The world is appalled by the Russian massacre in Bucha. Now the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has announced investigations. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyj fears further crimes? The most important developments in star-Live blog.
Was Bucha just the beginning? Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fears further war crimes in his country that could be “even more terrible” after the withdrawal of Russian troops. Other regions of the country are still under Russian control. “More deaths and mistreatment” could become known there, said Selenskyj. After Russian troops withdrew from Bucha, the bodies of more than 400 civilians were discovered in the Kyiv suburb. Selenskyj spoke of a “genocide”. According to the Attorney General’s Office, 140 of the 410 bodies recovered so far from the Kyiv region have been autopsied since Friday. In addition, more than 50 employees of the public prosecutor’s office and the national police started investigations into the crimes in the Bucha area. There should also be investigations in other regions.
Meanwhile, according to British military intelligence, the Ukrainian port of Mariupol is “most likely” a key target of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By taking the city, which is still heavily contested, a direct land connection could be established between Russia and the occupied Crimean peninsula, according to an update from the British Ministry of Defense on Monday night, citing intelligence information.
The most important things at a glance:
- The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has launched an investigation into the crime in Bucha involving more than 400 civilians.
- Economics Minister Habeck has announced further EU sanctions for this week
- Seven people were killed in the shelling of Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine in the night
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