War is always known to cause civilian casualties as well, but such exceptional cruelty could not be expected. Images of Bushan’s suspected war crimes are changing the outside world’s attitude toward the parties to the war.
The extraordinary atrocities of the war began to unfold in late March, when Ukrainian troops captured the small town of Bushan, northwest of Kiev, from the Russians.
Since the recapture of Bushan, the world’s media have been filled with the extremely brutal images that have been conveyed about the city.
There was a fierce battle between Bucha and Ukrainian and Russian forces, which has left a huge amount of military equipment apparently left on the streets of the city, mainly after the destruction of military equipment by the Russian army.
For the first time during the war, evidence has been uncovered of the systematic killing of civilians. The bodies of the civilian victims have been hastily packed in plastic bags and buried in mass graves.
The mass graves have been poorly covered and have seen parts and objects of the deceased.
The most shocking thing is that some civilians have been killed by execution. They have been shot in the head and their hands have been tied behind their backs.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited Butcha on Monday and was shocked to see.
Information about the events in Bushan is currently being collected, which could lead to war crimes trials. War crimes in Butcha have apparently taken place.
According to Russia (you switch to another service) The events in Butcha have been staged since its troops left Butcha. Ukraine considers it clear that Russian forces are to blame for unprecedented atrocities.
Russia’s guilt is supported by Maxar’s satellite images, such as the newspaper The New York Times (switch to another service). According to the newspaper, US photos show that the bodies were lying on the streets of Bushan even before the Ukrainians took back the city.
Bucha has led EU countries to consider tightening sanctions on Russia.