The murder of the Kapkanets family sparked immense indignation in Ukraine. “The occupiers killed the Kapkanets family who refused to give up their house and were celebrating a birthday,” human rights ombudsman Dmitro Lubinets said.
In Ukraine, uncertainty prevails following Trump’s victory: “The armistice will arrive but before that we will witness fierce fighting”
After intense bombardments which destroyed a large part of the city, Russian forces seized Volnovakha in the first days of the assault on Ukraine launched on February 24, 2022.
This conviction is a rare example of recognition by Russian institutions of abuses committed by Russian soldiers in the occupied zones, of which Ukrainians, Westerners and international organizations accuse them.
Russian soldiers are notably accused of having committed the massacre of hundreds of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Boutcha, near kyiv, before withdrawing from the region in spring 2022. Moscow has rejected these accusations and denounced Western staging , despite the numerous testimonies implicating the Russian military.
