Russia closer to capturing key Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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🗓️ 4 March 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Fierce new front line attacks and counterattacks in eastern Ukraine as the key Ukrainian city of Bakhmut fears it could fall at any time. This as President Biden commits to sending Ukraine $400 million in aid. Plus, Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to life in prison after jurors quickly convicted him of murdering his wife and son. 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	Happening now the key Ukrainian city of Bachmoot on the brink critical bridges
0:07.6	destroyed as Russian forces moved to encircle the city amid fears that it could
0:11.8	fall at any time.
0:13.6	Also this hour, Alec Murdoch is sentenced to life in prison
0:16.6	after jurors quickly convicted him of murdering his wife and son.
0:20.8	The judge condemning the disgrace lawyer and calling him a monster.
0:24.9	And the Trump-Disantis split within the GOP is on display at dueling conservative events.
0:30.6	This is CNN, has uncovered comments by a new appointee of Governor DeSantis
0:35.0	peddling a baseless anti-gay conspiracy theory.
0:38.0	Welcome to our viewers in the United States
0:40.0	and around the world.
0:41.0	Wolf Blitzer is off today.
0:42.0	I'm Brianna Keelerler and you're in the situation
0:44.9	room.
0:45.9	Tonight Ukrainian forces are in an intense struggle to hold on to
0:56.2	Bachmoot and prevent Russian fighters from capturing the city and giving Vladimir
1:00.6	Putin a new win. CNN's Alex Markhart is near the front lines in eastern Ukraine.
1:06.0	Alex Bachmoot is symbolically significant.
1:08.6	Where do things stand tonight?
1:10.0	Well, Brianna, Russian forces are still trying to encircle Ukrainian forces in
1:15.8	Vachmut, but they are holding out. This is a very tough fight for the Ukrainians
1:19.4	that got even tougher today with the Russian destruction of a bridge on the main supply route
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