we are witnessing this now in kramatorsk. we understand there have been mobile crematorium facilities. this is something we have not been able to independently verify. is this something that you have seen evidence of, that you have talked to people who have seen evidence of? >> hello. we received a lot of information and continue to investigate this issue. so what do we have? we know that 10, 12, 15, 20 days ago, there were a lot of bodies on the street. we saw it on images. we saw it on photos, we saw it in the words of witnesses. and it was thousands of killed people all over the street. so we had a lot of information when you come to 100 meters when you come to any city, seeing a killed person. and they start to disappear when it was well-known about bucha, about irpin. and we understand a lot of russians start to hide all bodies and they start to collect bodies in some northwest district. there is a cemetery there. we continue to investigate what did they do with bodies. we know exactly they do not bury them. >> as we are

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jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. the british prime minister borisjohnson announced that the uk is sending another £100 million — or $130 million — worth of military equipment to ukraine, including surface to air missiles and anti—tank weapons. mrjohnson was holding talks with the german chancellor 0laf scholz at downing street, while the eu president ursula von de leyen has been visiting ukraine to offer her support. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. in bucha, a chance to ponder the brutal realities of this war. ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, in the town where ukraine says hundreds of civilians were killed by russian troops. the whole world is mourning with the people of bucha, and they are the ones who are, as you said, defending the border of europe, defending humanity, defending democracy, and therefore, we stand with them. but how much more are ukraine's friends willing to do to help? today, slovakia became the first country to send a major air defence system. wi

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jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. for more on the attack at the trains station, i spoke to louise callaghan, correspondent at the sunday times who was in kramatorsk. i arrived yesterday afternoon, about eight hours after the attack. by the time i got up to the train station, the bodies had already been cleared away. but what i saw was the remnants of an enormous attack. i saw the remnants of what happens when a huge missile slams into a crowd of 1,000 civilians waiting at a train station. there was blood smeared all over the floor, toys, packed lunches, packed lunches, scattered across the station concourse. then i went to the hospital and spoke to the doctors and the nurses there who described what they saw. i spoke to people who had survived who had suffered shrapnel wounds. then i went to the morgue and saw the bodies of some of those who have who have been killed, including a 12—year—old girl. absolutely horrific to witness in the hours immediately afterwards. what more did the medical staff there try to save

let's talk first about kramatorsk. which have talked about kramatorsk. which have talked about the difficulties of gathering information. this appears to be a word doc committed event, but there is some doubt over the degree of blame between the russians, who did the bombing, but the suggestion ukraine's may have shot it down and caused it to land on the railway station. . �* , , station. that's right, so they will ofthe station. that's right, so they will of the need _ station. that's right, so they will of the need to _ station. that's right, so they will of the need to be _ station. that's right, so they will of the need to be an _ station. that's right, so they will| of the need to be an investigation to understand what happened in this particular incident, and in particular incident, and in particular the question of whether that train station was full of civilians fleeing from the conflict, whether it was targeted either intentionally, to hit civilians, or with the intention of hitting what was perceived to have been a military target but in fact

you can see kramatorsk here, it is right in the center of this. that's where the train station is. civilians there have been told to evacuate. these people at the train station, thousands and thousands of people there, were doing exactly what they were told to do. to get out of that region because it is quickly becoming a battlefield. want to bring in cnn's senior international correspondent frederik pleitgen, in kyiv for us this morning. fred, we're getting new details about this strike, even as we see these just horrifying images from the scene. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah, they're horrifying images and you're right also, john, to say that -- that the strike took place as people were trying to evacuate that area. and they have been told for days that the main route to get out of that area would be by rail. the roads there very difficult to navigate. a lot of people obviously don't have vehicles either. and so a lot of them were trying to get out of there by rail, and apparently there were hundreds of people inside the waiting area. this missile strike hit a waiting a

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. the uk's sending $130 million worth of military equipment international efforts to step up pressure on russia are continuing. the uk's sending $130 million worth of military equipment to the ukrainian army, including surface—to—air missiles and anti—tank weapons. slovakia became the first country to donate a major air defence system to ukraine, with the us confirming it will replace the one donated by ukraine's neighbour. here's our ciplomatic correspondent, paul adams. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in bucha, a chance to ponder the brutal realities of this war. ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, in the town where ukraine says hundreds of civilians were killed by russian troops. the whole world is mourning with the people of bucha, and they are the ones who are, as you said, defending the border of europe, defending humanity, defending democracy, and therefore, we stand with them. but how much more are ukraine's friends willing to do to

{iii railway station in kramatorsk. of course, we are in shock. 50 people died, what we know as of right now, and 100 more are in hospital, severely wounded. many of them have their hands or legs blown off so we expect the number could be bigger. four victims are children. and we are still learning about the exact number of victims. we know for sure that the russians were specifically targeting this railway station. they knew people were trying to evacuate. we did hear some news on social media saying that for those that we care about, please do not use the railway tomorrow, it wouldn't be safe, so they were planning this attack. and they specifically targeted an area where 4000 people were trying to run away from them. that is considered an other war crime they have committed on ukraine's territory. in crime they have committed on ukraine's territory.— ukraine's territory. in the past number of _ ukraine's territory. in the past number of hours _ ukraine's territory. in the past number of hours there - ukraine's terr

this is kramatorsk. this map tells you a little about what's going on. this is where the russians are coming down if they stay with their plans to go into slovianks. what could happen here if they join from the south. these areas are in the path of what the russians want to do. they want this territory because it is part of the eastern area. the donbas region they occupied before but they wanted to occupy even more of that. and bring the lane to about here. if they do that, that will be part of the goal. their whole mission is to take territory. they really don't care whether or not they hit civilian targets. >> they don't care, obviously. this was a big hub for evacuating people. thousands passing through every single day. the russians knew this. why would they target this? for the children. why would they do that? >> well, they would do it because they want to instill terror into the hearts and minds of the people in ukraine. they believe that by controlling them mentally in this way, using terror as a weapon, by actually doing the things they did with

. >> it sits on the grass outside of the station in kramatorsk. the remnants of a ballistic missile, it's work already done. on the side, there is a message. done for the children. a message of revenge, it seems, sprayed and white. this weapon was aimed at the only place in this embattled city where large groups were gathering. the train station was packed with people trying to find a way out. some 4000 waiting for trains, heading to western ukraine. they were running from the russian military, but this brutal war came to them. you can't unsee scenes like these. neither can you forget the sound. high explosives, and bits of shrapnel tearing through passengers waiting for a train. how many dead bodies? and the children! the children! says one. the authorities say at least 50 people were killed, including five children. more than 100 have been injured. >> [speaking foreign language]. >> we were in this booking haul a couple of days ago. and it was full. it was full of people, and their personal possessions as they waited to board trains out on the p

dan johnson in lviv. - joining me from the city of kramatorsk, the mp kramatorsk was the target of that attack on friday. what is the situation like there now? kramatorsk is the capital — situation like there now? kramatorsk is the capital controlled _ situation like there now? kramatorsk is the capital controlled by _ situation like there now? kramatorsk is the capital controlled by ukraine i is the capital controlled by ukraine part of dom bess. the awful tragedy happened on friday. the number of killed people increased to 57 after five died this night because of wounds, including five children. it is awful. i have been in the place of the attack, i saw it with my own eyes. russians used notjust a rocket, a missile, but a bomb which is forbidden for use by all conventions, even for use against soldiers. even for military targets. but against civilians, it is something so inhumane and so awful. that is why there were so big numbers of people who died. it is their network of educational centres of ukraine, they have volunteer hopes helping people so that is why we came there with huma

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. earlier i spoke to the ukrainian mp 0leksiy goncharenko, who's in the northern city of sumy. i asked him first about whether the humanitarian corridors are working on the ground. the whole world saw yesterday how these corridors are working because that was a humanitarian corridor as people were escaping the east of ukraine for safety and russians first cynically bombed railways so people could not leave this city and then it became crowded with people waiting there for trains and they attacked the station itself. and 52 were killed including five children so you see how humanitarian corridors are working when we are speaking about vladimir putin. of course russia denying involvement in the strikes. what is the mood of ukrainians that you have spoken with in the last few days, just shed a light on what you're hearing from ukrainians there? well russia denied that they were going to attack ukraine, russia denied that the soldiers were in crimea eight years ago, russia is lying all the

they were at the kramatorsk train station during the explosion. it killed 40 people, including children. hundreds more were injured. the emergency sectors were on the scene collecting bodies and taking the injured to hospital. they were on a journey, now stre across the floor. >> i jumped into the passage where there were walls. everyone was panicking, screaming and crying. then i saw a wounded woman bleeding heavily, taken somewhere into a room. there were also several wounded people there. i saw people lying in front of the building. i did not know if th were wounded or dead. reporter: pple were panicked and stressed, some were badly wounded. close by, the remains of the missile lay on the ground. written on the casing in russian where the words "for the children." it is not clear why or where it came from. while it was difficult to say definitively, they thought it was likely to be a russian missile fired indiscriminately. over the past few days this has been the scene at kramatorsk station. thousands of people trying to get out. they had and t

