Thread by @LizSly

Bucha officials are as close as they're ever likely to be to a final reckoning of the toll of Russia’s murderous rampage in Bucha: 458 bodies - 366 men. 86 women. 5 in too bad condition to determine. 9 children.
Our story:
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/…

2/ 419 bore signs they were shot, beaten or tortured to death by Russians. There are around 50 unidentified or unclaimed bodies. There’s also a bag of body parts that can’t be put together - including 2 right arms thought to be Russian. The rest are civilians

3/ Some died of natural causes, eg a healthy 34-year old mother who dropped dead in front of her 3 children while hiding in basement. An elderly woman who lived with her elderly sister who passed away after Russians shot her sister. Were they natural deaths or due to war?

4/ The stark numbers only hint at the horrors of that month. Just 4000 people stayed in Bucha when the Russians came in & 458 of them died. Imagine if that’s being repeated in the areas Russia has occupied for 5+ months.

5/ Of those who remained, a big number were elderly, too frail or sick or stubborn to flee. The unidentified & unclaimed bodies include many elderly too. Several old men shot in the head. A 75-85 year old woman whose head was so badly battered it has disintegrated.