Hundreds of graves found in liberated Izyum city - officials
Posted on AllSides September 16th, 2022
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Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after it was re-taken from Russia.
Wooden crosses, most of them marked with numbers, were discovered in a forest outside the city by advancing Ukrainian forces.
Authorities said they would start exhuming some of the graves on Friday.
It is not yet clear what happened to the victims, but early accounts suggest some may have died from shelling and a lack of access to healthcare.
Speaking on Friday, the head of Ukraine's national police service said most of the...