As if it's bloody invasion of Ukraine weren't enough, now Russia is throwing an intercontinental

ballistic missile test into the mix.

The lead starts right now.

President Putin testing a new ICBM, what this says about Russia's audaciousness and what

Putin told the world before today's launch, plus, please, for help.

President Zelensky is saying today 120,000 Ukrainians are stuck in the besieged town of

Mary Opel and a Ukrainian commander on the ground there begging the world for assistance

evacuating civilians warning they may only have hours left and a problematic breakdown

in the supply chain.

It's not just Amazon orders caught in the backlog.

Some US companies warned the slowdown could soon have a life-threatening impact.

Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper.

We start with our world lead today.

This hour, President Biden is meeting with his top military leaders at the White House

as Ukrainian leaders plead for additional assistance from the West to save innocent lives.

Ukrainian President Zelensky says 120,000 Ukrainians remain trapped in Mary Opel, where local

military leaders are reporting a constant bombardment by Russian forces.

The mayor of Mary Opel urged residents to leave as quickly as possible, but this afternoon

Ukrainian officials announced today's humanitarian quarter, quote, did not work as planned.

They say fewer people than expected showed up to board buses out of the city.

Some of the buses are now being forced to follow, routes determined by the Russians.

City officials say they do plan to try again tomorrow.

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