MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. Russia’s defense ministry has rejected the Kiev regime’s accusation of alleged massacre of civilians in the settlement of Bucha in the Kiev region, saying that photos and videos from Bucha are yet another fake staged by the Kiev regime for the Western media.

"All photos and videos allegedly evidencing ‘crimes’ committed by Russian troops in the city of Bucha, Kiev region, which were released by the Kiev regime, are yet another provocation," the ministry said.

"The photos and videos from Bucha are fakes staged by the Kiev regime for the Western media, as it was done at a Mariupol maternity home and in other cities," it stressed.