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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on
Tuesday visited in Bucha to pay homage to civilians who were
massacred there after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was
visibly moved as she heard the stories of the atrocities.
After seeing a small exhibition of photos of the horrors of the
massacre, Meloni asked her interpreter to translate the message
- "you are not alone".
"You can count on Italy," Meloni told Ukrainian officials in
Bucha.
"We have been with you since the start and we will be until the
end.
"You have all our support.
"We will combat for you and your freedom"
The premier visited Bucha's Orthodox St Andrew's church and laid
a wreath to victims who were buried in a mass grave there.
Local officials gave Meloni a medal made out of used bullets and
she careful read the inscription on the back - "City Not
Conquered".
Meloni then headed to Irpin, another city where civilians were
murdered following the invasion by Russian forces.
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