“Bucha massacre”: global media outlets make headlines about the torture and slaughter of civilians by Russian soldiers

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting a mopping-up operation in Kyiv Oblast. In the liberated suburbs of Kyiv (Bucha, Irpin, and others) mass graves of civilians tortured by the invaders are found. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation resorted to “scorched earth” tactics in their retreat.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting a mopping-up operation in Kyiv Oblast. In the liberated suburbs of Kyiv (Bucha, Irpin, and others) mass graves of civilians tortured by the invaders are found. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation resorted to “scorched earth” tactics in their retreat.

In Bucha, the Ukrainian forces found the bodies of 280 civilians with their hands tied in mass graves. The streets of the town were also strewn with corpses. In Bucha, the ruSSists sought to slaughter all men aged between 16 and 60, and only a hasty retreat prevented them from implementing their plan.

Dead civilians can be seen on the side of the road 20km outside Kyiv. Under the blankets, there are women whose bodies the invaders tried to burn after having raped them.

International human rights organisations are collecting evidence of war crimes in Bucha via eyewitness interviews with the survivors.

Western media publish photos of murdered Ukrainians, calling the events the Bucha massacre.

The UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss stated that she was appalled by the atrocities of the Russian occupiers in Bucha and other cities of Ukraine. The politician promised to assist in prosecuting everyone complicit in the crimes.

Photo by REUTERS / Zohra Bensemra, Serhii Nuzhnenko, Oleksandr Ratushniak.