'We will never forget what we saw:' Residents return to a charred and changed Bucha

GRAPHIC CONTENT: The town became known around the world after images emerged of dead civilians in the streets last week, triggering an international outcry

Residents walk amid debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street in Bucha, Ukraine. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Before the war in Ukraine, Bohdan Zubchuk's job as a community police officer involved patrolling the quiet streets of Bucha outside Kyiv and dealing with petty crime, while handling minor complaints from residents.

Walking down a street where the bodies of multiple victims were found after Russian troops retreated late last month, the 29-year-old said his hometown and his job would never be the same.