Almost all of those found dead in the martyred Boutsa, near Kiev, were killed by gunshots, said the Kiev region's police chief, Andri Nebitov.
"95 percent of people were shot with high-precision rifles or other light weapons" in this northwestern Kiev suburb, the official said during a news conference.
"During the [RUSSIAN] occupation, people were shot in the streets. In the 21st century, it is impossible for such crimes to remain hidden. Not only did witnesses see these things, but they were recorded on video," they added.
French gendarmes are currently working in Butcha, along with Ukrainian investigators, to set up a procedure for examining and identifying the bodies.
The residents of Butcha buried the victims themselves during the occupation of the town by the Russian army, which finally withdrew on 30 March, after almost a month of presence.
According to Bucha's mayor, Anatoly Fedoruk[/B], a total of more than 400 bodies have been discovered in his town since the withdrawal of Russian military forces.
A few days after the departure of Russian troops, French Agency journalists saw 20 bodies of men dressed in civilian clothes, one with his hands tied, and bodies scattered on a street. Dozens of other bodies have since been discovered, as have many in mass graves.
[/P]The massacres in Butchia sparked worldwide outrage and condemnation and prompted Kiev's allies to impose new sanctions against Russia.
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