The Ukrainian police on Dec. 29 named the Russian commander who’s suspected to be liable for the homicide of Iryna Filkina, the Ukrainian lady who got here to represent the mass homicide of civilians in Bucha in 2022.
The picture of Filkina's hand with brightly painted fingernails went viral all over the world, changing into one of the well-known symbols of the bloodbath that Russian forces carried out in opposition to Ukrainian civilians within the Kyiv Oblast city within the early phases of the full-scale warfare.
Russian officer Artyom Tarieiev, commander of the 234th Airborne Assault Regiment of the 76th Division of the Russian Airborne Forces, gave orders on March 5, 2022, to kill all civilians who appeared at an intersection throughout the occupation of Bucha, based on a press release by the Bucha Metropolis Council.
On the identical day, Filkina was shot by greater than 15 Russian bullets whereas using a bicycle. Filkina was an worker of the Ukrainian hypermarket chain Epicenter.
In response to the Nationwide Police's investigation, 13 civilians had been killed on the identical road because of Tarieiev's order.
"Figuring out the suspect is a vital step within the investigation of warfare crimes on the territory of Ukraine," mentioned the Bucha Metropolis Council assertion. "All these concerned within the killings of civilians have to be dropped at justice internationally."
After Bucha was liberated in March 2022, authorities uncovered mass graves of civilians who had been killed throughout its occupation.
In March 2023, the Prosecutor Basic's Workplace mentioned that greater than 1,400 civilians had been killed in Bucha District, together with 637 within the metropolis of Bucha, lots of whom had gunshot wounds. The district determine included 37 kids who had been murdered by Russian forces.
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