Japanese Foreign Minister visits Bucha and Irpin

Ruslan Kravchenko, the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"Russia continues to commit war crimes and kill Ukrainians every day. And the world should not forget about it. Today, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is in Ukraine. This is her first visit to our country since her appointment. I am grateful that the minister visited Bucha and Irpin, which know very well what the ‘Russian world’ is," Kravchenko said.

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In Bucha, the minister visited a mass grave near the Church of St. Andrew the First-Called. According to Kravchenko, "the atrocities committed by Russians during the occupation of this city still shock the entire civilized world."

In Irpin, the minister visited the Romanivskyi Bridge, which is called the "road of life". In 2022, during the Russian invasion, nearly 40,000 residents of the Irpin area escaped through it.

"We are grateful to Japan for its constant support of Ukraine, both in the return of peace and the restoration of the entire country and Kyiv region in particular," Kravchenko emphasized.

As reported, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Sunday, January 7. This is Kamikawa's first visit to Ukraine since taking office in September.