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Mass burial site with about 440 graves found in Izium after Russian withdrawal

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Ukrainian authorities said on 16 September they had found a burial site in a forest outside Izium with about 440 graves, after Russian forces withdrew. Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov later said 99 percent of the bodies exhumed showed signs of violent death, and police said most were civilians; officials later reported 436 bodies exhumed. Zelenskyy said some victims had been tortured. The UN human rights office said it planned to send monitors.

When
16 September 2022
Where
Izium, Ukraine
What
civilian harm
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. Ukrainian officials attributed the deaths to the Russian occupation; independent monitors had not yet completed an assessment.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian officials' statements · published 2022-09-16 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim Voice of America Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian officials' statements and UN human rights office statement · published 2022-09-16 00:00 UTC
  3. Evidence Voice of America Media · Unaffiliated origin: VOA reporters at the burial site · published 2022-09-17 00:00 UTC

History

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