in the mighty russian army began to appear. their advances stalled the ukrainians organized and fought back. civilians banded together. many took up arms to defen their country. it seemed vladimir putin hadn accounted for this, the will o the ukrainian people let by an unlikely hero, president volodymyr zelenskyy. the nation rallied behind th comedian turned politician, no wartime leader facing resistance, and failing to capture kyiv, russia focuse its attacks on eastern ukraine moscow called it a change of strategy, for the ukrainians it was a major victory, but an celebrations were short lived. as russian forces withdrew fro around kyiv, evidence of atrocities and war crimes on a massive scale emerged. first in bucha, the patter
would continue in othe liberated areas. ukrainian officials documented 50,000 alleged russian war crimes russia has repeatedly denied its soldiers are responsible why do you think this i happening? that there are now thousands o allegations of russian war crimes here? thousands? something was, you know something was broken with mentality, with them- in the east, and in the south, russia s bloody campaig continued. with putin s forces firing missiles and artillery t hammer towns and cities, often indiscriminately u.s. officials estimate tens o thousands of ukrainian civilians have been killed 100,000 russian troops kille or wounded ukrainians have so short on, backed by international support, including 20 billion dollars i weapons and military assistanc
from the united states ukrainian troops have used i to launch a major counte offensive, liberating larg parts of eastern ukraine, an then the southern city o kherson, occupied by moscow fo eight months as the ukrainia military moved in, soldier were given a heroes welcome. president zelenskyy calle the liberation of kherson at the beginning of the end o this war how are you feeling today how are you feeling? very well how is this moment for you? the moment is very important, it is the biggest occupied since 24 of you know, february, so the biggest cit and now is free. so ukraine cream so as the conflict nears on ear, there is no end in sight. ukrainians fear the world is losing interest in the war, as putin employs a brutal new
beginning of the end of this war. how are you feeling today how are you feeling? well. how is this moment for you? the moment is very important, that is the biggest occupied, since 24, of februar so the biggest city and now so ukraine came to - as the conflict nears, on year, there s still no end i sight. ukrainians fear the world is losing interest in the war, as putin employs a brutal new tactic, mass targeting ukraine s infrastructure just as temperatures plummet he could not take ukraine as completely, or quickly as he had hoped, now it seems he i so being to starve and freez the country into submission. richard engel, nbc news. from the gas pump to th grocery store, inflation sen prices soaring through the roo last year. nbc news business reporter - breaks down the numbers.
mentality, with them in the east, and in the south, russia s bloody campaigns continue with putin s forces firing missiles, and artillery, t hammer towns and cities ofte indiscriminately u.s. officials estimate tens o thousands of ukrainian civilians have been killed, an 100,000 russian troops kille or wounded ukrainians have soldiers on, backed by international suppor including 20 billion dollars i weapons and military assistanc from the united states ukrainian troops have used i to launch a majo counteroffensive, liberating large parts of eastern ukraine and then the southern city o kherson, occupied by moscow fo eight months as the ukrainia military moved in, soldier were given a heroes welcome. president zelenskyy called the liberation of kherson at the