unjustified. i want to turn to ukraine. several explosions were reported next to the largest nuclear power plant in europe. the plant is under russian control, and ukrainians have accused russians of intentionally setting off the blast. it distresses western allies about nuclear safety. the head nuclear watchdog violated every principle of nuclear safety. the war has consumed every aspect of civilian life, a new pbs documentary taking us right to the men, women and children whose life is upended. life s life, death s death. my wife doesn t like when i m going. she s always crying, but i m used to it, also.
it. it s clear the russians are continuing with their campaign to obliterate civilian life. but this is also a sign they re pursuing traditional tactics, trying to break the infrastructure that could support the ukrainian war effort. reporter: putin s claims have turned back on the russian leader by survivors of the real war against hitler s ideology. she says i think victory will be ours, only ours. if i was younger, i would have ripped his throat out with my teeth. the president is insisting ukraine s victory is cert issen. are the one who is repeating the horrific crimes of hitler s regime today, following nazi philanthropy, following everything they did, he s doing. but it will be a long, hard fight to turn the lesson os of history into a modern day
this is a city of strategic importance, isn t it, kate? yes, i m sor ,i importance, isn t it, kate? yes, i m sorry. iwas importance, isn t it, kate? yes, i m sorry, i was expecting importance, isn t it, kate? yes, i m sorry, i was expecting to importance, isn t it, kate? yes, i m sorry, i was expecting to look - importance, isn t it, kate? yes, i m sorry, i was expecting to look at - sorry, i was expecting to look at something else, but yes. one of the things the telegraph s report covers is the importance of access to the sea of azov which connects eastern territory and the crimean peninsula. i think we have all been watching these scenes and it is almost impossible to find the words as to how horrific it is. except to say that one of the really tragic things about these stories is that we have seen this technique of absolutely destroying civilian residential areas, civilian life. we have seen it before in syria. from the russian backed forces when we were
outrageous. people in bucha doing what would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago, collecting the dead bodies of their neighbors. phil black has more now. phil. reporter: don, this is more than just the indifference to civilian life. we have seen throughout this war, through russia s continuous bombardment of people s homes and other non-military targets, what we are hearing from bucha and other areas russia pulled back from, what the disturbing images show is that civilians were targeted, deliberately killed. some execution style. some tortured as well. there is little point closing the back doors of this van. it s stopping frequently, picking up those who didn t survive russia s brief occupation of bucha. each person is photographed. where possible, i.d. is checked. and where necessary, bindings