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Mass graves and bullet-scarred churches mark the torment of past Russian occupation in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where traumatized residents now face a new anguish: a U.S.-led peace proposal that would offer a blanket post-war amnesty for the perpetrators of atrocities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the survivors of Bucha<\/a>, where hundreds of Ukrainians were killed in 2022, the proposed amnesty is perceived less as a reconciliation than as a source of disillusionment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a feeling being felt in other communities and reflects broader concerns across Ukraine about the implications of absolving Russia, and its troops and officials, of alleged crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town’s Church of Andrew the Apostle stands beside a mass grave<\/a> where civilians \u2014 some shot dead in the street, others showing signs of torture \u2014 are buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Andriy Halavin, who leads the parish in the still-damaged church, said any amnesty would legitimize further violence as the war<\/a> grinds on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a green light,\u201d he said after holding Sunday service. \u201cIt means you can keep bombing, keep executing soldiers, all with confidence that nothing will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mass killings were uncovered when Russian forces withdrew from the area<\/a> after their failed attempt to seize Kyiv during the full-scale invasion<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Andriy said many perpetrators have already been identified. Justice, he insisted, is not about revenge but about proving that accountability still matters \u2014 especially as Ukrainians are being asked to weigh painful trade-offs for peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed 28-point peace deal<\/a> followed secret negotiations by envoys of Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine would relinquish territory beyond land currently controlled by Moscow, reduce its military, and give up on NATO membership. In return, Kyiv would receive international security guarantees and reconstruction assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Bucha\u2019s military cemetery, Vira Katanenko, 66, visited the grave of her son Andrii, who was killed in battle in the Donetsk region last year. For her, the peace plan and the proposed amnesty are unthinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t accept that,\u201d she said. \u201cThey want forgiveness for all war crimes, including Bucha? That\u2019s horrifying. Let them come here \u2014 let Trump himself come here. Let him and his family come, see our pain, and maybe then they\u2019ll change their minds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European leaders<\/a> insist peace talks must include Ukraine and protect its sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the plan represents one of the war\u2019s most difficult moments, pledging to work with Washington but to seek changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A short drive from Bucha, mourners gathered for the funeral of serviceman Ruslan Zhyhunov, a 41-year-old machine gunner killed in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uncertainty surrounding the peace plan weighed heavily among relatives and neighbors<\/a> as they watched the burial in the rain \u2014 another reminder, they said, of how fragile any promised future now feels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow can you exchange the territory of your ancestors for something? For what?\u201d asked Andrii Honcharuk, a 71-year-old retired territorial defense volunteer, who attended the service dressed in uniform. \u201cThe war will not end soon. We will still be dying for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mass graves and bullet-scarred churches mark the torment of past Russian occupation in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where traumatized residents now face a new anguish: a U.S.-led peace proposal that would offer a blanket post-war amnesty for the perpetrators of atrocities. 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