When the mayor of Bucha, a small town near Kyiv, announced the town’s liberation following the withdrawal and retreat of the Russian units that occupied it for 33 days, jubilation might normally have been expected.
Instead, however, Ukrainian troops found unimaginable scenes of violence inflicted on Ukrainian civilians, many of whom were found shot in the head with their arms tied behind their backs. Overnight, Bucha became a byword for the brutal terror the invading Russian military brought with it wherever it went.
Some locals risked their lives to escape Bucha while it was still under occupation. One of those who made it out alive was lawyer Viktoria Druzenko, who told researchers for project Exodus-2022, which collects testimonies from Jewish people forced to become refugees by the Russian invasion, what was going on in the town.
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Instead, however, Ukrainian troops found unimaginable scenes of violence inflicted on Ukrainian civilians, many of whom were found shot in the head with their arms tied behind their backs. Overnight, Bucha became a byword for the brutal terror the invading Russian military brought with it wherever it went.
Some locals risked their lives to escape Bucha while it was still under occupation. One of those who made it out alive was lawyer Viktoria Druzenko, who told researchers for project Exodus-2022, which collects testimonies from Jewish people forced to become refugees by the Russian invasion, what was going on in the town.
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