>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello, everyone. i'm john vause live in lviv, ukraine. we begin with mounting evidence of possible war crimes here in ukraine committed by russian forces withdrawing from the kyiv region. the new images of the brutality and horror of the war. we're going to show you those images and they are disturbing and some viewers may find them hard to watch. cnn teams on the ground recording these images of mass graves in bucha. the mayor says up to 300 people may be buried there.

some with hands tied behind their backs, others execution style with a shot to the back of the head. meantime ukraine's president accusing russia of trying to wipeout the entire country and its people. >> indeed, this is genocide. the elimination of the whole nation and the people, we are the citizens of ukraine. we have more than 100 nationalities. this is about the destruction and extermination of all these nationalities. we are the citizens of ukraine, and we don't want to be subdued to the policy of the russian federation. this is the reason we're being destroyed and exterminated. >> russia denies targeting civilians.

the ministry of defense in moskow claims the images from bucha are fake. but similar stories have emerged across this country. on sunday human rights watch said it had documented allegations of war crimes in areas not just around kyiv but also kharkiv and chernihiv. these carried during what the kremlin calls a special operation. again, a warning, the report includes disturbing and graphic images. >> reporter: as the russians continue to withdraw towards the border with belarus and ukrainians move into these territories i think two things are becoming increasingly clear. on the one hand a lot more russian military hardware was taken out than anybody would have thought, and on the other hand a lot more civilians came to harm as well. we witnessed some of that first-hand. here's what we saw. as russian forces retreat from the area north of kyiv in their wake scenes of utter destruction. whole blocks of houses

flattened. ukrainian authorities saying they believe dead bodies are still lying under neath. but here the dead also lay in the open. ukrainian national police showed us this mass grave in bucha saying they believe up to 150 civilians might be buried here, but no one knows the exact number. people killed while the russian army occupy this town. this is what it looks like when the hope is crushed. vladimir has been searching for his younger brother dmitry, and now he's convinced he lies here though he can't be 100% sure. the neighbor accompanying him with strong words for the russians. why do you hate us so much, she asks? since the 1930s you've been abusing ukraine. you just want to destroy us. you want us gone, but we will be -- everything will be okay. i believe it.

video from bucha shows bodies in the streets after russian forces left the area. some images even show bodies with hands tied behind their backs. the russian defense ministry denies killing civilians and claims images of dead civilians are, quote, fake. but we met a family just resear returning to their house which they say was occupied by russian soldiers. they show us the body of a s soldier, his hands and feet tied with severe bruises and a suitcase lying nearby. this column of armored vehicles in bucha completely destroyed. the way the ukrainians tell us is that the russians were trying to go towards kyiv and they were then intercepted by ukrainian drones, artillery and also the javelin anti-tank weapons. it's not clear how many russians

were killed here, but they say many were and others fled the scene. they thought they could drive on the streets and just go through, he says, that they would be greeted as though it's all right. maybe they think it is normal to drive around looting, to destroy buildings and to mock people. but our people didn't allow it. and now it appears all the russians have withdrawn from here. ukraine says it is now in full control of the entire region around kyiv. but it is only now that the full extent of the civilian suffering is truly coming to light. what we saw there in bucha was obviously awful, but unfortunately it's not something necessarily unique to just that one small town around the capital of kyiv. in fact, just today we were in various other places, various other small towns and satellite towns around the ukrainian capital, and every single one of them we saw the same scene. we saw utter destruction, destroyed buildings where the

local authorities said there's still dead people underneath, you know, dead bodies in the streets, dead bodies in back yards. and as the time progresses, as the ukrainians make more and more inroads and access a lot more of these areas, unfortunately, they're probably going to find more of the same. >> in the wake of these allegations of war crimes, it seems the kremlin is following a very similar playbook here, just outright deny the russian military had anything to do with it. >> no one directly yet can prove that russia did this, but there are calls from many countries for a real investigation of possible war crimes. and russia knows that it looks at this point as if it happened while their troops were there. so what is russia doing? i mean, they are calling it, number one, an egregious

