Bombing of Borodianka

This article is about the 2022 attacks. For the 1920 battle, see Battle of Borodzianka.

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.