Author observed mass grave containing bodies apparently buried after questioning and torture.
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Author observed mass grave containing bodies apparently buried after questioning and torture.
A total of 447 bodies were exhumed from a mass burial site in Izium on September 23, including 215 women, 194 men, 5 children, and 22 military personnel.
Most exhumed bodies showed signs of violent death, with 30 displaying torture marks such as broken limbs, gunshot wounds, and amputated genitalia.
Police have found over 460 bodies of dead Ukrainians in the liberated territory of Kharkiv Oblast as of September 23, with over 1,000 criminal investigations scheduled.
A total of 436 bodies have been exhumed, with 30 having traces of torture.
447 bodies were exhumed from a mass grave in Izyum, comprising 425 civilians and 22 Ukrainian soldiers.
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Source story: day-215-2023-02-13