Ukraine mass grave with 440 bodies discovered in recaptured Izium, says police chief

Volodymyr Zelenskiy likens discovery to Bucha massacre carried out by Russian forces, as officials begin forensic investigations

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Ukrainian authorities have found a mass grave of more than 440 bodies in the eastern city of Izium that was recaptured from Russian forces, a regional police chief has said.

Serhiy Bolvinov, the chief police investigator for Kharkiv region, told Sky News, some of the people had been killed by shelling and airstrikes.

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