Bodies of 765 civilians recovered so far in Kyiv region, says prosecutor

Thirty children among dead found by Ukrainian authorities investigating killings, torture and rape

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Ukrainian authorities have collected 765 bodies of civilians, including 30 children, in the Kyiv area since Russian forces were routed there at the start of April, a senior prosecutor in the region has said.

Oleh Tkalenko, the Kyiv region deputy head prosecutor, warned that authorities expected many more dead bodies would be found in the coming weeks.