Ukraine says a pit containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered near Izyum city, describing the mass grave as 'one of the largest burial sites in any one liberated city'
"I can say it is one of the largest burial sites in a big town in liberated ... 440 bodies were buried in one place," says senior police official Serhiy Bolvinov.
Serhiy Bolvinov, the chief police investigator for Kharkiv region, told Sky News that forensic investigations would be carried out on every body. "Some died because of artillery fire ... some died because of air strikes," he said. Thousands of Russian troops fled Izyum at the weekend.
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