国会大厦的议长餐厅通常挂满了南希·佩洛西的家乡加利福尼亚州的照片。
但在接下来的六周里，展示的将是乌克兰人道主义危机的令人震惊的画面由俄罗斯入侵造成的。
佩洛西揭开了照片展览周四，其他议员和乌克兰驻美国大使Oksana Markarova也加入了进来。
“这是一种表现——对乌克兰人民来说是一个激动人心的时刻，对他们的英雄主义的赞扬几乎是不可想象的，但他们所遭受的暴行也是如此，”佩洛西描述这些场景时说。
照片显示了绝望的平民在烧焦和倒塌的建筑中逃离乌克兰，护理人员试图拯救伤员，以及乱葬坑。
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Marianna Vishegirskaya站在一家被雪林摧毁的妇产医院外面..
乌克兰大使说:“我希望我能告诉你们，我们有才华的孩子们正在走向他们惊人的成功。”。“相反，你今天在这里看到的这些照片讲述了那些永远不会长大的孩子的故事。遭受酷刑的儿童。”
佩洛西感谢马尔卡托娃允许展示这些照片，并表示他们将允许众议院成员和他们的客人近距离见证俄罗斯入侵的暴行。
佩洛西说:“我们看到这一幕非常激动，但这激励我们做得更多。”
展览开幕之际，众议院周四以417-10通过了一项措施，使美国更容易向乌克兰“出借”军事援助和装备。10张反对票都是共和党人投的。现在它被送到了总统的办公桌上。
“俄罗斯人的所作所为超出了文明人类行为的范围，”佩洛西说，她在房间里走来走去拍照时情绪激动。“你可能会认为不可思议，但事实就是如此。”
Photo exhibit at Capitol shows humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
The Speaker's Dining Room in the Capitol is usually filled with photographs of Nancy Pelosi's home state of California.
But for the next six weeks, on display instead will be shocking images of the humanitarian crisis in Ukrainecaused by the Russian invasion.
Pelosi unveiled thephoto exhibitThursday, joined by other lawmakers and the Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova.
"It is a manifestation -- an emotional time to the people of Ukraine, with a praise for their heroism that is just almost unimaginable, but so is the brutality they are suffering," Pelosi said, describing the scenes.
The photographs showed streams of desperate civilians fleeing Ukraine amid charred and collapsed buildings, paramedics trying to save the wounded, and mass graves.
"I wish I could tell you about our talented children well on the way to their amazing successes," the Ukrainian ambassador said. "Instead, this photographs that you see here today tell the stories of children who will never grow up. The children who were subjected to torture."
Pelosi thanked Markatova for allowing the photos to be displayed, saying they will allow House members and their guests to witness close-up the brutality of the Russian invasion.
"It is very emotional for us to see, but that motivates us to do so much more," Pelosi said.
The exhibit opening came as the House approved a measure 417-10 Thursday making it easier for the United States to "lend" military aid and equipment to Ukraine. All 10 votes against were cast by Republicans. It now heads to the president's desk.
"It's outside the circle of civilized human behavior what the Russians are doing," Pelosi said, getting emotional as she made her way around the room taking in the photos. "You would think unimaginable, but then here it is."
