# Kiev portrays slain fighters as alleged civilian victims of Bucha events, Russia says

https://mins.news/en/item/62770

- TASS, 2026-09-17 14:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189099

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the Kiev regime of presenting slain militants from the Azov nationalist battalion as civilians allegedly killed in Bucha. She called the account an “absolute falsification,” said Russia had irrefutable evidence, and alleged that names were mixed up to stage a provocation and mislead the world.

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