Despite Russia's claims it's drastically reducing its assault on Ukraine, both the Pentagon and Ukraine officials say the've seen no evidence of that yet. Air raid sirens rang out in the night in Kyiv and Chernihiv as the sounds of artillery rocket fire continued. Chernihiv's mayor confirmed to CNN Russia is intensifying rather than reducing its assault. Today's show begins with a report from CNN's Ben Wedeman.

To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices