Ukraine: ‘850 civilians near Kyiv executed by gunshot’, say police


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In the towns around Kyiv, the bodies of civilians were abandoned in the streets or given temporary burials. And according to Andriy Nebytov, who heads the region’s police force, police data indicated 95 per cent of them died from gunshot wounds. “Consequently, we understand that under the (Russian) occupation, people were simply executed in the streets,” Nebytov said. The bodies of more than 900 civilians have now been found outside the capital, with more discovered every day under rubble and in mass graves, he said. The largest number was found in Bucha, more than 350. According to Nebytov, utility workers...