Russia-Ukraine live news: UN chief urges independent Bucha probe

Antonio Guterres says he was ‘deeply shocked’ by photos of useless civilians within the Ukrainian city of Bucha and requires an unbiased investigation.

A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha
A lady walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, close to Kyiv [Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo]

  • United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres says he was “deeply shocked” by photos of useless civilians within the city of Bucha, close to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and requires an unbiased investigation.
  • Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says the our bodies of 410 civilians have been recovered from areas within the wider Kyiv area from which Russian forces withdrew.
  • Russia’s defence ministry denies Russian forces killed civilians in Bucha.

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Listed here are the most recent updates:

13 minutes in the past (21:46 GMT)

EU should talk about import ban on Russian fuel: German minister

Germany’s defence minister has mentioned the European Union should talk about banning the import of Russian fuel after Ukrainian and European officers accused Russian forces of committing atrocities close to Kyiv.

“There must be a response. Such crimes should not stay unanswered,” the defence ministry quoted Christine Lambrecht as saying in an interview with the general public broadcaster ARD.

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz mentioned Western allies would agree additional sanctions on Russia within the coming days.

 

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24 minutes in the past (21:35 GMT)

Satellite tv for pc photos present trench at Bucha grave web site: US firm

Satellite tv for pc photos of the Ukrainian city of Bucha present an roughly 45-foot-long trench dug into the grounds of a church the place a mass grave has been recognized, a non-public US firm has mentioned.

The pictures, captured on March 31, adopted earlier imagery from March 10 that present indicators of excavation on the grounds of the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, Maxar Applied sciences mentioned.


38 minutes in the past (21:21 GMT)

Russia says Kyiv makes an attempt to disrupt peace talks with Bucha ‘provocation’

Russia’s International Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Moscow requested a UN Safety Council assembly to debate Kyiv’s makes an attempt to disrupt peace talks and escalate violence with a “provocation” in Bucha.

“Russian Federation requested a gathering of the U.N. Safety Council in reference to the provocation of the Ukrainian navy and radicals within the metropolis of Bucha,” Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.

“The concept behind the subsequent crime of the ‘Kyiv’s regime’ is the disruption of peace negotiations and the escalation of violence.”


44 minutes in the past (21:15 GMT)

UK navy intelligence says heavy combating continues in Mariupol

Heavy combating has continued within the southern Ukrainian metropolis of Mariupol as Russian forces try and take the strategic port metropolis, British navy intelligence has mentioned.

“The town continues to be topic to intense, indiscriminate strikes however Ukrainian Forces preserve a staunch resistance, retaining management in central areas,” the Ministry of Defence mentioned.


55 minutes in the past (21:04 GMT)

UN chief urges unbiased probe of civilian deaths

United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres has mentioned he was “deeply shocked” by photos of useless civilians within the Ukrainian city of Bucha, and known as for an unbiased investigation that “results in efficient accountability.”

Guterres posted his feedback on Twitter a day after witnesses and officers mentioned that Russian troops killed a whole bunch of civilians as they withdrew from the city close to Kyiv.

“I'm deeply shocked by the photographs of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine,” Guterres mentioned, becoming a member of Western officers in expressing outrage.

“It's important that an unbiased investigation results in efficient accountability,” he mentioned.


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