the dead couple were maksim and his wife, ksenya. they were travelling with their six—year—old son and a friend, who both survived. she said maksim had been shouting they were with a child when he was killed. almost four weeks later, maksim's badly burned body still lies next to the hulk of their car. ksenya's remains are inside. her mouth is open, as if in a scream. the car and the back seat are riddled with bullets. the vehicle and their bodies were not burnt when they were killed. the hypothesis is that russian soldiers tried to destroy the evidence of what they had done. the drone operator who filmed their death said the russians must have known maksim's car was not a threat. so they were trying to say that they were civilians? yes, yes, they know it. you can see it, the whole car is civilians, not an army car, and they shoot it. in the woods near the road, there is evidence the russians left in a hurry. you can see the place where, in the trees, the russians were living. there is a dug—out. there's beer bottles. it's like

the dead couple were maksim and his wife, ksenya. they were travelling with their six—year—old son and a friend, who both survived. she said maksim had been shouting that they were with a child when he was killed. almost four weeks later, maksim's badly burned body lies next to the hulk of their car. his wedding ring is still on his finger. ksenya's remains are inside. her mouth is open, as if in a scream. the car and the back seat are riddled with bullets. the vehicle and their bodies were not burnt when they were killed. the hypothesis is that russian soldiers tried to destroy the evidence of what they'd done. the drone operator who filmed their death says the russians must have known maksim's car was not a threat. so they were trying to say that they were civilians? yes, yes, they know it. you can see it, the whole car is civilians, not an army car, and they shoot it. in the woods near the road, there's evidence the russians left in a hurry. you can see the place where, in the trees, the russians were living. there's a dug—o

the dead couple were maksim and his wife, ksenya. they were travelling with their six—year—old son and a friend, who both survived. she said maksim had been shouting that they were with a child when he was killed. almost four weeks later, maksim's badly burned body lies next to the hulk of their car. his wedding ring is still on his finger. ksenya's remains are inside. her mouth is open, as if in a scream. the car and the back seat are riddled with bullets. the vehicle and their bodies were not burnt when they were killed. the hypothesis is that russian soldiers tried to destroy the evidence of what they'd done. the drone operator who filmed their death says the russians must have known maksim's car was not a threat. so they were trying to say that they were civilians? yes, yes, they know it. you can see it, the whole car is civilians, not an army car, and they shoot it. in the woods near the road, there's evidence the russians left in a hurry. you can see the place where, in the trees, the russians were living. there's a dug—o

the dead couple were maksim and his wife, ksenya. they were travelling with their six—year—old 5on and a friend, who both survived. she said maksim had been shouting they were with a child when he was killed. almost four weeks later, maksim's badly burned body still lies next to the hulk of their car. ksenya's remains are inside. her mouth is open, as if in a scream. the car and the back seat are riddled with bullets. the vehicle and their bodies were not burnt when they were killed. the hypothesis is that russian soldiers tried to destroy the evidence of what they had done. the drone operator who filmed their death said the russians must have known maksim's car was not a threat. so they were trying to say that they were civilians? yes, yes, they know it. you can see it, the whole car is civilians, not an army car, and they shoot it. in the woods near the road, there is evidence the russians left in a hurry. you can see the place where, in the trees, the russians were living. there is a dug—out. there's beer bottles. it's like

they are maksim iowenko and his wife ksjena. they were also travelling with their six—year—old son the little boy and elderly woman survived. when maksim was killed, he was shouting they had a child with them. someone else who was in that convoy of cars is tatyana — who's now in the uk with her daughter, 0lga. taytana was in the fourth car in that convoy of vehicles on the e40. earlier, she spoke to my colleague annita mcveigh about her escape from that road — alongside her daughter 0lga, who translated for her. she speaks ukrainian. so it is me and my neighbours, neighbours on the street and the street across and we've decided that time to leave, so we've decided to go in a convoy of ten to 15 cars. it was a huge risk. most of the cars had children and hence on every car it was written "children" in russian. when we reached the motorway, we saw a few burned cars. we were very scared. then we heard the shelling. i had my six—year—old granddaughter in a car together with my daughter—in—law. the car in front of me

they are maksim iowenko and his wife ksjena. and the elderly mother of one of maksim's friends — who survived. when maksim was killed he was shouting they had a child with them. in a moment we'll hear from a woman who was in the fourth car of that convoy — but first — here's our correspondent jeremy bowen who reported from that road on friday. again — this clip from jeremy bowen contains some very distressing images from the start. some of the dead were piled up and surrounded by tyres. they deliberately burned them. they set on fire to hide their... to hide what they did. in the desolation are a mass of questions about who they were and how they were killed. it's hard to imagine the fear these people must have gone through in the last few moments of their lives or indeed of the anguish survivors, families must be feeling now. but this is more than just a collection of terrible deaths, it's a crime scene. because, under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. tatyana — who's now in the uk with her daughter 0lga. taytana was in the fourth car in that convoy of

maksim is 26 and the local commander, born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in the east, in this area? are you worried that the russians are going to come here? we will be ready to greet the russians, he tells me. they came to us with weapons, not the other way round. we live in ukraine. this is our land. donbas is the ukraine, and i was born in ukraine. and i will die in ukraine. so many have left the village since the start of the war. a population of 1,400 is now down to just 300, and the vast majority who remain are elderly, clinging on to what they know, despite the threat. valeriy duhelnyy is head of the local municipality. he has watched his village leach its young since russia invaded ukraine, but he understands why many older residents want to stay. they are afraid to leave their houses and households behind, he tells me. it is hard to go. people think that they have lived their share and want to die at home. raisa is one of the villagers who chose not to leave. raisa, clive. the great absence in her life is he

