Ukraine has pictured the first group of Russian soldiers accused of human rights abuses during the month-long massacre in Bucha.
Named ‘the despicable 10’, they belong to Russia’s now infamous 64th Brigade, honoured by president Vladimir Putin, who praised their ‘mass heroism and valour’.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence published their names and faces, adding: ’10 Russian butchers from the 64th brigade have been identified and named suspects responsible for committing Bucha Massacre.
‘This unit had been awarded for its atrocities, and returned to the battlefield. Justice for war criminals is inevitable.’
Today, Ukraine’s prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova named the 10 troops – four privates, four corporals and two sergeants – who ‘were involved in the torture of peaceful people’ in the city in the Kyiv region.
The prosecutor general’s office and news agency Slidstvo scoured the internet for their personal information.
A Facebook post said: ‘Prosecutors of the Bucha District Prosecutor’s Office awarded the deserved “title” of suspects of civilian abuse and other violations of laws and war customs to the first 10 soldiers of this brigade.’
There have been distressing reports of ‘execution’ style murders and of severe beatings within underground torture chambers.
Despite mounting documentation, the Kremlin has repeated denials its forces were responsible for the carnage in Bucha and has called images and videos ‘another hoax’.
Human Rights Watch researchers, who worked in Bucha from April 4 to 11, also found extensive evidence of summary executions, other unlawful killings, and enforced disappearances.
All of this would constitute war crimes, and potential crimes against humanity, according to the organisation.
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