hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a horror story of violations against civilians, and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. it comes as images from a us satellite company appear to show a burial ground where new graves have been added at the beginning of april a site allegedly containing around 200 graves, near the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, is in southern ukraine a warning, her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians
How many kilometres of the trenches? i don t know. ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, i don t know. great britain sent us these weapons. it says anti tank missiles from britain. yes, yes. and when was the last time that you used this weapon here? secret. translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago,
How many kilometres of the trenches? i don t know. ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, i don t know. great britain sent us these weapons. it says anti tank missiles from britain. yes, yes. and when was the last time that you used this weapon here? secret. translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they re in this for the
We can t disclose where, the isist battalion is dug in a crucial line of defence for the capital. how many kilometres of the trenches? i don t know. ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, i don t know. great britain sent us these weapons. it says anti tank missiles from britain. yes, yes. and when was the last time that you used this weapon here? secret. translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place, spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has
Firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they re in this for the long haul because they now know that the threat to the very existence of their country will continue. forthose dug in, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance, and when ukraine s residents became its protectors. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv.