Situation in Bucha, Ukraine: "Worse Than Hell"

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My name is Richard Weir, and I am a Crisis and Conflict division researcher with Human Rights Watch.

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I am here in the Ukrainian city of Bucha

where we are documenting violations of the laws of war, and apparent war crimes perpetrated by Russian forces.

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They recently left the city

and in the days that followed we’ve been here

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combing through the evidence,

talking to witnesses and victims about what happened here.

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The streets of Bucha are littered with evidence of violations and apparent war crimes.

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Civilians have been killed on street after street.

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There’s been cases of torture, of disappearances and other violations.

And it seems like around every corner there’s more.

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One resident described to us the situation as “worse than hell.”

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We’re here documenting these violations,

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trying to make sure that those that are responsible are held to account.

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Russian forces occupied Bucha from March 5 to 31, 2022.

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A Bucha official said that 278 bodies, mostly civilians, were found from the time of the occupation until April 15.

To learn more about what happened in Bucha, go to

www.hrw.org