German Chancellor Denounces Killings Of Civilians In Bucha Ukraine: This Is A War Crime That We Will Not Accept

Illustration of victims of the Russo-Ukrainian war. (Twitter/@DmytroKuleba)

JAKARTA - German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned the alleged killing of civilians in the city of Bucha, Ukraine. He then called for the alleged perpetrators to be found guilty of war crimes and held accountable.

There has been much talk of civilian deaths in the city northwest of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. The German chancellor said this event was something they could not forget.

"We cannot ignore that this is a crime. This is a war crime that we will not accept... those who did this must be held accountable," he said, as reported by Antara.

Since Russian troops withdrew from Bucha last week, Ukrainian officials say hundreds of civilians have been found dead. The deputy mayor of Bucha said more than 360 civilians were killed and about 260 to 280 people were buried in mass graves by other residents.

There are allegations that Russian troops executed civilians in Bucha while they were occupying the city. However, Russia has called the accusations a "terrible fabrication" aimed at discrediting the Russian army.

Speaking at a rally ahead of the state leadership election in Schleswig-Holstein, Scholz said Germany would continue to supply defense weapons to Ukraine.

The supply, he said, was intended to send a message that Germany was committed to protecting the sovereignty of European countries. "Europe's borders should not be infringed," said the German chancellor.

Russia has called the deployment of its troops to Ukraine a "special operation" to weaken military capabilities and eliminate Nazi influence in its neighboring country.

However, Ukraine and Western countries say the Russian invasion is illegal and unjustified.