a firefight in the besieged southeastern seat of mariupol, or ukraine s president zelenskyy now says it is likely tens of thousands of people are dead. though, that number cannot be verified. after its defeat around kyiv, russia is now shifting its assault east. the country s largest city in the east, kharkiv, has seen more deadly airstrikes. in the suburbs of kyiv, after russian forces retreated, a clearer picture of the destruction is emerging. the death toll is rising, now topping 400. here in bucha, a painstaking recovery is underway. forensic investigators are still exhuming the bodies from this mass grave, and war crimes prosecutors are on the scene. today, sacha came to pay respects to his good friend who was buried here. he tells us his father in law died of hunger. i want the world to know that this is genocide, he says. our thanks to gabe gutierrez. at the un today, the focus was
dead. though, that number cannot be verified. after its defeat around kyiv, russia is now shifting its assault east. the country s largest city in the east, kharkiv, has seen more deadly airstrikes. in the suburbs of kyiv, after russian forces retreated, a clearer picture of the destruction is emerging. the death toll is rising, now topping 400. here in bucha, a painstaking recovery is underway. forensic investigators are still exhuming the bodies from this mass grave, and war crimes prosecutors are on the scene. today, sacha came to pay respects to his good friend who was buried here. he tells us his father in law died of hunger. i want the world to know that this is genocide, he says. our thanks to gabe gutierrez. at the un today, the focus was on the ukrainian women and
kyiv. as you said, other parts of this country are preparing for that russian offensive in the eastern part of ukraine. kharkiv, as you said, dozens of air strikes in the last 24 hours. there are at least 11 people dead, including a child as well in kharkiv. and this morning, andrea, we actually went back to bucha where there are still forensic investigators there exhuming a mass grave, trying to identify the bodies. war crimes prosecutors are also there. we saw scenes of devastation that stretched just for miles. and there are more bodies being found each day in the suburbs in and around kyiv. the death toll in this region has now topped 400. as you said, andrea, a huge concern now, president zelenskyy just telling the mayor of mariupol telling the associated press but president zelenskyy also mentioning over the last 24 hours in one of his addresses that the fear is in mariupol
all has been circulated about the chemical were absolutely unfounded by the syrian government. we have to acknowledge that there is a huge campaign. the syrian government for the last three years and the same is not the syrian government. the aim is the destruction of syria, the destruction of the syrian people for only the benefit of israel. that is the true story that is happening in syria. but these pictures were collected by war crimes prosecutors, forensic experts, a defector from your government came out with all these pictures saying these crimes were committed by syrian government authorities. this is simply a huge, huge lie. and remember, it was the 21st of august the chemical. now massachusetts announced the study. wait three or four months and then you will know the real story. the problem is that the syrian people have been victims of so many lies circulated in order to justify this horrid war that has
the teen with autism who disappeared three months ago. his remains were identified by dna. pieces of his clothing were discovered at the site. the medical examiner said the cause and manner of death are pending further study. he had been missing since he walked out of school on october 4. the case sparked a massive search across new york city including hundreds of officers, marine units and volunteers. the family s attorney plans to hold a news conference later today. still ahead, a new report on the brutality of the syrian regime. ahead a peace talk scheduled for this week. horrific photos of thousands of prisoners too graphic to show that war crimes prosecutors compare to torture in nazi death camps. nbc confirms that one of the suspected so-called black widows dispatched to attack the winter games in sochi has been killed. we ll have the latest. the hunt continues for three others who officials believe may