Erin Burnett OutFront

The assault on eastern Ukraine has begun as Putin ramps up his attack. The Pentagon is warning tonight the fighting will be ugly and bloody. Also, Russian forces are firing willingly on a factory as civilians take shelter. We speak with a member of the city council who said at least 10,000 have died in his town. Plus, a federal judge strikes down the CDC mask mandate for travelers as airports brace for mass confusion and chaos. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia retaliates and attacks several major cities after the sinking of Putin’s prized warship. President Zelensky warns Putin may resort to nuclear weapons in an exclusive CNN interview. Plus, they are the victims behind the horrific images broadcast around the world like the man lying dead beneath his bike in Bucha. We hear their stories from their loved ones who survived. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia has admitted a flagship of Putin’s Black Sea fleet has sunk. Also, the CIA is warning an increasingly desperate Putin could resort to using nuclear weapons. Plus, Ukraine claims they have seized 26 cars, 55 homes and apartments, 30 plots of land, and a yacht from a close ally of Putin. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The suspect in the New York City subway shooting called the tip line himself that led to his capture. This as we learn about the moves he made in the hour before the attack. Plus, Ukraine is bracing for a major offensive as Russia threatens to strike decision making centers in Kyiv. In a story only on CNN from the front lines, Kharkiv is under attack and is surrounded on three sides. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A manhunt is underway in New York City after a gunman opened fire inside a busy subway car. At least 29 people have been hospitalized as the NYPD releases information about the suspect in a live press conference. Also, President Biden says Putin is committing genocide, a word Biden and most of his allies have not used. If it is genocide, what are he and his aides willing to do about it? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New pictures emerge of tanks and troops on the move toward Ukraine as President Zelensky is warning that Putin could soon use chemical weapons. Plus, Putin appoints a new general to direct the war after troops failed to take Kyiv, according to US and European officials. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has obtained exclusive footage of the Ukraine train station where a deadly attack unfolded. The journalist who filmed the video joins to relay his experience of the moments before and after the assault. Plus, a CNN exclusive tour of Chernobyl’s highly contaminated red forest where Russian troops were digging trenches and could have been exposed to significant radiation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Zelensky is warning a town buried in ruble tonight that is it much scarier than what he saw in Bucha. This as Russian soldiers are purportedly caught on tape casually talking about killing civilians. Also, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain joins to respond to a video appearing to show the execution of a Russian prisoner by Ukrainian forces. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new drone video shows abandoned Russian military positions in a highly radioactive area near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. And, new scenes from Ukraine continue to shed light on the destruction in the Kyiv region. Also, the United States has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters. Who are they, and how is Putin expected to react to this move? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia has carried out at least 54 airstrikes in and around Kharkiv over the past 24 hours, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says NATO is expecting there will be more attacks in the coming weeks. Also, more than 80 former Ukrainian prisoners of war were returned from their Russian captors. CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour brings her report. And, the European Union is preparing to sanction two of Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, according to two European diplomats who spoke with The New York Times. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Horrific images showing bodies of civilians in the street and in mass graves came from the town of Bucha after the town was liberated from Russian forces over the weekend. CNN correspondents share what they saw and discuss whether this means there may be more Ukrainian towns that look just like Bucha. And, a look inside a U.S. steel mill's parent company that is partly owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zelensky speaks for the first time about the attack inside Russia. Plus, Ukrainian officials say Russian soldiers may have been exposed to radiation after seizing the Chernobyl plant. Also, he once worked for Putin and now says there are more officials who don’t like what Putin is doing. He joins us tonight. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Putin’s attacks continue to intensify, we’ll take you to one of the most contested battle grounds in the entire country of Ukraine in a report. Plus, Ukraine is using a powerful weapon, kamikaze drones. They are cheap to make, hard to detect, and destructive. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine’s president said negotiations with Russia are only words as Putin keeps up the attacks. Also, tensions grow between Putin and the man leading his invasion. Plus, he was a filmmaker and went to the front lines to defend Ukraine. Now, he joins to tell us what it’s like to be a soldier and come face-to-face with Putin’s military. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyiv is under attack and our crew on the ground is reporting major artillery and rocket fire tonight. This as Russia claims it is scaling back on attacks there. Plus, a survivor of the Mariupol theater bombing, the deadliest attack of the war so far, speaks with CNN about how she narrowly escaped death. Also, we examine a superyacht belonging to an unnamed Russian businessman which has been seized by authorities. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia is now stepping up their attacks on Ukraine’s fuel supply as President Biden makes no apologies for saying Putin cannot remain in power. Plus, negotiators, including a Russian oligarch, trying to hammer out a deal between Ukraine and Russia recently experienced skin peeling and sore eyes after a negotiation session. What happened? