00:00Ukrainian officials, soldiers and residents gathered to mark the third anniversary of
00:06the liberation of the town of Bucha from Russian forces.
00:10Russian troops quickly occupied Bucha just 35 kilometers from the capital Kiev shortly
00:15after launching their full-scale invasion in February 2022.
00:19The occupation lasted for about a month until Ukrainian soldiers launched a counter-offensive
00:24repelling Russian forces.
00:26Hundreds of soldiers were killed, but their legacy lives on.
00:48But what they discovered as they returned to the city was horrifying, quickly making
00:52the town the epicenter of the war's atrocities.
00:56Mass graves of hundreds of civilians were discovered, and thousands of war crimes were
01:00documented during Russia's 33-day occupation.
01:04The memories still haunt many residents in this town, who are in turn demanding officials
01:08make no compromises in the ongoing ceasefire efforts.
01:12Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
01:41accuses Russia of stalling ceasefire efforts in a bid to seize more Ukrainian land.
01:46Kiev says its intelligence indicates that Russia's preparing to launch a fresh military
01:51offensive in the coming weeks to strengthen their negotiating position.
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