'Bucha massacre' a false flag operation perpetrated by Kyiv: Russia

In its statement, the Embassy wrote, "Russia firmly stands for bringing to justice those involved in this outrageous war crime act. The main challenge is to ensure a genuinely independent and unbiased investigation."

MOSCOW: Russia has categorically denied carrying out a "massacre" in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv in Ukraine, adding that there is evidence that it was in fact a "cynical false flag operation perpetrated by Kyiv itself".

The Russian Embassy in India added that the country firmly stands for bringing to justice those involved in this "outrageous war crime act".

In its statement, the Embassy wrote, "Russia firmly stands for bringing to justice those involved in this outrageous war crime act. The main challenge is to ensure a genuinely independent and unbiased investigation."

"Regrettably there have been so far widespread hollow allegations against Moscow while there`s evidence that it was in fact a cynical false flag operation, perpetrated by Kiev itself. It is vitally important to take this evidence into account as we seek justice," it added.

Moreover, the Embassy also compared the "heinous attack" in Bucha with the crimes during World War II.  "The heinous crimes in Bucha bring back the nightmares of the Nazi crimes during the Second World War. It raised revulsion and condemnation in Russia and India and globally," the Embassy noted in its statement.