i was born in kherson, i grew up in kherson, and i have lived here all my life. my and i have lived here all my life. my wife lydia is an artist and photographer, and we have a five—year—old daughter. on march the 1st, the russian forces entered ist, the russian forces entered kherson. there had been fighting around kherson for days. every day, we hear explosions and sirens. they're taking our city. everyone is scared. bleep . it's a big risk to get my camera on. we move our mattresses into the corridor, where we are protected by extra walls. and we play games to keep my daughter calm. rumours are everywhere that local officials have sold us out. letting the russian army into kherson city without a fight. for the first few days, everything freezes. schools are closed. government buildings abandoned. factories and offices empty. most people lie low. my city has changed. for decades, ukraine helped feed the world. now, the war has cut off our basic supplies. people are worried. for more than 300 years, ukraine was part of the russian empire. and then, the sovie

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. >> well, we are bordering the region of kherson from the north. this is a city that comes under regular airstrikes, believed to be air fired from kherson. what is happening is the ukrainians had been publicizing this southern offensive since the summer. then, was taken by surprise, the russians by carrying out the counteroffensive in the northeast of the country. now, again, while all eyes were -- the ukrainians decided it was time to push because rainy season will come and the terrain in the south art of the country can become very muddy -- part of the country can become very muddy, making it difficult for tanks to roll further south to take control of the whole kherson region. we are only told that two villages have been liberated so far. there is a lot of chatter on social media. there's video on social media that show ukrainian forces hoisting the flag in places they have reached. there's also confirmation coming out of their defense ministry from russia saying in this place the russian forces find themselves overwhelmed by the amounts of tank

formalizing what he said was pre-existing military rule in zaporizhzhia, donetsk, luhansk, and kherson. >> i signed a decree on martial law in these entities of the russian federation. it will be a mere consent to the russian federation -- the russian council for approval. >> putin also established local army headquarters and a council in the regions under the leadership of russia's prime minister. the people are told it is to protect them from ukraine's shelling. >> there is a continuing evacuation to give the people a chance to cross the region. the entrance to the region to civilians is closed for seven days through all directions and all crossings. >> under russian law, the decree means evacuations can become compulsory and authorities can impose any measures they see fit, including restricting public life are forcing people to join the army. civilian industries and services can also be used military purposes. the new commander of russian operation in ukraine acknowledge the situation is difficult for russian forces and said what he called painful measures might be required. the ru

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yes, the battle for kherson is likely to be the next big i kherson is likely to be the next big chapter in this war. for weeks, ukrainian forces have been advancing along the river. they are still far from the city, but it seems that russian forces are preparing the streets for defence. last night, we heard from an adviser to president zelensky, saying there were no signs that russian troops were preparing to leave. in fact, he said, russian forces were fortifying their positions and sending in more troops. these are images showing ukrainian forces firing at russian positions in kherson, as the russian authorities say they are evacuating parts of the city. kherson is one of the largest ukrainian cities under russian occupation, the capital of one of the ukrainian regions that president putin claims to have annexed. so this is very significant, very important. here in kyiv, and cities across the country, there are concerns about how the energy system is going to cope, as winter approaches. a third of the country's electricity infrastructure has been destroyed after a wave of russian atta

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we've been talking about kherson for the beginning. it was one of the first major cities to be taken in by the actions until they finally took mariupol in the southeast on. and it looks like the russians are now retreating from kherson and now anticipating some major attack. there's been a major attack against kherson in the works from the beginning. and in many ways, the ukrainians kind of use that as a fake, they imply that they would be attacking kherson troops down there and then creating a massive attack in the northeastern part of a country. almost on the other side of the country but the northeast. could be like they're planning right now but it seems like we are law, back there that -- could have a double-barreled effect here. lost for the russians here in ukraine, there is a strategic, loss and kherson is a major city, it is the center of the kherson oblast, which is the one of the four obelisks in the region when nelly and there, also you, know it could be a say illogical effect. that is because carson was actually founded by

