In Ukraine's Bucha where civilians slain, neighbours united in grief

Alla Nechyporenko, 50 years-old, speaks with her neighbour Tetiana Shonia, whose son Oleksii was killed in a fight with Russian troops near Bakhmut, on a day of the first anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, after visiting the grave of her husband Ruslan at the town's cemetery, outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

In Bucha, the town synonymous with Russian brutality during the war in Ukraine, two neighbours whose loved ones were killed in different parts of the country met at the local cemetery Friday to grieve and reflect as the conflict entered its second year.

Bucha lies just to the northwest of Kyiv, and was quickly occupied by Russian forces as they invaded from neighbouring Belarus and reached the gates of the capital.