Sergeant Nikita Akimov, First Sergeant Vyacheslav Lavrentyev; Corporals Andrei Bizyaev, Dmitry Sergienko, Mikhail Kashin and Semyon Maltsev; and soldiers Sergei Peskarev, Grigory Naryshkin, Vasily Knyazev, and Albert Radnaev. They are the “Butchers of Bucha”.
Ang ukraine prosecutor general’s office announced Thursday that it has opened an investigation against ten Russian soldiers accused of alleged crimes committed in Bucha, the town near kyiv where dozens of corpses of civilians were killed after the departure of Russian troops were found.
“Ten Soldiers of 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade The Russians are being investigated in connection with the cruel treatment of civilians and other violations of the laws and customs of war, ”the prosecution said in a statement.
they they were Sergeant Nikita AkimovFirst Sergeant Vyacheslav Lavrentyev; Corporals Andrei Bizyaev, Dmitry Sergienko, Mikhail Kashin and Semyon Maltsev; and soldiers Sergei Peskarev, Grigory Naryshkin, Vasily Knyazev, and Albert Radnaev.
The “Butchers of Bucha”: these are the Russian soldiers accused of having committed horrific crimes against the civilian population of that city north of kyiv, in Ukraine.
Ang The Prosecutor’s Office experienced members of this unit killed and tortured civilians, for example by preventing them from dying of hunger and thirst or in simulated executions.
Ang attorney general, Irina Venediktovaconfirmed on his Facebook account that ten of these soldiers were formally accused and spread the names and faces of the suspects to appeal for cooperation.
Ang Russian troops left Bucha on April 1 and since more than 350 bodies were recoveredaccording to local authorities. Most of the bodies had gunshot wounds and satellite images showed that there were already corpses in the streets before the withdrawal..
During their flight, Russian troops committed all sorts of atrocities against the civilian population in Bucha. Photo: EFE
Ang The Bucha massacres drew condemnation from the international community and pushed Kyiv’s allies to take over new sanctions against Russia.
MoscowHowever, he denies responsibility. in what happened to Bucha and affirms that it is a “climb” organized by the Ukrainians to destroy the image of the troops sent by President Vladimir Putin.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke with Ukrainian authorities at the foot of a mass grave in Bucha, north of kyiv. Photo: AP
Ang UN Secretary -General, Antonio Guterresvisited Bucha today and asked Russia to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation for possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.
ang“When we see this horrible place, I understand how important it is to have a full investigation and establish responsibilities. I urge Russia to agree to cooperate with the ICCGuterres told reporters his tour was in Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital. .
Source: Clarin
