A “mass grave” has been discovered in Izium, a city recaptured from the Russians a few days ago after the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region (east), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said tonight.
“We want the world to know what caused the Russian occupation,” he said, without giving details on the number of people buried or the causes of death. The investigation has begun “and tomorrow we should have more verifiable and clear information.” [sexta-feira]Zelensky added in his daily video message.
A regional police officer, Serguii Botvinov, in turn, indicated that a burial place with around 400 graves was discovered in Izium.
Some were killed by bullets, others were killed in shelling, he added.
In turn, Zelensky compared Izium to the cities of Butcha and Mariupol, which became symbols of atrocities after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Russia leaves death behind and everywhere. And it must respond. The world must hold Russia accountable for this war. We will do everything to make it happen,” he said.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.2 million to European countries-, according to the most recent data from the UN, which places this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the international community in general, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political sanctions on Russia. and economic. .
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 5,827 civilian deaths and 8,421 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