. >> what we see in kramatorsk's is russian armies and russian troops just killed civilians fo scaring them. they want to actually scare the to panic. >> take a look at this picture showing a missile headed for th -- having for the children written on it. ukraine saying it is the use th kind of missile that hit the station but president zelenskyy vehemently asserted that. >> we are anticipating a solid global reaction to this war crime like mass killings in bucha and the missile stripe on kramatorsk must become one of the charges, that's for sure. all efforts will be directed to establish minute by minute who did what and who gave orders in which orders were given. >> meanwhile a checkpoint on th road to mariupol, this seaport city that has been pulverized that the start of this invasion. british intelligence says as many as 160,000 people remain trapped in the city cut off fro civilization without food, water , or electricity. they safe ukraine has received the surface to air missile defense system from slovakia an that is among the list of weapons that president zelensky has been ask

a devastating missile strike in a crowded train station in kramatorsk, a city in eastern ukraine. i have to warn you, what we're about to see is graphic and disturbing. at least 50 people killed yesterday and many more wounded. as you can see, many of the victims are small children. the train station has become an evacuation hub for civilians escaping the donbas. women and children. ukrainian authorities say two russian missiles hit the site. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy vowed to pursue the attack as a war crime. >> translator: we expect a firm global response to this war crime. like the massacre in bucha, like many other russian war crimes, the missile strike on kramatorsk must be one of the charges at the tribunal which is bound to happy. >> ukraine alleges the attack scattered over the wider area. cruelty compounded by cruelty, claiming the russians did that themselves. the russian denial is incredible. >> we find claims that they weren't involved, particularly when the ministry announced. and saw reports of civilian casualties, decided to unannounce this. so our ass

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. just the latest outrage in this war. international efforts to step up pressure on russia are continuing. borisjohnson says the uk is sending another £100 million worth of military equipment to the ukrainian army, including surface to air missiles and anti—tank weapons. he's been holding talks with the german chancellor 0laf scholz at downing street, while the eu president, ursula von de leyen, has been here in ukraine offering her support. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in bucha, a chance to ponder the brutal realities of this war. ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, in the town where ukraine says hundreds of civilians were killed by russian troops. the whole world is mourning with the people of bucha, and they are the ones who are, as you said, defending the border of europe, defending humanity, defending democracy, and therefore, we stand with them. but how much more are ukraine's friends willing to do to help? today, slovakia became the first country to send a major air def

the kramatorsk station has been a major hub for those evacuating daily. ukraine's president rowed to pursue the attack as a war crime. here he is speaking. >> translator: we expect a firm, global response to this war crime. like the massacre in bucha, like many other russian war crimes, the missile strike on kramatorsk must be before the tribunal which is bound to happen. >> cluster bounds scatter and explode over a bide area. despite moskow's denial of involvement the air strike shows russia is deliberately trying to prevent civilians from leaving. >> they bombed the bridge which connects all the cities and others with ukraine. >> well, all of this is taking place as ukrainian military commanders warn russian forces regrouping near the eastern donbas are almost ready to launch an all out assault. cnn's christiane amanpour has more on the horrific aftermath in kramatorsk, and warning the images in her report are shocking and graphic, but they reveal the true level of brutality the ukrainians are blaming on the russian forces. >> reporter: you can hear the

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. the pakistan parliament is still to decide whether to remove imran khan as prime minister, days after he blocked a similar attempt. a vote of no confidence was due on saturday. there have been angry scenes in parliament between mr khan's supporters and opponents. last monday, the supreme court ruled that he acted unconstitutionally when he asked the president to dissolve parliament before the vote could take place. ayesha siddiqa is senior fellow at kings college london and an expert in civil—military relations in the south asia region. and shejoins us now. thank you for being with us. michael and his meeting with the army chief, explained how important that relationship is between the army and the government.— the government. it's generally believed that _ the government. it's generally believed that the _ the government. it's generally believed that the worsening i the government. it's generally believed that the worsening of the government. it's generally i believed that the wo