are the ukrainians making, still making advances in the kherson regions for instance? are they still pushing ahead there? there is a counter offensive going on in kherson region and we have been hearing a lot from the russian side, for example, about the evacuation of civilians from the city of kherson. 0bviously, evacuation is the term used by russia. in ukraine it is called deportation. but there is obviously something brewing in the city of kherson, whether or not russia is planning to withdraw is a big question right now but we do know this is going to be the main point that we are looking at in the next two weeks at least. and the ukrainian government says that the russians have mined the kherson dam and if that is blown up, that could really create havoc in the entire area, couldn't it? the ukrainian government is worried about the russians potentially potentially blowing up this dam on the dnipro river but if you listen to the russian sources they are actually accusing the ukrainian forces of planning something bad with this dam. what we do know is that up to 80

and it take rockets for about one minute to get from kherson to mykolaiv. so we have a joke, when you hear an alarm, there won't be an explosion. and when you hear the exposition, there should be an alarm. yes, we had 14 drones hit by our anti-aircraft troops. and sometimes we hit them with kalashnikov's, but five of them hit their aims and we have some destruction. moreover, in the morning, about 9:00 a.m., we got four strikes by rockets of c-300. and fortunately no one has died but we have some hurt. >> you were a city of a little under 500,000 before the war, what exposure does your energy infrastructure have. do you have access to electricity and water there for your citizens and residents? >> for now, we have 220,000 people out of half a million. and for sure we need to supply them with water, electricity and heating and public transport. so we do this, i mean, when we have water supply because russians bombarded pipes from the dnipro river from the kherson region and now we're taking water from other rivers but this water is salty, so you can't drink

>> so, wolf, this is a sign that the russians know that they're in trouble in kherson. they've got a bunch of troops there. they've got probably 20,000 troops in kherson, which is on the west side of the river. and the east side of that river is where they would have to go if they were to extract themselves, either the civilians or the military. and those bridges, there are a couple of bridges across the river that the ukrainians have taken out or at least damaged to the extent that it's going to be very difficult to send new supplies in to the west side where the russians are concentrated, or to allow them to get out if the russians want to leave kherson. so those 20,000 russian soldiers are vulnerable. and the sign that they're giving to send out the civilians, to move the civilians indicates that they know that they're in trouble. >> yeah, good point. putin said today that he has, quote, no regrets, that's a quote, over his invasion of ukraine, but deep down, does he really believe that? what do you think? >> i think he's got big regrets. this is -- this is the bigge

in the case of kherson, zaporizhzhia and the rest, of course, the vote takers were often accompanied by armed soldiers when they went from door to door, and they took down the details of anyone who dared to vote no. but now that the four areas will be incorporated into russia, does that mean a disturbing new escalation in the war? i turned to paul adams, the bbc diplomatic correspondent. the rhetoric has been there since the beginning. right at the point at which the invasion was launched, we were all told, "don't get in our way because if you do, you know what we might do to you". and there have been similar moments up to now where that rhetoric has been used. and i think with each time that it's been used, it has slightly lost its currency. and with each success for ukraine on the battlefield, there has been a moment where people have thought, what are the russians going to do now? how are they going to escalate or respond? and the escalations, whether they are attacks on civilian infrastructure or whatever, have not been that terrifying, frankly. so i think the west has become a b

remember, it's areas kherson, zaporizhzhia, not fully under russian control. it's in areas that can be imposed by the russians. as we've been hearing, the ukrainians are making steady progress in taking back some of that territory, particularly in the kherson region. it's against the backdrop of the military advances by ukraine, particularly kherson, alongside a declaration that civilians in the area of kherson are being evacuated from the region towards russia as well, which is an acknowledgment that russia is on the military backfoot when it comes to the ukrainian conflict at the time moment. it's within that context that this announcement of martial law was made because, i think, it shows that vladimir putin is trying to be seen as taking concerted action at a time when military forces are definitely suffering humiliating setbacks on the battlefield. >> how much pressure, matthew, is he under to do that? >> reporter: he's under quite a lot of pressure. there's been unprecedented criticism of vladimir putin on state television, which is controlled by the kre

for two weeks, we have been insisting that people leave a ride back of the kherson region. reporter: warnings of the propaganda, saying ukraine does not fire on ukrainian cities. or into russia itself. russian authorities saying a total of 5 million people have left annexed ukraine for russia so far. >> everyone who wants to move from kherson will receive a housing certificate, according to which they will be able to choose any region of russia. reporter: in the last few weeks, ukrainian forces have pushed the russians back 20 to 30 kilometers. an industrial hub, kyiv is looking to reclaim the 250,000 inhabited in the city before the cold of winter sets in. mark: russia's deployment of kamikaze drones, suicide drones, is turning the spotlight on iran. the recent attacks on civilian infrastructure revealed the potency of these weapons. the u.s. is aligned with u.k. and france in calling the supply of these weapons a violation of the un security council resolution 223. as for the iranians, tehran is denying supplying these drones to russia. >> they are moscow's new trump card

