yeah, that is the big fear, if he does declare those areas part of russia, then the russia nuclear doctrine of self-defense could come into play again, which is very worrying. got to leave there it, unfortunately. general wesley clark, as always, appreciate your expertise. thank you. ukraine is starting its first war crimes trial since the conflict began. the suspect is a 21-year-old russian soldier, vadim who appeared in court on friday. prosecutors say he carried out orders to shoot and kill an unarmed civilian in the early days of the war out of concern the victim could reveal the russians position to the ukrainians. if convicted he could face between 10 and life in prison. ukraine says it s investigating more than 11,000 war crimes cases. now last hour, i spoke about the trial with the ukrainian human rights lawyer and asked why it s
they call themselves the about hone yann. . a professional poker player, ex businessmen. reporter: vadim is the organizer. they can only carry replicas. but they hope they will be entered into the legion. . why fight for ukraine? that is step one. most fled belarus when a popular unrising threatened lukashenko s 26-year-old regime. now they say they must fight president putin. . belarus will have zero chance
happened to all the children. those people were killed for nothing, they re civilians , she says. mariupol is a russian speaking city, everyone has relatives in russia and russia is killing its own people. i m glad putin opened my eyes as to who i really am, vadim says. we are ukrainians. jonah fisher, bbc news, lviv. it is worth us repeating the number said they are, more than 6 million ukrainians have left their homes to seek refuge and shelter elsewhere within this country s borders. i met some of them earlier today, one woman said she was travelling with her seven year old daughter and mother and she had left male relatives, including grandparents, and her heart she says behind in the eastern city of kharkiv. i also met
when the home he shared with his wife irina came underfire, they sheltered for 12 days inside a theatre. irina says they burned the chairs to boil water for the 600 children there. two days after vadim and irina left, the theatre was bombed. it s still not clear what has happened to all the children. those people were killed for nothing, they re civilians , she says. mariupol is a russian speaking city, everyone has relatives in russia and russia is killing its own people. i m glad putin opened my eyes as to who i really am, vadim says. we are ukrainians. jonah fisher, bbc news, livy.
come. a staggering quarter of all ukrainians have come. a staggering quarter of all ukrainians have been come. a staggering quarter of all ukrainians have been forced - come. a staggering quarter of all ukrainians have been forced outl come. a staggering quarter of all. ukrainians have been forced out of their homes during this war. about 3 million of those have left the country, leaving 6.5 million looking for safety inside ukraine, some part like here in lviv. those who have managed to escape mariupol bring harrowing stories. vadim is a pensioner and is now staying on at lviv apartment paid for by his daughter. when the home he shared with his wife irene that came under fire, they sheltered for 12 days inside a theatre. she says they burned the chairs to boil water for the 600 children there. two days after vadim and arena left, the theatre was born. it s still not clear what has happened to all the children. those people were killed for nothing, they are civilians, she