barbara: ukraine's president visits the town near kyiv where hundreds of civilians were found dead after russian forces retreated. moshe dismisses ukraine's allegations of a massacre as fake. ♪ hello, i am barbara serra. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up -- >> [shouting] man and woman died! barbara: pain and anger in her kyiv, where the latest

bombardment hit a playground. >> cataloging the mp pledges that put us firmly track towards an unlivable world. barbara: the un chief and guterres accuses governments of stoking global warming, as a new report once it is now or never to avoid catastrophic damage change. ♪ ukraine's president has been to the town of bucha just outside kyiv, to see for himself the site of what he called a genocide. volodymyr zelenskyy said the scale of the atrocities carried out by russian troops makes it harder to negotiate an end to the fighting. the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around the capital, which were recaptured from russian forces last week. imran khan reports now from

bucha. >> surrounded by heavy security and the media, president zelenskyy visited the town of bucha, near kyiv. after witnessing the devastation, he made a promise that something will be done. >> it is were crimes that will be recognized by genocide of the world. you can see what has happened. we know about thousands killed with torture, people with katt williams, women who have been raped and children who have been murdered. we know there is much more. this is genocide. reporter: people began to bury the dead in a 45-foot trench dug in the grounds of a church, some 68 bodies at first. some victims of war, others who died of natural cases. the priest at st. andrew's church said he had to negotiate with russians to allow the burials, that of the war dragged on, more burials. in total, 130 were buried here. the mass grave was needed. all across bucha, the deadly in the streets for days, even

weeks. even now they wait to be picked up by overworked undertakers. at the burial site, some of the bodies were wrapped in plastic, a little dignity in death. . the families took solace in the fact that they were buried next to the church many had come to be read or attend sunday service before the war. the priest leans on his faith to deal with what he has witnessed. >> there is a lot of hatred and injustice that people feel, but christians should forgive. but to forgive doesn't mean to forget. only god can judge. reporter: somebody's have been moved to morgues in and around town since bucha was retaken by ukrainian forces. >> i am here looking for my brother. we were close. we talked every day. but until now, i don't know where his body is. i am going to try the morgue. someone sent me a picture and told me i needed to come and

identify him. i hope he is there this is likely to be one of the largest burial sites in the town, but not by any means the only one. reporter: across the city, people were burying their dead wherever they could -- in their backyards, in common areas, wherever where they might be able to give their dead some dignity, and some respect. ukraine's attorney general gathering evidence of potential war crimes as a priority. >> we started actually from 20 fourth of february this year. now we have more than 4000 cases about war crimes, and nearly 2000 cases which are connected to work crimes. now these days, the road will speak about bucha. reporter: and in bucha, justice for war crimes is a concern for the future.

medicines and food are in limited supply. what is available is quickly grabbed those who have little of their own lives left. imran khan, al jazeera. barbara: earlier the russian ambassador to the un give a news conference denying claims of war crimes in bucha. >> from the very beginning it has been clear that this is nothing else yet another staged provocation in discrediting and humanizing of the russian military. it will never be the case, and it was never the case. we have actual evidence that proves this point. we intend to present it to the security council sn as possible. barbara: the ambassador was also ugly that the call by the un to discuss acquisitions about the massacre were rejected. we will try to speak to our correspondent at the united nations a little bit later in

the program. an analysis of satellite images by the new york times refutes the claims by russia and its ambassador at the un that the bodies were placed on the streets of bucha after their forces withdrew. satellite images. provided show that 11 bodies were already lying on one particular street on march 11, when russian forces were, their own admission, occupying the town. images from april 2, after ukraine had recaptured the town, showed the bodies still lying there in the same position. the causes of death are unclear, but some of them had their hands tied behind their backs. let's go to the united nations and speak to our correspondent who was listening to that news conference that the russian ambassador to the un gave a few hours ago. we just heard that the new york times has evidence refuting those claims. but generally, what has been the