in the case of kherson, zaporizhzhia and the rest, of course, the vote takers were often accompanied by armed soldiers when they went from door to door, and they took down the details of anyone who dared to vote no. escalation in the war? the rhetoric has been there since the beginning. right at the point at which the invasion was launched, we were all told, "don't get in our way because if you do, you know what we might do to you". and there have been similar moments up to now where that rhetoric has been used. and i think with each time that it's been used, it has slightly lost its currency. and with each success for ukraine on the battlefield, there has been a moment where people have thought, what are the russians going to do now? how are they going to escalate or respond? and the escalations, whether they are attacks on civilian infrastructure or whatever, have not been that terrifying, frankly. so i think the west has become a bit bolder. when these territories have held the so—called referendums become, in moscow's eyes, part of russia, and in the event that those territorie

mykolaiv is just 35 miles from the regs-held city of kherson. last week russians said they must leave kherson warning of a ukrainian attack. ukraine called it propaganda to distract. it's difficult to get a picture of what's really going on in kherson, but we managed to connect with one resident who we will call vitaly, who took these videos. the streets, he says, are empty, but there are people in the markets. most vendors no longer want to take russian rubles. they prepare for a potential russian withdrawal. do you have a sense of whether russian forces have left the city or not? >> translator: there you fewer russian soldiers here but you find them around the city. several days ago there was a rotation and they brought in new soldiers. part of the soldiers here for a while, they left and the new ones came. probably they are mobilized, cons conscripts. they don't even know what city they're in. >> why did you decide to stay? are you not frightened? >> translator: it's our city. we believe we have to wait until our army comes. i can't say we ar

they've been gaining ground in the area around kherson. for them, this is a really important offensive. they want to take the regional capital of that area, the town also called kherson is one of the first places the russians took when they first invaded ukraine. they are putting a lot of effort into getting that back. here's what we're learning. even as russia has been bombarding ukraine with missiles and drones this week, ukrainian forces have been pushing moscow's troops back in the south of the country, raising their flag in newly liberated areas like this village. >> translator: the boys worked for six, seven months on liberating this town. they are raising the flag of a free and united ukraine. >> reporter: the kherson region is one area recently illegally annexed by russia. ukraine's army is now advancing so much that russian installed officials are asking for civilians to be evacuated to russian territory. >> translator: because of this, the kherson administration has decided to organize opportunities for kherson families to travel

there is a counteroffensive going on in kherson region. and we've been hearing a lot from the russian side, for example, about the evacuation of civilians from the city of kherson. and, obviously, evacuation is the term used by russia in ukraine. it is called deportation. but there is obviously something brewing in the city of kherson. whether or not russia is planning to withdraw is a big question right now. but we do know that this is going to be the main point that we'll be looking at, in the next few weeks, at least. and the ukrainian government says that the russians have mined the kherson dam, and if that's blown up, that could really create havoc in the entire area, couldn't it? the ukrainian government is worried about russia, the russians potentially blowing up this dam on the dnipro river. but if you listen to the russian sources, they are actually accusing the ukrainian forces of planning something bad with this dam. what we do know is that up to 80 towns and villages in the region could be flooded if the dam is blown up. it cou

that is in the kherson region. you hear the sound of constant gunfire. you see that man firing the machine gun. ukrainian troops have been raising the flag in town after town in kherson. even as putin continues terrorizing drone and missile strikes, nearly 200 in recent days and destroying a third of the power stations in the country. the reality remains even with all of those strikes, when you look at what's happening in kherson, putin is feeling the pressure on the ground and also now at home from a formidable group of russians, the mothers of newly mobilized soldiers. >> translator: i got a call from my son today. and he told me, mom, help me, save me from this hell. it's just a portrayal that they go there unprepared. my son, sergei was not even supposed to be mobilized. he has poor eyesight. how can he go? >> they're standing there together, mothers and sisters. and a mother's wrath can have profound impact. certainly the russians know that in the chechen war in the 1990s it was russia and mothers who spoke out against it who were partly responsible

