Russian occupiers have killed at least 1,202 people in the Kyiv region - the police

IRYNA BALACHUK —  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022, 15:36

In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have already found 1,202 bodies of Ukrainian citizens killed the Russian occupiers.

Source: Ukrinform with reference to the Head of Police of Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov

Niebytov's quote: "Unfortunately, we are making horrific discoveries almost every day and recording the crimes of the Russian army in the Kyiv region. So far, 1,202 bodies of our civilians have been examined by investigators and handed over to forensic institutions to determine the final cause of death. 280 of them are currently unidentified. "

Details: He added that the criminal police are currently using DNA to identify the dead.

Niebytov called on everyone who knows about missing people, or about people they can’t get in touch with, to report this to the special line "102".

Police are currently investigating 300 missing people. The Head of the Police of the Kyiv Region explained that this number changes daily as new people are added to the list of those who have disappeared, or law enforcement officers are able to find those whom people have lost contact with.

People are being searched for among the dead, but there is hope they will be found alive. 

Background: It was reported earlier that in Kyiv Region, law enforcement officers have discovered the bodies of 1,084 civilians; up to 75 percent of them were murdered with firearms.