Ukrainians in Bucha reflect on horrors and brutality suffered at hands of Russian forces

Simon Ostrovsky:

On the ground, evidence pointed to executions. Many of the victims had their hands tied behind their backs, a good indication that a war crime had been perpetrated.

The victims appeared to have been killed with gunshots to the head and chest. But who were they, and who killed them? We could only speculate that retreating Russian forces were to blame because of the litter they left behind, clearly marked as being from Russia.

Several subsequent investigations conducted by PBS "Frontline," The New York Times and the BBC, piecing together CCTV footage of the last moments of these men's lives, have since established the facts and paint a grim picture of Bucha under Russian occupation.

When Russian forces first arrived in Bucha in late February, they didn't expect to stay long. This was supposed to be just another town on the way to the capital, Kyiv. Instead, their armored columns were incinerated from the sky.

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