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Ukrainian Police Claimed 'Clearing Op' in Bucha a Day Before Videos of Dead Bodies Went Viral
Ukrainian Police Claimed 'Clearing Op' in Bucha a Day Before Videos of Dead Bodies Went Viral
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Ukrainian Police Claimed 'Cleansing Op' in Bucha a Day Before Publishing Videos of Dead Bodies
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Ukrainian national police claimed it had been conducting a "clearing operation" in the city of Bucha before Ukrainian media started actively posting videos, allegedly depicting multiple dead bodies there.The police forces even published a video on Saturday, showing Ukrainian troops walking the streets of the town.Photos and videos of alleged dead civilians lying in the streets of Bucha went viral on Sunday - days after Russian forces left the city.Addressing the reports, the Russian MoD said it is yet another provocation by Ukrainian authorities, while Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov stressed that Kiev is trying to put the blame on Russia, since civilian casualties in Bucha could only have occurred as a result of an attack by Ukrainian forces.The clips that went viral on Sunday propmpted heated debates online, with some users suggesting that the corpses are fake, as it was unclear whether they were moving on the video or not.Some of the bodies can be seen wearing white armbands - which Ukrainian forces could have considered an insignia of the Russian troops.In the meantime, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has ordered a legal evaluation of the provocation by the Ukrainian authorities in Bucha.Russian troops withdrew from Bucha after the last set of talks between Russia and Ukraine, during which Moscow announced a military de-escalation. The talks were aimed at ending the special military operation in Ukraine launched by President Vladimir Putin on 24 February in response to Ukrainian attacks on Donbass.*Meta & Facebook are banned in Russia over extremist activitiesLet's stay in touch no matter what! Follow our Telegram channel to get all the latest news: https://t.me/sputniknewsus
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ukrainian police claimed 'cleansing op' in bucha a day before publishing videos of dead bodies, bucha
ukrainian police claimed 'cleansing op' in bucha a day before publishing videos of dead bodies, bucha
Ukrainian Police Claimed 'Clearing Op' in Bucha a Day Before Videos of Dead Bodies Went Viral
07:08 GMT 04.04.2022 (Updated: 15:49 GMT 04.04.2022) The authorities in Kiev and the media have been spreading video footage, allegedly from the Ukrainian town of Bucha, with the bodies of reportedly dead individuals scattered around the settlement. Kiev blamed them on Russia, while Moscow slammed the accusation, noting that the Ukrainians shelled the city after Russian troops had already withdrawn.
Ukrainian national police claimed it had been conducting a
"clearing operation" in the city of Bucha before Ukrainian media started actively posting videos, allegedly depicting multiple dead bodies there.
"Today, on 2 April, in the liberated city of Bucha, Kiev region, special units of the Ukrainian National Police began clearing the area of saboteurs and accomplices of Russian troops", a statement from the Ukrainian police published on Facebook* read.
The police forces even published a video on Saturday, showing Ukrainian troops walking the streets of the town.
Photos and videos of alleged dead civilians lying in the streets of Bucha went viral on Sunday - days after Russian forces left the city.
"We would like to specifically note that all Russian units completely withdrew from Bucha on 30 March, the next day after the round of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey", the Defence Ministry stressed.
Addressing the reports, the Russian MoD said it is yet another provocation by Ukrainian authorities, while Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov stressed that
Kiev is trying to put the blame on Russia, since civilian casualties in Bucha could only have occurred as a result of an attack by Ukrainian forces.
The clips that went viral on Sunday propmpted heated debates online, with some users suggesting that the corpses are fake, as it was unclear whether they were moving on the video or not.
Some of the bodies can be seen wearing white armbands - which Ukrainian forces could have considered an insignia of the Russian troops.
In the meantime, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has ordered a legal evaluation of the provocation by the Ukrainian authorities in Bucha.
Russian troops withdrew from Bucha after the last set of talks between Russia and Ukraine, during which Moscow announced a military de-escalation. The talks were aimed at ending the special military operation in Ukraine launched by President Vladimir Putin on 24 February in response to Ukrainian attacks on Donbass.
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