Preliminary investigation into ten Russian soldiers suspected of committing war crimes in Μπουκα The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has started.
The attorney general said via Twitter that the investigation targeted ten soldiers of the 64th Motorized Brigade, which belongs to the 35th Army, “for brutal behavior against civilians and other violations of the law of war “.
According to this investigation, Russian soldiers, during the occupation of Bouka in March, “held hostage civilians who did not take part in hostilities and were not armed. The conquerors gave them neither food nor water. “
“The suspects forced them to their knees, covered their eyes with cloth and adhesive tape, tied their hands with plastic handcuffs and threatened to kill them, deliberately shooting in their direction,” the statement continued.
“In order to get information about the location of the Ukrainian soldiers and, in one case without reason, the Russian soldiers wounded the civilians.”
The detainees received “punches and kicks to the feet, toes and torso. The occupiers also looted the locals, taking their personal belongings and household equipment. “
The prosecutor clarified that the ten suspects are wanted, in order to be arrested and brought to justice.
This is the first time that a war crimes investigation has been launched in Bouka since the bodies of 20 politically dressed men were found. on a street in this cityon April 2, an event that caused outcry around the world.
The Ukrainians accuse the Russians of war crimes, but Moscow denies any responsibility and claims that the Buka massacre was “directed” by Kyiv.
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