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Ukraine completes exhumation of soldiers at Lyman mass grave

FILE PHOTO: Forensic technicians and officers work at what appears to be a mass grave declared by regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko as found in the town of Lyman, recently retaken by the Ukrainian army, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters October 7, 2022. Donetsk Region Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Ukrainian investigators have completed the exhumation of soldiers in one of two mass graves discovered after Russian troops retreated from the town of Lyman in eastern Donetsk region, police said on Friday.

"Police have removed the bodies of 34 Ukrainian defenders from the mass grave," Donetsk regional police said in a statement. "Work continues at a second location where more than 120 civilians are buried. The fate of each person who died will be determined."

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