The bodies of at least 20 people in civilian armor were scattered on a street in Bucha, a city northwest of kyiv recovered by Ukrainian forces after being held by Russian troops, who began their departure.
one of the corpses his hands were tied behind his back, a journalist from the AFP agency indicated that re -entered the city with Russian troops. The corpses were scattered several hundred meters away, with the cause of death not yet known.
Russian troops retreated from several locations near kyiv, failing in their attempt to surround the capital. The Ukrainian authorities stated that Bucha was “released”.
At least one of the corpses found in Bucha had his hands tied and a gun to his chest. PhotoaFP
The fighting and bombing left a apocalyptic scenewith large holes in residential buildings and broken down vehicles in various parts of the city, AFP reporters reported.
Ukrainian officials said they still are they do not know who the victims were or how they died.
Death struck this Ukrainian civilian on top of his bicycle. No one still knows how the deaths happened. Photo: AFP
“This territory is not under Ukrainian control“When they were killed, an official of the kyiv region told the AFP, asking not to be identified.
“We just entered Bucha … We still don’t know what happened here,” he added.Civilians may have been killed in a bombing or they may have been killed by Russian soldiers. The security forces will take care of finding it, “he added.
The first pictures of the entry of Ukrainian troops into Bucha are causing shock around the world. Photo: AFP
Sixteen of the 20 corpses were on or next to a street sidewalk. Three were in the middle of the road and one in the courtyard of a house. Ukrainian passport fell near the corpse handcuffed.
At this time the Ukrainian soldiers are still trying to figure out what happened to Bucha. Photo: AFP
All the dead were in civilian clothes: coats, jackets or sweaters, jeans or jogging pants and sneakers or boots. Two were lying next to bicycles and another near an abandoned vehicle. Some are bent over and others are turned away.
The faces of the deceased have a waxy appearancewhich may indicate that they have been in the area for several days.
Bucha and the nearby town of Irpin have been the scene of some of the the fiercest battle since Russia launched its offensive against Ukraine on February 24.
A man was riding his son on a bicycle as he approached a corpse on a street in Bucha, outside kyiv. After the departure of Russia, the horror appeared. Photo: AP
These two cities fought but paid a very high price. most of its inhabitants fled.
Ukrainian forces only gained access to Bucha a day ago, after nearly a month of Russian occupation, and they are slowly moving through its streets for fear of the mines left by Putin’s troops.
In Bucha there are Russian anti-tank mines everywhere. Photo: AFP
According to local mayor Anatoly Fedoruk, 280 people need to be buried “common pit” because it was impossible to do so in cemeteries, still exposed to Russian bombing.
Bucha street where 20 bodies were found it is full of debris and ground power lines. All the houses in the area seemed empty.
A dramatic panorama of Bucha Terror Street, after the departure of Russian troops and the entry of Ukrainian troops. Photo: AFP
A silver car then full of ammunition and several bodies were found near a burning truck.
A dozen ambulances headed to the scene on Saturday. According to Ukrainian authorities, they have been evacuating the bodies from the region for several days.
Source: Clarin