💥 Attack

Russian forces occupied towns north of Kyiv, where civilian casualties and destruction were documented after their withdrawal.

March 1, 2022 Makariv, Kyiv Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Kyiv Post UNIAN Kyiv Independent

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

Russia (organization) Bucha (location) Konstantin Kyastutisovich (person) 92nd Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) 200th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian artillery (military_unit) 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Azatbek Omurbekov (person) Rosgvardiya Special Forces (military_unit) Alexander Chayko (person) Vladimir Kravchenko (person) Su-34 (weapon_system) Su-35 (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces occupied towns north of Kyiv with civilian casualties and destruction

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Radio intercepts indicate that Russian troops continued intensive and indiscriminate shelling of Kyiv Oblast cities and villages while covering their withdrawal

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Chayko gave direct order to fire on apartment buildings; Kravchenko dropped 500-kg bombs using Su-34 and Su-35 jets

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T17:02:06.012Z

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