Russia states over 1,000 Ukrainian marines that were defending the besieged port city have now surrendered. However, Ukraine says the remaining troops in the city have managed to combine forces. In a video statement posted Tuesday by a member of the marine unit, they said that they would "hold until the end." CNN's Fred Pleitgen begins today's show with a live report from Ukraine.

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