After the visit to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) moved on to Bucha. The place near Kiev that became a cruel testimony to the genocide. A report by “Krone” editor Clemens Zavarsky.
They went from apartment to apartment, from house to house. Not only soldiers, also men dressed in black. Probably police units. ‘Zatschistka’ is the name of what these nameless beasts are said to have done in Bucha: ‘cleansing’.
400 civilians killed
In the hitherto completely unknown city, up to 400 civilians have been murdered insidiously. Not just from artillery and rocket fire, but shot with target. Close to. And then left it.
On the way we pass a formerly beautiful suburb. The houses are deserted. Close the curtains. In the slalom, the ride goes through tank obstacles – it feels threatening. The closer you get to the town of Kiev, the more horrifying the undeniable evidence of the war becomes. Burnt-out Russian tanks, destroyed houses and vehicles, some villages in the area were razed to the ground.
Residents are drawn
The inhabitants of Bucha, who are in excruciating pain, are still finding new bodies every day. The rain has washed away the smell of death. But here and there a body part appears. Eyewitnesses talk desperately about the horror of a few days ago. Your reports sound unbearable.
Pits were dug next to St. Andrew’s Cathedral. The dead are buried in black plastic bags. Inbetween. It will be days – or weeks – before they can get a proper burial.
shattered houses
Chancellor Karl Nehammer stands stunned in front of a mass grave. 40 bodies were exhumed there, but no one knows for sure if there are more bodies. Ukrainian military officers describe the situation, pointing to houses that have been shot down and among the ruins said to be many bodies.
The Russian side claims that the crimes were committed by Ukrainians to blame the Russians. This is how local representatives of the authorities tell it. But there are, among other things, videos that would prove that people were killed before the Russian troops left. With hands tied, shot in the neck for example – or just shot in the car. Moscow vehemently denies all this, but international secret services are gathering clear evidence.
The Russians have left and we are going back to Kiev. The fear remains.
Source: Krone
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