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Zelensky says Russia is targeting more cities in Western Ukraine, and that he won't sit down with Russia if it continues to spin the reasoning for the deadly invasion as ‘demilitarization’ or ‘denazifying’. That, as CNN takes you inside hard-hit Mariupol where President Zelensky says the ‘humanitarian catastrophe is unequivocal’. And, Biden backtracks, telling reporters he wasn't calling for regime change when he said Putin shouldn't remain in power. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia is forced to make a major shift on the battlefield as Ukraine’s president now puts Russian troop deaths at more than 16,000. Plus, it’s known as Putin’s private army. A top official tells CNN the Wagner Group is in Ukraine with a mission to kill the president. Also, a Russian oligarch says his life is completely destroyed and that he doesn’t know if he’ll survive because of the economic sanctions. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intense fighting breaking out just outside of Kyiv as Ukrainian forces are making more gains outside of their capital. With Putin getting more desperate, the U.S. is preparing for a possible chemical weapons attack inside Ukraine. Plus, the man in charge of Putin’s war has not been seen in public for more than a week. Who is Sergei Shoigu and where is he? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States says Ukrainian forces have pushed Russia back from the capital. Kyiv has regained crucial ground as NATO estimates up to 15,000 Russian troops are dead. A governor in Ukraine calls on residents to help collect Russian corpses that are piling up. Plus, inside a rare face-to-face meeting between the U.S. and Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The U.S. has confirmed that Putin has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine. This as President Biden warns Ukraine is pushing Putin to his limit and that the Russian president is growing more dangerous. Plus, Senate Republicans are giving a glimpse today of a new line of attack against President Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: Ukrainian officials say no way to Russia's demands to surrender the City of Mariupol. Plus, Putin shuts down a website devoted to covering the Russian Government’s secret service activities. And, the U.S. Defense Secretary warns Putin against using secret weapons. He has used them before repeatedly in Syria. Will he use them now? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New images this hour of the utter devastation in Mariupol. This, as hundreds remain missing after a bombing of a theater in that same city. Plus, Biden warns China not to help Russia but will the Chinese president who calls Vladimir Putin his “best friend” listen? Also, he was a professional tennis player who is now trading in his racket for weapons. Why he says he is willing to die to defend Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The civilian death toll is rising in Ukraine. Among the dead is an American gunned down by Russian snipers while he waited in a bread line. Plus, we’ll go inside Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and to a hospital stretched to the limits caring for the very, very youngest Ukrainians. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden says flat out that Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. What is the U.S. prepared to do with that? How has Ukraine’s military kept Russia from taking over the country and who are the top generals leading that fight? We have a special report for you this hour of a man who lost his wife and children in a horrific attack. We discuss what he wants you to now know. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden is heading to NATO headquarters as Putin ramps up his attack on civilians. Ukrainians are accusing Russian troops of holding people hostage. Plus, remember the woman who protested the war on Russian state television? She speaks out to detail what she went through after being arrested. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. is warning China not to help the Russians as more Senators push Biden to give fighter jets to Ukraine. How much longer can the world stay out of Putin’s war? Also, the U.N. is calling one port city the center of hell because of mass graves, a maternity hospital bombing, people with no food, no power, no water, and no heat. Plus, a shocking display of dissent as a woman interrupts a live broadcast on Russian state television to protest Putin’s invasion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Multiple cities in Ukraine are under bombardment tonight as Putin takes his war to a dangerous new level. This as Ukraine says a city’s mayor was abducted by Russians with a plastic bag over his head. Plus, a touching story of dedication as Ukrainian students go to incredible lengths to continue learning in the face of war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian troops are advancing and making gains near Kyiv and in the South. The U.S. ambassador accuses Putin of war crimes as Russian forces encircle the city where they destroyed a maternity hospital. A Putin critic who has been poisoned twice joins to tell the world what he thinks Putin is capable of. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. warns Russia could be on the verge of using chemical or biological weapons as Ukraine accuses Putin of genocide after an attack on a maternity hospital. Also, a reporter who was shot while reporting outside Kyiv joins to detail how he came under attack and how he survived. Plus, a Chinese journalist has received access to the pro-Russian separatist forces in Ukraine. Why? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The director of the CIA says he believes Putin is angry, frustrated, and will likely double down to grind down the Ukrainian military with no regard for civilian casualties. The former foreign minister of Russia joins to answer how far he thinks Putin will go in Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An advisor to Ukraine's president said that 202 schools, 34 hospitals, and more than 1,500 residential buildings have been destroyed in Russian attacks in civilian and residential areas. Plus, President Zelensky made an appearance in his office for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, where he declared he is not hiding and is not afraid of anyone. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN is on board a train full of children who are weak and sick trying to leave Ukraine. