Russian forces on Tuesday was getting ready for a offensive in Southeast Ukraine, Ukrainian military He said, as President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to speak to the United Nations Security Council amid anger over Guide of Murder of civilians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin government flowing soldiers In eastern Ukraine to control of The industrial area known as Donbass. This comes after a Russian withdrawal from cities around the capital, Kyivwhich led to the discovery of corpses raise accusations of War crimes and demands for tougher Penalties on Moscow.
Russian forces concentrated on Capture the cities of Popasna and Rubizhne in Donetsk, Luhansk and Black Sea port regions of Mariupol, the chief of staff said on Her Facebook page. Donetsk and Luhansk are controlled by Russian-backed separatists and are recognized by Moscow as independent states. Staff said access to Kharkiv in East, Ukraine second-Larger citywas prohibited.
“The enemy Regroup forces and focus their efforts on Preparation offensive process in the East of “Our country,” the statement said. “The goal is the foundation full monitoring over Region of Donetsk and Luhansk regions” added.
Zelensky, speaking from Ukraine, planned to address diplomats at the Security Council on Tuesday amid demands for Investigation of possible war crimes.
Germany and France responded by expelling dozens of Russian diplomats refer to them as spies. US President Joe Biden Putin said should to be tried for war crimes.
“This guy is brutal, what’s going on in Biden said, referring to the northwest town of The capital that was the scene of Some of the horror.
Before Zelensky spoke, something more powerful United nations body It was to be seen by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, its political leader Rosemary DiCarlo and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths, who Tries to arrange a stop-fire. Griffith met with Russian officials in Moscow on Monday is scheduled to visit Ukraine.
Associated Press (AP) journalists in Bocha counted dozens of corpses in Plain clothes and apparently without weapons, many shot in close proximity rangeand some with Their hands are tied or their flesh is burnt.
After walking around the neighborhoods of Bocha and talk to the hungry survivors lining up for Bread, Zelensky’s vow in A video title you want Ukraine work with The European Union and the International Criminal Court to identify the Russian fighters involved in No atrocities.
The time will come when every Russian will learn all truth About who Among their citizens were killed, who gave orders, who Turn a blind eye to the murders.”
“Bosha’s allegations are propaganda”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied the scenes outside Kyiv as a “provocation directed against Russia”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the photos contained “marks of video fraud and various fakes. “
Russia has rejected the previous allegations of The atrocities and slanders of Ukraine.
“These are fake products that have matured in satirist imagination of Ukrainian Propaganda “Dmitry Medvedev, who He served as President from 2008 to 2012 and is now Vice President secretary of Russian Security Council, said on cable.
The Russian Defense Ministry said it had evidence that the 72nd main Ukrainian center for Psychological operations helped organize such propaganda in Village 23 km (14 miles) northwest of Kyiv Beside in Sumy, Konotop and other cities.
Soldiers of 72 Ukrainian Headquarters for Psychological operations did another phase scan of Civilians allegedly killed in the violence of “It did not provide further details,” the ministry said.
Moscow wondered why if its forces withdrew from Bucha on March 30 and the mayor of Bucha announced that area Free of Russian forces on March 31, that the corpses of dead Only civilians are shown for The first time on 3 April.
Russia also says corpses showed in Didn’t do some shots show Featured Marks of Expected deterioration after the figure of days.
Russia’s Medvedev said the counterfeit products were fabricated for Huge amounts of money from the West public Corporate relations and “tame” NGOs. No specific evidence was provided. He indicated that the Ukrainian forces were ready for this kill their citizens in An attempt to discredit Russia.
To dehumanize Russia and for she has maximum Defame the rabid monsters of national Battalions and territories defense The units are ready to kill Even their civilians.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of No less than 410 civilians found in Cities around Kyiv captured from Russian troops.
Ukrainian Prosecutor-Generalgeneral’s office describe it one I discovered the room in Bucha as a “torture chamber”. She said in the statement of the corpses of five men with Their hands were tied found in the basement of A children’s sanitarium where civilians were tortured and killed.
The bodies seen by AP journalists in Bosha included at least 13 in and about building This local people He said Russian forces are used as a base. There were three more corpses found in stair, and group of six They burned together.
The dead witnessed before news Agency journalists also Wrapped corpses included in black plastic, stacked on one End of Mass grave in a Bucha Church. many of These victims were shot in cars or dead in Explosions trying to escape from city. with the morgue full And the cemetery that was impossible to reach, the churchyard was the only one place To keep the dead father Andrei Galvin said.
