During the Russian occupation of the Kyiv region from the end of February to the beginning of April last year, 1,374 civilians were killed in the region, of which 717 were executed with firearms, the head of the regional police announced today.

“Today the bodies of 1,374 dead have been identified. These are Ukrainian civilians who were killed. An important aspect in this case is that out of 1,374, 717 were killed by firearms, that is, the majority of these people were executed knowingly,” said the director of the Kyiv region police Avdriy Nebitov.

As reported by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, the remaining 340 Ukrainian citizens succumbed to the wounds caused by mines, while the causes of death of another 317 citizens have not been determined at this time.

“During the occupation they may have died of natural causes but also due to lack of medical care,” the police chief said during a briefing to present the results of an investigation into crimes committed by the occupying army, a year after the end of the occupation. possession of the Kiev region.