Ukraine: Zelenskyy says mass grave found in Izium

International

-DW News

Kyiv,
Sep
16:
Ukrainian
President
Volodymyr
Zelenskyysaid
on
Thursday
that
a
mass
burial
site
has
been
found
in
a
northeastern
city
that
until
a
few
days
ago
was
held
by
Russian
forces.

“A
mass
burial
site
was
found
in
Izium,
Kharkiv
region.
The
necessary
procedural
actions
have
already
begun
there.
There
should
be
more
information
—
clear,
verified
information
—
tomorrow,”
Zelenskyy
said
in
his
nightly
address.

“We
want
the
world
to
know
what
is
really
happening
and
what
the
Russian
occupation
has
led
to,”
the
Ukrainian
president
continued.
“Bucha,
Mariupol,
now,
unfortunately,
Izium…
Russia
leaves
death
everywhere.
And
it
must
be
held
accountable
for
that.”

Moscow’s
forces
withdrew
from
Izium
and
other
parts
of
the
Kharkiv
region
last
week
following
a
Ukrainian
counteroffensive
which
prompted
thousands
of
Russian
troops
to
flee.

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Police:
More
than
400
bodies
found

Also
on
Thursday,
Serhiy
Bolvinov,
the
chief
police
investigator
for
Kharkiv
region,
told
UK
broadcaster
Sky
News
that
forensic
investigations
would
be
carried
out
on
every
corpse
found
in
the
mass
grave.

“I
can
say
it
is
one
of
the
largest
burial
sites
in
a
big
town
in
liberated
(areas)…
440
bodies
were
buried
in
one
place,”
Bolvinov
said.

“Some
died
because
of
artillery
fire
…
some
died
because
of
air
strikes,”
he
said.

On
Wednesday,
Zelenskyy
made
a
rare
trip
out
of
Kyiv
to
watch
the
raising
of
the
national
flag
at
Izium’s
city
hall.

Source: DW