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pablo and you're watching special coverage marking a year since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine ceremonies have been taking place commemorating the date. in keith, ukrainian president vladimir lansky honor to members of the military. he presented metals to serving troops and to families of those died in the line of duty. it was a somber occasion marking a milestone in a war that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions president the landscape address at the ceremony was one of appreciation for his forces. but it was also a message of defiance. he had jago ashamed dog. i think everyone who persevered through that february deal the whole year and made the ukraine on the brake with la missed slow she, lori, to everyone who is currently in combat. throwing them syllable great glory to the

queen, armed forces or national guards was but the intelligence service in border guard on the go. and everyone in the defense and security courses still overall. name it back. well this one year anniversary is also a time to remember the horrors that have been inflicted on ukrainian civilians. perhaps the best known example being the 10 of boucher north of cave and a warning the images you're about to see are disturbing. civilians were found shot on the street in boucher and mass graves were discovered in april 2022, after occupying russian forces retreated civilians were apparently massacred there . boucher has since become the scene of international war crimes investigations of the w. special correspondent abraham is in boucher for us. a great to see you. so tell us how boucher,

which witness those almost on speaker will be images of violence that we've seen. how would they market this summer day there? will pablo all day to day here in butcher there have been events commemorating and remembering the victims of russia's occupation, which lasted a little bit over a month. and where i am right now is a church where one of these commemorative events took place earlier this morning. there was, there was a service in this church and we are really in a place that has become, that was a witness to the horrors that happened here in butcher during the occupation just behind me sort of in that direction. that is the sight of the huge mass, grieve of civilians that we all know about and the church has actually become a permanent exhibition. now i do want to warn our viewers that some of these images are quite disturbing, but foot photographers have collected images and put them here in the church. and

it's really become a place for people to come, not to just pray, but also to remember the tragedy that civilians had to witness here. and there was a lot of rebuilding to it to be done and a lot of help that civilians here needed when the town was it was liberated and a lot of that work had to be picked up by volunteers. and i'm joined today by someone who was here, one of the 1st civilians that were actually allowed to come back to butcher when it was liberated. i'm joined by little more here. who. yeah was, it is from butcher, grew up here. and after he had fled, came back to help the civilians when the town was liberated. so why didn't you tell me a little bit about what you saw when you came back to butcher last year i. when i came back to boucher, i saw the man it crushed cars on the road and to the military equipment. i saw that

destroyed her house, his buildings and yards and it was wary. but picture and what did the people tell you? ah, when you 1st came here, after they had lived for these long weeks under russian occupation, what did the citizens here tell you? as a citizen was a happy to tell someone his stories that they survive, how they survive, and they want to speak with someone. and what did they need? give us an idea about the basic needs that, that, that people here had after, directly after liberation. are after liberation, save. all of us need to as a food to the closes are water and or electricity to charges a full and store coal. she's family, she's friends and know some news from the world from ukraine, from situation is

a great. and now we are, you know, we're marking a year since the war since this invasion that has changed this country as a young ukranian. what is your wish for your country moving forward in this coming year? i want to wish to boucher and to my country or stay strong as they are. i want to that voucher should show that she spirit is unbreakable. just leg, a spirit of for all ukraine. and why? and i want to tell to everyone that we should never forgot what happened here. and we should must do our re scenes or to we can to stop the enemies of all civilized world. thank you. ah pablo back to you. yeah. before you go, can you tell us just a little bit about what the paths for justice are for the victims in boucher

so the pat is quite long and complicated just to paint a bigger picture of the war crimes that have been committed here in ukraine. the, according to the general prosecutor, there have been 70000 reported, alleged a war crimes here, and ukraine committed by russian soldiers and ukraine. ukraine's judicial system has already begun at prosecuting some of these cases. we do so far. we have 25 convictions, 25 russian soldiers who have been convicted of war crimes in ukraine. some of them have been tried and convicted in absentia. ah, but you know, if the ones that i have been convicted of ever found abroad, they can be extradited. but this will likely take a very long time and there are other avenues as well. for example, in international law, there is the concept of you know, universal jurisdiction. some countries, if they find, wanted war cleaners under territory, including germany,

they can stand trial in those countries as well. and that's why, for example, you have syrian war criminals that have stood trial in trip in germany in the past years. as for leaders, you know, the ones that are, you know, that many argue are actually ultimately responsible for these war crimes like vladimir putin. well, that is more complicated. the international criminal court has started investigation. russia doesn't really recognize the, the jurors the authority of the i, c. c. and that's why there are international calls for an international tribunal where eventually these leaders could face justice. but the timeline on, on these, on these processes are very long. they to take very, very many years, but the prosecutor has vowed that the korean a general prosecutor has vowed that he will pursue every case no matter how long it takes. thanks. i dw special correspondent abraham in future for us

immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal from the territory of ukraine. that's what the world demands from russia. that's the wording of a resolution that was passed resigning lead by the united nations general assembly . the you went, took the rare step of calling an emergency special session to vote on the 10 point plan to end the fighting just ahead of the 1st anniversary of russia's invasion of you grant draft is illusion. e flesh yes. 11 slash l 7 is adopted. a message to moscow from the majority of the world's nations cease hostilities with ukraine and withdraw your military immediately slash the resolution drafted by ukraine was passed by a 141 of the you ends 192 member nation susan, on the eve of the wars one year anniversary, less hail. the result is not binding. evan,

but it shows the wide support ukraine has around the world. we are satisfied with the outcome. and the message is clear. it doesn't matter what russia thrice and how it attempts to undermine international order. and the coalition in support of ukraine, student tauriel, integrity, it fails one time after another. as follows. only 6 nations joined russia in voting against the resolution, which also calls for investigations into serious crimes. committed in the course of the war. russia's ambassador had little comment. he called the resolution useless on twitter and said it would only prolong the quote, ukrainian tragedy. china, whose foreign minister pledged a deeper partnership with russia just a day before the vote. abstained. along with 31 other country, he says g, beijing's ambassador, said his country supports the territorial integrity of all nations. ha, ha,

but opposes arming ukraine. warsaw means on. it's also g doctor, the stance. true criticism from several of keith's allies. woman including berlin. i've heard also to day some of you had said that by arming ukraine, we are adding fuel to the fire. but the truth is if russia stops fighting this war, and if ukraine stops fighting ukrainians, finding or not the resolution as a sign of russia's isolation, one year into its war on its neighbor. but moscow hasn't given any indication that it's willing to stop nations around the world are holding events to commemorate rushes, invasion of ukraine. one year ago, the former soviet republic of estonia sat a ready, it's independence day to day. and it's fun minister. and here's the occasion to pay

tribute to ukraine during a ceremony in the capital tolerant. nato secretary general jones salton berg and you commission president ursa a fonder line were in attendance. berlin ah, video id in the resident, frank walter stein meyer presided over the joint commemorations with ukraine on stein. meyer spoke of the courage, ukrainians have shown and said the war has reduced the european security order to ashes more is mark in europe for the 1st time. since the 2nd world war, in the midst of europe, whom a campaign of conquest is unfolding. russia denies ukraine. it's right to exist. you know it once and begin to destroy ukraine as an independent nation for the in val ability of borders. these are the sovereignty and self determination of a country. mentioned virgo and human dignity unpure don't from respect for rules

and the law does today did all this means nothing to pu tins of everything on which are okay. existence in europe, his bill says he does not count for anything with him with but it counts for something with a germany is not at all, but this will most certainly concerns us. right. has a tech hasn't plunged us back into a time? we thought we had left behind us versus more of aggression, has reduced the european security or better ashes of an attack on all the less than that the world has learned from the 2 world wars. it is an attack, it does. who does obviously on everything we to stand for. it. chairman, president frank voucher, stein mar speaking there, and he said, we have to think differently and act differently. i asked d, w, political correspondent hands. brandt, who followed the ceremony earlier to talk us through the political shift germany has made in the last 12 months. hey,

cindy de lensky speech as well. i think it showed that the strength of a relationship between germany and ukraine, which one has to say, did not start off. well, somewhere around a year ago when germany was very hesitant initially about what to do exactly in supporting ukraine. and in fact, there was that occasion when found quite a sty, my or the president was going to go to ukraine, going to go to a kia and then was dis invited at very short notice, which caused quite a disturbance. and the relationship between the 2 countries ended between the 2 presidents. i think that disturbance appears now to have been overcome. there is a close for ordination a closer relationship between the 2 countries and the presence. and that was evident from the lens speeds the landscape in his speech. did say that piece would only be come through defense through weapons deliveries in

a sense through how should we say through fighting and say his stance was very strong in trying to say watches ukraine needs now from germany and from the western world, from its supporters is further, military aid, further aid to help defend against russian aggression, dw political correspondent hands brant outside at the bellevue palace here in berlin. earlier, while russia has launched a so huge spacecraft destined for the international space station, its mission is to bring home to cosmonaut and a nasa astronaut. their original ride a different so use craft sprang a leak while park that the orbiting space station space walks had to be cancelled as a result. but all of the space travers aboard the ice asked, are getting along. well, here's a look inside the international space station. ah,

