President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the press during his meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. September 15, 2022. Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform/Abaca/Sipa USA
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets Ursula von der Leyen – Kyiv
IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Investigators searching through what appears to be one of the largest mass burial sites discovered in Ukraine have found evidence of atrocities, including torture, on land recently recaptured from Russia. That’s according to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy. In a video he apparently rushed out Friday to underscore the gravity of the discoveries, Zelenskyy said hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, had been found. They were tortured, shot and killed by shelling near Izium’s Pishchanske cemetery. He cited evidence of atrocities, such as a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms. In the video, Zelenskyy said more than 400 graves have been found at the site.
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