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April 3, 2022, has seen reports of egregious crimes being perpetrated in Irpin and Bucha, Ukraine. Among others, media outlets reported on images of Ukrainian civilians lying dead on the streets of Bucha. Anatoliy Fedoruk, the mayor of Bucha, reported close to 300 killed. Fifty-seven people are said to be buried in a mass grave in Bucha.
Dr. Wladimir Klitschko, the former boxing champion and brother of Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, posted a video from Bucha stating that civilians “had been shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back. This is genocide of the Ukrainian population.”
The video featured bodies lying on the street.
This news come to light after Ukrainian forces retook the town of Bucha from Russian troops. While the Russian defense ministry denies that Russian forces killed civilians in Bucha, the reports have been verified by media outlets. Among others, Sky News has verified two videos showing bodies on the streets of Bucha.