Bodies with ropes around their necks found in mass grave in Izium – Photos

The findings in the mass grave found in the city of Izium, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces a few days ago, are chilling.

According to Reuters reporters, several bodies were found in the mass grave with ropes around their necks and their hands tied.

Ukrainian police and forensic experts were helping exhume the bodies at the site, where wooden crosses have been placed, at the edge of a cemetery in the northwestern part of the city.

White body bags lay on the ground.

Her recapture of the city announced on Thursday night Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“We want the world to know what the Russian occupation has caused,” Zelensky said in a video message, without elaborating on the number of dead buried there or the causes of their deaths.

An investigation has been launched, “we expect more verified information tomorrow (ie today), added the Ukrainian president.

Earlier, a Ukrainian police official told Sky News that a mass grave of around 440 people had been discovered in Izium.

Some of the victims were shot, others were killed in shelling, he claimed.

For his part, President Zelensky compared Izium to Butsa and Mariupol, cities that became symbols of the atrocities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian army is spreading death everywhere in its path and must be held accountable, Zelensky said, adding: “The world really needs to hold Russia accountable for this war. We will do everything for it.”

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