Bodies of 868 civilians found in liberated cities and villages

The bodies of 868 civilians who died during the Russian occupation have been found in the liberated settlements of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Kherson oblasts.

Source: Oleksii Serhieiev, Head of the Department of Organisational and Analytical Support and Operative Response of the National Police of Ukraine, at a briefing on 3 November

Quote: "Since the beginning of liberation measures conducted by the police in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts, the bodies of 868 civilians have been found, 24 of them children. Only yesterday, 14 bodies were found in the above-mentioned regions, which is further evidence that Russia is in fact committing genocide of the Ukrainian nation."

Details: Serhieiev reported that the police facilitated stabilisation measures in 375 liberated settlements: 43 in Donetsk Oblast, 244 in Kharkiv Oblast, and 88 in Kherson Oblast. The work of 14 police units resumed: 10 of them in Kharkiv Oblast and 2 in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts. 

He remarked that nearly 86,000 people reside in these territories.

Background: On 26 October, the Ministry of Integration reported that in the recently liberated territories, nearly 1,000 bodies of soldiers and civilians had been exhumed.

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