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Survivors Describe the Russian Atrocities in Bucha

Russian soldiers shot and killed hundreds of civilians in the town of Bucha, just north of Kyiv. DER SPIEGEL went there to talk with survivors about their shocking experiences under the occupiers.

By Christian Esch und Thore Schröder in Bucha, Ukraine

Irina Gavrilyuk (in the black jacket) with a friend in the yard of her home on Ivana Franka Street in Bucha. The body of her husband Sergei is lying on the ground in front of her. Her brother Roman was also shot and his body, too, is in the yard. Foto: Maxim Dondyuk / DER SPIEGEL

Spiegel : Survivors Describe the Russian Atrocities in Bucha