“Massacre” in Bucha – “Such evil should not go unpunished”

The photos from the suburb of Kiev with corpses on the street have caused international outrage since Sunday. Resnikov blamed the Russian units that had occupied the place for weeks. He compared their actions to those of the National Socialist Schutzstaffel (SS) in Ukraine during World War II.

He also drew a parallel with the civil war in Yugoslavia: there were more deaths in Bucha than in Vukovar. In 1991, more than 250 civilians and prisoners of war were murdered by Serbian troops and the Yugoslav army in the Croatian town of Vukovar.

340 bodies found
About 340 bodies have been found in Bucha so far, Ukrajinska Pravda reported, citing local funeral directors. Russia denies atrocities against the local civilian population and speaks of Ukrainian counterfeits.

Heavy Battles in Eastern Areas
The defense minister praised Chief of Staff Valeriy Zalushny and all the officers and soldiers who helped drive the enemy out of the Kiev area. Fierce fighting continued in the eastern regions of Kharkov, Luhansk and Donetsk.

War Crimes Investigation
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes against civilians in Butsch. “Everything must be done to secure evidence,” the High Commissioner said in Geneva on Monday. All bodies must be exhumed, identified and examined. Reports from Bucha and other areas raise “serious and disturbing questions about possible war crimes” and other rights violations, Bachelet said.

“For truth, justice and accountability, every effort must be made to independently and successfully investigate what happened in Bucha,” Bachelet said. She called for compensation and reparations for the victims and their families.