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"Mass burials of Mariupol residents killed by the Russian army" areIn a statement, it says"the occupiers are digging trenches about 30-metre long and using dump lorries to bring the bodies" to a site on the outskirts of the Manhush village, just to the west of the besieged city on the Sea of Azov coast.
"Almost 80 years ago, the Nazis shot dead 12,000 Mariupol residents in the village of Agrobaza. It is near Manhush. Not more than 13 km. History repeats itself again. Only instead of German fascists Russians have come," the statement says. Image caption: A photo by Mariupol's city council allegedly showing the site of mass grave near the city
"A review of our satellite images from mid-March through mid-April indicate that the expansion of the new set of graves began between 23-26 March, 2022, and has continued to expand over the past couple of weeks.
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