reaction from the un to the events in bucha? >> it has certainly been the topic of discussion here at the un today. the russian ambassador wanted to have a security council meeting. one was already scheduled for tuesday, so the u.k., which holds the presidency, decided to wait. the russian ambassador came out with that press conference expressing his country's view that this was staged by ukraine, that these bodies were not left by russian soldiers. he pointed to a social media video of the bucha mayor speaking after russia announced its withdrawal, showing that he was happy that they were leaving and that he did not mention anything about these crimes. of course, as you say, now there is evidence coming out that the

bodies were ostensibly there for the troops moved. so we have had this back-and-forth at the un today as we have had since the start of the conflict, with the u.k. and other u.n. officials pointing to images that are clearly disturbing, and reports coming from the field of atrocities, and in the words of the u.k., war crimes, with russia's denials. what we have been hearing from you and officials is the need for an independent investigation , that was perhaps the overarching call from the secretary-general today, also the commissioner for human rights saying that those bodies need to be identified, they need to be investigated for a cause of death to put these allegations to rest once and for all. but you and officials say there is clearly grounds here for a war crimes investigation and it needs to be done as soon as possible. the un is attempting to get

officials into the area now to look at those things. barbara: meanwhile, the u.s. has called for a suspension of pressure from the human rights council. is that getting any traction at the un? reporter: right, the united states said it is a farce for russia to serve on the human rights body, they have called for them to be suspended and they plan to introduce a resolution doing just that. it would take two-thirds of countries to support that. it has only happened one other time with libya in 2011. the u.k. said it would in fact support such a resolution. 140 countries supported other nato-backed resolutions calling on russia to its aggression. so they believe they will have the votes to take that forward. so far, however, they have not introduced a resolution.

that is on the horizon. first, we have to get an update for tuesday from the security council, we expect to hear from the secretary-general, the human rights chief on the latest from the ground, and including more on a cease fire. we expect the alleged atrocities at bucha to figure heavily at the meeting. barbara: christine, thank you. u.s. president joe biden says that there is ample evidence of atrocities by russia. he wants president putin to be tried for war crimes. pres. biden: he is a war criminal. but we have to gather the information, we have to continue to provide ukraine the weapons they need to continue to fight, and we have to gather all the details so this -- so we can have a war crime trial. this guy is brutal. what is happening in bucha is outrageous, and everyone has

seen it. barbara: european leaders have expressed largely the sim sentiment. francis resident matt omicron says -- french president emmanuel macron says it is clear that work crimes were committed in bucha. he has responded by expelling several russian diplomat's. the blah, blah, blah is working on driving up further sanctions. our correspondent has more. reporter: how is europe to respond to bucha's horror. across a continent that has seen such atrocities in the past, the shock that this is happening again. in western capitals, there is always complete agreement of what to call them. >> we are all appalled by the scenes in bucha. the butchery, the clear evidence of crime and of targeting of civilians. it is very clear that work crimes have taken place.

reporter: views echoed in most european capitals. >> we need to announce a new wave of sanctions. the reality is that money is still flowing from the rest into which includes war machine, and that has to stop. reporter: this is where europe's response get thorny air and recriminations get better. listen to poland's prime minister. >> mr. president macron, how many times have you negotiated with putin. what have you achieved? have you stopped any of these actions that took place? reporter: he attacks germany's long-standing business and energy ties with russia. >> we have to speak out here and now to condemn it, admit that it was the wrong policy, because we are dealing with terrible crimes , with the crime of genocide in the 21st century. reporter: germany is still not doing what poland and the baltic states want it to, immediately

stop buying russian natural gas. >> we need to put pressure on putin and isolate russia, we have to cut all economic relationships to russia, but at the moment, it is not possible to cut the gas supplies. we need some time. so we have to differentiate between oil, coal, and gas at the moment. reporter: well europe mull s more sanctions, germany is declaring 40 diplomats undesirable, essentially kicking them out. france expelled 35 officers. but that will not satisfy those who say you can't justifiably shake one fist in anger at russia's warmongering while handing over billions of dollars in energy deals in the other. barbara: the mayor of mariupol

says 90% of the the each city is destroyed. tens of thousands of civilians have been trapped there with little food, water or other supplies. russian forces surrounded the port city, which they have been shelling for weeks. ukraine is accusing russia of blocking evacuation attempts by the red cross. russian forces continued to target kharkiv in northeast ukraine, with more casualties reported monday. seven people were killed and 34 wounded in the latest assault. of a reporter now from kharkiv, and a warning, you may find some of the images disturbing. reporter: another day, another attack, and more deaths. air rocket hit this playground in ukraine, in the largest city of ukraine, killing two people as they sat on the bench. all that remains is bloodstains on the ground and on the bench.

