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His report contains disturbing images. >> reporter: the carnage came to light. many other suburbs littered with bodies. ukraine blames one russian unit for alleged crimes here. now a deserter from that unit is speaking to cnn. >> its a big lie for me. 24 of february, come in and -- everyone goes to war. >> reporter: he defected from the russian military and fled to europe where we met him in a secret location. he shows me his military booklet with a stamp signed by the commander of the 64th moto...

To fight that war. i wouldnt say the war is necessarily popular in russia. i think its just that russia is such an apathetic society. perhaps the better way to phrase it would be to say that russians acquiesce to or consent to the war. theres a real resistance, to be honest, within russia, even now, to the idea that ukrainians dont feel liberated by russians, which i find quite shocking. and i think it is hard for russians to understand that ukrainians really, particularly now, i think particula...

Perhaps the better way to phrase it would be to say that russians acquiesce to, or consent to the war. theres a real resistance, to be honest, within russia, even now, to the idea that ukrainians dont feel liberated by russians, which i find quite shocking. and i think it is hard for russians to understand that ukrainians really, particularly now, i think particularly after bucha, particularly after izium, and all of the mass graves, they really hate russia. and i dont think they understand that...

But the mood is definitely heavy. my partner has just rocked up to a kids party, he says it feels like they have double booked it with a funeral. it will take some hours, some days for that mood to left. much more on the world cup on our website. one of russias leading opposition politicians has been jailed for speaking out about russian war crimes in ukraine. ilya yashin told his supporters not to worry about him as he was led away for his eight and a half year sentence. from moscow, steve rose...

What happens tomorrow will be another test of that promise. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. one of russias leading opposition politicians has been jailed for speaking out about russian war crimes in ukraine. ilya yashin told his supporters not to worry about him as he was led away for his 8.5—year sentence. from moscow, heres our russia editor steve rosenberg: handcuffed and locked inside a glass cage as if a dangerous criminal. but ilya yashin is a russian politician, a fierce critic of vladim...

So many defeats and retreats. but the war generally still seems to be quite popular, or is that changing now? i dont think that is changing, and i think its an important distinction to make. so the complaints and protests that were starting to see now from the mothers are not against the war, they are against the fact that their sons arent being properly trained or equipped to fight that war. i wouldnt say the war is necessarily popular in russia. i think its just that russia is such an apatheti...

He had been put on trial for talking publicly about evidence of russian atrocities in the ukrainian town of bucha. thejudge convicted him of spreading "fake news" about the russian army and sent him to prison for 8.5 years. "dont worry," he told his supporters, "its ok." shouting. outside the courthouse, "freedom," they shout. but just a tiny few. perhaps this is why. eight years of prison is a lot. some people that murder someone may get less. so its understandable why not many voices you hear ...

Ilya Yashin, 39, a Moscow councillor, was sentenced for spreading false information about Russias horrific war crimes in Bucha in the highest-profile conviction under new legislation.

One of russias leading opposition politicians has been jailed for speaking out about russian war crimes in ukraine. ilya yashin told his supporters not to worry about him as he was led away for his eight—and—a—half year sentence. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. handcuffed and locked inside a glass cage as if a dangerous criminal. but ilya yashin is a russian politician, a fierce critic of vladimir putin. he had been put on trialfor talking publicly about evidence of russian atrocitie...

One of russias most prominent opposition politicians has been sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment. ilya yashin was found guilty of spreading what the authorities claim is false information about the war in ukraine. he had used his youtube channel in april to discuss evidence of atrocities committed by russian troops in bucha, near the ukrainian capital, kyiv. he also cast doubt on moscows official version of events there. heres our russia editor, steve rosenberg i am outside the mos...