He said that what was done in the whole area north of Kiev had not been seen since the Nazi occupation. “There are already reports that the death toll could be even higher in Borodyanka and some other liberated cities,” he told the nation overnight on Monday. Ukraine’s attorney general, Iryna Venediktova, reiterated the president’s warning that Borodyanka, 23 kilometers west of Bucha, would be hit hardest by the invasion of the Kiev region. He warned of a “similar humanitarian situation” with Bucha, warning that “the worst victim situation” was in Borodyanka. When The Telegraph visited Borodyanka on Tuesday, it witnessed such a disaster that officials’ warnings of high death toll came as no surprise. Civilians were starving, with no way to find food because the Russians had cordoned off the area. Bridges were also blown up, making the ability to drive in the city even more difficult. Now, getting to Borodyanka means going through routes occupied by burnt tanks and cars. There is no easy way to get there and there are also reports of mines and IEDs, which make the trip dangerous. Rockets and bombs have torn this small town and decimated apartment buildings, turning a once-prosperous area into a desert. Those who failed to escape the indiscriminate bombing remain under the rubble that was once their home.
