Gruesome images emerge from battered Ukraine as Russia continues its attack - in Pics

Grisly images of battered and burned corpses left out in the open or hastily buried in Ukraine's Bucha have led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, especially a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia.

Zee Media Bureau | Apr 06, 2022, 14:53 PM IST

It's more than 40 days since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. Ukrainian officials have said the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around Kyiv that were recaptured from Russian forces in recent days. The Ukrainian prosecutor general's office has described one room discovered in Bucha as a "torture chamber".

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US and allies want sanctions on Russia over 'war crimes'

US and allies want sanctions on Russia over 'war crimes'

On Wednesday (April 6), the United States and its allies prepared new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in northern Ukraine, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as "war crimes" demanding commensurate punishment.

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Mass graves in Russia's beleaguered city, Bucha

Mass graves in Russia's beleaguered city, Bucha

The Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman said between 150 and 300 bodies may be in a mass grave by a church in the northern town of Bucha, where Ukraine accuses Russian troops of killing civilians.  

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Bucha lies desolate

Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Bucha lies desolate

Horrific images have emerged from Bucha, with Ukrainian authorities alleging mass civilian deaths. Russia has refuted the allegations as false. (Pic: PTI)

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Heavy fighting and Russian air strikes continue in Mariupol

Heavy fighting and Russian air strikes continue in Mariupol

Heavy fighting and Russian air strikes continue in the encircled Ukrainian city of Mariupol, British military intelligence said. (Pic: Reuters)

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Luhansk authorities urged residents to get out 'while it is safe'

Luhansk authorities urged residents to get out 'while it is safe'

Authorities in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk hope to evacuate civilians through five "humanitarian corridors" on Wednesday (April 6) and urged residents to get out "while it is safe." Ukraine has said Russian troops that invaded on February 24 are regrouping and preparing for a new offensive in the Donbas area, which includes Luhansk. (Pic: Reuters)

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