The next step is to investigate the civilian deaths in Butcha that were uncovered after the withdrawal of Russian troops, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who visited the town, said on Thursday.
During a visit to the town of Butcha outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Griffiths said investigators would look into civilian deaths uncovered after the withdrawal of Russian troops.
"The world is already deeply shocked," Griffiths said, adding that "the next step is to conduct investigations."
Griffiths arrived in Bucha on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Amin Awad, the U.N. coordinator for the Ukraine crisis, for a three-hour visit that included a stop at the site of a mass grave dug by Ukrainians near a church.
His trip came a day after he visited Moscow, where he met with officials to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine more than a month after the Russian invasion.
The evidence of killings of civilians in Butch and other towns around Kiev that Ukraine has blamed on Russian troops, allegations Moscow has denied, have shocked the world and prompted calls for new sanctions against Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied any responsibility for the civilian deaths, accusing Ukrainian authorities of "crude and cynical provocations" in Butchnya.
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