FOR HIS SIXTH GREEN JACKET AT THE MASTERS. >>> THIS IS "NBC
JACKET AT THE MASTERS. >>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH
>>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT".
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT". >>> GOOD EVENING.
LESTER HOLT". >>> GOOD EVENING. ALL THE DENIALS IN THE
>>> GOOD EVENING. ALL THE DENIALS IN THE WORLD CANNOT EASE OR
ALL THE DENIALS IN THE WORLD CANNOT EASE OR DIMINISH THE IMPACT OF
WORLD CANNOT EASE OR DIMINISH THE IMPACT OF THE DISTURBING IMAGES
DIMINISH THE IMPACT OF THE DISTURBING IMAGES WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW
THE DISTURBING IMAGES WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU AND WHAT THEY TELL
WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU AND WHAT THEY TELL US ABOUT THE TERROR
YOU AND WHAT THEY TELL US ABOUT THE TERROR INFLICTED ON THE TOWN
US ABOUT THE TERROR INFLICTED ON THE TOWN OF BUCHA, UKRAINE, AND
INFLICTED ON THE TOWN OF BUCHA, UKRAINE, AND WHO DID IT.
OF BUCHA, UKRAINE, AND WHO DID IT. THE BODY, THE
WHO DID IT. THE BODY, THE BLOOD-STAINED STREET,
THE BODY, THE BLOOD-STAINED STREET, A BULLET-RIDDLED CAR
BLOOD-STAINED STREET, A BULLET-RIDDLED CAR DISPLAYING A WHITE
A BULLET-RIDDLED CAR DISPLAYING A WHITE FLAG.
DISPLAYING A WHITE FLAG. A CHILD PLACING ITEMS
FLAG. A CHILD PLACING ITEMS ON A FRESHLY DUG
A CHILD PLACING ITEMS ON A FRESHLY DUG GRAVE.
ON A FRESHLY DUG GRAVE. TONIGHT, JOURNALISTS
GRAVE. TONIGHT, JOURNALISTS INCLUDING OUR OWN
TONIGHT, JOURNALISTS INCLUDING OUR OWN RICHARD ENGEL ARE ON
INCLUDING OUR OWN RICHARD ENGEL ARE ON THE GROUND ANSWERING
RICHARD ENGEL ARE ON THE GROUND ANSWERING THE CALL THE MOMENT
THE GROUND ANSWERING THE CALL THE MOMENT DEMARNGSDDE
THE CALL THE MOMENT DEMARNGSDDE DEMAND, BEARING
DEMARNGSDDE DEMAND, BEARING WITNESS TO BRUTALITY
DEMAND, BEARING WITNESS TO BRUTALITY WE THOUGHT BELONGED TO
WITNESS TO BRUTALITY WE THOUGHT BELONGED TO ANOTHER CENTURY.
WE THOUGHT BELONGED TO ANOTHER CENTURY. THE WORLD'S OUTRAGED
ANOTHER CENTURY. THE WORLD'S OUTRAGED HAS SO FAR BEEN NO
THE WORLD'S OUTRAGED HAS SO FAR BEEN NO MATCH FOR RUSSIA'S
HAS SO FAR BEEN NO MATCH FOR RUSSIA'S CRUELTY.
MATCH FOR RUSSIA'S CRUELTY. UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT
CRUELTY. UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY SPEAKING TO
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY SPEAKING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL
ZELENSKYY SPEAKING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL TODAY ASKING THAT
THE SECURITY COUNCIL TODAY ASKING THAT RUSSIA BE HELD
TODAY ASKING THAT RUSSIA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND
RUSSIA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND DESCRIBING THE
ACCOUNTABLE AND DESCRIBING THE ATROCITIES IN BUCHA IN
DESCRIBING THE ATROCITIES IN BUCHA IN HORRIFYING DETAIL, BUT
ATROCITIES IN BUCHA IN HORRIFYING DETAIL, BUT NO MORE GRAPHIC THAN
HORRIFYING DETAIL, BUT NO MORE GRAPHIC THAN WHAT SURVIVORS AND
NO MORE GRAPHIC THAN WHAT SURVIVORS AND EYEWITNESSES ARE
WHAT SURVIVORS AND EYEWITNESSES ARE DESCRIBING TO RICHARD
EYEWITNESSES ARE DESCRIBING TO RICHARD DIRECTLY.
