President of Ukraine: Bucha is just one symbol of crimes committed by Russian military

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Everywhere in Ukraine, where the occupiers came, along the roads, in yards, parks, gardens, there is a burial of people whose bodies could not be taken to cemeteries. And all this is within a period of several weeks of Russian occupation. About a month. In the areas around our capital, in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, in the north of our state. The whole world remembered the name of the city of Bucha. But this is just one symbol of the crimes of the Russian military. You can take any other city from those where they managed to gain a foothold for a while, any village... The occupiers did the same thing there as in Bucha. And what is in the east of our country, where Russian troops still remain? What is in the south? We cannot even imagine what is in Mariupol and Volnovakha, which were almost destroyed by the Russian army. Obviously, it’s even scarier there,” Zelensky told.

In his words, Russian officials and propagandists deny the crimes committed by their army. They say it’s a staging. They lie in response to even the obvious facts that convince everyone in the world, Zelensky stressed.

A reminder that such settlements as Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv Region, were liberated from Russian troops on April 2, 2022. The mass killings of civilians, committed by the Russian military, were revealed within the liberated areas. A mass grave with about 300 bodies was found in Bucha. Dozens of bodies were lying on the streets, many of them had their hands tied.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

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