Russia has categorically denied any accusations related to the death of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, the facts and chronology of the events in Bucha did not support Ukraine’s version of events and urged international leaders not to rush to judgment.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, he was deeply shocked by images of dead civilians in the Ukrainian. Earlier, dozens of bodies were found in towns in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Zelenskiy visits Bucha, says Russian ‘war crimes’ make negotiations harder
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday (April 4, 2022) visited the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region, where tied bodies shot at close range, a mass grave and other signs of executions were found in territory retaken from Russian troops. Following the visit, Zelenskiy spoke on national television from Bucha and said that it had become harder for his country to negotiate with Russia since Kyiv became aware of the scale of atrocities carried out by Russian troops in Ukraine.
“These are war crimes and will be recognised by the world as genocide,” Zelenskiy said, wearing body armour and surrounded by his military personnel.
“It’s very difficult to talk when you see what they`ve done here,” he said.
“The longer the Russian Federation drags out the negotiating process, the worse it is for them and for this situation and for this war,” Zelenskiy said.
“We know of thousands of people killed and tortured, with severed limbs, raped women and murdered children,” he added.