EU chief calls for Bucha killings probe

  April 09, 2022   News ID 6436
EU chief calls for Bucha killings probe
Von der Leyen made the comment after visiting the destroyed town of Bucha and called for investigation.
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Russian forces appear to have committed war crimes by targeting civilians in Ukraine.
  • The deadly attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk draws international condemnation and calls for accountability.
  • Ukrainian officials say at least 52 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in the attack, for which Russia has denied responsibility.
  • Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa has imposed a weekend curfew over what it said was a Russian “missile strike threat”.
  • The European Union formally adopts new sanctions against Russia, including bans on the import of coal, wood and chemicals.
  • Russia’s justice ministry revokes the registration of 15 foreign organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

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