It is morning here 2 a.m. in Levyve, these are the hours when Russian air strikes, rocket

attacks, and shelling across Ukraine often begin.

These may also be the hours and days of an especially difficult period for this country.

That is according to the Pentagon and lawmakers who just received a classified briefing on

the situation here, according to one member, they were given a quote, alarming their word

estimate of when some cities might fall.

The fear is, and the evidence is already starting to show in Kiev and in Harkiv and elsewhere

that Russian forces have run into greater resistance than they might have anticipated

are reverting to try to true tactics for Russia, brutal tactics, namely surrounding cities

and laying siege to them without much regard for civilians who live there.

According to the UN, there have now been at least 406 reported civilian casualties in Ukraine

with more than 100 civilians killed within the past few days.

The sense of impending danger is only underscored by video like this, satellite images of a massive

convoy of Russian vehicles now on the northern outskirts of Kiev, and according to a new estimate,

much larger than it was earlier today.

Ukraine's president Zelensky spoke to the country again tonight, offering an update on this

morning's peace talks and issuing a warning about Russian tactics.

Today, with the Russian sides initiative, we had the first round of negotiations

between Russia and Ukraine.

These negotiations took place with the shelling and bombing of our territory on the background,

shelling of our cities.

Synchronization of the shelling with the negotiations was obvious.

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