Zelenskiy Says Russia Responsible for Graves Found in Izyum
- Ukrainian president says Kremlin ‘must be held responsible’
- Kyiv reports ‘mass graves’ found in liberated territory
Investigators at the site of the unidentified graves in Izyum, Ukraine, on Sept. 15.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said authorities had discovered hundreds of graves in territory liberated from Russian occupation and demanded that the Kremlin be held accountable for war crimes.
Comparing the discovery to reports of Russian atrocities carried out early in the invasion in the town of Bucha near Kyiv and in the destroyed Black Sea port of Mariupol, the Ukrainian leader raised fresh claims as his military pushes forward with a stunning counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.