Ukraine's Bucha buries bodies of unidentified victims of Russian occupation


Women sit on a bench near graves of people killed by Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at a cemetery in the town of Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities held a burial ceremony on Tuesday for 15 bodies found in Bucha four months after Russian forces withdrew from the area.

Deputy Mayor Mykhailyna Skoryk told reporters that 14 bodies could not be identified, adding most had gunshot wounds to the head and chest.

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