Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Translate](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Locations** This page as HTML: # Bucha 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](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1013474) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/bucha/?format=json) Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.