The Russian Defense Ministry denied the mass murder of civilians in Bucha. The Russian Defense Ministry called the photographs distributed in the media "just another provocation," SOVA reported.

"All the photos and videos published by the Kiev regime that allegedly testify to some "crimes" of the Russian servicemen in the city of Bucha in the Kiev region are yet another provocation. During the time that Bucha has been under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, not a single local resident has suffered from any violent actions," the statement said.

Moscow stressed that the Russian Armed Forces left the city on March 30, while the evidence of the crimes appeared only now.