Ukraine says Russian atrocities in Borodyanka, another town near Kyiv, are likely worse than in Bucha

The town ofBorodyanka, near Kyiv, will likely have a higher death toll than the town of Bucha, which was accused of war crimes.

In a speech on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said that the death toll in other cities could be higher. The country said it regained control of the area.

Zelenskyy said that there is information that the number of victims of the occupiers may be higher in some liberated cities.

In many villages of the liberated districts of the Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions, the occupiers did things that the locals hadn't seen before. The occupiers will be responsible for this.

Russian forces left the town and around 300 people were found dead. Zelenskyy said the death toll will likely rise as officials and investigators look through the town.

Iryna Venediktova said that the death toll was likely higher forBorodyanka.

She told Ukrainian TV that the worst situation with civilian victims is inBorodyanka.

Zelenskyy accused Russia of genocide in the area.

The Zelenskyy advisor Oleksiy Arestovych said on Sunday that some of the victims there were shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back.

US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal and said he was planning more sanctions.