centers and being held hostage by russia. the people who have lived through this say there is nothing subtle about russia s motivations. they believe they were abducted to play the role of currency, to beef up russia s negotiating power in its efforts to secure the return of its own captured soldiers. phil black reporting live for us from kyiv. thank you for that report. ukrainian authorities say two guided missiles were fired at the cityorizhzhia today. it s home to a large nuclear power plant currently held by russian forces, and the head of that plant warns if a missile were to hit that facility, it could mean catastrophe. this comes as experts from the iaea, the international body governing nuclear energy and weapons, the iaea has been visiting the chernobyl nuclear plant after it was captured and held for more than a month by the russians. matt rivers joins us live from kyiv to discuss. matt, what is the iaea doing on
atrocities in bucha. according to putin s award, they deserve commemoration for courage and professionalism. for astute and bold action during russia s special military operation in ukraine. they re proud of it. phil black reporting live for us. thank you. so much. this is the only ukrainian member of congress and just returned from a trip to ukraine where she was able to visit the town of bucha, the region of ch chernihiv. this is your first interview since you got back. i want to ask but the devastation you saw in and around chernihiv, a city in northern ukraine near the borders of belarus and russia. you sent as you video of a woman telling you what happened in her small village. what did she and other survivors tell you? thank you for having me. i grew up in chernihiv originally. a big part of my life. and i have to tell you, you
attack. russia accusing ukraine of destroying a field depot in the city a few weeks ago. at the time, the ukrainian officials refused to confirm or deny. one theory at the time for ukraine s reluctance to discuss the details of that alleged attack was the possibility that it could trigger an escalation. that russia could strike back. now, the russian military is saying very publicly, very explicitly that that is exactly what it will do if ukraine continues to even think about launching strikes like that on the territory of the russian federation. all right. phil black reporting live from kyiv. thank you. the mayor of mariupol says 180,000 people are waiting to be evacuated from that besieged city. we should note, no humanitarian corridors were open today because russian forces were brocking the evacuation buses. the riesistance is putting all
lots of children under the rubble. others in shelters. the journey out of the besieged city is slow and dangerous but every day, relatively small numbers are leaving whatever way they can along what are supposed to be agreed corridors. a local official said some people have been fired upon. others have had their vehicles seized at russian check points. the people at mariupol have no good options. stay and endure the horror of russia s bombardment or face danger and uncertainty, leaving all they know behind. ukraine s defense minister said the people defending mariupol are saving lives all over the country. they re slowing russia s advance by drawing its fire. with the invading force yet to claim a single major city, the desperate battle for mariupol has taken on symbolic importance for both sides of this war. wolf? phil black reporting for us. thank you very, very much. the fighting has sent millions of people fleeing with nearly
in bucha is a small window of what may be taken place and other areas across the country that s under russia s occupation since the start of the invasion. around this situation indeed. phil black reporting for us, thank you very much. let s go to our christian ama amanpour. you spent your career reporting in some of the worst atrocities over these past several decades. what do the disturbing images coming out of bucha revealed to you? in mediate horror of it. this is a small country and taken place over a short period of time. god only knows what is we may find as this war progresses and whether we are able to see other areas that russia has been able