virtually nothing has changed on a day to day level on the international space station. the crew still meets on weekends to eat together at unity. the u. s. liaison note it's a ritual that's been gradually cultivated because most of the time the crew members are separated into 2 different sections on the space station or the astronauts work primarily in the us segment. located at the front of the i ss in the direction of flight. the cosmonaut, meanwhile, are responsible for the russian segment behind them. the space station is built in such a way that everyone involved has to work together manner because of the division of labor. they depend on each other. researched is carried out in the 3 liberal trees in the us segment. masses giant, so low wings power the entire station, including the russian modules. in addition, nasa provide the data to keep the station on course as well as communications round

the clock. russia provides and controls all the thrusters for the i assess. they come into play when the space station has the dodge space, debris and during course corrections. every day, the i ss fulls by up to a 100 meters, the station is than was brought back up to the right altitude, with proportion from the russian progress freighters. each crew trains the 2 years for the mission. astronauts and cosmo not often meet again later as friends on the space station before 28th or 20. in october, a russian member of the expedition 68 crew flew to the station on the u. s. dragon capsule. while i massa, colleague took off in a russian solias more so called crossover flights like this, a plan through 2024. it's

a sign of detente. good for now. we are good in good working on extending the operation on the i says, look, we don't know for how long yet it passed 2024. but until 2024. the work will continue nominally. and in accordance with the international agreements, the russians are developing their own station. but until it's ready, they want to work on the i assess so that they can maintain their capabilities in man space flight. and in 2031, the i assess is scheduled to make a controlled crash into the pacific ocean or detail view. special coverage continues next with the documentary conflict in ukraine. a european war in tan voices. and remember, there is more audio view dot com and on top of the social media channels, you can find the with the handle dw news on pavlov aaliyah's in berlin for me,

tardy dokey tape. thanks for watching. take care. and we'll see again, ever shortly from us thrush, my worst of all, we're the fighter jets really. they flew so low. it though no matter where you were . well, whether you liked it or not, you just he ro, yourself flat on the ground to which it's village bush malone with him horrifically . when you said those, which what good. we somehow don't appreciate what we have until it's gone with a good customer today. this is, i know, but it's will, this is an operation. this is not a warren line. want me to feel, this is a military operation to protect the people in the don't boss. region one is my master. last should my did the school break house my a people dying which a little, why does every one have to flee or to issue result?

ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. and as it stood, i had 6 in the morning on the 24th, my friend called and said i have luda were being shot at. i'm scared hood. last night i checked my tablet and saw him up for russia had invaded ukraine. thought in apollo. no, no, no. well, yeah, but as most i woke up to the sound of bangs. i glanced at the clock and by then it was time to wake up the children t a bit. i checked my phone and there were messages from the teachers scholarly.

they said that the school is canceled. who in your school letting the war has begun? mucho's rena needs anymore would be so i can't describe that day. oh, my memory is just blank, so me it is where i went for voice spoke tearfully, when i probably called my mother hugo, you'll stayed, you'll the minimum. i sat and i did the signal. does us upset? i don't remember it. angle, margaret the yeah, absolutely. it than you, bob, you know, but i remember it was early morning lost. all of us at the children's home were gathered in one room blue and our director ramana van of it. i said that we would have to be evacuated in the next few days because the war had begun. you couldn't just there to pursue us, be not g f, sticky. duncan van, my 1st thoughts worth mom was put in doing what are he and his if i can say

this, his gang up to the craig crossing boundaries? what's going to happen now when you crane or vase by ship? yes, no, i mean, yeah, nearest would you listening to that? i wasn't woken up by the shots being fired outside now, but then mom burst into the origin. she just came right out and said, son, get us because all the war has started snots though. right now, but the most, you just can't make sense of it, that you may have to leave your home forever. still, that is no longer your home, but you cheaper. and that's a symbol of gosh, good. then we have a cat and we didn't know what to do because we didn't have a carrier when you're not without. you did last year. we had to put her in a big plastic bag. but sure the quote but yet she didn't like that at all. the one those football will do the 24th. if it was that a thursday or wednesday,

i have to double check. maybe we had a worship service that monday. well, just a moment ago. yes, it was a thursday. it, when we heard about the tragic events unfolding in ukraine, you changed everything. time was divided you into before the end after listening. won't he ocean from fear? it was 445 here when i got the news that the 1st bombs had fallen on keys here. we're under attack. can you go to find it from? yeah, i thought friend of mine, someone i've known since 2014 and keith and said, we're not leaving isn't going to put up a fight if, if i mean, if i'm either on the swap leticia, all of a sudden you read that an army is invading another country that

