Council President Charles Michel said the European Union wants to support the investigation into “atrocities” by the Russian army in the outskirts of Kiev. Michel was “shocked” by photos from the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Sunday and spoke of a “bloodbath”. The EU will help “gather the evidence needed to prosecute in international courts,” he tweeted. At the same time, he announced further EU sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine.
After the withdrawal of the Russian army, numerous bodies were found in Bucha. There were also corpses in the street. Authorities say there are now 280 people buried in mass graves. AFP reporters reported that many of the dead were wearing civilian clothes. They saw at least 20 bodies on a single street in Bucha. AP journalists saw Ukrainian soldiers at a distance dragging corpses off the road with ropes, fearing they had been rigged with explosives.
Meanwhile, residents of the city received relief supplies on Saturday (see video above). Many residents gathered to collect food and medicine, which were distributed on the streets.
“Can only be described as genocide”
Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko spoke of war crimes and “genocide”. “What happened in Bucha and other suburbs of Kiev can only be described as genocide,” he told Bild. “These are brutal war crimes for which Putin is responsible there. Civilians shot with bandaged hands.”
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak shared a photo of men shot dead on Twitter. One of the men had his hands tied behind his back. Its authenticity could not be independently verified. Another photo showed bodies on the street. “The hell of the 21st century,” Podoliak noted.
Klitschko: “Damn money” for petrol
Klitschko demanded: “For the whole world and Germany in particular there can only be one consequence: not a cent more can go to Russia, that is damn money with which people are slaughtered.” An embargo on Russian gas and oil must come immediately. The Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow initially declined to comment on the allegations.
Michel announced his intention to further increase economic pressure on Russia in view of the “shattering images” from Bucha. “There will be more EU sanctions and support,” he wrote on Twitter.
Source: Krone
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