Russia, Civilian Massacre Evidence Emerges Again...Mass Grave Site Found on Mariupol Outskirts

Near Mariupol, Manhersi Satellite Image Shows
100,000 Residents Isolated... Civilian Evacuation Also Difficult

Satellite image of the Manhersi area in Mariupol, Ukraine, released on the 21st (local time) by the U.S. satellite company Maxar Technologies. A cemetery that was not visible in the March 26 photo is clearly seen on April 3. Maxar explained that about 200 graves form four rows. Manhersi (Ukraine) = AFP·Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] A large-scale mass grave was discovered in the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, which has been under intense assault by Russia, revealing further evidence of civilian massacres by Russian forces. It is estimated to be much larger in scale than the massacre previously carried out in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv (Kiyev).

According to AFP on the 21st (local time), Vadym Boychenko, mayor of Mariupol, stated at a press conference that "Russian troops are collecting bodies left on the streets of Mariupol and secretly burying them in Manhush, an area on the outskirts of Mariupol," adding, "The invaders are concealing evidence of their crimes against civilians."

According to CNN, on the same day, Maxar Technologies, a U.S. satellite company, released satellite images showing a large-scale mass grave created by Russian forces in the northwest area of Manhush, Ukraine. In a statement released alongside the satellite images, Maxar Technologies said, "Russian forces are moving the bodies of Mariupol victims to the burial site in the Manhush area. They began creating the burial site on the 23rd of last month and have been expanding it over the past few weeks," adding, "The graves are lined up in four sections, with more than 200 new graves recently created."

Russian forces have concentrated their offensive on Mariupol for 57 days since the start of the war, with over 90% of homes and infrastructure reported destroyed. Ukrainian authorities estimate civilian deaths to exceed 20,000, suggesting that a mass massacre larger than the one discovered last month in Bucha near Kyiv has taken place.

It is reported that more than 100,000 residents still remain in Mariupol. Concerns are growing over increasing civilian casualties as Russia has failed to properly uphold its promise to secure humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuation agreed upon with Ukraine.

On the same day, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk posted on her Telegram account that "Four evacuation buses carrying civilians left Mariupol through a humanitarian corridor yesterday," adding, "Ensuring safety is difficult and everything remains fluid." Earlier, the Ukrainian government had agreed with the Russian side to secure humanitarian corridors and prepared 90 evacuation buses, but only four succeeded in entering Mariupol, transporting about 80 evacuees.

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