This is a senseless war, taking everything from too many people


People the world over are reacting to images coming out of Butcha, Ukraine, of bound civilians killed by Russian forces and mass graves. Here, Ukrainians living in Lebanon are holding a candlelight vigil around lights shaping French words saying 'I am Butcha' outside the Ukrainian embassy, in Beirut on April 8. — AP

What is happening?

This week in Ukraine, Bucha, a city outside the capital Kyiv, was liberated by Ukrainian forces. And the deluge of videos and photos of civilians killed by Russian forces hit the Internet.

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