
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday accused Russia of genocide while commenting on a U.S. Sunday morning show about reports of war crimes by Moscow as part of its invasion and occupation of parts of his country.
Zelensky’s remarks follow statements from Ukrainian officials about executions in areas surrounding Kyiv that Russian forces have drawn away from in recent days.
Officials pointed to photos of bodies on a street in Bucha, a town northwest of Kyiv. One person photographed has a white cloth tying their hands behind their back.
“Indeed, this is genocide,” Zelensky told moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Russia has accused the photos in Bucha of being “fake.”
But the photos have led to sharp condemnations from NATO, with Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg calling them “horrific.”