16 September 2022 at 11:38 New mass grave in Ukraine: Claims most are civilians Ukraine says it has found 450 people buried near the Ukrainian city of Izium, which has been occupied by Russian forces. Most of the people found in the mass grave are civilians. This is reported by the Reuters news agency, which quotes the national police chief in Ukraine. According to Kharkiv region head of investigations, Serhij Bolvinov, it is one of the largest mass graves found in a liberated city. He confirmed to Sky News on Thursday that the bodies will be exhumed and sent for forensic examinations as part of a larger investigation to gather evidence of possible war crimes committed by Russian forces. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights states that they will send people to Izium to confirm the report that a mass grave has been found in the town. (news/NTB)
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