New Explosions Rock Kyiv As Capital Braces For Assault

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Concern mounts across Ukraine as Russia continues its increasingly aggressive bombing campaign after a large explosion destroyed a government building in central Kharkiv. In a CNN exclusive interview, CNN Senior International Correspondent Matthew Chance spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He asked Zelensky whether he's concerned if Russia will double down on its military operations, and tells Anderson Cooper about the toll this war has taken on the Ukrainian president. Plus, in this special edition of AC360, CNN's Jake Tapper examines the priorities of President Biden's first State of the Union address. He sits down with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, CNN Senior Political Correspondent Abby Phillip, and CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins. 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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0:00.0	This is CNN Breaking News.
0:04.0	There's a lot of pictures from the Ukrainian capital where new explosions were heard tonight,
0:10.0	the city bracing for an all-out assault by Russian forces.
0:13.6	Vladimir Putin's brutal war is intensifying in this hour, as President Biden is about
0:18.0	to deliver his first state of the Union address.
0:20.8	I'm Anderson Cooper, coming to you tonight from Levy even Western Ukraine for the special
0:24.7	edition of AC360.
0:26.8	There is grave concern across this country and in the region right now about Russia's
0:30.6	increasingly aggressive bombing campaign.
0:33.5	In recent hours, we have seen Russian rockets striking strategic targets in the heart
0:37.7	of Ukraine, blasting a government building and hitting civilians in its second largest
0:42.4	city in the east in Harkiv.
0:45.2	Russian troops and hardware are on the move as well, that massive 40-mile convoy positioned
0:49.9	just outside Keeve.
0:51.7	His forces regrouping and could roll into the capital at any time or at least try to.
0:57.5	After decades, or excuse me, days of extraordinary resistance by Ukrainians, the coming hours
1:02.2	could go a long way to deciding the fate of Ukraine, its people, and its democracy.
1:07.6	I'm going to go to my colleague, Jake Tapper, in Washington.
1:11.2	Jake, this is a war is certainly a huge test for President Biden.
1:14.2	What do we expect to hear from him tonight?
1:15.8	Anderson, when President Biden enters the House chamber at the Capitol about an hour from
1:19.8	now, he's expected to not only address Congress and the American people, but to deliver a message
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