His comments follow the recent discovery of a mass burial site in Ukraine that appears to show evidence that some of the dead were tortured. Trudeau told a news conference in England that Russia’s actions “clearly involve war crimes.” “The UK and Canada … are standing up for Ukraine and pushing back against Russia’s illegal actions, which increasingly include clear war crimes … whether we think of what we found in Bucha or the discoveries of mass graves on land reclaimed from Ukraine “, he said. Trudo. READ MORE: Ukraine’s Izium mass grave site contains torture victims: Zelenskyy “There must be full accountability of Russia, there must be a proper investigation and transparency,” he added. Story continues below ad Trudeau said Russian President Vladimir Putin, his supporters and the Russian military “must be held accountable for the atrocities they have and continue to commit in Ukraine.” The mass grave site near the northeastern city of Izium, recently recaptured by Russian forces, appears to be one of the largest discovered in Ukraine. Some bodies were found with broken limbs and ropes around their necks. Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy spoke in a video on September 16 to underline the seriousness of the discovery. He said more than 440 graves have been found at the site, but that the number of victims is not yet known. 2:15 Ukrainian mass graves discovered in Izium amid Russian invasion Ukrainian mass graves discovered in Izium amid Russian invasion Zelensky said hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, were found near Izium’s Pishchanske cemetery after being tortured, shot or killed by artillery shelling. Trending Stories

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Story continues below ad He reported evidence of atrocities, including a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms. In another sign of possible torture, a man was found with his hands tied, according to Serhiy Bohdan, Kharikiv’s head of police investigations, and Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets.

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Ukrainian authorities said their investigation had just begun and the scale of the killings could increase dramatically. “Hard reality shows that the death toll in Izium may be many times higher than the Bucha tragedy,” Oleg Kotenko, an official at the Ukrainian ministry in charge of reintegration of occupied territories, told Telegram. Bucha is a suburb of Kiev where authorities said 458 bodies were found after 33 days of Russian occupation. Authorities say they have uncovered the bodies of more than 1,300 people elsewhere, many in mass graves in the Kiev region’s forest. 2:33 Second mass grave discovered in Bukha, Ukraine amid allegations of Russia’s use of chemical warfare Second mass grave discovered in Bukha, Ukraine amid allegations of Russia’s use of chemical warfare – April 12, 2022 Zelensky, who visited the Izium region on Wednesday, said the discoveries again showed the need for world leaders to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Story continues below ad Meanwhile, in his first public comments on Ukraine’s recent battlefield gains, Putin vowed to continue the war and warned that Moscow could step up its strikes on the country’s vital infrastructure if Ukrainian forces target facilities in Russia. “If the situation develops this way, our response will be more serious,” Putin told reporters on Friday after attending a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan. — With files from The Associated Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.