Russia is facing a wave of condemnation after more and more evidence emerges about what appear to be the deliberate killings of civilians in Butja, a city outside Kyiv.
Testimonies that, among other things, SVT's foreign correspondents have helped to document, describe atrocities that indicate both torture and intentional executions.
A month of uncertainty
One of those killed is 20-year-old Dmytri Chaplygyn.
After a month of uncertainty, his family has now found his body.
- He was found today, says Vitaliy Shulipenko, a family member of Dmytri Chaplygyn.
- They broke in and took him away.
What happened to him then, no one knows.
Vladyslav Minchenko, who is actually a painter, and Anatoliya Fedoruk, who is Butja's mayor, are both helping to remove the bodies that could not be moved before.
- War is a crime in itself, but there are rules for warfare.
Civilians have been killed here on purpose, says Anatoliya Fedoruk about what happened in his city.
The outside world reacts
Several world leaders have condemned the events in Butja, and reacted both with increased sanctions and expelled Russian diplomats.
US President Joe Biden has also called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and called for him to be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine.