Zelenskyy commemorates Ukrainians killed by Russian troops during occupation of Kyiv region in Bucha. PHOTO
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the Presidential Office.
As noted, the head of state installed a lamp to the Wall of Remembrance near the Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called and All Saints in Bucha. The Wall of Remembrance consists of several steles, each with plaques engraved with the names of the victims. Currently, the memorial contains 509 names of civilians who have been identified. Some of the plaques are still unmarked.
The President and other attendees paid tribute to the victims with a minute of silence.
"The Church of All Saints of the Ukrainian Land, whose parish belongs to the Kyiv Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, became a symbol of resilience and indomitability of the residents of Bucha during the Russian occupation in March 2022. On its territory, there is a mass grave from which 116 bodies of the city's residents were exhumed after the liberation of Kyiv region. They were later moved to the cemetery," the statement said.
The Presidential Office reminds that the Russian army entered Bucha on 27 February 2022. During the 33 days of occupation, the Russian military committed more than 9,000 war crimes in the Bucha district and killed more than 1,400 civilians, including 37 children.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the city on 31 March. It was after the liberation of the Kyiv region that the first statements were made by world leaders about the genocidal nature of the Russian army's war crimes in Ukraine.