Visiting Bucha, Zelensky says atrocities proof of Russian genocide

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Soldiers place the Ukrainian flag on the coffin of 41-year-old soldier Simakov Oleksandr, during his funeral ceremony, after after he was killed in action, at the Lychakiv cemetery, in Lviv, western Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday described as “genocide” the killings of civilians in the town of Bucha during a visit to the Kyiv suburb after Ukrainian troops reclaimed the town from Russian forces.

“These are war crimes and it will be recognized by the world as genocide,” Zelensky said in Bucha, where bodies were discovered strewn throughout the town after it was reclaimed by Kyiv’s army.

“You stand here today and see what happened. We know that thousands of people have been killed and tortured with extremities cut off, women raped, children killed,” he told reporters wearing a bulletproof vest and accompanied by military personnel.

“It’s genocide,” he added.

Ukraine and Western nations have accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discovery of mass graves and apparently executed civilians at Bucha, prompting vows of action at the International Criminal Court.


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