The mass burial site containing 440 graves was found after Ukrainian forces reclaimed Izyum from Kremlin control following a counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region.
"The deceased were also found to have explosive, shrapnel and stab wounds," he added.Forensic experts wearing white protective suits and rubber gloves have spent days painstakingly exhuming and identifying the bodies buried in makeshift graves marked with flimsy wooden crosses.raising his country's blue and yellow flag in a show of triumph last Wednesday.
Following the discovery of the burial site, Mr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, branded Russia a"murderer country" and a"state sponsor of terrorism".In his nightly address to the nation last Thursday, Mr Zelenskyy said:"We want the world to know what is really happening and what the Russian occupation has led to.
"Russia leaves death everywhere. And it must be held accountable for that. The world must hold Russia to real account for this war."Some were shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back, according to Ukrainian officials.
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