difficult operation, complex, and there was other conditions but we feel like more than 1000 people managed to leave from there, where they wanted to go as we have such an opposition from there, where they wanted to go as we have such an opposition will take place in the days to come because there have such an opposition will take place in the days to come because there are still many people living in mariupol and we believe they need to go out. and we believe they need to go out. and we spare no efforts to make that possible. we are in contact with authorities to make sure that happens. authorities to make sure that ha ens. .., . authorities to make sure that hauens. . , , authorities to make sure that hauens. . ,, happens. are concerned because your team, that happens. are concerned because your team. that was happens. are concerned because your team, that was the happens. are concerned because your team, that was the intention - happens. are concerned because your team, that w
about mariupol, there are other cities where you have to raise the concern. the type of operation, and can be done in a much larger scale. thank you so much forjoining us. ukrainian opposition mp kira rudik has visited the town of bucha a number of times since it was liberated by ukrainian forces. earlier she described to me what she saw. i have seen many bodies, i have seen mass graves, i have seen people whose hands are tied behind their back. we have seen many people with
let s return to the devastation left by russian forces in the town of bucha on the outskirts kyiv. the ukrainian opposition mp kira rudik has visited the town a number of times since it was liberated by ukrainian forces. earlier she described to me what she saw. i have seen many bodies. i have seen mass graves. and i have seen peoples whose hands were tied behind their back before they were shot. we have seen bodies with bullets in their knees and female bodies that were run over by tanks multiple times and female bodies that were burned and then left along the road, trying to cover up for what happened to them beforehand. we have seen tortures, and i have talked to people there in bucha. i have talked to women who were raped and their children were
way, they describe west of the port of city of mariupol. what does that mean for ukraine and this fight? it is a more pressure on the ukrainian forces, make sure there s no avenue or replenishment of the ukrainian forces but it is still a supporting attack. the main battle will be kyiv, the center of ukrainian opposition. the center of gravity in this campaign and so this is just an effort to tie douwn more ukrainian forces and preventing from joining the decisive battle, who will take place around kyiv. i want to ask you about kyiv in a second but ambassador, nic robertson was reporting at the top of the show they re hiding hardware in civilian neighborhoods. that coming from the kremlin is a real warning.
outs significant towns, particularly in the south, and particularly in the east. and so, it balances, or puts the balance towards the russian strategy of grinding down the opposition, ukrainian opposition. do you think it s working? well, i think it s working slowly we but what the russians have to take into account, is that the west is trying to bolster ukrainian defenses, and