Bucha, Ukraine

Bucha
Буча
Bucha city park
Bucha city park
Bucha Flag
Bucha coat of arms
Country Ukraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionBucha Raion
HromadaBucha urban hromada
Area
 • Total26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total37,321
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Area code+380 4597
Websitewww.bucha-rada.gov.ua

Bucha (Ukrainian: Буча, pronounced [ˈbutʃɐ] ) is a city in Ukraine's Kyiv Oblast. Administratively, it serves as the administrative center of Bucha Raion. It hosts the administration of Bucha urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population is approximately 37,321 (2022 estimate).[2] Bucha Day is celebrated in the city between 11 and 13 September.[3]

The Battle of Bucha was part of the Kyiv offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle lasted from 27 February 2022 to 31 March 2022 and ended with the withdrawal of Russian forces. Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk reported that Bucha had been fully retaken from Russian forces as of 31 March.[4] After Ukrainian forces regained control of Bucha, reports and testimonies of war crimes committed by the Russian military began to circulate. These war crimes have been collectively labeled the Bucha massacre.[5]

  1. ^ "Бучанская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bucha Day". bucha.com.ua.
  4. ^ "Kyiv satellite town Bucha recaptured by Ukraine, mayor says". Yahoo! Finance. Reuters. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Almost 300 people buried in 'mass grave' in Bucha outside Kyiv: Mayor". Al Arabiya English. Agence France-Presse. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.