translator: we were very scared. my heart was beating very fast. i thought we would die there. the russians fired indiscriminately. the fighting only eased when russia withdrew from the entire kyiv region. valentina emerging from the basement to find shell casings in her garden and whatever else the russians left behind. so all of these things, she says, the russians left behind. so this for washing your hands, another cup of some kind here. this, some sort of life jacket that the russians used. and then even here, you have old meal boxes, even with some things left inside there that you can see. for nearly two months after the fighting, residents stayed away. a trickle have now started to return. for them, russia s lasting effects here more than just bullet holes and bomb craters. not only do people who are trying to rebuild so often have to start from scratch, but there
citizens of that city tell our reporters it is, quote, a humanitarian disaster. and new video this morning showing massive explosions in the capital city of kyiv, a fireball erupting and lighting up the night sky. take a look at this, these are russian military strikes that slammed into a school in kharkiv. officials say at least 34 civilians were killed yesterday as russian forces pounded that city. and this morning, new images of an oil depot on fire after the area was shelled. russia intensifying its air war as new satellite images out of the northern city of chernihiv show homes on fire, buildings demolished, large bomb craters. all of this leading to an astronomical humanitarian crisis. at least one million ukrainians, one million, fled their country since the start of the invasion just seven days ago. the u.n. says more than 750
is a scenario which would have the potential to escalate this already full blown war . but without a no fly zone, ukraine risks getting pounded again and again from the air by the russian fighter jets. and the men and the women on the ground in ukraine claim they are a match for russian soldiers, but they admit it s not a contest when skies are part of the battle ground here with president vladimir zilinskas most recent plea for help on this regard, the responsibility also lies on those who for 13 days cannot approve somewhere there in the west, somewhere in those offices and obviously need a decision on those who still have not secured the ukrainian sky against russian killers. the latest satellite imagery from max our technology shows the damage done so far by russian airstrikes along with bomb craters and people fleeing people in the city. sumy had a chance to leave yesterday after 21 people were killed there earlier this week
expected to intensify. the city of izyum is now unreachable. and the villages that surround it have been flattened by russian artillery and airplanes. and there are bomb craters here as big as a house. yet the mood of ukrainian troops is high. russia s much vaunted military seems to instill a little fear. [interpreter] they will not pass. he also swore at vladimir putin. then the russian military reminded us that they weren t very far away. [noise] do you feel vulnerable? there are russian planes circling overhead? it s solid.
group nabu commission to study and found something astonishing although there are pollutants like heavy metals and kerosene residue the sights are ecologically important. let s finance was another situation in these areas is unique the exercises create a patchwork environment there are temporary changes what we ecologists call disturbances in areas where soil is removed there are pioneers sites where rare plants can grow as well as animal species you can t find in the regular landscape. destruction by tanks and artillery creates new ecological niches says army ecologist wilfried korten. pons foreman tank trails and bomb craters where frogs and mutes can spawn. the damage we see here from tank trucks you only see this in military training areas is especially important for nature conservation this is not static environmental protection