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The bodies seen in Bucha appeared only after Russian forces left the town around 30 March 2022.

Contradicted Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 3 April 2022.

The statement

Russia's defence ministry said its units had withdrawn completely from Bucha as early as 30 March, and Russian officials described the images of bodies in the town as staged.

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  1. Origin of the claim The Defense Post Media · Unaffiliated origin: Russian defence ministry statement of 3 Apr · published 2022-04-04 00:00 UTC
  2. Contradicts The Defense Post Media · Unaffiliated origin: Maxar satellite imagery of 19 and 21 Mar 2022, analysed by The New York Times · published 2022-04-04 00:00 UTC
  3. Contradicts Centre for Information Resilience Open-source and sensor data · Unaffiliated origin: Maxar imagery of 19 Mar and Planet imagery of 21 Mar 2022, verified by CIR · published 2022-04-13 00:00 UTC

Events that bear on it

The evidence for the verdict

  1. Contradicts The Defense Post Media · Unaffiliated origin: Maxar satellite imagery of 19 and 21 Mar 2022, analysed by The New York Times · published 2022-04-04 00:00 UTC
  2. Contradicts Centre for Information Resilience Open-source and sensor data · Unaffiliated origin: Maxar imagery of 19 Mar and Planet imagery of 21 Mar 2022, verified by CIR · published 2022-04-13 00:00 UTC
  3. Contradicts UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: OHCHR thematic report on killings of civilians · published 2022-12-07 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

WhenFromToWhy
2026-10-30 18:00 UTCOpenContradictedIn ev-20261027-s1gr, Maxar imagery of 19 March analysed by The New York Times and Maxar and Planet imagery verified by the Centre for Information Resilience show bodies on Yablunska Street while Russian forces held Bucha, and OHCHR documented 73 civilian killings in the town between 4 and 30 March. Events: ev-20261027-s1gr.

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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-1gbj, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-1gbj/

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