Izium mass graves

On 15 September 2022, several mass graves, including one site with at least 440 bodies were found in woods near the Ukrainian city of Izium after it was freed by Ukrainian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The graves had bodies of people who were killed by Russian forces. 

According to Ukrainian investigators, 447 bodies were discovered in one of the sites including 414 bodies of civilians and 22 servicemen.  Most of the dead showed signs of violent deaths, torture and rape.

On 26 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that two more mass graves had been found "with hundreds of people".

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Category:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Category:September 2022 events