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Suspected Butcher of Bucha Commander Who Led Russian Forces in Massacred Town
--Ukraine Civilians Had Tongues Cut Out by Russian Troops, Zelensky Tells UN
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT:
Lt Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov leads the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade which occupied the Kyiv region where troops are accused of massacring the local population, it is alleged
The Rescue Mission to Evacuate Sick Ukrainian Children From Russian Bombs
Red Cross Aid Convoys Held Up by Russia Forces Outside Mariupol
A Red Cross aid convoy has been trying to reach the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol but have been held up by Russian forces.
BBC News 5 Apr 2022
The Russian commander behind the atrocities in Bucha has been named. Lieutenant Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov is suspected to be the commander of Russian operations in Bucha
It comes as "mounting evidence" of war crimes committed by Russian forces in the city near capital Kyiv will be discussed by a United Nations Security Council today.
The Ukrainian President - who was seen holding back tears as he visited the aftermath on Monday - will address the council, which is pushing to ensure "justice is done".
Volodymyr Zelensky surveyed the alleged atrocities near capital Kyiv, describing the discovery of raped women and murdered children among the dead.
He was accompanied by defending servicemen after invading troops had retreated from the area.
US President Joe Biden called for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to face a war crimes trial, adding he is now seeking further sanctions against Russia.
"This guy is brutal and what's happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone's seen it," he said in an impassioned speech last night.
A satellite image shows Yablonska Street in the aftermath of the massacre
Ukrainian officials have vowed to hunt down the "butchers of Bucha" after hundreds of dead civilians were discovered.
Kyiv intelligence sources have named Lt Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov - who leads the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade which occupied the region - as the commander in the area.
Growing evidence points to barbarism in Bucha with local women and children raped and shot and demands are growing for accountability over atrocities by Vladimir Putin's forces.
Zelensky has warned that worse evidence of mass killings of civilians by Moscow will emerge as the Russian president repositions his troops to the south-east.
President Volodymyr Zelensky (front) walks in the town of Bucha
It will be his first address to the Security Council, whose presidency is held by the UK, with members including Russia and China.
The Ukrainian leader accused Moscow of committing "real genocide", as he appeared visibly emotional, flanked by his soldiers and wearing a bullet-proof vest.
Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said Mr Zelensky "will give all the evidence" to the international community at the Security Council meeting.
"If these awful atrocities will not change the agenda of all the world, what will change?" the adviser asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Mr Zhovkva said Ukraine needs "additional weapons", including tanks and missiles, to "liberate more cities" from Russia control.
Dame Barbara Woodward, Britain's UN ambassador, called images coming from Bucha "harrowing, appalling, probable evidence of war crimes and possibly a genocide".
She cited hundreds of bodies being dumped in the streets or in mass graves and allegations of rape.
Ukrainian reporter Evgeny Spirin said:
“Some of the killed children had their arms tied up. Children….They were tying up children. There were shot dogs."
Wreckage of war in the streets of Ukraine
He added: “Irpen, Bucha, Dmitrievka. How to live with this, and is it worth living at all? How do I explain this to myself, how?
“They must cease to exist. They must all be destroyed, each and every one of them, turned into dust, into mud, into clay, all of them.”
Ukrainian activists and web sleuths have identified the presence of Omurbekov’s forces - which are normally based in the far east of Russia - and a number of other Russian military units.
A mass grave site in Bucha, Ukraine
Tortured and murdered civilians: how Russia’s occupiers have taken Kyiv region residents' lives away
The rescue mission to evacuate sick Ukrainian children from Russian bombs - BBC News
Red Cross Aid Convoys Held Up by Russia Forces
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