DESCRIBING TO RICHARD DIRECTLY. HERE'S HIS REPORT AND
DIRECTLY. HERE'S HIS REPORT AND ONCE AGAIN, LET ME
HERE'S HIS REPORT AND ONCE AGAIN, LET ME REMIND YOU THE IMAGES
ONCE AGAIN, LET ME REMIND YOU THE IMAGES ARE HIGHLY DISTURBING.
REMIND YOU THE IMAGES ARE HIGHLY DISTURBING. >> TO ENTER BUCHA NOW,
ARE HIGHLY DISTURBING. >> TO ENTER BUCHA NOW, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE PAST
>> TO ENTER BUCHA NOW, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE PAST A GRAVEYARD OF RUSSIAN
YOU HAVE TO DRIVE PAST A GRAVEYARD OF RUSSIAN TANKS.
A GRAVEYARD OF RUSSIAN TANKS. UKRAINIANS KICKED THE
TANKS. UKRAINIANS KICKED THE RUSSIANS OUT OF THIS
UKRAINIANS KICKED THE RUSSIANS OUT OF THIS KYIV SUBURBS AND ONCE
RUSSIANS OUT OF THIS KYIV SUBURBS AND ONCE AGAIN ARE IN CHARGE,
KYIV SUBURBS AND ONCE AGAIN ARE IN CHARGE, BUT FOR FIVE WEEKS
AGAIN ARE IN CHARGE, BUT FOR FIVE WEEKS RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
BUT FOR FIVE WEEKS RUSSIAN SOLDIERS OCCUPIED BUCHA,
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS OCCUPIED BUCHA, DESTROYED MUCH OF IT,
OCCUPIED BUCHA, DESTROYED MUCH OF IT, AND IMPOSED A REIGN OF
DESTROYED MUCH OF IT, AND IMPOSED A REIGN OF TERROR.
AND IMPOSED A REIGN OF TERROR. TODAY, RESIDENTS WERE
TERROR. TODAY, RESIDENTS WERE COMING OUT OF HIDING.
TODAY, RESIDENTS WERE COMING OUT OF HIDING. IN FRONT OF THEIR
COMING OUT OF HIDING. IN FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, VALENTINA
IN FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, VALENTINA AND HER FRIEND SAID
BUILDING, VALENTINA AND HER FRIEND SAID RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WENT
AND HER FRIEND SAID RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WENT APARTMENT TO APARTMENT
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WENT APARTMENT TO APARTMENT MOSTLY SEARCHING FOR
APARTMENT TO APARTMENT MOSTLY SEARCHING FOR MEN.
MOSTLY SEARCHING FOR MEN. THEY WERE BREAKING
MEN. THEY WERE BREAKING OPEN DOORS WITH AXES
THEY WERE BREAKING OPEN DOORS WITH AXES AND SLEDGE HAMMERS,
OPEN DOORS WITH AXES AND SLEDGE HAMMERS, SHE SAYS.
AND SLEDGE HAMMERS, SHE SAYS. IF YOU TALKED BACK
SHE SAYS. IF YOU TALKED BACK THEY SHOT YOU.
IF YOU TALKED BACK THEY SHOT YOU. >> SHE WANTED TO SHOW
THEY SHOT YOU. >> SHE WANTED TO SHOW ME SOMETHING BEHIND
>> SHE WANTED TO SHOW ME SOMETHING BEHIND THE BUILDING.
ME SOMETHING BEHIND THE BUILDING. SHE'S SAYING ONE OF
THE BUILDING. SHE'S SAYING ONE OF HER NEIGHBORS WAS SO
SHE'S SAYING ONE OF HER NEIGHBORS WAS SO FRIGHTENED THE RUSSIAN
HER NEIGHBORS WAS SO FRIGHTENED THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WERE BANGING
FRIGHTENED THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WERE BANGING ON HIS DOOR THAT HE
SOLDIERS WERE BANGING ON HIS DOOR THAT HE JUMPED OUT OF THAT
ON HIS DOOR THAT HE JUMPED OUT OF THAT WINDOW ON THE THIRD
JUMPED OUT OF THAT WINDOW ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND CAME LANDING
WINDOW ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND CAME LANDING ON THE GROUND, DIDN'T
FLOOR AND CAME LANDING ON THE GROUND, DIDN'T DIE, HURT HIMSELF, BUT
ON THE GROUND, DIDN'T DIE, HURT HIMSELF, BUT MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
DIE, HURT HIMSELF, BUT MANAGED TO ESCAPE. HE THOUGHT THE
MANAGED TO ESCAPE. HE THOUGHT THE RUSSIANS WOULD SHOOT
HE THOUGHT THE RUSSIANS WOULD SHOOT HIM DEAD.