>> these are the parts of the cluster bomb. they are forbidden by international law and russia uses them illegally. these are against infantry and armored vehicles. it was intentional to hit a residential area to an civilians. there are no military objects around here. reporter: one resident recalls the moment the rocket hit. >> i was sitting by the entrance, then i went upstairs, and it hit. if i hadn't gone upstairs, i wouldn't be here right now. reporter: a couple hundred meters around the corner, cleaning up the damage of another impact. that is the familiar process of boarding up windows. 73-year-old gregory as had his russian-made latter for over 45 years. it survived everything, except the russians. >> i heard the sound of the

rockets, then we heard another one. i said, get down. i hit the ground, that my friend was a little slow and got wounded. reporter: this area has clearly been hit by cluster munitions, and there seems to be no method to the madness of what is being targeted. it is a residential area, but also, there is damage to civilian infrastructure. and in this bus da depot, every bus seems to have damage. a child's playground, multiple blocks of apartments, and biases at the -- and buses at the depot. it is a surprise that more were not killed or injured. back at the playground, someone traumatized. [shouting] >> all died. man and woman. died! reporter: he says, why? what did they die for?

barbara: still to come in this half hour -- [chanting] barbara: protesters keep up their calls for sri lanka as president to go, as he offers to share power with the opposition after his cabinet quits. and what hungary's viktor orban is likely to do next after winning a fourth landslide election victory, despite a united opposition. ♪ >> hello, let's start in australia. things have cleared up nicely for the southeast corner now that the low-pressure has moved further east. we are seeing sunshine for much of new south wales as well as victoria and 20 a. for much of the continent, it is

a dry picture with a few thunderstorms in the top-end. the temperature in prth picking up yet again near the 30's by wednesday. but there is a change for coastal areas of new south wales. once again we will see that wet weather skirt sydney. thunderstorms on thursday and some of the heat will peter away. we have a weather system bringing heavy rain to eastern new zealand, you could see up to 150 millimeters fall here on tuesday. it pushes its way north. gibson stays dry but that changes thursday, we will see thunderstorms in oakland on wednesday. southeast asia, it is a mix of thunderstorms and sunshine. heavier rain across the malay peninsula in the days to come. ♪hat is your weather up date.

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top story on al jazeera, ukraine's event has visited bucha, just outside of kyiv. volodymyr zelenskyy said the scale of atrocities carried out by russian troops makes it harder to negotiate an end to the fighting. u.s. president joe biden has once again called his russian counterpart, vladimir putin a war criminal, and called for him to face trial. he says there is ample evidence of atrocities. the kremlin has dismissed those accusations. . and russian forces have continued to target kharkiv in northeastern ukraine, with more casualties reported on monday. at least seven people were killed in the latest bombardment. the mayor of mariupol says 90% of his city has destroyed. a landmark year end report on climate change says there must be rapid, deep, and immediate cuts in carbon dioxide emissions to prevent a

catastrophe. the report found that the world has only a narrow chance of limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees celsius. the second part warned that the consequences of not keeping temperatures below that level would be catastrophic. it says half the world's population are vulnerable to the climate crisis, and one billion people in coastal areas face immigration. the final part fr says global emissions need to peak in three years, and the world will need to develop technology to suck carbon dioxide from the skies by 2050. u.n. chief attorney guterres has accused governments and businesses of lying about their efforts to fight climate change. >> the jury has reached a verdict, and it is dampening. this report on the intergovernmental panel on climate change is a file of