you can see the desperate effect in kramatorsk. a crowded platform hit by russian missile strikes as people tried to escape heavy fighting. russian forces struck the station building itself. the head of the railway told cnn. now, dozens are dead including children and many people remain unaccounted for. i asked ukraine's chief of military intelligence for his reaction. >> what can i say? this is another example of criminal activity, of war criminal dictator putin. it is in our case that i hope that it would be add to the christian investigation against him in the international courts, conducting the powerful missile strike against the civilian infrastructure during the evacuation of civilians. it is an act of terrorism. >> reporter: in the hours and days before this attack, the station was crowded with thousands of will refugees. kramatorsk has been a hub for internally displaced people in the donetsk region. families desperately boarding trains to escape the russian assault. now, body bags and abandoned luggage are all that remain

they were at a jam packed train station in kramatorsk. the images we are about to show you are graphic and disturbing. but we cannot look away from this reality. >> those horrifying screams, the haunting scramble for cover after russia fired what is believed to have been a short-range ballistic missile directly on this crowd of women, children, men, and the elderly. at least 50 were killed, including five children, at least 98 wounded, including 16 children. ukrainian military authorities say the missile contained cluster munitions, more commonly called a cluster bomb. it's a cruel device designed for propelling secondary submunitions to kill as many people as possible. written on the missile were the words, quote, for the children. cnn cannot confirm what was meant by that. was it some kind of revenge message on behalf of russian children, or was it directed at ukrainian children? ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says once again tonight, russia must be held accountable. >> translator: we expect a firm global response to this war c

in the centre of kramatorsk which is the — working in the centre of kramatorsk which is the centre of education in ukraine, _ which is the centre of education in ukraine, so— which is the centre of education in ukraine, so that's why we came there with humanitarian aide, trying to help people and tell people to escape — help people and tell people to escape from this place. he left odesa quite — escape from this place. he left odesa quite early _ escape from this place. he left odesa quite early on _ escape from this place. he left odesa quite early on because i escape from this place. he left i odesa quite early on because you wanted to be of use in other parts of the country, how likely is it you will return, do you feel you are needed back in your home city? certainly, when there were danger of russia _ certainly, when there were danger of russia and _ certainly, when there were danger of russia and also when russian forces were approaching i left. i definitely was there in my home city and my— definitely was there in my home city and my constituency. for the moment, fortun

. >> reporter: all the injured from friday missile strike on the railway station in kramatorsk in eastern ukraine have been evacuated to the city of dnipro and the capital kyiv. according to a local hospital official. at least 52 people were killed in the strike, which took place at a time when there were around 4,000 people waiting outside to be evacuated. local officials in eastern ukraine have urged all civilians, particularly women, children, and the elderly, to leave the area as quickly as possible in anticipation of a major russian offensive. the kramatorsk railway station was an important hub in that evacuation effort, handling about 8,000 people a day. russian artillery has been relentlessly pounding ukrainian positions to the east of the city. now, most residents of kramatorsk and surrounding towns and villages have already left the region, fleeing to safer ground further west. i'm ben wedeman, cnn, reporting from the donetsk region, eastern ukraine. >>> earlier i spoke with military analyst malcolm davis. we talked about russia's next phase of this war, focused on ukraine's east

it is families trying to get out as they have been told by the mayor of kramatorsk. there is -- there was no military activity around there. there were railway workers. this was a seemingly deliberate target at innocent civilians and especially where these missiles landed and how much damage they did spread out. so this was not one impact area, but there were multiple areas of impact from these missiles. in fact, one of them, i don't know if it was exploded or unexploded, but sitting out right in front of a parking lot, they eventually got it sort of roped off and were concerned that it was potentially still explosive. this was intended to do a lot of damage to innocent people that they knew were trying to get out and leave this area. >> yeah. in your experience, you're involved, not in the medical evacuation, you're involved in feeding people, you and jose andres who founded the organization have been feeding, i told people this, thousands, literally thousands of people as they have fled to safety. does ukraine in a state of war have the ability to take care of thes

