DISINFO: The West supports lies about the killing of civilians in Bucha
SUMMARY
The West supports lies about Russia. The biggest lie is about the killing of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha by Russian soldiers. The civilians were killed by Ukrainian security forces. Russians were good for civilian Ukrainians in Bucha, providing them with humanitarian aid.
RESPONSE
Recurrent denial of war crimes committed by Russian forces during their full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.
In December 2022 an investigation based on videos and telephone metadata of civilian devices stolen by Russian soldiers established the responsibility of a Russian regiment — and its commander — for the events in Bucha. The New York Times has identified 36 of the victims along Yablunska Street. A Russian military unit killed dozens in Bucha, a Times investigation shows. But an eight-month visual investigation by The New York Times concluded that the perpetrators of the massacre along Yablunska Street were Russian paratroopers from the 234th Air Assault Regiment led by Lt. Col. Artyom Gorodilov.
Evidence includes photos and videos by Bucha survivors, CCTV footage, satellite footage, and details of calls to Russia made by perpetrators from the phones of murdered victims.
The EU stands in full solidarity with Ukraine as formulated in this statement by Commission President von der Leyen during which she talks about how Russia must be held accountable for the horrific crimes in Bucha and elsewhere.
Following the atrocities in Bucha, in Ukraine, President von der Leyen tasked Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, to follow-up and support the coordination of the EU efforts to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine. A Joint Investigation Team has been set up with the support of Eurojust to collect evidence and investigate core international crimes committed in Ukraine. The Joint Investigation Team consists of the International Criminal Court, Ukraine, and Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Romania.
One year after the Bucha tragedy was thrust into the spotlight, Kremlin still denied its responsibility. For more information see our publication: The Bucha massacre: mapping a year of Kremlin denial.