At least 410 civilians were found dead on the outskirts of kyiv following the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region on April 2, notably in Boutcha. This suburb located 37 km northwest of the capital had 28,500 inhabitants before the start of the war in ukraine, February 24. Upon their arrival on the spot, the Ukrainian forces discovered the bodies of civilians littering the streets or buried in mass graves. The United Nations human rights office has already mentioned “possible war crimes”. The following images come from the suburb of Boutcha and may shock.
April 3 in Boutcha.
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