1st you think no lead philos water with a certain my language. yeah. people will die on every act of war which lives in danger of beams. good father who had to knock the hoffman. i was hopeful and probably we all were that this would somehow come to an end and fairly quickly to come, you know, then came the news that this was a special military operation in all of ukraine. and then that's when my deepest fears became a reality. i'm it was theaters. yes. just and watched them and said, well for all of this i would have said i had some problems or challenges in my life . so this is just now looking back in the time before the war which issues, let's just see how happy our family was to the ability to me. there weren't any real problems. we only small things nor children. i loved our life, inappropriate,

and today it's all about survival, residential wizard. before when i break a mug, i'd be upset if it doesn't do now. things are on a whole other scale. he just listened to his home as to who do i make? we bought ourselves a small, modest cottage in new krasier could be my son in law helped us out. in the last 8 years we renovated her in and made it into a home in a peculiar blauer little yellow house. oh, because right, we painted it yellow fit or we have 11 heck, there's a vegetable garden. i really enjoy gardening, tomatoes, potatoes, that sort of thing. not one. marathon loom yet. i'm sure i had a 6 chickens and a cat, corsica. my cat is still waiting for me because nuclear too. i bought her some cat food for later on in years she

saw a ye just you mentally. it's difficult for me to think about filmmaking right now. like this with norwood's mom. i get, my mother is in the process of fleeing from odessa to romania or when you them near at gallagher, honestly as to bonham, making sure she arrives there safely. you so that i can greet her and bring her home with me please. it's. it was more important than any film i could be making. urged, misty might know what that, that it's like. this occurs, they didn't, every day you'd go to bed and either the siren would start wailing or the explosions would start by the wrong. at the beginning we went to a neighbor's cellar. when your mamma with her mother is 85 or so we went down there together live but and then we just sat there. yeah, i did the represent him. but after a while, her mother went back other to her mom, i said yes, a big red. she said her with live pitch. what they put on was a coke with the later we didn't pay attention to the sirens and we stopped going

into the cellar. done for nearly a but when i'd lie in bed at night, i think at this level to try get all this running around in the morning. i can't sleep like this. if it falls on me, so be it from last rushman i'm but worst of all, were the fighter chances go. they flew so low on elliptic, no matter where you were, whether you liked it or not. you just, you ro, yourself flat on the ground, just the which it's the little risangua zimmerman up all get them. once at home, i went into the bathroom and at 1st i thought i'd knocked over something. landlord's, ashleigh, you'll know mostly of it. it was a fighter jet that had just flown by, i thought, but only dealing with him at the even when it's gone. the air still crackles. one was, it was, i did. yes. just awful little chill if, if that, that the course rush nice them pretty at the cook, it's good there. put a small so done was i woke up and heard 8 or 12 shots in a row. this, this is or to grow these really loud bangs, or they go straight into your ears and fill your hair. but oh super. that's super

fast. but sir, i don't know how else to describe them, but you can't mistake them for anything else. the brewster, the boys will kornberg, gave me the do it. what are each show? my little brother's birthday is on the 24th or brought the dinners in. you know, how it is kids love to celebrate as you would you price? if you goes no before ocean, there weren't any fireworks. fear about the sound was almost the same. proportion miss laws of some will up in will bring it that if we didn't decide right away to florida lawyers, we made up our minds over the course of the day to show us the children didn't know what to take with them. so me nick wolf too. i told them just one pair of pants, one shirt, one pair of underwear, rosetta, we were told to, well done this only one suitcase per family look wishing with a one suitcase for 13 people as to what was it of me. while i told the children, they could each bring one toy with them. i packed matchbox cars for the little ones

here. the older ones brought along a stuffed animals and i told them to look after it in to use it as a pillow to. but mostly i knew they needed something to remind them of home from will probably when i came on the one man miss rosa is shallow my the system we made the decision at the very start to go to a relative's mama was a new amos mom asked if we could bring along the cat and that was fine for me because it is so we went to a relative or no or a step when you might let you know, not everyone has the option of leaving missouri danger. we spent 2 weeks, there isn't any delay, i felt like an eternity foolishness, but the most gentle commentary dol. oh the most. the only thing i could do was scroll on my phone and watch what was happening. the price. why did god, dear jago or chin, but a jewel? i started feeling very aggressive towards the russian soldiers, no union. no,

i don't know if i should say this on camera was for a thought. i kept thinking that i wanted to report their nails to them. they had to execute them like the taliban doing videos on youtube. yellow or yeah. anything. no, i just didn't understand the purpose of this war. and i had to agree why you went out what is it meant to a chair, so dishes syllables, khaki like we had to decide how to fly with at that time. not many people were risking the drive across the she told their highway because it was under heavy shelling, which is a very simple key. the traffic was completely clogged and we felt trapped because it was almost impossible to travel out of the village to keep in. the morning was more around us. there were bangs, but it wasn't clear where the explosions were coming from, where the bomb said just landed. it will be near you by now. you hear it, but you don't know where it is and that makes it even more frightening. thing is like a safe. yeah that the were in danger with.