European diplomats visit Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre anniversary

A ceremony at a memorial in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on Tuesday. PIC/AFP

Top European diplomats visited Ukraine on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed at Bucha near Kyiv by Russia's forces four years ago. A group of 12 European foreign ministers and several officials, arrived in Kyiv where they were welcomed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

Russian troops quickly occupied Bucha after invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022. They stayed for about a month. When Ukrainian troops retook the town, they found more than 400 bodies left by Russia's cleansing operation.

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