One After Another, Russian Criminals Fall
By: Giorgio Provinciali
Live from Ukraine
Bucha – Last Saturday, 3,700 kilometers from here, a car exploded in the Russian region of Kemerovo. There was only one person inside, behind the steering wheel. His name was Veniamin Mazherin. A lieutenant colonel in the Russian National Guard, to his fellow citizens. A war criminal, or more simply, an executioner, to those who survived the persecution and torture that the now-former member of the «Obereg» special unit inflicted on the civilian population of Bucha during the Russian occupation. The Ukrainian special services of the ГУР, announced the news, recalling that the Mazherin unit was among those of the Rosgvardia directly involved in war crimes and acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people in the Kyiv region between February and March 2022. The RUPR also specified that by April of that year, all those responsible for the crimes committed by the «Obereg» had been identified and that measures had been taken to ensure that each received just punishment.
This work was made possible mainly through the survivors’ testimonies and the collected video and photographic evidence, which enabled the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to start a criminal investigation for violations of the laws and customs of war.
Alla Perdei and I knew many of those survivors personally. Their stories were among the most poignant and dramatic we have ever reported on these pages. I now returned to Bucha to meet someone who confirmed a crucial detail: digital archives exist containing hundreds of hours of recordings of the horrors committed during those days. Surveillance webcams, closed-circuit television cameras, bodycams, drones, and other recording devices continued recording even during power outages, thanks to auxiliary batteries and backup devices. Thanks to modern data protection techniques, these tapes contain a visual record of much of the Bucha massacre. They expose the genocidal intent of Russian and Chechen troops, who were given free rein to unleash their most primal, base, and inhuman instincts against the defenseless Ukrainian civilians.
Alla Perdei and I already wrote about the existence of that massive digital evidence archive three years ago, when the wildest denial theories about that carnage were dominating Italian television talk shows. Revealing even a single detail could compromise their legal standing, as they constitute undeniable proof of what the civilian world has already partly seen and knows.
The Sunday Times recently revealed the identities of 13 Russian commanders directly involved in the Bucha massacre, that dark chapter in human history that forever changed the perception of the Russian war in Ukraine.
Leading the list is General Colonel Alexander Chaiko, commander of Russia’s Eastern Military District. He is followed by Major General Sergey Chubarikin, commander of the 76th Airborne Division; Artem Gorodilov, Azatbek Omurbekov, and Andriy Kondrov, commanders of the 234th Regiment, the 64th Separate Mechanized Brigade, and the 5th Armored Brigade, respectively; General Colonel Alexander Sanchik; General Colonel Valery Solodchuk; Major General Vadim Pankov; Major General Vladimir Seliverstov; Colonel Yuriy Medvedev; Colonel Aleksey Tolmachat; Colonel Sergey Karasyov; and Lieutenant Colonel Denis Suvorov. Clearly, none of them will escape with a copy of “Crime and Punishment” on their bedside table after a night of revelry.
On Monday, the Kyiv General Prosecutor’s Office announced that 661 Ukrainian children have been killed and 2,203 injured since the beginning of the war during Russian incursions; 4,500 schools have been destroyed, as have 1,294 hospitals. Over 19,000 children have been abducted (the actual number is likely much higher), and at least 23 cases of sexual abuse against minors have been reported.
Many of these atrocities occurred in Bucha, where mass graves, survivors’ accounts, and satellite images exposed to the world a truth so horrifying that it could be said to have forever changed Western public opinion and the course of the war. As the Ukrainian Prosecutor General noted, these are not just numbers – chilling in themselves – but broken dreams, children’s voices silenced forever, homes destroyed, and destinies shattered. It is an attempt to wipe out Ukrainians as a nation through a deliberate policy of terror.
