Maxar company shows satellite images of mass burial site near Izium
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2022, 16:53
Maxar Technologies, an American company, published satellite images of the Pishanske cemetery near the city of Izium in Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: Maxar Technologies on Twitter
Quote: "When Russian forces recently withdrew from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian government and media reported the discovery of a mass grave site near the city of Izyum.
Satellite imagery of the Pishanske cemetery or "Forest cemetery" entrance from March 2022 and August 2022".
When Russian forces recently withdrew from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian government and media reported the discovery of a mass grave site near the city of #Izyum. #satelliteimagery of the #Pishanske cemetery or “Forest cemetery" entrance from March 2022 and August 2022. pic.twitter.com/vcb3aAMqoS
— Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) September 16, 2022Advertisement:
Details: Maxar also published an image dating back to 8 April, where 6 guns can be seen near the Pishanske cemetery entrance.
In an image that dates back to 29 August, 2 tanks can be seen along the forest outskirts to the north from the cemetery.
April 8, 2022 #satelliteimagery shows deployed towed artillery battery (6x guns) at #Pishanske cemetery entrance. Artillery guns are visible below the road on the left center of the image. Aug 29, 2022 #satelliteimagery shows 2 tanks along the forest edge, north of the cemetery. pic.twitter.com/ZG4j3KKwEY
— Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) September 16, 2022
Background:
- In the liberated city of Izium in Kharkiv Oblast, a mass grave with over 440 bodies was discovered.
- Oleh Kotenko, ombudsman for people gone missing under specific circumstances, reported that the number of people killed in Izium is likely to exceed the Bucha tragedy many times.
- Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada ombudsman for human rights, reported that nearly 20 bodies of military men with their hands tied behind their backs were found in Izium.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, presented the proof of the crimes committed by the occupiers in liberated Izium. He also confirmed that the UN is sending its mission to Kharkiv Oblast.
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