Since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the police have counted a total of more than 1,600 unidentified bodies, Deputy Interior Minister Kateryna Pavlichenko said in an interview with Ukrinform on Monday. fair.
“According to the National Police, there are currently more than 1,600 unidentified bodies on the territory of Ukraine. But a certain number of territories are still under occupation, and we understand that this picture is not complete, ”the official explained.
“Many completely burnt bodies have been found, for example, in the Kyiv region. And the body in such conditions cannot pass any examination, ”Pavlichenko admitted.
“We know that the occupiers burned the bodies to hide traces of other crimes. Therefore, where there is an opportunity to conduct examinations of organs for sexual violence, they are carried out there.”
Russia’s actions in Ukraine have already “cost” the initiation of thousands of criminal cases, the official explained.
“The National Police have already documented about 20,000 cases of crimes committed by Russians on the territory of our country. As for sexual crimes, I would be careful about these statistics, because they do not fully reveal the situation that actually took place, ”he warned.
