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Munitions explode those who remain make brief escapes from their basements to cook outdoors. the city has no power or running water. butjelena still clings to her home, despite the growing threat. do you think the russians will take the city soon? it seems like theyre getting close. "i dont know," she says. "were hoping itll be ok." but the city is running out of time. this is now an artillery war. ukraine doesnt have enough big guns or ammunition. at the 11th hour, another plea for help. my mes...

To moscows superior firepower. ukraines president says lysychansk is already dead. along with neighbouring severodonetsk. ghost cities now. well, this is an example of the kind of devastation that russia has brought. its notjust destroying apartment buildings and flats and homes, its destroying history, and the fabric of cities. and this is a deliberate tactic — bomb, shell, burn and leave nothing but scorched earth. munitions explode. those who remain make brief escapes from their basements t...

I just wonder whether you believe that the ukrainians are raping their own women and children as well, because the un has now catalogued at least a dozen cases where russian forces and their associates have committed egregious sexual crimes against ukrainian civilians. first, on residential areas in mariupol, what ukrainian armed forces and nationalist battalions were doing, and thats their habitual tactics. they sent people to the basements, residents of those areas. they take their apartments ...

A lot of them were conspiring on different websites and it was all digital. is this still the case? this leaves a tracking record. or now that the world is opening up, are they congregating in basements across the country? what does this look like? >> of course, we see all of the activity that they have on these underground social media networks. the truth of the matter is, yes, and they do meet up from time to time face to face. we know this because we see their videos on telegram coming togeth...

Are raping their own women and children as well? because the un has now catalogued at least a dozen cases where russian forces and their associates have committed an egregious sexual crimes against ukrainian civilians. first, on residential areas in mariupol, what ukrainian armed forces national batallions were doing, and thats their habitual tactics, they send people to the basements, residents of those areas, they take their apartments and turn them into firing positions, from where they fire ...

>> reporter: this is a silencer. >> essentially. >> we have the strongest gun laws in the country here, but the guns that are used in crime in new york city dont come from new york city. >> reporter: guns flowing into new york come along the so- called "iron pipeline," smuggled from states with less- restrictive laws. and now, there is the plastic pipeline, plastic ghost guns ordered online and built at home, a tougher pipeline to shut down. after a recent raid in new york, police found a machin...

In mariupol, what ukrainian armed forces and nationalist battalions were doing, and thats their habitual tactics. they sent people to the basements, residents of those areas. they take their apartments and turn them into firing positions, from where they fire from to the russian troops and calling for the return fire. now, on the sexual violence, we just had a meeting on monday, on the 6th ofjune on ukraine and sexual violence in conflict and trafficking in persons. and that was a peculiar meeti...

The Great Lakes Water Authority is asking the community to stay vigilant as heavy rainfall is expected in the area Monday evening.

Ground. meanwhile weve been seeing more strikes, more fighting over in the east of course an north of donetsk and west of luhansk, where they are trying to meet up and coordinate themselves in order that they could claim that part of the land and that is the focus of the fighting over the course of the last few days. a front line in particular around donetsk, that has been the scene of a great deal of violence. and of course it isnt just the fighting between the two forces. as they meet one anot...

Them. >> reporter: she is thinking there, for instance, of the 15,000 civilians cowering in the basements of the town in luhansk where ukrainian forces are on the back foot. around kharkiv, the counteroffensive has been going so well, so much so weve seen several bridges blown up over the last 24 hours, believe to be blown up by the russians to protect supply lines. >> thank you. retired major general james "spider" marx. beth saner also. general, i want to start with the war crimes trial. the...