Erin Burnett OutFront

The assault on eastern Ukraine has begun as Putin ramps up his attack. The Pentagon is warning tonight the fighting will be ugly and bloody. Also, Russian forces are firing willingly on a factory as civilians take shelter. We speak with a member of the city council who said at least 10,000 have died in his town. Plus, a federal judge strikes down the CDC mask mandate for travelers as airports brace for mass confusion and chaos.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia retaliates and attacks several major cities after the sinking of Putin’s prized warship. President Zelensky warns Putin may resort to nuclear weapons in an exclusive CNN interview. Plus, they are the victims behind the horrific images broadcast around the world like the man lying dead beneath his bike in Bucha. We hear their stories from their loved ones who survived.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia has admitted a flagship of Putin’s Black Sea fleet has sunk. Also, the CIA is warning an increasingly desperate Putin could resort to using nuclear weapons. Plus, Ukraine claims they have seized 26 cars, 55 homes and apartments, 30 plots of land, and a yacht from a close ally of Putin.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The suspect in the New York City subway shooting called the tip line himself that led to his capture. This as we learn about the moves he made in the hour before the attack. Plus, Ukraine is bracing for a major offensive as Russia threatens to strike decision making centers in Kyiv. In a story only on CNN from the front lines, Kharkiv is under attack and is surrounded on three sides.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A manhunt is underway in New York City after a gunman opened fire inside a busy subway car. At least 29 people have been hospitalized as the NYPD releases information about the suspect in a live press conference. Also, President Biden says Putin is committing genocide, a word Biden and most of his allies have not used. If it is genocide, what are he and his aides willing to do about it? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New pictures emerge of tanks and troops on the move toward Ukraine as President Zelensky is warning that Putin could soon use chemical weapons. Plus, Putin appoints a new general to direct the war after troops failed to take Kyiv, according to US and European officials.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has obtained exclusive footage of the Ukraine train station where a deadly attack unfolded. The journalist who filmed the video joins to relay his experience of the moments before and after the assault. Plus, a CNN exclusive tour of Chernobyl’s highly contaminated red forest where Russian troops were digging trenches and could have been exposed to significant radiation.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Zelensky is warning a town buried in ruble tonight that is it much scarier than what he saw in Bucha. This as Russian soldiers are purportedly caught on tape casually talking about killing civilians. Also, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain joins to respond to a video appearing to show the execution of a Russian prisoner by Ukrainian forces.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new drone video shows abandoned Russian military positions in a highly radioactive area near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. And, new scenes from Ukraine continue to shed light on the destruction in the Kyiv region. Also, the United States has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters. Who are they, and how is Putin expected to react to this move?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia has carried out at least 54 airstrikes in and around Kharkiv over the past 24 hours, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says NATO is expecting there will be more attacks in the coming weeks. Also, more than 80 former Ukrainian prisoners of war were returned from their Russian captors. CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour brings her report. And, the European Union is preparing to sanction two of Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, according to two European diplomats who spoke with The New York Times. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices