Bodies of 991 civilians discovered in territories liberated from Russian forces

Law enforcement officers have discovered the bodies of 991 civilians on the recently liberated territories of Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine.

Source: Oleksii Serhieiev, Head of the Department of Organisational and Analytical Support and Operative Response of the National Police of Ukraine, at a Military Media Center briefing on 17 November

Quote: "Police officers carried out stabilisation measures and restored order in 577 settlements in the recently liberated territories of Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts. Fifteen police departments have resumed their work and 3,559 war crimes have been documented. The bodies of 991 civilians have been discovered."

Details: Serhieiev added that explosives technicians from Ukraine’s National Police have recovered 33,000 explosive devices from the same territories.

Previously: On 3 November, Serhieiev reported that the bodies of 868 civilians who died during the Russian occupation have been found in the liberated settlements in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Kherson oblasts.

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