The European Union said it " This is stated in a statement published on the website of the European Council, the highest political body of the EU..

“The evidence of the huge number of dead and wounded among the civilian population, as well as the destruction of civilian infrastructure, shows the true face of the brutal war of aggression that Russia is waging against Ukraine and its people.. The massacres in the city of Bucha and other cities of Ukraine will be included in the list of atrocities committed on European soil,” the statement said..

The European Council believes that the Russian authorities " The EU added that the perpetrators of war and other crimes, as well as government officials and military leaders "

The authors of the statement also said that they support the investigation of war crimes, which is being conducted by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court..

The EU also assists the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine in collecting and preserving evidence of war crimes.

" The EU will continue to firmly support Ukraine and urgently accelerate work on further sanctions against Russia. President Putin must immediately and unconditionally end this war,"

After the withdrawal of Russian troops from Bucha in the Kiev region, dozens of those dead civilians were found in the city. Photos and videos from Bucha were published by independent journalists.