- Watch as a Japanese newsreader cries while reporting that Russian troops are being awarded medals of honour for the massacre of Ukrainians at Bucha
- The unnamed news anchor was reporting on the war when she wiped away tears
- Messages of supporters have flooded the internet with praise for her courage
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Watch the moment a Japanese newsreader cries during a broadcast about Russian troops being awarded for the Bucha massacre, wiping away a tear
This is the moment a Japanese newsreader broke down in tears on air as she revealed her 'frustration' over reports that Russia has honoured troops who oversaw the Bucha massacre.
The unnamed anchor became overwhelmed with emotion as she told viewers that Vladimir Putin had awarded the soldiers for being ‘a role model for special military operations’ in Ukraine.
She stopped her broadcast to fight back tears as she delivered the news and had to compose herself before completing her segment.
Appearing to wipe a tear from her eye, she said: ‘There are still many civilians stuck in the bunker. I'm so sorry, excuse me…’
Wiping away more tears, she continued: ‘The latest news where Putin was honouring the soldier makes me...sorry, it was just frustrating to read that news, apologies, I'll keep calm.’
As her colleagues watched on stoically, she then to[ok a deep breath before continuing: ‘The Ukrainian war has entered a new phase…’.
Her show of emotion instantly sparked a flood of words of support after the video appeared online.
Watch the moment a Japanese newsreader cries during a broadcast about Russian troops being awarded for the Bucha massacre, wiping away a tear
She suddenly stopped during the live broadcast struggling to continue and saying: ‘There are still many civilians stuck in the bunker. I'm so sorry, excuse me…’
Supporters have flooded the internet with praise for her courage, with one Reddit user saying: 'For Japanese people to show this in public is a huge deal.'
Vladimir Putin had honoured the soldiers for being ‘a role model for special military operations’ after massacring Ukrainians in the outskirts of Kyiv
Supporters praised her for her courage.
On Reddit, one user said: ‘For Japanese people to show this in public is a huge deal.
‘That woman is a saint and we should all praise her.’
Another wrote: ‘Beautiful woman on the outside and on the inside. God bless her.’
Twitter user BioDominion Humanica posted: ‘There is something beautiful about this moment.’
Ukraine and most major western countries have accused Russia of war crimes in Bucha during the several weeks when the northern town was under Russian occupation.
Pictures of dead civilians that emerged after Russian forces withdrew sparked an international uproar and led to further sanctions on Russia by the United States, Britain and the European Union.
Russia has denied allegations that it killed civilians in Bucha, calling footage and photographs of dead bodies a 'staged performance' by Kyiv.
Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it has concluded that Russian attacks on Ukrainian government buildings, schools and hospitals since March 10 were intentional based on, among other things, the types of civilian targets struck, frequency of strikes and volume of munitions used.
Earlier, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno had called the massacre ‘a war crime.’
Speaking to a news conference he said: ‘Killing numerous innocent civilians constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law and is a war crime.
‘Russia’s war crime must be punished.’
Earlier this week, Britain announced new sanctions against Vladimir Putin's 'war leaders', including the colonel who oversaw the horrifying mass murder of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha.
The move will target those 'commanding the front line' to commit 'heinous' acts in Ukraine, according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
The latests sanctions list includes Lt Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov (pictured, file photo), who earned the nickname of the 'Butcher of Bucha' for commanding the Russian unit that is believed to be behind the civilian massacre in the Ukrainian town
Pictured: Bodies are exhumed and removed from the mass grave near the St. Andrew and All Saints Church in Bucha city of Kyiv area, Ukraine, 13 April 2022
Three dug graves are ready for the next funerals at the cemetery in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The list includes Lt Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov, a commanding officer in the Russian army with involvement in the 'Bucha massacre'; Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov, commander of airborne forces; Major General Valery Flyustikov, commander of special operations forces; and Colonel General Nikolay Bogdanovsky, first deputy chief of the general staff, the FCDO said.
Omurbekov earned the nickname of the 'Butcher of Bucha' for commanding the Russian unit that is believed to be behind the civilian massacre in the Ukrainian town.
The commander of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade - who is thought to be around 40 - was once given a medal for outstanding service in 2014 by Dmitry Bulgakov, the deputy Russian Defence Minister.
He now stands accused of organising the rape, pillage and murder of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a commuter town on the outskirts of Kyiv, during Russia's month-long occupation throughout March.
Since Russian forces were pushed back from the region, hundreds of bodies of civilians have been found, the majority of which were discovered with gunshot wounds. Some had their hands tied behind their backs, and had been tortured.
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