retreated from the area, about people there still struggling to recover, even take the step of identifying bodies. that s right, jim. the killing of so many people behind russian lines created so much pain but also a massive logistical problem. there are so many bodies, and each needs to be recovered, accounted for, identified, examined, the cause of death established, and then ultimately returned to the right grieving family. there is a huge operation under way to ensure all of that happens as efficiently and respectfully as possible. but even still there are families left waiting, enduring painful uncertainty. take a look. morgues aren t supposed to be busy. or so over capacity they need a team of volunteers to move bodies around and large mobile refrigerators to accommodate them. this is one of seven sites in
history as the most barbaric and inhumane army in the world. that was the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy during his nightly address to the nation. he also called russia a source of evil and said targeting our civilians has now become its trademark. this comes as a russian military unit accused of war crimes in bucha is being honored by vladimir putin. the russian president signed a decree monday giving the 64th motor brigade title gods and praising the unit for showing, quote, great heroism and courage. what moscow calls valor, the ukrainians call murder. cnn s phil black reports from bucha where authorities and families continue to recover the victims of russia s heroism. warning, parts of his report are disturbing. reporter: morgues aren t supposed to be busy. or so over casspi they need a team of volunteers to move bodies around, and large mobile
they ll try to denude the ukrainian forces and then potentially move on kyiv. we don t know their political goals. their broad political goals seem to have been abandoned. they re probably not going to replace the ukrainian government. the key is can the ukrainians hold on for a couple of weeks or even a month and we ll see if the russians are exhausted at that point. neil melvin, thank you very much for your analysis. residents and volunteers are cleaning up the massacre russia left behind in bucha. bodies are being found in basements, on the streets and mass graves. it s kept the coroner s office extremely busy. a warning to our viewers, some of these images are disturbing. reporter: morgues aren t supposed to be busy or so over
areas. and cnn s phil black reports, even the morgues in ukraine are struggling to keep one the death toll. i want to warn you. some of the images we re about to show you may be disturbing. reporter: morgues aren t supposed to be busy or so over capacity, they need a team of volunteers to move bodies around. and large mobile refrigerators to accommodate them. this is one of seven sites in and around kyiv working to comb with the tide of death left behind by russia s retreating forces. are there still more bodies coming? a lot. every day. reporter: he normally teaches forensic medicine. now he is a full time volunteer, performing endless autopsies. reporter: how many murders have you seen? i think near to 40% is exactly murder. reporter: by his definition,