Bodies exhumed from mass graves to probe alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Hundreds of bodies have been exhumed from a makeshift cemetery behind a church in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, 50 km from Kyiv, to probe the alleged Russian war crimes.

Ukraine, with the help of international investigators, has started a probe on the allegations of mass graves dug up to bury the dead, which many believe were executions of civilians by Russian forces.

Close to 900 bodies of civilians were found around Kyiv alone. It's alleged at least 300 were buried at this location alone in Bucha. However, there are no official figures to support this.

A team of investigators from France visited the site in Bucha to pick up evidence as bodies were exhumed. They will be studying the evidence to probe the allegations. India Today was at the spot when the exercise to take forward the investigation took place at a mass grave in Bucha.

Russian forces had occupied Bucha but retreated after facing heavy casualties. Russian tanks were blown away as the Ukrainian forces hit back with guided anti-tank missiles that left hundreds of Russian soldiers dead here.

The stiff resistance by Ukrainian forces halted the Russian advance from the north towards Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Oleg, a lawyer and human rights activist, who is now a volunteer soldier with the Ukrainian forces, was a part of the investigation team at the spot. He said, "A team of international investigators is looking into it.

Police are also collecting evidence. We know the commanders responsible for this. It was organised and planned. When they came to Bucha they had a list of people to be arrested. The perpetrators of the crimes must be punished."

"What we see here is a typical example of genocide by Putin. This is a violation of the Geneva Convention. They went into Bucha and arrested people without any facts on suspicion of being spies.

There are 280 bodies just at this location," Oleg said. There are several such makeshift cemeteries that have come up in several parts of Ukraine to bury the civilians who died.

As of April 18, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 4,890 civilian casualties in the country: 2,072 killed and 2,818 injured since the Russian invasion started on February 24.

Russia has constantly denied any war crime on its part in what it calls special military operations that started on February 24 to “de-militarise Ukraine”.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet had in a statement on April 4 said, "I am horrified by the images of civilians lying dead on the streets and in improvised graves in the town of Bucha in Ukraine."

The statement added, "Reports emerging from this and other areas raise serious and disturbing questions about possible war crimes as well as grave breaches of international humanitarian law and serious violations of international human rights law."

The UN also called for an investigation into the alleged war crimes by exhuming the bodies.

"It is essential that all bodies are exhumed and identified so that victims’ families can be informed, and the exact cause of death established.

All measures should be taken to preserve evidence. It is vital that all efforts are made to ensure there are independent and effective investigations into what happened in Bucha to ensure truth, justice and accountability, as well as reparations and remedy for victims and their families," the statement read.

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Ok

Dem still dey fight for there?

They were the one that instructed their citizens to be armed to fight a war...
They should hold their President accountability for mass murderer of his own people..

Russia will never be forgiven. They're going to be shunned, if not bullied, for decades to come. Enjoy going back to the 1900's folks...

Joezinho:
Russia will never be forgiven. They're going to be shunned, if not bullied, for decades to come. Enjoy going back to the 1900's folks...

Russia doesn't need your forgiveness


All these are rants


UK and France toiled Africa, don't Africa still like them

Belgium killed millions of Congo citizens are Belgium hated
..

USA millions of Afghan and Vietnam are they hated
....



.history will not change Neva of Russia that the basic true


Only thing changing is Ukraine size

So you can eat your hate...

jcross19:
They were the one that instructed their citizens to be armed to fight a war...
They should hold their President accountability for mass murderer of his own people..

Exactly the moment you use weapon on a military officer you are no longer a civilian
..you are a legitimate military target

Joezinho:
Russia will never be forgiven. They're going to be shunned, if not bullied, for decades to come. Enjoy going back to the 1900's folks...

Russia in the 1900

ken6488:

Exactly the moment you use weapon on a military officer you are no longer a civilian
..you are a legitimate military target

yes oooh