>> More American weapons will
soon be on the way to Ukraine.
President Biden made that
announcement today as cranium
forces brace for a tough fight
with Russia's military across
eastern Ukraine -- as Ukrainian
forces brace for a tough fight
with Russia's military across
eastern Ukraine.
The Russian siege of mariupol
continues and new evidence
emerged of mass graves outside
the nearly flattened city.
>> After weeks of brutal battles
in the besieged city of
mariupol, today, Moscow claimed
victory.
In a televised meeting of the
Kremlin, Russia's defense
minister formally declared the
long cj success.
>> The armed forces of the
Russian Federation and the
people's commission of the
people's donetsk republic have
liberated the people.
>> Putin had an ultimatum --
surrender or die.
>> I invite all those who have
not yet laid down their arms to
do so.
>> Mariupol's mayor, no longer
in the city, responded to Russia
'S assertion of control.
>> The city was, is, and remains
Ukrainian today.
So it does not matter what
statements are made in Russia.
>> For the residents left behind
-- for the 100,000 residents now
behind Russian lines, they say
the world no longer welcomes the
living, but the morgue except
the dead.
A senior U.S. Official has
confirmed mariupol is still not
under full Russian control, but
Moscow's forces continue to move
south into the donbass region
with others expected to head
north from crimea.
Today, the U.S. Pledged another
$800 million in arms for the
fight in Dundas, including
howitzers, unmanned drones, and
thousands of rounds of
ammunition.
As Mr. Biden announced a new
package, he seemed to address
letter he put in.
>> He is betting on the west to
crack, but once again, we are
going to prove him wrong.
>> The international monetary
fund says Ukraine's economy
requires five billion dollars a
month just to function.
In the areas once more under
Ukrainian control,
reconstruction costs could be
much higher and rebuilding
shattered lives will require
more than just money.
Who wants to show us the 100
acres of land where he grows
sunflowers as his team tries to
repair their attractors after
weeks of conflict.
Does it make you angry that you
had Russian tanks on your land?
>> Of course.
Of course.
This is our land, and they came
here to help us and tell us what
to do.
>> In the days, locals have
continued to encounter unwelcome
reminders of their presence.
This is one of 10 in this single
field.
As farming communities like this
one race to get crops into the
soil, they are encountered
problems they have never faced
before -- they have encountered
problems they have never faced
before.
This time, the crate is the only
collateral damage in the
otherwise deadly conflict.
Do you blame the Ukrainians over
the Russians for the damage to
your field?
>> The damage has been done by
Russians.
If they had not come here, we
would have been minding our own
business and would not have had
any problems.
>> For the local economy to
survive, planting season needs
to start now, so the craters
must be filled with fresh Earth
fast.
In a nearby village, the
recovery for many residents may
not be nearly so rapid.
The scars of this new war
marking a memorial to the last
World War.
Amid the rubble and destruction,
signs of springtime renewal --
repaired powerlines lines and
rising shoots.
For 67-year-old Olga, the road
to repair may be long.
>> You can see the bullet holes
everywhere, smashing up glass.
>> He tells me to look at the
fridge.
It has been shot at.
>> How long do you think it will
take to build everything back?
>> To rebuild everything, that
is about 10 years of saving
money to rebuild all of this.
The roof has been broken.
The fence is down, the car is
gone.
>> Much of this destruction was
wanton.
The local school and church were
burned to the ground.
Even local beehives smashed, but
together, as a community, with
money and materials, Olga says
the Russian damage can be
restored.
Can you ever rebuild the village
that has been here before?
>> We will rebuild.
We will be billed.
I just wish they were gone and
never come back here.
Our people will survive and