{"id":425617,"date":"2022-04-02T22:39:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ukrainian-town-littered-with-civilians-bodies-mayor-says\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T22:39:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:39:45","slug":"ukrainian-town-littered-with-civilians-bodies-mayor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukrainian-town-littered-with-civilians-bodies-mayor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ukrainian town &#8216;littered&#8217; with civilians&#8217; bodies, mayor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41cf4a2e5a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41cf4a2e5a6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukrainian-town-littered-with-civilians-bodies-mayor-says\/#%E2%80%9CUkrainian_town_%E2%80%98littered_with_civilians_bodies_mayor_says%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ukrainian town &#8216;littered&#8217; with civilians&#8217; bodies, mayor says&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUkrainian_town_%E2%80%98littered_with_civilians_bodies_mayor_says%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ukrainian town &#8216;littered&#8217; with civilians&#8217; bodies, mayor says&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Almost 300 people were buried in a mass grave in Bucha, a commuter town northwest of Ukraine\u2019s capital Kyiv, its mayor said Saturday, after the Ukrainian army retook control of the key town from Russia only to find corpses strewn throughout the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Bucha, we have already buried 280 people in mass graves,\u201d Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk told AFP by phone. He said the destroyed town\u2019s streets are littered with corpses.<\/p>\n<p>In one residential street, the bodies of at least 20 men in civilian clothes were found strewn over an area of several hundred yards. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrsorokaa\/status\/1510184914741870592\">Graphic videos<\/a> and photos of that street and others in the community circulated online. <\/p>\n<p>One showed a man\u2019s body with his hands tied behind his back, and an open Ukrainian passport lay on the ground beside him. Another had a gaping head wound.<\/p>\n<p>Two lay near bicycles and a third was next to an abandoned car. Some lay face up, with their limbs askew, while others were lying face down. <\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian army soldiers sit on the top of their tank as a body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers, lies on the street, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21756982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian army soldiers sit on the top of their tank as a body of a civilian \u2014 who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers \u2014 lies in the street in Bucha, Ukraine on April 2, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Zohra Bensemra<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A body of a civilian, who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers, lies on the street, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21757000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The body of a civilian lies on the street, amid Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on April 2, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Zohra Bensemra<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" A body of a civilian, who according to residents were killed by Russian army soldiers and then buried along with others in one grave, is seen, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha\" class=\"wp-image-21757016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIn Bucha, we have already buried 280 people in mass graves,\u201d Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Zohra Bensemra<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bodies of civilians, who according to residents were killed by Russian army soldiers, lie on the street, amid Russian invasion on Ukraine, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21757017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The bodies of at least 20 men in civilian clothes were found in the streets of Bucha.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Zohra Bensemra<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"OFFEND OR DISTURB    A body of a woman, who according to residents was killed by Russian army soldiers, lies on the street, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21757023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis_bucha-bodies-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian forces retook Bucha on April 1, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Zohra Bensemra<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The causes of death were not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent, but the appearance of the corpses suggested they had been dead for several days, AFP reported. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian forces took back Bucha on Friday, Fedoruk said in a video that appeared to be filmed outside the town hall. The advances followed several days of Ukrainian gains around Kyiv and in the north as Russian forces withdrew after efforts to encircle the capital failed.<\/p>\n<p>The town was left devastated by the fighting, with gaping holes from shell explosions in apartment buildings and crushed cars littering the streets.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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