Victims were seen by Reuters in a mass grave and still lying on the streets. Ukraine said on Saturday its forces had retaken all areas around the capital, reclaiming complete control of the region for the first time since Russia launched its invasion on February 24.Russia has pulled back forces that had threatened Kyiv from the north to regroup for battles in eastern Ukraine. "There are murdered men whose bodies bear signs of torture. Their hands were tied and they were killed by shots to the back of the head," Oleksiy Arestovich told Ukrainian television.Sergey Nikiforov, a spokesman for Zelenskyy, told Britain's BBC: "I have to be very careful with my wording, but it looks exactly like war crimes. "Senior European officials said any potential war crimes should be investigated.

Source: Economic Times April 04, 2022 01:26 UTC