shame, cataloging the empty pledges that put us firmly on track towards an end of the world. we are on a fast-track. barbara:. barbara: primate disaster sri lanka's main opposition party has rejected the president's efforts to join the government as anger grows over the worst economic crisis in decades. he made the offer after his government resigned on sunday, along with the central bank governor. thousands defied a curfew over the weekend to protest governmental policies. they continue to demand that the president quit. our correspondent from colombo. [protestors chanting] reporter: independence square was a rallying point for young sri lankans on monday, and rarely they did, all on a common theme -- enough is enough. the president and his government must resign. >> now it is time we make a stand and stand up for our rights, because this is our

future. reporter: protesters planned a major show of strength on sunday here at this monument in colombo built to celebrate shellac is independence from britain in 1948. but instead, their current leaders imposed a curfew, banned any public gatherings, and barricaded all roads that lead to independence square. on monday, university students added their voice to the protests. >> we are doing what we can, standing our ground. we need a better country. >> now they are not going to give in. we are not going to be pacified by this. no minor changes. . we want tangible change. reporter: students at this university also stepped out earlier, refusing to back down when confronted by police. they fought with police despite a curfew imposed to limit the

unrest. after hours of a tense standoff, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse them. anger and frustration has mounted against the president and his government, after the cost-of-living skyrocketed and essential items became scarce. many sri lankans blame what they say is the administration's mismanagement, lack of planning, and corruption, for aggravating economic difficulties that sri lanka shares of many countries around the world the government. -- the government's curfew has failed to stop the protest. the interim cabinet has resigned, allowing the president and his brother, the prime minister, to appoint a new temporary cabinet. the president has sworn an temporary cabinet of four ministers. but protesters say that they are not fooled by such actions. sri lanka is facing multiple

crises. there is little or no foreign currency to buy essentials like food, medicine, gas, and fuel. and now, political uncertainty. but sri lankans are taking a stand. barbara: pakistan's supreme court adjourned without deciding whether the prime minister's moved to a an opposition attempt to oust him was constitutional. on sunday, he i -- his party canceled a no-confidence vote. he then dissolved parliament and called for an election. khan says the move to oust him was a plot orchestrated by the united states, a claim that washington denies. having won a fourth consecutive landslide election victory, hungary prime minister viktor orban is now expected to toughen his pro-russian stance in the e.u. 's win came despite united efforts against him. our correspondent has more from

budapest. reporter: viktor orban has a landslide win and a fourth term in power. he believes he has defied the combined forces of western powers, the e.u., and other institutions, whom he says all conspired against him. >> we have to ask the lord how it happened that we won the biggest treat when everyone join forces against us. reporter: at home, he has a mandate to continue defiance against the e.u., and may well engage in more authoritarian policies. but internationally, he faces further isolation. . he claims to be neutral on the ukraine conflict, yet in his victory speech, is a list of opponents not only included what he called, "brussels bureaucrats," but ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy too. and he refuses military aid to ukraine, which conflicts with the policy of many e.u. and nato members, to include neighbor and

close ally poland. that has led to a breakdown in their relations. >> the main question for viktor orban will be how to restructure this alliance or re-create the alliance with poland, and how to please poland. how to come out of this isolation that i think is unprecedented in hungary's history. reporter:'s friendship with vladimir putin is expected to be on ice for the foreseeable future, and there is more controversy now about another issue with russia. only days before the elections, a cyberspace espionage scandal broke out. hackers said to be linked to russian intelligence agencies reported to have accessed all the computer systems of hungary's foreign ministry, and they are also said to have access to encrypted channels that sometimes transmit information from nato and the european union. the report relates to documents acquired by the direct 36,

online publisher. the editor says the article feels the hacking was going on for 10 years, right up to and including the start of russia's war in ukraine. >> the reporting suggests that hungary was used as kind of like a backdoor, and they wanted to have access to e.u. and nato documentations, probably that is why one of the targets was the foreign ministry. reporter: the report has been dismissed by the government as election campaign lies, but if true, it is not the hacking that is surprising, it is the fact that there was no clampdown, or any apparent protest by the foreign minister, who received the order of friendship. western anxiety about viktor orban and his relationship with poutine is not going away, and perhaps it is telling that the first election congratulatory messages that the hungarian prime minister received was from the russian president. andrew simmons, al jazeera.

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