Horrors of Russia's atrocious civilian killings in Ukraine- In pics
Ukraine found bodies of many civilians bearing the sign of torture, some of those were "strangled" according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The bloodshed was exposed after Russian troops withdrew from the capital area.
Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Tuesday (April 5) after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed at close range.
The grisly images of battered bodies left out in the open or hastily buried led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, namely a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia. Germany and France reacted by expelling dozens of Russian diplomats, suggesting they were spies, and US President Joe Biden said Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be tried for war crimes.
However, Russia has rejected all the allegations of atrocities as fabrications on Ukraine's part.
Bodies found 'strangled', 'tortured'- Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the capital, Kyiv, for his first reported trip since the war began nearly six weeks ago to see for himself what he called the "genocide" and "war crimes" in Bucha. He said dead people had been "found in barrels, basements, strangled, tortured." (Image credit: Reuters)
Atrocities leading to horror and sorrow
'Torture chamber' in Bucha
'Clear evidence of war crimes' in Bucha- Emmanuel Macron
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the images from Bucha reveal the "unbelievable brutality of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda."
French President Emmanuel Macron said there is "clear evidence of war crimes" in Bucha that demand new punitive measures. (Image credit: Reuters)
Pregnant woman runs for life after shelling attack in Mariupol
