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Ukraine governor says mass grave found in liberated eastern town

In this undated photo supplied to Reuters on October 7, 2022, forensic technicians work at what appears to be the mass grave declared by regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko and found in the town of Lyman, recently retaken by the Ukrainian army [Donetsk Region Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko/handout via Reuters]

Ukrainian authorities have found a mass grave in the recently liberated eastern town of Lyman and it is unclear how many bodies it holds, the regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko has said.

Kyrylenko, the governor of eastern Donetsk province, wrote on Telegram on Friday that officials in Lyman had found “a mass grave where, according to local information, there could be both soldiers and civilians. The exact number is yet to be ascertained”.

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