has been locked in a particular area in cite soleil called brooklyn. those who manage try to get out of the city on small boat, canoes have been shot at by gangs. 21 of the 89 have been burnt to death. burnt to death, so extremely violent. gang violence has really gone up since the assassination of the president? exactly. this has been intensified. we had this before the assassination of the president just next door, in the neighbourhood calle la saline, but we have seen a number of massacres, we had one in may, east of the capital, and now this one. today i spoke with the mayor who said, quote, they are still shooting. while speaking to him you can hear the sound of automatic gunfire and while we were talking, police were actually at the port where they were searching containers that arrived, where they found at least a 17 automatic rifles, 43 magazines and ammunition. i wonder, the international
The smell of death permeates the air while the remnants of burnt corpses and destroyed homes litter corridors and concrete walkways. Drinking water and food have become a rarity.
of course. reporter: being taken to the farthest point forward where sand bags are piled high. then so there was just a burst of what sounded like automatic gunfire. we are just 70 meters, we are will, from the fighters on the other side of the front line. we re rushed away. our escorts keenl for us to see what happens but not too closely. hearing this gunfire and being so close to this front line, you can t help but think even if diplomacy succeeds in preventing russia from invading ukraine yet again, this fighting which has been raging since the last time russia invaded ukraine will almost certainly continue. nato leaders say ending the fighting already happening here is a critical part of preventing further russian aggression. with nato so far refusing to send troops to ukraine to fight, ukraine inassists it needs more
they re eager to show us how they have been living and fighting here, in a conflict involving russia that has been largely forgotten, but which has taken over 14,000 lives in the past eight years, according to united nations. ivan has been here the whole time, like the other soldiers here, he says they re confident they could face a new russian invasion. of course, we are worried for the administration and we will wait here. reporter: do you think that will happen? this bad situation? i am not i don t know, i don t know what is in the guidance territory. reporter: but for you, the war has already started in. of course. reporter: we are taken to the farthest point forward, where sandbags and tires are piled high. then. so there was a burst of what sounded like automatic gunfire, we are just 70 metros, we areled to, from the fighters on the other side of the front line.
there is no other words to describe it other than that. what have you been hearing terrell? what are you seeing that you can describe for us? just bombings explosions. automatic gunfire. like i said, fortunately the ukrainian military is fighting back. and i ll just read something from a military who s actually on the scene. so far, what we have is russians mean for texas s are still failing to enter kyiv. they sustained many casualties. the defense forces strong. those explosions that i hear are perhaps interceptors. i don t know. i suspect small sabotage groups. but they can t destroyed. he closed out by saying that