Ukraine on On Friday, the exhumation of a mass grave began in Bucha after discovery of Corpses in The province as well as other nearby cities Kyiv last The weekend after the Russian forces abandoned they offensive against Capital.
Tomb – a long, deep trench in mud behind A golden-domed church – used by the Ukrainians to bury the neighbors who they claimed were killed by them of The Russian Armed Forces that arrived on February 26.
Friday, crews wearing The forensic uniform was white using flatbed truck fixed with A mechanical lift to remove the corpses from the trench.
The bodies are buried out on land and inspect it teamsincluding police officers poring over worksheet.
Most of The remains outside The grave is surrounded off By means of tape, it was pressed inside black plastic body bags.
one man in work It was wearing gilet marked with The phrase “Prosecutor for War Crimes”.
Kyiv The district police chief Andrei Nebitov said that there were 40 bodies in Tomb, including two members of Ukraine military forces.
He said that the bodies had gunshot wounds, which supports the allegations that they were explicitly targeted. soldiers Instead of collateral damage from air strikes and artillery fire.
“I can identify this events As a war crime, he said, “International law defines killing of civilians during any kind of military conflict as war crime. “
“These bodies will be recovered,” he added for In the court investigation, they will be handed over to undergo a forensic examination and autopsy.” added.
City of Bucha has become a growing focus of the allegations of war crime against Troops were ordered to invade Ukraine by President Vladimir Putin on February 24.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) Saturday team Discover 20 dead Corpses on One street in City, home to about 37,000 before the war.
Ukraine says Russian forces executed civilians.
The Kremlin denied any in It denounced the killings and the photographs depicting the scene as fake.
