Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Western journalists, especially Americans, of aiding and abetting crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.
“I accuse the Western media, first of all the Americans, not only of spreading falsifications and disinformation, but also of complicity in the crime in the city of Bucha,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
In addition, Zakharova said that Russian troops are doing everything possible to avoid casualties among the civilian population in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the footage received from the Ukrainian city of Bucha false. According to the Foreign Minister, in this way the West is trying to disrupt the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the period when Bucha was under the control of the Russian military, no local resident was injured in the violence.
Earlier, China and India called for an independent investigation into the situation in Bucha.