Three more bodies of civilians killed by Russians found in Kherson region

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In the liberated territories of the Kherson region, Ukrainian law enforcement officers have discovered three more bodies of civilians killed by the Russian military.

That's according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports.

Prosecutors with the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, along with police officers and a forensic medical expert, discovered the bodies of three civilians in the liberated territory of the Kherson region.

According to preliminary data, the dead are local residents. Two of them were killed in enemy shelling. The body of the third victim has signs of violent death.

The bodies have been sent for a forensic medical examination. An investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the crime.

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A pre-trial investigation is ongoing as part of the criminal case on the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

On November 4 in the liberated village of Vysokopillia, Kherson region, law enforcement officers discovered the bodies of three civilians tortured and shot by Russian forces.