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Watching intently as soldiers and even some high-ranking commanders and other officials inside the steel plant have been posting, some of them would vow to fight until the end, die there essentially not surrendering and the head commander inside that steel plant to beg his man to give up and stop the fight for mariupol, but the russians have said more than 3530 were evacuated and theyll be taken to a russian-controlled detention center nearby. the seriously wounded would be taken to an hospital,...

Successfully unfairly? >> they just have to continue to look at forensics, look at social media, look at victims, talk to media. weve been talking to this for a couple of decades. weve had the jurisprudence, we have the proper rules and procedural evidence, which allow us to prosecute not only heads of state and commanders but anyone else who commits international crimes like in the ukraine, which is aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and even incitement to genocide. >> joe biden s...

Actions of vladimir putin and his commanders. were talking about medieval warfare here, rape, pillage, plunder, not seen since the 15th century. this is 2022. united nations measure members dont commit these kinds of crimes. this is what we have to focus on to ensure that the people of ukraine get justice. and we are. >> former un special prosecutor professor david crane, thank you for your time, we appreciate it. still ahead, here tonight, one state tried and apparently succeeds and making sure...

>> joe biden says he wants vladimir putin prosecuted as a war criminal. you have experience of putting away a war lord, but what about the president of russia? >> very possible, and in fact right now the international criminal court is investigating vladimir putin, his commanders, and others. the united nations is also gathering evidence. there are a number of other great professional organizations that are doing the same. the jurisprudence related to heads of state is that there if they commit ...

Showed clips last night. theres never been accountability for iraq. is it harder to be hold people accountable for were crimes when weve never done the same here in the ups? >> the united states has been a leader in the creation of international tribunals, all the way going back to nuremberg and all the way to the modern era. the united states is interrupted country and it makes mistakes as well, but we shouldnt use that as a failure to hide really the brutal actions of vladimir putin and his co...

Immunity to hide behind their action, so they are individually criminally liable for the actions of their armed forces in the conflict zone. >> talking with head of state immunity, one last quick question for you, just yesterday, former president george w. bush misspoke and said iraq when he was talking about ukraine and an audience in dallas laughed and we showed a clip last night is, there any accountability for iraq. is it harder for people abroad to be held accountable for war crimes when we...

And miykolaiv and says ukrainia forces are pressing to kherson. elsewhere, russian sheing and air strikes reportedly killed a dozen people on thursday in donetsk and ukraines military says a russian advance on a neighboring city has been pushed back, with the russians suffer heavy losses. russia claim mrs. than 1,700 troops have surrendered in mariupol. cnn, though, cannot verify that claim, and for now, an unknown number of ukrainian soldiers, including senior commanders, apparently are holding...

Very politically savvy move, to show that individuals who violate the laws of armed conflict, shoots civilians for no reasons, civilians are especially to be protected. you cant just target civilians. then they will be held accountable. >> you have ukrainian prosecutors, excuse me, with their work cut out for them. thousands of cases, dozens of suspects. they are getting some help from international investigators and forensic experts. what else might they need to prosecute these cases successful...

Doing this now for a couple of decades. we have the experience. we have the jurisprudence. we have the proper rules of procedure and evidence. which a lot of us to prosecute not only heads of states or commanders but anyone else who commits international crimes like in ukraine which is aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and even inciting to genocide. >> joe biden says he wants vladimir putin prosecuted as a war criminal. is that possible? realistic? you have experience of putting a...

Essentially collecting these messages that are coming more and more frequently now and we are working of course to verify those messages. but we have been hearing just today, just three hours ago, from a soldier inside of that steel plant who sent an instagram message and he simply said thats it, thank you for the shelter azovstal, the place of my death and my life. we have also been hearing not only from the hundreds of people that are believed to be inside of that steel plant but also some of ...