New video footage of mass executions of civilians allegedly carried out on March 4 in Butsa, the martyrdom city where the first revelations of Russian army atrocities took place in Ukraine, north of Kiev, is published by the American newspaper New York Times. “The hostages are lying there, next to the fence,” said the cameraman […]
Tag: Boutsa
Amnesty International: Strong evidence of war crimes by Russia in Ukraine
Amnesty International said on Friday that there was strong evidence that Russian troops had committed war crimes, including the execution of civilians in brief, when occupying areas outside the Ukrainian capital in February and March, according to Reuters. The civilians were also abused, such as “reckless shootings and torture” at the hands of Russian forces […]
Ukraine: Investigation against 10 Russian soldiers for war crimes in Butsa
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has launched a preliminary investigation into ten Russian soldiers suspected of committing war crimes in Butsa. The attorney general said via Twitter that the investigation targeted ten soldiers of the 64th Motorized Brigade, which belongs to the 35th Army, “for brutal treatment of civilians and other violations of the law of […]
Ukraine: One in five residents of the city of Butsa has been killed, says its mayor
More than 400 are mourning the death of the city of Butsa on the outskirts of Kiev. It is the city where mass graves and corpses were found in the streets after the withdrawal of Russian soldiers. These revelations shocked the international public opinion and were a turning point in the attempt to document war […]
Ukraine: 95% of the victims in Butsa were shot
Nearly all those found dead in the city of Butsa, near the Ukrainian capital, were shot dead, Kyiv region police chief Andri Nebitov said today. “95% of people were shot with high-precision rifles or other light weapons,” in this northwestern suburb of Kiev, the official told a news conference. “During the (Russian) occupation, people were […]
Russia: West Helps Ukraine Prepare False Allegations of Russia War Crimes
Moscow said today that the United States and Britain were helping Ukraine prepare false allegations about the alleged persecution of civilians in Ukraine in order to feed the international media in an attempt to slander Russia. Ever since Russian troops withdrew from towns and villages around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian troops have been showing […]
Mayor of Boutsa: ‘New bodies every day’
Local authorities in Boutsa continue to urge people not to return to the city. Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk describes the situation to DW. In the Kiev suburb of Butsa, northwest of the Ukrainian capital, the bodies of gunmen were lying on the streets after the withdrawal of the Russian army. There is talk of war crimes. […]
Olena Zelenska: The massacre of Boutsa leaves us speechless
Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a statement to Italian public radio Rai that she had killed Boutsa and that children were victims of the Russian invasion. “The images of the Bhutto massacre leave me speechless. It was a beautiful area, inhabited by young couples with children. Russia speaks – […]
UN official: ‘next step’ is inquiry into civilian deaths in Butsa
The investigation into the deaths of plainclothes men found dead in Bhutan after the withdrawal of Russian forces is “the next step,” a senior UN official who visited the city near Kyiv said today. “People are already deeply shocked,” said Martin Griffiths, the deputy secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, speaking to a Bhutanese city council member. […]
SPIEGEL: Germany intercepts radio communications between Russians discussing Butsa killings
LAST UPDATE: 14:20 The German intelligence service stole radio messages from Russian military sources, citing the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian city of Butsa, the German news magazine Der Spiegel reported today. According to Der Spiegel, the agency presented its findings to parliament yesterday, Wednesday. The magazine does not cite a source for this […]