states, that it couldn t, or china couldn t get it using these means, so, for now, as i say, quite an unusual situation. it seems this balloon continues to hover somewhat over the united states. ., , a former russian army officer has told the bbc that he witnessed russian soldiers committing crimes in ukraine, including torture, looting, and threats of rape. konstantin yefremov is the most senior figure to have spoken out so far. he says he saw one ukrainian prisoner of war being beaten and shot. mr yefremov is now considered a traitor by the russian authorities. he s been speaking to our russia editor, steve rosenberg. this is the war in ukraine the official russian version of it. victorious music packaged, promoted, propagandised by moscow. victorious music fearless russian soldiers fighting the good fight, defending the motherland.