Ukraine: BBC indicates that there are more than 1,500 new graves near Mariupol

An analysis of satellite images for the British public broadcaster BBC has revealed the existence of more than 1,500 new graves in a field near Mariupol, in the south of Ukrainethe station reports this Monday.

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The massive cemetery, which, according to local officials and other witnesses consulted, contains thousands of bodies, is located on a large piece of land to the northwest of the city, one of the most affected by Russian bombing as it is considered a strategic point.

After being attacked by ground and air since the beginning of the war last February, when in May Mariupol fell into the hands of Russia was destroyed and thousands of civilians had died, notes the UK broadcaster.

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On its “Panorama” program to be broadcast on Tuesday, the BBC will show details of satellite images from the company Maxar, showing three mass burial sites in Staryi Krym, Manhush and Vynohradne.

The UK’s Center for Information Resilience analyzed data from Staryi Krym and concluded that at least 1,500 new graves had been dug there since it last surveyed the area in June, up to an estimated total of some 4,600 since the beginning of war, says the BBC.

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The BBC recalls that, according to the Ukrainian authorities, at least 25,000 people died in the clashes in Mariupoland that between 5,000 and 7,000 of them perished under the rubble of their houses when they were bombed.

In “Mariupol, the history of the people”, Panorama collects testimonies from Ukrainians who lost loved ones in these circumstances and who have not been able to recover their bodies or their whereabouts are unknown.

Some bodies that appeared in the streets were buried in mass graves in the center of Mariupol by the Ukrainians themselves, while others were removed by the Russians.

Source: Elcomercio

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