An unexpected friendship: The gravediggers of Bucha In the early days of Russia’s occupation, a trio tasked with burying Ukrainian victims quickly became like ‘brothers’. Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2022
Inside Ukraine’s war crimes investigations As families confront the horror of loved ones killed by Russian forces, investigators grapple with thousands of cases. Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2022
Crimes against civilians: documenting the scale of abuse in Ukraine Survivor and witness accounts, cross-checked with information from prosecutors, show how violence has been integral to the Russian campaign The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022
Ukraine exhumes seven bodies of people it says were killed by Russian forces Ukrainian investigators exhumed seven bodies from makeshift graves in a forest near Kyiv on Monday and police said they were civilians who had been killed by Russian forces during their occupation of the area. Reuters · Jun 13, 2022
Police Investigating Killings of 12,000 Ukrainians in War Police have opened criminal investigations into the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide during Russia's war, and authorities in the Kyiv region near Bucha on Monday reported discovering the bodies of several victims whose hands were tied behind their backs. "Shots to the knees tell us that people were… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 13, 2022
EU targets Russian military top brass in latest sanctions The European Union has targeted senior Russian military officers in its latest round of sanctions, including top brass accused of presiding over a civilian massacre in the town of Bucha and atrocities in Mariupol. Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2022
EU Blacklists 'Butchers' of Bucha and Mariupol in Latest Russia Sanctions The European Union on Friday blacklisted Russian military commanders who it said led troops involved in atrocities in Ukraine, describing them as the "butchers" of Bucha and Mariupol. Its latest sanction list also included Alina Kabaeva, whom it described as "closely associated" with President Vladimir Putin, although he has denied… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022
At 100 Days, Russia-Ukraine War by the Numbers One hundred days into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought the world a near-daily drumbeat of gut wrenching scenes: Civilian corpses in the streets of Bucha; a blown-up theater in Mariupol; the chaos at a Kramatorsk train station in the wake of a Russian missile strike. Those images… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022
In two photos, see how Bucha is erasing the scars of Russia's invasion First came the battle for Bucha. Now there's the battle to rebuild Bucha. This town was a scene of devastation in the early days of the war. Today you hear pounding hammers and screeching buzzsaws. WEKU · May 31, 2022
Ukraine war is between evil and good, says London pastor delivering aid to Bucha Yevgen Yakushev, from the International Christian Church of Faith in Barnet, has joined a scheme to deliver supplies and 100 cars to the front line. The Independent UK · May 29, 2022
Reporter’s Notebook: Recalling deaths in Ukraine’s Bucha Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan recounts scenes of dead bodies on the streets of Ukrainian city Bucha. Al Jazeera · May 29, 2022
With Russians gone, Kyiv’s suburbs struggle to return to being ‘a happy place’ BORODYANKA, Ukraine — The soccer mom parks her car just past the charred ruins of the town cultural center, a hollow, bombed-out remnant of better times. Her son bounds out toward the green fields freshly daubed with white boundary lines. Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2022
Ukraine destruction: how the Guardian documented Russia’s use of illegal weapons Cluster bombs, fléchettes and unguided missiles on residential areas: as prosecutors investigate alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, our reporters reveal the evidence they discovered on the ground The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022
War crimes verdict due in Kyiv court; Russian eastern offensive intensifies A verdict is due on Monday in the Ukraine conflict's first war crimes trial. The hearing in Kyiv, a public test of the Ukrainian judicial system's independence, comes as international institutions conduct their own investigations into killings that have blighted cities like Bucha and Mariupol. Radio France Internationale · May 23, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022 War Crimes Verdict Looms as Russian Offensive Intensifies With a verdict due Monday in the conflict’s first war crimes trial, Moscow's offensive in eastern Ukraine is only intensifying, with the city of Severodonetsk under "round-the-clock" bombardment as Russian troops attempt its encirclement. The trial in Kyiv -- seen as a public test of the Ukrainian judicial system's independence…
Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2022 Russia cuts off gas to Finland amid wider push into Ukraine’s east BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops continued their offensive into the Donbas region on Saturday, aiming to encircle the easternmost point of Ukrainian control in what one official said would be a repeat of Moscow’s assault on the beleaguered city of Mariupol.
Daily Mirror · May 17, 2022 'Unkillable' Ukrainian shot and buried alive with tortured brothers crawls out of grave Mykola Kulichenko, from the village of Vyshneve, just outside Kyiv in the Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast, was chucked into a grave alongside his older brother in March with Vladimir Putin's forces believing he was dead
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished? International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha
The Independent UK · May 16, 2022 War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished? International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022 The 5.20 from Kyiv: restored suburban rail offers hope as clean-up intensifies Commuter towns notorious for Russian atrocities, such as Irpin, Bucha and Borodianka, are slowly picking up the pieces
Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022 'Bodies of tortured and mutilated Ukrainians' found by war crimes investigators War crime investigators have reportedly uncovered more atrocities in Ukraine with dead bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation in the town of Borodyanka on the outskirts of Kyiv
The Independent UK · May 13, 2022 Ukraine: Russian soldier goes on trial in first war crimes case Some 10,700 potential war crimes involving more than 600 suspects are being investigated by Kyiv
The Independent UK · May 13, 2022 War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished? International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 'This tears my soul apart': A Ukrainian boy and a killing As he listened to his father die, the boy lay still on the asphalt
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished? International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha