Lubines, in a statement to the press, said that they had come across the graves of nearly 500 civilians in the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, which was liberated from Russian control so far.
Stating that there was also a mass grave where the soldiers were buried, Lubines said, “The grave where about 20 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, whose arms were tied and were killed by gunshots, were found to be buried,” said Lubines. said.
Police officials also claimed that the soldiers who were captured by the Russians were first tortured and then executed.
EXTRACTING WORK CONTINUES
Ukrainian National Police Head Igor Klimenko noted that they are currently working on exhuming the bodies of the soldiers and said, “Then the bodies will be handed over to the relevant institutions for identification.” he said.
Pointing out that they are at the very beginning of the investigations in the Kharkiv region, which was retaken from the Russian forces, Klimenko said, “It is not known how many more such places will be found, but the sad truth is that the death toll in Izyum shows that it may be several times higher than the Bucha tragedy.” made its assessment. (AA)