and tonight, the acclaimed ukrainian photojournalist maksim levin was found dead near kyiv, killed while covering this war. levin leaves behind a wife and four children. he was quoted as saying, every ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war. and as the war engulfs so many, pope francis told reporters he is considering a trip to kyiv to call for peace. and he issued a fiery statement, clearly placing the blame for the war on vladimir putin, though not directly naming him, declaring -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: we thought that invasions of other countries, savage fighting in the streets, and atomic threats were a grim memory of the past. but the cold wind of war, which brings just death, destruction and hate, violently tore down everyone and everyday life. >> those strong words from the pope today. terry moran joins us from lviv. terry, you're learning new details on what the ukrainians are saying about peace negotiations tonight? >> reporter: that's right, whit. tonight on ukrainian television, a member of the ukrainian negotiating team said

maksim is 26 and the local commander, born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in the east, in this area? are you worried that the russians are going to come here? we will be ready to greet the russians, he tells me. they came to us with weapons, not the other way round. we live in ukraine. this is our land. donbas is the ukraine, and i was born in ukraine. and i will die in ukraine. so many have left the village since the start of the war. a population of 1,400 is now down to just 300, and the vast majority who remain are elderly, clinging on to what they know, despite the threat. valeriy duhelnyy is head of the local municipality. he has watched his village leach its young since russia invaded ukraine, but he understands why many older residents want to stay. they are afraid to leave their houses and households behind, he tells me. it is hard to go. people think that they have lived their share and want to die at home. raisa is one of the villagers who chose not to leave. raisa, clive. the great absence in her life is he

meanwhile, the body of the ukrainian photographer and videographer maksim levin was found on saturday near kyiv. he was a longtime contributor to reuters and other news outlets, including the bbc and associated press. the united nations has brokered a two-month truce in yemen, the site of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the u.s.-backed saudi-led coalition and houthi rebels both agreed to halt all offensive operations inside yemen and across its borders. fuel ships are now being allowed to enter into hodeida ports and the airport in sana'a is reopening. over the past six years, the u.n. estimates the war in yemen has killed nearly 400,000 people, many from hunger. residents in yemen have welcomed the halt to the fighting. >> we are very optimistic about the truce. but we suffer from a dire economic situation. the price of oil derivatives, the price of food commodities. with ramadan, their families who cannot even provide the necessary food. amy: covid-19 has reached record levels in the united kingdom as the omicron variant ba.2 rapidly spreads. government data show nearly 5 mil

the soldiers searched maksim's body and drag him away. this incident both traumatizing and motivating for the drone unit. >> in normal life before the war, we were civilians who like to fly around drones and make a nice video. but when the war begun, we become actually a vital part of the resistance. >> reporter: he sent us hours of video showing his team scoping out russian vehicles, even finding them when they're hidden and almost impossible to spot and then helping the ukrainians hit them. >> we are eyes. we are called eyes because with eyes you can see and report and as soon as you can see, you can conduct military air strikes. >> how long does it take to get your information to the right places and act on the intelligence you provide. >> in good time, it's a matter of minutes. >> and sometimes a little mosquito can take out a whole herd of elephants. this is drone footage of the unit searching for a massive column of russian tanks and armored vehicles. and this is that column after the drones found it. units like his played a major r

for the civilians like maksim, caught between the two sides, there was little to do but pray for deliverance. >> describe what it was like, the bombardment. describe how it felt to you. >> it was terrible. it was completely terrible. you know, near my car was exploded three mines. >> reporter: some of the dead were buried by their neighbors close to the shattered remains of their homes. this is where ina lies, hit by a shell, her grave adorned with food and drink her relatives would have traditionally shared at her funeral. but her son has been unable to reach the town to grieve for his mother. but many more were hastily interred without headstones or even identification. here it's believed 280 people were buried in mass graves, one row for ukrainians, one for russians. >> translator: this is horrible. we survived this. they were shelling us. i cannot find words to describe what we lived through. >> reporter: this family appear to have escaped unscathed after days in a bunker. her fa as he swings, he says, if the bad men come back, i'll stamp on them. there seems little chance now of the rus

the body of maksim levin found on a battlefield near kyiv. he was killed while covering the war. he once said, every ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war. the ongoing humanitarian crisis worsens. the red cross was unable to access the besieged city of mariupol. for the first time this week over 1,000 people arrived from mariupol in these buses to the government-controlled city of zaporizhzhia. in lviv a relief organization expanding their operations. more than 100 americans and others are here, and they're shipping out a field hospital to the east toward the front. reverend franklin graham says, despite the danger, people want to help. >> was it hard to get people to come here? >> no. just sent out the word we need your help and people dropped what they were doing. >> reporter: this morning we visited the central evangelical church here where one third of the members are refugees. church members, like almost everyone else, have opened their hearts and homes to help. i asked people, what are you praying for today? peace, several said. others said

to bring you this story fans of abc's dancing with the stars, know our next guest as long time pro, maksim chmerovskiy has been a part of 17 seasons. he's a ukrainian-born american citizen and was in kiev the day russia invaded. as russian attacks continued to batter his native country he was able to to escape and went to poland. he started a car yet organization baranova27. it collects funds for ukrainians. he is back in the u.s. thank you very much nor joining us on the show. so, first of all, can you tell us what you are hearing pack from people in kiev? about just how big the need is there? >> yeah. thank you for having me. i think that you guys have provided a great coverage, especially today morning as i was driving here. i was thinking about what my message would be and it has to be the fact that people are getting a little tired of this news coverage and the fact that when i made my way back to l.a. and you know where i live i realize how far away this really is. you know and the horrible images we see from today warning, i hate to say, but for a lot of people in this country and y