Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Bethan McKernan in Bucha, Ukraine

With bloodied gloves, forensic teams uncover gruesome secrets of Bucha in Ukraine

Natalia Lukyanenko watches as authorities excavate a mass grave in the grounds of the Church of Andrew the Holy Apostle in Bucha.
Natalia Lukyanenko watches as authorities excavate a mass grave in the grounds of the Church of Andrew the Holy Apostle in Bucha. Photograph: Anastasia Taylor-Lind/The Observer

Sometimes the dead have more to say than the living. Those lying beneath the soft, yellow earth in the grounds of the church of Andrew the Apostle, in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, have many terrible stories to tell.

In a deep mass grave, a forearm and hand, the fingertips turning black, lay under a foot at a sickening angle; another man’s arm looked like it was clawing its way out of the disturbed soil in an attempt to escape his fate.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.