On April 24, 2022, The Guardian published the results of the forensic examination of the bodies found in mass graves in Buch. Many perceived this publication as evidence of the fault of Ukrainian troops in the deaths of civilians. We analyzed whether such conclusions can really be drawn from the article.

According to conclusion forensic experts, dozens of civilians of Buchi were killed by metal darts - flashett, released from tank or field guns. After this publication, pro -Russian Media, Bloggers, users Telegram channels And social networks They stated that now the Ukrainian version of the events was allegedly refuted and the Russian army’s non -involvement in mass killings in Buch was proved. Some Comected This proof is especially convincing due to the fact that the publication appeared in the “printed image of the Russophobic propaganda” and, despite the anti -Russian rhetoric, “the world's leading media begin to carefully write the truth about the tragedy in Buch”.

The principle of action of Flechett. *Flechetta -* Metal darts 3-4 cm long. One artillery shell can be repaired about 8,000 fleett. After the gap of the projectile, the flushetta scatter at a distance of about 100 m in length and 300 m in width. Typically, such a weapon is intended to penetrate the thick vegetation and damage to a large number of enemy soldiers. Source: The Guardian

In this analysis, we do not analyze which of the parties released shells with Flachett and who is guilty of the massacres of civilians of Buchi. Our task is to verify whether the conclusions made from the article by The Guardian are true by pro -Russian users.

"Most of the peaceful in Buch died as a result of artillery shelling, fragments of anti -personnel shells" - Readovka

In fact, the article by The Guardian does not say what share of the dead was killed by the Flechett. It only says “dozens” and “somewhat”: “Dozens of civilians who died during the Russian occupation of the Ukrainian city of Buch were killed by tiny metal arrows from shells like those used by Russian artillery.” Ukrainian forensic expert Vladislav Pirovsky also said: "We have found some very thin, objects similar to nails in the bodies of men and women." The conclusion of forensic experts mentions Flachestta only in bodies from mass graves. As for the bodies, found On the streets, private land plots and in the parks of Buchi, Pirovsky speaks: “We see a lot of mutilated bodies. Many have their hands tied behind their backs and bullet holes in the back of the head. There are cases with automatic bullet wounds, with six or eight holes in the back. There were also several bodies with elements of cassette bombs. ” If we take into account that, by preliminary data, hundreds of civilians died in Buch, the publication of The Guardian concerns only a relatively small number of bodies found in mass graves.

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According to statements Criminists and officials, 90% of the dead received bullet, not fragmentation injuries.

*A projectile filled with flushtams. Source: The Moscow T.IMES*

"The Ukrainian side has repeatedly announced the artillery of the city at the moment when the soldiers of the Russian Federation were there"- Readovka

Managed to find only one official statement Ukraine on the shelling of a column of Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers in Buch on February 27, 2022. According to Media, Ukrainians struck the Bayractar Turkish drones. According to comments Military experts, shells with flashett could be launched by D-30 howitzers, not drones. Thus, even the recognition of the shelling of the Russian column does not indicate in any way indicating the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in the use of shells with the flashett.

In addition, the artillery circuit usually provokes a fire of affected objects. According to Satellikova Fire map NASA, large fires were recorded in Buch, coinciding with time and place defeat Russian columns: February 27 in the area of the street station. From the end of February to the end of March, only two fires on the northwestern outskirts of the city were registered in Buch: March 16 and 20. It is not known which of the parties caused fires, but in any case, these two incidents do not correspond statementthat the Armed Forces of Ukraine constantly fired at the buch during the occupation of the city by Russian troops.

“It is this type of howitzer that uses ZSh1 shells, equipped with damaging elements with arrows (flashett). This type of shell is prohibited by conventions and in the Russian Armed Forces in the standard ammunition is not applied ” - Readovka

By messages eyewitnesses, Russian artillery troops, who Based In the village of Andreevka, during the departure they left a lot of ammunition, including unused shells ZSh1.

https://twitter.com/buch10_04/status/1513095321408180231

“With a careful approach, it turns out that it is much more likely that these fragments are from the Air Force Arsenals” - "Major and general"

D-30 howitzer, from which usually A 122-mm 3-msh1 shell with flashett is launched, is in service and Russia, And Ukraine. Therefore, it is impossible by the form of Flachett to determine which the troops of which country they belonged.

“If we are talking about artillery shelling, then this excludes any versions that interpret events in Buch as a deliberate genocide of peaceful Ukrainians” - Readovka

According to the conclusions of the pro -Russian channels, the findings of The Guardian are allegedly refuted statements Vladimir Zelensky about the genocide in Buch from the Russian military. According to definition The UN, the genocide means the murder or infliction of serious bodily harm or mental disorder, committed with the intention of destroying, fully or partially, any national, ethnic, racial or religious group. The definition does not say what weapons the destruction should be performed: firearms or artillery. In this analysis, we do not conclude about the possible genocide of civilians of Buchi. But it is impossible to confirm or refute cases of genocide only on the basis that the victims died from shelling. In addition, as we already wrote earlier, hundreds of people in Buchi steel victims of deliberate shooting to defeat, and not random hits of shells.

The conclusions about the non -involvement of the Russian army to murders in Buch, supposedly the following from the publication of The Guardian, contradict the original text of the article. On the contrary, starting from the heading, the publication claims that dozens of civilians of Buchi were killed by metal darts of Russian artillery. According to a number of witnesses, writes The Guardian, Russian artillery fired at such shells a few days before leaving Buchi at the end of March. All other arguments in favor of the Russian troops, allegedly published by the "leading world media", are only the speculation of propaganda.

Image: The Guardian