be united in our support of ukraine, of freedom, and of democracy. i would agree with something that rebecca said. by the way, house speaker pelosi also agrees, we sent 650 million, but we spent 250 million in equipme

island. that's a small island located in the black sea, 30 miles off the coast of ukraine. >> and we've been seeing a number of images and videos showing people in ukraine leaving their homes, trying to get to safer places. ukraine is a a large country. 44 million people who live there and the russian military is attacking large portions of that country tonight. when you get the latest developments on the ground kron four's dan thorn has been monitoring the situation throughout the night and it feels like this is going to be, as you know, it's it's morning now and ukraine, another another brutal day of fighting there. yeah, this is that the second day of fighting and so far we're learning tonight that 74 ukrainian military facilities have been destroyed. >> and that includes 11 air bases. this right here is new satellite imagery, capturing fires burning at the ukrainian air base. and this is just southeast of car key eve, the russian military reportedly launching strikes. they're targeting th