The New York Times (local time) analyzed satellite images of the city of Bucha near Kiiu, Ukraine, on the 4th (local time) and found that Ukrainian civilians were killed three weeks ago while Russian soldiers were taking control of the town and left on the streets to decay. reported to have appeared. [사진 출처 = 뉴욕타임즈]The world is raising voices of condemnation as the Russian military massacre of civilians in Ukraine is revealed. It appears that major countries around the world are discussing whether to hold war criminal trials and taking action against Russia, such as expelling diplomats.
On the 4th (local time), US President Joe Biden condemned the discovery of hundreds of civilians in Bucha, a city near Kiiu, the Ukrainian capital, as a war crime, and again referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal. Germany, France and Lithuania have ordered the Russian ambassadors to leave the country.
“What happened in the secondary was so shocking,” Biden said, “we need to follow all the details to bring Putin to a war crimes trial.”
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blincol said, “Russia has committed war crimes.”
Major countries around the world also poured intense criticism towards Russia. Announcing additional sanctions against Russia, he said he would help Ukraine gather evidence of Russia’s genocide. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, etc., as well as Germany, which has been passively involved in economic sanctions compared to other countries due to its high dependence on Russian energy, expressed their position to add strength.
Germany’s foreign minister, Analena Berbock, said: “We will strengthen sanctions against Russia and further support the defense of Ukraine.” German defense minister Christine Lambrecht has also proposed discussing a ban on natural gas imports from Russia.
Earlier, according to CNN and AFP news agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 410 civilian bodies had been recovered from the auxiliary vehicle and that “this was a genocide.”
Russia countered that it was fake news. “Russian soldiers did not use violence against Ukrainian citizens,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. It was said that this happened after the Russian army left the Bucha.
But the New York Times reported three weeks ago that the genocide took place when Russian troops were in control of the bucha. It was then presented on the basis of satellite images of the corpse lying on the street and decomposing.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “We have teamed up with Ukraine to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity. We are ready to strengthen the
Meanwhile, the United Nations Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that 3,455 civilian casualties in Ukraine have been recorded since the start of the war on February 24 until the 3rd. However, the actual number of casualties is estimated to be much higher. This is because the number of civilian casualties announced today was not included in the number of casualties announced today due to delays in the identification of casualties in areas where fighting was fierce, such as Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Luhansk.
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