take a listen to a little more of what they had to say. translator: we asked for the help in dealing with the unlawful and criminal orders of our command. they consistent to of the fact we giving to the dpr. the soldiers were made to assault within a single day and sent to assault to the stronghold to be slaughtered without any support from artillery, communications and reconnaissance. reporter: it s one of the most hotly contested areas part of the donbas which is sort of bare minimum goal that putin has set for himself in terms of this war. they say they are being sent into battle with no support. they say they ve been given to the dpr commanders, these are the russian-backed proxies that have been fighting in that region since 2014. perhaps even more disturbingly, christine, they go on to say that dpr commanders are firing with machine guns at mobilized
living in ukraine from ethnic violence. going as far as to claim what s happening there looks like genocide. let s be clear here, there are no credible reports of russians living inside ukraine. it is inside crimea since russia s occupation began in 2014. perhaps one of the most shocking examples is the claim in russian media that the u.s. is planning a chemical weapons attack in ukraine. as the state department has pointed out, the united states has signed the chemical weapon s convention and does not use chemical weapons in war. it also points out that in 2020, the global chemical weapons watchdog group includes that aleksi navalny had been poisoned. efforts to call out and debunk criminal information by the u.s. and european officials are to be applauded. let s be clear about that.