staying with the war, russia, as you may recall, took control of most of the kherson region , but is now preparing for an assault by advancing ukrainian forces. the city is being prepared for urban warfare. as ukrainian troops advance, russian installed authorities there have urged civilians to get out. >> after months of occupation, this village and curse -- in kherson is free. this man says he and his family stayed behind, but were treated cruelly. >> it's a long story. we experienced a lot of things. one time, we got a bag over our heads and got taken away and military vehicles to the school. then, they ransacked the house. >> his family slept in a basement for months as fighting intensified. but they stuck it out and were rewarded for their patience. >> we waited a long time for the ukrainian army. we hugged each other and cried. i never lost hope. >> settlements up and down the front are waking up to find their occupiers gone. analysts say the russians are abandoning their positions to avoid encirclement, as ukraini forces advanced toward the river and this city of kherson. if t

karin: while ukraine advances in kherson, this happened today rush's farast. [explosion] the kremlin says ballistic and cruise missiles were fired on land, sea and air a part of annual exercises of russian strategic nuclear forces. here is the russian president watching. according to the kremlin come all missiles reached their targets. the lunches took place as russia continues to make unsubstantiated claims that ukraine is plotting to use a dirty bomb. that is an explosive device mixed with radioactive material. the russian allegions have been widely rejected by western countries as false. meanwhile, the ukraine defense minister says a risk of a large-scale russian nuclear attack is low. >> in my personal opinion, he will not use a nuclear weapon. they did a lot of stupid things, but they continue to be pragmatic. karin: more analysis on kherson, here is justin cmp, and intelligence consultancy a royal army veteran. >> the city is very hard for the russians to defend. it is on the wrong bank of the river for them. it is a symbol of their intent to push toward

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for weeks, we've been watching developments in kherson. there was not a lot of movement there and no ukrainians have been able to reclaim russian occupied territory in that part of the country. lewis: as these new reports come in, ukrainian troops recaptured several more villagein the south of the country. the deputy mayor of khersonhe se quite difficult in the territories now because the process of liberation continues and some parts of the territory can be shelled. secondly, it iquite tough from the point of the action of the russian forces and the majority of the settlements. we can say many settlements fled. there are someettlements with no under destroyed buildings left. ukrainian forces are liberating them and the local residents left there are rightly greeting them. lewis: we will get more on that strategic town of lyman which russians have been using as a logistics base. evidence has been emerging of the speed with which russian troops were forced to flee. our correspondent sent this report. it contains images some viewers may find

the plans for kherson is uncertain. the forces may be digging in but there are other indications they may be preparing to retreat. frederick pleitgen live on the ground in mikolaiv. fred, what do we know about the russians pulling occupying officials out of kherson? what do we think is happening? >> reporter: it's difficult to tell. there's a lot of fighting going on. it's a difficult situation. a lot of people being evacuated. this morning, christine, there was an adviser to ukraine's president and he said he believes the russians are bringing in more forces and gearing up for a counter offensive. the ukrainians are the ones on the move. here's what we saw. >> moving to the front in one of the most active areas in the brutal war in ukraine with a rocket artillery team taking aim at vladimir putin's forces. they're called carlson and light trucks with missile pods mounted on the bed. the rockets carry a message of retribution, this one signed on behalf of a fallen soldier. for the wish, it says. >> it's very effective b

not just on kherson, but donetsk, luhansk and zaporizhzhia. the four territories he illegally annexed last month. all put under military command. ukrainian forces have been advancing through several part of the kherson region in recent weeks, capturing villages and farmlands along the western bank of the denepro river. the commander said tuesday that the situation in kherson was far from simple and implicitly hinted his forces may withdraw. >> translator: our further plans and actions regarding kherson will depend on the unfolding military and tactical situation on the ground. i repeat, it is already very difficult today. >> arcross the rest of ukraine, putin's forces kept up their barrage on power stations and despite at least four cruz missiles and ten drones shot down by ukrainian forces, another three electricity generating plants hit. more ukrainians denied power and water. amid those dwindling supplies, president zelenskyy calling a crisis meeting to head off a nationwide blackout, vowing to keep critical infrastructure up and running. a

some of the toughest fighting is in the area toward kherson. an the ukrainians want to take that city back before the end of the year. we were on the front lines in the trenches with ukrainian troops there and they say right now the going there is extremely tough. across these fields are the russians. that means we need to get into the trenches that snake through this battle space in southern ukraine. >> so this is the actual front line between the russians and the ukrainians. they say that the russians are only a couple of kilometers in that direction and obviously there is a lot of shelling that goes on here almost all of the time. sfl >> reporter: a destroyed tank shows just how fierce the fighting is here. spent cartridges from bombs and flack vests still lying around. while some thought the ukrainians might oust the russians an take back kherson, in the trench, a feeling of stalemate. >> translator: there is shelling every day. in some places less and some more. we would shoot back but we have nothing to shoot with here. >> reporter: insid

