A Times review of dozens of death certificates of victims along Yablunska Street found the majority were killed by gunfire. In other cases, the bodies were burned so badly that forensic investigators were unable to determine their cause of death.
The death certificate for Mykhailo Romaniuk identified the cause of death as “a gunshot wound to the head”.
Courtesy of Kateryna Romaniuk
Zhanna Kameneva’s death certificate said the cause of death could not be determined as “severe body burns”.
Courtesy of Hennadiy Kamenev
Russia’s bloody campaign against civilians is not limited to Yablunska Street. Across town, residents were killed in yards, wells, garages, and woods. Some are buried in makeshift graves in their own backyards.
Ukrainian law enforcement officials, grappling with the scale of the crime, posted thousands of graphic images of the dead to a public Telegram channel, hoping families would identify and collect loved ones. their love.
Dozens of victims remain unidentified in Bucha and nearby towns and villages. Among them were four men photographed on Yablunska Street.
A man wearing a pink striped shirt was shot dead between March 6 and 7.
A man wearing Under Armor pants was killed on or before March 25.
Another man wearing an “Echo Function” jacket was killed around March 20.
A man killed between March 17 and 18 was found with bullet wounds to the head and neck. He’s carrying groceries.
