- Officials claimed that at least 440 graves were discovered in the captured Ukrainian city of Izyum.
- Officials speculate that some victims died as a result of airstrikes or shelling.
- According to Ukraine, these were mostly civilians.
Officials claimed that at least 440 bodies were found in the mass burial site.
Ukraine’s defense ministry Friday saw mass graves being discovered in the city following its retaking from Russia. The largest burial site contained 440 unmarked tombs.
Center for Strategic Communications of Ukraine On Friday, a mass with over 400 bodies was found. It Some graves had “fresh” remains, and the deceased were mostly civilians.
It stated that the Russian invaders had enacted the exact same terror wherever they were.
Andriy Yaermak, head of the office President Volodymyr Zilenskyy, TweetOn Thursday, dozens of wooden crosses found in a forest in the eastern Kharkiv area were discovered.
Ukraine Defense Ministry
Multiple wooden crosses were shared by the defense ministry, communications center and Yermak.
“Necessary procedures are already in place. All bodies will be exhumed, and sent for forensic analysis,” Yermak stated.
Russia is a murderer state. He wrote that Russia is a state sponsor of terrorist acts.
We don’t know what happened to any of the victims.
Serhii Bolivnov, chief investigator of police for Kharkiv, said that some people may have been killed in airstrikes or shelling. Sky News reported.
—Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) September 15, 2022
“We know that some people were killed.” [shot dead]Some people died from artillery fire or mine explosion traumas. Bolvinov stated that airstrikes caused the deaths of some victims, Sky News reports.
“Also, information has been obtained that indicates that there are many bodies not yet identified.”
“This was a crime against humanity and for me it was shocking and horrible. According to Sky News, it shouldn’t be this way in a civilized society in 2022.”
Izyum, a city with around 45,000 inhabitants, was one of many villages, towns, or cities that were Recaptured by Ukrainian troops during a lightning attackThis month, Kharkiv Region
Five months ago, Russian forces occupied the city.
Zelenskyy visited Izyum, where he presided over a ceremony to raise the Ukrainian flag, and met with soldiers from the front. According to the BBC
On Thursday night, he will deliver his nightly addressHe compared the suffering to the Russian atrocities in the city. BuchaThe suburb of Kyiv and the southern port city are referred to as. Mariupol.
In his address, Zelenskyy stated that Russia leaves death everywhere. Russia must be held accountable. Russia must be held accountable for the war. We will do anything to achieve this goal.”
Ukrainian forces discovered mass graves in Bucha and Mariupol, as well as evidence of war crimes.
The UN is investigatingBucha war crimes and US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken In April, Bucha was the scene of a “deliberate operation to kill, torture, rape, and commit atrocities.”
