Ukraine war: Russian soldiers accused of carrying out 'genocide' in Bucha as Zelenskyy says 'concentrated evil has visited our land'
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- 04 Apr 2022
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Russian soldiers have been accused of carrying out "genocide" in the Ukrainian town of Bucha amid harrowing evidence of mass graves, torture and bodies lying in the streets as Kremlin forces pull back from Kyiv.
Ukraine officials say some victims were shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back and there has been international outrage and allegations of war crimes levelled at the Kremlin.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russian soldiers "killers, executioners, rapists, marauders" while Moscow categorically denied killing civilians in Bucha.
Once a popular commuter town located around 16 miles outside the capital, Bucha was ravaged by heavy fighting before being liberated by Ukrainian forces over the weekend.
Key developments:
· Russian forces continue to "consolidate and reorganise" as they focus on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, according to the UK's Ministry of Defence
· Allegations of war crimes and genocide in town of Bucha amid evidence of mass graves
· Moscow categorically denies its forces have killed civilians in Bucha
· The European Union is preparing further sanctions and support
· UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will travel to Poland on Monday where she will push for tougher economic measures against "the Putin war machine".
There has been international outcry over the scenes of death and destruction revealed over the weekend as Ukrainian forces have pushed further outwards from Kyiv and liberated surrounding towns.
Images emerged on Sunday of Ukrainian civilians lying on the streets of Bucha, with witnesses saying the victims were killed by Russian forces without any apparent provocation - allegations Moscow has denied.
Bucha's mayor, Anatoliy Fedoruk, said more than 300 residents had been killed, while Ukrainian prosecutors said they have found 410 bodies in towns near the capital.
Some of the victims had their hands tied and were shot in the back of the head, Ukrainian authorities said. Read More…
