The special envoy for human rights for the EU, and Andriy Niebytov, the chief of police in Kiev, have travelled to the Kiev suburbs of Irpin and Bucha. Gilmore and Niebytov also saw a mass grave in Bucha in addition to the demolished Irpin police station The parties engaged in conversation about the investigation into … Read more
Ukrainian vet Nataliya Mazur has set up a makeshift animal rescue shelter Kyiv. 132 animals from the region around the capital and the east. In the Kyiv shelter, volunteers shower the animals with affection. Nataliya Mazur, a Ukrainian vet, cradles Murzik, a large green-eyed tabby, in her arms at a makeshift animal rescue shelter … Read more
During a visit to Ukraine on Monday, France’s Ukraine new foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, blasted civilian fatalities outside of Kyiv as a show of solidarity as Russian forces push east. “This should never have happened. It must never happen again,” Colonna told reporters after visiting an Orthodox church in the town of Bucha outside the … Read more
France’s new foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, On a visit to Kyiv on Monday, said Paris is ready to increase military aid to Ukraine to help it counter Russia’s invasion. “France is not at war with Russia,” Colonna said at a joint press conference with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba. She stated that the arms would … Read more
Finnish PM, Sanna Marin, met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after touring Bucha and Irpin. According to Ukraine’s prime minister, Finland’s leader vowed to assist in the reconstruction of towns and infrastructure. In response to Russian aggression in eastern Europe, Finland formally submitted its application to join NATO. Mr Zelenskyy said after the conference … Read more
The majority of the stalls are still closed, but the reopening of Bucha’s market symbolizes a return to some sort of normalcy for this Ukrainian town known for war crimes. Barely visible behind the piles of eggs on her stall, Nataliya Morgun, 69, remembers how cold it was in March when the Russian troops entered … Read more
The music video for Kalush Orchestra’s song “Stefania” was shot in the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, and Borodianka, which were particularly heavily struck by Russian bombardment. According to source, the video was released on the band’s official YouTube channel. “This video was shot in Bucha, Irpin, Borodianka, and Hostomel, cities surrounding Kyiv that … Read more
Annalena Baerbock says weapon deliveries should prevent further war crimes. The impact of seeing Ukrainians slaughtered and left in the street for days in Bucha was explored by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Dmytro Kuleba, Baerbock stressed the importance of displaced persons being able to return to their homes. “This is not only about military … Read more
Ukraine’s prosecutor general stated her office is opening additional cases of alleged Russian war crimes, bringing the overall number of criminal cases “including strictly war crimes” to 9,158. Iryna Venedictova said, “We have already identified specific war criminals.” She further stated, “There are 15 people in the Kyiv region for instance, 10 of them in … Read more
The bodies of 3 men with their hands tied were discovered in a pit close to Bucha, a metropolis close to Kyiv that has ended up synonymous with allegations of Russian conflict crimes, Ukraine police stated Saturday. “On April 29, a pit with the bodies of three men was found in the Bucha district,” a … Read more
Since hundreds of remains were discovered near Kyiv following the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from the area, Ukraine and Western countries have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. A team of AFP journalists saw 20 bodies on Yablunska (Apple Tree) Street in Bucha on April 2. In the weeks that followed, AFP spoke to … Read more
On Bucha’s Yablunska Street, they all took separate routes to death: a perilous evacuation, a borrowed bicycle, and a wounded parent. One of them was even born in Russia. But at the end of it all, at least 20 people in civilian clothes were found on a stretch of the street — victims of what … Read more
Moscow: Russia’s defence ministry announced on Friday that an air strike was carried out on Kyiv during the arrival of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “High-precision, long-range air-based weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed the production buildings of the Artyom missile and space enterprise in Kyiv,” the ministry stated in its daily update on … Read more
Dmitry Polyanskiy, deputy to Russia’s ambassador to the UN told on Monday that a ceasefire in Ukraine is not a good option right now. “The only advantage it will give it will give possibility for Ukrainian forces to regroup and to stage more provocations like Bucha,” he said. Polyanskiy added, “Frankly it’s not up to me … Read more
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor will be part of an EU investigations crew to probe possible global crimes dedicated in Ukraine, the EU’s judicial cooperation agency said Monday. “The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague becomes a participant within the joint investigation crew (JIT) on alleged center … Read more
As the UN documented dozens of civilians killed in one town, Russia declared it planned a full-bore attack to carve off a large chunk of Ukraine. Kyiv swore to fight to save the country. The Ukrainian government said its besieged forces were still holding out inside a huge steelworks in the ravaged port city of … Read more
Russian actions in Ukraine, which have included summary executions of civilians and leveling of civilian infrastructure, may additionally quantity to struggle crimes, the UN stated on Friday. “Our work up to now has special a horror tale of violations perpetrated towards civilians,” United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stated on Friday. “Over … Read more
According to the UN, a mission to Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, documented the deaths of 50 people, including several who were executed in cold blood. “During a mission to Bucha on the ninth of April, UN human rights officers documented the unlawful killing including by summary execution of some 50 civilians there,” Ravina Shamdasani, … Read more
The bodies of 9 civilians, a few showing signs and symptoms of torture, had been located in the metropolis of Borodyanka out of doors of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, police stated. “These were killed by way of the occupiers and some show signs and symptoms of torture. I need to emphasize that those people were … Read more
During the two-day visit by UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, India aimed at speeding up a post-Brexit trade deal. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson understated the chances of convincing India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to adopt a tougher stance on Ukraine. Johnson said that Russia had a very different relationship with India than that of … Read more
Kyiv: Borodyanka, a village west of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, is where the bodies of nine citizens, some showing indications of torture, were found in Borodyanka, a senior police official said. “These people were killed by the occupiers, and some show signs of torture. I want to emphasise that these people were civilians. The … Read more
Lyudmyla Bochok, 79, was shot in the head and back on March 5th, according to her death certificate. Relatively close to Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv and now synonymous with heinous war crimes perpetrated by Russia during its invasion, Bucha is where her body was recovered. An official death certificate obtained by AFP shows that Bochok’s … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed an honorary title on a brigade accused by Ukraine of “war crimes” and mass killings in the town of Bucha. The statement became made on the 54th day of Moscow’s navy campaign in Ukraine, with hundreds killed and 12 million humans fleeing their homes or U.S.A. In the … Read more
Following the withdrawal of Russian troops from the area, more than 900 bodies have been discovered in the areas surrounding Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. According to police, most people were shot dead and “simply executed,” with at least 350 bodies discovered in the town of Bucha alone. Andriy Nebytov, the regional police chief, said the bodies … Read more
A majority of human killed in Bucha, a city out of doors Ukrainian capital reclaimed currently from Russian forces, died from gunshot wounds, the region’s police chief stated Friday. “Ninety-five percent of people were shot by snipers or with small arms,” Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebitov, said to Interfax Ukraine news agency at a … Read more
The United Nation appealed Friday for get access to to Ukrainians trapped in conflict zones, saying the ones besieged had been ravenous to demise. The Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), which has been running in Ukraine since the start of the battle, says it has added meals assistance to 1.4 million people. It has not been … Read more
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Austria’s chancellor on Monday will become the first European leader to visit Moscow since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Kyiv steels itself for a huge Russian offensive in the country’s east. Karl Nehammer said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and is expected to raise alleged war crimes in devastated areas around … Read more
When touring the city of Bucha earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that all he saw was “death, only death.” In the interview, which will appear on Sunday, Zelenskyy claimed that in its war against Russia, Ukraine is “defending the ability of a person to live in the modern … Read more
