The head of the European Union is calling for a war-crimes probe into the newly discovered mass-grave site that included the bodies of women and children.
An interior view shows a basement of a building, which Ukrainian authorities say was a makeshift Russian prison and torture chamber.The European Union has called for a new war-crimes probe against the Kremlin.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said"more than 10 torture chambers have already been found in the liberated areas of Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian authorities said there is evidence that many of the victims had been tortured before dying. “In the first grave, there is a civilian who has a rope over her neck. So we see the traces of torture,” said Kharkiv regional prosecutor Olexander IlyenkovSatellite image ©2022 Maxar Tec/AFP via Getty Images
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, whose country currently holds the presidency of the EU, tweeted that theLipavsky wrote. “In the 21st Century such attacks against the civilian population are unthinkable and abhorrent.that will prosecute the crime of aggression.” Ukrainian authorities said there is evidence that many of the victims had been tortured before dying.So far, 59 bodies have been exhumed from graves in a forest on the outskirts of the city, which was occupied by Russian troops until a recent counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces retook the town on the Eastern end of the beleaguered country.Zelensky said Russia would have to answer for its atrocities “both on the battlefield and in the courtrooms.
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