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3w ago

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President Zelensky and European leaders gather in Bucha to honor victims, highlight atrocities, and emphasize the need for sustained international pressure on Russia.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and his wife Olena Zelenska carry candles to honour the memory of the victims of the Russian occupation at a memorial in the town of Bucha.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press conferenc in Kyiv, Ukraine March 28, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on European countries to stop the evil of Russian war crimes from spreading in Ukraine
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Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky commemorated the third anniversary of Bucha's liberation, underscoring the atrocities committed during the Russian occupation and the need for accountability.
  • During the 33-day occupation in 2022, Russian forces committed over 9,000 war crimes in Bucha, including the killing of more than 1,400 civilians, among them 37 children.
  • Zelensky highlighted that the horrors in Bucha revealed the full scale of Russian aggression to the world, marking a turning point in global understanding of the conflict.
  • More than 183,000 crimes related to Russian aggression have been documented to date, with Ukrainian authorities calling for prosecution of individual perpetrators.
  • Heads of parliaments from 17 European countries and the EU attended the Bucha 2025 summit, demonstrating continued international solidarity with Ukraine.