Putin’s ‘butcher of Bucha’ commander ‘oversaw rape and genocide of Ukrainians’

A RUSSIAN commander dubbed the "Butcher of Bucha" after overseeing the rape and murder of innocent Ukrainians was recently blessed by the Orthodox Church.

Lieutenant Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov has been named and shamed following troops' "utterly inhuman" conduct when occupying the city.

He is the commander of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade, who left a trail of death and destruction in their wake before their retreat.

The town on the outskirts of the capital is now littered with mass graves and corpses rotting in the street as survivors suffer untold trauma.

Attention has now fallen onto the leader of the barbarous pack, Omurbekov, after his identity was exposed online.

The "Butcher of Bucha", who is believed to be around 40, has now been accused of directing the horrific rape and slaughter of hundreds of Ukrainians.

InformNapalm, a Ukrainian volunteer initiative that monitors the activities of the Russian military and special services, discovered he is a seasoned veteran and commander of unit 51460.

Omurbekov, whose unit is based in a town outside Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East, was blessed by an Orthodox priest in November.

Before his deployment to Ukraine to inflict atrocities on innocents, the Bishop of Khabarovsk led a service for the warmonger.

The commander said after the ceremony: "History shows that we fight most of our battles with our souls".

"With the blessing of the Almighty, we hope to achieve the same things that our forebears achieved."

The Butcher is now at the centre of a probe into the rape, pillage and murder of hundreds..