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. earlier i spoke tojohn herbst, a former us ambassador to ukraine and director of the eurasia center at the atlantic council about the latest developments. putin's huge offensive from february 2a to seize the capital kyiv has failed. russian troops have been defeated. the number of russian deaths may be as high as 15,000 out of a force of 200,000, that is enormous and they have retreated from kyiv, retreated in the north and they are trying to resupply their forces in the east. but, they are still there, still attacking areas in ukraine. we keep hearing president zelensky asking for more supplies, despite the promises that we have heard today and in recent days. what would be enough for him to be able to push russia out completely? we need to supply steadily all the equipment he is asking for. that means javelins to kill tanks, stingers to take out helicopters, high altitude anti —aircraft, to take out planes flying at 30,000 feet. the brits have sent anti—ship missiles to help pro

the train was supposed to leave the kramatorsk station at 9:00 that morning. but it was delayed. on a beautiful spring day, people started coming to the station around 10:00. he expects an informant told the russians when to strike for maximum civilian casualties. >> translator: i believe there was somebody. a saab tour or a person who exactly chose the right time when most of the people were outside and there was a crowd already gathering who might have given the command to fire the missile. >> seeing all these wounded people for the last month and a half has been devastating. >> you've been witnessing this now for a month and a half. what has been your emotional response? >> translator: i had a 15-minute chat with a psychologist and it was the first time i felt some ease, but it's not over. >> a front row seat to what the russians are doing. >> translator: from what i witnessed and seen, i can say it is not war. it's pure terrorism. >> pure terrorism. the kramatorsk mayor said as many as 4,000 people were at that train station when the russian missile struck. among all these sc

it happened at the station in kramatorsk, one of the few still operating in the east. officials say thousands of people were there at the time, hoping to board trains to escape the fighting. cities in the wider donbas region of eastern ukraine have come under renewed attack as russian troops refocus their war effort on the area. the ukrainian government had urged civilians to leave as the fighting intensified. meanwhile, the ministry of defence says russian troops have now fully withdrawn from northern ukraine to belarus and back to russia. the mod estimates any mass redeployment from the north to the east could take at least a week. here's our correspondent, emma vardy. en route to safety, struck down before they could escape. officials in donetsk said thousands of people were waiting for trains, having been encouraged to leave the city by local authorities, when rockets hit the kramatorsk station. at least 30 people are believed to have been killed. president zelensky speaking to the parliament in finland a short time afterwards said there was no reason for the railw

thousands had gathered at kramatorsk station, hoping to get a train to safety. many of them women and children. they were among the dozens of bodies lying on the ground. aleksei was still looking through the wreckage this morning. normally, he helps recover the bodies of ukrainian troops killed in battle. but, yesterday, he was having to gather the remains of unarmed civilians — the innocents of this war. translation: when you see our future being killed, _ the future of ukraine, you can't control your| emotions, you understand it's genocide and they are killing. usjust because we're - ukrainian and you see that when you look at the bodies of the women and children. | investigators were still examining the remains of a missile nearby. eyewitnesses say they saw multiple explosions, raising the possibility that it may have contained cluster munitions. it's still not clear what exactly happened here, whether this missile might have been shot down and that's why some of it is still intact, but the state railway company says that a number of missiles were fired at

>> ben wedeman in kramatorsk. thank you. >>> in case there was ever any question about vladimir putin's intentions, he has now awarded a title to the military aid accused of committing those war crimes in bucha. for weeks we've brought you the horrific images. the mass graves, dead bodies thrown out with the trash after they were bound and shot in the head. the new cemeteries full of unmarked graves. so many of the victims, women, children, civilians. now putin is praising the soldiers who decimated bucha for their great heroism and courage, and for, quote, protecting russia's sovereignty and interests. joining us to discuss, long time critic of putin, gary, you say this is part of putin's usual pattern. explain. >> absolutely. those who are surprised by the atrocities committed by russian troops in ukraine, they should be reminded about putin's long record, beginning with the second chechen war two decades ago. putin has been a war criminal from the very start. and failing to win the war with a direct assault, as

after several rockets hit kramatorsk station on friday. speaking to the parliament, president zelenskyy condemned russia for hitting civilian targets. >> russian forces hit the transition -- train station. an ordinary train station with ordinary people. there were no military personnel there. there were people who were waiting for a train to get to safe territory when russian forces hit them with missiles. reporter: the kremlin has denied they employ this type of projectile, but ukrainian military officials say they have been used throughout the war. on a visit to london to meet borst johnston, the german chancellor called the attack atrocious. >> the images we have seen, the dramatic attack we have been told about today, it shocks us and we must say here in clear terms it is a cruel war. reporter: around 4000 people were thought to be at the train station. they came with their pets and personal possessions, hoping to escape the worst hazards of war. anchor: european commission president is in ukraine as part of an eu delegation. the visii

