What is Bucha, Kyiv Oblast?
[[Image:Буча парк1.JPG|thumb|250px|Bucha city park]] [[Image:Bucha flag.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Bucha.png|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Bucha''' ({{lang-uk|Буча}}) is a city of oblast significance in [[Kyiv Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) of [[Ukraine]]. In 2024, 37,000 people lived there. ==Battle of Bucha (2022)== The [[Battle of Bucha]] happened during the [[Kyiv offensive (2022)|Kyiv offensive]], during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. Between 27 February and 31 March, the city was occupied by the [[Russian Armed Forces]], who have [[:wikt:alleged|allegedly]] [[murder|murdered]] hundreds{{cn}} of [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] [[civilian]]s during the [[Bucha massacre]]. The city was badly damaged during the battle. {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Cities in Kyiv Oblast]]