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The Latest Breaking News from Bucha

Russia says claims it carried out war crimes in Izyum are a ‘lie’

Ukraine’s leaders have accused Moscow of carrying out a ‘genocide’

The Independent UK

Izium: after Russian retreat, horrors of Russian occupation are revealed

As the Ukrainian city’s five-month ordeal ends, the evidence of dead bodies and survivors’ testimonies suggests Izium could be another Bucha

The Guardian - UK

Izyum mass grave latest in alleged Russian atrocities meted out to Ukrainians

Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians as well as committing war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Ukraine says graves and 'torture centres' found in recaptured east

Izyum (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine said Friday it had counted some 450 graves at a site near Izyum after recapturing the strategic eastern city from the Russians, a discovery that Kyiv likened to atrocities seen in Bucha and Mariupol.

AFP

Izium: Bodies recovered from mass burial site in liberated Ukrainian city ‘show signs of torture’

More than 400 bodies said to be buried at site, including women and children, with Ukrainian president likening discovery to massacre of Bucha

Evening Standard

Ukraine reveals discovery of mass grave as US announces new aid

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Thursday the discovery of a mass grave in the recently recaptured town of Izyum, likening it to deaths seen in the cities of Bucha and Mariupol, which have become symbols of Russian atrocities.

AFP

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Recently Retaken Strategic City

Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched his country’s flag rise Wednesday above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital while highlighting Moscow’s embarrassing retreat from a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian forces left the war-scarred city last week as Kyiv's soldiers pressed a stunning advance…

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Ukrainian citizens seeking war reparations face uphill struggle

Vitalii Zhyvotovskyi, a 51-year old from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, is trying to rebuild his house after it was heavily damaged during Russia’s occupation of the area earlier this year. The roof was destroyed, the inside gutted by fire and many of the windows blown out.

Reuters

Mother seeks justice for son in Ukraine: 'He walked away and they shot him'

Roman Herasymenko, 57, was shot in his hometown in Ukraine by Russian soldiers, his mother said, as he tried to recover a SIM card from his mobile phone which they had smashed. He struggled home but died hours later.

Reuters

Timeline: Six months of Russia’s war in Ukraine

On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine. These are the main events of the war over six months.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian mum whose house was destroyed in bombing says sound of war is 'terrifying'

Thousands have fled Saltivka but those left have nowhere else to go as the war reaches its six months anniversary since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion on February 24

Daily Mirror

In Ukraine's martyred Bucha, more victims are buried without a name

In March, during the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, numerous atrocities were committed in small towns north of Kyiv – horrors that are still being documented today. In Bucha, an estimated 458 prisoners of war and civilians were slaughtered under Russian occupation, at least fifty of whom are…

France 24

The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine

Known as Kadyrovtsy after their leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the fighters are said to be brutal and delusional.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan warns of ‘another Chernobyl’ after talks with Zelensky, Guterres

Following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN chief Antonio Guterres in Lviv on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of the dangers of "another Chernobyl" disaster erupting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant held by invading Russian forces. Read our live blog to see how the day's…

France 24

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The National (Scotland)

David Pratt in Ukraine: Bucha won't forget atrocities – but knows life must go on

In the latest of his dispatches from places that bore the early brunt of the Russian invasion, Foreign Editor David Pratt reports from the…

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian refugee who fled war gives birth to girl after finding sanctuary in UK

Lena Kulakovska decided to leave war-torn Ukraine after the family's home in Bucha was damaged by shelling after Russia invaded and reached the UK in time to give birth to Nicole

Reuters

Russia fines streaming site Twitch over 31-second 'fake' video

A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million roubles ($33,000) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Former UN chief Ban urges world to remember Bucha victims

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to honor civilians who were killed when Russian ground forces tried to invade Ukraine’s capital

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The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy tells officials to stop leaking military tactics; UN sounds nuclear plant warning – as it happened

Divulging details about Ukraine’s defence plans is ‘frankly irresponsible’, Zelenskiy says

The Independent UK

Buried as numbers, more of Bucha’s victims are laid to rest

With graves marked only with numbers, not names, burial services were held for 11 more unidentified bodies found in Bucha

Reuters

Ukraine's Bucha buries bodies of unidentified victims of Russian occupation

Ukrainian authorities held a burial ceremony on Tuesday for 15 bodies found in Bucha four months after Russian forces withdrew from the area.

Al Jazeera

‘Before Bucha in Ukraine, there was Abkhazia in Georgia’

Thirty years after the war in Georgia’s breakaway territory of Abkhazia, victims are still waiting for justice.

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

Ukraine pushes to try alleged war crimes as fighting rages

The appeal of Ukraine’s first war crimes conviction has been adjourned

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukrainian’s plea to the world: Don’t forget us

Exclusive: Former first lady Kateryna Yushchenko says Russian strongman is counting on everyone else forgetting Ukraine

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