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The bodies of Bucha: Images of dead civilians cause outrage worldwide

A body with hands bound by white cloth, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022.  
 REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body with hands bound by white cloth, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body with hands bound by white cloth, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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A funeral service employee looks at bodies of civilians, collected from streets and brought to a local cemetery,  in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleg Pereverzev

A funeral service employee looks at bodies of civilians, collected from streets and brought to a local cemetery, in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleg Pereverzev

A funeral service employee looks at bodies of civilians, collected from streets and brought to a local cemetery, in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleg Pereverzev
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The body of a man, with his feet tied up, who according to local police was killed by Russian soldiers, lies on the ground in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

The body of a man, with his feet tied up, who according to local police was killed by Russian soldiers, lies on the ground in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

The body of a man, with his feet tied up, who according to local police was killed by Russian soldiers, lies on the ground in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns by the body of his friend Ihor Lytvynenko, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, after they found him beside a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns by the body of his friend Ihor Lytvynenko, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, after they found him beside a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns by the body of his friend Ihor Lytvynenko, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, after they found him beside a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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A Ukrainian soldier reacts after paying his respects next to a mass grave with the bodies of civilians, who according to residents were killed by Russian soldiers,  in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

A Ukrainian soldier reacts after paying his respects next to a mass grave with the bodies of civilians, who according to residents were killed by Russian soldiers, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

A Ukrainian soldier reacts after paying his respects next to a mass grave with the bodies of civilians, who according to residents were killed by Russian soldiers, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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A dog sits next to the body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

A dog sits next to the body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

A dog sits next to the body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
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A body of a woman, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, lies on the street in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a woman, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, lies on the street in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a woman, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, lies on the street in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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Bodies of people, who according to residents were shot by Russian soldiers, lie on the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

Bodies of people, who according to residents were shot by Russian soldiers, lie on the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

Bodies of people, who according to residents were shot by Russian soldiers, lie on the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak
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A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers, lies on the street in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers, lies on the street in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers, lies on the street in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, lies beside the entrance of a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, lies beside the entrance of a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, lies beside the entrance of a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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Bodies of people, who according to residents were shot by Russian soldiers, lie on the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

Bodies of people, who according to residents were shot by Russian soldiers, lie on the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

Bodies of people, who according to residents were shot by Russian soldiers, lie on the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak
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A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers and then buried along with others in one grave, is seen in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers and then buried along with others in one grave, is seen in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers and then buried along with others in one grave, is seen in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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The body of a civilian is seen inside a flattened car in the town of Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 1, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

The body of a civilian is seen inside a flattened car in the town of Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 1, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

The body of a civilian is seen inside a flattened car in the town of Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 1, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak
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A body of a person, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

A body of a person, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

A body of a person, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak
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Funeral service employees unload bodies of civilians at a local cemetery in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine April 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleg Pereverzev

Funeral service employees unload bodies of civilians at a local cemetery in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine April 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleg Pereverzev

Funeral service employees unload bodies of civilians at a local cemetery in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine April 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Oleg Pereverzev
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A body of a person, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

A body of a person, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak

A body of a person, who according to residents was shot by Russian soldiers, lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak
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A Ukrainian soldier walks past the body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, as it lies on the street in Bucha,  in Kyiv region April 2, 20022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A Ukrainian soldier walks past the body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, as it lies on the street in Bucha,  in Kyiv region April 2, 20022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A Ukrainian soldier walks past the body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, as it lies on the street in Bucha,  in Kyiv region April 2, 20022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns next to the grave of his friend Ihor Lytvynenko, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, after they found him beside a building's basement, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns next to the grave of his friend Ihor Lytvynenko, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, after they found him beside a building's basement, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis...more

Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns next to the grave of his friend Ihor Lytvynenko, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers, after they found him beside a building's basement, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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