Blinken: Russian actions at Bucha were 'deliberate campaign to kill' | USA TODAY
Published Date: 4/5/2022
Source: USA TODAY
Antony Blinken described Russian actions at Bucha, where the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians were found, as a "deliberate campaign to kill." RELATED: Zelenskyy urges United Nations to act to defend Ukrainians https://youtu.be/u--bkuDLBis Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in Kyiv-area towns recently retaken from Russian forces. In Bucha, 280 people were buried in mass graves, according to Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Zelenskyy. That figure could not be independently verified by USA TODAY. "We are seeing credible reports of torture, rape and civilians executed alongside their families. There are reports and images of a nightmare litany of atrocities, including reports of land mines and booby traps left behind by Putin’s forces," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. He added: "The images we have seen and reports we have heard suggest these atrocities are not the act of a rogue soldier. They are part of a broader, troubling campaign." » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3JbPsr4 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Russia #Bucha #Ukraine #Blinken