Ukraine Mayor, Her Husband And Son, Abducted By Russian Troops, Found Dead With Hands Tied
Ukrainian authorities have found the bodies of five civilians with their hands tied in a village west of Kiev, including those of the mayor, her husband and son.
Ukrainian authorities have found the bodies of five civilians with their hands tied in a village west of Kiev, including those of the mayor, her husband, and son.
Police showed four bodies, including that of the mayor, half-buried in a grave in a pine forest bordering her house in Motyzhyn.
A fifth body was found in a little well in the garden.
The dead, including two men not part of the mayor's family, had their hands tied behind their backs.
Ukraine on Sunday accused Russian forces of carrying out a "massacre" in the town of Bucha
The mayor, Olga Sukhenko aged 50, and her husband, and their son, were abducted by Russian troops on March 24, police said.
Residents said the mayor and her husband had refused to collaborate with the invading Russian forces.
On March 11, the mayor of Melitopol in southern Ukraine was abducted by Russian troops but released after a few days.
In Bucha, a town located about 30 kilometres north of Motyzhyn, the bodies of dead civilians have been found scattered on the streets and in mass graves sparking allegations of war crimes.
Massacre in Bucha
Ukraine on Sunday accused Russian forces of carrying out a "massacre" in the town of Bucha after the nation saw bodies in a mass grave and lying on the streets.
??Zelensky reacts to photos of civilians killed by Russians in Bucha:
¡ª The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 3, 2022
"Mothers of Russian soldiers should see that. See what bastards you've raised. Murderers, looters, butchers."
Photo: AFP via Getty Images. pic.twitter.com/Ae4CNCZicV
Bucha's mayor said 300 residents had been killed during a month-long occupation by the Russian army.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, 4 April, visited the town of Bucha, where hundreds of corpses were reportedly buried after Russian forces withdrew from the region, AFP reported. Zelenskyy said amid his visit that the world would recognise the killings in Bucha as a "genocide" committed by Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Bucha, the scene of Russian army atrocities against Ukrainian civilians. His face says it all. pic.twitter.com/o2wZx3Tnqj
¡ª Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) April 4, 2022
Russia on Monday denied allegations related to the murder of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
As many as 3,400 civilians, including 121 children, have died in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said in a report published on Monday.
United States President Joe Biden has called for a "war crimes trial" over Bucha killings in Ukraine. He added that more sanctions are currently being sought against Russia, AFP reported.
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