Foreign ambassadors honour memory of Bucha citizens on second anniversary of city's liberation – photo
Several ambassadors, together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, visited the town of Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, on 31 March and honoured the memory of people who had been tortured and killed there and in other northern regions of Ukraine, which were occupied at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Source: European Pravda Details: Briget Brink, US ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jaeger, German ambassador, and Italian ambassador Francesco Zazo were present at commemorative events in Bucha.
Advertisement:Today I joined @ZelenskyyUa and other international partners to honor those killed by Russian forces during Russia's temporary occupation of Bucha, Irpin, and Borodyanka in Kyiv region, as well as in towns and villages in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
We stand with Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/RIb3BjhI15
-- Ambassador Bridget A. Brink (@USAmbKyiv) March 31, 2024Quote: "The presence of us, ambassadors, shows that the international community supports Ukraine. The crimes committed in Bucha must be punished," the German ambassador stated.
Am zweiten Jahrestag der Befreiung von Butscha gedachte ich gemeinsam mit Prasident Selenskyj der Opfer des russischen Massakers dort.
Die Prasenz von uns Botschaftern bezeugt, dass die internationale Gemeinschaft zur Ukraine steht. Das Verbrechen von Butscha muss gesuhnt werden. pic.twitter.com/NxYAeKcmir
-- Martin Jaeger (@MJaegerT) March 31, 2024?Nel secondo anniversario della liberazione di #Bucha, l'Ambasciatore #Zazo ha partecipato con le Autorita ucraine alla commemorazione delle vittime dell'occupazione russa nella Regione di #Kiev. La cerimonia si e svolta presso una delle fosse comuni. pic.twitter.com/xU1tpNH8Su
-- Italy in Ukraine (@italyinukr) March 31, 2024Arad Benko, Austrian Ambassador to Ukraine, said that Russian forces committed war crimes in Bucha and in many other cities in Ukraine. "Austria's position is crystal clear: the perpetrators have to be held accountable.
There should be no impunity, including for the crimes of aggression," Benko said.
Two years ago Bucha was liberated after 33 days of Russian occupation. Here and in many places Russian forces committed war crimes. Austria's position is crystal clear: The perpetrators must be held accountable.
There must be no impunity - including for the crime of aggression. pic.twitter.com/L6iNXlbUf8
-- Arad Benko (@AradBenkoe) March 31, 2024The UK Foreign Office also published posts dedicated to the second anniversary of the liberation of the outskirts of Kyiv, noting that the liberation of Bucha led to the first discovery of heinous crimes that the Russian occupiers committed against civilians.
"Today we, together with Ukraine, honour the memory of this tragedy," the Foreign Office stated.
We will not forget. https://t.co/cTe13tSQ5B
-- Tobias Billstrom (@TobiasBillstrom) March 31, 2024This post was shared by Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Tobias Billstrom with a caption reading "We will not forget".
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