DISINFO: Ukraine staged Bucha massacre to derail peace talks with Russia
SUMMARY
Recent statements by a top Ukrainian MP show that the so-called Bucha "massacre" was staged by Kyiv to disrupt the peace process with Moscow.
The apparent "massacre" in Bucha made international headlines in April 2022 when Ukrainian forces supposedly found the bodies of hundreds of civilians in a suburb of Kiev that had been under the control of Russian troops, who had left the area days before as part of a goodwill gesture as talks continued between the two countries in Istanbul.
Kyiv immediately blamed the deaths on Moscow and subsequently used the incident as one of the main reasons for its withdrawal from peace talks.
RESPONSE
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Recurrent denial of war crimes committed by Russian forces during the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine and denial of military retreat by an alleged “gesture of goodwill”.
The retreat of Russian forces took place because they were losing the battle for Kyiv. They needed massive reinforcements to take the capital that were not available. However, the Kremlin presented this as a “gesture of goodwill” to favour negotiations in Istanbul.
In December 2022 an investigation based on videos and telephone metadata of civilian devices stolen by Russian soldiers established the responsibility of a Russian regiment — and its commander — for the death of several dozens of civilians from Bucha.
Satellite images by Maxar Technologies from when Russian troops occupied Bucha on March 18 and 19 back up Bucha Mayor Fedoruk’s account of bodies in the streets, showing at least five bodies on one road.
See here for further debunking by POLYGAPH.info.
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