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Ukraine's Zelensky visits Bucha, says killings will be deemed 'genocide'

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited the town of Bucha outside the capital Kyiv where dozens of corpses, some with their hands bound, were discovered after Russian forces withdrew. "Every day, when our fighters enter and retake territory, you see what's been happening," the Ukrainian leader told reporters in the town devastated by fighting, wearing a bullet-proof vest and accompanied by military personnel. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

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