Russia’s UN ambassador, Nebensia, has described the atrocities in Bucha as “staged.” According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, the situation in other places is similar to that in Bucha. All developments in the live blog.
12:44 a.m
Selenskyj wants to speak before the UN Security Council on Tuesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to address the UN Security Council on Tuesday. At least 300 civilians were killed in Bucha, and the number could be even higher in Borodyanka and other cities. “We are interested in an investigation that is as complete and transparent as possible,” says Zelenskyj in his evening video address. The results of the investigation would have to be made known and explained to the entire international community. It is important that journalists from all over the world travel to Bucha and other places to document the killing of civilians on the ground.
12:19 a.m
Attorney General: The situation in other places is similar to that in Bucha
After the partial withdrawal of Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian Attorney General Iryna Venediktova, a “humanitarian situation similar to that in the small town of Bucha” is taking place in other parts of the country. This included areas around the cities of Sumy and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, Venediktova said on Ukrainian television.
Earlier, she said that the bodies of at least 410 civilians were discovered in areas near the capital Kyiv after the withdrawal of Russian troops. Many were found with their hands tied, gunshot wounds at close range and signs of torture.
Venediktova added that the situation in Borodyanka, further away from Kyiv, was possibly much worse. The small town was also held by Russian troops until recently. The Attorney General did not initially explain what happened there, but said: “The worst situation in terms of the victims” is there.
12:19 a.m
Russian Ambassador to the UN: Atrocities in Bucha “staged”
Russia’s UN Ambassador Vasily Nebensia has described the atrocities against residents of the Ukrainian city of Bucha as a “staged provocation”. This is a “disgusting provocation by the regime in Kyiv,” said Nebensia on Monday at a press conference in New York. The Russian military has not done what it is accused of, it has not committed atrocities against civilians in Ukraine. “It’s not, it wasn’t, and it never will be,” he said. Russia has evidence for all of this, which it will present to the UN Security Council as soon as possible, said Nebensia. Russia had already requested a special session of the UN Security Council for Monday. However, the current British presidency of the Council left it at the scheduled meeting on Tuesday, which Nebensja sharply criticized.