The Latest Breaking News from Bucha

Russian 'execution room' with tied-up Ukrainians shot in head seen in horror footage

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Footage has been circulated from Bucha in Kyiv Oblast showing bodies lined up against a wall following the Russian army's withdrawal from the town

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2022

Russia Faces Global Outrage over Bodies in Ukraine’s Streets

Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed deliberately at close range. The images of battered bodies out in the open…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2022

EU to hit Russia with fresh sanctions over Ukraine after killings in Kyiv region town

The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said sanctions were being prepared "as a matter of urgency."

Axios · Apr 4, 2022

Russia to ask U.N. Security Council again to discuss Bucha 'provocations'

Russia's foreign ministry said it would reiterate its request for the U.N. Security Council to meet on Monday over what Moscow called the "criminal provocations by Ukrainian soldiers and radicals" in the town of Bucha near Kyiv.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Commentary: Bucha’s atrocities are not Russia’s first. They must be the last

It’s hard to read the reports emerging from Bucha and other Kyiv suburbs, and nearly impossible to look at the images. Retreating Russian soldiers have left evidence of unthinkable brutality. Ordinary men and women lie dead on the street, in the dark mud and dirt, many shot, some with hands…

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

Hunt for Russian commanders in charge of Bucha atrocities as colonel named

The suspected commander of Russian operations in Bucha has been named by Ukrainian sources amid demands for accountability over the atrocities by Vladimir Putin’s forces.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2022

‘It was a controlled shot’: Witness describes Bucha killings

Russia has denied committing war crimes in the Kyiv region after images of civilian corpses sparked condemnation.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events, day 40

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 40th day, here is a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2022

Bucha: World reacts to ‘unbearable’ civilian killings in Ukraine

World leaders express horror at images coming out of Kyiv suburbs where dozens of bodies were found strewn on streets.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2022

‘I want every mother of every Russian soldier to see the bodies of the killed people in Bucha,’ says Zelensky

Many of the dead had had their hands bound and had been shot in the head or the chest

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022