The Latest Breaking News from Bucha

A recent Russian troop withdrawal from the Kyiv region has left apocalyptic scenes of death and destruction amid growing reports of atrocities, particularly in the suburb of Bucha. Western leaders and international human rights groups have called for an investigation into the incidents, while Russia denies killing civilians in Bucha.…

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A bombshell report by Human Rights Watch today said evidence had been uncovered of "unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence" directed toward the Ukrainian population

Russia on Sunday denied Ukrainian allegations that it had killed civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, describing footage and photographs of dead bodies as a "provocation" and a "staged performance" by Kyiv.

Poland's foreign minister called on Sunday for the international community to help Ukraine investigate the actions of the Russian army in the region around Kyiv, as outrage grew over the discovery of dead bodies in the town of Bucha.

Ukraine has accused Russia of war crimes in the town of Bucha just outside Kyiv, with Germany, France and others expressing outrage at the images of dead civilians.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said images of dead Ukrainian civilians found in the town of Bucha after Russian troops left were a "punch in the gut" and those responsible for any war crimes must be held accountable.

Claims of war crimes in the Ukraine city mount up as residents tell of a month of fear

Europe pledges further sanctions against Russia after reports of killing of scores of unarmed Ukrainians

Germany's Foreign Minister said on Sunday Russia must pay for its "war crimes" in the Ukrainian town of Bucha just outside the capital in the form of more severe sanctions, denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's "uninhibited violence".

Credible reports have emerged of bodies of civilians — some with hands tied behind their backs — in the city of Bucha.

Germany said on Sunday that the West would agree to impose more sanctions on Russia in the coming days after Ukraine accused Russian forces of war crimes near Kyiv, ratchetting up the already vast economic pressure on Russia over its invasion.