Satellite images show 45-foot-long trench at grave site in Bucha -Maxar

A satellite image shows the grave site with an approximately 45-foot (approximately 13,7 meters) long trench in the southwestern section of the area near the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, in Bucha, Ukraine, March 31, 2022. Picture taken March 31, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Satellite images of the Ukrainian town of Bucha show an approximately 45-foot-long trench dug into the grounds of a church where a mass grave has been identified, a private U.S. company said on Sunday.

The images, captured on March 31, followed previous imagery from March 10 that show signs of excavation on the grounds of the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, Maxar Technologies said.

Reuters could not immediately verify the images.

A satellite image shows first signs of excavation of a mass grave on the grounds of the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, in Bucha, Ukraine, March 10, 2022. Picture taken March 10, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

(Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Daniel Wallis)