<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of committing genocide in his country, as Western leaders condemned images emerging of dead Ukrainian civilians in a town abandoned by Russian forces outside the capital, Kyiv.</p>.<p>"Indeed, this is genocide. The elimination of the whole nation and the people," Zelenskyy told CBS' "Face the Nation" news program, speaking through a translator.</p>.<p>"We are the citizens of Ukraine and we don't want to be subdued to the policy of Russian Federation. This is the reason we are being destroyed and exterminated."</p>.<p>Zelenskyy's remarks came a day after Ukrainian forces moved into the town of Bucha near Kyiv and found what officials and witnesses said were the bodies civilians killed by Russian forces.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/mass-grave-of-57-bodies-in-bucha-ukrainian-official-1097334.html" target="_blank">Mass grave of 57 bodies in Bucha: Ukrainian official</a></strong></p>.<p>Russia's defence ministry denied the allegations, saying footage and photographs showing dead bodies in Bucha were "yet another provocation" by Kyiv.</p>.<p>Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that it had found "several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations" in Russian-controlled regions such as Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv.</p>.<p>Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would be held accountable, Zelenskyy said others also shared the blame.</p>.<p>"I think all the military commanders, everyone who gave instructions and orders should be punished adequately," he said.</p>.<p>Asked what would constitute adequate punishment, he said: "When we find people with hands tied behind their back and decapitated ... I don't know what law or what imprisonment term would be adequate for this."</p>.<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the images of dead Ukrainian civilians found in Bucha were a "punch in the gut" and those responsible must be held accountable.</p>.<p>NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the killings in Bucha a "brutality" unseen in Europe for decades.</p>.<p>Asked whether Russian forces would need to withdraw to positions before the Feb. 24 invasion, Zelenskyy said: "It should be 100% withdrawal of troops to the borders that existed prior to the 24th of February, at least."</p>.<p>"This would make us to at least start discussing other questions about the deoccupation," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of committing genocide in his country, as Western leaders condemned images emerging of dead Ukrainian civilians in a town abandoned by Russian forces outside the capital, Kyiv.</p>.<p>"Indeed, this is genocide. The elimination of the whole nation and the people," Zelenskyy told CBS' "Face the Nation" news program, speaking through a translator.</p>.<p>"We are the citizens of Ukraine and we don't want to be subdued to the policy of Russian Federation. This is the reason we are being destroyed and exterminated."</p>.<p>Zelenskyy's remarks came a day after Ukrainian forces moved into the town of Bucha near Kyiv and found what officials and witnesses said were the bodies civilians killed by Russian forces.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/mass-grave-of-57-bodies-in-bucha-ukrainian-official-1097334.html" target="_blank">Mass grave of 57 bodies in Bucha: Ukrainian official</a></strong></p>.<p>Russia's defence ministry denied the allegations, saying footage and photographs showing dead bodies in Bucha were "yet another provocation" by Kyiv.</p>.<p>Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that it had found "several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations" in Russian-controlled regions such as Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv.</p>.<p>Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would be held accountable, Zelenskyy said others also shared the blame.</p>.<p>"I think all the military commanders, everyone who gave instructions and orders should be punished adequately," he said.</p>.<p>Asked what would constitute adequate punishment, he said: "When we find people with hands tied behind their back and decapitated ... I don't know what law or what imprisonment term would be adequate for this."</p>.<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the images of dead Ukrainian civilians found in Bucha were a "punch in the gut" and those responsible must be held accountable.</p>.<p>NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the killings in Bucha a "brutality" unseen in Europe for decades.</p>.<p>Asked whether Russian forces would need to withdraw to positions before the Feb. 24 invasion, Zelenskyy said: "It should be 100% withdrawal of troops to the borders that existed prior to the 24th of February, at least."</p>.<p>"This would make us to at least start discussing other questions about the deoccupation," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>