Ukraine: Violence against civilians in Bucha
Lie: "Ukraine staged the events in Bucha, therefore Kyiv can be held responsible in the UN International Court of Justice for libel." This is how Russian media present the words of Portuguese lawyer Alexandre Guerreiro, who claims that Ukraine allegedly did not provide evidence of the deaths of hundreds of people in Bucha. In reality: mass killings of civilians in Bucha have been documented by the UN, international human rights organizations, and journalists. The city was under the control of Russian troops from the beginning to the end of March 2022. After the liberation of Bucha, hundreds of civilian bodies were found there. The UN Monitoring Mission reported 422 civilian bodies found in the city as of the end of August 2022. The UN separately documented dozens of cases of civilian killings by Russian military personnel. Evidence of crimes was also collected by Human Rights Watch and independent journalists. They interviewed witnesses, studied photos and videos, and satellite images confirmed that the bodies of some of the deceased lay on the streets of Bucha during the Russian occupation, and did not appear after the withdrawal of Russian troops. Alexandre Guerreiro, cited by Russian propaganda, regularly appears in Russian state media, including RT and TASS. He is also an expert at the Global Fact-Checking Network, a project created with the participation of the Russian state agency TASS and entities linked to the Kremlin. Therefore, the claim of a "Ukrainian production" in Bucha contradicts a large body of independent evidence. Russian media are once again trying to question the documented crimes of the Russian military and shift responsibility to Ukraine. Subscribe to Spravdi on Telegram
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