Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

When the Russian occupation of Bucha in the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ended in March 2022, widespread destruction was revealed, and a UN commission concluded that war crimes had been committed against the civilian population. Two years on, life is returning to the town on Kyiv’s outskirts, and nearby Irpin, which have been restored with UN support. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/02/1146872
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Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military  occupation
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