provocation by ukrainian radicals, and then they're also very quickly going on the offensive and saying it's actually fake, that that video we've been seeing on our screens is fake. and this is what russian citizens are seeing in the russian media and exactly that same message, that it is ukrainians that are faking this. and in fact there is like a fake factory in a way for producing videos like this. this is all, of course, russian propaganda for what they say is happening. >> cnn's former moskow bureau chief jill dougherty there. live in london with more on the international reaction to these horrific discoveries across ukraine. it seems there is a call for increased sanctions, more military support for ukraine. >> we've heard unified condemnation from western

leaders, from the european union, from nato over the attacks we've seen in bucha. we have also heard calls for renewed sanctions and economic pressure on russia, but really the response from european leaders across the continent has been unified in the outrage and shock at these horrific images we've been seeing coming out of bucha. i can read the statement from u.k. prime minister boris johnson over here. he said russia's despicable attacks against citizens are yet more evidence putin and his army are creating war crimes in ukraine. no denial can hide what we know to be the truth. putin is desperate, his invasion is failing and ukraine's resolve has never been stronger. secretary-general jens stoltenberg said we haven't seen this level of brutality in europe in decades. antony blinken saying these sorts of attacks seeing these

images punch to the gut, and that is a similar message we've heard from other european leaders. take a listen to german chancellor olaf schultz. >> reporter: i call on president putin and russia to stop the fighting. it is a terrible war, one that cannot be justified by anything. it is a war causing endless suffering and benefits no one. it must be stopped. >> reporter: ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy hasulse said he's established a mechanism of justice with numerous ukrainian political institutions to investigate allegation of war crimes against the kremlin. that has been something we've heard from european leaders, from nato leaders. they said they will support these investigations. they're calling for urgent, independent investigation to be ca carried out as the earliest

stage possible. and we've heard there will be sanctions. we've heard a similar message coming from other european leaders in the u.k. and france and germany. but we've also heard calls from president zelenskyy for military support to ukraine to be stepped up. this as we're hearing russia focusish its military efforts in the south and east and president zelenskyy urging for western allies to commit to supporting ukraine on the military front. and we did hear from u.s. secretary of state antony blinken just over the weekend. he said that there would soon be ten anti-tank weapon systems in ukraine for every russian tank on ukrainian territory. really an emphasis there on the support being provided by the ukrainian support by the u.s. and by other nato allies. >> thank you for that with the very latest reaction from around the world.

he is actually now joined the fight here against the russians. but he joins us now. so, peter, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. we heard from the ukrainian president. he described what is happening as genocide. this is happening not just in bucha but similar discoveries across the northern part of ukraine. we also have this tweet from the foreign minister. we must stop them and keep them out. close all ports to russian vessels, disconnect all russian banks. what he's saying essentially is there is room here to escalate those sanctions already in place on russia, but sanctions don't stop tanks. sanctions don't stop bullets, so what effect will they have? >> if we are hoping to dissuade putin from further outreach in

ukraine i would say, yes, this would be naive to hope this would happen. sanctions are a blunt instrument and they work over a long-term. this is a way to punish vladimir putin, but let's not be naive and think they will work overnight. they will work eventually, though. they will catch up to him. and what we're hearing from the ukrainian states and lat via they're willing to give up on all russian gas. and germany may be willing to step up their game. this is an important policy tool as a way to, you know, send a signal to vladimir putin. you know, you said it very correctly. the british intelligence service affirmed today that it was part of vladimir putin's plan from

the beginning. we have seen this in bucha and ukraine and they've continued to disperse peaceful residents of that town who are protesting, coming out with ukrainian flags. they are hitting them with smoke bombs, even artillery fire. this is really the only thing that russia has to -- >> so we're at the point now where we're sort of entering what appears to be almost like a war of attrition, if you like. does it sort of come down to both sides now inflicting as much pain as possible on the other side? >> i mean, it's -- it looks like it. vladimir putin is not about to be dissuaded from leaving ukraine. we know that. they have retreated from here. they have retreated from chernihiv simply because the reality on the ground as dictated they have no gain left there, they're demuralized, but

it doesn't mean he's desisting from his plans for ukraine. the city of chernobyl which is in the western part of ukraine was hit today. and once again i'll just mention this may 9th is coming up. it's a very important day in the russian calender. it's victory over nazi germany. vladimir putin knows the importance of these dates. that's when the parade on red square happen. he's concentrating his forces now on the east, on the south and going to try to link up the donbas or the crimea, and for that he needs to knock out mariupol. so a lot of action is going to be happening in the eastern south of ukraine. >> at some point ukrainian forces have to mount some kind of counter offensive if they want to have any progress here. is that even possible without military aid, which the west has recently promised, the tanks, the armored vehicles, the long-range artillery? >> well, probably not. what we're hearing from the u.s.

