[Witness spoke in Ukrainian, interpreted as follows:]
You know, you're entirely right. We do need to collect this evidence as soon as possible. We need to prepare the documents of those witnesses, and it has to be done by people who have the relevant experience. You know, our generation did not know war, so all these investigators who are investigating need your assistance, so please come to our cities. We haven't been able to rebuild everything. You can see the ruins with your own eyes.
We preserved the very tank that destroyed our hospital. Our Ukrainian armed forces damaged it, and inside the tank are the documents of all the tank crew who committed these crimes. There are people who were tortured, and maybe there are psychologists who can work with them. There are people who are prepared to work with others to tell the atrocities they lived through, but it's very hard to talk about these things, about the atrocities that were committed against their persons and against their bodies. This has to be recorded and then shown to the world.
You have to show how Russia behaved. They behaved like Nazi Germany, and international journalists should come and show the truth about Russia. The entire world did not believe at first that Russia would attack Ukraine. They did not believe that Putin's policies were criminal, and today, as you go to Chernihiv, to Trostyanets, to Bucha, to Irpin and to other cities, you and the Europeans can witness what this policy has done to Ukraine.
It's not just Putin's policy. It's the entire Russian policy. These Russian soldiers.... He was decrying facsim, yet he was behaving like a fascist. He was looting. These people live differently. They have a different mentality, and the entire world has to see and do something about it.
Russian troops are being neutralized by the Ukrainian army, and we are grateful for all the help you're providing in that regard, but we have to think more long term. Even if they do leave Ukraine, the aggression could come back. Today they're bombing Ukrainian cities where there are no Russian troops. We have air raid sirens every day. Sumy region was bombed today. How long can this go on for? We need economic sanctions. We need international influence.
I would urge Canadian cities and towns to rupture their ties with Russian cities and towns. You cannot be friends with aggressors. Let us forge these ties with Ukrainian cities and help Ukrainian cities rebuild.