⚖️ Law Enforcement

Law enforcement officers have exhumed 187 bodies from a mass burial site in Lyman, consisting of 35 military personnel and 152 civilians. The investigation into violent deaths is ongoing as approximately 40 graves remain unexamined due to access complications.

Lyman, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Law enforcement officers have exhumed 187 bodies at a mass burial site in Lyman, including 35 military personnel and 152 civilians.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

About 40 graves remain unexamined due to complicated access.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Police exhumed 187 bodies from a mass burial site in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Of the exhumed bodies, 35 were identified as soldiers and the rest as civilians.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

About 40 graves remain unexamined.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Police press officer Alexandra Gavrilko stated that 43 mass burial sites have been discovered in the de-occupied territories of Donetsk Oblast, primarily in Lyman.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Criminal investigators have exhumed 34 bodies of military personnel from one of the mass burial sites.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:53.615Z

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