they might be willing to send soviet era tanks. the bucha massacre we saw yesterday may help things along. ukraine needs to be -- to be enabled to close its own airspace so it needs surface-to-air missiles and air defenses to do that. and tanks without that ukraine will not be able to move from defensive posture to stage successful to counter that. >> the ukrainian foreign minister has also warned there will likely be a lot more horrific scenes like the ones we've already seen, like the ones in bucha. listen to this. >> we should not forget about other towns and villages in the kyiv region which also became the crime scene for russian army. without an exaggeration by what we've seen in bucha and vicinity we can conclude that russia is

worse than isis. >> so how long do you think it'll be before the true extent of russia's brutality is actually revealed here? >> the truth should have been revealed once the last russian soldier leaves ukraine's territory. i suspect there will be a lot of mass graves, a lot of evidence of rapes and other such outrage, so we'll have to wait for that to happen in order to see that. the criminal court of the hague is working full throttle and uncovering lots of evidence, and human rights watch saying with strong evidence russia has committed war crimes in ukraine. >> but then the question is who's accountable for that? who stands trial? >> well, it's going to be -- the

western leaders have already accused vladimir putin of being -- >> peter, if you can hear us we say thank you for that and we'll leave our interview there for now. we'll take a short break here on cnn. when we come back moldova bringing aid to help refugees. also, russia may be changing its strategy but that's no relief for parts of ukraine. we'll have the latest on attacks in m mykolaiv.

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we hear there from official sources are that russia is moving its forces to the east. there could be a separate war here. we hope they'll continue to hold their positions and that the west helps us a lot. we hope we can fight back and keep the defense long enough to win. i'm a doctor. i can't leave. of course it's a little scary, but i don't want to leave my city. i'm needed here. >> much needed financial assistance is on the way to the country of moldova. the u.s. is pledging $50 million to assist with the influx of refugees fleeing the war in ukraine. the funding will help support training and equipment for border management as well as efforts to counter human trafficking. also traveling with the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >> you know, i have been watching the news reports of

refugees crossing borders into poland, and as i looked at the map moldova is the smallest country. it's the poorest country, and per capita it's taking the most. >> it's a neutral country, and it doesn't have the protection of umbrella organizations like nato, like even the eu. they apply for rapid membership. given all of that, given there are new threats coming from ukrainian officials telling maldoven officials they think russians may be eyeing ukraine next, what more can the u.s. do and willing to do to support this country not just financially but its own security? >> you know, i'll be meeting with the president and prime minister later today, and that will be part of the discussion i'll have with them in terms of what else can we do to give you more confidence about your security, to address the problems that you might foresee

in the future, and i will take that back to washington and share it with other cabinet officials to see how we can better support them. >> well, the russians may be redeploying and regrouping across this country, but the devastating attacks continue elsewhere on cities like mykolaiv. ukrainian officials there say on sunday at least one person was killed, more than a dozen were hurt and taken to the hospital because of russian fire. cnn's bed wedemen has details. >> reporter: the city of mykolaiv came under multiple russian missile strikes. the first one just after noon local time when what appears to be cluster munitions slammed into a residential neighborhood in the center of the city. shortly afterwards mykolaiv regional governor put out a video of himself walking down the street saying the russians

were trying and failing to panic residents at a time when people are beginning to return to their homes. the russian strikes killed one person and wounded more than a dozen according to a statement put out by the office. russian forces are accused of detaining 11 mayors and killing one in areas under russian control although cnn cannot independently verify those claims. she said the ukrainian government would alert the international committee of the red cross, the united nations and other international organizations to their captivity. i'm ben wedemen, cnn, reporting from mykolaiv. a quick note here. if you'd like to help the people of ukraine. they're in need of shelter, food, medical supplies, pretty

much everything, please go to cnn.com/impact. and there you'll find a safe and secure way to ensure your donations gets to the people who need it it the most. russian missiles hit an oil refinery and fuel depot in odesa. we'll have the very latest from the scene just ahead.

welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. just 29 minutes past the hour. i'm john vause live in lviv, ukraine. and this is "cnn newsroom," and we're following a horrific discovery in bucha and other cities and towns around ukraine as russian troops retreat from this area around kyiv, the capital, they're leaving behind evidence of what appears to be a massacre. a warning the images you're about to see are graphic. this is a mass grave site, up to 300 people could be buried there according to the town's mayor. the president of ukraine is accusing russia of genocide. russia, though, would like you to believe this is all staged and in fact putting the blame on radical ukrainians. but a cnn crew saw all this with their own eyes. at least a dozen bodies piled here on church grounds. vast destruction left behind by russia in the city of irpin.

and what you will hear next residents lashing out at russia's invasion of their city. >> translator: they're just destroying people and houses. i want to know why they are targeting this residential area. people are being torn to pieces. they are shelling and shelling. those are russian shells, putin's shells. >> earlier i spoke with cnn military analyst colonel cedric leighton. i asked him if the atrocities we're seeing are straight from vladimir putin's play book. here he is. >> the russians have done these things in many of the wars they fought in the last 100 years. so they come with this reputation. they've done very little if

anything to mitigate it. you go back to world war ii. you can go back to what happened in chechnya, go back to some of the things that happened in georgia and in the donbas region in 2014. and they've done things like this many, many times. basically what happens is the -- they lose control of their army. it's a very centralized army until the call for withdrawal happens and then the soldiers are given free reign to do whatever they want in term of looting, pillaging, raping, all of those things. that is what i think we're seeing in bucha and several other cities and towns around kyiv. so, it is, unternitily a hallmak and not going away at all. >> he now expects those areas where russians have left,

they'll still be targeted with air strikes and artillery fire, and also he points out when the russians were withdrawing they left the region heavily mined. buildings and roads were mined. what is the point of that? is this just a scorched-earth policy? >> it is very much a scorched-earth policy. it's designed to target the population and make it extremely difficult for ukrainian forces to come in and take over and assert control over the land. of course the population is certainly in favor of the ukrainian forces coming back in, but mines and booty troops are going to be a severe hindrance on the ukrainian's path to re-claiming their land. and it is very much an aspect of russian warfare, and it's a very dangerous and deadly one. >> colonel, cnn military analyst colonel cedric leighton speaking

a short time ago. in the port city of odesa an attack happened during the early morning hours sunday and cnn's ed lavandera was there. >> reporter: the missiles exploded in a startling violent barrage. about six strikes lit up the sky. russian military officials say the attack from odesa was launched from the sea and land using high precision missiles. the massive plumes of black swirling smoke covered much of the city of 1 million people. the strikes landed in a larnl industrial area destroying an oil refinery and fuel storage facilities. multiple air strikes hit the port city of odesa here in southern ukraine just before sunrise sunday morning. there were no air-raid sirens that went off before the blast, and the explosions could be felt and seen from miles away.

ukrainian officials say there were no injuries, but tatianna says the explosions threw her from the chair she was sleeping in, and window glass shattered all over her. tatianna volunteers in this building late into the night cooking meals for ukrainian soldiers. in recent days she says reconnaissance drones were flying over the fuel facility. two others say they saw the drones as well. >> translator: the drones were flying around and knew they were up to something and could bomb the depot. and we were thinking where we could hide in case something happens. >> reporter: a small pocket of apartment buildings and homes sit just across the street from the bombing site. families stood outside their homes under the clouds of dark smoke watching flames shoot-up into the air. the explosions shattered windows and any remaining sense of

security these residents had left. >> of course i'm scared and now they're hitting everywhere. they're doing it in all cities. we know it, we see it. >> reporter: the attack on odesa follows a similar pattern russian forces have carried out for weeks, hitting fuel storage facilities across the country it claims are supplying their ukrainian military. but if the odesa strike is a precise attack, ukrainian officials say the strikes hours later in the neighboring city of mykolaiv have no rhyme or reason and designed to harass or panic civilians. despite being this close to the bombing and with tears in her eyes tatianna says she refuses to leave ukraine. she tells me these bastards won't get away with it.

