Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova talks to journalists beside buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, during her visit in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova on Thursday said 26 bodies had been found under two ruined buildings in the Kyiv region town of Borodianka, which is been being searched by the authorities after Russian troops occupying it withdrew.
In a televised briefing, Venediktova did not say if the authorities had established the cause of death, but she accused Russian troops of carrying out air strikes on the town before they seized control of it.
"Borodianka is the worst in terms of destruction and in terms of the uncertainty about (the number of) victims," she said.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova gestures as she walks past buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, during her visit in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Russia denies targeting civilians.
(Reporting by Max Hunder; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Chris Reese)
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova walks past buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine during her visit in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraUkraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova talks to journalists beside buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, during her visit in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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