Bucha

‘We did what we were supposed to’: Russian soldier confesses to Bucha war crimes — Slidstvo.Info investigation

Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info has obtained exclusive footage, including interrogation records and video from crime scene reenactments, along with an interview with a Russian soldier who killed a civilian in Bucha and witnessed his fellow servicemen torturing and raping Ukrainians.

1 April 2025, 03:00 PM

Ukraine asks for weapons, not handouts — Trump’s ‘spiritual adviser’

Pastor Mark Burns, considered to be the “personal spiritual adviser” to U.S. President Donald Trump, said Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are asking not for money but for weapons to destroy Russian drones that have been targeting homes and killing civilians.

1 April 2025, 12:16 AM

Ukrainians will ‘never forgive’ Russia — Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian people will “never forgive” Russia for invading their country and committing numerous war crimes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 31.

31 March 2025, 08:41 PM

New Bucha memorial to capture horror and resilience of Russian occupation

Plans are underway to build a new memorial in Kyiv’s Bucha suburb to honor the victims and events of the Russian occupation in February-March 2022, Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk wrote on Facebook on March 29.

31 March 2025, 04:01 PM

Inside Bucha: Ukraine hunts the killers behind Russia’s war crimes

More than 2,500 Russian soldiers suspected of involvement in the killings of civilians in Bucha in 2022 had been identified by Ukraine’s National Police as of March 2025, according to an NV investigation. Of those, 34 have been formally notified of suspicion. Investigators are continuing to build cases against seven individuals over the murders of 24 people. Prosecutors have sent indictments to court against 17 suspects in the killings of 12 civilians, and one accused war criminal is currently on trial in person. That level of progress took years of painstaking work.

31 March 2025, 01:44 PM

Russian drone attack kills one, injures two in Kyiv suburbs

One person was killed and two others were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk and the State Emergencies Service (SES) reported on Telegram early on Feb. 26, posting photos of the aftermath.

26 February 2025, 08:17 AM

Bucha war criminal appointed Deputy Minister in Orenburg local government

Nursultan Mussagaleyev, a Russian soldier accused of war crimes committed in Ukraine in early 2022, has been appointed acting Deputy Minister of Information Policy in Russia's Orenburg Oblast.

6 February 2025, 11:33 PM

Law enforcement identifies Pskov paratroopers in Bucha civilian shootings

Law enforcement has identified 12 Russian servicemen involved in the mass shootings of civilians in Bucha, the National Police said on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 06:14 PM

Sudzha residents react to photos of Ukrainian soldiers after Russian captivity and film about torture in Bucha

Journalists from Ukrainian Witness spoke with residents of Sudzha to learn their opinions about the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as their attitude toward the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

12 September 2024, 01:49 PM

Female fire groups defend skies over Bucha, Kyiv Oblast — photo

The first all-female mobile fire brigades in Ukraine were created in the Bucha community, Kyiv Oblast – exactly where the Russian forces committed especially violent atrocities in the war beginning in 2022.

15 August 2024, 08:59 AM

Russian soldier who shot car with civilians and children in Bucha to be tried in Ukraine

Juvenile prosecutors of the Prosecutor General’s Office have sent to court an indictment against a Russian soldier who shot a car with civilians in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Telegram on July 24.

24 July 2024, 08:38 PM

Russian FSB arrests brigade commander tied to Bucha atrocities

Russian FSB military counterintelligence officers have arrested Colonel Artem Gorodilov, commander of the 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade in Ryazan, the Russian outlet Kommersant reported on July 3.

4 July 2024, 12:23 PM

Slovenian President visits Kyiv, honors fallen Ukrainian soldiers

Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar arrived in Kyiv on a visit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on June 28.

28 June 2024, 06:02 PM

Russian blogger sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for discussing Bucha atrocities

A Russian court has sentenced video blogger Anna Bazhutova to five years and six months in a penal colony for sharing accounts of Bucha (Kyiv Oblast) residents about Russian occupation in early 2022 on social media.

6 June 2024, 01:18 AM

Duchess of Edinburgh visits Kyiv

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, arrived in Kyiv on April 29, marking the first visit to Ukraine by a UK royal family member since 2014, according to UK newspaper The Independent.

30 April 2024, 02:11 AM

World envoys pay tribute to Bucha victims on liberation anniversary

In a solemn gathering marking the second anniversary of Kyiv Oblast's liberation, diplomats from across the world congregated in Bucha to pay homage to those who suffered under Russian aggression.

1 April 2024, 12:06 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia embraces violence and hatred as its ideology – Over 100 identified Russians involved in looting and killing in Bucha

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Russia’s adoption of violence and hatred as its ideology during a speech in Bucha commemorating the second anniversary of Kyiv Oblast’s liberation from Russian occupation, as police reported the identification of over 100 individuals involved in the killing of civilians.

31 March 2024, 06:38 PM

Russian officer accused of Bucha killings to be tried posthumously

Ukraine’s SBU security service has completed the pre-trial investigation into the murder of four civilians in Bucha by Russian troops, SBU’s press service told public broadcaster Suspilne on March 22.

22 March 2024, 08:15 PM

Bucha to build biggest mall in Kyiv Oblast on site destroyed by invading Russians — photos

In a sign of its massive transformation since suffering from the horrors of the Russian invaders, Ukraine’s Bucha will finish a new shopping center by the end of 2024 on the site of one destroyed by the Russians, said Bucha Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk, on Facebook.

20 March 2024, 12:25 PM

Two Russians were notified of suspicion after killing civilian in Bucha

Two Russian servicemen who shot a civilian in Bucha in March 2022 have been served with a notice of suspicion, reported the Office of the Prosecutor General on March 5.

5 March 2024, 05:43 PM

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