Global outcry at "war crime" killings near Kyiv as fighting shifts east

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BUCHA, Ukraine, April 4 (Reuters) - Global outrage spread on Monday at civilian killings in north Ukraine where tied bodies shot at close range, a mass grave and other signs of executions were found in a town retaken from Russian troops, as the focus of the conflict shifted elsewhere.
The destruction and civilian deaths in Bucha outside Kyiv looked set to galvanise the United States and Europe into additional sanctions against Moscow, with officials raising the prospect of restrictions on Russia's energy exports.
The discoveries were also poised to overshadow peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, due to restart on Monday against a backdrop of artillery bombardments in Ukraine's south and east, where Russia says it is now focusing its operations.
Taras Shapravskyi, deputy mayor of Bucha around 40 km (25 miles) northwest of Kyiv city, said around 50 victims of extra-judicial killings by Russian troops had been found there after Kremlin forces withdrew late last week. read more
Ukrainian authorities said they had found 421 civilian casualties near Kyiv by Sunday and were investigating possible war crimes in Bucha, a description also used by French President Emmanuel Macron and, in reference to Russia's broader offensive, by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Kremlin categorically denied any accusations related to the murder of civilians in the town.
In other areas of the country, Reuters saw more makeshift burials but could not independently verify the number of dead or who was responsible.

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