Near the city of Izyum, recently recaptured by Ukrainian soldiers, about 450 bodies have been found in mass graves. According to Ukraine, most of the bodies belong to civilians. Izhum and other parts of Kharkiv were taken by the Russian army in the first weeks of the war.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, investigators have found evidence of torture. Some bodies would have had their hands tied behind their backs. Zelensky accuses Russia of war crimes, but according to the Kremlin that is not true. “It is a lie and we will of course defend the truth in this story,” a spokesperson said.
According to the spokesman, there is “the same scenario as in Boetsja”. Dozens of civilians were found dead in civilian clothes after Russian troops left the area in this place near the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Moscow denies any extrajudicial killings have taken place.