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Josh Salisbury

Kyiv official says 900 civilian bodies found around capital after Russian withdrawal

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan and Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova visit a site in Bucha

(Picture: REUTERS)

More than 900 bodies of civilians were discovered around Kyiv after the withdrawal of Russian troops, a senior police official has said.

Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv’s regional police force, said the bodies were abandoned in the streets or given temporary burials.

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