RUSSIANS WOULD SHOOT HIM DEAD. DESPERATION.
HIM DEAD. DESPERATION. A FEW FEET AWAY WAS A
DESPERATION. A FEW FEET AWAY WAS A GRAVE VALENTINA DUG
A FEW FEET AWAY WAS A GRAVE VALENTINA DUG WITH HER FRIEND.
GRAVE VALENTINA DUG WITH HER FRIEND. >> YOU PUT UP A CROSS.
WITH HER FRIEND. >> YOU PUT UP A CROSS. YOU BURIED FOUR PEOPLE
>> YOU PUT UP A CROSS. YOU BURIED FOUR PEOPLE HERE?
YOU BURIED FOUR PEOPLE HERE? >> TWO WERE OUR
HERE? >> TWO WERE OUR NEIGHBOR, SHE SAYS.
>> TWO WERE OUR NEIGHBOR, SHE SAYS. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE
NEIGHBOR, SHE SAYS. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE OTHER TWO ARE, BUT
WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE OTHER TWO ARE, BUT BURIED THEM ANYWAY.
OTHER TWO ARE, BUT BURIED THEM ANYWAY. SHE SAYS ALL FOUR OF
BURIED THEM ANYWAY. SHE SAYS ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE MACHINE
SHE SAYS ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE MACHINE GUNNED BY RUSSIAN
THEM WERE MACHINE GUNNED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS.
GUNNED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY.
TROOPS. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY. PLEASE, DON'T LET THIS
SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY. PLEASE, DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, SHE
PLEASE, DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, SHE SAYS.
HAPPEN AGAIN, SHE SAYS. WE ARE REGULAR,
SAYS. WE ARE REGULAR, HARDWORKING PEOPLE.
WE ARE REGULAR, HARDWORKING PEOPLE. DOWN THE STREET THE
HARDWORKING PEOPLE. DOWN THE STREET THE FAMILY WAS IN THEIR
DOWN THE STREET THE FAMILY WAS IN THEIR HOME WHEN RUSSIAN
FAMILY WAS IN THEIR HOME WHEN RUSSIAN SOLDIERS THREW A
HOME WHEN RUSSIAN SOLDIERS THREW A GRENADE THROUGH THE
SOLDIERS THREW A GRENADE THROUGH THE WINDOW AND SET FIRE TO
GRENADE THROUGH THE WINDOW AND SET FIRE TO THE HOUSE.
WINDOW AND SET FIRE TO THE HOUSE. VLADIMIR AND HIS
THE HOUSE. VLADIMIR AND HIS DAUGHTER IRINA CAME
VLADIMIR AND HIS DAUGHTER IRINA CAME RUNNING OUT IN THE
DAUGHTER IRINA CAME RUNNING OUT IN THE COLD IN SLIPPERS.
RUNNING OUT IN THE COLD IN SLIPPERS. THEY STARTED TO ASK,
COLD IN SLIPPERS. THEY STARTED TO ASK, WHERE ARE THE NAZIS?
THEY STARTED TO ASK, WHERE ARE THE NAZIS? GIVE US THEIR
WHERE ARE THE NAZIS? GIVE US THEIR ADDRESSES, THEY SAID.
GIVE US THEIR ADDRESSES, THEY SAID. >> THEY SAID WE ARE
ADDRESSES, THEY SAID. >> THEY SAID WE ARE RUSSIANS WE CAME TO
>> THEY SAID WE ARE RUSSIANS WE CAME TO LIBERATE YOU WANT.
RUSSIANS WE CAME TO LIBERATE YOU WANT. >> SOLDIERS GRABBED
LIBERATE YOU WANT. >> SOLDIERS GRABBED IRINA'S HUSBAND OLEC
>> SOLDIERS GRABBED IRINA'S HUSBAND OLEC AND TOOK HIM OUT OF
IRINA'S HUSBAND OLEC AND TOOK HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.
AND TOOK HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE. >> THEY MAKE HIM TAKE
THE HOUSE. >> THEY MAKE HIM TAKE HIS SWEATER OFF AND
>> THEY MAKE HIM TAKE HIS SWEATER OFF AND THEY PUT HIM ON HIS
HIS SWEATER OFF AND THEY PUT HIM ON HIS KNEES AND SHOT HIM IN
THEY PUT HIM ON HIS KNEES AND SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD AND I WENT IN
KNEES AND SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD AND I WENT IN THE STREET AND BLOOD
THE HEAD AND I WENT IN THE STREET AND BLOOD WAS STILL PUMPING FROM
THE STREET AND BLOOD WAS STILL PUMPING FROM HIS HEAD.
