Over 900 bodies of civilians found in Kyiv; most shot

Kyiv, April 15

More than 900 civilian bodies have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces, most of them fatally shot, the police said Friday, an indication that people were “simply executed”.

Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv’s regional police force, said the bodies were abandoned in the streets or given temporary burials. He cited police data indicating that 95 per cent died from gunshot wounds. “Consequently, we understand that under the (Russian) occupation, people were simply executed in the streets,” Nebytov said. More bodies are being found every day, under rubble and in mass graves, he added. “The most victims were found in Bucha, where there are more than 350 corpses,” he said. — AP