Investigators searching through a mass burial site near Izium have found evidence that some of the dead were tortured, including bodies with broken limbs and ropes around their necks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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Ukraine: Evidence of Russian war crimes mounting

Turning to other news investigators believe some of the Dead discovered in that mass grave in Ukraine. May have been tortured before. They were killed. And that mass grave with more than 400 bodies was found as Ukrainian forces recaptured territory from Russian troops. Our reporter, Julia Chapman, is in key with more Juliet, take us through some of the information that we're getting. Well, there has been widespread condemnation from world leaders that Ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky saying the world must respond to what is being discovered in the forest near is, um, where investigators are up exhuming bodies right now to establish who these people were and how they came to die, but we have seen a range of reaction already from a number of world leaders, including prime minister, Justin Trudeau, who called these images horrific and heartbreaking. US Secretary of State and Tony blinken said the images coming out of his you should Galvanize support for ukrainians Emmanuel macron. The French president said that this is evidence of Russian aggression of atrocities committed under Russian occupation and the European Union issued a statement saying that a Russian soldiers left a trail of blood and destruction at the check foreign minister today also, We say that the Czech Republic holds the eu's rotating presidency at the moment, he said that there should be a special International tribunal set up in order to prosecute some of what he says. Our alleged war crimes in Ukraine, not just in his youth. But in places, like boots are tan deer pants for the suburbs of Kiev, from which the Russians with Drew leaving behind them. A widespread allegations of atrocities carried out at their hands. Juliette. Let's talk about Putin and what he has had to say about the Russian setbacks. He hasn't commented on the situation in is you mother discoveries that have been made over the last couple of days. But he did finally weigh in on the Russian setbacks the counter-offensive that Ukraine has been carrying out. He said that the aims of what he calls the so-called special of military operation in Ukraine, haven't changed. He said, they are not subject to amendments and he insisted that that goal for the Russian Armed Forces, with steel to liberate, as he puts it in the Dome box, region of eastern Ukraine. But of course, Russian forces have gone much further. Beyond the limits of the dumbass, they are present in many areas of Southern and Eastern Ukraine as well. He also suggested that Russia had actually been exercising restraint in some of its responses. Ukraine over the last couple of weeks has accused Russia of carrying out strikes on critical infrastructure in retaliation for Ukraine's Battlefield successes President. Putin said that. They could go further with the situation continues in Ukraine. There could be a more serious response from Russia for Porter. Julia, Chapman. And Keith and will be back in just a moment.

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