Bodies of 1,288 civilians have already been found in the Kyiv region – police

IRYNA BALACHUK 

The bodies of 1,288 civilians killed by the occupiers were found in the Kyiv region as of 18 May.

Source: "Interfax-Ukraine" with reference to Andrii Niebytov, the head of the Chief Directorate of the National Police of the Kyiv region 

Quote from Niebytov: "As of today, there are 1,288 bodies. I emphasise – civilians! Most of them were shot with automatic weapons."

Details: He added that law enforcement officers continue to identify the burial sites of the people killed during the inspection of territories.

Background: 

• The police of the Kyiv region found and examined 1,235 bodies of civilians as of 4 May