cascading humanitarian disaster. the city council there say that the russians are trying to cover up war crimes in mariupol. they re not letting people bury their loved ones. they re exhumans bodies there so they can cover up the evidence, according to the city council. the governor of mariupol says that city was once a thriving port city. now it s been wiped off the map. so all indications from the russians are that they re pressing ahead with this war, trying to gain momentum they haven t been able to gain so far. al i arouzi, thanks for your report. please stay safe. joining me now is congressman jeffrie much to
ukraine. nbc s ali arouzi joins me from lviv, ukraine. there is new reports from russian state media that one of his army s general was killed in ukraine during a military operation. though nbc news cannot yet verify that information, can you tell us what you know? reporter: good evening. just let me tell you that s the all clear air raid siren. now it s saying people with emerge from the shelters. now to that russian general. he was the deputy commander of the 8th army. there was a big ceremony for him today in petersburg. it s not usual that they will