Kharkiv Oblast: Bodies of men killed during occupation exhumed in liberated village
SATURDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2022, 05:31
The police have exhumed bodies of two men in the liberated village of Hrakove (Kharkiv Oblast); the Russian military forced a local resident to bury them in March.
Source: Volodymyr Tymoshko, Chief of Kharkiv Oblast Police; Serhii Bolvinov, Chief of Kharkiv Oblast Police Investigative Department; Serhiy Lutsan, resident of Hrakovo in Suspilne [Ukraine’s public broadcaster]
Details: Lutsan said that in March, the Russian occupiers forced him to bury the bodies of two men. When the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village, the man reported the crime to the police. According to him, the killed men were not locals. They had gunshot wounds and traces of torture visible on their bodies.
Quote from Lutsan: "It happened at the end or in the middle of March. The military came to me, threatened me with weapons, and brought me to the place where two young guys were. They were already dead. I have lived here for 7 years [now], I don't know them. I don't know where they came from or how they ended up here either. People had to be buried."
Details: Serhii Bolvinov said that "there are two more places [like this] in this village; they will be inspected after mine clearance."
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