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A group of Ukrainian and Taiwanese demonstrators yesterday staged a “die-in” at Taipei’s Liberty Square to protest reported atrocities committed by Russian troops in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Dozens of demonstrators lay on the ground while sounds of explosions and gunfire were played from speakers to simulate Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians.
The mayor of Bucha has said that more than 400 bodies have been found in the town since Tuesday last week, following the withdrawal of Russian forces after a month of occupation.
The Kremlin has denied accusations that it targeted civilians and said the images of dead bodies
/ Staff writer, with CNAA group of Ukrainian and Taiwanese demonstrators yesterday staged a “die-in” at Taipei’s Liberty Square to protest reported atrocities committed by Russian troops in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of bombing a theater in Mariupol that was sheltering more than 1,000 civilians after US President Joe Biden branded Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal.”
The latest assaults on civilians across Ukraine came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a searing appeal for help to the US, which responded by pledging US$1 billion in new weapons to fight Russia’s invading army.
Officials across Ukraine are struggling to count the civilian dead with authorities saying that 103 children have been killed since the invasion began who have been targeted in homes, hospitals, ambulances and food lines.
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Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Hundreds of people of different nationalities participated in a march in downtown Taipei on Sunday to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people as Russia's invasion of the eastern European country entered its third week.