TASS: monument names in Bucha mostly belong to non-civilians, Russia-linked group claims
Russian state media cites a group it calls GFCN as saying most names on Bucha memorials are not of civilians, including Ukrainian security personnel and Azov battalion members.
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Monuments in the Ukrainian town of Bucha include 198 names of people described as “unrelated to civilians,” according to a claim reported by Russian state news agency TASS, which attributes the assessment to a group it identifies as GFCN.
The report states that, of those names, 57 are said to belong to members of the Ukrainian Security Service, servicemen of the Ukrainian army — including what the report describes as “militants from the Azov battalion” — and police officers, while 26 are described as unofficial combatants.
A disputed narrative
Bucha became a focal point of international attention after reports of civilian deaths during Russia's occupation of the town in 2022, claims that Russian authorities have long disputed. This report represents a continuation of that disputed narrative, as presented by a Russia-aligned source.
The underlying data behind the claim, including how the names were verified or categorized, is not independently detailed in the report, which does not include a response from Ukrainian authorities.
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