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Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia's withdrawal — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were "simply executed.”

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia’s withdrawal — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were "simply executed.”

Highlights

  • More than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia’s withdrawal, police say.
  • Police data indicates 95% died from gunshot wounds, an indication many people were “simply executed” Police: More bodies are being found every day under rubble and in mass graves, with the largest number found in Bucha, where there were more than 350.
  • Russian troops are “tracking down” people who expressed strong pro-Ukrainian views, a Ukrainian president says.
  • Russia has lost Ukraine forever, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in a video address to the nation, “but we are doing everything we can to save our people”