Happening now breaking news as Russia intensifies its bombing campaign on the

Ukrainian capital new explosions were heard just a short while ago.

Kieve is bracing right now for a major assault as a massive convoy of Russian forces regroupes

just outside the city city and civilians are increasingly

being targeted for attack right in the heart of Ukraine. This comes just hours

before President Biden delivers his first State of the Union address.

We just learned he will directly slam Vladimir Putin tonight, condemning, and I'm quoting

the President of the United States right now, condemning is premeditated and unprovoked war.

We're following these two major stories, this hour, major breaking news.

We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Litzer and you're in the situation room. This is

CNN breaking news.

We're overlooking the White House right now where President Biden is likely putting the last minute touches on a State of the Union address. The war in Ukraine forcing him to revise his speech on

a night when Vladimir Putin's forces could potentially unleash some of their most devastating

attacks yet.

Let's go right to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev right now.

Our chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward Ward is on the scene for us

Clarissa so what is happening in Kyiv tonight?

Well Wolf it has been a pretty intense evening earlier on.

We heard three large explosions coming from the northeast of the city.

Before that, several hours earlier, we heard a massive explosion that we now know was the hit on Kib's TV tower

We're hearing from Ukrainian authorities that five people were killed in that attack and it

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