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17
September
2022

USA supports Ukraine in holding Russia accountable for war crimes in Izium – Blinken

KYIV. Sept 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The United States supports Ukraine in bringing the Russian Federation to justice for war crimes in Izium (Kharkiv region), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

"Reports of a mass grave with 440 men, women, and children in Izium, 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," Blinken said on Twitter.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia repeated in Izium what it did in Bucha (Kyiv region).

Head of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko said that the bodies of about 50 dead civilians were found in the de-occupied territory of Kharkiv region, a mass grave of approximately 445 graves was found near Izium.