16 September 2022 at 11:38 Discovery of many graves with 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 graves 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 sites of 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 of the find. (news/NTB) In an earlier version of this message, the word mass grave was used. Upon closer examination, it turns out that it is not a mass grave, but many graves marked with names and crosses.
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