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Yesterday we were in front of an apartment building that Russia attacked on the outskirt of Kyiv.
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That is no longer the case.
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This is one of several sites right in the heart of the city that Russia attacked overnight.
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But despite all of this,
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three prime ministers from Poland to Czech Republic and Slovenia are coming here in person today
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to Kyiv to meet with president Zelensky to show solidarity,
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even as Russia is carrying out attacks on cities all across this country.
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The southern city of Mariupol looks almost post-apocalyptic,
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columns of smoke rising from dozens of fires.
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Russia has been firing into the captive city of 400,000 like shooting at hostages.
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A few hundred packed cars were able to get out through a Humanitarian Corridor.
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While overnight in Kyiv, there were more apparently random attacks,
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missiles fired at the city, hitting a subway station.
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This morning here volunteers were sweeping up in the collective spirit.
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No one called them, they just came from the neighborhood to help.
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This strike hit a subway station in central Kyiv.
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The Russians are no longer just picking off targets on the outskirt of the city,
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but now hitting the commercial and residential center of the city.
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Up above the station is extensively damaged.
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but these subways were dug during Soviet times to be deep,
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in case the United States back then attacked with nuclear weapons.
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Now the shelter is in use again and under attack by Russia.
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Alina who used to sell cakes she bakes at home is down on the subway platform with her daughter Anna.
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She said she heard the explosion hit the station and all the glass falling.
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"Before we used to think how good it was to sleep in our beds," she says.
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"Now we just thank God to wake up in a subway car."
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Tanya says she is always sick. She's been down here for over a week.
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Russia's attacks now hardly seem targeted at all.
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Just lethal harassing strikes on civilians.
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In part because the Russians aren't getting any closer.
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Ukranian resistance has slowed down Russia's advance to a near halt.
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The killer convoy outside of Kyiv is stuck dead by the road. No Fuel.
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A senior U.S. military official tells NBC News Russia's advance is disorganized,
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poorly coordinated and that weapons systems are failing because of operator error.
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Ukraine's president Zelensky speaking in Russian,
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called on Russian troops to surrender
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and for the Russian people to rise up before their country becomes as closed and repressive as North Korea.
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But beware of the Russian army on its back foot,
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while troops aren't advancing quickly or at all.
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Russia is relying on long range artillery, rockets and missiles to rain fire on Chernihiv and Kharkiv and Kyiv.
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And because the incoming fire is seeming to fall at random now in the center of Kyiv,
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The mayor of this city, starting tonight, is implementing a 36 hour blanket curfew advising people not to leave their houses at all.