<p>Ukraine on Sunday said Kremlin propaganda laid the groundwork for civilian killings in Moscow's invasion, accusing Russian media of sowing hatred towards Ukrainians for years.</p>.<p>The discovery of civilian bodies in areas recently retaken by Ukraine has shocked the world. Kyiv calls them war crimes and has vowed to punish perpetrators.</p>.<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday cited civilian killings in the town of Bucha outside of Kyiv after bodies were discovered as the Russian army retreated from the area.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/russia-ukraine-crisis-live-war-putin-kyiv-maruipol-kherson-kharkiv-news-belarus-zelenskyy-lavrov-india-china-death-nuclear-1099313.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Ukraine-Russia crisis updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>"Bucha did not happen in one day," he said on Twitter.</p>.<p>"For many years, Russian political elites and propaganda have been inciting hatred, dehumanising Ukrainians, nurturing Russian superiority and laying ground for these atrocities," Kuleba said.</p>.<p>Bodies have also been found in other towns near the capital after Russia's retreat.</p>.<p>Kuleba called for scholars to research the lead-up to the civilian killings in Bucha.</p>.<p>State television in Russia is tightly controlled by the Kremlin.</p>.<p>Since 2014, when Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea after a pro-Western revolt in Kyiv, it has been dominated by an anti-Ukraine narrative.</p>.<p>Russian state media portrays authorities in Kyiv as fascists, with President Vladimir Putin saying he aimed to "de-Nazify" Ukraine with his military offensive.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Ukraine on Sunday said Kremlin propaganda laid the groundwork for civilian killings in Moscow's invasion, accusing Russian media of sowing hatred towards Ukrainians for years.</p>.<p>The discovery of civilian bodies in areas recently retaken by Ukraine has shocked the world. Kyiv calls them war crimes and has vowed to punish perpetrators.</p>.<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday cited civilian killings in the town of Bucha outside of Kyiv after bodies were discovered as the Russian army retreated from the area.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/russia-ukraine-crisis-live-war-putin-kyiv-maruipol-kherson-kharkiv-news-belarus-zelenskyy-lavrov-india-china-death-nuclear-1099313.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Ukraine-Russia crisis updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>"Bucha did not happen in one day," he said on Twitter.</p>.<p>"For many years, Russian political elites and propaganda have been inciting hatred, dehumanising Ukrainians, nurturing Russian superiority and laying ground for these atrocities," Kuleba said.</p>.<p>Bodies have also been found in other towns near the capital after Russia's retreat.</p>.<p>Kuleba called for scholars to research the lead-up to the civilian killings in Bucha.</p>.<p>State television in Russia is tightly controlled by the Kremlin.</p>.<p>Since 2014, when Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea after a pro-Western revolt in Kyiv, it has been dominated by an anti-Ukraine narrative.</p>.<p>Russian state media portrays authorities in Kyiv as fascists, with President Vladimir Putin saying he aimed to "de-Nazify" Ukraine with his military offensive.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>