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At least 403 civilian bodies, many of whom were brutally tortured and killed, were discovered in mass graves in Bucha, a once affluent suburb of Kyiv. The grim work now begins in Bucha gathering evidence of possible war crimes by Russian troops. The media tour was intended to show journalists the horrors that Ukrainian forces have uncovered in recent days before investigators remove the bodies and start the careful work of gathering evidence. The forensic process will be necessary to counter the Kremlin’s insistence its forces are not to blame for the deaths of civilians, as Moscow has claimed the atrocities were staged or carried out by Ukrainian forces. Images of the atrocities committed in towns of Irpin and Bucha near Kyiv have drawn condemnation around the world. Ukrainian authorities hope it could influence the western response to the invasion of Ukraine put in motion by Russian president Putin on February 24. Welcome to ‘War Crimes Watch: BUCHA’S HORROR’

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April 6, 2022, Athens, Greece: Protesters shout slogans as they take part in a rally during a nationwide strike in the center of Athens. Greek workers began a 24-hour nationwide strike over soaring prices and low wages disrupting transport, ferries, schools and public hospitals. (Credit Image: © Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Press Wire)

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This week, ZUMA photographer Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi has had images of his Ukraine war coverage printed in multiple papers across Europe, including Spanish Dailys La Voz de Galicia and El Mundo, Austrian Daily Der Standard, UK’s The Guardian and The Times, German Daily’s Rheinische Post and Luxemburger Wort.

April 7, 2022, Borodyanka of Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine: An elderly woman with her dogs walk past a damaged residential building by a Russian airstrike in Borodyanka, Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast, as a large number of people are said to have left under the rubble of buildings following Russian attacks on the area. (Credit Image: © Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire)

April 3, 2022, Irpin, Ukraine: A Ukrainian soldier stands among the wreckage of a Russian tank, at a town in Irpin, following Ukrainian counter-attacks against Russian forces. The city of Irpin and areas around are said to have been recaptured by the Ukraine, but there’s concern about Moscow’s regrouping their military for a long-term war. (Credit Image: © Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire)

April 7, 2022, Borodyanka of Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine: Rescuers conduct a search and rescue operation at the wreckage of a damaged residential building by a Russian air strike in Borodyanka, Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast, as a large number of people are said to have left under the rubble of buildings following Russian attacks on the area. (Credit Image: © Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire)

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April 9, 2022, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh: Traders are bringing watermelon from Patuakhali to Dhaka by boat through the Buriganga river. Workers unload the cargo at Badamtoli as the demand for the seasonal fruit goes up with the rising temperature. (Credit Image: © Habibur Rahman/Abaca via ZUMA Press)

April 9, 2022, London, England, United Kingdom: Demonstrators staged a massive ‘die-in’ and held ‘babies’ and signs covered in fake blood in protest against the massacre in the town of Bucha and atrocities reportedly committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. (Credit Image: © Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire)

April 8, 2022, Przemysl, Poland: A terrified cat in a pink carrier with cartoon girls on it is held by Ukrainian refugee girl and boy, as they wait in front of the long line where their mother is trying to get train tickets at Przemysl main station, in order to travel to a new home in another Polish city where they will stay until Putin’s reign of terror ends and they can return home. This is one of the lucky pets: many animals are turned away at the border, and there is no where to shelter them; hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to abandon their pets or stay and face death. The war is causing a crisis of unimaginable magnitude for pets and domestic animals, along with the families who love them. (Credit Image: © Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire)

April 9, 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Students of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University are preparing to welcome the Bengali New Year. The event has been closed for the past two years due to coronavirus conditions. (Credit Image: © Md. Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire)

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Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is home to the world’s largest population of Mountain gorillas in the wild. The Silver backs were made famous by the movie ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ the true story of anthropologist Dian Fossey who dedicated her life to saving the primates. The animal has come a long way since the 1980s when decades of poaching caused its population to plunge to just 250. In the 2010 census the gorillas numbered 880, in 2015 the count was up to 1,063. Thanks to this revival, the mountain gorilla is now listed as ‘endangered,’ while other great apes remain ‘critically endangered’. With hundreds of mountain gorillas now in residence, the Park is a conservation triumph. But this resurgence is not without consequences, as the majestic creatures now struggle for space to grow and thrive. Recent effects of climate change are worrying conservationists, such as mudslides which affected one of the six natural habitats of the Silver Backs. Humans have moved into areas near mountain gorillas, they have cleared land for agriculture and livestock. The challenge has inspired local people to to devote their lives to protecting the gorillas and since 1996 over 140 rangers have lost their lives in the line of duty helping to save an irreplaceable natural treasure. Welcome to ‘The Last GORILLAS In The MIST’

March 1, 2022, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: United States President Joe Biden greets people after his first formal State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (Credit Image: © Sarabeth Maney – Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)

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August 31, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S: Singer ROSALIA (ROSALIA VILA TOBELLA) during the Made In America Music Festival at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Credit Image: © Daniel DeSlover/ZUMA Wire)

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January 1, 2020, Hong Kong, CHINA: Joshua Wong speaking to the citizens on the annual New Year’s Day Parade.Jan-1,2020 Hong Kong. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Wire)

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