ukrainian officials now accuse russian forces of holding 11 mayors captive and killing one while in captivity. cnn has not independently verified these allegations, but here's what the deputy prime minister had to say. >> translator: at the moment 11 local mayors from kyiv, kherson, mykolaiv and the donetsk region are in captivity. we informed other organizations about their captivity, and we urge all those who can and we demand that all those who can do everything to make sure that our civilians, our mayors, priests, journalists and activists are liberated. they are held illegally by force, and they have the right to be fought for. we are doing this, and we urge others to do the same. >> a lithuanian filmmaker has been killed here in ukraine. he was 25 years old. according to the ukrainian military of defense he was killed while trying to leave the

besieged city of mariupol. his film premiered back in 2016. he won the embassy international film prize in 2011 for his documentary about russia's war in chechnya. let's go back to rosemary church now standing by in atlanta with some of more of the day's news. the number of journalists and documentary makers who have died in this conflict just keeps going up each day, it seems. >> it is totally unacceptable. thank you, my friend. we'll come back to you at the top of the hour. many thanks. well, shanghai hopes more covid testing will help curb the rise of new cases across the city. we will have the latest in a live report just ahead. i found the perfect car, under budget too! and i get seven days to love it or my money back... i love it! i thought online meant no one to help me, but susan from carvana had all the answers. she didn't try to upsell me. not once, because they're not salespeople! what are you...?

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welcome back, everyone. well, china's officials are holding firm to the country's zero covid policy as cases skyrocket throughout the region. residents of shanghai have been ordered to complete another round of covid testing after a weekend of rising cases. the city reported more than 9,000 new infections on sunday, the highest daily count to date. and cnn's salina wang joins me now with more on all this.

good to see you. record highs on infections in shanghai. what is the latest on the outbreak, the lock down and of course extensive covid testing being done? >> great to be with you. and as we see these covid cases continue to rise in shanghai the public there growing more and more frustrated. they have record number of high cases there and 10,000 medical workers from across china being sent there to help support the medical system. this is all of shanghai's 25 million residents are yet again undergoing rounds and rounds of mass testing. it's hard to overstate the scale of this lockdown. it's the financial economic hub and authorities there have tried to contain this outbreak in this phased lockdown. so the eastern hamp of the city has been in lockdown for about a week. important to note here, rosemary, that for many of these

residents it's not just been a matter of days they've been stuck in their homes. it's been weeks for many of them, and they are indefinitely stuck there until their entire neighborhood tests negative for covid-19. and that is because many of these neighborhoods have been already doing these targeted lockdowns for weeks before the citywide lockdown went into effect. there are even residents who are sleeping at work. the freight section of one of shanghai's airports there are more than 7,000 staff members have been living in the airport for more than a week now. so china sticking to its strict zero covid policies, but it is taking a toll on the economy, on its financial institutions and of course on peoples lives. people continuing to complain about the struggle to get daily necessities, food and even medical care. >> all right. selina wang bringing us up-to-date. hong kong executive carrie

lamb says she'll not seek re-election. she says the decision is driven by family considerations. lamb has held the position for almost five years. her tenure has been marred by pro-democracy protests and china's heavy-handed response. hong kong's controversial national security law and unrelenting covid-19 restrictions. well, hungarian leader victor orban celebrated a landslide re-election on sunday with a jab at european leadersch the right-wing prime minister and putin ally secured a fourth consecutive term after his party won a super majority in parliament. mr. orban said european bureaucrats and ukraine's president were some of the many opponents he overcame at the polls. he's drawn heavy criticism particularly from europe and the west over erosion of democratic rights during his time in office. in the coming hours

pakistan's supreme court is expected to weigh in on the country's political upheaval. prime minister imran con dissolved parliament on sunday and called for fresh elections. the move came after the deputy speaker blocked a vote of no confidence in the prime minister, which he was widely expected to lose. opposition lawmakers protested and called on the supreme court to uphold the constitution. pakistan's president says mr. khan will stay on the job until a new prime minister can be appointed. back here in the united states president joe biden has asked for congress to renew talks on gun control after a fatal shooting in california. residents of sacramento awoke sunday to the news that 18 people had been shot, six of them killed. and police say multiple shooters may have opened fire. president biden wants congress to put stricter barriers in place to ban certain weapons,

require background checks for gun performances and more. in a statement the president says families have been forever changed, and he said, quote, we must do more than mourn. we must act. well, refugees from ukraine are pouring into neighboring countries, but some are finding safe haven on the other side of the atlantic. we report on one family's florida reunion coming up.

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call for your free publisher kit today! welcome back, everyone. well, as families flee ukraine some are find refuge in places they never imagined. cnn's randy kaye reports from outside miami, florida. >> i realized that something happened because at 5:30 a.m. maybe the neighbors call me and ask me did you hear something? >> reporter: she was on a business trip last month in lviv, ukraine near the polish border when russia started bombing her country. her husband and their three children were hundreds of miles away outside kyiv. >> i ask my husband to bring the kids to me. >> reporter: they devised a

plan. he would drive them through the night about 7 hours one way to meet her in lviv. so as your husband drove toward lviv, you were able to track him on your phone. >> in whatsapp it's the option share your location. and i can online check where he is. because, you know, it was like the hardest when you realize all your family, your husband and your kids driving, and it bomb and it can be anything. >> reporter: she thought her husband wasn't able to cross the border since men of a certain age were being told to stay and help defend ukraine. so iryna and her kids ages 3, 7 and 9 boarded a train to poland. meanwhile at the same time half a mile away this man philip bradford was watching the russian siege on tv at his mother's home. he felt the urge to help. >> i heard my wife and my mother

and my step mother-in-law, my mother-in-law telling me get off of my dupa, which is rear end and go do something. >> reporter: just a few minutes away from his home in cooper city is the church. >> i went to the church and gave them a couple hundred dollars thinking i've done my good deed like a boy scout, and i said if i can help more let me know. >> reporter: turns out there was more, a lot more. iryna had made her way to miami with her kids. she visited that same ukrainian church last year, so when she went back and shared her struggle a church volunteer called on philip to help. >> i was told about his mother with three children from ukraine. >> and he go yes i want to help, i have a big house. i want to give you the place to stay for your kids. you have the separate room for all of them.

>> reporter: philip's wife has been in a nursing home for the last four years so he's been living alone. not anymore. she and her kids moved right in. >> i'm almost 80 so it's like having grandkids running around again. >> reporter: how do you feel about a stranger opening up his home to your family? >> you know, i was shocked, and now we are like one family all together. >> reporter: philip even insisted iryna take the kids to disney world, his treat. you sent them to disney. >> she told you about that? >> reporter: we know all your secrets. >> that's what grandfathers do, i guess. >> reporter: meanwhile soon after she left ukraine she found out men who had three or more children were allowed today leave the country. so a few days ago this happened. upon his arrival as a gesture of

thanks her husband who will also live with philip brought him this bracelet in the same colors as the ukrainian flag. what does that bracelet mean to you? >> well, it kind of makes me one of them in a sense. >> reporter: bonded. >> yeah, right. >> reporter: randy kaye, cnn, cooper city, florida. >> love that story. well, the grammy awards on sunday featured a special guest, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy who appeared in a pre-taped message. the president appealed to the international community for help sharing the truth of what happened in ukraine. >> our musicians wear body armor. instead of tuxedos they sing to their wounded in hospitals. but their music will break through anyway. we defend our freedom to live,

to love, to sound. on our land we are fighting russia which brings horrible silence with its bombs, the death silence. fill the silence with music today to tell our story. >> following the president's message john legend joined ukrainian performers and musicians performing his new song titled "free" celebrating the power of music in dark times especially war. and thank you so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. john vause will be live from lviv with more of our coverage on russia's war on ukraine. that's after a short break. do stay with us.

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