WAS STILL PUMPING FROM HIS HEAD. I STARTED TO SHOUT,
HIS HEAD. I STARTED TO SHOUT, KILL ME, TOO, BECAUSE
I STARTED TO SHOUT, KILL ME, TOO, BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY ONE
KILL ME, TOO, BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY ONE HUSBAND.
I HAVE ONLY ONE HUSBAND. SHE THINKS THEY KILLED
HUSBAND. SHE THINKS THEY KILLED HIM TO SCARE OTHERS IN
SHE THINKS THEY KILLED HIM TO SCARE OTHERS IN BUCHA INTO SUBMISSION.
HIM TO SCARE OTHERS IN BUCHA INTO SUBMISSION. >> HE WAS FACING IN
BUCHA INTO SUBMISSION. >> HE WAS FACING IN THIS DIRECTION?
>> HE WAS FACING IN THIS DIRECTION? IN THIS PART OF THE
THIS DIRECTION? IN THIS PART OF THE HEAD?
IN THIS PART OF THE HEAD? I STILL SEE THE BLOOD
HEAD? I STILL SEE THE BLOOD THERE.
I STILL SEE THE BLOOD THERE. >> OLEG WAS A WELDER
THERE. >> OLEG WAS A WELDER AND HE NEVER SERVED IN
>> OLEG WAS A WELDER AND HE NEVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY BECAUSE
AND HE NEVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF HIS BAD BACK.
THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF HIS BAD BACK. WHEN OLEG'S KILLERS
OF HIS BAD BACK. WHEN OLEG'S KILLERS LEFT IT WAS VERY COLD
WHEN OLEG'S KILLERS LEFT IT WAS VERY COLD AND THEY TOOK HIS
LEFT IT WAS VERY COLD AND THEY TOOK HIS SWEATER WITH HIM.
AND THEY TOOK HIS SWEATER WITH HIM. >> THEY WERE OUR
SWEATER WITH HIM. >> THEY WERE OUR BROTHERS AND
>> THEY WERE OUR BROTHERS AND HALF-RUSSIAN
BROTHERS AND HALF-RUSSIAN THEMSELVES.
HALF-RUSSIAN THEMSELVES. >> UKRAINIAN TROOPS
THEMSELVES. >> UKRAINIAN TROOPS ESTIMATE HUNDREDS OF
>> UKRAINIAN TROOPS ESTIMATE HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS WERE
ESTIMATE HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS WERE MURDERED IN BUCHA.
CIVILIANS WERE MURDERED IN BUCHA. THEY ARE STILL FINDING
MURDERED IN BUCHA. THEY ARE STILL FINDING BODIES AFTER A WANTON
THEY ARE STILL FINDING BODIES AFTER A WANTON DISREGARD FOR HUMAN
BODIES AFTER A WANTON DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE HERE THAT EVEN IN
DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE HERE THAT EVEN IN WAR IS A CRIME.
LIFE HERE THAT EVEN IN WAR IS A CRIME. >> RICHARD, IT IS ALSO
WAR IS A CRIME. >> RICHARD, IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND
>> RICHARD, IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND TO HEAR THOSE STORIES.
DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND TO HEAR THOSE STORIES. YOU WERE TELLING US
TO HEAR THOSE STORIES. YOU WERE TELLING US THIS IS A VERY
YOU WERE TELLING US THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF WAR
THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF WAR ZONE THAN YOU'VE SEEN
DIFFERENT KIND OF WAR ZONE THAN YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
ZONE THAN YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE. >> IN WAR,
BEFORE. >> IN WAR, UNFORTUNATELY, DEATH
>> IN WAR, UNFORTUNATELY, DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ARE
UNFORTUNATELY, DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ARE VERY COMMON BUT WHAT
AND DESTRUCTION ARE VERY COMMON BUT WHAT WAS DIFFERENT HERE IS
VERY COMMON BUT WHAT WAS DIFFERENT HERE IS THESE SOLDIERS FELT
WAS DIFFERENT HERE IS THESE SOLDIERS FELT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO
THESE SOLDIERS FELT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE
CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE KILLING PEOPLE IN
FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE KILLING PEOPLE IN FRONT OF FELLOW
KILLING PEOPLE IN FRONT OF FELLOW RUSSIAN SOLDIERS AND
FRONT OF FELLOW RUSSIAN SOLDIERS AND THEY WERE ALSO