Tanya Nidashkevska said she buried her husband in garden outside their apartment building After he was arrested by Russian forces. for him body I was one of those left shrink in Staircase.
“Please, I beg you, do something!” She said. “I’m talking, Ukrainian woman, Ukrainian woman, a mother of two children and one grandson. To all wives and mothers, make peace on Earth so no one melancholy ever again pleaded.
Volodymyr Belhutsky, a resident of Bucha, said that his neighbor, Pavlo Vlasenko, had been taken by the Russians. soldiers Because the military-style shorts were wearing And the outfit that Vlasenko said belonged to his security guard son It looked suspicious. When Vlasenko body It was later found, and his neighbor said it had traces of burns from the flamethrower.
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, insisted on Monday in news The conference states that during the time Bucha was under Russian control, “no local person suffered any violent act.”
However, high-resolution satellite imagery by commercial provider Maxar Technologies showed that many of The corpses were lying in open for weeks, at a time when the Russian forces in Butcha. New York times first mentioned on Satellite images show dead.
Western and Ukrainian leaders accused Russia of war crimes before. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court already open an investigation. but the latest Reports you believe up conviction.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Barbock said the photos from Boscha reveal “unbelievable brutality.” of Russian leadership and those who follow her propaganda.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that thereclear Guide of war crimes” in boca that demand new punitive measures.
“I in favor of a new round of penalties and in a certain on Coal and gasoline. we need He said on Radio France Inter.
Although the union in Anger, European allies seemed divided on how to answer. While Poland urged Europe to wean itself quickly off Germany said to Russian Energy that it will remain with gradual approach of Phase out Coal and oil imports over The next several months.
Russia pulled a lot of its forces from area About Kyiv after frustrating her in try it quickly capture Capital. she has instead Casting troops in southeastern Ukraine.
about two thirds of Russian forces around Kyiv Owns left and they are either in Belarus or on they way There, probably more Supplies and reinforcements said a senior we defense official who wire on condition of Anonymity to discuss intelligence assessment.
More than 1,500 civilians have made it possible escape Mariupol on Monday, using dwindling number of private vehicles available Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Verychuk said to leave. The besieged southern port city saw some of fiercest fight of the war.
But in the midst of the fighting, a convoy of the Red Cross of Buses thwarted for days on End in An attempt to deliver supplies and evacuate residents was again Unable to enter inside cityVereshchuk said.
On the other hand, 11 people were killed in a Russian bombing people in southern city of The district governor, Vitaly Kim, said Mikolaev in video message on social media.
Zelensky resumed for more Weapons while Russia prepares new attacks.
“If we had already We got what we needed – all these planes, tanks, artillery, anti-missile weapons, ships – we could have saved thousands. of people,” He said.
European Union leaders head to Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel “this week” to Kyiv, accompanied by the EU’s head of diplomacy Josep Borrell, her spokesperson said. on Tuesday.
husband, two of Most in the European Union senior Numbers, “will travel to Kyiv This week to meet with President Zelensky forward of #StandUpForUkraine event in Warsaw on UNHCR spokesman Eric Mamer said, “Saturday.” in Tweet.
Zelensky told reporters in Ukraine I’m expecting to visit in Coming days, we haven’t done that yet know timing.”
He said he and von der Leyen agreed on Sunday that the joint investigation between Ukraine and the European Union body would investigate possible war crimes that Kyiv Blame on Moscow forces. Von der Line on On Monday, he said the EU was “ready to step up this effort” by sending an investigation teams to Ukraine.
The European Union discusses the fifth round of Penalties on Russia for it’s a invasion of Ukraine, with Member states expected that sign off on this week or next.
The future trip of the President of the European Union to Ukraine has been revealed of it’s a official announcement By Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Monday. Her visit comes next one made last Friday by the speaker of European Parliament, Roberta Mezzola – first Trip to Ukraine by head of An institution of the European Union since the start of the war.
Jansa and his Polish and Czech counterparts on Visited 15 March Kyiv in The first A trip to the European Union leaders.
Stand for Ukraine event in Referred to as Warsaw in Von der Leyen spokesperson’s tweet is a coronation of a global A gift drive Organized jointly with the European Union and Canada to raise money for Ukrainian refugees.
