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In kyiv, we met ukraines human rights ombudsman, lyudmyla denisova, who has been recording rape cases. translation: about 25 girls - and women aged 14-24 were raped during the occupation in the basement of one house in bucha. nine of them are pregnant. russian soldiers told them they would rape them to the point where they wouldnt want sexual contact with any man, to prevent them from having ukrainian children. a 25—year—old woman called to tell us her 16—year—old sister was raped in the...

Lengths to point out the war crimes which have been committed in places like bucha, borodyanka, irpin, the list goes on. is it possible that vladimir putin had no idea what his soldiers were doing on the ground, that he somehow was in the dark about what was happening, the atrocities that have been going on? >> no, i dont think so, because theres obviously ample evidence to suggest that they had planned for and strategically, you know, sort of taken a decision to implement such atrocities, even ...

Having somebody in europe who can go see putin, and at least speak to the man face to face. and, you know, war and diplomacy have to continue, both, at the same time. uh, but there is this crazy idea here in washington that somehow by telling putin to his face whats going on in bucha, that he -- maybe, he didnt know about it or maybe he is not getting the best information. and if he just knew about it, then maybe he would think twice. well, i think we can tell from putins reaction here that that...

Evidence suggests Russians killed recklessly and sadistically, in part out of revenge

There was no american military response. president biden, secretary of state blinken were both in the obama administration at the time. they will be very wary of drawing any red lines that they dont plan to enforce. the white house has said that if the russians do use chemical weapons there would be a proportionate response. they havent given any details on what that means. willie. >> again, nbc has not confirmed that report, but it would cross a line, as you say, raf. raf sanchez in lviv for us...

Determination. >> translator: i made it absolutely clear to him that his attitude, his view of the war, is not shared in the slightest. he sees it as a kind of self-defense operation of the russian federation. he calls it a special military operation. but i call it war. >> joining us from washington is josh reuben, he is "the washington post" columnist and cnn political analyst. josh, good to have you weigh in here. you know, we had the chancellors description of his meeting with putin. it was n...

They have not yet mourned their familys victim of this war: Mashas grandfather, killed in cold blood by Russian soldiers. He had come out of the house with a white band on his arm, a white sheet tightened to the waistband of his pants, to look for something to eat. He was shot just like that, just...

Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk said during a briefing that residents could not yet return to the town after the retreat of Russian troops in late March.

Homes and are willing to testify are asked to give detailed accounts of the language, uniforms, timing, and actions of those who wronged them and destroyed their lives. >> translator: the main idea is to officially set the status of these people as crime victims, for example, because they will get their right for compensation in the future. >> irina was a chief prosecutor in ukraine before the invasion. since march 28th, shes been collecting war stories from people sheltering in the west, even a...

Scale and scope that they need it over the course of this admini administration. we provided $2.4 billion worth of security assistance, $1.7 billion in the past month alone. if you add in contributions from our allies and partners around the world, theres a lot more than that. >> ned, ukraines foreign minister kleba says its extremely difficult to even think about negotiating with russia after the atrocities seen in bucha and other parts of the country, the attacks on the civilians at the kramat...