Investigators wearing protective gears are seen exhuming bodies with shovels. A mass burial site was found in the outskirt of the eastern Ukrainian city, Izyum, Kharkiv region which has been liberated from Russian occupation two weeks ago. At least 445 new graves were found in the site of an existing cemetery while many only have numbers written on the wooden cross. All bodies will be exhumed and sent for forensic examination but it was told from initial investigations that some bodies shown sign of torture.

Investigators wearing protective gears are seen exhuming bodies with shovels. A mass burial site was found in the outskirt of the eastern Ukrainian city, Izyum, Kharkiv region which has been liberated from Russian occupation two weeks ago. At least 445 new graves were found in the site of an existing cemetery while many only have numbers written on the wooden cross. All bodies will be exhumed and sent for forensic examination but it was told from initial investigations that some bodies shown sign of torture. Stock Photo
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SOPA Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

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4866 x 3422 px | 41.2 x 29 cm | 16.2 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

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19 September 2022

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