mstyslav chernov says _ important right now. mstyslav chernov says he _ important right now. he wants his - chernov says he wants his documentary to show the world the suffering and destruction as the war in ukraine wages on. the 0scar as the war in ukraine wages on. the oscar nomination has certainly been bringing attention to his country's replied, is critical today as it was two years ago when he first started documenting 20 daysin first started documenting 20 days in mariupol. tom brook, bbc news. in san francisco, crowds have lined up to see and smell the rare blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odour when it opens. the corpse flower began blooming on tuesday at the california academy of sciences. the flower only blooms for 1—3 days once every 7—10 years. during the bloom it releases a powerful smell, described by some as rotting food or sweaty socks. nice! the corpse flower, which is native to the indonesia island of sumatra, is listed as endangered with only less than 1,000 individual plants left in the wild. here's the verdict of some of

mstyslav chernov says he wants his documentary to show the world the suffering and destruction as theountry's plight, as critical today as it was two years ago when he first started documenting 20 days in mariupol. tom brook, bbc news. the first commercial firm to land a spacecraft on the moon has given new details about why there was a difficult landing and limited communications after it touched down last week. after a successful ta ke—off of the uncrewed 0dysseus, it emerged that the lasers that were supposed to measure the distance to the lunar surface were not working. the firm behind the mission says that despite efforts to make corrections, the craft had hit the ground harder than planned. one of its legs broke, making the craft tilt with its main solar panel facing the ground. just to bring you these pictures that are coming into us at bbc news. this is prince william making a public appearance. the reason we are focusing on it is because prince william unexpectedly pulled out of attending a public appearance earlier this week. it was a royal service for the late former king o

joining me now from paris is the director of 20 days in mariupol, mstyslav chernov.ful phone, tells how it came about. how did you manage to get the footage out, some of it may be familiar to viewers as parts were used in news clips originally weren't they? the main goal wasn't to make a film, it was to survive and keep the people who are there. this goal didn't change, until now we keep shooting, not to present a film but to tell the story of different cities living through the same thing that marry a poll was living. maria pohl became symbolic. the bombing of the drama theatre, the dying civilians, everything that is happening to various cities across the country. rockets are still hitting ukraine today, and ifeel that itjust became normal for some reason. it wasn't normal in the full scale invasion at the beginning, and i want to keep showing the story of mariupol to the world and make sure nobody forgets it, but also because it does represent an ongoing attack. it's still very hard, very dangerous for the journalists who are working, of course. ~ .,, for the jour

. >> reporter: something terrible did happen to the city of mariupol, and mstyslav chernov of the associatedn inside mariupol sending out images that horrified the world and are now part of an oscar-nominated documentary. frantic efforts to save a 4-year-old. a doctor urgingthe camera to capture it all. >> the whole city was suffering. the whole city was starving. the whole city was without water. so many people dying. >> the boy was playing soccer with his friends when the shelling started. his legs were completely blown off. >> reporter: another infant rushed in. but he is beyond saving. >> kryrl, 18 months old. >> reporter: shock and grief beyond comprehension. >> my brain desperately wants to forget all this. but the camera will not let it happen. >> the bombs started hitting schools and civilian buildings and eventually they hit the maternity hospital. >> reporter: the scene of a woman named irina with her unborn child. neither of whom would live. >> you have the photos? >> reporter: was denounced by russia as staged. the women actresses. a preposterous claim in the face of chernov's un

the film�*s director, mstyslav chernov, joins us now from los angeles.le have seen it and it�*s affected so many people yet the fact is we are two years on and ukraine is devastated. what are your thoughts at this moment in time? tom thoughts at this moment in time? two ears auo thoughts at this moment in time? two years ago at — thoughts at this moment in time? two years ago at this time, as we speak i’ilht years ago at this time, as we speak right now. — years ago at this time, as we speak right now, bombs were already failing — right now, bombs were already failing on — right now, bombs were already falling on the ukrainian cities as well as— falling on the ukrainian cities as well as in— falling on the ukrainian cities as well as in mariupol and i falling on the ukrainian cities as wellas in mariupoland i remember us wellas in mariupoland i remember ns already— wellas in mariupoland i remember us already driving like hell to the hosoitai. — us already driving like hell to the hospital, trying to find out if any civilians — hospital, trying to find ou