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Russia's Wagner Group soldiers behind Bucha killings, German intel claims

Headline from Newsweek

Der Spiegel reported that Germany's foreign intelligence service had intercepted comments from troops that seem to refute Russian denials of involvement in atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Russians kill Ukrainian civilians—'squashed by tanks': Witnesses accounts (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Bucha civilians assert media reports about the massacre in Bucha are real.

  2. Hot Air

    German intel intercepts radio traffic discussing murder of civilians in Bucha (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    The intercepted comments now appear to completely refute Russia’s denials. DER SPIEGEL has learned that the BND briefed parliamentarians on Wednesday about its findings. Some of the intercepted traffi...

  3. Sofrep

    German Intelligence: Russian Soldiers and Wagner Group Responsible for Mass Murder in Bucha (opens Sofrep)

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    Sofrep's feed description

    Germany's foreign intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), obtained intercepted radio communications, revealing that Russian soldiers and the Wagner Group were responsible for the Bucha mass killings.

  4. Insider

    Germany intercepted conversations of Russian soldiers discussing Bucha killings, contradicting Kremlin claims of a hoax, report says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Russia claims the massacre of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, are a hoax or conspiracy designed to frame its forces.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Germany intercepts Russian conversations on killing civilians in Bucha (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    BERLIN - Germany's foreign intelligence service claims to have intercepted radio communications in which Russian soldiers discuss carrying out indiscriminate killings of civilians in Bucha.

  6. The Times of Israel

    German intel said to intercept Russian communications confirming Bucha killings (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Der Spiegel says audio files correlate to specific victims in Ukrainian town, and provide evidence that mercenaries from notorious Wagner Group were involved in atrocities

  7. Al Jazeera

    Germany says Russian radio messages discussed Bucha killings (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    In intercepted radio messages, Russian soldiers said to talk about interrogating and killing soldiers and civilians.

  8. Fox News

    Russian troops discussed Bucha atrocities over radio, German intelligence agency claims (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Russian troops who carried out the atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha discussed the killing of civilians over the radio, according to Germany's intelligence agency, which claims to have intercepted the radio messages.

  9. Newsweek

    Russia's Wagner Group soldiers behind Bucha killings, German intel claims (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Der Spiegel reported that Germany's foreign intelligence service had intercepted comments from troops that seem to refute Russian denials of involvement in atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.

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