Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to address the UN Security Council today on the atrocities in the city of Bushan. Ukraine’s foreign minister calls for Russia to be removed from the UN Human Rights Council.
We gathered the key news from last night and last night in connection with the war in Ukraine.
According to satellite images, civilian casualties were on the streets of Butshan before the Russians withdrew from the city
Recently released satellite images of Ukraine appear to refute Russian claims that civilian bodies would not have appeared in Bhutan until Russian troops left the scene. Russia has denied that its forces have killed civilians in Bhutan near Kiev.
Images of the U.S. satellite company Maxar, taken in mid-March, already show several civilian bodies.
The dead appear to have already been on the road at the time, where Ukrainian authorities have since said several bodies were found after Russian troops withdrew from the city.
Zelensky is scheduled to address the UN Security Council today
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi intends to address the UN Security Council today on the events in Bushan.
In his videotaped speech Monday night, Zelenskyi said Ukraine wants the most open and thorough investigation possible into the killing of civilians. According to Zelensky, the results of the investigation must also come to the attention of the international community.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba for its part, said early on Twitter today that Russia should not have a place in the UN Human Rights Council.
Kuleba also said in a tweet that he had discussed with the UN secretary general Antonio Guterresin the current security situation and the massacre in Bocha. According to Kuleba, Ukraine will use all possible UN mechanisms to gather evidence and bring Russian war criminals to justice.
Pentagon: Russia “apparently” responsible for Bashan’s atrocities
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, it is clear that Russia is responsible for the atrocities in the city of Bushan.
“I think it is quite obvious, not only to us but to the whole world, that Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Bushan,” said a Pentagon spokesman. John Kirby at a press conference on Monday.
Kirby added that it is not yet certain which troops have been operating in the area.
Earlier on Monday, the President of the United States Joe Biden invited the President of Russia Vladimir Putinia again a war criminal.
– You saw what happened in Butcha. This makes him wanted – he is a war criminal, Biden told reporters in the White House, according to Reuters news agency.