MOSCOW, 04 April 2022, (TON): The Russian Defense Ministry denied accusations of the Kiev regime of allegedly killing civilians in the village of Bucha, Kiev region, calling photos and video footage from Bucha another production of the Kiev regime for Western media.

The military department said “all the photographs and video materials published by the Kiev regime, allegedly testifying to some kind of crimes of Russian servicemen in the city of Bucha, Kiev region, are another provocation.”

The ministry emphasized “photos and video footage from Bucha are another production of the Kiev regime for the Western media, as it was in Mariupol with a maternity hospital, as well as in other cities.”

Russian Defense Ministry said “the servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces did not commit violent acts against the inhabitants of the settlement of Bucha while they were there.”

The ministry said “during the time this settlement was under the control of the Russian armed forces, not a single local resident suffered from any violent actions.”

They also noted that all the time while the city was under the control of the Russian armed forces, the southern outskirts of the city, including residential areas, were fired around the clock by Ukrainian troops from large-caliber artillery, tanks and multiple launch rocket systems.