*Note: many threads relating to the Ukraine-Russian conflict had been deleted a few months back due to attacks on GG's server because of them, which is why folks are starting to see some threads, that they may have already seen, getting posted again.
Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine,
15 September 2022:
Several mass graves, including one site containing at least 440 bodies were found in woods near the Ukrainian city of Izium after it was recaptured by Ukrainian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The graves contained bodies of people who were killed by Russian forces. The Ukrainian government believes that over 1,000 people were killed during the battle for and subsequent Russian occupation of Izium.
According to Ukrainian investigators, 447 bodies were discovered in one of the sites including 414 bodies of civilians (215 men, 194 women, 5 children) and 22 servicemen. Most of the dead showed signs of violent death and 30 presented traces of torture and summary execution, including ropes around their necks, bound hands, broken limbs and genital amputation; others might have died from shelling and a lack of access to healthcare.
1. Aerial view of the cemetery and the exhumation site.
2. Some bodies were buried by locals and some by Russian soldiers when they occupied Izium.
3. Authorities are exhuming the bodies to conduct post-mortem exams and causes of death.
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11. The head on-site Coroner.
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After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the battle for control of the town of Izium began in March 2022, due to the town's importance as a transportation node. The Russian military wanted to capture Izium so its forces in the Kharkiv Oblast could link up with their troops in the Donbas region. On 1 April, the Ukrainian military confirmed Izium was under Russian control.
Following the launch of the Ukrainian southern counteroffensive in Kherson in late August, Ukrainian forces began a simultaneous counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in the northeast of the country. Following an unexpected thrust deep into Russian lines, Ukraine recovered many hundreds of square kilometers of territory by 9 September. On 10 September 2022 Ukrainian forces recaptured the town during the 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive.
18. A Ukrainian soldier who was ID'd by his wife who recognized his wrist band.
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Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine,
15 September 2022:
Several mass graves, including one site containing at least 440 bodies were found in woods near the Ukrainian city of Izium after it was recaptured by Ukrainian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The graves contained bodies of people who were killed by Russian forces. The Ukrainian government believes that over 1,000 people were killed during the battle for and subsequent Russian occupation of Izium.
According to Ukrainian investigators, 447 bodies were discovered in one of the sites including 414 bodies of civilians (215 men, 194 women, 5 children) and 22 servicemen. Most of the dead showed signs of violent death and 30 presented traces of torture and summary execution, including ropes around their necks, bound hands, broken limbs and genital amputation; others might have died from shelling and a lack of access to healthcare.
1. Aerial view of the cemetery and the exhumation site.
2. Some bodies were buried by locals and some by Russian soldiers when they occupied Izium.
3. Authorities are exhuming the bodies to conduct post-mortem exams and causes of death.
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5. Ukrainian soldier.
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7. A Ukrainian soldier.
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10. A buried Ukrainian soldier.
11. The head on-site Coroner.
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16. This person's hands are bound.
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After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the battle for control of the town of Izium began in March 2022, due to the town's importance as a transportation node. The Russian military wanted to capture Izium so its forces in the Kharkiv Oblast could link up with their troops in the Donbas region. On 1 April, the Ukrainian military confirmed Izium was under Russian control.
Following the launch of the Ukrainian southern counteroffensive in Kherson in late August, Ukrainian forces began a simultaneous counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in the northeast of the country. Following an unexpected thrust deep into Russian lines, Ukraine recovered many hundreds of square kilometers of territory by 9 September. On 10 September 2022 Ukrainian forces recaptured the town during the 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive.
18. A Ukrainian soldier who was ID'd by his wife who recognized his wrist band.
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23. Many of the bodies were buried in simple pits dug into the earth.
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25. The Ukrainian soldier with the wrist band.
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27. This man had been castrated.
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54. Ya I bet he needs a smoke.
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