Elamur LocationsBucha
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Буча.
English name
Bucha — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.
Other forms in use:
- Butcha — Mixed English/French-style spelling encountered in international reporting; not the Ukrainian national romanization.
- Buča — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Буча — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Boutcha — Established French press spelling uses ou for у and tch for ч.
Other forms in use:
- Bucha — Same official Latin form as in English; retained by French sources following Ukrainian romanization.
About
Bucha is a city in Kyiv Oblast northwest of Kyiv. It developed along the railway in a wooded suburban area and became internationally known for the killing of civilians during Russia’s occupation in 2022.
Notes
The description refers to the documented events of 2022; it makes no claim about current population or security conditions.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q1013474 · JSON
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