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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey and Gleb Garanich

Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary

Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger arrive to a ceremony to marked the first anniversary of liberation the town of Bucha, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, outside Kyiv, Ukraine March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for atrocities in Bucha, as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation.

Ukrainian forces took back control of the small towns of Bucha and Irpin to the northwest of Kyiv in late March last year as Russian invasion forces abandoned their attempt to seize the capital.

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