what occurred yesterday in kramatorsk will no doubt be added to that total. joining me now live from kyiv is simon shuster, he's a reporter for time magazine. simon, it's good to have. you tell us a little bit more about the area where the strike took place. it's in the donbas region where that has been the site of heavy conflict, a lot of, fighting not just in the last seven weeks but in the last eight years. is this an escalation of sorts? definitely from a human rights perspective, and from a war crimes perspective. i spent quite a bit of time in kramatorsk, in 2014, the beginning of this conflict that, as you said, has been going on for eight years. kramatorsk, at the time, changed hands a few times between the ukrainian forces who were defending their territory and the pro russian separatists forces that were moving in and trying to take over on moscow's behalf. it was a small town. it still is. it became, after that, after the ukrainians took it over, quite decisively in 2014, a hub for the ukrainian military. one of the main bases for ukraine's armed f

kramatorsk. international efforts to isolate russia are continuing. borisjohnson announced that the uk is sending another £100 million worth of military equipment, including surface to air missiles and anti—tank weapons. the prime minister was holding talks with the german chancillor, olaf scholz, at downing street, while the the eu president, ursula von de leyen, has been visiting ukraine to offer her support. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. in bucha, a chance to ponder the brutal realities of this war. ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, in the town where ukraine says hundreds of civilians were killed by russian troops. the whole world is mourning with the people of bucha. and they are the ones who are, as you said, defending the border of europe, defending humanity, defending democracy. and, therefore, we stand with them. today, slovakia became the first country to send a major air defence system, the soviet—era s300. with a major russian offensive looming, this is one of several new moves to supply ukr

in kramatorsk, the human cost of the conflict is clear. the message from the ukrainian government is that russia will be held accountable. simon jones, bbc news. president zelensky has also been talking to cbs news in the united states, following his visit to bucha and address to the united nations security council. here's a little of what he had to say. what must the world understand? translation: we are defending the ability of a person to live in the modern world. they say we're defending western values and i always say what are western values? someone who lives in the united states or europe do they not like children? do they not want their children to go to university? do they not want their grandfather to live for 100 years? we have the same values. we are defending the right to live. i never thought this right was so costly. these are human values so that russia doesn't choose what we should do and how i'm using my rights. that right was given to me by god and my parents. what did you see in bucha? death. just death. western officia

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. russian troops continue to withdraw from areas surrounding kyiv. so how are residents of the capital feeling? earlier i spoke to oleksandra matviichuk, the head of the humanitarian ngo center for civil liberties. people were released from russian troops. we haven't feelings of relief because they were huge atrocities discovered and first we were seeing shock and now we are in grief. the volunteers documented testimonies of people from the cities and villages even before they were liberated so we know about extrajudicial killings, torture, disappearances of civilians. but we were overloaded by the scope and systematic nature of this crime. so not relief but grief from witnessing the horrors that have happened just outside of kyiv. but what is the feeling in the city now? is there any sense that things are returning to some kind of normal? people are returning to the city, despite the fact that our mayor asked us not to return because it is not safe in kyiv and the infrastructure is not

local authorities say two missiles struck the kramatorsk terminal. at least 50 people were killed, many more were hurt. ukraine's president vowed to pursue this attack as a war crime. here he is. >> translator: we expect a firm global response to this war crime. h like the massacre in bucha, like many other russian war crimes, the missile strike on kramatorsk must be one of the charges at the tribunal, which is bound to happen. >> there are allegations these russian missiles were armed with cluster bombs, which scatter and explode over wide area. despite moscow's denials of the involvement, the head of ukraine's national rail system says this air strike shows russia deliberately trying to prevent civilians from evacuating. >> yesterday, they bombed the bridge which connects all the cities with ukraine. and they keep shelling stations. they keep shelling trains. and they do whatever they can to stop the evacuation program of civilians. >> meantime, ukrainian military commanders warn that russian forces regrouping near the eastern donbas region are alm

cnn's phil black has more now on the aftermath of kramatorsk. a warning, the images in his report are shocking. the details are graphic, but all of this reveals the true level of brutality the ukrainians are blaming on russian forces. >> reporter: for many who fear what is coming in eastern ukraine, kramatorsk station has been a gateway to safety. crowds of people have packed its platforms in recent days, desperate to increase their distance from a region russia says it will soon conquer with overwhelming force. witnesses say thousands came again on friday morning. they sought safety. they couldn't escape the war. these are the moments after a ballistic missile exploded at the station, after debris and shrapnel tore through the crowd. so many dead bodies, a person cries. only children, just children. when the screaming eventually stopped, the broken bodies of the innocent remained. we have to hide much of this scene. most of those lying bleeding and still are women and children. survivors fled. we managed to contact some by phone while they shel

