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Lithuania expels Russian ambassador over civilian deaths near Kyiv
April 4 (Reuters) - Lithuania is expelling the Russian ambassador to the Baltic country after Ukraine accused Russian forces of killing civilians in the town of Bucha, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said on Monday.
Global outrage spread on Monday at civilian killings in north Ukraine where a mass grave and tied bodies shot at close range were found in Bucha, a town taken back from Russian troops. read more
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"Lithuania stands in full solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, who are victims of Russia's unprecedented aggression," Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said in a statement.
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Ukrainian authorities said they had found 421 civilian casualties near Kyiv by Sunday and were investigating possible war crimes in Bucha, a description also used by U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and, in reference to Russia's broader offensive, by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-ambassador-vilnius-asked-leave-says-lithuania-2022-04-04/