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War in Ukraine: Uncovering the lair of the 'Butcher of Bucha'

Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Fri, 11 September 2026Thu, 17 September 2026

What it is about

colonel Azatbek OmourbekovLe MondeAndriïvkaKievColonel Azatbek OmurbekovKyiv regionAndriivka

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
Le Monde (France)1 original report
Le Monde English1 original report
11 Sept, 16:00over 6 days17 Sept, 18:30

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report
    • Le Monde (France)16:00first to report

      Ce sont les hommes du colonel Azatbek Omourbekov, sacré « héros de la Russie », qui, en mars 2022, ont perpétré les massacres d’Ukrainiens dans la région de Kiev. « Le Monde » a retrouvé la trace de ce jeune colonel dans l’école d’un village ukrainien proche de la capitale, Andriïvka, d’où il donnait ses ordres.

  2. Thu, 17 September 2026

    1 report
    • Le Monde English18:30

      Russian Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov's men carried out massacres of Ukrainians in the Kyiv region in March 2022. Le Monde traced his presence to a school in a Ukrainian village near the capital, Andriivka, from where he gave his orders.

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