"Yes, the request has been received," spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a briefing on Thursday.
The remarks were in response to a reporter's question if Lavrov had sent such requests.
Speaking at a UN Security Council this week, Lavrov recalled that he had personally asked the UN secretary-general on several occasions to facilitate Kiev handing over the list of names of those allegedly killed by Russian soldiers in Bucha. His appeals remain unanswered, Lavrov stressed.
The UN secretary-general is "just not allowed to even try to establish the truth that exposes the Western puppet masters," the diplomat added.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in April 2022 that the footage of Bucha published by Kiev was a provocation. The ministry said that not a single local resident was subject to any violent actions during the time the town was under Russian control.
All Russian troops completely withdrew from Bucha on March 30, 2022, and exits from the town in the northern direction were not blocked, while the southern outskirts, including residential areas, were shelled by Ukrainian troops around the clock from large-caliber artillery, tanks and multiple launch rocket systems.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia categorically rejects any accusations of involvement in the deaths in Bucha and demands that international leaders not rush into sweeping accusations against Russia, but listen to Moscow’s arguments.