Another proof of the brutality of the Russian Federation: world leaders about the mass burial in Izyum
On September 15, Serhiy Bolvinov, the chief investigator of the Kharkiv region police, reported that after the liberation from the Russian occupiers, a mass grave containing about 440 graves was discovered in the city of Izyum.
Today, the speaker of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Dmytro Chubenko, said that there may be more victims, as some graves may contain several bodies.
According to him, in general, the tragedy in the Kharkiv region is at least several times larger than Bucha.
After what they saw, world leaders began to react to the new crimes of the Russian occupation army.
Thus, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken wrote on his Twitter that the information about the mass burial in Izyum causes horror and breaks the heart. In his opinion, the world should intensify its support for courageous Ukrainians.
Reports of a mass grave with 440 men, women, and children in Izyum, Ukraine are heartbreaking and should galvanize our support to the brave Ukrainians seeking to liberate their homeland. We stand with Ukraine in pursuing accountability for these crimes.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) September 16, 2022
EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said that the European Union is deeply shocked by the mass burials. He assured that all those involved in this will be brought to justice.
Deeply shocked by mass graves discovered by Ukrainian authorities with over 440 bodies in #Izyum, recently liberated from invading Russian military.
Russia‘s leadership & all those involved will be held accountable. EU supports every effort to this end. https://t.co/IgpGTCACCD
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) September 16, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the atrocities committed in Izyum during the Russian occupation. He emphasized the need to punish all the guilty, as there is no peace without justice.
I condemn in the strongest possible terms the atrocities committed at Izium in Ukraine under the Russian occupation. The perpetrators will be held responsible for their actions. There is no peace without justice.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 16, 2022
Estonian President Alar Karis wrote that the mass burial in Izyum is proof of Russia’s war crimes. He stressed that the world should not rest until the guilty are brought to justice.
– Cruelty and endless human suffering. It is impossible to convey in words the horror that Russian soldiers are leaving behind in Ukraine, – wrote the head of Estonia on Twitter.
Brutality and endless human suffering, impossible to put in words the horror Russian soldiers leave behind in #Ukraine️ . #Izyum mass grave is another proof of #WarCrimes. Our duty is to ensure accountability, we´ll not rest before those responsible will be brought to justice.
— Alar Karis (@AlarKaris) September 16, 2022
The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, called for all possible help to Ukraine in order to stop the killing of civilians and the war.
– Another proof of Russian brutality is the discovery of mass graves and torture chambers in Izyum. Occupiers spread misery and death wherever they appear. They are doing it today, they will do it tomorrow, he wrote.
Another proof of ????????brutality, discovery of mass graves &torture chambers in #Izium. Occupiers spread misery &death wherever they appear. They do it today, will do it tomorrow. We must help????????by all means necessary! We must stop the killing of civilians &the war! REUTERS/O.Khomenko pic.twitter.com/oBy2APeff9
— Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) September 16, 2022
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevičs, said that mass burials in Izyum prove that Russia is a terrorist state, therefore it is important to strengthen sanctions against it.
Mass graves in #Izyum #Ukraine prove that #Russia is a terrorist state. We must continue to support #Ukraine, hold Russia and its officials accountable and decide on further sanctions, including European vide visa and entry restrictions for Russian citizens
— Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) September 16, 2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the news of the mass burials in Raisin was horrifying and heartbreaking.
The reports of mass graves in Izyum, Ukraine are horrifying and heartbreaking. Canada condemns these abhorrent atrocities. We’ll keep working with partners to hold the perpetrators to account, and we’ll continue to be there for the people of Ukraine.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 17, 2022
Meanwhile, American analysts of the Institute for the Study of War do not rule out that Ukraine, during the liberation of the occupied territories, will probably continue to find evidence of Russian war crimes and atrocities, as in Bucha and Izyum.
