The BBC has confirmed that one of the bodies is that of 51-year-old community leader Olga Sonenko.[/B] Buried with her were her husband Igor and their 28-year-old son Oleksander. The family had been kidnapped by Russian soldiers a decade ago, according to the mayor of the nearby town of Makariv. The fourth body has not been identified.
Initially the soldiers wanted to take only the commune leader, but her husband insisted on going with her. Six hours later they returned for the son as well.
BBC correspondent in the area Yogita Limanee also reported that she saw with her own eyes five dead men in civilian clothes and tied behind their backs being shot in a basement of a house in Bukha.
The new testimonies come hours after long-time BBC correspondent Jeremy Bowen reported from Buka and Irpin, where, in addition to the images of bodies in the streets that have now made the rounds, he also presented the heartbreaking story of Mrs. Irina, whose son Oleksiy was killed by Russian soldiers on 10 March.
Crying, alone in her destroyed house in the village of Kalinivka, she showed the camera a photo of her child and the spot where she buried him in her garden after carrying him in a cart from the street where he died near the car repair shop where she worked. Her case has prompted the mobilisation of Médecins Sans Frontières to provide her with assistance.
Asked by a reporter from the British network to President Zelensky during his visit to Bukhara whether peace with Russia is possible after these atrocities, he replied in the affirmative. "Yes, because Ukraine must have peace. We are in Europe in the 21st century. We will continue efforts diplomatically and militarily," Zelensky said.
The BBC also reports that the British government will announce newer sanctions against Russian interests this week.
[/B][/B]Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Polish President Andrea Duda and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Downing Street later this week.
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