. >> nic, let's talk about kherson. we understand thousands of residents have been ordered to move out of the occupied city. is everyone bracing for what might happen next? what is the situation there right now? >> reporter: there's been talk about a ukrainian advance on kherson for months and months and months. and it's certainly been active, and it seems to be more active now more than ever. russia is telling the ukrainian residents in the illegally annexed town and region of kherson to get out, to cross over the strategic dnipro river to seek safety, because they say the ukrainian forces are coming. it raises a number of questions, obviously. for the vast majority of time in ukraine, russia's forces have not really cared what happens to ukrainian civilians who get caught up in the fight. and there may be concerns among the russians forces that as ukrainian forces advance, the ukrainian citizens will turn against, provide information for the ukrainian government, turn against the russian forces more overtly. russia sa

the main target is the city of kherson. last night, i is the city of kherson. last night, an adviser to president zalewski said. and last night, an adviser to president zelensky said there were no signs that russian troops were preparing to leave the city — in fact, he said, russian troops were preparing the streets for defence and sending in more troops. but what ukrainian advances, this happened today in russia's far east. the kremlin says ballistic missiles were fired on land, sea and in the air. according to the kremlin, all the souls wants their targets. ukraine is plotting to use a "dirty bomb" — that's an explosive device mixed with radioactive material. the russian allegations have been widely rejected by western countries as false. ukraine's defence minister says a risk of large—scale russian nuclear attacks are low. my personal opinion, he will not use nuclear— my personal opinion, he will not use nuclear weapon. they did a lot of stupid _ nuclear weapon. they did a lot of stupid things. but they continued to be pragmatic. stupid things. but t

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson region. antigovernment protests continued and i ran at several universities. scuffles broke out at the prestigious sharif university of technology in tehran as students broke through a security border around the gender segregated cafeteria where male and female students ate together on saturday. at a university in this area, protesting students try to stop security forces filming them while gunfire was heard in another region where female students were holding a rally. one of brazil's most prominent indigenous leaders has warned of further damage to the amazon rainforest if scheier bows and arrows reelected and this week's presidential election runoff. under bolsonaro, deforestation has increased dramatically. his rival, the former president lula da silva says he will end illegal mining and deforestation — but that is likely to be a tough challenge. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from the world's largest indigenous reserve in the yanomami territory, where the very futur

nic, let's start there with what i said about kherson. the situation very tense there with the influx of russian soldiers. what more are you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, what ukrainian officials are saying is that the russian authorities are taking out anything of value from kherson so, leaving, essentially, an empty shell when ukrainian forces eventually take it. the hospital there, bearing in mind that kherson is the regional capital, so the hospital there is significantly provider of medical support for a very large community. so, stripping down the hospital, taking out all of the important equipment from there, and recognizing that kherson has an oncology unit, sort of a regional significance, russia is essentially denying ukrainian citizens of good medical care. downgrading the city, preparing, clearly, for a fight. they're pushing in reinforcements. their new conscripts that ukrainian authorities expect to be sort of expended by the russian forces to try to defend the city. but it will not be a hollow victory for ukrainian authoritie

>> well, kherson is critical indeed. this is the original center, the only major regional center that was captured by russians at the very beginning of the invasion. and we of course are hoping and praying that our military forces will be able to regain it for all their sakes, for everybody's sakes. and of course for the sake of the people that right now are there. you know, wolf, the issue is that at every city and village that our forces are liberating we are finding the same things. torture rooms. we are finding mass graves and raped women. and we understand that every single moment when we are talking with you right now there are people who are suffering, who are suffering under the occupation, and we do really, really pray that our forces will be able to help them and liberate them as soon as possible. >> let's hope. the ukrainian member of parliament kira rudik, thank you so much for joining us. and stay safe over there as well. coming up, president biden just touted economic growth here in the united states during

