The New York Times mapped the killing of civilians by Russian soldiers in Bucha and told the stories of some of them. The map was published on the newspaper’s Twitter page.
Journalists noted that they visited Bucha and photographed the bodies of thousands of people at the sites of their deaths – in houses, in the woods, in the parking lot and more. More than 100 bags of corpses were photographed in a mass grave in the city cemetery.
The map has plaques with a brief history of the dead, such as “a man who went out for bread”, “son shot next to father”, “six dead in a nursing home”, “four family members among six victims” .
Locals say the Russians launched a campaign of terror when their attack on Kyiv ceased.
The facts show that Russian troops killed recklessly and sometimes sadistically, partly out of revenge.
The publication notes that Russian troops have set up a base behind a local school and placed a sniper in a high-rise building under construction. On March 5, a sniper began firing at anyone moving south of the school, especially on Jablonska Street, which has become one of the deadliest places in the city.
The New York Times documented the bodies of almost three dozen people where they were killed in Bucha — in their homes, in the woods, in a vacant parking lot — and learned the story behind many of their deaths. Read more: https://t.co/UfJBpaoiY9 pic.twitter.com/PdPPrMi1G6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 11, 2022
The New York Times reports that the Russian military raided and looted homes, raped women and shot dead those who resisted the occupation.
At least 15 people have been found dead with their hands tied across the city, indicating that more than one Russian unit has detained and executed people. In addition, five bodies were found in the basement of a children’s summer camp, which the invaders used as a base, the newspaper said.