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作者：Giorgio Provinciali
乌克兰现场报道
布查（Bucha）—上周六，距离这里3700公里的俄罗斯克麦罗沃地区，一辆汽车发生爆炸。车内仅有一人，驾驶座上。他的名字叫韦尼亚明·马泽林。作为俄罗斯国家卫队的一名中校，他的同胞们如此称呼他。对于那些在俄军占领布查期间对平民施加的迫害和酷刑中幸存下来的人来说，这名“奥别雷格”特别部队的前成员是战犯，或者更直白地说，是一名行刑者。乌克兰情报部门ГУР(国家安全局)公布了这条消息，并指出马泽林部队曾在2022年2月至3月期间，直接参与对乌克兰基辅地区的战争罪行和种族灭绝行为。RUPR也明确指出，截至当年四月，所有“Obereg”的涉案罪犯已被确认，并采取措施确保每人受到应有的惩罚。
这项工作主要依靠幸存者的证词以及收集的视频和照片证据，使乌克兰总检察长得以展开针对违反战争法的刑事调查。
（图：Alla走在俄罗斯军队2022年所犯布查屠杀案的受害者纪念碑前—版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
Alla Perdei和我认识其中许多幸存者。他们的故事是我们在本刊报道中最令人心碎、最坎坷的故事之一。如今，我再度踏入布查，遇到了一位确认了关键细节的人：有数百小时的数字存档记录了俄军在那些日子里犯下的恐怖罪行。
借助备用电池和备份设备，监控摄像头、闭路电视、随身摄像头、无人机以及其他录音设备，即便在停电时也保持了持续录制。得益于现代数据保护技术，这些录像保存着布查大屠杀的直观证据，揭露了俄罗斯和车臣军队的种族灭绝意图，他们在手无寸铁的乌克兰平民面前，肆意释放出他们最原始、最邪恶、不人道的本能。
早在三年前，Alla Perdei和我就写过有关这份庞大数字证据档案的文章，当时关于那次大屠殺的最疯狂的否认理论主导了意大利电视脱口秀节目。揭示哪怕一个细节，都有可能损害他们的法律地位，因为它们构成了平民世界已经部分看到和知道的不可否认的证据。
《星期日泰晤士报》最近披露了直接参与布查大屠杀的13名俄罗斯指挥官的身份，这是人类历史上的黑暗篇章，永远改变了人们对俄罗斯在乌克兰战争的看法。
名单首位是俄罗斯东部军区司令，上将亚历山大·柴科少校。他之后是第76空降师司令、少将谢尔盖·丘巴金；以及第234团、第64独立机械化旅和第5装甲旅的指挥官阿尔乔姆·戈罗迪洛夫、阿扎特贝克·奥穆贝科夫和安德烈·孔德罗夫；还有上校亚历山大·桑奇米克；上校瓦列里·索洛奇丘克；少将瓦迪姆·潘科夫；少将弗拉基米尔·塞利弗斯托夫；尤里·梅德韦杰夫上校；阿列克谢·托尔马查特上校；谢尔盖·卡拉肖夫上校，以及苏沃洛夫中校。显然，这些人都不可能在夜晚狂欢后，手埧美剧《罪与罚》的副本，安然入睡。
（图：我在附近的莫斯钦，写这篇文章之前的瞬间—版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
周一，基辅总检察长办公室宣布，自战争爆发以来，俄罗斯入侵期间，已有661名乌克兰儿童被杀，2,203人受伤；4500所学校被夷为平地，1,294家医院遭到摧毁。超过19,000名儿童被绑架（实际数字可能远高于此），至少报告了23起对未成年人的性虐待案件。
其中许多暴行发生在布查，那里的万人坑、幸存者的证词以及卫星图像向世界揭示了一段令人震惊的真相，可以说彻底改变了西方公众的看法以及战争的走向。正如乌克兰总检察长所指出的，这些不仅仅是数字——它本身就令人毛骨悚然——更意味着破碎的梦想、儿童永远被沉默的声音、被毁灭的家园、被粉碎的命运。它是个有预谋的恐怖政策，蓄意彻底抹去乌克兰作为一个民族的存在。
（图：我发表在意大利报纸《La Ragione》上的文章—版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
