Bombing of Borodianka

2022 Borodianka strikes
Part of the Kyiv offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
A building in Borodianka destroyed by Russian bombing
LocationBorodianka
Date1-2 March 2022; 2 year ago
Deaths>80[1]
PerpetratorsRussian Armed Forces
Borodianka after the bombing, 2 March 2022

The town of Borodianka was bombed extensively by the Russian Armed Forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported the town's devastation on 7 April 2022, a week after the Bucha massacre was discovered. 41 bodies had been found under the rubble according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.[2] In addition, as of 6 May, local police reports finding of more than 300 bodies in burials made by locals during Russian occupation.[3]

  1. ^ "Civilian Body Count in Kyiv Region Surpasses 1,000, Regional Police Chief Says". Kyiv Post. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Prentice, Alessandra; Zinets, Natalia (17 April 2022). "Ukrainian soldiers hold out in Mariupol, pope laments 'Easter of War'". Reuters. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Людина в чорному мішку. Як ексгумують загиблих у Бородянці" (in Ukrainian). Тексти. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022.