Ukrainian officials said the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around Kyiv.
BUCHA, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president planned to address the U.N.’s most powerful body on Tuesday after even more grisly evidence emerged of . Western nations expelled dozens more of Moscow’s diplomats and weighed further sanctions as they expressed their disgust at what they say are war crimes.
Chernomor is among the more than 4 million Ukrainians who have fled the country in the wake of the Feb. 24 invasion. More than 7 million more people have been displaced inside Ukraine, the U.N. migration agency estimates. In another show of support, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to travel to Kyiv to meet with Zelenskyy this week. The 27-nation EU has been a steadfast backer of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24 and has already pushed through four rounds of sanctions. A fifth round But Western nations are divided over how far to go.
“If we had already got what we needed — all these planes, tanks, artillery, anti-missile and anti-ship weapons — we could have saved thousands of people,” he said. “The enemy is regrouping troops and concentrating its efforts on preparing an offensive operation in the east of our country,” it said in a statement. “The goal is to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” which Russia has recognized as independent.
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