Russia invades Ukraine 4/3/2022

 

Horrifying details are emerging of mass killings and men being slaughtered in the street, in the previously Russian-occupied areas around Kyiv and into Kyiv Oblast.

As the Kremlin’s forces pull out of towns and villages around Kyiv, Ukraine’s forces and journalists from the west are able to step foot back in them for the first time since they were taken early in the invasion.

However, they have been greeted with horror scenes of dead bodies littering the streets.
At least 280 people were found dead in the village of Bucha after Russian forces left the settlement.
An AFP reporter in the village counted dozens of bodies and one man whose hands were tied.
Their bodies littered the streets, greeting those who entered the village.

Ukrainian children used as ‘human shields’ near Kyiv said witness reports

Horrifying accounts tell of Russian soldiers placing children on tanks to protect their vehicles when moving.

Two Russian soldiers have died and 28 are in hospital after being POISONED by pastry delicacies offered to them by civilians near besieged Kharkiv, according to the Ukraine Ministry of Defence

Two troops from the 3rd Motor Rifle Division died after being given stuffed buns laced with poison

Another 28 soldiers are in intensive care after civilians in Izium gave the poisoned gifts to the invaders

It comes after more than 500 Russian troops were hospitalized after drinking poisoned alcohol

The eastern city of Izium is likely to see more conflict in the coming weeks as Putin looks to east Ukraine

Russian forces are also reportedly weighing up whether to attempt an amphibious invasion of Odessa

The city is known as the 'jewel of the Black Sea' was rocked by a Russian airstrike early on Sunday morning  

After the retreat from the Kyiv region, mass graves were found with more than 300 civilian corpses in them

Pictures of civilian bodies with their hands tied behind their back in Bucha were circulated on social media

The scenes led to condemnation from the international community including foreign secretary Liz Truss