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The situation of genocide by the Russian army is being revealed in various parts of Ukraine.

However, there are growing concerns that the brutal attack will intensify with the new commander appointed by Russia.

The Pope called it a foolish war and suggested a truce even during Easter.



Reporter Kim Seok-jae reports.



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In every city heading to the Ukrainian capital Kiiu, the circumstances of the massacre by the Russian army are being revealed.



Officials in the city of Makario, west of Kiiu, claim that Russian forces massacred 132 civilians.



[Benedictova/Ukraine Prosecutor General: (Near Kiiw) 650 bodies were found in Makario, Voronylska, Bucha, Hostomer, Irfin.

Of those, 40 were children.]



White House National Security Adviser Sullivan feared that the newly appointed commander of the Russian army, commander-in-chief Dvornikov, could carry out more brutal attacks on civilians.



It is because of the military's ability to intervene in the Syrian civil war in 2015 and help suppress the rebels by indiscriminately bombing civilian areas.



Pope Francis, at a Mass during Holy Week, called the Ukraine war a foolish war and proposed a ceasefire during Easter.



[Pope Francis: Let's put down our weapons and enter the Easter truce, not a truce for rearmament and resumption of battles.]



Ukrainian President Zelensky has called for Western aid, saying Russia is targeting Europe beyond Ukraine.



CNN reported that a large-scale Russian offensive in the Donbas region was imminent, saying that a 13-kilometer-long procession of Russian military vehicles had been spotted in eastern Ukraine.