Kharkiv region: Burnt bodies of two Ukrainians tortured by Russians found near Izium

DENYS KARLOVSKYI — FRIDAY, 22 APRIL 2022, 20:52

In Kharkiv Region, not far from Izium, Ukrainian law enforcement officers have found the burnt bodies of two villagers who had been tortured to death by Russian invaders.

Source: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

Details: After the liberation of the village of Gusarivka from Russian occupation, Ukrainian defenders found the burnt bodies of a woman and a man in the basement of one of the houses.

​​According to investigators, they were villagers who had been tortured in the basement by the Russian military. After murdering them, the Russians attempted to burn the Ukrainians’ corpses.

Prosecutors have instituted criminal proceedings under the article on violation of the customs and laws of war, combined with premeditated murder.

Previously: On 7 April, the Ukrainian prosecutor's office confirmed the deaths of three residents in the same village of Gusarivka. The Russian invaders had also attempted to burn the bodies of these Ukrainians.