definitely, the situation in kherson is difficult. the reign is difficult. there are no mountains or forests or whatever. the lack of artillery and armored vehicles is also showing that's absolutely right unfortunately so we again and again time and again built international community police provide us with empty air defense system which is important because of the recent missile attacks but also with artillery and armored vehicles and battle tanks to start counter offenses in the regions you mentioned. >> president zelenskyy has said that ukraine only has what he calls a small fraction of the air defense systems it really needs. but israel still won't budge on ukraine's request for it s so-called iron dome system and says it will help ukraine develop a warning system instead. is that too little, too late? >> it's too little to late. unfortunately. this is a position of current government of israel and unfortunately, doesn't change any of those statements, which several officials has made just recently absolutely unsatisfactory, it could provide something be

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james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson region. the uk defence secretary ben wallace has rejected claims by his russian counterpart that ukraine was planning to escalate the conflict. in a rare call between the two men on sunday, ben wallace cautioned against using the allegations as a pretext for greater escalation. russian minister sergei shoigu said that he was concerned that ukraine might use a so— called �*dirty bomb' —— one that's mixed with radioactive material as a provocation and blame it on moscow. russia is yet to publish any evidence to support the claim. sergei shoigu also made calls to his counterpart in other countries including us, france and turkey the novelist has lost the sight in one eye and use of his hand. the author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen and alive library event in western new york in august. he received death threats from iran in the 19805 after his novel the satanic verses was published. one of brazil's most prominent indigenous leaders has warned of further damage to the amazon rainfor

russian installed leaders in kherson, they've done ramping up the relocation of up to 60,000 people, they call it an evacuation. what is the kremlin saying about that? >> reporter: the kremlin are saying that, look, we're doing this to get civilians out of harm's way because the people in kherson of course who are living under russian control are confronting what looks like a concerted ukrainian advance by the ukrainian military so what the russians are saying is we're simply operating to get these civilians out of the way, moving them back towards russia so they can be safe. of course, there are allegations that russia is forcibly making people leave their homes and sort of relocate inside russia, which is of course illegal under international law. the ukrainian authorities are urging civilians in the area to stay put, saying they're not going to bomb cities and they're looking to liberate these territories from russian control, but there's certainly a very ferocious battle under way on the ground right now and it looks for the most part like the russians certainly in that kherson a

they the near the southern city of kherson. t of the near the southern city of kherson. t of four the near the southern city of kherson. t of four regions. 5 now on bbc news, time for dateline london. hello and welcome to our digest of the global week seen through the eyes of leading journalists from the uk and the foreign correspondents based here who podcast, broadcast, blog and, yes, even these days write for audiences back home from the dateline, london. confidence — it's the magic ingredient which makes us all believe that notes or coins — in themselves worth next to nothing — do have value and will be accepted as payment. governments need the confidence of the money markets who do the lending if they want to borrow money at affordable rates. over the last week, liz truss and herfinance minister have struggled to create confidence in their economic strategy and to sustain it in the british currency. to discuss the uk's dash for growth and its consequences and the border war between russia and ukraine, isabel hilton, a distinguished foreign correspondent who fo

odessa is in the south, focused heavily on kherson in the south. that is one of the cities russia occupied almost immediately at the start of the war. it's been under russian occupation now for nearly nine months. it's really strategic. it's really important. it's basically the land bridge from occupied crimea to the southeast of occupied ukraine into mainland russia. what has happened in the last ten days is moscow has encouraged what they call a civilian evacuations. kyiv is calling those forced deportations, basically civilians, richard, have been given the option to go to occupied crimea or go to russian mainland or other occupied parts of ukraine. we are also hearing from ukrainian officials, even president zelenskyy is accusing russia of basically getting the infrastructure in kherson as they move civilians out. they are talking and accusing russia of evacuating wounded soldiers. basically dismantling hospitals. really getting the city before what they say may be the battle of kherson. the ukrainians have been moving steadily toward kherson i

