Some 1,376 bodies of victims killed during Russian occupation discovered in Kyiv region

Law enforcement officers have already found 1,376 bodies of victims killed in the Kyiv region during Russian occupation.

The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov in an interview with Gazeta.ua, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

According to Niebytov, 15 mass burial sites were discovered, as well as three places, where people had been tortured.

“They [Russians – Ed.] inflicted tortures in different ways: strangled [people] with a car cable, used electric shock, or just beat them. There were certain executioners who used wooden sticks to break people’s joints. We have such testimonies. Sadly, all of this had been widespread,” Niebytov told.

In his words, victims usually were killed after tortures, and few of them managed to survive.

Niebytov mentioned that the National Police of Ukraine had created a database of Russian war crimes, collecting information on Russian soldiers and mercenaries, who had been staying within the territory of Ukraine.

“This database already consists of more than 200,000 persons. Separately, we are working on procedural justification. The Kyiv region’s police have already collected information on more than 40 Russians, who committed crimes within the region,” Niebytov explained.

In particular, the documentary evidence was collected, and the aforementioned persons were charged in absentia. The process of trial takes place after that and, following a verdict, the above persons can be put on an international wanted list.

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