Over the weekend, graphic footage recorded by soldiers and journalists in recently liberated Kyiv Oblast depicted the aftermath of apparent Russian war crimes.
In Bucha, soldiers stumbled upon a mass grave containing the bodies of more than 150 civilians following the Russian military’s decision to abandon the town.
A Maxar Technologies satellite took photographs of the Kyiv suburb during its month-long occupation. They show extensive digging at the mass grave site had begun on March 10.
The developments have led President Biden to call for a war crimes trial against Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
President Biden calls Putin a “war criminal” again, says he should face a war crimes trial for alleged atrocities in Ukraine https://t.co/o6elrbK9yK pic.twitter.com/psqjyMexWB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 4, 2022
Per CNN:
“The US President did not, however, label the killings a ‘genocide’ but said he was looking into additional sanctions against Russia.
Biden said the images coming from Bucha warranted calling Putin a ‘war criminal,’ adding, ‘but we have to gather the information. We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight and we have to get all the details so this can be an actual — have a war crime trial.”
“Is this genocide?” @margbrennan asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Indeed. This is genocide,” Zelenskyy says, adding that Ukraine is being “destroyed and exterminated” by Russian forces.
Tune in at 10:30a E.T. to hear more. pic.twitter.com/VyI246euAH
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) April 3, 2022
More shocking images from formerly occupied Russian territory spread like wildfire on social media over the weekend.
https://twitter.com/mpalinchak/status/1510308722328977412?s=20&t=GJdZ5SHUXgTG0FGxe0hCSQ
https://twitter.com/Roger_Moorhouse/status/1510695928184942595?s=20&t=QWGIlYu6449kUZ5MHYDXbA
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1510632097450504193?s=20&t=KIihnuhN_-EeN7jZP8hfIw