Ukraine Marks Bucha Anniversary with Vow to Defeat Russian Aggression

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the first anniversary of the Bucha killings by saying that Ukraine would "never forgive" Moscow for its occupation of the town, which became a symbol of alleged Russian war crimes. Russian forces pulled back from the commuter town northwest of Kyiv on March 31, 2022, just over one month after President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine. Zelensky described the killings as "genocide" and vowed to punish every perpetrator. Ukraine and its Western allies accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discoveries, pointing to an abundance of footage and witness accounts. Moscow denies the accusations, claiming the atrocities in Bucha were staged.