Russian troops quickly occupied Bucha after invading Ukraine and stayed for about a month. When Ukrainian troops retook the town, they found what became known as the epicentre of the war’s atrocities. Mass graves of civilians were discovered and thousands of war crimes were documented after it was retaken in March 2022. (AP video shot by: Oleksii Yeroshenko; Production by: Dmytro Zhyhinas)

Ceremony held to mark three years since Ukrainian forces retook Bucha

Russian troops quickly occupied Bucha after invading Ukraine and stayed for about a month. When Ukrainian troops retook the town, they found what became known as the epicentre of the war’s atrocities. Mass graves of civilians were discovered and thousands of war crimes were documented after it was retaken in March 2022. (AP video shot by: Oleksii Yeroshenko; Production by: Dmytro Zhyhinas)