U.S. Defense Secretary: Russia Continues To Make "Incremental Gains" In South Ukraine

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🗓️ 20 March 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Europe is facing its biggest challenge in generations as Russian forces make "incremental gains" in South Ukraine and as Russia has used "some brutal, savage techniques in terms of the way that they've been targeting civilian populations." Chairman of the Armed Services Committee Rep. Adam Smith joins to discuss the comments and whether Russia has become more brutal in its attack. And, nearly 10 million people in Ukraine have been displaced from their homes since Russia began its invasion. CNN reporters take you to a train station in Poland and a refugee shelter in Lviv to see the situation on the ground. 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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0:29.2	Happening now, 5 missiles. American officials say Russia launched
0:36.4	hypersonic weapons inside Ukraine. The development poses a new threat
0:41.2	to Ukraine's ability to fend off Moscow's military.
0:45.1	Deadly mission, a training exercise in Norway goes sideways and
0:49.4	ends with a fiery crash and four US Marines dead. And a nation of refugees a shocking new
0:56.2	number from the United Nations today. They say Vladimir Putin's invasion has
1:00.8	now forced one in five Ukrainians to flee their homes.
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1:24.0	This hour street fighting inside the Ukrainian city of Marriapol.
1:28.0	Today, open gun fire inside the city center.
1:31.0	Russian missiles continue to pound civilian targets. And we are now
1:35.6	getting a clear look at the damage at a theater hit by a Russian airstrike. Look at
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