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