as fighting flares to the north, east, and south, the few residents left in kramatorsk carries on. the russian missile strike that left almost 60 dead is closed. trains don't come here anymore. the buses, oddly enough, still run. the deep hole marks where overnight, a russian missile struck. there were no injuries this time. nearby, signs of an earlier bombing. after almost two months of war, constantine is fatalistic. i am not suicidal, he says, but as long as other people stay here, i'll stay here. kramatorsk mayor is blunt about the peril his city faces. >> it's dangerous in each part of the city. you can be attacked in every place of the cities. >> elisa and her husband stroll through the city's min square. >> this is -- it's very brave and but we want live in ukraine. >> reporter: for now, they have most of their city to themselves. under normal circumstances, on a mild-spring evening here in the main square in kramatorsk, there would be lots of people here. now? it's just me and the pigeons. curfew approaches, and dog abandoned by their owners roam the empty streets of an alm

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. campaigning has ended in the first round of france's presidential election, which takes place on sunday. emmanuel macron is likely to come out on top, but his closest rival marine le pen is gaining ground. our paris correpsondent, lucy williamson joins us now. what are polls telling us we can expect? what are polls telling us we can exect? , ., , what are polls telling us we can exect? , . , . expect? they are very close, the top two contenders. _ expect? they are very close, the top two contenders. the _ expect? they are very close, the top two contenders. the latest - expect? they are very close, the top two contenders. the latest poll - expect? they are very close, the top two contenders. the latest poll put i two contenders. the latest poll put them _ two contenders. the latest poll put them point apart. other polls putting — them point apart. other polls putting them may be a point or two further— putting them may be a point or two further apart but it is really very close _

in kramatorsk, the human cost of the conflict is clear. the message from the ukrainian government is that russia will be held accountable. simon jones, bbc news. after more than a month of occupation by russian solders, ukraininan forces reclaimed the city of chernihiv and uncovered scenes of devastation left behind. the city sits to the north of the ukrainian capital, kyiv. its mayor said more than 400 people had died there, and called it "hard to endure". our correspondent anna foster has met one woman whose daughter and husband were brutally killed as they tried to escape from chernihiv, and a warning her report does include some graphic details. veronika kutz, a 12—year—old girl full of energy and promise. a life cruelly ended by a russian shell. nine days into the war, viktoria kovalenko experienced unimaginable horror. as herfamily fled chernihiv, their car was fired on. viktoria's daughter, veronika, and husband, petro, were killed instantly. translation: my daughter got out i of the car and i went to follow. i as i got out, my

jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. we can go live to kyiv and speak to oleksandra matviichuk, the head of the humanitarian ngo head of center for civil liberties. thank you for talking to us, despite what must be a very difficult time. i don't know if you're able to put into words what your emotions are now there has been a slight reprieve in russian trips have gone back? when the region was released from russian _ when the region was released from russian troops we have not felt relief _ russian troops we have not felt relief because the future atrocities was discovered and we were in shock and now— was discovered and we were in shock and now we — was discovered and we were in shock and now we are in grief. other volunteers_ and now we are in grief. other volunteers took testimonies of people — volunteers took testimonies of people from villages before they were liberated so we know about extrajudicial killings, torture is an of— extrajudicial killings, torture is an of civilians but we were overloaded by the

>> i definitely see there's a change around kramatorsk. i've been there and the first time two weeks ago was much easier, less people around the station. and two days ago we had really much people on the station, so i see russians keep pressing on donbas and keep making kramatorsk kind of mariupol again. that's why people try to flee. >> when you hear russia's defense ministry deny any responsibility, really, like they so often do despite all the evidence, what do you say to that? >> well, what you say when you see people lying, explicitly lying? i don't know. you shouldn't say anything to them. >> what about the spirit of the folks and the resolve? what do these attacks like today do to the ukrainian spirit and your own resolve, really? >> you know for me that case was really hard because i didn't expect such an apparent attack on the passenger infrastructure. but, again, as i told you, they keep shelling railway infrastructure on purpose. they tried to stop the program. that's why what we have to do, we have to keep the relocation progra