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Shows the liberation of the Ukrainian city of Bukha Great horror of warWhen the Ukrainian armored column managed to enter the city, they found the streets blocked by tanks and filled with the bodies of murdered civilians. Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschkó described what happened as “genocide”.
Over the past few weeks, Butcha has witnessed Fighting was especially bloody as Russian troops tried to surround Kyiv, residents also suffered a difficult humanitarian situation due to reduced supplies. On 13 March, the local health service in Butcha reported that at least 67 civilians were buried in mass graves.
Now, when Ukrainian troops enter the city, they find Atrocities committed against civilians living in the suburbs. Streets were blocked by burning Russian tanks and military vehicles, and dozens of civilian bodies lay on sidewalks.
“Some people are lying on the sidewalk, some are lying next to cars or bicycles”in the video about Bucha Mayor Anatoli Fedoruk.
Photos of the city attest to the devastation, with dozens of charred and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles lining the streets alongside the lifeless bodies of residents. In the eyes of Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, There is only one word to describe what happened: “genocide”.
In this sense, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to send a delegation to Boucha to investigate what he clearly believes is a “deliberate massacre”.
“The Russians want to eliminate as many Ukrainians as possible,” the minister tweeted, urging the international community to “impose devastating sanctions on Moscow.”
The Butcha massacre was deliberate. The goal of the Russians was to eliminate as many Ukrainians as possible. We have to stop them and drive them out. I now demand new devastating G7 sanctions:
– Oil, gas, coal embargo
– All ports closed to Russian ships and cargo
– Disconnect all Russian banks from SWIFT pic.twitter.com/oZkCAETCQp— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) April 3, 2022
EU ‘disappointed’
Several senior European Union (EU) officials have expressed dismay at the “atrocities” carried out by Russian troops in Ukraine, which were revealed after they were withdrawn from certain parts of the country, and are helping to gather evidence for those responding to it. Those responsible can be brought to justice.
“It’s frustrating haunting pictures Atrocities committed by Russian troops in the liberated areas of Kyiv,” European Council President Charles Michel said via his Twitter account.
Michel added that the EU “is helping Ukraine and NGOs gather the necessary evidence to prosecute them in international courts”, noting that “More sanctions and support from the EU are coming.”
This is #Buddhathe suburbs of . #kiev. The Russians killed with their hands tied behind their backs and left their bodies on the side of the road. I’m shivering. #StopPutinNOW pic.twitter.com/ffzUV8d5xo
— Kira Ruddick (@kiraincongress) April 2, 2022
Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, announced ‘Shocked by news of atrocities committed by Russian troops’ And to ensure that the EU “provides assistance to Ukraine to document war crimes”.
“All cases must be prosecuted, especially by the International Court of Justice,” Borrell continued, adding that the EU “will continue to strongly support Ukraine,” he tweeted.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Mezzola were also dismayed and shocked by the images and called for an independent investigation.