but what we are finding interesting in kherson is as russia is telling the citizens of kherson to go east and get out of the area because they are afraid that they might be injured, at least that's what they're saying, many of the residents are staying there. it's almost like the decision do you stay or leave during a hurricane. you know, are you going to be there when the battlefield happens to be increasingly intense over your house? that's what's happening and what we're seeing is many ukrainian citizens are countering that threat by staying in their homes in the kherson region, which is just phenomenal. but the winter is getting tougher, it's starting to get much colder now and without electricity and heat it's going to be difficult. >> it certainly will. lieutenant general mark hertling, always appreciate your insight. thank you. >> thanks, erica. >>> still ahead here, we're hearing for the first time from the uvalde texas staffer who was wrongfully accused of leaving open the door which was used by the gunman to enter that school. you're going to hear exactly what she saw on th

there have been clashes in the southern region of kherson. ukraine's minister has warned the counteroffensive against russian forces in kherson is getting more difficult. we have more from kyiv. >> ukrainian forces are advancing along the river, and the main issue is the city of kherson, one of the largest cities under ukrainian occupation and the capital of one of the four places that president putin claims to have next. an advisor said there are no signs russian troops were preparing to leave the city. in fact, he said, russian troops were preparing be streets and sending in more troops. the defense minister here said there's a change in russian tactics after the apintment of the russian general surrogate -- sergey here in ukraine. russia was openly fighting against civilians, not just ukrainian military, and he said it was priority number one to strengthen the country's defense systems. finally, the minister also dismissed the allegations being made by russia that ukraine is ready to use a "dirty bomb." he says this was an attempt by mosco

they also said they want to create a fortress in kherson. fine, they're going to bring a few more troops in, try to fight for the city, maybe. maybe what they want to do is suck the ukrainian forces in there in a premature offensive, put them in a vulnerable position and then concentrate fire power or maybe nuclear weapons against them. but clearly it's shaping up to be a major confrontation of forces that's probably going to change the nature of the very cautious, very careful intelligence, reconnoissance-led attack that ukraine has been waging. >> very strong analysis. thank you very much. >>> up next, a u.s. supreme court justice gives republican senator and trump ally lindsey graham a reprieve from testifying in the georgia probe into the former president's attempts to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. we'll discuss with maggie haberman. she's standing by live. >> plus, jury selection begins in the trump organization's tax fraud trial. we'll have all the latest developments. that's coming up as well. helpe financial freedom

and just 35 miles from the russian held city of kherson. last week, russia announced that civilians must leave kherson, warning of an imminent ukrainian attack. ukraine called it propaganda, distract from recent ukrainian military gains. it is difficult to get a picture of what's really going on in kherson. but we managed to connect with one resident who took these videos. the streets, he says, are empty, but there are people in the markets. most vendors no longer want to take russian rubles as they prepare for a potential russian withdrawal. do you have a sense of whether russian forces have left the city or not? [ speaking foreign language ] why did you decide to stay? are you not frightened? the people who remain in mykolaiv have made a similar decision. back at the strike site, the clean up has already begun. as the city braces itself for the next attack. now vitali from kherson, wolf, told us that he has seen that russia has already moved most of its civilian administrative infrastructure out of kherson so they've closed the russian ba

moscow is banning civilians from entering the kherson region. implementation of martial law in territory that was illegally annexed earlier this month, and the russian forces do continue to fire on ukrainian civilians. >> after another russian attack, the body of a ukrainian civilian lies in the streets of mykolaiv. nearby, a flower shop owner sweeps up pieces of his business. the russians probably get pleasure from this, pleasure from us feeling bad. alexander is in the kherson region, where the troops are making significant progress in liberating new territory. russian installed leaders in kherson are banning civilians from entering the region and asked others to evacuate. all signs fierce battles for the area are ahead. as russia resorts to using iranian-made weapons and running low on precision guided missiles, zelenskyy says these are good signs for his country. we must remember the very fact of russian as appeal to iran for such assistance is the kremlin's recognition of its military and political bankruptcy. and a general accused the ukra

crimea, donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are ukraine. the kingdom of the the lens stands firmly with ukraine and will continue to provide support for as long as it takes. as we will continue to support people all over the world who are suffering the effects of this war indirectly, from hunger and poverty, to economic instability. also for this suffering we must hold russia to account. mr. president it is up to us, the member states of the nine nations to stand firm for the principles we lay down in u.n. charter. to make clear that might, is not right, that all of us are bound by the same fundamental principles, and that a veto does not provide a blank check. our international will book is no longer just in jeopardy, it has been trampled by a permanent member of the security council. this is something none of us should accept, today's meeting is about defending the principles of the international rulebook and the charter, about protecting the legal framework aimed at securing peace, justice and human rights. those responsible for violatin

