Steve Daines becomes first U.S. senator to visit Ukraine, see mass graves in Bucha

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., became the first U.S. senator to visit Ukaine amid the Russian invasion, touring the mass graves in the city of Bucha and reporting “indisputable evidence of Putin's war crimes.” He traveled with Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., who was herself born in Ukraine.

A shoe in a mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine. Image courtesy of the office of Sen. Steve Daines. (Image courtesy of the office of Sen. Steve Daines.) WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGE: Bodies dug out of a mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine. Image courtesy of the office of Sen. Steve Daines. (Image courtesy of the office of Sen. Steve Daines.) WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGE: Investigators dig up bodies in a mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine. Image courtesy of the office of Sen. Steve Daines. (Image courtesy of the office of Sen. Steve Daines.)

"America and the world need to know about Putin’s atrocities against the innocent people of Ukraine now, not after time has passed and the aftermath of evil and bloodshed have been cleaned up," Daines added. "The sooner we can provide Ukraine with the lethal aid they need to win this war, the sooner we will end the war crimes."