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a statement: "I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Putin is gaining ground in Southern Ukraine as the mayor of the second largest city in Ukraine tells us his people are under siege and constant bombardment. He says Putin is intentionally targeting civilians. Plus, the west is punishing Putin with new sanctions directed at Russian elites. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A key city in Ukraine appears to be in Russian control tonight as the mayor of Kherson indicates Russia has now seized control. Putin is ramping up his air assault and more cities are on the verge of falling. Plus, Russia is facing mounting allegations that it is using weapons banned by many countries to inflict mass casualties. Will Putin use them against Ukrainian civilians? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Explosions rock two major Ukrainian cities as President Biden prepares to call out Vladimir Putin. Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with CNN from his hidden bunker in Kyiv. Plus, a look at the lives of people fleeing Ukraine as an American couple desperately struggle to get their children out of the country. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon is warning Putin has a lot of firepower left as U.S. lawmakers learn of what we understand is an alarming timeline for when the Ukrainian capital and other cities may fall. This as world leaders are calling Putin irrational and a changed man. The serious question tonight: has the Russian leader lost any capacity intellectually? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air raid sirens could be heard across Kyiv as sources say the U.S. is concerned the Ukrainian capital could fall to Russia within days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a message late Friday night warning that "the fate of Ukraine is being decided right now" as Russian forces close in on the country's capital. This as, for the first time, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia's ongoing invasion. CNN correspondents reporting from across Ukraine join Erin to give the latest updates on what's happening in cities throughout the country. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 160 missiles came down on Ukrainian military sites today after Russia began its assault on the country. President Zelensky also says Russian sabotage groups have entered Kyiv and that "the enemy marked me as target number one." This as all Ukrainian men aged 18-60 are now banned from leaving the country. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airports in Eastern Ukraine close as Zelensky says the “trigger” for Russian invasion could be “any minute.” This as Ukrainian President Zelensky says he tried to call Putin but was unsuccessful. Also, two prosecutors leading the Trump inquiry in New York City abruptly resign. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden calls Putin’s actions an invasion and hits Russia with severe sanctions, targeting some Russian banks. Plus, we will take you to the Russian side of the border tonight where tanks and artillery are moving in. Also, Ahmaud Arbery’s killers are found guilty of hate crimes. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland emotionally responds to the verdict saying it was “racism that fueled them.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian troops could start moving into Ukraine as soon as tonight. This as Putin claims two new territories in eastern Ukraine. It is said that Putin’s recent speech was used to incite war. Former CIA Deputy Chief of Russian Operations John Sipher joins to discuss what the U.S. can do to stop escalation in the region. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are live in Ukraine as President Biden says Putin has made up his mind to invade Ukraine. We’re learning nearly half of Putin’s forces surrounding this country are in attack position. Is there any hope for diplomacy? Plus, exclusive new images of Putin’s military buildup show there is significant Russian equipment already inside Ukraine. Also, the National Archives reveals it is talking to the Justice Department about classified documents that Trump took to Mar-a-Lago. Is the former president about to be in serious legal trouble? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America's top diplomat outlines scenarios Putin could use to justify war including a mass grave, a staged drone strike, or an attack using chemical weapons. Plus, the CEO of one of the largest tech companies in Ukraine discusses the war over money crushing Ukraine’s economy. You’ll find out something you probably never knew about an industry that could help save Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are live in Ukraine tonight as the United States says Russia has added 7,000 more troops along the Ukraine border. U.S. officials are also now monitoring a new bridge being built. We’ll take you to a military recruitment center where residents are taking no chances when it comes to protecting their streets and their homes. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairmen Jack Reed also joins to answer what worries him the most about recent developments along the Ukraine border. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are live from Ukraine, a country with 150,000 Russian troops now surrounding it as President Biden warns Putin that the United States is ready no matter what happens. Plus, meet the men ready to fight the Russians on the streets of Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are live in Ukraine as the U.S. warns Russia could attack at any moment. The U.S. is closing down its embassy as more Russian forces arrive along the border. Also, Rudy Giuliani says he is ready to testify before the January 6th committee. What is Trump’s long time lawyer willing to share? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House tonight is warning that Russia could invade Ukraine in days. Millions of people are now in Russia’s crosshairs as Biden prepares for a high-stakes call with Vladimir Putin. New confusion and frustration for parents after the FDA announces it is postponing a meeting on the Pfizer vaccine for children under the age of 5. Why? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inflation is climbing at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years. President Biden responds to criticism that he said it would be temporary and that there will be relief for Americans. Plus, the Washington Post is reporting that some of the White House records Trump took to Mar-a-Lago were classified and some were labeled top secret. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices