there are granola bars. it s exactly the kind of thing i would take with me, that anyone would, if they were going on a trip. yuriy patsan is a local farmer. you live right there. he says he witnessed a russian armored vehicle open fire with high-clal ber explosive rounds, even though the car bore a sign in the back window that read,s, children. yuriy says he tried to save them, but they died in his arms. all he could do was bury them. we re not dogs, like the russian soldiers, he says. once the russians left, he and the ukrainian police exhumed want bodies for investigation. from what you know, from what you ve seen, does this constitute a war crime? yes. it s definitely war crime because without any reason, civilians were killed. the world should know that it is not fake. the world should know who is russian regime, who is putin. reporter: indeed, putin has called alleged war crimes in the kyiv region fake news. but 900 civilian deaths have
threatened these ukrainian soldiers in the first days of the war, only to be rebuffedbufd with expletives. the pentagon confirms the ship was struck by ukrainian-made missiles that have now scared the rest of russia s fleet away. but russia is still striking by land and by air, firing three missiles at the capital, kyiv, this as russia continues to pull back its ground forces after failing to capture it, leaving behind blood-stained boot prints in its wake. the scale of loss. reporter: ukraine s lawmaker has come to see for himself, a family of five allegedly gunned down as they try to flee, the youngest only two years old. a stroller for a baby. stroller. reporter: oh, my god. look at that. and this baby was killed. yeah. i have son, my own son is three years old. it s so hard. reporter: i mean, you can see there s need there.
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today. they also hit a facility on the outskirts of kyiv, ukraine s capital. the head of the region police force there says the civilian death toll in the area tops 900 and will likely rise. nearly all of the victims killed by gunshots. we start tonight with cbs chris livesay from kyiv. chris, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. tonight, moscow is outraged over the u.s. and nato shipping weapon systems to ukraine, warning there could be unpredictable consequences. the kremlin is also threatening to increase air attacks here in kyiv after that stunning ukrainian missile strike that sank roo russia s lead warship. it was the flagship of the russian navy in the black sea, but tonight, it s sitting at the bottom of it, along with supersonic missile launchers and the kremlin s pride. the moskva was once the terror of ukraine s coast, that
ansirkers who helped riders to safety. alo, what happens with reward money for the suspect s arrest. tax day backlog why the i.r.s. is pleading with americans to file electronically as monday s deadline approaches. jackie robinson day. 75 years after he broke the major league color barrier, baseball celebrate number 42. and on the road. meet the carpet cleaner whose hobby has everyone talking. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. there is clarity tonight on one of the most important events in the war in ukraine. a senior u.s. defense official confirms that two ukrainian antiship missile strikes, first disabled then sank one of russia s most important warships. in response, russian forces shelled several cities in southern and eastern ukraine