. >>> and we're going to take you inside the battle of kherson in ukraine, a fight that could be critical to the ukrainian counteroffensive. >>> and ian's devastation on full dissplay on florida's farms. the impact that the storm is having on the state's citrus crops and the families who depend on it. ♪ >>> welcome to the weekend. good morning. we are so grateful to have you this saturday, october 15th. great to start it with you as well, amara. >> we're right in the middle of october. 16 days until halloween. looking forward to it. always good to be with you, too, boris. >>> and we do have more video as boris was mentioning this morning showing the dangers faced by congressional leaders after they left the capitol building during the january 6th riots. >> and we credit the filmmaker, nancy pelosi's daughter. it's footage from fort mcnair. vice president pence was on a loading dock. they discussed their personal safety with pelosi begging him to keep his location a secret. >> hi. mr. vice president, hi, yeah, we're okay. we're here with mr. schumer, mr. mcconnell, the leadership, house,

russia and the mass exodus in the key ukrainian city of kherson in the south. russia trying t tens sethesonhas en yy is d eouse thi ening hvince topre crim hs with the anianrone krneor u >> rorr: tonight, mass relocations in russian-occupied kherson, as ukrainian forces close in. 15,000 people so far according to kremlin-appointed local authorities. moscow trying to force tens of thousands more to leave the city. the only regional capital russia controls, making baseless claims it's to protect them from ukrainian attacks. president zelenskyy also urging people to leave, warning, the occupiers will try to recruit men into their army. in effect, forcing ukrainians to fight ukrainians. zelenskyy's fighters still advancing in the east of the country tonight. until a few weeks ago, this entire area was occupied by russia. today, the ukrainian forces are pushing them ever closer back to their own border. for now, putin's failing to win increasingly to targeting innocent civilian targets. tonight, kyiv submerged into near total darkness as the city and most of the cou

and let me remind you, kherson is not the only front. although there is kind of understanding on the ground here in kyiv that the south will -- you know, the most dramatic of all the counter offenses and events in the next few weeks. >> what is the importance of kherson to ukraine? >> first of all, it is a major city. it is one of two major cities that have actually fallen into russian hands. second being mariupol. it is also the key to crimea. if ukraine controls kherson, next counter offensive can finally bring us back into crimea should we decide do so. so that is why it is important to russia as well. >> and there is this whole thing about russia talking about the dirty bomb issue. what is the reaction in kyiv to that accusation that ukraine is preparing to use the dirty bomb, russia saying that? >> well, first of all, we're slightly concerned because as they say you don't believe anything until the kremlin deny it is or in fact blames you for it. secondly, president putin has already made irrational kind of ventures past the point o

stretched along the western outskirts of kherson. he is in charge of adjusting every shot and is fed continuous information for each decision. [explosion] >> [speaking foreign language] [explosion] >> the last shot landed five or 10 meters from the target. we inflicted damage on their infantry. they took cover, we managed to hit them. >> the unit is participating in the counteroffsive toward kherson. kyiv has deployed thousands of soldiers here aiming to encircle the region's capital which was taken by the russians at the start of the war. but as the -- approaches, progress becomes more difficult. for now, the artillery men returned to their base. just a few dozen kilometers west of curse on -- of kherson. they say they are in good spirits. >> our infantry is gaining ground. even if it remains difficult. we are doing our best to help. i do not think we will stop at kherson, we will return to the 1991 border by returning to crimea. crime area -- crimea is ukrainian territory. >> troops have remained optimistic in this race against tim

ukraine saying it continues to liberate villages in the south and in kherson. a resident in the regional capital telling abc news that the situation there is growing more desperate with shops, banks and cafes all closing en masse. this morning, as the war rages russia falling back, abandoning their positions in the south near the city of kherson around 20 miles from the russian-controlled dam that ukraine says putin's forces are threatening to blow up. russian authorities there now urging urgent evacuations. telling civilians to leave immediately. a russian-appointed official saying almost 25,000 have left already, fleeing on ferries, buses and trains with pets and personal belongings. they're giving up on the kherson region, they're moving away heavy equipment, you can hear it, this man says. kherson marks the only regional capital that russia has been able to control. since the invasion began. liberating it would deal putin a symbolic blow. russia now trying to divert manpower from those southern front lines by amassing thousands of troops up north in nearby