Satellite imagery refutes Russia's claim that the killing of civilians in Bucha occurred after its soldiers left the city. It is reported by The New York Times.

Journalists analyzed satellite images and found that many civilians were killed more than three weeks ago when the Russian military controlled the city.

One video, filmed by a local council member on April 2, shows bodies strewn along Yablonska Street in Bucha. Satellite images provided to journalists by Maxar Technologies show that at least 11 of them have been on the street since March 11, when the Russians claimed to be in the city..

Recall that when, after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kiev region, the first photos of the bodies of dead civilians that lay on the streets of Bucha appeared - someone with their hands tied, someone with gunshot wounds to the head - the Russian Ministry of Defense denied responsibility.

Russia said the images were "