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Zelensky accused Moscow of war crimes and genocide
On Day 40 of the invasion eence was mounting of atrocities carried out in areas of Ukraine abandoned by Russian forces.
The bodies of 410 civilians have been found in areas around Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities say.
Moscow has said, without eence, that photos and s of atrocities are “a staged performance” by Ukraine.
But more and more grim scenes have been found.
International anger grows
There has been widespread international anger and condemnation, and now some concrete action.
France and Germany are to expel Russian diplomats over killings in Bucha, near Kyiv. Moscow is expected to retaliate.
US President Joe Biden had some strong words for Vladimir Putin.
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Watch: US seeks more sanctions on ‘war criminal’ Putin
Ukraine pushes back against Russian advance
Meanwhile, on the ground Ukrainian forces have regained control of large areas around the capital Kyiv as Russian forces withdraw and refocus their efforts on operations in the east of the country.
The Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv,is now free of Russian forces, its governor has said.
The Ukrainian mother who had to bury her own son
The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen met a bereaved mother on the outskirts of Kyiv, who had to bury her own son after he was killed by Russian soldiers.
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Iryna Kostenko told the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen she had to bury her own son after he was killed by Russian soldiers
‘My son hides bread, afraid there won’t be any food’
Tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, with no electricity, running water or gas.
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Nadia Denysenko and her family had very little to eat, and almost nothing to drink, for days
Putin hails Orban’s victory
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban was congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin after he won a fourth term by a landslide in the EU state’s general election.
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Watch: Moment Hungary PM makes dig at President Zelensky in victory speech
In his victory speech, Mr Orban criticised Brussels bureaucrats and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling them “opponents”.
Mr Zelensky has repeatedly criticised Mr Orban’s ban on the transfer of arms to Ukraine, with which it shares a border.
