25 May Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre in Bucha as 410 bodies found, Zelenskyy says corpses mined by retreating Russian forces
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Ukraine has found 410 bodies in towns near Kyiv as part of an investigation into possible war crimes by Russia, but some witnesses are so traumatised by their ordeal that they are unable to speak, the country's top prosecutor says.
Key points:
- Ukrainian authorities were only able to enter Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel for the first time on Sunday
- Some bodies have been examined as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims civilians were tortured, killed and left on the street
- He says some corpses were booby-trapped by retreating Russian forces
After Russia withdrew from some areas around Kyiv, the Mayor in Bucha, a liberated town 37 kilometres north-west of the capital, said that 300 residents had been killed by Russian forces while Chechen fighters controlled the area.