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her reaction, pain, she says, shock, pain, terrible pain and bitterness. the fruits of a life's labor withered on the vine. this is what happened to many of the towns and villages caught in the front lines in this war. they were totally destroyed. up the road, residents unload relief supplies trucked into the town. the mayor is back in his office after months away. he says these armbands were handed out to the workers in the local russian-installed administration. food provided to collaborators and newspapers. about 100 people were collaborators, he tells me. when the russians left, most left with them. oleksandr from the mayor's
"almost everyone died because of russian soldiers," says oleksandr. "some were killed, some were tortured, "some were hit in russian air and artillery strikes." he says the very first grave they opened contained the body of a civilian with a rope around his neck. almost all the dead here are said to be civilians. women and children among them. but a senior official told us more than 20 troops were found in a single grave with signs of torture. some had their hands bound. and more signs of torture. for those at the scene, it was hard to take. this is a distressing sight, but ukraine is determined that the world should see it.
she survived because she was in the bomb shelter at work, not the one at home. translation: it was beautiful here. there were roses and flower beds. the building was well looked after. when i found out that almost all the neighbours had died, and some were not even found because they were burned, i was hysterical. and i've just found out my favourite neighbours are dead, too. oleksandr is also grief stricken, over the death of his son artur. killed on monday by a collaborator, he says, just after the russians were pushed out. in desperation, he's written a long account of the killing, hoping someone will help him getjustice.
heavier than the ukrainian, just as he was 11 months ago, when usyk won on points in london to claim the wba, wbo and ibf world titles. ade adedoyin is injeddah for us. the two fighters have weighed in. alongside me is a former champion of the world. all the talk in the lead up the world. all the talk in the lead up was that i was under the sikh was going to come in a lot heavier, —— oleksandr usyk. taste going to come in a lot heavier, -- oleksandr usyk.— going to come in a lot heavier, -- oleksandr usyk. we are all talking about how anthony _ oleksandr usyk. we are all talking about how anthony joshua - oleksandr usyk. we are all talking about how anthony joshua is - oleksandr usyk. we are all talking j about how anthony joshua is going oleksandr usyk. we are all talking i about how anthony joshua is going to about how anthonyjoshua is going to have to change things and box better, but i think that oleksandr usyk will change as well, and he may improve as well. for him it is a similarfight in terms of
are banned by more than 100 countries because of the harm they cause civilians. but neither russia nor ukraine has signed up to the international treaty prohibiting them. viktoriia zhuhan reports on how patients and medics in chernihiv have learned how to survive them. translation: there was a pop in the sky, and a puff— of white smoke appeared. everything around began to explode. oleksandr and his family were running out of supplies. their city, chernihiv in north ukraine, had been under siege by the russian for three weeks. seconds after they left home, they were hit. translation: the first thing i thought was that my - leg had been torn off. i had a crazy pain. i called out to ask my son, danil, are you in one piece? this family was among dozens of victims of a cluster attack in a residential area
russia has taken control of half the town the chaplain was looking for ukrainian civilians to evacuate. further down the road we met some. oleksandr was escaping lyman with his family. "we were hoping the russians wouldn't enter the town, but then we had to leave the town doesn't exist anymore," he says, "before they left to catch a train out of the region russia is interested in lyman a small town for one reason, range. if russian forces take lyman, it puts two ukrainian cities, slaviansk and kramatorsk, within striking distance of russian artillery. walking in artillery is russia's main tactic now it's destructive, simple, and proving effective. so is russia's other tactic, blockade russia's takeover of large parts of southern ukraine and warships in the black sea are cutting off ukraine from selling its main export, grain. and these satellite images ukraine says
vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he's on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered. asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told thejudge, "yes, completely." it was the very start of this war, as russian tanks rolled south, through sumy. vadim shishimarin�*s unit came under attack then and were forced into retreat. in the chaos, he and four others ended up fleeing in a stolen car. kateryna described seeing the russians through her gate, but her husband was out in the street. she laterfound his body lying here. the soldiers had seen him on his phone and vadim shishimarin had killed him. oleksandr was 62.
and the ukrainian favourite, chernigivske. the company has three breweries in ukraine, and, since the russian invasion, it has been evacuating as many employees as possible. 160 of them have now started a new life in belgium, and the brewery is footing the bill for their accommodation. oleksandr used to be a project developer at one of the ukrainian factories. i'm very proud that we can produce this beer in europe and across the world to give some assistance for our families, for all people of ukraine. it would help in a symbolic meaning, in the sense that people drinking chernigivske beer will think about chernihiv, the city which was attacked by the russians and which resisted the russian invasion. they will think about ukraine, that is fighting for its freedom, for its european interests, but also for freedom and democracy in europe.
employees as possible. 160 of them have now started a new life in belgium and the brewery is footing the bill for their accommodation. oleksandr used to be a project developer at one of the ukrainian factories. i am very proud that we can produce this beer in europe and across the world to give some assistance for ourfamilies, for all people of ukraine. it would help in the sense that people drinking chernigivske —— it would help in a symbolic meaning, in the sense that people drinking chernigivske will think about the city which was attacked by the russians and which resisted the russian invasion. they will think about ukraine, which is fighting for its freedom, for its interests, but also for freedom and democracy in europe. it can't have been easy to leave everything and everyone they knew in ukraine, but at least these ukrainians have each other and can now look forward to a bright future in brussels.
and blood all over his body. doctors don't know when danyil will be able to walk, his father oleksandr tells us. translation: he has told nurses all about how- we were covered in blood. he remembers everything and he blames himself. right before it happened, he was told to go to the basement with his mum. but he insisted on coming outside. i have explained to him that he is not guilty, but he has changed drastically since the incident. the impact of war on the lives of ukraine's children is evident in the spaces they once occupied. two—thirds have been forced to leave their homes. this school in bucha near kyiv was used as a base by russian soldiers. hundreds of schools and colleges in ukraine have been damaged. many more are empty because people have fled. when you walk through classrooms like this one, there are so many