There have been so many atrocities in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this was really highlighted to the world after Russian troops were routed from Bucha. The war crimes that occurred in Ukraine were unbelievable, the western world and more importantly Europe were paralysed by inaction allowing this abuse to manifest.

In what was a remarkable response to the aerial footage of the dead bodies strewn on the streets by Russian troops, the Kremlin response was these were actors in a staged scene. Russian misinformation is incredibly well organised, better managed than their military operations, their cyber unit is well resourced and executed. The Russian cyber unit is well resourced and reasonably well run, I have to admit, they run a professional show.

The residents of Bucha were gunned down as they walked down the street heading to the shops for food, they were left on the street where they fell. Ukraine has a war crime investigation unit who document these crimes against humanity. When Russia is ousted from Ukraine they will be taken to the International Criminal Court where they will be tried. As the war has dragged on into the third year, we are tending to forget the barbarity that occurred in the early days of the war and we should never forget that.