Kiev and Moscow trade accusations over Bucha civilian deaths (TIMELINE)

After footage of dead civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha came out, the West immediately pointed the finger at Russia 

Ukraine has accused Russian troops of committing war crimes in the city of Bucha near Kiev. Moscow said the allegations were baseless and implied that the Ukrainian government was manipulating the media to smear Russia.

Bucha is a small city of around 35,000 residents, located some 10km northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. From the early days of the Russian attack against Ukraine, it was under the control of Russian troops, but last week they were pulled out.

Days after the withdrawal, Kiev accused the Russian military of committing numerous atrocities in Bucha. Moscow denied the allegations and unsuccessfully called a UN Security Council meeting to discuss what it claims to be a framing attempt.

Russia’s foreign intelligence service earlier warned that Kiev was working to downplay footage of what appeared to be Ukrainian soldiers torturing Russian prisoners of war. The Russian military had warned that provocations could be staged in Ukraine to smear them.

Here is a timeline of how the events unfolded.

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