A U.S. Marine veteran fighting for Ukraine has been killed.

The lead starts right now.

Signs of Russian forces advancing in Ukraine as the U.S. detects improved Russian air

and ground operations, the strategic targets hit that may be more evidence of the Russian's

unfortunate progress, including a Ukrainian journalist killed in attacks on Kiev.

Also ahead, American Trevor Reed finally back in the U.S. after being detained for more

than two years in Russia.

His parents will join us to share one of their son's most outstanding requests and CNN

exclusive.

Fox in the White House, text messages revealing, Sean Hannity telling Trump's chief of staff

he was, quote, fed up with MAGA, quote, lunatics in the days before the insurrection.

Welcome to the lead MJ tap where we start today with our world lead in a desperate

renewed attempt to evacuate Ukrainian civilians from that besieged steel plant in Marialple,

Ukraine now being blocked by the Russians.

That's according to Ukrainian officials who had announced plans for a rescue operation

early this morning.

The need to evacuate made even more urgent after Russian forces dropped bombs on a makeshift

hospital inside that steel plant complex, injuring more than 400 people according to

the mayor of Marialple.

While fighting intensifies in the east and the south, a reminder from Russia that it

can strike anywhere in Ukraine, this is the damage after Russian missiles hit residential

buildings in the capital of Kiev.

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