Europe 1 with AFP 3:49 p.m., April 12, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the massacre of suspected civilians in the town of Boutcha, near kyiv, is "a fake", while the country denies any abuse in Ukraine.

Ukrainian authorities said they discovered dozens of bodies in the town after Russian forces withdrew in late March.

The massacre of suspected civilians in the town of Boutcha, near kyiv, is "a fake", Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, whose country denies any abuse in Ukraine.

Comparing these accusations to those concerning the use of chemical weapons by the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Vladimir Putin declared: "We have the same fake in Boutcha".

Ukrainian authorities said they discovered dozens of bodies in the town after Russian forces withdrew in late March.

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